Heading for the Canaries!
After being postponed for 24 hours due to the bad weather conditions forecast off Cape Finisterre for Wednesday, the start of the first stage of La Boulang?re Mini Transat was given this Monday, September 25, at 1:38 p.m. Propelled by a southeasterly flow blowing gently between 4 and 7 knots, the 90 competing competitors then left Les Sables d'Olonne to reach Santa Cruz de La Palma, with a total of 1,350 miles to cover and almost as many traps...
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The Mini's Are Amassing In The Atlantic And Canary Island Bound!
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The Mini's Are Amassing In The Atlantic And Canary Island Bound!
Heading for the Canaries!
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Raven Flies Into Uncharted Waters
BALTIC 111 RAVEN REACHES SUSTAINED SPEEDS IN HIGH TWENTIES AS SUCCESSFUL TRIALS ARE COMPLETED IN FINLAND
Early sailing trials for the foil-assisted Baltic 111 Raven have been described as ‘very successful’ as the super-lightweight sloop showed impressive reliability and reached sustained speeds in the high 20s during 10 consecutive days of sailing off Baltic Yachts’ head-quarters in Jakobstad, Finland
The revolutionary superyacht, the first sailing... -
The Raven Fly's Into A New Era
BALTIC 111 RAVEN REACHES SUSTAINED SPEEDS IN HIGH TWENTIES AS SUCCESSFUL TRIALS ARE COMPLETED IN FINLAND
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Lowry And Martin Setting The Pace At 5o5 Worlds
Lowry and Martin lead the pack with random precision
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Racing concluded on Sunday, September 24, for the 2023 5O5 Pre-Worlds and North American Championships at St. Francis Yacht Club. The event was held on two sailing areas on San Francisco Bay, with the first day of racing on Saturday held on Race Area A, west of Alcatraz Island, and the second day on Race Area B, just west of Treasure Island.
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Martin & Lowry Set The Pace At 5o5 Worlds
Lowry and Martin lead the pack with random precision
SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Racing concluded on Sunday, September 24, for... -
Foiling IMOCA's Speed Runs Blister The Water At Lorient
The 2023 edition of this Azimut Challenge - Lorient Agglomeration marks a turning point for the multi-format event imagined by Jean-Marie Corteville in 2011. By welcoming 34 IMOCAs to Lorient La Base for the biggest poster of the year, the Challenge showed that he had the scale for large gatherings. Review of a breathtaking edition!
It was in 2018, right here at the D?fi Azimut, that Charal, the first VPLP design of the name, carried out the first takeoffs... -
Lorient Speed Runs Blister The Water On Foiling IMOCA's
The 2023 edition of this Azimut Challenge - Lorient Agglomeration marks a turning point for the multi-format event imagined by Jean-Marie... -
Top IMOCA Boats Charging Towards The Finish
The fleet of 31 has been reduced by 3 boats since the start, while the lead boats, led by Franck Cammas and Jeremie Beyou on Charal are as this writing are all within 100 miles or less, and galloping along to windward at speeds approaching 20 knots!
Last night, CORUM L'Epargne dismasted 80 miles from Audierne, in the southwest of Brittany. The damage occurred at around 1:30 am, just over 12 hours after the start of the Azimut 48H from Lorient. The boat had just...Last edited by Photoboy; 09-22-2023, 12:54 PM. -
The fleet of 31 has been reduced by 3 boats since the start, while the lead boats, led by Franck Cammas and Jeremie Beyou on Charal are as this writing... -
Two Boats Sidelined As Wind Increases In Puerto Portal
A day of double jeopardy sees 52 SUPER SERIES 2023 title battle closer than ever
An incredible turn of events at the start of the first race today at the 52 SUPER SERIES Puerto Portals Sailing Week saw both of the top two title challengers, circuit leaders Provezza and second placed Platoon launched on an emotional rollercoaster which concluded with the German flagged world champions finishing today poised now only six points behind Provezza with only four races of the... -
Winds Increase And Two Boats Sidelined In Super Series
A day of double jeopardy sees 52 SUPER SERIES 2023 title battle closer than ever
An incredible turn of events at the start... -
Breeze On Start For Defi Azimuth
Breeze, heavy seas, beating, reaching and running… Some bracing and varied conditions await the 34 competing duos from Thursday at 10:30 UTC
As is the case every year, the D?fi Azimut – Lorient Agglomeration is an opportunity to bring a little order to the ever-changing IMOCA scoresheet. Indeed, the 2023 season has seen the arrival of several new designs, some of which have already made quite the impression.
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A Breeze On Start For Le Defi Azimut
Breeze, heavy seas, beating, reaching and running… Some bracing and varied conditions await the 34 competing duos from Thursday at 10:30 UTC
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Buckler Island Offered Up For $75 Million
An entire private island in the San Francisco Bay has hit the market for $75 million.
Article by Andrew Chamings: https://www.sfgate.com/local/article...-18378643.php?
Point Buckler’s 50 acres of swampy marshland on the southern edge of Grizzly Bay in Solano County last changed hands for just $150,000 in 2011. The huge price hike may have something to do with the recent $800 million land grab by Flannery Associates — the group of ultra-wealthy... -
Buckler Island Offered For $75 Million
An entire private island in the San Francisco Bay has hit the market for $75 million.
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Bay Of Palma Sees Phoenix Rising
20TH OF SEPTEMBER, 2023
Phoenix steer clear to lead, Platoon, Sled damaged in Race 2 collision at 52 SUPER SERIES Puerto Portals Sailing Week
The Plattner family’s Phoenix lead the 52 SUPER SERIES Puerto Portals Sailing Week regatta after three excellent races on the Bay of Palma which were marred by a collision at the start of the second race when Sled and Platoon were hit by Gladiator on the start line.
Platoon and Sled were allocated... -
Bay Of Palma See Phoenix Rising
20TH OF SEPTEMBER, 2023
Phoenix steer clear to lead, Platoon, Sled damaged in Race 2 collision at 52 SUPER SERIES Puerto Portals Sailing Week... -
Forecasted Nasty Weather Delays Defi Azimut Start
Given the extremely difficult weather conditions, Race Management has just announced a programme change. Originally scheduled for Wednesday, the speed runs have now been postponed till Sunday to replace the Tour de l’ile de Groix round island race. “The weather is not conducive to launching runs with guests aboard. The race zone is exposed with 25 to 28 knots gusting to over 32 knots and heavy seas. Added to that, it would be too risky to have lots... -
Forecasted Nasty Weather Postpones Defi Azimut Starts
Given the extremely difficult weather conditions, Race Management has just announced a programme change. Originally...
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