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RC 44 Championship Tour
Chris Bake wins the Puerto Calero Islas Canarias RC 44 Cu
Chris Bake and his Team Aqua have confirmed their leadership today, winning the fleet regatta ahead of Torbjorn Tornqvist’ Artemis and “lucky” Ceeref. Also winner of the DHL Trophy and second of the match race event earlier in the week, Aqua has received the Championship Tour leader’s gold (...) -
Farr 40 Class Australia
Transfusion is Hamilton Island Australian Championship
Guido Belgiorno Nettis’s Transfusion has taken the double by winning both the 2009 Hamilton Island Farr 40 Australian Championship and the 2008-09 Australian Farr 40 Circuit after racing wrapped up today. -
Rolex Big Boat Series
Reichel/Pugh 78 Akela took line honors in the final race
There’s a saying in sailboat racing that if there’s wind, then everyone is happy. It’s safe to say that the competitors in the Rolex Big Boat Series were ecstatic with today’s conditions of 8-10 knots in the morning, building to 15+ knots by early afternoon for the regatta’s final race - known as the Bay Tour. The (...) -
Clipper 07-08
Non-professional fleet arrives in Liverpool
A spectacular welcome greeted the crews of the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race as they arrived back in Liverpool at the end of their 35,000-mile circumnavigation. For the non-professional crew onboard the ten 68-foot ocean racing yachts, the return to Albert Dock marks the end of a challenge of a lifetime as they battled the elements (...) -
Melges 24 World Championship
Italian Uka Uka Racing team wins 2008 worlds
The final day of racing at the Volvo Melges 24 World Championship, hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in Porto Cervo, Sardinia, brought high drama and great celebration as the Italian Uka Uka Racing team of Lorzeno Bressani (helmsman), Lorenzo Santini (owner), Federico Michetti, Francesca Prina and Francesco Bruni (tactician) claimed (...) -
Rolex Farr 40 World Championship
Mascalzone Latino Makes it Three World Titles in a Row
Vincenzo Onorato and his Mascalzone Latino are the 2008 Rolex Farr 40 World Champions, achieving a first in the sailing world - three back-to-back victories in this ultra-competitive one design class. This evening in addition to the World Cup, Onorato was presented with a commemorative Rolex timepiece at the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship (...) -
RC 44 Championship Tour
Chris Bake crowned RC 44 champions 2007
Held in fairly light wind, today’s first fleet race saw Patrick de Barros’ first victory on board Team ES Bankers Dubai, ahead of Team Omega and Team Aqua. De Barros started the race at the pin end of the line, at full speed Speed #speedsailing , and dominated the entire regatta: the left side of the course was clearly the place (...) -
Rolex Settimana delle Bocche
Neronne new Farr 40 European Champion
Two more races, two more winners and one final change in the overall standings. The 2007 Rolex Farr 40 Europeans have been nothing if not consistent in painting a totally new picture every race and every day. In the end there was no doubt about the winners, Massimo Mezzaroma & Nerone stole the show on the final day to post a fourth and a (...) -
Farr 40 USA
Warpath Wins Rolex Farr 40 North American Championship
After nine grueling races spread out over four days, it came down to the final race to determine the winner of the Rolex Farr 40 North American Championship. In fact, victory was decided in the last 20 feet of racecourse for champions Steve & Fred Howe aboard their Warpath, who edged out Erik Maris’s Twins for the win. Sixteen boats (...) -
Yacht Design
The new Farr 35’ canting keel one-design
Design #613 represents the culmination of intense discussions with the client, who previously owned a Farr 36 One Design. The carefully prepared brief called for an inshore boat with sufficient freeboard for coastal race capability, legs out hiking and minimal interior. The goal was to produce a very fast boat keelboat for its size (35 to 38 (...)