08.09.2017 No wind on Day 5 of Opel Finn Gold Cup, but plenty of potential The fifth day of the Opel Finn Gold Cup at Balatonföldvár started promising with some nice wind on the lake, but just as the sailors were getting ready to launch, a fog bank rolled in and AP was displayed….
8 September 2017 Irish Olympic hero and Kiwi offshore racer to join Turn the Tide on Plastic Turn the Tide on Plastic have announced two more female sailors for their Volvo Ocean Race campaign – Irish Olympic silver medallist Annalise Murphy and New Zealand’s Bianca Cook (full story below) Turn the Tide on Plastic…
RACE 1 DAY 19: SANYA SERENITY COAST GOES STEALTH 8 SEPTEMBER 2017 All twelve Clipper Race teams are now in the Doldrums Corridor, but in the latest surprise of the Atlantic Trade Winds Leg 1, Sanya Serenity Coast has elected to employ Stealth Mode. Stealth Mode is a tactical card which teams can use to…
07.09.2017 Max Salminen maintains lead at Opel Finn Gold Cup after one late race on Day 4 Max Salminen, from Sweden, extended his lead at the Opel Finn Gold Cup to seven points after placing fifth in the only race possible on Day 4. Ed Wright, from Britain, remains in second, while Jonathan Lobert, from…
07.09.2017 Entscheidung auf der letzten Etappe nach St. Petersburg: Cape Crow Yacht Club aus Schweden gewinnt das Nord Stream Race 2017 Entscheidung auf der letzten Etappe nach St. Petersburg: Cape Crow Yacht Club aus Schweden gewinnt das Nord Stream Race 2017 St. Petersburg, 7. September 2017 – Der Cape Crow Yacht Club von der kleinen…
RACE 1 DAY 18: HEATING UP IN THE DOLDRUMS 7 SEPTEMBER 2017 Most of the Clipper Race Fleet is now is deep into the Doldrums Corridor, with all ten teams who have so far crossed the northern gate electing to motor-sail for the allowed six degrees of latitude and for a maximum of 60…
07.09.2017 Birthday on Balaton for Finn Legend Gerardo Seeliger Many sailors at the 2017 Finn Gold Cup are making new friends, meeting old friends, and telling stories of times past. There are plenty of connections linking the past and the present. Many of them involve the International Finn Association’s President of Honour, Gerardo Seeliger,…
CAPE CROW YACHT CLUB (TEAM SCHWEDEN) GEWINNT DAS NORD STREAM RACE 2017 CAPE CROW YACHT CLUB (TEAM SCHWEDEN) GEWINNT DAS NORD STREAM RACE 2017 19.45 UHR, 06. SEPTEMBER 2017 – ST. PETERSBURG, RUSSLAND Der Cape Crow Yacht Club (Team Schweden) hat das Nord Stream Race 2017 gewonnen. Dem jungen schwedischen Team mit Profi-Skipper Patrik…
06.09.2017 Max Salminen leads after snakes and ladders third day at Opel Finn Gold Cup Max Salminen, from Sweden, is the third leader in three days at the Opel Finn Gold Cup at Balatonföldvár on Lake Balaton. The ever-tricky wind caused a few more high scores, while a few of those at the top maintained…