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After postponing the January Mid Winters due to the pandemic shutdown, the CYC February regatta became the default race 1&2
with plans for a follow up the on the weekend of March 6th & 7th to become races 3 & 4...

The weather gods smiled favorably on the event, with the last of a series of weak systems rolling in and out of the area late Friday and early Saturday.
Behind the system, a significant northerly ...

INEOS TEAM UK beat Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli



all images © Studio Borlenghi/COR

Start: 1715
Port: GBR
Stbd: ITA
Course: E
Axis: 248
Length: 1.8nm
Current: 0.2 knots @ 353
Wind: 8-12knots 225 degrees

Winner INEOS TEAM UK – 0:14

For the second race of the day the breeze had increased slightly. INEOS TEAM UK were first into the pre-start zone and were able to control the start more readily. Two small advantages, but would the British team be able to convert these into an advantage at the start?
As both boats headed towards the start line, positions were reversed from the first start of ...

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© Porto Antico di Genova

The first edition of The Ocean Race Europe will finish in Genova, Italy in June.

The historic maritime city is already the home of The Grand Finale - the finish of the next edition of round the world race ...

Ocean Going Container Dispensers Reloading At Port Of Oakland

With a giant leap in volume of online shopping since the pandemic has begun, shipping companies have experienced a large increase in volume
of containers needing to be moved across the seven seas. The increased demand has lead to packing ships to the maximum with little room for error.
Many of the containers coming from the US back to overseas destinations are shipped empty as the US imports have ...

The Valentines Day Eve events for the Berkeley Yacht Club and Regatta Pro Mid Winters was sailed on Saturday Feb 13th
in very fine conditions, and had very fine people in all the boats. A low pressure event had passed through early in the morning, giving
way the clearing NW winds and brilliant sun dashed with a passing cloud or two. The BYC utilized a closer to shore event with the leeward mark
on the circle proper and the windward mark just south of the Richmond break water. With this being the final event for the ...

17th February 2021

AMERICA’S CUP EVENT (ACE) POSITION ON CONTINUATION OF RACING:

In these uncertain times, as the permitted Event Organiser responsible for the delivery of the 36th America’s Cup presented by PRADA in Auckland under ...

PRADA Cup Final Race 4 summary

With four wins on the scoreboard Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli comes away of the first PRADA Cup Final weekend having stamped their authority and with the first to seven going to the Match, INEOS TEAM UK path gets steeper and steeper.

A first tight races with Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli and INEOS TEAM UK displaying perfect one-on-one duels of tacks and tactics, was followed by a race in which the British team made one pre start mistake and were left chasing the Italians for the remained of the race.

With the boats performance looking pretty even, the start becomes a defining moment. The Italians simply sailed better and dictated both races to the British.

The races have been held today on ‘the back paddock’ - as the Race Course E is commonly called – with a north-easterly ...

Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli and INEOS TEAM UK squared off today to determine the winner of the PRADA Cup Challenger Selection Series and the right to face the Defender Emirates Team New Zealand.

The first day of the PRADA Cup Final was a double for Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, with the Italian team taking the lead of the provisional ranking clearly leading both races and appearing just a click faster than the British team.

Still a long way to go to the end being a 13-races series, with the Italians in need of five more wins to go through ...

French IMOCA team will join inaugural edition of new event



Nicolas Troussel training on board the IMOCA Corum L'Épargne.
© Eloi Stichelbaut


The CORUM L'Épargne Sailing Team, led by ...