RBS Batten Systems http://www.rbsbattens.com Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:48:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 RBS Sponsored boat wins German M-24 Nationals!http://www.rbsbattens.com/rbs-sponsored-boat-wins-german-m-24-nationals http://www.rbsbattens.com/rbs-sponsored-boat-wins-german-m-24-nationals#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:45:55 +0000 RBS http://www.rbsbattens.com/?p=921 RBS sponsored GER653 has won the German Melges 24 Open Championship!  Congrats to Hendrik Witzmann, Lutz Boguhn, Kai Falkenthal and Brian Huchinson.

Read about it here!

]]> http://www.rbsbattens.com/rbs-sponsored-boat-wins-german-m-24-nationals/feed 0 La Route du Rhum!http://www.rbsbattens.com/la-route-du-rhum http://www.rbsbattens.com/la-route-du-rhum#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:25:45 +0000 RBS http://www.rbsbattens.com/?p=909 Everyone’s favorite trans-Atlantic single handed race returns this Fall, starting October 31st.  Here’s some humbling footage from previous races… Enjoy!

]]> http://www.rbsbattens.com/la-route-du-rhum/feed 0 Abby Sunderland Found at Seahttp://www.rbsbattens.com/abby-sunderland-found-at-sea http://www.rbsbattens.com/abby-sunderland-found-at-sea#comments Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:03:24 +0000 RBS http://www.rbsbattens.com/?p=869 She’s alive and well, on her way home.

if interested, read her blog here:  http://www.abbysunderland.com/

]]> http://www.rbsbattens.com/abby-sunderland-found-at-sea/feed 0 Abby Sunderland Lost at Seahttp://www.rbsbattens.com/abby-sunderland-lost-at-sea http://www.rbsbattens.com/abby-sunderland-lost-at-sea#comments Thu, 10 Jun 2010 22:07:11 +0000 RBS http://www.rbsbattens.com/?p=866 The 16 year old sailor attempting to circumnavigate the globe activated emergency beacons early this morning from the Indian Ocean.

Our thoughts are with her and her family.

Read the article here.

]]> http://www.rbsbattens.com/abby-sunderland-lost-at-sea/feed 0 Follow the Audi Med Cup Here!http://www.rbsbattens.com/follow-the-audi-med-cup-here http://www.rbsbattens.com/follow-the-audi-med-cup-here#comments Thu, 13 May 2010 16:11:27 +0000 RBS http://www.rbsbattens.com/?p=854 Follow the TP52s as they battle it out in Portugal.

Live feeds and up to date info here:

AUDI MEDCUP 2010

Cheers,

Team RBS

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]]> http://www.rbsbattens.com/spring-is-around-the-corner/feed 0 Congrats to BMW Oracle!http://www.rbsbattens.com/congrats-to-bmw-oracle http://www.rbsbattens.com/congrats-to-bmw-oracle#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:37:28 +0000 RBS http://www.rbsbattens.com/?p=840 Congrats to the BMW Oracle team as they beat Alinghi to claim the 33rd America’s Cup.  We are proud to have worked closely with sail designers involved in both campaigns over the years and look forward to the upcoming campaigns pushing the industry to develop the highest performance components.

]]> http://www.rbsbattens.com/congrats-to-bmw-oracle/feed 0 AC TIME!http://www.rbsbattens.com/ac-time http://www.rbsbattens.com/ac-time#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:05:14 +0000 RBS http://www.rbsbattens.com/?p=837 Currently being postponed due to no breeze, but watch out when it starts to blow!  Without any TV coverage in the US, we are forced to keep an eye on the action through the official AC site here.  Good luck to both syndicates.  We’re looking forward to it!!! *Click to view link ->

]]> http://www.rbsbattens.com/ac-time/feed 0 RBS at Strictly Sail Chicago!http://www.rbsbattens.com/rbs-at-strictly-sail-chicago http://www.rbsbattens.com/rbs-at-strictly-sail-chicago#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:43:11 +0000 RBS http://www.rbsbattens.com/?p=832 RBS at Strictly Sail Chicago!  Thursday the 28th through Sunday the 31st.  Come by and see us in booth #384.  Romeo will be hosting a batten seminar daily, see the show schedule for times and location.

See you there,

The RBS team

]]> http://www.rbsbattens.com/rbs-at-strictly-sail-chicago/feed 0 Gotta Love It 7!http://www.rbsbattens.com/gotta-love-it-7 http://www.rbsbattens.com/gotta-love-it-7#comments Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:30:55 +0000 RBS http://www.rbsbattens.com/?p=827

Congrats Team “Gotta Love It 7″!  “Defending champions Seve Jarvin, Sam Newton and Tom Clout have immediately set the standard for the 2009-2010 SP-HighModulus Australian 18ft Skiff Championship when they scored a convincing victory in Gotta Love It 7 in Race 1 of the regatta on Sydney Harbour today.”

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