• SailingWorld: Racing Racing Views Jobson Report • Editors / Correspondents • Sailing Blog Meat on the Bone Dave Reed picks his personal favorite from a tough class of Boat of the Year nominees. "Editor's Letter" from our January/February 2010 issue View …full story

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• Louis Vuitton Trophy: Tough day for Artemis in Auckland
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• Emirates Team New Zealand enjoys unbroken record
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• Louis Vuitton Trophy Auckland: ETNZ tops the leader board
• Harken Women's Intern'l Youth Match Racing: Whitty wins Regatta
• Gallery additions to the BYM News Gallery today
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• Latitude38: March 12 , 2010 Better late than never! March's Letters and Calendar are ready to read. March 2 , 2010 The March issue of Latitude 38 has been distributed , and the free eBook is online now too. Happy reading! …full story

• LectronicLatitude: March 12 2010 Playing Hooky on Thursday Nereida Gets Back Underway Crew List Party Free Publicity in Latitude 38 March 10 2010 Don't Be Late for the Party 'California' in the Hunt in Clipper Race Shipwreck Survivor Detained Don't Be …full story

• Paraiso Mexico -- Hernando's Hideaway, ole!
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• California's Coastal Marina Permit: public information session scheduled for March 25th
• Americas Cup being welcomed home to San Francisco!
• Farallones volunteer opportunity to provide naturalist training
• Valentine's Day in Puerto Vallarta
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• Sailing World - Racing Views: Meat on the Bone Dave Reed picks his personal favorite from a tough class of Boat of the Year nominees. "Editor's Letter" from our January/February 2010 issue …full story

• SailKarma: Photo: Copyright Guilain Grenier - RC 44 Class High pressure and light winds put an end to the Friuli Venezia Giulia RC 44 Cup match race event . The RC 44’s managed to complete two more flights today. BMW ORACLE …full story

• Valencia Sailing Blog: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 BMW Oracle to loan USA-87 and USA-98 to LV Pacific Series [Source: Louis Vuitton] The Louis Vuitton Pacific Series has doubled in size, with the addition of two race boats loaned by the BMW Oracle Racing …full story

• Sailing in the BVI’s - creating a green holiday
• Should I install a composting toilet on my sailboat?
• New Year Procrastination
• Sustainable Business & Greenwashing
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• What is sustainable sailing??
• Green, green, green and not any blue to spare...
• Welcome to the Sustainable Sailor
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• Sailing World - Sailing Gear: Dial Up Your Performance With An iPhone Philippe Kahn isn't just calling friends with his iPhone: he's calling laylines too. An electronics review from our November/December 2010 issue …full story

• Sailing World - Rules: ISAF Implements Two Important Rule Changes ISAF plugs a few substantial loopholes in the Racing Rules. From the Experts in our January/February 2010 issue Onboard the Umpire Boat Video from the 2009 Knickerbocker Cup takes you onboard the judges boat …full story

• Playing Rough
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• A Head Clearing Affair
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• Sailing World Blog Directory
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• CruisingWorld: Highlights Announcing CW 's Summer Photo Contest The contest winner will receive an underwater camera courtesy of SeaLife. Announcing CW 's Spring Video Contest Submit your videos for a chance to win a custom V-berth bedspread courtesy of Welcome Aboard. …full story

• Latitude38: May 2 — Napa Valley Marina Nautical Flea Market, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Info, (707) 252-8011. …full story

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• WestMarine: Conti Captures Rolex Osprey Cup October 28, 2008 There were some exceptionally happy ladies from Italy in St. Petersburg, Florida, recently, after skipper Giulia Conti won the 2008 Rolex Osprey Cup. Read More Past Sail Articles: The Ride of their Lives ?? Intercollegiate Offshore Regatta - October 16, 2008 Scandone and McKinnon-Tucker Capture Gold - September 24, 2008 Boating at its Best ?? I-LYA Bay Week Regattas - September 5, 2008 An Ida Lewis To Remember - August 18, 2008 Born To Race ?? Pat Diola - July 28, 2008 …full story

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• Sail: FLYING TOWARD THE SLOWDOWN Lesser winds await on the route to Cape Town and the finish of leg one of the Volvo Ocean Race, but aboard Telefonica Blue it’s still all-on. Race leader Ericsson 4 continues to lead the fleet, following its record-setting 24-hour run of 602.66 miles on Wednesday. All the boats have been riding a powerful low pressure system, described vividly by Delta Lloyd navigator Matthew Gregory : “If you lived along the coast in the southern states of the USA you’d be boarding up your windows and driving your car inland if you saw something this wicked …full story

• PacificYachting: 790 Mariner Park Way * Santa Cruz, Calif. 95062 831-423-SAIL (7245) * 800-374-2626 http://www.pacificsail.com * e-mail- sail@cruzio.com In this Newsletter / Update "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." ---Mark Twain Upcoming Class Openings Every weekend now, we have our four primary courses scheduled. After a student has completed eight days of instruction, we incorporate the review/check-out into the last day. Most students that are serious about becoming certified pass all of the practical requirements to Bareboat Charter on your own (with qualified crew). If you pay for all 4 courses up front your discounted cost would be $1,154.25 instead of $1,215.00 Basic Sailing and Seamanship ($230.) http://www.pacificsail.com/basic.html Basic Coastal Cruising ($325.) http://www.pacificsail.com/bcc.html Intermediate Coastal Cruising ($325.) http://www.pacificsail.com/icc.html Bareboat Course ($335.)- http://www.pacificsail.com/advannav.html If you want the American Sailing Association Certification, which is optional, the cost for the textbooks- "Sailing Fundamentals", "Cruising Fundamentals", the ASA Logbook, and the three written exams- Basic Keelboat, Basic Coastal Cruising and Bareboat exam is an extra $189.00 which also …full story

• Welcome aboard the Chardonnay II ~ A true Santa Cruz experience …full story

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