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March 21, 2025
Carnival Corp, the cruise operator, raised its profit forecast for 2018 on Friday. The company benefited from increased ticket prices, strong advance bookings, and strong customer spending on board. Although cruise ticket prices are on the rise…
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March 15, 2025
Peter Burling, the skipper of New Zealand's SailGP team, took two victories out of four races in the sunny and breezy conditions of Los Angeles Harbour on Saturday. New Zealand, which won the first race in Dubai, took the top spot on the final day with 31 points.
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February 11, 2025
Dylan Fletcher was determined to earn points and climb the leaderboard after his first victory as Britain's SailGP Skipper in Sydney at last weekend. He also wanted to show he could 'fly solo'. Ben Ainslie who was the British America's Cup champion but lost to New Zealand last year in Barcelona…
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February 10, 2025
Dylan Fletcher was determined to earn points and climb the leaderboard after his first victory as Britain's SailGP skipper at the weekend's event in Sydney. He also wanted to show he could 'fly solo'. Ben Ainslie who was the British America's…
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February 9, 2025
Dylan Fletcher’s Britain defeated Giles Scott’s Canada in an exciting final on Sydney Harbour on Sunday to win the third round of SailGP and extend their lead in the series standings. Australia with Tom Slingsby as the skipper had won three…
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February 8, 2025
Australia won two out of four races on Saturday, the first day of SailGP's third round. Skipper Tom Slingsby was a master of starting and gave the Australian team the victory. Three-time champions Australia, who won the series' second round in Auckland…
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January 13, 2025
SailGP crews are tackling the new "T-foils", which have a higher speed, for the first in Auckland this weekend. This follows a successful outing of training on Monday. The L-shaped foils that have been in use since the league's start in 2019…
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December 25, 2024
Master Lock Comanche, LawConnect and other favourites took an early lead on Thursday in the 79th Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. The supermaxis were leading the 104 yachts out into the South Pacific. LawConnect, who won line honours in an exciting finish last year by only 51 seconds…
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December 18, 2024
Textron, the Cessna jet manufacturer, said that it is looking at strategic alternatives to its Powersports line of products due to persistently low demand. Under the Arctic Cat brand, the Powersports division, part of Textron Specialized Vehicles' Industrial segment…
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December 2, 2024
Uber launched its water transportation hailing service in India's Kashmir Region on Monday. The service offers rides on popular tourist boats on the Dal Lake. Uber officials confirmed that users can reserve trips on the traditional wooden Shikara…
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November 27, 2024
Sebastien S. Simon, a Frenchman from the Vendee Globe, broke the solo monohull 24 hour distance record on Wednesday. He sailed 602,56 nautical miles and beat his compatriot Yoann RICHOMME's previous mark by 22.7%. In recent times, the fleet has been propelled by an ever-moving depression.
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November 23, 2024
DUBAI (Nov 23) - Triple SailGP champions Australia began their campaign for 2025 with authority, taking the lead on the first day of racing in Dubai. The Australians showed off their tactical skills in a new, striking livery. Chris Draper joined…
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November 21, 2024
SailGP's fifth season will begin in Dubai at the weekend, with Rolex as the title sponsor. This partnership has been in place since the creation of the league. Rolex has been involved with sailing for almost 70 years and will become the title…
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October 21, 2024
Long Beach Luxury yacht Club has validated prepare for the 60th edition of its flagship event, the Congressional Cup, scheduled to happen from April 30 to May 4 2025. Given that its debut in 1965, the Congressional Cup has been a foundation of match racing…
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October 20, 2024
New Zealand won the 37th America's Cup in Barcelona, Spain this weekend. Now the attention is on the next America's Cup. New Zealand, which had never competed in a final and has not won an event for 60 years, was immediately notified that they would be the "challengers of record".
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October 19, 2024
New Zealand won the America's Cup on Saturday with a 7-2 victory over Britain. The win sparked wild celebrations aboard their sleek AC75, before they returned to shore and were welcomed by a traditional Maori welcome. This is the third consecutive win for the New Zealanders…
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October 13, 2024
SailGP said that it plans to equip its fleet of F50 mono-design boats, starting next year with a new foil type, in order to increase the speed and tighten the racing. The organizers of the global racing circuit's fifth season, which begins in Dubai next month…
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October 8, 2024
The Netherlands and Spanish teams qualified for the semi-finals of the America's Cup event on Tuesday after a dominant performance by Sweden in their group. The Swedish crew, which has had more time to practice with the AC40 foiling boat than other teams…
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October 8, 2024
The Dutch and Spanish teams qualified for the semifinals in the testing conditions near Barcelona, as well. The Swedish crew, which has had more time to practice with the AC40 foiling boat than other teams, set the pace in a Mediterranean breeze that was shifting.
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October 6, 2024
This weekend, sailors celebrated the first America's Cup women's race with tight races and some spectacular slash downs in challenging Mediterranean weather conditions off Barcelona. The America's Cup was dominated by males for its entire 173 year history.
