lots more photos here too and another one here Photos by Micky Costa Put 20 copies of your logo on yachtyakka with live links back to your webpage for just $10 per week – bargain!! HUGO BOSS back in the water! Last week HUGO BOSS went back into the water in her home berth in [...]
From Ollys Blog Saturday, April 11, 2009Easter tidings…. A fine day, warmer and sunny followed by a magnificent full moon lighting the silvery waves this evening. Few miles clawed to the east. There were many flocks of birds crossing our path today heading north – I wonder if they’re off to warmer climes for winter. [...]
Perhaps Ernee has been building Cheezezilla for a while? Year : 1986 Length : 14,00 m Width : 12,00 m Weight : 1300 kg Materials : Carbon aramid - PVC Foam – Nomex Construction : Wet lay-up on mannequin Designers : Grégoire Dolto & Patrick Dubois Engineers : [...]
From Latitude 38 COURT OF APPEALS DECISION RELEASED State of New York, Court of Appeals announced their decision this morning, finding the defender Société Nautique Genève (SNG) had breached their fiduciary duty and has instructed that the America’s Cup shall be returned to the custody of the New York Yacht Club (NYYC) who will conduct [...]
Waiheke Boating Club Mid Week Race Last Race Round Waiheke Race here more here PRESS RELEASE – RC 44 Championship Tour 2009 The RC 44 Class goes green and pursues its development at a steady pace * DHL to minimize carbon footprint of the Championship Tour Following the first regatta of the 2009 Championship Tour, [...]
more here Greetings yachties, Cape Horn From Japan Today Solo sailor Minoru Saito conquers Cape Horn for 5th time Tuesday 07th April, 08:15 AM JST CAPE HORN, Argentina — Solo Japanese yachtsman Minoru Saito took another step into the annals of sailing Monday, rounding Cape Horn for the fifth time in his 36-year yachting career, [...]
Record Breaking Quadriplegic Woman Re-Launches Solo Sail Around Britain. Hilary is preparing to complete the round Britain dream starting from Plymouth at the end of May, 2009. Hilary Lister, 36, will officially re-launch the “Round Britain Dream”, in which she aims to become the first disabled woman to sail solo around Britain, on stand P80 [...]
more here The top skippers in the world have been invited to the 2009 ISAF Women’s Match Racing World Championship in Lysekil, Sweden held during Lysekil Women’s Match from 27 July-1 August. With women’s match racing on the Olympic programme for the first time at the London Games in 2012, the World Championships this summer [...]
Part 1 Part 2 more here Boatshed reports bumper sales By IBI Magazine/Motor Boat & Yachting UK-based yacht broker Boatshed.com has reported another month of buoyant boat sales. The company says that despite tough market conditions, a number of positive factors have led to decent sales results. Peter Watt of Boatshed Portsmouth says: “The strength [...]
Part one here Greetings yachties, The annual round Waiheke Race promised up to 20knots with a westerly turning south. Some thunderstorms around Hamilton, lucky we weren’t going there. The day dawned with mist on the hills and by 0900 nothing, not even a zepher, then it rained. Perfect lets go yachting. No short course. We [...]
