Looks like team Groupama 4 has taken a considerable lead this morning. The far east strategy has paid off for the well overdue team. The rest of the competition to the west remains struggling in an upwind battle in a massive tropical depression which will seem to be factor for the next few days. Groupama 4, meanwhile is comfortably reaching along at hull speed to even further their advantage. More…..
This is perhaps one of the most beautiful regatta destinations in the world. Check out late last year’s highlights from the beautiful West Indies. Hopefully this year’s Antigua Sailing Week will bring just as much beautiful weather, big waves and plenty of breeze. Check out www.sailingweek.com for details on this years event. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJ7P-gvE7f8&w=560&h=315]
Sometimes it is polite to stare………… ……at Beautiful Yachts! Click this link and get the down low for the regatta next year, it will be quite the event. This is a shot of the beautiful, 180 footer, Marie.
The Rigging Company is back on the race course again and this time stepping up its sponsorship. We are proud to announce that we are the Platinum Sponsor of The 2018 Rigging Company J24 & J22 East Coast Championship. This event takes place in late October, 10/26-10/28. The venue is at one of Annapolis’s top sailing clubs, Severn…
German engineering is at it again, Bavaria Yachts is all new and looking good. Bavaria Yachts are being built (and have always been built, since 1978) just minutes away from my hometown Wurzburg, Germany in a small township called Giebelstadt. Although being completely land locked, the company boasts of being one of the largest production yacht building…
The Clipper Around the World Race is my latest discovery (although I am sure most of you already know of this). This is essentially a Volvo Ocean Race for amateurs of all shapes and sizes. It seems the boats are all one design and fully rigged and equipped to handle the challenges of the open…
Looks like the MOD 70’s experienced yet another capsize just a couple of weeks ago while practicing for the Transat Jacques Vabre. It’s pretty serious when these things go over as Team Spindrift can vouch for with their spill back in June in Dùn Laoghaire, Ireland. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqO-pzROfPs&w=420&h=315] ~Video courtesy of SailingNews’ YouTube Channel Virbac Paprec…
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