Yacht racing is a sailing sport involving sailing yachts and larger sailboats, as distinguished from dinghy racing, which involves open boats. It is composed...
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A yacht (/jɒt/) is a sail- or motor-propelled watercraft made for pleasure, cruising, or racing. There is no standard definition, though the term generally...
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United States. Yacht racing – the sport of competitive yachting Team racing – also known as teams racing, is a popular form of yacht racing 1775 – Cumberland...
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World Sailing (redirect from International Yacht Racing Union)
the International Yacht Racing Union (IYRU) began in 1904, when Major Brooke Heckstall-Smith AINA, then Secretary of the Yacht Racing Association (now...
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In March 2021, an entity associated with the RYS, called Royal Yacht Squadron Racing Ltd, was officially accepted as the Challenger of Record for the...
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Sailing (sport) (redirect from Sailboat racing)
formats that are sanctioned through various sailing federations and yacht clubs. Racing disciplines include matches within a fleet of sailing craft, between...
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founded the first yacht club in Cork as the Cork Harbor Water Club in 1720, followed by the Lough Ree Yacht Club in 1770. English yacht racing continued among...
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Class Yacht Racing Association. "History". International Star Class Yacht Racing Association. "History". International Star Class Yacht Racing Association...
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Royal Yachting Association (redirect from Yacht Racing Association)
Kingdom national governing body for sailing, dinghy sailing, yacht and motor cruising, sail racing, RIBs and sportsboats, windsurfing and personal watercraft...
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Team racing, also known as team sailing, is a popular form of dinghy racing and yacht racing. Two teams compete in a race, each sailing two to four boats...
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Oracle Team USA (redirect from USA 87 (yacht))
Oracle Team USA is an American yacht racing syndicate initially formed to compete for the 2003 America's Cup. They competed again in the 2007 event before...
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divinity that rules the oceans. The history of RVYC is the history of yacht-racing, sailing, and cruising in Thailand. One of RVYC's co-founders, Prince...
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The Detroit Regional Yacht-racing Association (DRYA) was established in 1912 as the Detroit River Yachting Association by the Commodores of the Detroit...
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2024 America's Cup (section Yacht Class)
of Royal Yacht Squadron Racing, Bertie Bicket, issued a pre-arranged, "friendly" challenge to the Commodore of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron,...
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Orient Express Racing Team is a French yacht racing team that competes in International America's Cup Class races. The team has formally competed as K-Challenge...
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American Magic is an American yacht racing team formed to compete for the 36th America's Cup. They represent the New York Yacht Club and were formed in 2018...
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Oceanic yacht racing is one of the most dangerous sports in the world. It was particularly dangerous in the early days when oceanic racing was more like...
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Marcel Bich (section Yacht racing and sailing)
Marcel Louis Michel Antoine Bich, Baron Bich (French: [bik]; 29 July 1914 – 30 May 1994) was an Italian-born French manufacturer and co-founder of Bic...
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19th-century racing yacht and first winner of the America's Cup international sailing trophy. On August 22, 1851, America won the Royal Yacht Squadron's...
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Performance Handicap Racing Fleet (PHRF) is a handicapping system used for yacht racing in North America. It allows dissimilar classes of sailboats to...
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Gianni Agnelli (section Yacht racing)
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racing schedule or a weekend racing schedule organized by the membership. Many yacht clubs field teams to compete against other clubs in team racing....
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HMY Britannia (redirect from Royal Yacht Britannia)
second royal yacht to bear the name, the first being the racing cutter built for the Prince of Wales in 1893. During her 43-year career, the yacht travelled...
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yacht racing team, Land Rover BAR. The yacht was fully carbon fibre and featured Princess’ Active Foil System, resulting in Princess’ fastest yacht to...
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1977 in sports (redirect from 1977 in horse racing)
York Yacht Club retains the America's Cup as media mogul Ted Turner skippers Courageous to victory over challenger Australia, of the Sun City Yacht Club...
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1983 America's Cup (redirect from Defender (1982 yacht))
was a 12-metre class yacht racing series which pitted the defending New York Yacht Club's Liberty against the Royal Perth Yacht Club's challenger, Australia...
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Kristy Hinze (section Yacht racing)
2015, Hinze became the first female boat owner to win the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. "Kristy Hinze" Archived 27 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine, Vogue...
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regattas in the Star class organized by the International Star Class Yacht Racing Association and sanctioned by World Sailing. American sailor Lowell North...
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Layline (category Yacht racing stubs)
In sailboat racing, a layline is an imaginary line extending from the objective (typically a racing mark) to indicate the point at which a boat should...
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