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Swiss in strong position in Fastnet sailing race off Plymouth

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:46:22 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Swiss sailors were in a strong position at the end of Sunday in the 608 nautical miles Fastnet race, often called a “mythical” sailing event, in part because 15 people died during the storms that battered the race in 1979. The 2011 race began Sunday 14 August on the Isle of Wight [...]

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Alinghi knocks 1.5 hours off Bol d’Or record D35 time!

Ellen Wallace — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 12:44:18 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Ernesto Bertarelli’s D35 Alinghi whipped into Geneva Saturday afternoon to complete the Bol d’Or sailing race in a record 6 hours 25 minutes. The previous D35 category record had stood since 2004 when Zebra 7 finished in just under 9 hours. Bertarelli’s craft, one of a number of his boats named Alinghi, [...]

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Bol d’Or sailing race

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:19:30 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Geneva to the other end of the lake and back, a spectacular race with nearly 600 boats

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Bol d’Or sailors line up for glorious weekend race

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:15:09 +0000

GenevaLunch.com GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – One of the most beautiful sailing races of the year takes place this weekend, with 500 boats and 3,000 sailors rlunning the Bol d’Or from Geneva to the other end of the lake and back. The race starts Saturday 18 June from the Société Nautique de Genève, with a weather forecast that [...]

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Alinghi turns to extreme events, says no to next America’s Cup

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 12:59:25 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Alinghi will not participate in the 34th America’s Cup in 2013, the team announced 26 November. The team lost the last race in February 2010 to BMW Oracle. “After a careful evaluation of the protocol and other initiatives taken by the American Defender and its Challenger of Record, Alinghi considers that [...]

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Yverdon solar boat sets new record for Atlantic crossing

Ellen Wallace — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 12:23:53 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Lausanne, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) - MS Tûranor PlanetSolar has made it across the Atlantic in 26 days, 19 hours and 10 minutes, one of the founders of the Swiss solar boat project, Raphael Domjan, says. The team is seeking official confirmation that it has set a new world record for a solarboat crossing the Atlantic. It [...]

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Canadian researchers find British ship wrecked in 1854

Laila Rodriguez — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:15:45 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Archaeologists in Canada have located a British ship that wrecked during a rescue mission in 1854. The 19th Century HMS Investigator was found in Mercy Bay. The rescue mission’s objective was to reach Sir John Franklin, and his entire crew which had perished in the frozen Arctic. However, the Investigator’s ship itself also wrecked and [...]

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If you like sports, tough choices this weekend

Ellen Wallace — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 07:19:29 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – There is no shortage of events for sports fans this weekend, on TV but also live and in the region. The World Cup is on, of course: be sure to read our Geneva Living blog for big screen locations throughout the Lake Geneva region. Bol d’Or: sails go up for 10:00 [...]

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America’s Cup rethinks its boats

Ellen Wallace — Wed, 19 May 2010 17:24:28 +0000

GenevaLunch.com International sports, sailing (video) Valencia, Spain (GenevaLunch) – Fast, but relatively affordable and fair for everyone: this is the new boat class that sailing’s top race, the America’s Cup, is trying to draw up, or at least that is the word coming out of the first designers’ meeting 18 May in Valencia, where the last [...]

Swiss regatta

Laila Rodriguez — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 11:12:31 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Title: Swiss regatta Location: Morges Link out: Click here Description: Participate or simply watch! Also, check out the free sailing class. Start Date: 2010-04-24 End Date: 2010-04-25