Onboard Velsheda during “Les Voiles de Saint Tropez”, France. Designed by Charles Nicholson and built by Camper & Nicholson in 1933 for Mr W.L. Stephenson, Owner of Woolworth chain of shops, she was built in 1933 at Gosport.
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Velsheda
Saint Tropez, France 43º16’54″N 6º42’43″E
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Shamrock V
Saint Tropez, France 43º17’36″N 6º38’46″E
Shamrock V (JK3) during “Les Voiles de Saint Tropez”, France.
Shamrock V was built in 1930 for Sir Thomas Lipton’s fifth and last America’s Cup challenge. Designed by Nicholson, she was the first British yacht to be built to the new J Class Rule and is the only remaining J to have been built in wood.
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Sep 10
Manhattan
New York City, New York, United States of America 40º42’64″N 73º59’37″W
Huuuummmm!!! My inspiration, my motivation…
Manhattan
Country United States
State New York
County New York County
City New York City
Settled 1624
Area
- Total 33.77 sq mi (87.5 km2)
- Land 22.96 sq mi (59.5 km2)
- Water 10.81 sq mi (28 km2)
Population
- Total 1,629,054
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Little America’s Cup
Newport, Rhode Island, United States of America 41º30’86″N 71º20’51″W
The International C Class Catamaran Championships (IC4) hosted at New York Yacht Club in Newport, RI from August 22-28, 2010. The IC4 is the successor to the Little America’s Cup as the championship event for the C class catamarans.
Racing begins with an up-to-12 race series of fleet racing to determine the seeding for the match racing. The top two seeds will have a first to five point match race series to determine the winner of the International C Class Catamaran Championship [note that unlike the AC, the Defender does not get an automatic place in the finals]. The course is a 6 mile windward-leeward, with one mile legs and up to four races each day. The course area will be weather dependent, but either north of the Newport Bridge or off Beavertail. Boats will launch off the beach at Harbour Court and store their wing sails in a duo-purpose hospitality tent.
Canaan CAN 009 Fred Eaton Magnus Clarke
Aethon USA 002 Steve Clark Oliver Moore
Invictus GBR 001 Paul Larsen Helena Darvelid
Patient Lady VI FRA 002 Antoine Koch Jérémie Lagarrigue
Alpha CAN 004 Glenn Ashby Jimmy Spithill
Orion CAN 002 Dan Cunningham Rob Paterson
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May 10
May 10
Pink Star: Jessica Watson
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 33º49’26″S 151º18’73″E
Jessica Watson, crosses the finish line of her unassisted solo voyage around the world in her yacht Ella’s Pink Lady S&S (Sparkman and Stephens) 34 at Sydney Harbour.
One 16 year-old girl, weighing about 100 pounds, just sailed a heavy 34′ cruiser around the Southern Ocean – alone – without stopping. She stood up to rogue waves as she stood up to critics, taking the shot, rolling back upright, and continuing on her way. Her pictures and notes were always cheerful and bright, and she seems incapable of a frown, and her accomplishment blows away those 99% of the population.
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Mar 10
Surf Boat
Manly, New South Wales, Australia 33º47’80″S 151º17’41″E
A surfboat is an oar-driven boat designed to enter the ocean from the beach in heavy surf or severe waves. It is often used in life saving or rescue missions where the most expedient access to victims is directly from the beach. 
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Paddle Board
New South Wales, Australia 33º47’63″S 151º17’86″E
Paddle Board training at Manly Beach.
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South Island, New Zealand
43º54’10″S 170º39’94″E
When all at once I find myself in the unexpected presence of beauty, I am totally unprepared for this beauty, without memory or sentiment, floating free for an instant from he mind’s inevitable attachments.
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18 foot skiff – Gotta Love It 7
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 33º52’27″S 151º14’76″E
The 18 feet skiff Australian Champion 2010 Gotta Love It 7 sailed by Seve Javin, Sam Newton and Tom Clout and trained by Andrew Palfrey. The 18ft Skiff is considered the fastest class of sailing skiffs. The class has a long history beginning with races on Sydney Harbour, Australia in 1892. It is the fastest conventional non-foiling monohull on the yardstick rating.
