Posts tagged England
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Aug 11
Aug 11
Artemis Challenge, Onboard the Imoca 60 Hugo Boss
Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom, 50º42’66″N 1º31’20″W
Stars took to the water for a fast and furious sail in the Artemis Challenge
The fifth edition of the Artemis Challenge was a near record-breaking day out for Ewan McGregor, Zara Phillips and Natalie Pinkham, who joined world class skippers for the 50-mile sprint around the Isle of Wight. The Artemis Challenge, at Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week, the world’s largest sailing regatta and one of the UK’s biggest sporting events, saw four IMOCA 60 teams battle it out for a £10,000 prize fund for the charity of their choice. The fifth edition of the Artemis Challenge was won by the French entry PRB skippered by Vincent Riou, in a time of 4 hours, 14 minutes and 1 second, narrowly missing out on breaking the previous fastest time by just 13 seconds, set by Team Pindar (4h 13m 48s) in the 2008 Artemis Challenge.
Hollywood A-lister Ewan McGregor, who joined the HUGO BOSS sailing team led by British round-the-world skipper Alex Thomson, said: “”It was an amazing experience – it was my first time yacht racing and to be part of the HUGO BOSS team was a fantastic introduction to a really adventurous sport. Although the prize fund will not be awarded to UNICEF, I was pleased to be able to represent such a great cause on the water today and we hopefully helped to raise awareness of UNICEF’S crucial work for children in East Africa. And of course we can all still share a little of what we have with these children who so desperately need our help by texting SHARE to 78866.”
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May 11
May 11
Hydroptere.fr Round-the-Isle-of-Wight speed record
Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom 50°46'10"N 1°18'63"W
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Jan 09
Jan 09
Ben Ainslie
Adelaide, Southern Australia, Australia 34º48’42″S 138º28’67″E
Onboard Ben Ainslie Finn during a photoshot for JP Morgan, in Adelaide, Southern Australia, Australia.
Charles Benedict “Ben” Ainslie, CBE (born 5 February 1977 in Macclesfield) is an English sailor and three-times Olympic gold medalist.
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Jan 09
Jan 09
Etchell Triad – The Dream Team
Adelaide, Southern Australia, Australia 34º45’45″S 138º26’47″E
The Dream Team, John Bertrand, Ben Ainslie, Andrew Palfrey onboard Triad during the last training session before the Etchells Australian Championship 2009 In Adelaide, Southern Australia, Australia.
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Aug 01
Aug 01
America’s Cup Jubilee Regatta
Cowes, Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom, 50º46’22″N 1º18’90″W
“Man Overboard” on “The Lady Anne”, a 15 metre (95′) Gaff Cutter design by William Fife of Fairlie (1912), during the America’s Cup Jubilee Regatta, 1851-2001
Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the World’s Oldest and Most Famous Sporting Trophy. The Woodstock of sailing as it has been described. Was truly a remarkable event.
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Sep 97
Sep 97
Start of the 1997 – 98 Whitbread Round the World Race
Southampton, England, United Kingdom, 50º46’59″N 1º19’20″W
Paul cayard as skipper of EF Language won the 1997/1998 Whitbread Round the World race. He beat out 10 other yachts for the prize over a course of 32,000 miles (51,500 km). This was remarkable as it was his first ever Whitbread and he also became the first ever American to win the event.
