NEVILLE CRICHTON Boat Owner of Mini Maxi Alfa Romeo “We try to have crew members who’ve either done the Round the World or the America’s Cup” Being the boat owner of a Maxi is not the common thing, and certainly not being the owner of two of them. That’s the case of New Zealander Neville [...]
Greetings yachties, Seems you have found my Fastnet ’09 story. If you have any random imges of the race you would like to share in this story-send ‘em in. Happy Sailing. Photo from NZL_Spindrift SOL RAN 2 CONFIRMED OVERALL WINNER OF THE 2009 ROLEX FASTNET RACE Photo credit: Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi 2009 Rolex Fastnet [...]
By Daphne Morgan Barnicoat (Photo credit: Carlo Borlenghi / Alinghi) Hundreds of people came to bid farewell to Alinghi 5 as it was lifted off Lake Geneva by the giant Russian Mil Mi26 helicopter at 09:15 this morning, destination Genoa, Italy, for the next chapter of the Alinghi training programme towards the 33rd America’s Cup. [...]
A$50m earmarked for marina development By IBI Magazine Australian Ports and Waterways Minister Joe Tripodi has announced the go-ahead for more than A$50m in maritime developments at Rozelle and Blackwattle Bays. Sydney Superyacht Marina Pty Ltd has been chosen to redevelop the existing superyacht facility in Rozelle Bay, while All Occasion Cruises Pty Ltd has [...]
Measurement Procedures for the 33rd America’s Cup published The Société Nautique de Genève today issued the Measurement Procedures for the 33rd America’s Cup Following the suggestion of New York Supreme Court’s Justice Kornreich, the America’s Cup defending yacht club, Société Nautique de Genève (SNG), has published the measurement procedures for the 33rd America’s Cup Match [...]
Sun sets on another Cowes Week Another fine and sunny day was predicted for the final day of Cowes Week, but the light gradient northwesterly wind was predicted to fade to zero during the morning, before being replaced by a gentle sea breeze, writes Rupert Holmes. Class 1 IRC, Fortix Excel winner of today’s race [...]
more Banque Populaire here Countdown to the Opti Worlds The NZL Yachting Trust Opti Worlds Team have all assembled in Rio de Janeiro now for the start of the Optimist World Championship 2009. They are settled in to their accomodation, had 4 days of training in a mixture of conditions, have tomorrow off for rest [...]
The record here more here more here Banque Populaire V, the largest ocean racing trimaran in the world, was launched in August 2008 in Lorient (Brittany – France). Built at sites in Cherbourg, La Rochelle and Lorient, the construction of the maxi trimaran took 250 000 man hours of work, utilsiing a total workforce of [...]
Top Spinnaker Trimming Tips From North’s Nigel Young Photo © Paul Todd 31 July 2009 North’s Nigel Young gives Justin Chisholm the low down on choosing and using your spinnaker. We all know that good downwind speed is all about communication between the spinnaker trimmer and the helm. What sort of information do you think [...]
Dalton flags move to weigh anchor By GREG FORD – Sunday Star Times Grant Dalton has confirmed for the first time his tenure as general manager of Emirates Team New Zealand is nearing an end. He can see the finish line and even knows how he wants to cross it, with one mighty last hurrah [...]
