http://en.redtram.com/ News on "Sports"  in "Southern & Insular Africa" Copyright (c) 2008 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:21:26 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 43902 | Gathering of the fleet continues... http://en.redtram.com/go/159748266/top100/ 159748266 Team Russia's Volvo 70 Kosatka reached Alicante this morning after its delivery trip from Portland, UK. This was the last offshore experience for the boat and the crew before the start of its round the world adventure. The preparation for Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:02:49 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159748266/top100/ 43902 | Will Pirates Attack Volvo Ocean Race Fleet? http://en.redtram.com/go/159748253/top100/ 159748253 French commandos stormed a sailboat to free two French tourists who were being held hostage by heavily-armed Somali pirates, President Nicolas Sarkozy has said. A French tuna fishing boat came under rocket attack some 700 kilometres off the Somali coast Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:02:39 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159748253/top100/ 43902 | An online environemnt for usrs to immerse themselves http://en.redtram.com/go/159748252/top100/ 159748252 In anticipation of the start of the Volvo Ocean Race on October 4th, the2008-09 event has now launched a newly redesigned website aimed at taking visitors closer to the heart of the action. Among the biggest advances with the new Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:02:38 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159748252/top100/ 43902 | ISAF Sailing World Championships 2011 http://en.redtram.com/go/159748247/top100/ 159748247 Perth, Australia: Following Beijing, sailors with Olympic dreams are shifting their focus to Western Australia as it prepares to host the 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships, the principal qualification regatta for the 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition. Western Australia bid against Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:02:38 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159748247/top100/ 43902 | Shosholoza to race in New Louis Vuitton Pacific Series in Auckland http://en.redtram.com/go/159748245/top100/ 159748245 Captain Sarno proposes a Louis Vuitton Indian Ocean Cup for Durban Team Shosholoza is among the first of the 2007 America's Cup challengers to accept an invitation to compete in a new international match racing regatta, the Louis Vuitton Pacific Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:02:37 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159748245/top100/ 43902 | The Screaming Wire Monkey http://en.redtram.com/go/159748243/top100/ 159748243 By: Dave le RouxLast Saturday we made the migration out to Rietvlei to do some spot work and get things ship shape again. The boat is looking good. The wind was really nice and the water is still cool. This Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:02:37 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159748243/top100/ 43902 | Nominees Announced for ISAF Roles World Sailor of the Year http://en.redtram.com/go/159748234/top100/ 159748234 ISAF and Rolex have announced the Nominees for the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards 2008. ISAF received nominations from across the world representing all aspects of the sport in two categories - male and female - and Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:02:36 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159748234/top100/ 43902 | Green Dragon Unveils Her New Colours http://en.redtram.com/go/159748147/top100/ 159748147 Today in Alicante, Spain the Green Dragon team unveiled their new livery, and Chinese sponsors. The Chinese syndicate is made up of three companies; Shandong Lingong, Weichai Power and Triangle Group who are all part of a consortium of Chinese Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:01:59 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159748147/top100/ 43902 | Outright Speed Sailing World Record for Rob Douglas: 49.84 Knots http://en.redtram.com/go/159748143/top100/ 159748143 With a run of 49.84 knots, American kitesurfer Rob Douglas beat the outright World Speed Sailing Record over 500 metres today at the speed strip at Luderitz in Namibia. Frenchman Sebastien Cattelan reached 49,59 knots, also a great performance, to Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:01:58 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159748143/top100/ 43902 | Getting Ready... Getting Closer http://en.redtram.com/go/159748066/top100/ 159748066 Alicante, Spain: The Volvo Ocean Race Village in the start port of Alicante opened to the public on Friday evening with a spectacular ceremony before a crowd approaching 20,000 people. Light, sound, hundreds of performers and the best sailing crews Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:01:22 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159748066/top100/ 43902 | Shosholoza - "illustrious guest of honour " at Trieste Barcolana http://en.redtram.com/go/159748011/top100/ 159748011 The world’s only regatta to set a single start line for over 2000 yachts.South Africa’s yacht Shosholoza RSA 83 will be in Italy again next week two race in the Trieste Barcolana - one of Europe’s biggest international sailing events Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:00:57 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159748011/top100/ 43902 | SA Team lying fourth in Laser SB3 World Championships http://en.redtram.com/go/159748007/top100/ 159748007 Humbling' was how some crews described the intensity after day three of the SB3 Worlds Championships, which enter their endgame Thursday with qualification stages out of the way. Until today, the top contenders may not have been on the same Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:00:57 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159748007/top100/ 43902 | Redhouse Yacht Club Sailing News http://en.redtram.com/go/159748009/top100/ 159748009 This Sunday we have no organised sailing at Redhouse as so many of our regulars are participating in the East Cape All Class Provincial Regatta taking place all this weekend at Mossel Bay. Good luck and happy sailing to everyone Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:00:57 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159748009/top100/ 43902 | Revised Racing Rules for 2009 - 2012 http://en.redtram.com/go/159748005/top100/ 159748005 The Racing Rules of Sailing for 2009-2012 (RRS) has been made available to download online ahead of the worldwide date of implementation on 1 January 2009. The RRS are the definitive rules which govern sailing races around the world. They Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:00:56 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159748005/top100/ 43902 | An Olive Branch Proffered... http://en.redtram.com/go/159748004/top100/ 159748004 The Golden Gate Yacht Club (GGYC) announced today that it has formally renewed its offer to end its legal battle over the next America's Cup if Societe Nautique de Gen ve (SNG) agrees immediately to stage the 33rd edition as Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:00:56 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159748004/top100/ 43902 | Laser SB3 World Championships : Carveth Crowned King, RSA's Dave Hudson Second http://en.redtram.com/go/159747977/top100/ 159747977 Carveth Crowned King The sun shone on the final day of the SB3 World Championships, 'though not on the overnight leader. The result: an edge-of-the-seat classic finish to one of the year's top regattas. Geoff Carveth and his Hayling Island Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:00:41 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159747977/top100/ 43902 | Training and Development News http://en.redtram.com/go/159747784/top100/ 159747784 SRSA and Lotto Application Thank you to all the clubs and sailing schools who handed in their budgets for consideration for SRSA and Lotto funding. The applications were submitted last week. I’ll keep you updated on developments but please bear Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:00:08 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159747784/top100/ 43902 | Coach Development course http://en.redtram.com/go/159747783/top100/ 159747783 On behalf of SAS Western Cape, Dale Rae will be hosting a coaching seminar for anyone in the Western Cape that would like to: Learn to coach; Improve their coaching skills; Implement effective sail training programmes in their clubs or Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:00:07 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159747783/top100/ 43902 | Virtual VOR http://en.redtram.com/go/159747726/top100/ 159747726 Portsmouth, England: Armchair experts now have the chance to test their skills against the best offshore sailors in the world with the launch of Virtual Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 - the race's official game. The virtual race will mirror the Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:59:38 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159747726/top100/ 43902 | Puma Ocean Racing: Right on Time http://en.redtram.com/go/159747724/top100/ 159747724 By Neil Cox, Shore Team ManagerFor both the shore and the sailing teams, one of the greatest aspects of the Volvo Ocean Race is the fear of the unknown. Not knowing what you might come up against and how you Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:59:38 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/159747724/top100/