In fighting form Team Pindar demolish the opposition at the Danish Open match racing
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As TeamOrigin is damaged in a collision at the final day of racing at the iShares Cup Kiel regatta
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Pour la seconde journée de la HP Cup La Réserve, les conditions de navigation étaient une nouvelle fois idéales sur le Lac Léman, où des centaines de spectateurs ont profité du soleil pour venir suivre la régate sur l’eau et le long du rivage…
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Pour la seconde journée de la HP Cup La Réserve, les conditions de navigation étaient une nouvelle fois idéales sur le Lac Léman, où des centaines de spectateurs ont profité du soleil pour venir suivre la régate sur l’eau et le long du rivage…
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Cette troisième et dernière journée de l’iShare Cup à Kiel a été marquée par le retour du vent et de l’adrénaline ! Les épreuves ont débuté peu après 14h00 dans un vent régulier de 15 noeuds…
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Cette troisième et dernière journée de l’iShare Cup à Kiel a été marquée par le retour du vent et de l’adrénaline ! Les épreuves ont débuté peu après 14h00 dans un vent régulier de 15 noeuds…
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On the final day of racing for the D35s at the HP Cup Reserve
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And they are all for Italian owners….
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Amory Ross brandishes his camera….
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The Musto Skiff World Championships have come to a close with an unsurprising result
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Mon and Humpreys are crowned 29er National Champions after an impressive series
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[Source: BMW Oracle] The checklist for BMW ORACLE Racing 90 boat captain Bruno Laurent (FRA) is getting shorter as the team enters the final stages of preparation for the first sail early next week in Anacortes, WA.
“The first days we will go very easy,” said Laurent, one of helmsman Franck Cammas’ (FRA) long-time crew from the Groupama multihull program. “The first sail will be just one or two tacks and a check of all the systems.”
Sail trimmer Ross Halcrow (NZL), head of the sail program, is preparing the mainsail of 500 square meters (5,000 square feet) for loading onto the boat, signaling time to sail is getting close. “There is a great sense of excitement and anticipation to start sailing.”
Navigator Matteo Plazzi (ITA) has been working with the electronics and performance team to ensure all on board systems are in place. “We are excited to go and sail this boat,” Plazzi said. “For the first few days we will monitor closely to ensure loads don’t exceed predictions. We will be taking it slowly but it will be great to be sailing.”
The trimaran was launched on Monday from the boatyard where it was built in Anacortes, WA. Since then, the team has conducted an extensive regime of load tests dockside and continued installation of on board systems for sailing. Initial sea trials will take place on Puget Sound.
The brand new BMW Oracle trimaran undergoing structural tests. Anacortes, 26 August 2008. Photo copyright Gilles Martin-Raget / BMW Oracle
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Jose Cusi’s Bribon takes victory by just two points in the Audi MedCup’s Region of Murcia Trophy
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No racing took place during the closing day of the Trofeu Quebramar-Chrysler. DesafÃo wins comfortably, with 4 bullets in 5 races. AIRIS is second while 3rd-placed MADRID achieves best ever result
Cascais, 30 August 2008: Unfortunately, the dense fog that covered the Cascais bay from the wee hours of the day didn’t dissipate early enough in order to allow racing to be held on the third and closing day of the 8th Trofeu Quebramar-Chrysler. The race committee waited till the last second of the 3:30pm deadline but to no avail.
DesafÃo clearly wins this 5th event of the Quebramar Cup, with four victories in 5 races. To say that the Spanish team was consistent would be an understatement. Even after crossing the line early and making a penalty turn, the boat helmed by Laureano Wizner was able to win races.
Italian AIRIS was second, showing enough consistency reaching also second place in the overall Quebramar Cup leaderboard. On the other hand, MADRID, the Spanish boat skippered by Jose Maria van der Ploeg, achieved its best result ever this season by grabbing 3rd place. Gustavo Lima, the Portuguese sailor that called tactics in this event, proved to be an invaluable addition to the crew.
