Roll Tacks - May 2009
For the best part of 20 years I've been hanging off the side of boats from a trapeze...
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America's Cup - June 2009
For 40 years the USA and the Soviet Union built up a staggering arsenal of nuclear weapons in a game of brinkmanship that brought the world frighteningly close to the brink of extinction. Fortunately sense prevailed and the Cold War remained... well... cold.
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America's Cup - May 2009
So Justice Cahn was right all along. After having his original verdict autumn 2007 overruled in summer 2008 when the Club Náutico Español de Vela (CNEV) was reinstated as the Challenger of Record, in early April Justice Cahn's colleagues this time voted 6-0 in favour of casting the Spanish yacht club back into outer darkness. The Golden Gate Yacht Club is now reinstated as the Challenger of Record.
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Podcast: Sailing Talk with special guest, Chris Nicholson, Volvo Ocean Racer & Three-time 49er World Champion
MP3: (28 April 2009) Volvo Ocean Race sailor from Australia, Chris Nicholson, should be racing on board Puma but instead the injured sailor is forced to share his thoughts on grand prix racing with Sailing Talk podcasters Justin Chisholm & Andy Rice...
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Podcast: Sailing Talk about Melges 32s, Cup shenanigans, Hyeres heroes and Richard Estaugh's funeral
MP3: (21 April 2009) Justin Chisholm and Andy Rice talk about Melges 32 Racing on Lake Garda, reflect on a memorable funeral for Richard Estaugh, discuss the latest machinations in the America's Cup and look at who's hot and who's not at the Olympic regatta in Hyeres...
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SailJuice Xpress - 21 April 2009 - Chris Draper's Olympic Comeback...
One of the intriguing stories of the new Olympic cycle is the return of Chris Draper who, after winning an Olympic bronze and two World Championships, retired from Olympic campaigning before he'd even turned 30. Now he's back on the campaign trail, and we ask him what's going to be different this time...
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Video: 470 Men at Hyeres **
470 startThe 470 fleet competes at Hyeres in light and challenging conditions. Some useful tacking and mark-rounding footage here...
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Video: 'Big Rig' 49ers compete at Hyeres 2009

The new 'big rig' 49ers compete at the Semaine Olympique Francaise in Hyeres for the first time. The souped-up skiffs looks well powered up even in the light breezes...

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MP3: New Racing Rules Pt 2 - Marks & Obstructions ***
Audio (7 minutes): Rules expert and International Judge Chris Simon explains the new distinction between Marks & Obstructions under the new ISAF Racing Rules. They used to be lumped under the same heading, but Chris welcomes the move to separate rules and talks through the implications for racing sailors...
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Podcast: Sailing Talk reviews the Palma Olympic regatta and mourns the death of Richard Estaugh
MP3: (15 April 2009) Andy Rice and Justin Chisholm talk about the ongoing dominance of the Brits in the Olympic classes at the Princess Sofia Trophy in Palma last week. The death of Richard Estaugh on Saturday has shocked the dinghy world, and Sailing Talk looks back at the career of a great sailor who won numerous National and World titles, and made a lot of friends along the way.
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MP3: New Racing Rules Pt 1 - An Introduction **
Audio (4 minutes): Few people know the Racing Rules better than Chris Simon, who opens this series of audios with a brief summary of the changes that people can expect from 2009 onwards...
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Podcast: A new Sailing Talk Podcast looks at the Cup, the Volvo & Princess Sofia Trophy
MP3 Audio (27 minutes): (6 April 2009) Andy Rice and Justin Chisholm have a chat about last week's America's Cup ruling in the New York Supreme Court and the implications for the 33rd America's Cup. Also on the agenda is the Rio in-Port race in the Volvo Ocean Race, and a talk about team work as new crews partner up for the next Olympic cycle at the Princess Sofia Trophy in Palma.
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