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2008 Newport Bermuda Race Applications Are Closed
At right: The St. David’s Lighthouse Trophy, one of yachting’s most coveted keeper trophies, is awarded to the winner of the amateur racing division of the Newport Bermuda Race. Photo by Barry Pickthall/PPL

As of the April 1 close of the Application for Entry in the 2008 Newport Bermuda Race, 224 boats had met the race entry application deadline. Of these, 214 boats have been cleared to enter the race. Another 10 applications are still under consideration.

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Volvo Ocean Race 2008-9 Sea Survival Course From Ocean Safety
To ensure that all the competitors are properly prepared for the Volvo Ocean Race, Ocean Safety has undertaken to repeat the extremely successful, specific to Volvo, compulsory sea survival course for all crews.

This year, there will be changes providing considerably more extreme simulated conditions.

Jim Allen at Volvo Ocean Race Headquarters said, “We take the safety of the boats and crews extremely seriously at Volvo and it is compulsory that every competitor in the race takes part in the Ocean Safety Sea Survival Course. The teams will undergo a two day intensive course.”

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Qingdao Conditions at Yngling Europeans
Many of the teams in the Yngling fleet have for some time tried to train especially for the conditions they are likely to have at the Olympic regatta in Qingdao. Of course no one can tell for sure what the wheather will be like during the games but light winds, currents and swell is what many teams predict.

A high cloud cover prevented the land from heating up enough to create the same kind of breeze that yesterday. The wind was seldom over 6 knots and as often in light conditions it was shifty and puffyf conditions.

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