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Welcome to Sail-World.Com/USA's newsletter for the week ending 12 July.

Hats off to 75 year old Edward Sawyer (USA), crewed by Martin 'Stavros' Payne and Pedro, who has finished fifth overall in the Edinburgh Cup sailed in the International Dragon class off Plymouth, England.

Sawyer and friends won the fourth race, in this the 60th running of the prestigious event, which was contested by 23 crews.

Also in England, off the 2012 Olympic regatta venue of Weymouth, five USA crews have been contesting the International Moth Class World Championships. Top sailor was Bola Gulari from Bayview YC, Michigan - with Peter Becker in 25th and Nigel Oswold in 29th place. The event is something of a watershed for the class, which with the next Worlds scheduled for Dubai and clearly with the rapid international growth being experienced in the class, there really are no limits.

Racing was only possible on two of the seven days, which marred an event which promised so much. Even so, never a class to let a chance go by - the foiling Moths used the third blown out day to try their hand at speed sailing with five crews going over the 25kt mark, but none eclipsing Rohan Veal's mark of 27.9kts set in 2006.

In Long Beach, top match racer, Liz Baylis (San Rafael, Calif.) has taken out the Mayor's Cup for the second year in a row. Eight crews from United States, New Zealand, Brasil and Sweden contested the event. Second overall was Sandy Hayes, (Scituate, Mass.) First international crew was third overall, skippered by Samantha Osborne (New Zealand) and coached by local USA/Kiwi Scot Dickson of Long Beach.

With Womens match racing just months away from being confirmed as an event for the 2012 Olympics, the ante will be upped in this discipline as the serious coaching efforts get underway.

On the topic of the Olympics, latest reports from Qingdao have it that the algae and weed issue is easing.

Just in are images taken on the beach at Qingdao, today. But off the water yesterday, we had reports from Dan Slater (NZL) runner up in the 2008 Finn Gold Cup that the algae islands had largely gone. But instead the sailing water was infested with hair like algae which stuck to foils, and made speed testing impossible.

Additionally the fog reduced visibility to 75 meters, with a GPS unit being essential to find their way back to the Olympic harbor. Earlier reports from the US 470 Womens crew of Sarah Mergenthaler and Amanda Clark, told a similar story of heavily reduced visibility.

However today's images show a golden sand beach with clear skies and light winds. So who really knows - the sailors or the life guards?

In just over three weeks time, on the 9th August, the Olympic regatta itself will be underway, and the true situation will be better able to be assessed.

Sail-World will be producing a daily Olympic newsletter going to a subscriber base of over 56,000 readers around the world. The format of the newsletter will be similar to last year's highly successful America's Cup edition, published at the end of each race day.

Make sure your friends are on the mail list for this free newsletter, produced by four journalists and photographers at the Olympic venue, plus others by registering www.sail-world.com/USA/newsletter_subscribe.cfm!here.

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Good Sailing!

Richard Gladwell US Editor

Ireland's Don O'Donoghue wins Dragon Edinburgh Cup The final day of the Edinburgh Cup, sponsored by Knight Frank and hosted by the Royal Western Yacht Club, Plymouth, provided two thrilling final championship races, a hard fought crews' race and ultimately a popular and worthy new British Open Dragon Champion and Edinburgh Cup winner... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46407&ntid

Qingdao Cleaned up Mark Fullerton of Doyle Sails Australia and Doyle Sails Qingdao China, was not on Bondi Beach today. He was on the main beach of the resort city of Qingdao in eastern Shandong province in China.... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46403&ntid

Gaudio and Clay made the right Cal 20 calls With the wind looking iffy on the first day of title competition in the 47th Cal 20 Class Championship, hosted by Alamitos Bay Yacht Club, Chuck Clay wasn't sure which set of sails to use, and defending champion Mark Gaudio showed up one crew short, on purpose... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46399&ntid

Second Qingdao algae barrier in case of wind A stronger sea barrier was installed on Saturday off the Qingao China coast to keep algae out of the Olympic sailing venue. The first 20,000-meter barrier was completed on Friday, then a second 22,000-meter barrier which can block algae at wind speeds up to 30 knots, was assembled 100 metres outside the first one, local authorities said. More than 100 boats with 500 people worked on the barriers... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46397&ntid

Baylis undefeated in second Mayor's Cup win Liz Baylis, San Rafael, Calif., became the first undefeated and first two-time winner Saturday in the 2008 Mayor's Cup... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46392&ntid

Sodeb'O hits 28 knots in record attempt After a little over three days of racing against the clock and the finish is already shaping up for this coming Tuesday, Thomas admits that tackling the single-handed North Atlantic record is exhausting and a lot more tiring than it appeared from land... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46386&ntid

Karl Purdie of New Zealand wins OK Worlds On the final day of the Bombardier OK Dinghy World Championship in Warnemunde, Germany, only one race was possible because of violent storms crossing the course area. Though regatta leader Karl Purdie from New Zealand performed badly under pressure, placing 16th, it was enough to take the title by just four points. Defending champion, Britain's Nick Craig finished second... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46372&ntid

