Greetings yachties, Sorry about the blank look on the home page, mothership updated the wordpress to the latest version and it looks like a piece of code is missing from the backend of the site, mothership is working with the wordpress guys to try and sort the problem. In the meantime enjoy my little collection [...]
Greetings yachties, Welcome to yachtyakka, all the best yachting stories from the best yachting websites with a little humour to keep the deadshits, wallies and wankers out. Enjoy Join Yachtyakka Yacht Club and build your own sailing blog with photos, video, events and handy hints. First a couple of classics from Dire Straits. Jessica Watson [...]
Greetings yachties, In this issue: Even Keel Tara Oceans Expeditions Revenge Supercar BMW Auckland Regatta RORC Caribbean 600 – Beau Geste Wins RC44 – Cayard Sailing Report America Cup : le mot de fin de Bertarelli Jules Verne Trophy – Peaceful and Pacific – where is Groupama3 now? Google Maps - new app Tiger Apology [...]
Greetings yachties, In this issue: Mohsin Mainsail 250120 RC44 – Al Maktoum Trophy Sailing News TV – update Groupama3 - Where are they now? Grant Dalton rips into Alinghi Keep Turning Left Melges 20 Une goélette pour Thierry Dubois WHY Jessica Watson ticks off another Cape – Where is she now? Tasman Trespasser 11 nacra [...]
BMW ORACLE Racing Video Gallery. Highlights from Race 2 of the 33rd America’s Cup (extended version) from Valencia Sailing I get asked all the time, How is Yachtyakka going? click here to find out and here Greetings yachties, While the yachting worlds eyes have been focusing on Valencia, there have been other events grinding away, [...]
Greetings yachties, 1 more sleep to the raft race Mike Perham – Bounty Boat update Paul Cayard 33rd Americas Cup – Owners Press Conference, no Larry Five times Giltinan Championship winner Trevor Barnabas – last minute call up for F&P America’s Cup View – Sir Russell Coutts Waiheke Boating Club Picnic 2010 Groupama3 Where is [...]
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 [...]
Another fine Murder Rock Rum tasting on my island Next weekend I will be having another tasting down the bottom end of Waiheke with the solo race fleet, lock up your nearest and dearest, knotme will be on the loose and tasting the spoils of Wild Days Rum, could get a bit messy. Greetings yachties, [...]
Greetings yachties, In this issue: Zerogradinord – Russell Coutts meets international press Abby Sunderland leaves this Saturday more here Jules Verne Trophy – Groupama3 to Brest Simon Daubney GGYC seeks redress over NOR and SIs for AC33 Another Gold Within Reach for Percy and Simpson DoGzilla & Cheesezilla Where is Jessica Watson now? Old Top [...]
Greetings yachties, Join Yachtyakka Yacht Club, there is Rum to be tasted Icebergs BT yacht – all but submerged but safe, HUGO BOSS arrives safely into The Azores, Nick Jaffe – Europe to Australia in a 26ft boat, Video from British Couple on Yacht Captured by Pirates, Abby Sunderland – update, Where is Jessica Watson [...]
