http://www.torresen.com/news Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:37:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Torresen Marine, Muskegon, Michigan's Hunter Dealer would like to invite all Hunter Owners in Western Michigan and Indiana to travel with us by charter bus to the Strictly Sail Chicago boat show. We a currently in the planning phase and would like your feedback. We plan to depart on Saturday, January 30, ... http://www.torresen.com/news/?p=4748 Understanding the need for boaters to have their own voice, the Michigan Boating Industries Association (MBIA), which serves marine retailers and manufacturers, has created the Boaters’ Association of Michigan (BAM). BAM’s members will be boat owners, boating enthusiasts and those who simply want to support boating in Michigan. BAM’s ... http://www.torresen.com/news/?p=4747 Like they’ve been doing every Columbus Day weekend for nine years, Storm Trysail along with Larchmont Yacht Club and a multitude of sponsors have once again introduced the joys of big-boat racing to boatloads of college sailors in a two-day mini course with maxi impact. Held October 10-11 on Long ... http://www.torresen.com/news/?p=4746 The Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS) is to launch a new challenge which will bring the Italian flag to international waters under the name Azzurra. YCCS Commodore Riccardo Bonadeo announced the participation of team Azzurra in the Louis Vuitton Trophy regatta, scheduled to be held in Nice from 7th to ... http://www.torresen.com/news/?p=4745 US SAILING’s Rolex Miami OCR will bring together the world’s top sailors for elite-level competition in the classes selected for the Olympic and Paralympic Games from January 24-30, 2010, US SAILING announced today. Held on picturesque Biscayne Bay in Coconut Grove, Fla., this prestigious event is the second stop on ... http://www.torresen.com/news/?p=4744 Flash Gordon 5, the Farr 40 owned by Helmut Jahn won the 2009 Rolex Farr 40 North American Championship, held September 24-27 in Chicago, Ill. Nine teams representing the best in North American one-design racing battled on Lake Michigan beneath the skyline that Jahn’s architecture firm Murphy/Jahn has helped to ... http://www.torresen.com/news/?p=4743 The Michigan Clean Marina Program had the pleasure of announcing six Michigan facilities that have been certified as “Michigan Clean Marinas” effective June 18, 2009. They are Algonac Harbour Club in Algonac; Lac La Belle State Harbor in Lac La Belle; Copper Harbor State Dock in Copper Harbor; Eagle Harbor State Dock ... http://www.torresen.com/news/?p=4629 Torresen Marine’s vision of connecting people to the sport of sailing is something we take pride in. We are so pleased that West Michigan’s film production industry has taken a major step forward toward this when the visually stunning program American Sailors debuted to a national television audience. Produced by Holland-based ... http://www.torresen.com/news/?p=4626 Heading into the final day of racing and with just one windward-leeward race scheduled for tomorrow, Pieter Taselaar’s (New York, N.Y.) Bliksem (USA) has moved into the lead in a fleet of 30 boats competing at the Audi Melges 32 World Championship 2009, organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda. ... http://www.torresen.com/news/?p=4742 Pieter Taselaar’s (Mamaroneck, N.Y.) Bliksem (USA) has taken victory in the Audi Melges 32 World Championship 2009, the first edition of the Worlds for the class, organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in Porto Cervo. Taselaar’s team included Jeremy Wilmot (Newport, R.I.) as tactician and his brother Nathan (Sydney, ... http://www.torresen.com/news/?p=4741