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Sharp takes slow boat to certificate

July 9, 2008 – 2:58 pm

JERSEY sailor Phil Sharp can now work as a professional skipper having passed his Royal Yachting Association Yachtmaster exam.

Overtaking trouble for The Dogs

July 5, 2008 – 9:58 am

JERSEY yachtsman Allan Brown was disappointed with his third place in the Kleinwort Benson Guernsey to Jersey Yacht Race last week, Guernsey boats taking first and second places.

Large fleet to take the Challenge

June 27, 2008 – 2:54 pm

MORE than 120 yachts will race from Guernsey to Jersey tomorrow for the Kleinwort Benson Yacht Challenge title.

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Jeux des Iles ‘Icing on the cake’

June 2, 2008 – 2:59 pm

JERSEY, like they did in Sicily 2006, scooped the Jeux des Iles fair play trophy as the 2008 event closed in Guadeloupe.

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‘Amazing’ show continues in Guadeloupe

May 30, 2008 – 2:59 pm

JERSEY will leave the Caribbean tomorrow with 26 Jeux des Iles medals after a final flurry on the fourth day of competition in Guadeloupe.

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Seventh heaven!

May 29, 2008 – 3:00 pm

ANOTHER powerful performance on day four of the Jeux des Iles in Guadeloupe has boosted Jersey’s medal count to 15.

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Jeux joy in Guadeloupe

May 28, 2008 – 2:59 pm

JERSEY put on a stunning display on day three of the Jeux des Iles in Guadeloupe lifting their medal tally to a record number of eight - two of them gold.

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THREE Jersey sailors make the trip to the Jeux des Iles in Guadaloupe next week and will be based in Le Gosier, the main tourist town on Grande-Terre, with George Moisan and Elizabeth Ellison competing in their first games and Laurence Carter making his second appearance having placed 24th in Corsica.

Sharp’s ordeal ends with a smile

May 16, 2008 – 3:00 pm

IF Jersey sailor Phil Sharp is superstitious he might find it a fitting end to his Figaro Transat AG2R race that he crossed the line 24 days 23 hours 13 minutes and 13 seconds after he started.