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    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2003 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NEWS : Practice Day Delivers at iShares Cup Hy&#232;res-TPM]]></title>
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      <link>http://www.isharescup.com/news.asp?id=21263</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Today’s practice races certainly delivered the goods ahead of the official start of the iShares Cup Hy&#232;res-TPM event tomorrow. The sea breeze built up to a steady 10-12 knots - more than enough to get the Extreme 40s hulls flying. The iShares Cup Raid – a 10-mile sprint to the island of Porquerolles – saw a French victory as Erik Maris skipper of LUNA snatched victory from James Spithill’s BMW ORACLE Racing after just 36 minutes of racing. Maris suffered a broken wrist playing football but his arm encased in a plaster cast does not seem to be an impediment! It was a tight finish to the line for the remainder of the 8 teams and iShares Cup inside reporter, Jocelyn Bl&#233;riot, rode shotgun on BMW ORACLE Racing – see his report below. And English rugby stars, Tom May and Joe El-Abd, who now both play for Toulon, also came along for a ride… ]]></description>
      <pubDate>02 Jul 2009 16:06:37 GMT+1</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NEWS :       Practice Session and Speed Run Ahead of the iShares Cup Round 2]]></title>
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      <link>http://www.isharescup.com/news.asp?id=21250</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Ideal racing conditions look to be in place with consistent sea breeze in Hyeres - TPM for the second round of the iShares Cup. Warm-up races are planned tomorrow, including a 10-mile speed run to the beautiful island of Porquerolles and back. Mr Politi, Mayor of Hyeres, will welcome the iShares Cup and the sailors back to the town, during the press conference due to be held tomorrow at 12:00 local time.The official racing starts on Friday at 14:30]]></description>
      <pubDate>01 Jul 2009 16:22:02 GMT+1</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NEWS : All set for Round 2 of the iShares Cup with intense training and sea breezes]]></title>
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      <link>http://www.isharescup.com/news.asp?id=21241</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ The 10 Extreme 40s competing in the 2009 iShares Cup have arrived in Hy&#232;res-TPM for Round 2 of the event, and are all on the water ready to race.]]></description>
      <pubDate>01 Jul 2009 12:49:35 GMT+1</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NEWS : Get ready for Round 2 of the 2009 iShares Cup Hy&#232;res-TPM]]></title>
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      <link>http://www.isharescup.com/news.asp?id=21199</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Just a week to go until Round 2 of the iShares Cup between 3rd to 5th July… The French port of Hy&#232;res in the region of Toulon Provence Mediterran&#233;e welcomes the return of the iShares Cup fleet –and if last year’s event is anything to go by it will be another jaw-dropping display of Extreme 40 racing for the French public. The French sailing stars of the iShares Cup will be on ‘home territory’ – Yann Guichard (Gitana Extreme - Groupe LCF Rothschild), Loick Peyron (Oman Sail Renaissance), Erik Maris (LUNA) and Franck Cammas (Groupama) will all be looking to impress the home crowd. And can Yann Guichard and his crew keep hold of the overall lead? Plus co-creator of the Extreme 40 Class, Mitch Booth, returns to the Extreme 40 scene at the helm of BT. Hy&#232;res-TPM is renowned for the famous Mistral breeze - who will cope best with the challenge of taming the Extreme 40s at Round 2 of the 2009 iShares Cup?]]></description>
      <pubDate>25 Jun 2009 12:23:55 GMT+1</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NEWS : Flying visitors to iShares Cup at Hy&#232;res-TPM]]></title>
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      <link>http://www.isharescup.com/news.asp?id=21201</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Racing takes place daily off Port Saint Pierre, Hy&#232;res between 14h00-17h00, with each race lasting just 15-20 minutes and as many as eight races per day. The iShares Cup Race Village is free to the public – there will be a wind tunnel, Renault Eco simulator, race model boats, a public bar and main stage hosting prizegivings and skipper forums. Plus a chance to win the coveted ‘5th man’ crew spot onboard an Extreme 40.]]></description>
      <pubDate>25 Jun 2009 12:15:55 GMT+1</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NEWS : Plenty of Public Attractions & Win A Chance To Sail! ]]></title>
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      <link>http://www.isharescup.com/news.asp?id=21200</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Racing takes place daily off Port Saint Pierre, Hy&#232;res between 14h00-17h00, with each race lasting just 15-20 minutes and as many as eight races per day. The iShares Cup Race Village is free to the public – there will be a wind tunnel, Renault Eco simulator, race model boats, a public bar and main stage hosting prizegivings and skipper forums. Plus a chance to win the coveted ‘5th man’ crew spot onboard an Extreme 40. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>25 Jun 2009 12:13:01 GMT+1</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NEWS : And now for something completely different…iShares Cup skippers prepare for Round 2]]></title>
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      <link>http://www.isharescup.com/news.asp?id=21072</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ The opening round of the 2009 iShares Cup in Venice saw the Extreme 40s powering past some of the most famous backdrops in Europe and racing on waters that have never seen modern competitive sailing before, right in the heart of the historic Italian city.]]></description>
      <pubDate>18 Jun 2009 12:20:56 GMT+1</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NEWS : Whites of their eyes: onboard view from Round 1]]></title>
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      <link>http://www.isharescup.com/news.asp?id=21153</link>
      <description><![CDATA[ Can you imagine what it’s like to sail an Extreme 40 through some of the busiest, most spectacular waterways of Europe? iShares skipper Shirley Robertson shares her onboard view from Round 1 of the iShares Cup in Venice, Italy...]]></description>
      <pubDate>18 Jun 2009 12:11:13 GMT+1</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NEWS : iShares Cup TV Coming to a Screen Near You Soon!]]></title>
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      <link>http://www.isharescup.com/news.asp?id=21066</link>
      <description><![CDATA[Programme 1 of the 6-part iShares Cup TV series will be broadcast on a screen near you very soon! In fact, starting in France tomorrow (5th June), Sport+ will broadcast the first programme at 16h30 and Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland will broadcast programme 1 starting 8th June with their first transmission at 1800hrs. 24 international networks have so far confirmed transmission of the 6-part series covering more than 130 countries. The 2009 iShares Cup TV series is produced by internationally renowned sports TV programmers Sunset+Vine|APP: “The iShares Cup has a huge appeal to broadcasters as it delivers spectacular action on the water in a format that the viewers can easily understand. The first programme was filmed in Venice which provided a stunning visual backdrop…” Read more to get full TV listings of the 2009 iShares Cup TV series.]]></description>
      <pubDate>04 Jun 2009 14:52:56 GMT+1</pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[NEWS : Gitana Extreme - Groupe LCF Rothschild wins the first 2009 iShares Cup event!]]></title>
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      <link>http://www.isharescup.com/news.asp?id=20953</link>
      <description><![CDATA["It's a great feeling to win here, I guess we were coming knowing we were somewhere in the top five, but winning the first event is fantastic! We concentrated on our starts, communication within the team was excellent and we did not lose our focus. There is a lot of pressure on the helmsmen as the boats are very close, and it's very demanding physically for the crew but we were working perfectly together. ]]></description>
      <pubDate>17 May 2009 17:15:31 GMT+1</pubDate>
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