12-metre class

...hostage on October 23. They were sailing across the Indian Ocean from the Seychelles to Tanzania when they were taken and their 38-foot (12-metre) yacht was later found empty by Britain's Royal Navy. They were held in a Singapore-flagged...

In this article: Indian Ocean, Britain, Royal Navy, and 12-metre

...sails, you wouldn't know which piece of coal made the whistle blow," he told ABC Radio. "Ben, it was his third or fourth go at a 12 metre and I think he really knew what he was on about, but the upside down keel, as Peter van Oossanen...

In this article: Ben Lexcen, America's Cup, Australia II, John Bertrand, and Leonardo da Vinci

Updated: 10/07/2009 09:59:52 PM EDT GREENWICH -- A splash of sailing history is in town as six 12-meter America's Cup yachts are scheduled to race off the coast of Greenwich Thursday in the Connecticut Maritime Association 12-meter...

In this article: America's Cup, 12-meter, Queen Victoria, Alan Bond, and Ted Turner

..."Intrepid" and "Courageous," pulled into North Cove yesterday afternoon and tied up on the south wall. They are joined by a third 12 Meter, "America II" which calls North Cove home and is the flagship of the Manhattan Sailing Club.

In this article: Dennis Conner, 12 Meter, America's Cup, Lower Manhattan, Star-Ledger, Manhattan, and Governors Island

A blog about Jersey boating from the Star-Ledger. 12 Metre yachts, of past America's Cup glory, have competed in their World Champiohsip in Newport. Here's the report from the organizers... NEWPORT, R.I. (September 27, 2009) - While...

In this article: Newport, America's Cup, Rhode Island Sound, Massachusetts, Florida, Champagne, Star-Ledger, and Australia II

FROM dust storms to blizzards, teeming rain and gale-force winds to bushfires - not to mention the odd 12-metre wall of water - Australia has been hit by yet another weekend of wild weather. After one of the most intense dust storms in...

In this article: Queensland, Brisbane, Sydney, 12-metre, Qantas, Australia, and UN

...with the Ideal 18s, however competitors in this event can modify them to fit the needs, while the 2.4mR class looks like a mini 12-Meter yacht that the skipper sits down Advertisement very low in (only one's head above the...

In this article: 12-meter, Cerebral palsy, and Multiple sclerosis

...fixed WiMAX service provider, today announced it will be supplying its high-speed, wireless business broadband connectivity for the 12 Metre World Championships, a sailing competition featuring 18 boats with teams from around the world. The...

In this article: 12 Metre, New York City, Rhode Island, America's Cup, and Securities and Exchange Commission

...the boat from capsizing when heeling, or pushed hard on its side by the wind. Six Metres were as popular in the 1920s and '30s as the 12 Metre Class that battled for the America's Cup on Rhode Island Sound in the 1960s, '70s and early '80s.

In this article: America's Cup, World Cup, and Rhode Island Sound

...a "tragic" partying accident in Rome. Jason Scorer, 20, was found in the Tiber River on Wednesday night after apparently falling from a 12-metre-high wall, according to Italian police. Mr Scorer was a Marlborough Boys' College student...

In this article: Marlborough Boys' College, Queensland, Rome, Australia, Department of Foreign Affairs, and Sunshine Coast