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International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge praised the inaugural edition of the Youth Olympic Games on Saturday as the Games passed their halfway point in Singapore.

The Australian Nathan Outteridge wins the SYZ & CO Moth Europeans in the Open category, in front of the American Bora Gulari and the Australian Scott Babbage.

Ireland has done it. After mounting multiple teams, considered favourite going into both the 2006 and 2008 events but failing to win either, so the Irish boats Antix, marinerscove.ie and Roxy 6 today secured the Rolex Commodores' Cup for the emerald isle.

Just ten metres decided who would win the bronze medal of the 470 Junior European Championships, and who would win leather. Leather, a kind way of saying 'nothing', the dreaded fourth place for which there is no room on the podium.

Prince Albert of Monaco continued his enthusiastic endorsement of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games when he took an inspection cruise of the sailing courses on Saturday.

The final day at the 2010 RS500 World Championship hosted by Aquavitesse in the Netherlands saw beautiful sunshine, 9-12kts and conditions worthy of crowning champions.

Now on 64.5 points to second placed Hong Kong's 100.5, the Irish team's position at the Rolex Commodores' Cup is looking all but unassailable.

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Rayroux has been sailing for less than two years and trains at the Societe Nautique de Geneve, where she is coached by the Argentine Ezequiel Schargorodsky.

"Oh! SIN has dropped her sail once again and ISR is closing up". Ko Jia Yun (SIN) tweets furiously from the Techno girl boat, alerting spectators to the drama unfolding on the course at the National Sailing Centre.

International Olympic Committee president and former Olympic sailor Jacques Rogge was a surprise visitor to the National Sailing Centre on Friday.

There are new leaders in the Boys Byte Cll and the Girls Techno 293 windsurfing classes after day three of the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.

In crossing the line at 21.15.24, on Wednesday 18 August, Armel Le Cleac'h on 'Brit Air' won his third leg and overall victory in the Solitaire du Figaro 2010.

The 85 SYZ & CO Moth European Championship participants were thrilled to see the sun today. The area looked like a postcard, with electric blue sky, turquoise colour lake and more than 20 knots of wind.

It was another solid day for the Irish team, leaders since the opening day of the regatta last Sunday.

Australian teen senstation Jessica Watson has became the newest face of the Perth 2011 ISAF Sailing World Championships.

Racing began yesterday at the St Quay International Women Match Race in Saint Quay-Portrieux, France. Anne-Claire Le Berre (FRA) and Camilla Ulrikeholm (DEN) lead the way with 6 wins each.

Kaarle Tapper (FIN) started sailing when his grandparents took him to an Optimist-class starters school in Helsinki as a seven-year-old.

IOC President and former Olympic sailor Jacques Rogge (BEL) believes the culture, education and sense of fun that have permeated the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games would benefit the summer Olympics.

Despite growing up on Lake Geneva, Sebastien Schneiter (SUI) almost ended up pursuing a career in skiing rather than on the water.