Greetings yachties, In this issue: Jules Verne Trophy – Code Orange 4 My Planet Des Top News Latest Scam Amended notice of race 33rd Americas Cup V8 Cat Scuttlebutt Key West 2010 Bugatti Veyron v McLaren F1 – Drag Race Tasman Trespasser – where is he now? Fairline Targa 58 Cheech & Chong up in [...]
Greetings Yachties, A collection of some outstanding big sailing machines. Enjoy Photos credit: Rolex / Carlo Borlenghi more here AC 33 is going to RAK Valencia more later, need jump in the spa with my mermaids more here and here and a few more here
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 [...]
Click the image for the latest from Frank France – He wanted it! He got it! The Eastbound North Atlantic sailing record has fallen! Pascal Bidégorry, skipper of the enormous maxi-trimaran Banque Populaire V, is now not only the fastest man under sail over 24 hours, covering an amazing 907.9 miles, he has also become [...]
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 [...]
Alive once more Little story of PK I started the design of PK in 1992 and the construction in 1993. At this time, I was student with no money, not a lot of knowledge and not too much confidence in what I could realize. That’s why this boat is exclusively made with some “recycled materials” [...]
Latest yachting news February part 1 1000 miles with no keel Marc Guillemot (Safran) crossed the Les Sables d’Olonne finish line at 01h 21 36s (GMT) this morning (Sunday) to clinch a hard won third place in this epic sixth edition of the Vendée Globe solo non stop around the world race. To complete his [...]
