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Ericsson Racing Team this afternoon finished first and second here on Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race. The 4,900-nautical mile leg began in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Apr. 11. (more…)
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With fewer than 34 nautical miles remaining to the Leg 6 finish of the Volvo Ocean Race in Boston, Ericsson 4 held a 7-mile lead over teammate Ericsson 3. (more…)
Ericsson Racing Team is placed first and second on Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race with the finish in Boston less than 500 nautical miles away. (more…)
The occasion of Earth Day sees Ericsson Racing Team and the Volvo Ocean Race fleet within 1,300 nautical miles of the Leg 6 finish in Boston, USA. (more…)
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A windless Saturday morning was in store for 174 racing boats on Charleston Harbor today, but the warm sun more than made up for a little delay. Racers decided after a delay of more than one hour (due to the lack of wind) to start swimming and sunbathing. Chuck Coyer, a mobile yacht rigger who is sailing Race Week with local hotshot Melges 24 team ‘Blur’ said, “It was easy to get a little too relaxed – when the racing started it was extremely tough and mentally taxing, a real gear shift from working on a sun tan for two hours.” Blur sits in sixth position, the top local boat in the competitive grand prix Melges class, owned by Isle of Palms resident Steve Kopf. (more…)
With numerous battles on tap this morning between 174 race boats across the 13 divisions that made up 2009 Charleston Race Week, mother nature ordered up a sparkling day with near-perfect sailing conditions to close out the memorable event. (more…)
Ericsson Racing Team yacht Ericsson 4 cleared the Leg 6 scoring gate of the Volvo Ocean Race in second place last night. (more…)
More than a thousand sailors spent a near-perfect Thursday at the water’s edge in Charleston today, while they prepped, launched, and tested out their speedy racing sailboats in preparation for tomorrow’s start of 2009 Charleston Race Week. (more…)
For the very first time ever in North America, the Audi Melges 20 will race as a fleet at Charleston Race Week 2009. Not only has the event been a great success for event organizers, but in particular, the attendees offer full proof that Melges’ sportboat concept has taken hold and refuses to let go. (more…)
