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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
• Outcome almost certainly decided by race official at first mark • TeamOrigin claim call should have been in British boat's favour Britain's TeamOrigin lost the first of its best-of-three semi-final match with the Italian team Azzurra, in a regatta for America's Cup challengers in Nice. The outcome was almost certainly decided by the refusal of an overlap by a race official at the first...
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Valencia Sailing (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
[Source: Team Origin] TEAMORIGIN announced today the sailing team line-up for the forthcoming Louis Vuitton Trophy regatta in Nice, Côte d'Azur which commences at the weekend. The TEAMORIGIN sailing team line-up includes many of the familiar world class sailors...along with a few new names. Leading the team is triple Olympic gold medallist Ben Ainslie, the team's skipper and helmsman, backed...
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Dr Holly Henderson (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
A large group of BU students recently met top Olympic sailors whilst participating in the Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta. A group of BU students recently the enjoyed the opportunity to meet with Olympic sailing stars Ben Ainslie (Triple Olympic Gold and Silver Medallist), Iain Percy (Double Olympic Gold Medallist) and Nick Dempsey (RSX Windsurfing World Champion and Olympic Bronze Medallist). The students,...
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Valencia Sailing (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
[Source: Louis Vuitton Trophy] Louis Vuitton and the World Sailing Team Association (WSTA) are delighted to announce the addition of two world-class sailing teams for the Louis Vuitton Trophy regatta to be held in Nice next month (7th to 22d November). This brings the regatta total to eight confirmed teams, which is the ideal number for end-of-summer expected weather conditions. “We are extremely...
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/20/2009
• Percy and Simpson win Star class • Asher and Willis capture pairs gold Given the magnificent facilities of the 2012 Olympic Sailing venue at Portland, Britain's sailors produced outstanding results in the Skandia Sail for Gold regatta, once again establishing Britain as the world's top sailing nation. A medal haul of two gold, six silver and a bronze was unmatched by any other nation's...
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Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 09/20/2009
WEYMOUTH, England (Reuters) - Although Briton Iain Percy has two Olympic gold medals tucked away at home and plans an assault on a third, he would dearly like to put his talents to good use again in the heat of an America's Cup battle.
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ISAF News (Free subscription) | 07/10/2009
Robert SCHEIDT and Bruno PRADA hold the narrowest of leads over Olympic Champions Iain PERCY and Andrew SIMPSON with just one day of racing to go at the Star Europeans in Germany.
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Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
IAIN Percy and Andrew Simpson delivered the best possible end to the 2008 Olympic Sailing Regatta yesterday when they sailed to Britain's fourth sailing gold medal, winnin
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The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
Two best friends who first sailed together at the age of six clinched a lastminute gold medal in China to crown Britain's most successful Olympic regatta for a century.
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Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson capped a superb Olympic regatta for Britain, winning the Star class to secure a fourth sailing gold for the 2012 Games hosts.
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 08/21/2008
Britain started with gold and they finished the Olympic Sailing Regatta with gold as Iain Percy and Andrew Simpson triumphantly took victory in the final race of the 2008 Games today. Their win made this the most successful Olympic Games in modern times for Britain with four golds, a silver and a bronze, surpassing the team's five-medal tallies at Sydney and Athens.
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