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A Different Sort Of French Open

Published on 09-24-2021 11:25 AM

Aspire takes six point lead into final day in Cannes

Aspire (POL 17, Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Przemysław Gacek, Simon Fry) moved into a six point lead on the penultimate day of the 2021 5.5 Metre French Open at the Régates Royales in Cannes, with just two races to sail, after a day of constantly changing conditions and some very close racing.

While Momo (SUI 229, Dieter Schön, Markus Wieser, Thomas Auracher) is up the second, New Moon II (BAH 24, Mark Holowesko, Peter Vlasov, Christoph Burger) drops to third, despite winning the first race of the day. Aspire won the second race before ...

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Turning Over A New Super Maxi

Published on 09-22-2021 09:53 AM

Speed, safety, strength and silence: these 4 elements are at the core of R/P's Design No. 283 153.5' Superyacht the REICHEL/PUGH-NAUTA 151 — a one-off, blue water performance sloop with general concept by Nauta Design, Naval ...

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Areté's Record Course Run

Published on 09-22-2021 09:33 AM

The 60-foot trimaran Areté owned by Rick Warner succeeded in their record-breaking attempt for the Chicago-Mackinac course, completing the 289 nautical-mile distance in 12:30:07.
This improves the previous outright time of 17:59:49 set in 2017 by Il Mostro, a Volvo 70 monohull. Areté’s ...

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Gabarts New Flying Machine

Published on 09-22-2021 08:59 AM

While it was launched on July 22, SVR-Lazartigue , François Gabart's brand new flying trimaran was baptized with great fanfare two months later, yesterday Monday September 20. In the presence of course of his skipper and his Mer Concept teams, but also of his sponsor Didier Tabary, Founding President of the French cosmetics group Kresk, new owner of the SVR-Lazartigue trimaran and of the movie star Mélanie Laurent.

A star who underlined, for example, one of the key figures of the ...

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APIVA Claims Le Défi du Azimut

Published on 09-20-2021 10:20 AM

You could hardly hope for a more dramatic race packed into less than two days at sea than we saw in the Défi Azimut-Lorient Agglomération 48-Hours classic, a contest that tested crews and produced another stellar performance at the front by Charlie Dalin and Paul Meilhat on APIVIA.

The beauty of the 48-Hours – the centrepiece of another very successful Défi Azimut rendez-vous in Lorient for the IMOCA Class and its suppliers – is that the race directors can ...

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Day One BBS Selects

Published on 09-20-2021 09:32 AM

A semi breezy but mostly cloudy day, the ORR fleet was on the southern course which started on the
western side of Treasure Island. The lighting and wind were better there so remained primarily below
Alcatraz... Interesting duel between the Rogers 46's which covered each other through out the day with
Dave MacEwen's Lucky Duck maintaining a slight ...

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6 Metre Magic In Sanxenxo

Published on 09-16-2021 09:10 AM

NOTORIOUS AND AIDA DOMINATE IN LIGHT AIRS ON DAY ONE OF XACOBEO SIX METRE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2021

14 September 2021 – Sanxenxo, Spain – The opening day of the Xacobea Six Metre European Championship 2021 in Sanxenxo, Spain featured two tricky light airs races for the thirty-one competing teams from eleven nations. Racing for the Open and Classic Divisions was run in a light and at times shifty north westerly that gave the tacticians plenty to think about, kept the trimmers busy changing gears and put the mark layers through their paces. ...

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Southern YC Takes Command

Published on 09-16-2021 08:47 AM

Lovell, Southern YC Drive Into the Lead on Day 2
NEWPORT, R.I. — It was just the sort of moment that the founders of the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup envisioned more than a decade years ago when they created the event. Two identical boats crewed by amateur ...

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Merlin's Magical Mystery Tour Begins West Coast Return

Published on 09-15-2021 12:25 PM

The Mother of all things Sled is back on the west coast, for what appears to be an extended stay!
Bill Lee's original downhill surfing sled has entered the building after an east coast romp and is planning on
putting her through the paces with hopes for miles of smiles in her home waters where she accelerates.

Boat captain Brian Malone explains: "We completed the majority of east coast objectives, many of those included far ...

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The Rookie On A Breakaway!

