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Unfinished Business: Snafu Rematch vs The Coastal Cup

Published on 06-18-2019 04:08 PM

Editor's Note: Karl Robrock produces this epic writeup on his latest Coastal Cup Adventure, this time with Hogin Sail's Steve McCarthy.
The 2017 Edition was not what Karl had hoped for and was later written up HERE!!!

Snafu vs. Coastal Cup 2019 /June 17, 2019

I had some unsettled business with Coastal Cup after making landfall by air instead of water two years ago. Steve and I were ready to take another stab at it. Snafu has been equipped with a bomber Ballenger rig - the Express 27 section rather than Ultimate 20 section this time.

This year’s Coastal Cup was attended ...

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The Rich Get Richer

Published on 06-18-2019 11:13 AM

Alexis Loison, (Region Normandie), continues to assert his dominance on the shortened 400-nautical mile third
stage of La Solitaire URGO Le Figaro, having led the fleet for much of the last 48 hours.

Alongside Gildas Mahe, (Breizh Cola-Equi-Thé), and Anthony Marchand, (Groupe Royer-Populaire Secours),
the trio have earned themselves an incredible buffer of 52 miles over the rest of the fleet, having escaped
through a key tidal gate off the north eastern tip of the Channel Islands, which so many others fell foul of,
describing it as ‘hellish’ and ‘disastrous.’ (You ...

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Wanderbird Floats Again!

Published on 06-18-2019 10:35 AM

No. 5 Elbe" again on the surface
Nocturnal success for the salvage mission of the monument ship "No. 5 Elbe" in the swing mouth:
Since about 1 o'clock the sunken 135-year-old ship is again at the water surface.

Translated from NDR.com

Air bags brought it up
At the weekend, divers of a Spanish specialist company had ...

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Tidal Trap Tangles Tanguy Le Turquais

Published on 06-18-2019 09:45 AM

IS THE STAGE 3 PODIUM ALREADY SET?

Less than 24 hours after the start of the 450-nautical mile third stage of La Solitaire URGO Le Figaro, Alex Loison, (Region Normandie), is currently leading a breakaway trio which has earned a cushion of 18 miles since they escaped through a key tidal gate off ...

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AC37 Annual Race Debut A Smashing Success

Published on 06-17-2019 12:43 PM

Unforgettable Weekend for the Melges IC37 Class at the New York Yacht Club 165th Annual Regatta
NEWPORT, R.I. (June 16, 2019) — The Melges IC37 Class experience was showcased in full at the New York Yacht Club 165th Annual Regatta throughout all three days of nearly perfect conditions, great competition, and unrivaled camaraderie for the Melges ...

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Intense Fight For Glory On Lake Geneva

Published on 06-17-2019 12:10 PM

Competition was intense from start to finish for Ladycat powered by Spindrift racing and the 464 competitors in the 81st edition of the Bol d’Or. This intensity was accentuated by the myriad of weather conditions: from lights winds towards Le Bouveret and a sudden, vicious storm on the return leg to Geneva. A storm of such violent proportions that racing had to be suspended for a period of time. Despite the difficult ...

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A Rocky Start To Leg 3

Published on 06-17-2019 09:45 AM

Tanguy LeTurquais ran aground on the rocks of the eastern tip of Alderney around 1330hrs French time.
Despite several attempts to get off unaided Race Direction sent an inflatable RIB to help.
Unfortunately on the falling tide, Quéguiner-Kayak was stuck fast on rocks while there was still about
twenty centimetres of tidal range still to fall.

Bob Escoffier’s motor trimaran Express, which accompanies the fleet as media boat and guard ship,
tried to pass a line which was connected to a spinnaker ...

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Bol D'OR Mirabaud An Unexpected Blast

Published on 06-15-2019 12:39 PM

Converging disturbances wreaked have on the Bold'Or Mirabaud on Lake Geneva Saturday, with winds in excess of 50 knots, hail lightning and thunderstorms, before clearing out. Many DNF's litter the course yet the race continues...

image ©raffica sailing team

The Bol d’Or Mirabaud is the most important inland lake regatta in the world.
Started in 1939, it welcomes mono-hulls and multihulls each year on Lake Geneva, starting in Geneva, ...

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We Have Liftoff

Published on 06-14-2019 11:23 AM

The first flying sessions of 2019 for the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild with the Baie de Quiberon as the playing field.
Flight, power, stability: the new elements put ...

