Greetings yachties, Thanks Brad. I had a brief chat with Brad Butterworth on Saturday night while I was at the Stewart 34 – 50th celebrations. It’s not easy being Luigi, Jules Vern Trophy – slow going for Groupama 3, 50knots, Laurie Jury wins 2009 Telecom New Zealand Match Racing Championships Cape Breton Island – arrives [...]

Hello from BlackMatch in Portugal, Today we went unbeaten winning all 3 of our races and qualified for the quarterfinals in 5th position, not a bad birthday present for the BlackMatch skipper Adam Minoprio, who turned 24 today. We had some very close racing today, including exciting wins against fellow Kiwi Phil Robertson and eventual [...]

“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 [...]