Friday, August 11, 2017 Aarhus tests champions as Nacra medal race cancelled It is the mark of a champion that they rise to every test without complaining about the weather gods, and the Hempel Sailing World Championships Aarhus Denmark 2018 Test Event witnessed those qualities surface again yesterday. After the heavy conditions earlier in the…
11.08.2017 France claims Fastnet Challenge Cup for third consecutive time For a third time running the Rolex Fastnet Race has been a story of French domination, Le Tricolor flying on this occasion from the top spot in IRC 1, 2, 3 and 4, the Class40 and IMOCA 60, the Two Handed and IRC Overall. Even…
August 11, 2017 MAPFRE win qualifying sprint from Plymouth to Saint-Malo The Spanish team continued their charge through Leg Zero – the four-part qualifying series for the 2017-18 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race – to strengthen their grip on the leaderboard (see more below) Xabi Fernández and his in-form MAPFRE team claimed their second…
11.08.2017 Three in a row for Night and Day Probably the toughest battle in the 2017 Rolex Fastnet Race was the duel for the lead in the largest class of the smallest boats, IRC Four. This was an all-French affair, both in French-built JPK 10.10 sisterships and both teams from northern France. However one was…
11.08.2017 Dry weather at last and close racing on day five of Learning & Skills Solutions Pyefleet Week Brightlingsea, Essex – 10 August 2017 – After the torrential downpours of and special all in handicap of Big Wednesday, it was back to the serious business of regatta series racing on day five of Learning &…
10.08.2017 Morgen fällt in St. Petersburg der Startschuss zur SAILING Champions League 2017 mit deutscher Beteiligung Aus über 200 europäischen Clubs und 13 verschiedenen Länder haben sich rund 50 Clubs für die SAILING Champions League (SCL) 2017 qualifiziert. Top-Clubs segeln bei zwei Events (Act 1 – St. Petersburg und Act 2 – St. Moritz) um…
10.08.2017 Class leaders firming up Overnight and into a magnificent West Country morning, boats have been streaming across the Rolex Fastnet Race finish line and into Plymouth Yacht Haven. With this the leaders in the bigger classes have begun firming up along with the prospects for the boat will be the crowned overall winner under…
10. August 2017 Zu wenig Wind in Hamburg: Oman Air griff nur kurz nach dem ersten Tagessieg Schwache wechselhafte Winde im Hamburger Hafen haben am Donnerstag (10. August) den Auftakt der Extreme Sailing Series zunichte gemacht. Nach zwei kurzen Proberennen wurde die einzige gestartete Segelwettfahrt der sonst „fliegenden“ GC32-Katamarane nach wenigen Minuten abgebrochen, weil die…
PRESSEMITTEILUNG BüRO HANSE SAIL 10. August 2017 Ministerpräsidentin Manuela Schwesig eröffnet 27. Hanse Sail Rostock Maritimes Fest setzt Zeichen für die Zukunft der deutschen Traditionsschifffahrt Mit dem Glasen der Schiffsglocke hat die Ministerpräsidentin des Landes Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Manuela Schwesig, gemeinsam mit dem Oberbürgermeister der Hanse- und Universitätsstadt Rostock, Roland Methling, zum ersten Mal die Hanse Sail…