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Sailing Community Remembers Lord Wedgwood
[Written by Talbot Wilson and Bonnie L. Cook, Philadelphia Inquirer staff writer] Piers Wedgwood, a British lord and fifth-generation great-grandson of Josiah Wedgwood, creator of the distinctive blue and white pottery that embellishes tea tables and china collections, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, of cardiac failure at the Hospital of the University of... Read more of this article
Bruni Takes Ainslie To Win Argo Group Gold Cup
[Written by Talbot Wilson and Laurie Fullerton] It was a battle of America’s Cup tacticians Sunday in Bermuda. In one of the most exciting finals in Argo Group Gold Cup history, Francesco Bruni (ITA) Luna Rossa put a stop to the comeback kid, Sir Ben Ainslie (GBR) BART/Argo Group. Bruni won the first two races and then Ainslie took two and looked... Read more of this article
Ainslie And Bruni Draw First Blood In Semi Finals
[Written by Talbot Wilson and Laurie Fullerton] In the very light and shifty conditions, the Semi Finals were delayed after only one race in each match. Sir Ben Ainslie [GBR] BART/Argo Group defeated Adam Minoprio [NZL] Team Alpari FX in a runaway. Ainslie was masterful in picking his way through the shifts and taking the best of the puffs. The sole... Read more of this article
Argo Cup Semi Finals: Ainslie Will Race Minoprio
[Written by Talbot Wilson and Laurie Fullerton] As the top finisher in the Group 2 Stage 1 Qualifying round, Sir Ben Ainslie [GBR] BART/Argo Group, who had defeated Bjorn Hansen [SWE] eWork Sailing Team earlier Friday to qualify for the Semi Finals, was first to pick his opponent for the Semi Finals of the Argo Group Gold Cup. Ainslie saying, “its... Read more of this article
Photos/Report: Argo Gold Cup Action Continues
[Written by Talbot Wilson and Laurie Fullerton] Francesco Bruni [ITA] Luna Rossa and Ian Williams [GBR] Team GAC Pindar, both ended the Stage 1 Qualifying matches with 8-1 records in their groups. By rule, as the top seed in Group 2, Williams got first pick of the skipper he would race in the Quarter Finals. Williams surprised everyone by choosing to... Read more of this article
Argo Gold Cup Qualifying: Williams Beats Ainslie
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Ian Williams [GBR] Team GAC Pindar, Alpari World Match Racing Tour champion and current leader on the Tour, had another perfect day in Group 2 racing. He stands undefeated at 8-0. This morning in the first match of the day, Alpari World Match racing defending Champion and current Tour leader Williams defeated Sir Ben Ainslie... Read more of this article
Williams and Ainslie Tied In Gold Cup Qualifying
[Written by Talbot Wilson] In Argo Group Gold Cup action Tuesday [Oct 8], Ian Williams [GBR] Team GAC Pindar, Alpari World Match Racing Tour champion and current leader on the Tour, had a top day in Group 2 racing. He stands undefeated at 4-0. Ainslie, fresh from the super fast, high flying Oracle AC72, is locked at the top with his countryman at 4-0... Read more of this article
Andrew Simpson Argo Group Gold Cup Benefit
[Written by Talbot Wilson] The Andrew Simpson Gold Cup Benefit is set to take place at during Argo Group Gold Cup on Thursday 10th October 2013 from 7:00 to 10:00 PM in the company of sailing stars from the America’s Cup and the Agro Group Gold Cup. Andrew, affectionately known as “Bart” saw the best in everything and was the person that many... Read more of this article
Argo Gold Cup Newcomers To Test Their Skills
[Written by Talbot Wilson] With 20 teams meeting at the start of the Argo Group Gold Cup event this week, one of the unique aspects of this regatta is that it offers an opportunity to amateur sailors to truly get their start in the world of professional match racing on the Alpari World Match Racing Tour main stage. This year is no exception and it includes... Read more of this article
Argo Group Gold Cup Stage One Unveiled
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Argo Group Gold Cup Sailing Instructions have been posted on the event website and with them the all important 10-team Groups for the qualifying Round Robin have been set. Taylor Canfield [ISV] USone, the reigning champion and #1 in the ISAF Open Rankings leads Group 1. Ian Williams [GBR] Team GAC Pindar, #2 by ISAF, current... Read more of this article
Sailing: Sir Ben Ainslie Wows 51 Kids At RBYC
[Written by Talbot Wilson] 51 kids and a score of adult guests cheered when Sir Ben Ainslie and his Argo Group crewman Matt Cornwall entered the Royal Bermuda YC [RBYC] dining room. The British America’s Cup and Olympic hero and his longtime bowman were there to answer questions about sailing careers and experiences and to coach the kids on Hamilton... Read more of this article
Gold Cup Is 2013 Who’s Who Of Match Racing
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Returning champion Taylor Canfield [ISV] Team USone will lead the world’s top 11 ISAF match race skippers in next week’s Argo Group Gold Cup. They will be joined by Adam Minoprio [NZL] Team Alpari FX, ranked third on the Alpari World Match Racing Tour [AWMRT], and unranked Sir Ben Ainslie [GBR] BART in their quest for... Read more of this article
America’s Cup To Gold Cup, Leap For Ainslie
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Sir Ben Ainslie [UK] will be sailing next week for the Ben Ainslie Racing Team [BART] sponsored by Argo Group. He returns to match racing in Bermuda fresh from the rush of Team Oracle’s America’s Cup history making comeback. The British hero will have to change gears big time as he steps aboard the classic International... Read more of this article
Sailing: Marion Bermuda Sets 2015 Race Date
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Friday June 19, 2015 is the scheduled date for the 20th biennial Marion Bermuda Race. The Board of Trustees of the Marion to Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race Association (MBCYRA) made the decision as they met at the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club in Bermuda in their post-mortem meeting following the 2013 race. The starting... Read more of this article
Winners Shine At Marion Bermuda Prizegiving
[Written by Talbot Wilson] To a happy crowd on the Royal Hamilton Amateur Dinghy Club dock, David Patton, Chairman of the Marion Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race, announced that June 19, 2015 will be the 20th start for this classic ocean race. The crowd cheered and then he got on with the formalities of the night. His Excellency the Governor of Bermuda Mr.... Read more of this article
Marion Race: Smallest Entry Takes Top Prize
[Written by Talbot Wilson] Based on provisional results, Roust, the smallest boat in the fleet, and a boat sailed double-handed as well, has won the top prize in the 2013 Marion Bermuda Race. The little Sea Sprite 34, skippered by Ian Gumprect of Oyster Bay NY and co-skippered by Mark Swanson of North Creek NY, won Class C and overall 1st Place in the... Read more of this article
