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 [...]
Forza Kiwi Emirates Team New Zealand add the Region of Sardinia Trophy to the Marseille Trophy after a composed final day of racing in a building Mistral breeze, while Islas Canarias Puerto Calero win the GP42 Series Regatta. Emirates Team New Zealand’s boss and mast-man Grant Dalton (NZL) had his wish today as the Mistral [...]
I was round at Boat sluts last knight, having a rum and he reckons we should change the headings to show the date published. make it easy to find stuff, next he’ll want an index, we will see how it works. Enjoy good win for ETNZ, maybe that other team in black could learn a [...]
Alastair Callender, of Callender Designs, has developed a radical 58m, rigid-wing superyacht concept, which will be powered from wind, solar and Hybrid Marine Power (HMP) technology from Solar Sailor Holdings Ltd. Initially aimed at an owner of an eco-friendly stance, with a non-sailing background, Soliloquy shall push the boundaries of yacht design convention as we [...]
Smile, be happy! Deauville International Week was certainly born under a lucky star. 4 editions, 4 forecasts with wind, 4 forecasts with sun and 4 sessions of top quality competition. For the final day of racing, conditions were ideal once again: 2O knots of S/SW’ly to delight competitors. “It’s the first time I’ve raced in [...]
These boats answer a new demand in leisure sailing, a whole new fleet of small boats has been built over the last 15 years. Perfect for playing Swallows and Amazons, easy to rig, to transport and to put to water these boats allow families to discover less frequented waters. They are replicas of European and [...]
Sail into Fishguard The events of yesterday’s sail seem have been greatly exaggerated and, in some cases, incorrectly reported. We sailed from Milford Haven for Fishguard. On Thursday we had come over to Fishguard to talk to the coxswain of the RNLI. He was extremely generous with his time and knowledge and we talked about [...]
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Scuttlebutt News: Chris Bedford: Valencia wind conditions in February An America’s Cup held off Valencia during the month of February will take place in conditions much more variable generally lighter than those experienced during the Challenger Series (which began Apr. 16) and the America’s Cup match (held June 24-July 3) in 2007. Additionally, rather than [...]
Zoom, Zoom, Zoom The surfing has continued as have the gusty conditions, giving me a very wet and very wild ride. In fact, there was a moment earlier when Totallymoney.com resembled a submarine. I was sitting in the cuddy, watching the world go by, when a strong gust of 38knots picked us up and we [...]