Dutch pair win F18 World Championship On the final day of racing for the F18 Worlds a constant track record, nerves of steel and calm sailing over the competition ensured young Dutch team Coen de Koning and Jeroen van Leeuwen swept the top spot by two points. Despite disappointing results in both races on the final day, a solid performance throughout the championship has crowned the Dutch pair as F18 World champions 2008... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46371&ntid

Mataran leads after day 1 of Melges 32 Audi series The sun shone brightly, but for a long time the breeze refused to make an appearance at the first day of the Cala De'Medici - Rosignano edition of the Melges 32 Audi Sailing Series. Stefano Di Properzio at the helm of Mataran finished three minutes ahead of the chasing pack - a margin of victory rarely achieved at a Melges 32 regatta... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46370&ntid

Team Sea Dubai and Hiroshi lead RC44 Cup Team Sea Dubai and Hiroshi take the lead in the fleet regatta of the RC44 Malcesine Slam Cup. The fleet race event of the RC 44 Malcesine SLAM Cup started this afternoon on Lake Garda with the team owners back at the helm.... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46369&ntid

Jeff Johnstone second at Tutima J80 Worlds After ten races at the Tutima J80 Worlds being held in Kiel, Germany, Ignacio Camino Rodriguez of Spain has a comfortable 12 point lead with the sole American entry of Jeff Johnstone in second place. In third is another Spanish entry, that of Carlos Martinez.... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46367&ntid

Is is the 2008 Chicago - Mac fleet a World record? At 333- miles, The Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac is the longest annual freshwater distance race in the world, and 2008 could also set the mark as the largest offshore sailing fleet in the world! The Mac, as it is affectionately been called, is hosting 439 boats, a record for this prestigious Chicago event.... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46365&ntid

Gran Canaria PWA Grand Slam - Wave final decided A repeat of 2007 sees Victor Fernandez and Daida Moreno crowned event winners after an awe inspiring double elimination finale at the Pozo proving ground.... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46363&ntid

Unbeaten Baylis faces top four - Mayor's Cup final Liz Baylis, San Rafael, Calif., is still unbeaten with a record of 13-0 going into the final day in the 2008 Mayor's Cup presented by St. Mary Medical Center and part of the 2008 City of Long Beach Sea Festival, presented by Charter Communications.... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46361&ntid

Junior Cal 20s: Who won? Who cares? It was fun The intensity will dial up in the 47th Cal 20 Class Championship hosted by Alamitos Bay Yacht Club Friday, but the attitude in the Junior Championship Thursday could serve as an example for their elders.... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46359&ntid

China Training Camp foggy for USA 470 team We have also had a few days of very dense fog with visibility under 30 feet. This has been the most challenging aspect of training so far. Visibility was so poor that towing to our race area was impossible.... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46356&ntid

Sodeb'O: Icebergs in pea soup This afternoon, Thomas Coville and his maxi-trimaran Sodeb'O should escape the pea-souper off the banks of Newfoundland. 'At the moment, the most important thing is to escape this treacle as quickly as possible' admitted Thomas Coville this morning on the telephone.... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46357&ntid

Golison is back: top qualifier for Cal 20 Champs Mark Golison won the last two Cal 20 Class Championships he sailed in 2003 and 2004 but entered the unknown in Friday's three-race qualifying series for the 47th Cal 20 Class Championship, hosted by Alamitos Bay Yacht Club... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46360&ntid

Aussie clean-sweep at Moth World Championships Australian John Harris has sailed away with the 2008 title as World Champion in the Moth Class with one race to spare. With third being his worst result, he has come away the clear winner. Harris is a past 18 Foot Skiff World Champion. Second and third places were also taken by fellow Australians Andrew McDougall and Mathew Belcher consecutively... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46345&ntid

2008 Gran Canaria PWA Grand Slam - Day Seven Day seven at the 2008 Gran Canaria PWA Grand Slam and fifty knot wave sailing madness had more competitors falling by the wayside in the double elimination. Robby Swift (JP, NeilPryde) killed it in his heat against Kevin Mevissen (RRD, RRD, MFC). In a return to form for the Brit, Swift dominated the heat with a precision display of huge backloops, a tabletop pushloop and a mad double forward loop.... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46328&ntid

BMW Oracle wins RC44 Malcesine Slam Cup Match race The scenario of the match race event couldn't have been any better, with four teams sharing the lead before the last race, illustrating the closeness and the intensity of the event! Larry Ellison, Russell Coutts and their crew made the best of it; they are the 2008 RC 44 Continental champions.... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46325&ntid

2009 Snipe Juniors Worlds second qualifier The second qualifier for the for sailors under 22 years old in the year of the Championship will be held in San Francisco Aug 1st and 2nd... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46322&ntid

