Greetings yachties, In this issue: Team Kiwi Match AC34 Press Conference Wild Eyes arrives in Capetown Laura Dekka Jessica Watson – Where is she now? Abby Sunderland Figaro Transat Harold Bennett Spring Regatta at Stenungsbaden Yacht Club Reid Stowe and Soanya Ahmads – 1000 days at sea Louis Vuitton Trophy Ken Ring Predict Weather Des [...]
TELEFÓNICA BLUE LEG NINE DAY 3 QFB: received 16.06.09 1525 GMT Gabriele Olivo/Telefonica Blue/Volvo Ocean Race Good progress… Amazingly enough, from a convulsed mass of lead, now the bulb is back in its original shape, at least as close as it can be… I have no enough words to describe how thankful to the shore [...]
“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 [...]
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 [...]
