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America’s Cup Battle Brewing Over Alcatraz
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America’s Cup Battle Brewing Over Alcatraz

Byline: Associated Press/Paul Elias SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The latest battle for control of Alcatraz Island is under way. Many have laid claim to the wind-swept rock in the middle

Olympian Ben Ainslie DSQ from Two IASF Worlds Races
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Olympian Ben Ainslie DSQ from Two IASF Worlds Races

Byline: Associated Press FREMANTLE, Australia (AP) — Three-time Olympic gold medalist Ben Ainslie of Britain was disqualified from two races at the world sailing championships after grappling with a cameraman

Border Run Sets New Date for 2012 Race: March 10
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Border Run Sets New Date for 2012 Race: March 10

Byline: Taylor Hill NEWPORT BEACH — The race that started out as an alternative and competitor to the Newport-to-Ensenada International Yacht Race has changed its course, moving its start date

Stormy Weather Axes Second Day of Turkey Day Regatta
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Stormy Weather Axes Second Day of Turkey Day Regatta

Byline: Rick Roberts LONG BEACH — Over the years, local sailors Vann Wilson, Jay Golison, Keith Ives, Chris Raab and Henry Sprague have won enough glittering hardware to sink Queen

Newport-to-Ensenada Race Entries Begin Dec. 1
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Newport-to-Ensenada Race Entries Begin Dec. 1

Byline: Rick Roberts NEWPORT BEACH — Race entries will be accepted starting Dec. 1 for Newport Ocean Sailing Association’s 65th annual Newport-to-Ensenada International Yacht Race. The 2012 event — set

One Time Takes Cal 25 Fleet V Championship
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One Time Takes Cal 25 Fleet V Championship

Byline: Rick Roberts LONG BEACH — Don’t let it be said that the local Cal 25 racers are not serious sailors. On the morning of Nov. 6, the Cal 25

Colleen Cooke and Crew Win Linda Elias Challenge
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Colleen Cooke and Crew Win Linda Elias Challenge

Byline: Rick Roberts LONG BEACH — If anyone might have thought that Southwestern Yacht Club’s Colleen Cooke’s win in last year’s Linda Elias Memorial Women’s One-Design Challenge was luck or

Remembering Linda Elias
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Remembering Linda Elias

Byline: Rick Roberts LONG BEACH — Hundreds of women have raced in the Linda Elias Memorial Women’s One-Design Challenge regatta at Long Beach since it was renamed for the special