Published on 09-14-2021 01:24 PM

French rookie Jules Delpech (ORCOM) is the breakaway leader of the fourth stage of the 52nd La Solitaire du Figaro, taking a lone, solo route more than 25 miles to the east of the main body of the fleet as they negotiate the tricky descent of the Celtic Sea after rounding the mythical Fastnet rock in the small hours of this morning. ...

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Then There Were Three....

Published on 09-14-2021 12:18 PM

Pre-start Collision Before Offshore Leg to Helsinki Forces Team Denmark and Sweden to Retire

For the first time in the history of the Nord Stream Race, a collision between the Danish and Swedish boats leads to a retirement, so that this afternoon only the teams from Finland, Russia and Germany were ...

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Maxi Multi Banque Populaire Exits The Shed

Published on 09-13-2021 03:58 PM

Maxi Popular Bank XI
This morning Armel, Kevin and the Team returned Maxi Popular Bank XI back to the water at Lorient La Base.
The two skippers will resume training this weekend.

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Saving The Best For Last

Published on 09-13-2021 03:18 PM

Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup enjoys a spectacular renaissance

The wind off Porto Cervo never filled in on the final day of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup. Thus, following Friday s layday, the results at the end of play on Thursday stand, at this the pinnacle event of the maxi yachting calendar, organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in conjunction with maxi yachting’s governing body, the International Maxi Association.

For the third time, the stand-out performance across the maxi fleets was that of Canadian Terry ...

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A Classic Week In Monaco In All Terms

Published on 09-13-2021 10:09 AM

Monaco Classic Week-La Belle Classe is not just a regatta but a voyage through yachting history as the final day’s Grand Parade of vintage sailing and motor yachts testify - from the last steam-yacht still active, the 78.4m SS Delphine (1921), to the fleet of 12’ Dinghy (3.67m) class gems via the awe-inspiring gaff schooners Puritan (1930) and 47m Orion (1910) making her return to Monaco, and the 15M IR yachts including organisers’ Yacht Club de Monaco’s flagship Tuiga (1909), Mariska (1908) and The Lady Anne (1912). ...

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Another Boat Washes Up On Linda Mar Beach

Published on 09-13-2021 09:42 AM

September 11, 2021
BEACHED BOAT SPILLS FUEL @ LINDA MAR
"The sailboat Hetairos, an old fiberglass full-keel, washed up on Linda Mar ...

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Missing Sailor Located And Rescued After 6 Days

Published on 09-12-2021 11:18 AM

HONOLULU — Coast Guard and partner agencies have rescued Philip Grenz, the operator of the disabled sailing vessel Epic, approximately 310-nautical miles southwest of Oahu, Friday.

The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter William Hart rescued Grenz, last seen Sept. 2, 2021, and is currently transporting him back to Oahu.

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Leg Four Gets Underway

Published on 09-12-2021 10:40 AM

ONE FINAL FASTNET ULTRA MARATHON TO DECIDE LA SOLITAIRE DU FIGARO

Corentin Horeau (Mutuelle Bleue pour l’Institut Curie) led the fleet out of Morlaix Bay this afternoon at the start of one of the longest legs in the recent history of the French annual multi stage solo offshore race, an epic 685 miles Stage 4 taking the 34 racers to the Fastnet Rock and back to the 52nd La Solitaire du Figaro’s final ...

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Marshalling The Competition On Malletts Bay

Published on 09-12-2021 10:03 AM

Spectacular conditions allowed 41 teams to complete four more races on the middle day of the J/24 US National Championship hosted by Malletts Bay Boat Club in Colchester, VT.

With sunny skies, warm temperatures and winds between 10-14 knots, Mike Marshall extended his advantage over eight total races.
Now discarding an eighth, Marshall retains scores ...

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Med Maxi Madness

Published on 09-10-2021 09:30 AM

Disaster for Highland Fling XI as Lyra wins her class at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup

by James Boyd / International Maxi Association

While it was not the fierce northwesterly and flat water for which the Costa Smeralda is notorious for yacht racers, today, after three relatively light races, the wind was knocking on the door of 20 knots for the penultimate day of competition at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup. This was the most breeze ...

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New Fleet Of AC40's To Open Doors

Published on 09-09-2021 12:00 PM

The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) and Defender Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) along with the Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd (RYSL) and Challenger of Record INEOS Team UK today announce exciting initiatives to be included as part of the Protocol for the 37th America’s ...

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