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Yachting: Ashley survives as lone hope
And then there was one. Today's medal race in the men's RS:X boardsailing gives Tom Ashley the chance to bag what could be New Zealand's only medal from the Olympic regatta. After a horror 32nd in the 10th and final race of the...

Yachting: Murdoch robbed of medal, says coach
Frustrated team manager Russell Green was in no doubt that Andrew Murdoch was denied an Olympic medal because of the shortened Laser series. "I have no doubt that the inability of this regatta to run another race in the Lasers...

Yachting: Ashley slips to third, Murdoch fifth
QINGDAO - New Zealand boardsailor Tom Ashley will sail for an Olympic gold medal tomorrow just one point off the lead after his worst finish of the yachting regatta today. In light winds, Ashley finished 32nd in the 10th race...

Yachting: Ashley hangs on but other medal hopes are blown away
Tom Ashley is on course for a medal but New Zealand's other chances in the Olympic yachting regatta at Qingdao might be slipping away with the venue's fickle breezes. All week New Zealand have had high hopes of three medal chances,...

Yachting: Ashley extends lead in Qingdao
QINGDAO - New Zealand boardsailor Tom Ashley extended his Olympic lead as he maintained his remarkable consistency at the Qingdao yachting regatta today. Ashley finished sixth in the first race of the day in strong 20-knot winds...

Yachting: Kiwi sailors pray for high winds to stay
BEIJING - New Zealand's yachting team didn't know whether to curse or celebrate after high winds off Qingdao helped Tom Ashley seize the lead but provided a hiccup for Jo Aleh's gold medal hopes. The business end of the regatta...

Yachting: Threesome well placed
Tom Ashley, Barbara Kendall and Jo Aleh are all well placed in their fleets at the Qingdao Olympic regatta and remain the likeliest kiwis to get medals in sailing. Ashley leads in the RS:X boardsailing, after a fourth and a third...

Yachting: That sinking feeling at a windy regatta
When the committee boat begins to sink, you have to wonder whether the Olympic regatta is quite set up for high winds. That was the feeling after a sublime-to-the-ridiculous day at the Qingdao regatta when the venue's frustratingly...

Olympics: Black Sticks, Oly-Whites suffer heartbreak on hard day for NZ
BEIJING - After enduring 70 minutes of intense Spanish inquisition, the Black Sticks cracked with four seconds to play in their men's hockey pool game in Beijing last night. Had the game ended two seconds earlier, New Zealand would...

Sailing: Murdoch's effort shows the way
New Zealand Laser sailor Andrew Murdoch wore a grin as sunny as a Kerikeri day after leading the overall standings in the first two races of his class at the Olympics yesterday. Murdoch, originally from Kerikeri, led a good New...

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Liberty launch repaired after boating accident

ROCKLAND : Captain Brenda and Brian Thomas announced that their newly restored World War II liberty launch, the M/V Rendezvous , has resumed its normal schedule of harbor tours and sightseeing cruises following ...


Updates: Body of boating victim found near Firebaugh

The body of a man who fell overboard while boating in a ponding basin near Firebaugh was found today.


BC Student Killed In NY Boating Accident

Aug 17, 2008 6:32 pm US/Eastern A Boston College student was killed in a boating accident in New York over the weekend.


Father Drowns In Lake While Swimming With Son

An 85-year-old man drowned in Lake Keowee on Sunday when his pontoon boat drifted away, according to his son.


McAlpine Lockmaster Killed In Boating Accident

NewsChannel 32 has learned the McAlpine lockmaster has drowned in the Ohio River.


Suit Filed Against Suspect in Lake Martin Boating Death

A woman seriously injured in a fatal weekend boating accident on Lake Martin has filed a lawsuit against the man piloting the other boat.


L.I. Boating Accident Kills 1, Injures 1

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Charges filed in boating accident

Prosecutors said Thursday they will file a homicide charge against a Gloucester man in a boat collision that killed a retired businessman from Dartmouth.


Four injured in Lake Sinclair boating accident

An engine on a speedboat on Lake Sinclair exploded while it was being fueled this afternoon, sending four people to the hospital, officials said.


Additional Witnesses Sought in Fatal Boating Accident

Alabama Marine Police are asking for additional witnesses of the August 9th fatal boating accident on Lake Martin to step forward.


From drunk boating to blow jobs, it's all in a day's work

A job is a job is a job. No matter how cool it is, there will be days when you hate it, guaranteed.


Okeechobee angler and tackle shop owner dies in boating accident

Paul "Bubba" Helton, 57, of Okeechobee fell from his bass boat Saturday afternoon while returning to Okeechobee from across the lake.


Boating accident claims a Prattville man's life

A Boating accident in Elmore County claimed a man's life Saturday evening. Investigators say two couples were on Lake Martin, when the boat they were riding was hit by a second boat.


Two boating accident victims laid to rest

Funeral services were held Wednesday morning for two of the five young men who died in Saturday's boating accident near the Blind River.


White Lake boating accident called minor

A report of a boat accident on White Lake Friday night turned out to be a minor incident, according to the Muskegon County Sheriff's Department.


1 dead, 4 injured in boating accident

A tragic and frightening boat collision Saturday night left one man dead, four people injured and a Montgomery man facing charges of homicide by vessel and boating under the influence.


Cadet organiser admits mistakes

The man who organised a boating exercise in which an Army cadet died has admitted he had not been prepared for the possibility of a capsize.


Float your boats with week of activities

The Emerald Coast Foundation continues its 6th Annual "Boat Week, a celebration of boating and life on the Emerald Coast through Aug.


LETTER: Legislation needed to ensure safe boating

In mid-June, there was a boating incident on Bantam Lake in which a tour boat overturned, throwing 22 passengers, some of them senior citizens, into the water.


News Update

Clean Water Act exemption for boats signed by Bush President Bush late last month signed Senate Bill 2766, "The Clean Boating Act of 2008," which permanently restores a long-standing exemption for recreational ...


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