Sports Yachts

Louis Vuitton Trophy: Mistral Monday

The forecast mistral is raging at full force in La Maddalena. With gusts well over 30 knots, todays racing is cancelled.

Louis Vuitton Trophy Day 6: Sweden and New Zealand first equal

Emirates Team New Zealand won two races today at the Louis Vuitton Trophy La Maddalena to end the day first equal on points with Sweden’s Artemis, each with 4-1 records.

Super-maxi ICAP Leopard to start Transatlantic record attempt.

ICAP Leopard, the 100ft super-maxi racing yacht owned by Helical Bar PLC chief executive Mike Slade, today announced the required weather window for her record attempt has finally arrived. She will leave New York on Saturday 29th May in her bid to become the fastest monohulled sailing vessel ever to cross the Atlantic.

Louis Vuitton Trophy: Artemis in control at La Maddalena

The Swedish team Artemis, skippered by Paul Cayard and steered by Terry Hutchinson, won another race at the Louis Vuitton Trophy La Maddalena today to preserve an unbroken record of four wins and no losses.

Louis Vuitton Trophy Jury denies All4One’s request for redress

All4One’s request for redress has been denied following a hearing of the International Jury this evening. The French/German team filed its request after claiming that it lost the match against BMW Oracle Racing due to the absence of the left-hand gate mark at the bottom of the run.

Rolex Capri Sailing Week Regatta Capri, Italy – The Sailing Action

There was spectacular racing today for all classes on windward leeward courses in the strait between Capri and Punta Campanella. The majestic island of Capri acted as a perfect back drop but also created some tactical nuances requiring forward thinking and high precision sailing.

Team Mascalzone Latino triumph in America’s Cup boats in the Louis Vuitton La Maddalena Flight Five

Mascalzone Latino Audi Team beat Luna Rossa today by just five seconds in a heart-stopping charge for the finish line and chalked up a piece of […]

West Marine now official supplier of Newport Bermuda Race

On May 28, West Marine opens its new Newport Flagship West Marine store at 379 West Main Road in Middletown, RI. Almost three times larger than West Marine’s former store on Connell Highway, the new store has a significantly larger inventory and a full-service rigging shop. The store is also home to two other West Marine operations, Port Supply and Professional Captain’s Services.

Yacht INDIO Wins Best Sailing Yacht 30-40m at World Superyacht Awards 2010

BEST SAILING YACHT 30m – 44m at the 2010 World Superyacht Awards Winner: INDIO Length: 30.50m Builder: Wally Naval Architect: German Frers Exterior Stylist: Wally Interior […]

MOD 70’ Trimarans, Multihull ocean racing, Benjamin de Rothschild: Team Gitana Sailing.

The third team to announce its participation in the Multi One Championship, the Gitana Team thus joins the one design Ambassador, skippered by Swiss sailor Stève Ravussin, and the trimaran Foncia, helmed by Michel Desjoyeaux, in writing this new page on oceanic multihulls. An undisputed affection for the craft as well as an infatuation for crewed races, where the team spirit and cohesion so dear to Baroness and Baron de Rothschild take on their true dimension, have largely guided the choices in this new, daring challenge: “Save for the Gitana Eighty adventure, the history of the Gitana Team has always been associated with multiple hulls. Following the fall of the Orma Championship and despite a concerted effort to provide a future for 60 foot multihulls, we were lacking a circuit. The Multi One Championship partly meets our requirements. Through competitive sailing we hope to perpetuate the family values: transcending ones own capabilities, the systematic search for excellence, teamwork, and an openness to the world and innovation. Ranking among the pioneers of this new class seemed natural to us.”

Louis Vuitton Trophy: TeamOrigin announce sailing team for La Maddalena.

TeamOrigin, BRITISH America’s Cup team has announced their sailing team for the Louis Vuitton Trophy held in La Maddalena. The news of the team sailing in La Maddalena comes after the announcement by TEAM ORIGIN in an official statement that Mike Sanderson has left the team following the decision by Sir Keith Mills, Team Principal, to restructure the organisation

Yacht VANTAGE Launched – the Palmer Johnson PJ 150

The PJ150-7 VANTAGE features an open-plan salon, bar and dining area for ten. The Yacht’s master suite has a private study, his- and-hers bathrooms and a walk-in dressing area. There are two double cabins with ensuite bathroom and two cabins, each with two single beds and one Pullman. Yacht VANTAGE can accommodate twelve guests and eight crew members. There is a fully integrated, centralised entertainment system throughout.