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 [...]
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A$50m earmarked for marina development By IBI Magazine Australian Ports and Waterways Minister Joe Tripodi has announced the go-ahead for more than A$50m in maritime developments at Rozelle and Blackwattle Bays. Sydney Superyacht Marina Pty Ltd has been chosen to redevelop the existing superyacht facility in Rozelle Bay, while All Occasion Cruises Pty Ltd has [...]
“The Alinghi Team will also begin their matches with the dance from the Swiss billionaire’s home village. “We are happy to see this honorable traditional dance revived for the Rugby World cup,” said Bertarelli. “Called the Hakyodel, it involves the players chanting out the words to a challenge in an archaic Swiss language whilst waving [...]
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 [...]
The Volvo Ocean Race starts from Alicante, Spain on October 4 with an in-port race, with the fleet then setting out on Leg 1 around the world on October 11. The Volvo event began as the Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race from Portsmouth, England back in 1973 and continued every 4 years until Volvo [...]