On the overall QUEBRAMAR Cup score table, DesafÃo managed to increase its lead and now has an 18-point advantage over 2nd placed AIRIS that is now clear of 3rd placed Near Miss.
The grand final of the Quebramar Cup will be the Trofeo Cesar Manrique, taking place in Puerto Calero, from October 16 to 18.
Quotes
Santi López-Vázquez, tactician of DesafÃo, winner of Trofeu Quebramar-Chrysler: Consistency and regularity was the key to winning this regatta. We had 4 victories and we were always within the top five at every mark. We clearly showed that under these light-medium conditions we are sufficiently fast and if we don’t commit errors we can be at the top. On the other hand, our competitors committed mistakes and we took advantage of them, especially in a day like yesterday. We have also further improved crew work and are able to successfully handle all situations, except maybe a couple of starts, but we were then able to recover our way through the race.
Cesare Bressan, team manager of AIRIS, 2nd placed: DesafÃo deserves its victory in this regatta and the overall leadership in the Quebramar Cup. We are obviously happy with the second place but we still are disappointed we failed to take advantage of our potential both in Valencia as well as in Palma. We will try to defend our overall position and why not win the last event of the season.
José Mª Van der Ploeg, owner of Madrid, 3rd placed: We are very happy with the result we achieved in this event. We get to learn the boat better every day, we are solving the speed problems and this makes us climb positions but we still have one remaining problem, that is consistency, a key for this class. We still have a long way to go, it’s a question of team work and self-confidence and we hope it will be solved when we feel surer about what we can achieve. It’s a gradual process that we hope to finish as soon as possible, as do our sponsors.
Original post by noreply@blogger.com (Valencia Sailing) and software by Elliott Back
No racing took place during the closing day of the Trofeu Quebramar-Chrysler. Desafío wins comfortably, with 4 bullets in 5 races. AIRIS is second while 3rd-placed MADRID achieves best ever result
Cascais, 30 August 2008: Unfortunately, the dense fog that covered the Cascais bay from the wee hours of the day didn’t dissipate early enough in order to allow racing to be held on the third and closing day of the 8th Trofeu Quebramar-Chrysler. The race committee waited till the last second of the 3:30pm deadline but to no avail.
Desafío clearly wins this 5th event of the Quebramar Cup, with four victories in 5 races. To say that the Spanish team was consistent would be an understatement. Even after crossing the line early and making a penalty turn, the boat helmed by Laureano Wizner was able to win races.
Italian AIRIS was second, showing enough consistency reaching also second place in the overall Quebramar Cup leaderboard. On the other hand, MADRID, the Spanish boat skippered by Jose Maria van der Ploeg, achieved its best result ever this season by grabbing 3rd place. Gustavo Lima, the Portuguese sailor that called tactics in this event, proved to be an invaluable addition to the crew.
On the overall QUEBRAMAR Cup score table, Desafío managed to increase its lead and now has an 18-point advantage over 2nd placed AIRIS that is now clear of 3rd placed Near Miss.
The grand final of the Quebramar Cup will be the Trofeo Cesar Manrique, taking place in Puerto Calero, from October 16 to 18.
Quotes
Santi López-Vázquez, tactician of Desafío, winner of Trofeu Quebramar-Chrysler: Consistency and regularity was the key to winning this regatta. We had 4 victories and we were always within the top five at every mark. We clearly showed that under these light-medium conditions we are sufficiently fast and if we don’t commit errors we can be at the top. On the other hand, our competitors committed mistakes and we took advantage of them, especially in a day like yesterday. We have also further improved crew work and are able to successfully handle all situations, except maybe a couple of starts, but we were then able to recover our way through the race.
Cesare Bressan, team manager of AIRIS, 2nd placed: Desafío deserves its victory in this regatta and the overall leadership in the Quebramar Cup. We are obviously happy with the second place but we still are disappointed we failed to take advantage of our potential both in Valencia as well as in Palma. We will try to defend our overall position and why not win the last event of the season.
