Would You Believe . . . 170 Starts, No General Recalls |
KEY WEST, FL. USA-(26-1-2005) Key West Race Week |
Key West, FL. USA - Winners of high profile classes at Key West 2005, presented by Nautica, included Pegasus Racing's Melges 24 from Hawaii, with San Diego's Bill Hardesty driving and Olympic gold medalist Kevin Burnham aboard; Hasso Plattner's Farr 40 from Germany, Makoto Uematsu's Transpac 52 from Japan, Tom Coates' J/105 from San Francisco and Andrzej Rojek's Swan 45 from Newport, R.I. |
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Victory for Pegasus |
KEY WEST, FL. USA-(21-1-2005) Key West Race Week - Melges 24 |
Key West, FL. USA - The final day of Melges 24 racing was nothing short of fantastic with Bill Hardesty at the helm for Philippe Kahn on Pegasus 575 taking home the title of Key West Race Week Melges 24 Champion! |
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A Happy Birthday for Hasso...But No Boat of the Week Back Flip By Burnham |
KEY WEST, FL. USA-(21-1-2005) Key West Race Week |
As dockside victory celebrations go, most were muted after Key West 2005, presented by Nautica, Friday as winners and losers alike hoisted their 295 boats out of the water and hustled home to 14 countries and 14 states. |
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Tricky Winds Bedevil the Best at Key West |
KEY WEST, FL. USA-(20-1-2005) Key West Race Week |
Key West, FL. USA - Some of the smartest sailors in the world sailing some of the most high-tech machines found themselves at the mercy of fickle winds Thursday that bedeviled most of them on the next-to-last day of Key West 2005, presented by Nautica. |
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`Joe Flie` takes over the lead on third day |
KEY WEST, FL. USA-(19-1-2005) Key West Race Week - Melges 24 |
Key West, FL. USA - Day three was filled with three races and plenty of on-the-edge-of-your-seat racing that shuffled the leader board leaving Gabrio Zandona at the helm for Giovanni Maspero `ITA-550 Joe Fly` in first place. |
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Long Day of Racing Sorts Out the KW 2005 Contenders |
KEY WEST, FL. USA-(19-1-2005) Key West Race Week |
Key West, FL. USA - Nobody complained about a lack of competition Wednesday at Key West 2005, presented by Nautica. An ambitious race committee gave competitors all the racing they wanted, running three races for all but the smallest boats and shaking out some contenders to the top. |
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The World Has Come to Key West to Win |
KEY WEST, FL. USA-(18-1-2005) Key West Race Week |
Key West, FL. USA - Walk around the docks at Key West 2005, presented by Nautica, and you'd think you were being bombarded by a battalion of Berlitz instructors. Original or reflected in accented English, the phenomenon is as much a part of the Conch Republic atmosphere this week as the 20-knot-plus northerly winds sweeping the four race courses this week. |
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Pegagus 575 retains the lead after day two |
KEY WEST, FL. USA-(18-1-2005) Key West Race Week - Melges 24 |
Key West, FL. USA - Day two was a carbon copy of Monday's exciting Melges 24 racing action! The teams were greeted with 20 to 25 knots of wind, beautiful blue skies and plenty of sunshine as they kicked off the second day of racing - looking forward to two races. |
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American Swan 45 Fleet takes to the water at Key West 2005 |
KEY WEST, FL. USA-(17-1-2005) Key West Race Week |
Key West, FL. USA - The venue for the Swan 45 Gold Cup 2006, will this week see the American Swan 45 fleet battle it out in true style at America's premier sailing event, Key West 2005. This event marks the start of the Swan 45 Class American Series and the first major regatta of 2005 for this successful one-design class. |
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Bill Hardesty driving the `Pegasus` for Kahn sets the lead in Melges 24 Fleet |
KEY WEST, FL. USA-(17-1-2005) Key West Race Week - Melges 24 |
Key West, FL. USA - The fifty-nine Melges 24 teams were all set to go racing today with a batch of early postponements preventing them from heading out the race course as previously scheduled. Joining the predominately American fleet are six boats from the UK, with single entries from Germany, Italy, Sweden and Switzerland. |
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Racing got underway in bright sun and big breeze |
KEY WEST, FL. USA-(17-1-2005) Key West Race Week |
Key West, FL. USA - Bright sun and big breeze ushered in Key West 2005, presented by Nautica, with a Farr 40 photo finish, a Melges 24 victory of Olympian proportions and Esmeralda's continuing high adventures in South Florida. |
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Impressive list of participants at Key West Race Week |
KEY WEST, FL. USA-(16-1-2005) Key West Race Week |
Key West, FL. USA - Olympic medallists, America's Cup and Volvo Ocean Race sailors and weekend warriors from 14 countries and 36 states, they're all the same to the brisk conditions expected for Key West 2005, presented by Nautica, running Monday through Friday. |
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Another Full Plate Set for Key West |
KEY WEST, FL. USA-(5-1-2005) Key West Race Week |
Key West, FL. USA - Fair weather getaway, celebrity sailor conclave, debutante ball for new boats and some of the best sailboat racing on the planet-as the entry list for Key West 2005 presented by Nautica firms up, it's clear that the Northern Hemisphere's largest midwinter keelboat regatta remains all of those. |
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Burnham and Spithill join Fleet for Key West 2005 |
KEY WEST, FL. USA-(6-12-2004) Key West Race Week |
Key West, FL. USA - The Athens Olympics are a fond memory, the next America's Cup isn't until 2007 and it will be too cold to sail in most of the northern hemisphere, which leaves one prime destination for the world's best sailors next month. |
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Key West 2005 headed for record numbers |
KEY WEST, FL. USA-(22-10-2004) Key West Race Week |
Key West, FL. USA - Bigger, better---and faster. That's the prospect for Key West 2005 with the booming Transpac 52s and bustling J/105s, among other classes, coming out in force for North America's annual premiere regatta. |
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Keys are intact ready for racing |
KEY WEST, FL. USA-(11-8-2004) Key West Race Week 2005 |
Key West, Fl. USA - Some Californians who know only about earthquakes may have been all shook up when they thought a series of hurricanes might spoil their plans for Key West 2005, scheduled Jan. 17-21. |
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