Moth at last - Racing on Worlds Day 5 After four days of howling winds, the 99 boat 2008 Moth World Championship fleet raced today in Weymouth UK. Thierry Martinez was on the water for today's four races. Here are a few of his images.... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46315&ntid

Advertise in million Sail-World Olympic newletters The Olympic Sailing regatta in Qingdao China is just a month away. The Sail-World.com website will be providing more intensive coverage than ever before with a million dedicated online newsletters going to its audience world-wide. A great advertising opportunity.... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46329&ntid

Wot Rocket's official attempt date set for August Wot Rocket will officially attempt to break the 500m world speed sailing record of 49.09 knots next month with pilot and creator Sean Langman nominating August for the 28 day window granted by the World Sailing Speed Record Council to coincide with the winter westerlies that traditionally prevail.... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46300&ntid

Tahiti Top Honors to Mag 80, Ragtime glory for all Doug Baker's Magnitude 80 claimed a new record, Ragtime and Jim Morgan's Fortaleza corrected out for first and second place overall on time-on-time handicap ratings.... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46295&ntid

New York Yacht Club Race Week at Newport The New York Yacht Club's (NYYC) sixth biennial Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex starts off with a bang on July 18, when some of the world's most notable classic yachts and their owners and crews gather to participate in the club's 100th birthday celebration of America's legendary yacht designer Olin J. Stephens.... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46292&ntid

Help kids stay safe on the water with life jackets The easiest way to ensure a child's safety on the water is to make sure they wear a properly-fitting life jacket. But children's growth spurts or last minute changes to the roster of invited guests don't always make wearing a life jacket easy. BoatU.S. Foundation is looking for new locations to become lending sites for its free Life Jacket Loaner Program... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46293&ntid

European Melges 32 fleet gathers for Round 3 The European Melges 32 fleet are gathering at Cala de Medici Marina near Rosignano Solvay (Livorno) for round three of the 2008 Melges 32 Audi Sailing Series.... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46291&ntid

2008 Pacific Cup Counting Down to Start The Pacific Cup race organizers announced the final starting lineup, with a total 61 boats competing in the biennial race to Hawaii... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46290&ntid

Speedboat takes advantage of Southern Technology Soaring an impressive forty six metres above the Viaduct Basin in downtown Auckland, Speedboat's rig represents the new leading edge in spar and rigging technology. Constructed a few metres away in Southern Spar's factory in nearby Pakenham Street, the state of the art carbon spar is stepped aboard the most powerful racing yacht in the world.... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46263&ntid

58th birthday - Oldest Member of US Olympic Team The Oldest Member of the 2008 US Olympic Team Celebrates his Birthday on July 15. John Dane III will celebrate his 58th birthday on July 15, 2008 and shortly afterward will take off for the Olympics.... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46253&ntid

World's largest 12 Meter Fleet continue to inspire America's Cup Charters in Newport, Rhode Island (USA), is managing the largest fleet of 12 Meters in the world and celebrating a half century of 12 Meter Class racing... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46250&ntid

Rob Campbell Wins Dragon South Coast Championship Despite some wet and windy conditions, twenty-one Dragon crews from the UK, France, the USA and Ireland enjoyed three days of incredibly close racing at the Dragon South Coast Championship, hosted by the Royal Western Yacht Club, Plymouth, Devon, from 6-8 July.... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46232&ntid

Third straight day blown away at Moth Worlds At the venue for the 2012 Olympics the CST Composites 2008 Moth World Championships has been cancelled for the third day running due to too much wind with gusts between 20 and 32 knots continuing. In contrast to the expected conditions in Qingdao for the 2008 Olympic sailing events, Weymouth, the 2012 Olympic venue has suffered continues gales, beaching the Moth competitors for three days... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46230&ntid

Ragtime beats old Tahiti record and its rivals Ragtime the wooden wonder boat added to its legend Monday when, undeterred by a disabled engine, a torn main sail and broken gooseneck, it finished the Transpacific Yacht Club's Tahiti Race not only faster than the old record already beaten by two other boats but in strong position to claim overall victory on corrected handicap time.... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46203&ntid

US Coast Guard to accompany Mackinac race fleet Chicago Yacht Club announced that two United States Coast Guard cutters will accompany a fleet of over 400 boats during the 100th Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac.... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46202&ntid

US at Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship US SAILING, the national governing body for the sport, will send nine members of the US Youth World Team to Arhus, Denmark, where they will represent the United States at the 2008 Volvo Youth Sailing ISAF World Championship.... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46200&ntid

SLAM (AUS) wins 18ft Skiff European Championships 2008 18ft Skiff European Championships - leading into the final day, Australian Grant Rollerson with his crew Anthony Young and Tom Partington on the brand new Slam relished the conditions. They started cleanly in each of the first three races and quickly pulled out a comfortable lead to dominate the day's racing and claim the overall event title with a race to spare.... http://www.sail-world.com/newstext/pda.cfm?Nid=46198&ntid

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