José Mª Van der Ploeg, owner of Madrid, 3rd placed: We are very happy with the result we achieved in this event. We get to learn the boat better every day, we are solving the speed problems and this makes us climb positions but we still have one remaining problem, that is consistency, a key for this class. We still have a long way to go, it’s a question of team work and self-confidence and we hope it will be solved when we feel surer about what we can achieve. It’s a gradual process that we hope to finish as soon as possible, as do our sponsors.
Original post by noreply@blogger.com (Valencia Sailing) and software by Elliott Back
Après les quatre manches courues aujourd’hui, Alinghi se classe quatrième de la cinquième épreuve du Challenge Julius Baer. L’équipe a obtenu des résultats réguliers avec une place de 4e, deux 3e et une 5e…
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Après les quatre manches courues aujourd’hui, Alinghi se classe quatrième de la cinquième épreuve du Challenge Julius Baer. L’équipe a obtenu des résultats réguliers avec une place de 4e, deux 3e et une 5e…
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But only one point adrift of TeamOrigin on the penultimate day of the iShares Cup racing in Kiel
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Le soleil était au rendez-vous pour cette deuxième journée de l’iShares Cup à Kiel et les spectateurs venus nombreux pour suivre les épreuves ont vite oublié le crachin d’hier…
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Le soleil était au rendez-vous pour cette deuxième journée de l’iShares Cup à Kiel et les spectateurs venus nombreux pour suivre les épreuves ont vite oublié le crachin d’hier…
Original post by Alinghi News and software by Elliott Back
As 1000 Milles Brittany Ferries concludes in St Malo
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Cougar II two points ahead of Quest in IRC 1
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The latest update from skipper of the Irish Volvo Ocean Race team, Ian Walker
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St Moritz Match Race will feature another showdown between Ian Williams and Mathieu Richard
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As the silver jubilee Audi Hamilton Island Race week concludes
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Competitors from the 48 year history of this race to attend the launch party for the 2009 event
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Avid football fan, Laser Gold medallist Paul Goodison honoured by his team, Sheffield United
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DesafÃo consolidates its leadership both in the event and the Quebramar Cup with two bullets in today’s races, marked by the very light conditions. AIRIS is two points ahead of Near Miss in the overall score table
Cascais, 29 August 2008: If yesterday it provided ideal sailing conditions, today the Bay of Cascais, has partially betrayed the GP42 fleet participating to the Trofeu Quebramar-Chrysler. Since the early morning hours, the Portuguese village was embedded in a grey atmosphere and the sponsors’ and organizer’s flags hung limply from their poles.
Second day of racing at the Trofeu Quebramar-Chrysler. Cascais, 29 August 2008. Photo copyright Pierre Orphanidis / Quebramar Cup
DesafÃo starts the day with a victory
After more than two hours waiting and having moved the race area closer to the coast, the Race Committee finally succeeded in firing the starting signal at around 15.30 local time, with a very light breeze of around 5/6 knots on a windward/leeward course, 1.4 miles long.
Despite the conditions the start was very tight, as usual for the Class, so much that the provisional scoreboard leader, Spanish DesafÃo were over the line. Not a big issue for them, though, because on the first upwind leg they soon could regain almost all the lost ground. At the mark they rounded in second place, just behind Madrid helmed by Olympic medallist José Maria Van der Ploeg helped by local sailor and tactician Gustavo Lima. A few seconds later it was Airis’ turn, then rounded Roma GP42.2 not exactly at ease today, followed by Canarias Puerto Calero, Near Miss, Bodegas Luis Alegre and Caser-Quum.
