Let us not forget the Extreme 40’s which are almost considered the dinosaurs of stadium racing compared to the winged AC45. They still pack a punch when it comes high speed, adrenaline pumping action. And let’s not forget sailings very own Tiger Woods. Ben Ainslie returns to professional sailing in Singapore leaving the past (Perth)…
Well their break is over and the VOR is off to leg three. Despite some of their early mishaps Team Abu Dhabi takes an inshore race win for the locally represented team. For the start of leg 3 the crowds weren’t shy and proved again that this was a worthwhile stopover. Enjoy highlights of the leg 3 start as…
The Multi-one design 70 makes it’s debut. The race appears as though it will take on a Volvo Ocean Race type approach and is rumored to start in New York City around July this year! Great idea for a venue, should be fun to watch these high powered, multi-hulled, fully crewed sailing machines start their…
Enjoy this short clip of this large and unique racing fleet in Abu Dhabi. Beautiful! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUXx7HP6Irg&w=560&h=315]
So I have to apologize to my few readers for the lack of rigging and sailboat related blogs. I had to call in sick last week about Wednesday. Don’t fret however I have recovered and all blogs are a ‘GO’ starting Monday. Thank you for your follows and talk to you soon.
This gentleman, Matt Rutherford, was originally a customer of the former Chesapeake Rigging. He had asked Chesapeake Rigging for a standard rigging inspection and stated that he had plans of crossing the Atlantic. I never met with him face to face but distinctly remember his request because it wasn’t every day that one of our customers (who…
Apparently this was the first time in quite a while that the Volvo Ocean Race crews have had to spend their Dec.24 and 25 on the water. Leg 2 came to a close on Monday with with first place overall, Team Telefonica taking the victory at an almost photo finish over second place overall, Team Camper….
I really didn’t intend to blog so much about the Volvo Ocean Race but there is just so much interesting news! Apparently the French Team, Groupama retain a 80 NM lead but maybe not for long. As the fleet heads into the Indian Ocean and perhaps the trickiest and most unpredictable portion of the race, The…
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…
Spend three and half minutes and check out what the VOR is up to. Looks like the race is taking its toll…… [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4djDK1jYkZw&w=560&h=315]
Highlights of leg 2 start. Enjoy! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJuGo4e6OEI&w=560&h=315]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WGQIj6b4as&w=560&h=315] Take a minute to check out the impeccable crew work of Team Quantum as well as the excellent helmsman skills in close quarters of Annapolis’ own, Terry Hutchinson, long time skipper of the TP52 Quantum Racing Team.
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