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Race 2: Tech 2 Continues Her Battle To Remain On Top

Published on 03-07-2021 07:01 PM

18ft Skiffs
JJ Giltinan Championship, Race 2
Sponsored by Birkenhead Point Marina
Sunday, 7 March, 2021
Sydney Harbour

tech2's team overcame an epic, race long battle with her arch rival Yandoo Winning Group to score a sensational, and possibly controversial, win in Race 2 of the JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour today.

As the fleet passed the finish line, tech2 (Jack Macartney, Charlie Wyatt and Lewis Brake) defeated Yandoo Winning Group,(John Winning Jr., Seve Jarvin ...

NorCal Giant Slayer Wins Islands Race

Published on 03-07-2021 12:09 PM

'io Wins Overall 2021 Islands Race

A full year ago in Spring 2020, Newport Harbor Yacht Club and San Diego Yacht Club hosted the Islands Race with a just a hint of the Covid-19 influence over our lives, one of the last “normal” regattas before the pandemic took over. A few weeks later as the 2020 Puerto Vallarta Race sailed down to Mexico, the US fully embraced the initial Covid-19 lockdown and sailing hasn’t been the same since. But with patience and planning, this year’s Islands Race brought 32 teams to compete in the 142 mile coastal race from Long Beach, around Catalina ...

Day 1 2021 JJ's: Tech Two On Top

Published on 03-06-2021 12:19 PM

18ft Skiffs
JJ Giltinan Championship, Race 1
Sponsored by Lazarus Capital Partners
Saturday, 6 March, 2021
Sydney Harbour

Australian 18ft Skiff champion Tech2 team of Jack McCartney, Charlie Wyatt and Lewis Brake took the first step towards adding the JJ Giltinan Championship to an already impressive record this season when they came from behind to take out Race 1 of the regatta on Sydney Harbour today.

With a great display of crew work in the 12-18 knot SSE breeze, ...

18ft Skiffs: 2021 JJ Giltinan Championship Preview

Published on 03-05-2021 12:27 PM

Despite winning the last season’s Australian 18ft Skiff Championship in the then new tech2 skiff, Jack Macartney’s 2020-2021 Season team has gone up to another level of performance and consistency as it has taken all three major championships so far this season.

Macartney, Charlie Wyatt and Lewis Brake have been nearly faultless with their teamwork in every race since the season began on October 11, but realise that they will have to maintain the standard if tech2 is to give the trio their first JJ Giltinan Championship victory.

The two biggest threats to the tech2 team’s Giltinan hopes are Smeg and Yandoo Winning Group (formerly known as Winning Group).

Smeg’s skipper Michael Coxon ‘retired’ from the 18s after winning ...

The Modification Of SF Bay Underwater Obstacles

Published on 03-05-2021 11:50 AM

BLOWING UP BLOSSOM ROCK -

Underwater rocks in Central San Francisco Bay have been a problem since the British Navy sloop "Blossom"encountered Blossom Rock in 1826.
There are four significant underwater rock formations in the San Francisco ...

Pandemic Travel Restriction Force Cancellation Of 2021 Melges 24 Worlds

Published on 03-05-2021 11:33 AM

05.03.2021
March 05, 2021 - Charleston, SC, USA

Dear Melges 24 Sailors,

I have an update on our World Championship scheduled for April 2021. In sum, we have reached the point where we can no longer designate the event a World Championship due to ...

Cascais Named Stop In Ocean Race Europe

Published on 03-04-2021 10:46 AM

Cascais waterfront © Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team

Following the Race start from Lorient, France, at the end of May, the inaugural edition of The Ocean Race Europe will stop in Cascais, bringing the top international offshore racing teams in the world to Portugal.

Located 30km ...

2nd Stage of Portugal Grand Prix Ends with A Blast

Published on 03-03-2021 06:10 PM

The last day of the 3rd Portugal Grand Prix - Round 2 had two races for the 470 and three for the RS:X, with 15 knots! Have a look at what happened in the water

25 470 Men, 16 470 Mixed, 26 470 Women's dinghies

26 RS-X, 16 RS-x Women Sailboards have just completed the 2nd stage ...

Go Captain Splains His Misfortune

Published on 03-03-2021 04:10 PM

~ “I am proud that we walked away from a crash landing.” ~

SIMPSON BAY--Captain of the 77-metre-long mega-yacht GO Simon Johnson has sought to dispel rumours, answer critics and set the record straight in an exclusive interview with The Daily Herald, by describing the moments prior to the yacht’s sudden control malfunction in the crucial minutes of the line-up procedure to exit Simpson Bay Lagoon on Wednesday, February 24.

He says the incident ...

Liberty Bitcoin Youth Foiling Cup Underway In Italy

Published on 03-03-2021 04:05 PM

Gaeta, Italy (March 3, 2021) – The first Grand Prix of the inaugural Liberty Bitcoin Youth Foiling Gold Cup got underway today for the eight teams competing in the Persico 69F class. After light winds postponed the start of the qualification round, each team completed three races in variable 7-9 knot winds.

The challenging conditions benefited the three teams with the most experience in the Persico 69F who now lead the rankings, although the USA team of Langston Goldenburg, Riley Gibbs, and Anna Weis, which are new to the boat, sit in fourth.

Qualifying continues to March 8 after which the ...

SSS Corinthian 2021: A Fond Farewell To February

Published on 03-02-2021 01:35 PM

A cloudless sky and predicted winds out of the north were on tap for the last Saturday of the 2nd month
of 2021. There were a few changes in store for the short handed sailors due to COVID 19, mostly the venue and routing.

The Corinthian YC, which usually has hosted the annual Central Bay Tour was off limits at time that permit applications were due,
so the decision to utilize the space in front of the GGYC was opted in as start and finish, and the course would ...

Lorient To Host Start Of Ocean Race Europe

Published on 03-02-2021 10:53 AM

The French city of Lorient in Brittany has been appointed as the starting point for The Ocean Race Europe.

The iconic port, in the heart of the renowned ‘Bretagne Sailing Valley’, will host the start for both the IMOCA and VO65 fleets as they ...

Change Of Course For Super Series

Published on 02-27-2021 12:07 AM

The 52 SUPER SERIES Follows Responsible Approach And Reschedules 2021 Season And Venues
(Friday 26th February, 2021) – With the prospect of being unable to run the early season events to an appropriate standard and have them properly accessible ...

Down Under RIO Find New Home

Published on 02-24-2021 01:12 PM

Manouch Moshayedi's former Pac 52' RIO was recently sold and has relocated in Australia
where she can compete with other 52's with a new owner and change of scenery:

An exciting front-of-the-fleet battle is taking shape for the 2021 Teakle Classic Adelaide to Port Lincoln Yacht Race with ...

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