PSP Southampton Boat Show
UK National Champions Piggot & Garka won the the Hydropool Tornado Speed Sailing
mercredi 28 septembre 2011 –
Set directly off the impressive marina pontoons of the boat show, the Hydropool Tornado fleet raced four races over a 100 metre windward/leeward course. The speed sailing format provides fast turn around crash and burn racing, with two minute start sequences immediately after the finish of the previous race, and no discards allowed !
Day one was fun but day two bought more action for the crowds who flocked to see the high performance Tornado catamaran racing at its best.
The sailors woke up to stronger winds across the Solent with up to 20knots for the 8 teams hoping to get as many races as possible into a one hour time slot.
There was time for 5 races which provided close racing for the spectators watching from the marina pontoons, the gusty conditions generated many oohs and aahs from the shore with lots of near misses and fast manoeuvres. The short race course lead to plenty of changes in positions throughout the races where one wrong move or slow gybe took the sailors from first to last.
It was current UK National Champions Grant Piggot and Robby Jon Garka who came out on top of the results board with an impressive 5 race wins on Sunday. They were closely followed by Tim Neale, a new edition to the Tornado fleet who ditched his Capricorn F18 for the weekend. In 3rd place was Phil Marks with consistent results throughout the series.
Videos
– Saturday - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyiicVJ8614
– Sunday - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAwAe-wCyWM
– Press info Andrew Dowley
Full Results
- 1. Grant Piggott & Robby Jon Garka
- 2. Tim Neale & Chris/Douggie
- 3. Phil Marks & Harvey/Martin
- 4. Lee Harrison & Andrew Dowley
- 5. Ron Price & Amy/Nev
- 6. Rich Thoroughgood & Roselle Farr
- 7. Phil Goddard & Simon Dean
- 8. Ned Neave & Erica Neave
Portfolio
Dans la même rubrique
-
en : SailGP Championship 2025
SailGP Germany : Les Bleus win their first event of the 2025 Season
In a stunning weekend comeback, the France SailGP Team claimed their first event win of the 2025 Season – bouncing back from near-disaster in practice to beat the BONDS Flying Roos and Emirates GBR in an action-packed winner-takes-all Final. -
fr : Foiling catamarans
2025 TF35 season : Julien Firmenich’s Ylliam 17 claimed victory in Nyon
Julien Firmenich’s Ylliam 17 claimed victory this weekend at the opening event of the 2025 TF35 season in Nyon, marking their first-ever regatta win since joining the fleet in 2023. Sailing alongside Firmenich were tactician Guillaume Rol and crew members Ed Powys, Stewart Dodson, Matthieu Ravussin, and Nelson Mettraux. -
en : Foiling cats • Switzerland
TF35 Trophy 2024 : Sails of Change 8 secures season title
The 2024 TF35 season came to a quiet close at the Société Nautique de Genève, as calm conditions on Lake Geneva persisted for a second consecutive day, preventing any further racing. -
en : Paris 2024 • Marseille
Olympic Sailing 2024 : Italian Crew Defend Olympic Title in Mixed Multihull
Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti retained their Olympic title in the Mixed Multihull with a dazzling display in Marseille. The Italian crew picked up the gold medal in Tokyo and looked set to replicate that feat in France, winning half the races that took place in the Opening Series. Heading into the Medal Race, Tita and Banti had at least a (…) -
en : Foiling catamarans
TF35 Trophy 2023 : Realteam Sailing, skippered by Jérôme Clerc, claim the annual Trophy
With only two races sailed due to light winds on the final day of the TF35 Malcesine Cup 1, Realteam Sailing, skippered by Jérôme Clerc, who have clinched the victory at every event of the 2023 season, claim the annual TF35 Trophy with one event remaining. -
en : Inshore Racing | GC32
GC32 Racing Tour 2023 : Rockwool’s Lagos GC32 masterclass
Four days of racing at the GC32 Lagos Cup came to a conclusion today on Portugal’s Algarve coast with a run-away victory for the Nicolai Sehested-skippered Team Rockwool Racing. Out of 15 races sailed, the Danish SailGP crew won a phenomenal ten, including an opening day of five races when they were unbeaten. In fact Thursday was the only one (…)
