We’re not a singles club… The Upto26Club is a club devoted to those who sail in yachts up to 26 foot in length and who love the joys, challenges, and adventure offered by small yacht sailing. The UpTo26Club, founded in 1999, is dedicated to getting small boats out racing and cruising together. The idea behind [...]
TOP MARKS AGAIN FOR ERICSSON 4 Ericsson 4 again took maximum points this morning when she crossed the finish of Volvo Ocean Race leg seven in Galway in first position. She finished at 0054 GMT today after taking seven days, 10 hours, 33 minutes and 51 seconds to sail across the North Atlantic from Boston. [...]
Artist Tony Blake Race 3 of the America’s Cup on Octber 19th, 1899, between the defender “Columbia” and challenger “Shamrock I” , was described by the press of the day as the most exciting race for many years. In a 20 knot wind the yachts raced over a 30 mile course off Sandy Hook, New [...]
Greetings Yachties, As I surf the web looking for yachting stories I discover our sport is the dream of many less ablebody yachties than most. Enjoy the stories and links I have found. At the Tullett Prebon London International Boat Show, quadriplegic yachtswoman Hilary Lister will announce her intention to compete in the 2011 Fastnet [...]
BMW ORACLE Racing wins the fleet race event and the overall Cagliari RC 44 Cup Photo: Copyright Nico Martinez / RC 44 Class: Larry Ellison and Russell Coutts, winners of the Cagliari RC 44 Cup PRESS RELEASE – RC44 Championship Tour – Cagliari RC 44 Cup There were no races in Cagliari today due to [...]
all the best yachties are on are you? Hi, We have just heard that New Zealander Roger Pagani has won the World Final of the BMW Sailing Cup in Italy, from eight competitor countries. This is considered the most prestigious amateur international title for keelboat sailors. Roger qualified for the event after winning the BMW [...]
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Some of the many trophies we won at the Squadron Under fine skies and a fresh North Easterley breeze, “Thelma” led for the whole of the 1907 Auckland Anniversary Regatta First Division Race, narrowly beating “Ariki” over the line. They were closely followed by “Rainbow” in third place. The great transatlantic race of 1866 began [...]
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more here and here Marin LuxurYachts launches 42m classic Elena Thursday, 16 April 2009 Photo by ConceptWorks The Spanish brand Marin LuxurYachts, which belongs to the shipyard Factoría Naval Marín successfully undertook the technical launching of its first two megayachts with steel hull in early March 2009. The first of those vessels is a 40 [...]
