Sentence examples for regatta victory from inspiring English sources

With six wins from the 10 races sailed so far, Ainslie has an unassailable 29-point lead heading into Friday's final medal race, sealing his regatta victory with a win, followed by fourth and third-placed finishes from the fleet's three outings on Thursday.

Ahead in the race, 8-1 (USA's boat Oracle, masterminded by Internet billionaire Larry Ellison and skippered by New Zealander Sir Russell Coutts who had never before lost an America's Cup competition, had won 3 races but had been penalized 2 races before the start for illegally concealing weight in previous regattas), victory seemed close at hand.

America One holds a 3-2 edge over Prada in this regatta, but one victory came when the Italians snapped their mast on the first leg.

His record in the all-important Harvard-Yale regatta was 44-7, including a victory this month.

So the panel docked OneWorld a victory, and the regatta was under way.

It was the first victory of the regatta for Oracle, which still has a long way to go to keep the oldest trophy in international sports.

Sailing with his left knee in a brace, Jesper Bank of Denmark swept to a surprise victory at the regatta over Kevin Mahaney of the United States for the gold medal in the Soling class.

Archives|NAVY CREW SWEEPS TO HENLEY VICTORY; Beats Penn Three Lengths in Annual Regatta -- Syracuse First in Junior Event.

NAVY CREW SWEEPS TO HENLEY VICTORY; Beats Penn Three Lengths in Annual Regatta -- Syracuse First in Junior Event.

The team are in excellent form, having won gold in Sydney in March and also taking victory at the Essen Regatta last month.

Each Sept. 8 a small regatta is staged in anniversary of a victory over the Turks by Spetsiote fireboats.