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Rolex Big Boat Series
Fourth Quarter Rally: Class Winners and IRC North American Champion Determined
On the fourth and final day of the 48th annual Rolex Big Boat Series, a majority of the eight classes competing had bristling showdowns to determine winners, while others held the line to establish early leaders as class victors, including IRC A’s Jim Swartz (Park City, Utah) and his team aboard the TP52 Vesper, which also were named the (...) -
Copa del Rey Audi Mapfre
RÁN, All4One, Swanderfull, Power Plate, Alegre, Margherite and Mapfre, winners of the 31st Copa del Rey
Palma de Mallorca, 21 de julio. The eight winners of the 31st Copa del Rey Audi Mapfre regatta were determined today after six days of very tight racing in the Bay of Palma. RÁN in IRC 0, Audi All4One in IRC1, Alegre in Soto 40, Swanderful in RI 1, Power Plate in RI 2, Marguerite – Jsteam in X-35 and Mapfre in J-80 were the teams to (...) -
Giraglia Rolex Cup
Franck Nöel’s TP52 Near Miss has been confirmed as the overall winner of the 2012 Giraglia Rolex Cup
A big boat race was predicted ahead of the historic 60th edition of the race from Saint-Tropez to Sanremo. And so it proved. Yesterday morning, the 100-foot Maxi Esimit Europa 2 (SLO) smashed the four-year old race record Record #sailingrecord by over three hours, completing the circa 242-nautical mile course in 14 hours, 56 minutes and 16 (...) -
Normandy Sailing Week
Fabien Henry, Ed Russo, Olivier Pesci and Cyrille Legloahec winners in Normandy
The seventh edition of Normandy Sailing Week came to an end this afternoon in Le Havre with victory going to “Toulon Provence Méditerranée” on the M34s, “Beelzebuth 3” in IRC1, “Batistyl” in IRC 3, “LVHN2” in First 7.5 and “Vog” in (...) -
Yacht Design
judel/vrolijk & co presents a 38ft ORC Lake Racer
The project came from an owner wish to sail a “one off” racing boat fully optimized for Lake Constance ORC regattas after several years experience on an existing production boat. To achieve such a goal, we were able to use most of the latest technical tools, materials and design developments coming from previous racing projects (...) -
Key West
Wrapping Up a Fabulous Week at Quantum Key West 2012
It was a frantic finish at Quantum Key West 2012 as several boats snatched victory with strong performances on the fifth and final day. Barking Mad pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in the 25-year history of the regatta, winning the Farr 40 class despite suffering a dreaded DNF. Barking Mad, skippered by Jim Richardson of Newport, R.I., (...) -
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
Stephen Ainsworth’s Loki declared overall winner of Rolex Sydney Hobart
This morning at 8.40am Stephen Ainsworth’s Loki was declared the overall winner of the Cruising Cruising #Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, the race he has been trying to win for 12 years finally coming to fruition on his 14th (...) -
Rolex Sydney Hobart
Bob Oatley’s Wild Oats XI led the rest of the 88 boat fleet through Sydney Heads
Despite her electric mainsail winch failing just 11 minutes before the start of the 2011 Rolex Sydney Hobart, Bob Oatley’s Wild Oats XI led the rest of the 88 boat fleet through Sydney Heads. -
12 Metre North American Championships
Ted Turner wins in Newport : A blast from the past
Media Media #media mogul Ted Turner returned to the sport he mastered many decades ago when he helmed the iconic American Eagle - the 12 Metre he once owned and raced around the world - in the 2011 12 Metre North American Championships held in Newport, R.I. over September 23-25. Turner’s well-honed skills earned him first place in the (...) -
Rolex Big Boat Series
Last day’s 14-17 knots on San Francisco Bay was a piece of cake
After enduring yesterday’s high wind survival conditions, the hundreds of sailors on 81 teams at the 47th annual Rolex Big Boat Series would no doubt agree that handling today’s 14-17 knots on San Francisco Bay was a piece of cake. And rich was the cake’s icing: sunshine unobstructed by fog, with temperatures that had warmed (...)
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