Greetings yachties, brainaid Ocean Racing will be doing weather services for Laura Dekker during preparation and her sail around the world. Edwin Delaat, is very close to getting a ride to Fiji – he just needs to find some cash, If you would like to make a donation towards this young man’s sailing career please [...]
Top speed of 45knots! At 9:00, after a little over 21 hours of sailing, the Maxi Banque Populaire V has a lead of 133.3 nautical miles on the reference time of the Jules Verne Trophy. With a flow of East / Northeast relatively strong and a good average speed, the multihull skippered by Pascal Bidégorry [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
more here Cost of Rescue by Oliver Dewar In late December and the first week of January, the single-handed skippers of three round the world race boats took the drastic decision to abandon their yachts in the Southern Ocean: the seriously injured Yann Eliès on the French, IMOCA Open 60, Generali, racing through the Indian [...]
