Monthly Archives: September 2009

Plenty of action on day 1 of the iShares Cup Amsterdam – the penultimate round of the six-stage series… The trickiest racecourse on the European circuit proved testing for the nine Extreme 40s but it was Oman Sail Masirah … Continue reading →

Porto Cervo, Italy (25 September) – Day three in Porto Cervo at the Audi Melges 32 World Championship, hosted by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda produced three more races to bring the event up to 6 races completed. Extending … Continue reading →

In race 4 of the first day of the iShares Cup Amsterdam, a collision between Oman Sail Masirah and BT on the first windward leg has put Masirah out of action. A port/starboard incident, saw BT trying to duck … Continue reading →

The race viewer indicates this morning that Hull & Humber may have won the Battle of Biscay. With only a few miles to go before rounding Cape Finisterre the team has a comfortable lead on the rest of the … Continue reading →

With just a month to go until the start of the 2009 Melges 24 World Championship, being hosted by Eastport Yacht Club, Annapolis, from 23-31 October, both the sponsors and competitors are hard at work preparing for the event. … Continue reading →

For nearly 25 years Dragon class has been attracting the world’s best small keelboat sailors, Olympic medallists and ocean racers. This 8,90 metres long keelboat is actually quite hard to sail, with tens of different settings with boats from … Continue reading →

A high number of racing enthusiasts, competitors, and supporters arrived at the Royal Western Yacht Club in Plymouth yesterday afternoon (23rd September), to celebrate the launch of the Shetland Round Britain & Ireland 2010 race. Veteran sailor Mervyn Wheatley, … Continue reading →

The first day of racing at the Audi Melges 32 World Championship, hosted by Yacht Club Costa Smeralda was nothing short of spectacular, not to mention delivered no surprises. At the end of the day, topping the 30-boat fleet … Continue reading →