Monthly Archives: August 2021

Tom Dolan Looking For Options and Opportunities During Last 24 hours into Fécamp

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Tom Dolan Looking For Options and Opportunities During Last 24 hours into Fécamp

Tom Dolan (Smurfit Kappa-Kingspan) is hoping for some compression with the front of the fleet as Stage 2 of La Solitaire du Figaro, from Lorient to Fécamp, takes on the notorious Alderney Race. The strong tidal current there, between Alderney and Cap de la Hague on the NW corner of the Cherbourg Cotentin peninsula, will build against the leaders this morning from around nine o’clock.

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2021 Melges 24 U.S. National Championship Bound for Grand Success on the Waters of Lake St. Clair

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Quantum Sails is proud to continue offering resources and support to the Melges 24 Class as the Official Sailmaker of the 2021 U.S. National Championship happening September 16-19.
(Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, USA – August 30, 2021) – If there is one regatta that Melges 24 teams look forward to most every year it’s the National Championship. In 2021, hosted by the Crescent Sail Yacht Club (CSYC) in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, the U.S. Melges 24 Class Association (USM24CA) is thrilled to have the event taking place in the heart of its largest fleet district, the Midwest.

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Blue economy bulletin: 2021 EAS Congress events, International Youth Day, plastic pollution, and more

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Welcome to the PEMSEA Blue Economy Bulletin for August 2021. Preparations for the 7th East Asian Seas (EAS) Ministerial Forum have officially started. The Ministerial Forum will be held virtually on 2 December 2021 during the East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress 2021. This month, UN ESCAP, Plymouth Marine Laboratory, PEMSEA and other partners co-organized a workshop focusing on innovative approaches to evidence-based plastic pollution prevention.

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Nordic American Tankers Ltd (NYSE: NAT) – First half and Second quarter 2021. The direction is Up

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HIGHLIGHTS: 

  1. These are challenging times for any business. The actions we take today will position NAT for rapid growth once life settles down again. A good sailor always keeps his eye on the horizon as well as on his boat, and we are looking at that horizon and preparing ourselves for what the market will be like in the coming year or two.

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International Melges 24 Class Association Announces the Venue and Dates of the Melges 24 Worlds 2022

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August 28, 2021 – Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA – After two years hiatus in the schedule of the Melges 24 World Championships, International Melges 24 Class Association (IM24CA) (is hopeful to welcome Melges 24 fleet for the Melges 24 World Championship 2022 to be hosted by the Lauderdale Yacht Club, Fort Lauderdale, USA in co-operation with U.S. Melges 24 Class Association on May 9-15.

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Sled Triumph In Puerto Portals at first 52 SUPER SERIES regatta of 2021, Beau Geste Win 20th Anniversary Regatta

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Puerto Portals 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week

Takashi Okura’s Sled team were crowned winners of the first regatta of the 2021 season, the 52 SUPER SERIES Puerto Portals Sailing Week, after conflicting breezes on the Bay of Palma meant no racing could be held on the final day. Sled triumph by just one single point at an event which saw five different teams win races and only six points separate the top six boats after six races were sailed.

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