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Rolex Capri Sailing Week Volcano Race
Alexander Schaerer’s Mini Maxi Caol Ila R secured line honours and the handicap victory
The famous Italian island of Capri and the beguiling Tyrrhenian Sea provided the host setting for the 2013 Rolex Capri Sailing Week Volcano Race, which came to a close on Friday 24 May following a week of close-fought inshore and offshore racing. Constantly changing and challenging conditions ensured enthralling sailing for the fleet of Maxi (...) -
Delta Lloyd North Sea Regatta
This year’s conditions at the Delta Lloyd North Sea Regatta were variable
The last day of the Delta Lloyd North Sea Regatta 2013 showed a repeat of last year, when a persistent sea fog made an early end to the competition. This time it was a lack of wind that happened to be the game breaker. After two hours postponement, the breeze filled in a little bit and the marks were laid out. However, before the first classes (...) -
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
Rolex Sydney Hobart : Wild Oats XI flies out to sea
The start of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race did not disappoint today and in perfect gusty southerly 20-25 knot winds, under a sunny sky, the 76 yachts in the Cruising Cruising #Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s annual race, popped kites and Code Zeros at the start, making for a spectacular (...) -
Rolex Middle Sea Race
South African entry Hi Fidelity confirmed as overall winner of the 2012 Rolex Middle Sea Race
Arriving at 04:18.15 CEST this morning, Eddie De Villiers’ Welbourne 46, established a corrected time benchmark that has proved impossible for the remainder of the fleet to beat. Hi Fidelity arrived in Marsamxett Harbour in dramatic style under a punishing thunderstorm, strong gusts and torrential rain, conditions atypical of those (...) -
Rolex Big Boat Series
Fourth Quarter Rally: Class Winners and IRC North American Champion Determined
On the fourth and final day of the 48th annual Rolex Big Boat Series, a majority of the eight classes competing had bristling showdowns to determine winners, while others held the line to establish early leaders as class victors, including IRC A’s Jim Swartz (Park City, Utah) and his team aboard the TP52 Vesper, which also were named the (...) -
Copa del Rey Audi Mapfre
RÁN, All4One, Swanderfull, Power Plate, Alegre, Margherite and Mapfre, winners of the 31st Copa del Rey
Palma de Mallorca, 21 de julio. The eight winners of the 31st Copa del Rey Audi Mapfre regatta were determined today after six days of very tight racing in the Bay of Palma. RÁN in IRC 0, Audi All4One in IRC1, Alegre in Soto 40, Swanderful in RI 1, Power Plate in RI 2, Marguerite – Jsteam in X-35 and Mapfre in J-80 were the teams to (...) -
Giraglia Rolex Cup
Franck Nöel’s TP52 Near Miss has been confirmed as the overall winner of the 2012 Giraglia Rolex Cup
A big boat race was predicted ahead of the historic 60th edition of the race from Saint-Tropez to Sanremo. And so it proved. Yesterday morning, the 100-foot Maxi Esimit Europa 2 (SLO) smashed the four-year old race record Record #sailingrecord by over three hours, completing the circa 242-nautical mile course in 14 hours, 56 minutes and 16 (...) -
Normandy Sailing Week
Fabien Henry, Ed Russo, Olivier Pesci and Cyrille Legloahec winners in Normandy
The seventh edition of Normandy Sailing Week came to an end this afternoon in Le Havre with victory going to “Toulon Provence Méditerranée” on the M34s, “Beelzebuth 3” in IRC1, “Batistyl” in IRC 3, “LVHN2” in First 7.5 and “Vog” in (...) -
Yacht Design
judel/vrolijk & co presents a 38ft ORC Lake Racer
The project came from an owner wish to sail a “one off” racing boat fully optimized for Lake Constance ORC regattas after several years experience on an existing production boat. To achieve such a goal, we were able to use most of the latest technical tools, materials and design developments coming from previous racing projects (...) -
Key West
Wrapping Up a Fabulous Week at Quantum Key West 2012
It was a frantic finish at Quantum Key West 2012 as several boats snatched victory with strong performances on the fifth and final day. Barking Mad pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in the 25-year history of the regatta, winning the Farr 40 class despite suffering a dreaded DNF. Barking Mad, skippered by Jim Richardson of Newport, R.I., (...)
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