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Rippin On The Richmond Riviera

Published on 06-14-2019 09:32 AM

Caleb Paine getting his giddy up on! ...

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Breeze On In Corsica

Published on 06-13-2019 12:16 PM

Record stands as Rambler 88 claims
line honours victory in breezy Rolex Giraglia

Press release issued by the International Maxi Association
13 June 2019

The Mediterranean’s reputation for light wind yacht racing was dented today, with the lead boats regularly experiencing 20-30 knot winds in the Rolex Giraglia’s offshore race - organised jointly by Yacht Club Italiano, Yacht Club de Monaco and Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez and supported by the International Maxi Association (IMA).

Starting from the Golfe de Saint-Tropez at 12:35 yesterday, the maxi ...

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Leg 2 Finishing Up For Solitaire Sailors

Published on 06-13-2019 09:36 AM

With the breeze off Roscoff shutting down to become very light yesterday evening and through the night,
the later finishers on Stage 2 of La Solitaire URGO Le Figaro struggled against the tide and unfortunately
saw big increases in the time differences behind the leaders and some of their rivals.

Such is the uncompromising nature of this race, the combination of missed tides and light winds,
means hard earned minutes can very suddenly turn to hours.

Even so this 50th edition of La Solitaire ...

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Quantum And Club Swan 36 Breaking New Ground

Published on 06-13-2019 09:18 AM

On Monday, June 3, 2019, Quantum Sails powered the groundbreaking ClubSwan 36 for its official launch
and first round of sea trials. Quantum Sails is proud to be involved in making this boat-of-firsts fly, and in
helping Nautor's Swan disrupt the world of sailing with this new one-design class aimed at giving the
amateur sailor access to extreme performance. Using Quantum’s iQ Technology® design ...

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An Extremely Sad End To Extreme Sailing Series

Published on 06-13-2019 08:36 AM

OC Sport confirms the closure of Extreme Sailing Series™

OC Sport, the international event organiser and rights holder which owns the Extreme Sailing Series™, has confirmed all operations for the global circuit have ceased after they were unable to reach a successful Management-Buy-Out.

OC Sport, the international event organiser ...

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A Beavers Tale: The Gnawing Details

Published on 06-12-2019 08:30 AM

It was a five cruise ship day in Ketchikan, and the irony was not lost on those paying attention and all the R2AK fans and families who gathered in the Alaska Fish House that, as the nearest supply of dry and warm, has become the official finish line waiting room for the expectant recipients of a newborn winner of the R2AK. One dock over, the floating buffet tables were starting to gather their ...

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Tuesday Update: The Fleet Passes The Needles

Published on 06-11-2019 09:11 AM

Racing towards a depression which has brought them strengthening winds and heavy rain as they reach eastwards up the Channel, the fleet on the second leg of La Solitaire URGO Le Figaro are being led by Yoann Richomme (Hellowork-Groupe Telegramme), who has eked out a lead of nearly four miles on second placed Armel Le Cléac’h (Banque Populaire) early this morning.

Richomme. Leg 1 winner, reported gusts of more than 35-knots and short, steep confused seas as he battled towards the Needles Fairway buoy which ...

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Coastie Rescue At Crater Lake?

Published on 06-11-2019 08:31 AM

NORTH BEND, Ore. — The Coast Guard rescued a man who fell into the Crater Lake caldera, Monday afternoon, assisting the National Park Service and a District 3 Technical Rope Rescue Team.

An ...

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Angry Beaver Rings The Bell

Published on 06-10-2019 05:21 PM

Team Angry Beaver finished the 2019 Race 2 Alaska @ 14:56 today to claim the $10,000.00
cash prize, a 12 pack of cold beer and the 1st to ring the bell honors.

The team of Matt Pistay, Gavin Bracket, Brent ...

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Them's The Breaks

Published on 06-10-2019 04:32 PM

Friends of Prospector

As many of you know Prospector dismasted at 3am on Sunday June 9th while participating in the 2019 Annapolis to Newport Race. At the time of the incident we were in the Atlantic approximately ...

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Angry Beaver Unleashes It's Fury

Published on 06-10-2019 12:40 PM

image © sean trew/pacific frog

The remoteness of the BC coast has always been key to this thing. A big part of why the R2AK needed to exist was to get more people into the self-supported adventure that can only happen when you’re outside of your comfort zone and in a place where no one will hear you scream.

There’s a fleeting rarity and holiness to being beyond the reach of communication. Doubt ...

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