From the first mark on the race turned into a real nerve war and a stressful event for tacticians and navigators, who were obliged to keep an attentive eye on the slightest variation in wind pressure or direction. The Committee correctly opted for a course change and to shorten the leg to 1.2 miles in order to give them a chance to finish the race. Like yesterday, anyway, it was the right side of the course the favoured one. And DesafÃo went right to overtake Madrid, while Airis was trailing behind at short distance. On the finish line it was the green hull of Desafio to cross in first for the third consecutive time in two days. Second was Madrid, third Airis and then all the others.
Second day of racing at the Trofeu Quebramar-Chrysler. Cascais, 29 August 2008. Photo copyright Pierre Orphanidis / Quebramar Cup
Second race for the fleet and second win for DesafÃo
As the wind has slightly increased to 7/8 knots, the organizers decided to go for a second race. The start was won by Madrid and Near Miss while Caser-Quum was over the line. The fleet sailed in a compact group to the top mark where Desafio stated his supremacy again, rounding first. A good upwind performance was shown by the Italians on Airis, really consistent today, who were distanced only by 23 seconds and by Near Miss at 45â€.
Never endangered by their competitors or by the weather conditions, the sailors coming form the Spanish America’s Cup team, finally crossed the line in the lead, putting their signature on the Trofeu, being a healthy seven points ahead of Airis and a huge 13 points on Madrid and Near Miss. In fifth position is Roma GP42.2 (22), in sixth Canarias Puerto Calero (23) and then Caser-Quum and Bodegas Luis Alegre (both at 35).
With today’s double win Desafio also consolidated their leadership in the general provisional results of the QUEBRAMAR Cup circuit. Italian Airis is now second overall, 2 points ahead of 3rd placed Near Miss.
Second day of racing at the Trofeu Quebramar-Chrysler. Cascais, 29 August 2008. Photo copyright Pierre Orphanidis / Quebramar Cup
Quotes
Cesare Bressan, mainsail on AIRIS: It was yet another nice day but a difficult one because the fleet is very compact and conditions were very variable, making it even tougher. I have to admit that we are impressed by DesafÃo’s consistency, speed boat and overall preparation, while in the rest of the fleet there is still a lot of irregularity and as a result, the score table is fluctuating. We were able to sail two good races point-wise and get a couple of points of advantage over Near Miss. Nevertheless, DesafÃo managed to further increase their lead over us. Tomorrow is another day, we hope we will able to sail three races and hopefully reduce DesafÃo’s advantage.
We still don’t know the boat thoroughly. We came here prepared for a stronger breeze but we actually have more Mediterranean conditions. We had to change the setup of the boat and this obviously made the difference. Without any doubt, the teams that have spent more hours sailing have an advantage over us, but what can we do, this is the way the regattas are made.
Original post by noreply@blogger.com (Valencia Sailing) and software by Elliott Back
Desafío consolidates its leadership both in the event and the Quebramar Cup with two bullets in today’s races, marked by the very light conditions. AIRIS is two points ahead of Near Miss in the overall score table
Cascais, 29 August 2008: If yesterday it provided ideal sailing conditions, today the Bay of Cascais, has partially betrayed the GP42 fleet participating to the Trofeu Quebramar-Chrysler. Since the early morning hours, the Portuguese village was embedded in a grey atmosphere and the sponsors’ and organizer’s flags hung limply from their poles.
Second day of racing at the Trofeu Quebramar-Chrysler. Cascais, 29 August 2008. Photo copyright Pierre Orphanidis / Quebramar Cup
Desafío starts the day with a victory
After more than two hours waiting and having moved the race area closer to the coast, the Race Committee finally succeeded in firing the starting signal at around 15.30 local time, with a very light breeze of around 5/6 knots on a windward/leeward course, 1.4 miles long.
Despite the conditions the start was very tight, as usual for the Class, so much that the provisional scoreboard leader, Spanish Desafío were over the line. Not a big issue for them, though, because on the first upwind leg they soon could regain almost all the lost ground. At the mark they rounded in second place, just behind Madrid helmed by Olympic medallist José Maria Van der Ploeg helped by local sailor and tactician Gustavo Lima. A few seconds later it was Airis’ turn, then rounded Roma GP42.2 not exactly at ease today, followed by Canarias Puerto Calero, Near Miss, Bodegas Luis Alegre and Caser-Quum.
