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SailRacer Newsletter

21st June 2011

Skandia Sail for Gold - Weymouth
Next weeks Skandia Sail for Gold Regatta at Weymouth has already broken records with over 1,000 of the worlds top Olympic and Paralympic sailors from 62 nations entered. SailRacer will be there in force supporting the event and keeping you up to-date with all the action. More...

The event website already has hundreds of pages of useful information for sailors, supporters, coaches and fans. Over the next ten days the event website will grow rapidly, even if you are on the other side of the world, you can follow all the excitement at Weymouth.
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SMS Alerts at Sail for Gold
Keep up with all the action with results and notices sent straight to your mobile as an SMS text message. If you subscribe to the Results and Notices package, you will be notified if your nominated sailor has been called to a protest.
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Blogs - with updates from afloat and ashore, bringing you all the latest news and results.

Embed Sail for Gold in your site - we have produced a range of widgets that allow you to add all the latest news from the event on your site or blog. More.....

Spectators - Saturday 11 June is the day to come and get close and see all the action and soak up the atmosphere from the 2012 Olympic venue. You can also follow the action on the big screen at the Academy. For those who cannot make it to the venue, check out the on-site web cam to see who you can spot.
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Retail Village
- For spectators, sailors, coaches and supporters there will be a selection of sailing suppliers on-site.
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Class pages - for this year we are expanding coverage for each of the thirteen classes, with their own dedicated areas on the event site, filtering news, photos and results for each class.
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Radio - Leading sports broadcasters, Steve Ancsell, Hannah White and Matt Sheahan will be out on the water and ashore bringing you all the action from Skandia Sail for Gold, live via Internet radio or tune into 87.7 fm.
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Commentary - top sailing journalist Mark Chisnell will again be leading the commentary team, and managing the CoverItLive Blog, giving you chance to interact with the event, post comments and ask questions of the team.
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Tracking - SailRacer and TracTrac have been working closely together over the last 18 months at several major events, integrating their respective event management/websites and GPS tracking systems. Both organisations are pleased to announce the signing today of a formal partnership to help develop the UK and Eire markets, which will be managed by Adrian Whaley. Sail for Gold will see over 300 trackers out in action, see the event website for the daily schedule of classes being tracked.

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Sailing Accommodation
Competing in an open meeting or class championship often means an overnight stay; the SailRacer Accommodation Directory maps over 15,000 options close to sailing clubs. Our extensive directory provides something for all tastes and budgets, with camping, B&Bs, self catering and hotels all covered. Many with links to give you a discount and valuable savings, all without having to trawl many different websites. More...

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