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Although it may be Sunday, it’s no day of rest for the intrepid crews in the 21st edition of the Pacific Cup. While conditions have ‘normalized’ a bit since the early days, the five dozen boats racing to Hawaii still have their hands full in more ways than one.
Very much now in a downwind race to Hawaii, the fleet should be sailing with spinnakers up and due to the rather unique conditions...
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July 11th Pac Cup : The Fleets Converge
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- Published: 07-11-2022, 11:25 AM
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Charal V2 Emerges
- Published: 07-07-2022, 08:32 AM
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Charal V2 Emerges
This Monday, July 4, Charal, Jeremie Beyou and his entire team are pleased to unveil Charal 2. While retaining the racy and high-performance DNA of Charal 1 , the Charal Sailing Team has set out to set up a IMOCA more seaworthy, faster, more agile…resulting in an ambitious and daring design.
The moment is always charged with emotion, enthusiasm and draws up gratifying prospects for the future. Giving birth to a boat, which is moreover one of the most efficient in... -
A Maxi Tri Match Race To The Finish!
- Published: 07-06-2022, 10:25 PM
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A Maxi Tri Match Race To The Finish!
A suspenseful denouement to the race
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The top duo in the Finist?re Atlantique - Challenge Action Enfance is treating us to a thrilling denouement to the race. Currently battling it out at the latitude of Cape Finisterre, both crews were brought up on a diet of one-design competitions as past Figaro sailors, which means that racing with daggers drawn is very much part of their DNA. Despite radically different options yesterday... -
Wind And Waves Greet The Swans
- Published: 07-06-2022, 03:50 PM
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Wind And Waves Greet The Swans
Swan One Design Worlds – Day 1
07/07/2022
The Swan One Design Worlds, hosted by the Real Club N?utico de Valencia, got underway in some style today with three races for each competing class delivering dramatic and exhilarating racing in brisk conditions off Valencia, Spain.
Following storms overnight the ClubSwan Racing fleet had to contend with a steady but shifting breeze that increased during the afternoon from 12-13 knots up to 20 knots... -
The Pace Slowly Picks Up
- Published: 07-06-2022, 02:54 PM
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The Pace Slowly Picks Up
The third day of the 2022 Pacific Cup arrives with no shortage of action. A second wave of boats is now on the race course and sailing to Hawaii. The Monday fleet, heavily split between North and South, now sees the more southerly boats beginning to break out into pressure. One of the Monday starters - the Freedom 40/40 cruising boat Circe - returned to port, while one of the race’s most prestigious entries - the Volvo 70 Wizard - withdrew from their Friday start with delivery-related keel... -
A Case Of The Slows
- Published: 07-05-2022, 05:40 PM
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A Case Of The Slows
The 2022 edition of the Pacific Cup got off to a quick start for Monday's fleet, exiting SF Bay and spilling out into the Golden Gate Straits with relative ease, avoiding the building flood and riding the remaining ebb for all it was worth. Their luck changed dramatically after passing Mile Rock as the wind lightened and became erratic. Tuesday's fleet has not faired much better, but things are beginning to look up as the winds are finally beginning to cooperate...
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The Final Ascent
- Published: 07-05-2022, 03:48 PM
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The Final Ascent
CLIMBING TO CONCARNEAU
If the days follow one another and are not alike on the Finist?re Atlantique - Challenge ACTION ENFANCE, one constant persists with two boats which do not let go and progress almost equally in all the conditions encountered and under all speeds. This Tuesday at midday, the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild and Banque Populaire are still within a handful of miles. “Our little comrades from Gitana aren't very far away. The match... -
Neck And Neck After 3 Days
- Published: 07-03-2022, 10:32 AM
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Neck And Neck After 3 Days
With downwind winds, the sailors were able to descend the Atlantic at high speed on Saturday with peak speeds of 40 knots in a sea that was not yet too heavy. After a jibe on Saturday afternoon to get closer to the Iberian coast, the wind picked up last night off the Portuguese coast. With rough to heavy seas, the sailors lost a bit of speed but the progress remained rapid with speeds close to 30 knots. In the early morning, the first 3 Ultims engaged in a real battle at the latitude of the Strait... -
The 30 Plus Knot Charge Towards The Canaries
- Published: 07-02-2022, 07:07 PM
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The 30 Plus Knot Charge Towards The Canaries
For more than 24 hours, the 25 team members of the Finist?re Atlantique Challenge ACTION ENFANCE have been driving their machines at high speed. Evidenced by the average speeds of the Ultims over the last few hours of racing: nearly 34 knots! After a first passage abreast last night requiring numerous maneuvers and changes of sails, the giants of the seas are heading downwind towards Porto.
After a start in light airs, the 4 Ultims carried out trajectories towards...
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