http://www.teampindar.com/ en Kate@performancepr.com Copyright 2010 2010-01-04T16:59:18+00:00 http://www.teampindar.com/brian/en/news/article/world_champion_canoeist_anna_hemmings_awarded_mbe/ http://www.teampindar.com/brian/en/news/article/world_champion_canoeist_anna_hemmings_awarded_mbe/#When:15:59:18Z Anna Hemmings, six times World Champion and Britain’s greatest ever female marathon canoeist, has been awarded an MBE (Member of the British Empire) in the 2010 New Year’s honours list, for her services to sport. 2010-01-04T15:59:18+00:00 http://www.teampindar.com/brian/en/news/article/sail_bahrain_crew_return_to_uk/ http://www.teampindar.com/brian/en/news/article/sail_bahrain_crew_return_to_uk/#When:14:25:15Z Four of the Sail Bahrain yachtsmen, who were detained by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard for a week, returned to the UK on Friday for an emotional reunion with their families. 2009-12-07T14:25:15+00:00 http://www.teampindar.com/brian/en/news/article/sail_bahrain_crew_arrive_safely_in_dubai/ http://www.teampindar.com/brian/en/news/article/sail_bahrain_crew_arrive_safely_in_dubai/#When:19:57:04Z Sail Bahrain’s five British sailors arrived safely into Dubai this evening, following their week-long ordeal in the custody of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. The crew were held after inadvertently venturing into Iranian waters whilst on their way to the Dubai-Muscat Offshore Sailing race last Wednesday. 2009-12-02T19:57:04+00:00 http://www.teampindar.com/brian/en/news/article/december_2_statement_from_andrew_pindar_obe_chairman_of_sail_bahrain/ http://www.teampindar.com/brian/en/news/article/december_2_statement_from_andrew_pindar_obe_chairman_of_sail_bahrain/#When:08:55:08Z We received confirmation from the Foreign Office at 0830 this morning that our sailors had been released by the Iranian authorities. We are all absolutely thrilled with the news. 2009-12-02T08:55:08+00:00 http://www.teampindar.com/brian/en/news/article/statement_from_andrew_pindar_obe_chairman_of_sail_bahrain/ http://www.teampindar.com/brian/en/news/article/statement_from_andrew_pindar_obe_chairman_of_sail_bahrain/#When:16:57:09Z "Last Wednesday, Sail Bahrain's racing yacht set out from Bahrain to join the start of the Dubai-Muscat Offshore Race. On the way, we received a call from the crew stating that they had been stopped by an Iranian navy vessel. We understood that the crew believed they were in UAE waters, but due to a fault with the propeller, they may have inadvertently drifted into Iranian waters. 2009-12-01T16:57:09+00:00 http://www.teampindar.com/brian/en/news/article/sail_bahrain_chairman_to_issue_statement_outside_pindar_head_office_this_ev/ http://www.teampindar.com/brian/en/news/article/sail_bahrain_chairman_to_issue_statement_outside_pindar_head_office_this_ev/#When:16:38:26Z Sail Bahrain Chairman to issue statement regarding yachtsmen held by Iranians 2009-12-01T16:38:26+00:00 http://www.teampindar.com/brian/en/news/article/sail_bahrain_statement/ http://www.teampindar.com/brian/en/news/article/sail_bahrain_statement/#When:19:50:24Z On 25 November, Sail Bahrain’s Kingdom of Bahrain Volvo 60 racing yacht was stopped by Iranian navy vessels, as it was making its way from Bahrain to the start of the Dubai-Muscat Offshore Sailing Race. The boat may have strayed inadvertently into Iranian waters. 2009-11-30T19:50:24+00:00 http://www.teampindar.com/brian/en/news/article/kingdom_of_bahrain_to_compete_in_dubaimuscat_yacht_race/ http://www.teampindar.com/brian/en/news/article/kingdom_of_bahrain_to_compete_in_dubaimuscat_yacht_race/#When:11:48:57Z Members of Sail Bahrain are due to arrive in Dubai on November 26 on board the Kingdom of Bahrain race yacht, to join the start line of the Dubai-Muscat Offshore Sailing Race, which begins tomorrow. The event marks the first offshore race for the Volvo 60 racing yacht, under the ‘Sail Bahrain’ banner, following its official launch, at Amwaj Island last week. 2009-11-25T11:48:57+00:00 http://www.teampindar.com/brian/en/news/article/team_pindar_launch_sail_bahrain/ http://www.teampindar.com/brian/en/news/article/team_pindar_launch_sail_bahrain/#When:17:23:45Z Andrew Pindar OBE and Team Pindar—one of the world’s leading independent sailing teams, launched the first phase of the Sail Bahrain project at Amwaj Marina, today. Andrew Pindar along with HE Shaikh Daij bin Salman bin Daij Al Khalifa, Chairman of the General Organisation of Sea Ports, officially welcomed the arrival of the two spectacular 60 foot Volvo ocean-racing yachts with a ribbon cutting ceremony. 2009-11-19T17:23:45+00:00 http://www.teampindar.com/brian/en/news/article/pindar_sailors_celebrated_at_isaf_rolex_world_sailor_of_the_year/ http://www.teampindar.com/brian/en/news/article/pindar_sailors_celebrated_at_isaf_rolex_world_sailor_of_the_year/#When:18:43:54Z US Sailing Team AlphaGraphics yachtswoman, Anna Tunnicliffe, last night won the prestigious ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards. The multi-disciplined sailor received the award from HRH Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark at a spectacular ceremony held at the The Busan Yacht Club in Haeundae-gu, Korea. 2009-11-12T18:43:54+00:00