We’re in Nice, France for the first leg of the Louis Vuitton World series. Its a good distraction from the current chaos and a chance to see some America’s Cup yachts on the water again!
Louis Vuitton World Series
November 18, 2009
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Posted by peterlester
Quiet times
January 26, 2008
We haven’t posted here for a little while – I hope everyone had a happy Christmas and New Year.
The big news for our family is our recent move to Doha, Qatar. I am working for the Aspire Academy as head coach for the yachting team and I am really enjoying the atmosphere here.
There are plenty of things afoot in America’s Cup land but until there is any real news about the next regatta I won’t be posting regularily. I’d encourage you to stay tuned to the various sailing sites and blogs, it will be interesting to see how things pan out over the next few months.
Cheers
Pete
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Team NZ’s fire still burning brightly
July 7, 2007Team New Zealand are in a very strong position for the future. Given where they were in 2003, which was in a shambles, they are now right there with huge assets, huge intellectual knowledge and huge passion and belief.
They have got there through very good leadership, good recruitment and good design where the sailors have had a lot of input.
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Little needs to change for the next challenge
July 5, 2007Although Team New Zealand lost the match, they fought it out until the end. We should be proud of them.
They put it all on the line but weren’t good enough.
The positives are that Alinghi are not a generation ahead and Team NZ should be at the next cup. Not a lot needs to change. The regatta started off with a bit of a debacle with all the delays and finished in a bizarre manner.
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New Blogs!
July 5, 2007We have just introduced Stuart Alexander and Bob Fisher to the blogosphere- go check out their blogs!
Stuart Alexander
Stuart keeps the readers of The Independent sports section updated on every shift in the direction of the wind, with an analytical mind second to none. He is aiming to cover both yachting and rugby with his blog. http://www.stuartalexander.eu/
Bob Fisher
Bob has had his finger on the pulse of sailing for years, and has covered every America’s Cup since 1967. He currently writes for The Observer and The Guardian as well as Sail World. His book “Americas Cup, An Absorbing Interest” is probably the best history of the America’s Cup, right back to 1851. http://www.fishersailing.com/
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