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It is not normal…
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Desafo 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 organizers flags hung limply from their poles. Read the rest of this entry »
No racing took place during the closing day of the Trofeu Quebramar-Chrysler. Desafo 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 didnt 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.
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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. Read the rest of this entry »
[Source: AUDI MedCup] In brisk winds and moderate seas off Cartagena nothing could be taken for granted in conditions which exposed strengths and weaknesses in virtually equal measure to produce and exciting pair of races on the second day of the Region of Murcia Trophy, the penultimate Audi MedCup Circuit regatta of the 2008 season.
The days biggest misfortune visited Platoon powered by Team Germany and Quantum Racing proved they are entirely fallible. Honours were shared evenly between a consistent Mutua Madrilena scoring a pair of second places to take a share the same points tally as overall regatta leaders Bribn after the Spanish boat went into the protest room and won, ensuring the disqualification of Artemis from Race 3 of the regatta. Read the rest of this entry »
[Source: Quebramar GP42 Cup] The start of the penultimate event of the Quebramar Cup took place under near-perfect conditions. The Swiss Near Miss won the practice race after a tough battle against Roma GP42.2 and Desafo.
Cascais, 27 August 2008: It seemed event organizers came to an agreement with the gods of wind in order to hold the opening practice race in near-perfect conditions. When the starting gun was fired at 3pm a constant western breeze of 15 to 20 knots was blowing over the Lisbon bay. The race committee was able to hold 2 starts and a complete race in a course that stretched from Cascais to the Tajo River. Read the rest of this entry »
Desafo clearly leads in opening day of Trofeu Quebramar-Chrsyler; AIRIS now tied second with Near Miss in Quebramar Cup
Cascais, 28 August 2008: Two bullets and a fourth place in three races were enough to put Desafo on top of the Trofeu Quebramar-Chrysler and increase its leadership in the overall Quebramar Cup standings. A bad day for Near Miss, 6th in the event, not only helped Desafo but also gave AIRIS the chance to bridge the gap it had and lie now tied in second place.
The GP42 fleet races in the opening day of the Trofeu Quebramar-Chrysler. Cascais, 28 August 2008. Photo copyright Nico Martinez / Trofeu Quebramar-Chrysler Read the rest of this entry »
[Source: AUDI MedCup] The fifth venue of the 2008 Audi MedCup, Carthagena in Spain, proved to be just as challenging as expected today, with Platoon powered by Team Germany coming out best to take the practice race win.
With between 9 and 11 knots of wind the Carthagena race course was affected by two wind systems: a gradient breeze from around 180 degrees and, closer inshore, and a more northerly thermal pressure system from around 120 degrees. Its actually a very difficult place to go sailing in, theres two winds a gradient wind and a sea breeze and its very subtle, explained Matadors navigator Steve Hayles. Thierry [Pepponet, Matadors tactician] and myself spent quite a lot of time before the start trying to fathom it out, and it wasnt easy.
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Technology truly makes the world a small village. It’s amazing what you can do with a simple internet-enabled camera phone…
In this blog you can watch and read about, almost real-time, BMW Oracle’s christening of the monster trimaran in Anacortes, USA.
I wonder what name she was given.
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[Source: BMW Oracle] BMW ORACLE Racings new 90-foot multihull yacht touched water for the first time today and the trimaran was commissioned with the traditional bottle of champagne smashed across the bow.
In a team gathering at the waters edge, the carbon fiber boat was lowered into Fidalgo Bay in front of the boat yard where it was constructed on the Anacortes waterfront. Melinda Erkelens, Golden Gate Yacht Club board member and BMW ORACLE Racing team member, broke a bottle of Mot et Chandon as she commissioned the new BMW ORACLE Racing 90. Read the rest of this entry »