Gold Coast Australia, Singapore and Welcome to Yorkshire keep their leading positions after Day 6 of Race 13 from Nova Scotia to Derry-Londonderry in the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race, marked by the tropical storm ‘Chris’.
Following their excellent victory in Venice, the French Energy Team is now preparing for the upcoming Newport America’s Cup World Series, hoping to represent France in the 34th America’s Cup in San Francisco in July 2013, still lacking the support of one or more companies.
Visiting five countries, starting from Kiel in Germany, the MOD70 European Tour fleet of 70-foot trimaran yachts will be present in Cascais, Portugal from September 12 to 20.
The overall winner of this year’s Westward Cup has become the luxury sailing yacht Mariette, followed by the charter yacht Eleonora E (ex Eleonora) and the superyacht Mariquita, respectively.
Running in Sardinia’s Porto Cervo from September 10 to 16, the 17th edition of the Rolex Swan Cup, hosted by prestigious Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, will bring the most amazing meeting of the spectacular Nautor’s Swan yachts.
The fog and light headwinds continue to make company to the 10 international teams competing in Race 13 from Nova Scotia to Derry-Londonderry in the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race.
With a personal tour by team skipper Jimmy Spithill, the popular rap artist MC Hammer has recently arrived at the ORACLE TEAM USA base, ending up helming the yacht.
The Giraglia Rolex Cup celebrated its 60th anniversary with a thrilling 2012 race, marking the overall victory of the Franck Nöel’s TP52 sailing yacht Near Miss as well as the race record set by the 100ft superyacht Esimit Europa 2.
The Race 13 from Nova Scotia to Derry-Londonderry in the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race was marked by the Grand Banks fog on the fourth day of racing, making it very difficult. At the moment, Gold Coast Australia still leads, followed by Visit Finland and Welcome to Yorkshire respectively.
With entry deadline recently extended by two months till August 1st, the Team Korea has marked the very first time that a team from Korea challenges for the America’s Cup, by paying entry fee for the next year’s Louis Vuitton Cup.
Currently being brought to Australia in order to compete in this year’s Audi Hamilton Island Race Week, the TP52 sailing yacht Bribon has been renamed YENDYS by Australia’s yachtman Geoff Ross who charters her to follow the tradition of his five previous yachts. This 2009 splendid vessel was designed by well known JudelVrolijk.
Day three of the challenging Clipper Round The World Race saw winds easing off slightly and some new thoughts turning to tactics.