A la une
Articles les plus récents
-
fr : America’s Cup International Regatta
La OneWorld compagny remporte la régate de clôture
image 300 x 150Le bateau anglais en match-race avec celui des Suédois. Photo : John Nash / GBR Challenge
La semaine de régate entre Class America organisée par le club qui va défendre une seconde fois à Auckland le fameux trophée s’est soldée par une nouvelle surprise : la victoire sur le fil et sous le pont d’Auckland Harbour des américains de OneWorld Challenge. -
fr : VOLVO OCEAN RACE / étape 4
illbruck à quelques encablures de Rio
image 150 x 257Assa Abloy sous spinnaker
C’est la première fois dans l’histoire de cette course autour du monde en équipage qu’une étape va connaître un final aussi disputé entre cinq concurrents. Après 23 jours de peine et d’efforts, le suspens est encore total sur le dénouement de cette 4e manche, alors qu’une petite vingtaine de milles séparent le leader de l’étape, illbruck, du (…) -
en : VOLVO OCEAN RACE / Leg 4
The pain of thawing out
As the V.O.60s have headed further north towards Rio de Janeiro and the temperatures have started to soar, the crew have been experiencing excruciating pain as their chilblains and minor frostbite injuries have warmed up. Some of the teams‚ helmsmen have experienced repetitive strain injury from the rigours of steering their boats in the wild (…) -
en : America’s Cup International regatta
OneWorld snatches Victory under the Auckland Harbour Bridge
For the first time this week weather conditions at the scheduled start time were suitable for a race. With the match racing series finishing yesterday at the end of the double round robin series, only the last fleet race remained to be sailed. -
en : VOLVO OCEAN RACE / Leg 4
Turning the heat up
The heat is on in the Volvo Ocean Race in more ways than one. Concentration, analysis and making the right moves, is paramount and the navigators and tacticians are working overtime, to make sure that they do not let the rest of the team down. As the boats head north towards Rio de Janeiro air and water temperatures are improving by the hour. (…) -
fr : Trophée Jules Verne
De Kersauson pourrait quitter Brest dimanche
Après avoir consulté attentivement les derniers fichiers de prévisions météorologiques sur zone, Olivier de Kersauson a fait part de sa décision d’appareiller de Brest à la barre de son maxi-trimaran Geronimo dès demain dimanche 17 février vers 14 heures afin de rejoindre la ligne de départ du Trophée Jules Verne au large de l’île d’Ouessant. (…) -
fr : Trophée Jules Verne
Pierre Lasnier va router Geronimo autour du monde
Depuis ses bureaux, tout près de Saint Raphaël en Méditerranée, Pierre Lasnier embarque, plus souvent qu’à son tour, aux côtés des plus grands skippers, pour les plus beaux défis ou sur les courses les plus prestigieuses. -
en : America’s Cup International Regatta
Team New Zealand wins again
Racing was delayed for several hours today as the North Easterly sea breeze slowly appeared and settled down to blow at a light 6 knots. As the programme of races had slipped dramatically over the week due to light weather, the committee decided to terminate the match racing at the end of the Round Robin series, using the rankings from these (…) -
fr : America’s Cup International Regatta
Team New Zealand vainqueur faute de… vent !
Le vent a encore manqué dans la baie d’Hauraki. Ce samedi devaient se jouer les deux derniers match-races du deuxième round robin. Mais comme le vent de nord-est a encore tardé à se lever, le comité de course a décidé d’annuler les finales et d’attribuer la victoire au skipper totalisant le plus grand nombre de points. Sans surprise, Dean (…) -
fr : Trophée Jules Verne
Orange profil bas samedi à Vannes
image 300 x 158Le catamaran géant a rejoint le ponton mouillé devant le chantier Multiplast. Photo : Ch.Guigueno
Le catamaran de Bruno Peyron a rejoint le port de Vannes ce matin. Peu après neuf heures, les équipiers du créateur de The Race ont amarré le voilier au ponton mouillé devant le chantier Multiplast où il a été construit. Skipper, équipiers, architectes et constructeurs ont alors tenté d’élucider la raison du démâtage. Mais pour en savoir plus, (…)
