Chiffonniers au contact et suspense en Mer Celtique Fallait-il privilégier le gain vers l’ouest ou bien celui vers le nord ? C’est la grande question du jour après le virement de la nuit dernière dans la dorsale anticyclonique. A moins de 190 milles de Dingle, au moment d’attaquer la Mer Celtique, les écarts sont toujours [...]
Sail into Fishguard The events of yesterday’s sail seem have been greatly exaggerated and, in some cases, incorrectly reported. We sailed from Milford Haven for Fishguard. On Thursday we had come over to Fishguard to talk to the coxswain of the RNLI. He was extremely generous with his time and knowledge and we talked about [...]
“Every day (and night) is another great day for a sail” with Glowfast Marine and Lidgard Sails 27 May 2009 Glowfast Marine is joining forces with Lidgard Sails to ensure every day, and night, is great for sailing. Lidgard Sails Lofts are now stocking and installing Glowfast Luminous Draft Stripes, Glowfast Luminous Spinnaker V’s and Glowfast [...]
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom The surfing has continued as have the gusty conditions, giving me a very wet and very wild ride. In fact, there was a moment earlier when Totallymoney.com resembled a submarine. I was sitting in the cuddy, watching the world go by, when a strong gust of 38knots picked us up and we [...]
Sunday, May 3, 2009 Success in Rimini The start of the regatta was a tricky one for the boys, with our 4th member Sam Bell joining us . We were forced to default the first race and rigging the boat in the pre start of our second we won 1 of 4 races that day [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Want one of these? just in The hottest Sleuth on Anarchy Oracle seeks America’s Cup regatta in 2011 2 hours ago MADRID (AFP) — US syndicate Oracle said Tuesday it backs a traditional America’s Cup regatta in 2011 and has proposed this format to defenders Alinghi ahead of a meeting to discuss the next edition [...]
33rd Americas Cup Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 At 8.37 pm the celebrated schooner “America” crosses the finish line to the sound of cannon fire from the Castle to win The Hundred Pound Cup, which later became known as The America’s Cup. more here Painting by Tony Blake Americas Cup_Deed_of_Gift [...]