From the first mark on the race turned into a real nerve war and a stressful event for tacticians and navigators, who were obliged to keep an attentive eye on the slightest variation in wind pressure or direction. The Committee correctly opted for a course change and to shorten the leg to 1.2 miles in order to give them a chance to finish the race. Like yesterday, anyway, it was the right side of the course the favoured one. And Desafío went right to overtake Madrid, while Airis was trailing behind at short distance. On the finish line it was the green hull of Desafio to cross in first for the third consecutive time in two days. Second was Madrid, third Airis and then all the others.
Second day of racing at the Trofeu Quebramar-Chrysler. Cascais, 29 August 2008. Photo copyright Pierre Orphanidis / Quebramar Cup
Second race for the fleet and second win for Desafío
As the wind has slightly increased to 7/8 knots, the organizers decided to go for a second race. The start was won by Madrid and Near Miss while Caser-Quum was over the line. The fleet sailed in a compact group to the top mark where Desafio stated his supremacy again, rounding first. A good upwind performance was shown by the Italians on Airis, really consistent today, who were distanced only by 23 seconds and by Near Miss at 45”.
Never endangered by their competitors or by the weather conditions, the sailors coming form the Spanish America’s Cup team, finally crossed the line in the lead, putting their signature on the Trofeu, being a healthy seven points ahead of Airis and a huge 13 points on Madrid and Near Miss. In fifth position is Roma GP42.2 (22), in sixth Canarias Puerto Calero (23) and then Caser-Quum and Bodegas Luis Alegre (both at 35).
With today’s double win Desafio also consolidated their leadership in the general provisional results of the QUEBRAMAR Cup circuit. Italian Airis is now second overall, 2 points ahead of 3rd placed Near Miss.
Second day of racing at the Trofeu Quebramar-Chrysler. Cascais, 29 August 2008. Photo copyright Pierre Orphanidis / Quebramar Cup
Quotes
Cesare Bressan, mainsail on AIRIS: It was yet another nice day but a difficult one because the fleet is very compact and conditions were very variable, making it even tougher. I have to admit that we are impressed by Desafío’s consistency, speed boat and overall preparation, while in the rest of the fleet there is still a lot of irregularity and as a result, the score table is fluctuating. We were able to sail two good races point-wise and get a couple of points of advantage over Near Miss. Nevertheless, Desafío managed to further increase their lead over us. Tomorrow is another day, we hope we will able to sail three races and hopefully reduce Desafío’s advantage.
We still don’t know the boat thoroughly. We came here prepared for a stronger breeze but we actually have more Mediterranean conditions. We had to change the setup of the boat and this obviously made the difference. Without any doubt, the teams that have spent more hours sailing have an advantage over us, but what can we do, this is the way the regattas are made.
Original post by noreply@blogger.com (Valencia Sailing) and software by Elliott Back
Alberto Roemmer’s TP52 steals the day at the Audi MedCup’s Region of Murcia Trophy in Cartagena
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Spanish Cup challenger continue to dominate the GP42’s Trofeu Quebramar-Chrysler racing in Cascais
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An update on BT skipper Seb Josse’s Vendee Globe preparations
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Malgré la pluie, des centaines de spectateurs étaient venus suivre les premières manches de l’iShares Cup aujourd’hui à Kiel, armés de leur parapluie et prêts à affronter tout ce que la météo allemande pouvait leur offrir…
Original post by Alinghi News and software by Elliott Back
Malgré la pluie, des centaines de spectateurs étaient venus suivre les premières manches de l’iShares Cup aujourd’hui à Kiel, armés de leur parapluie et prêts à affronter tout ce que la météo allemande pouvait leur offrir…
Original post by Alinghi News and software by Elliott Back