The base of every successful race is good teamwork, as confirmed by Bouwe Bekking, a captain of the largest vessel attending this year’s Rolex Volcano Race, the 112ft superyacht Nilaya.
The Race 11 Ocean Sprint of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race has officially begun, with Visit Finland as the first team to start.
This year’s Newport Bucket Regatta, taking place from August 24-26 will boast four luxurious vessels, designed by respected UK-based studio Dubois Naval Architects. These include the 44.7m luxury yacht Lady B, the 42.9m superyacht Drumbeg, the 49.7m luxury yacht Zefira as well as the 44.8m Timoneer superyacht.
The team currently leading in the leaderboard for the 2011-12 season championship is the ORACLE TEAM USA led by Jimmy Spithill, with 4 point advantage over Emirates Team New Zealand, taking second place.
The Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week, running from August 11 to 18, is supposed to be attended by Skandia Team GBR’s sailors on August 17, following their racing at the London 2012 Olympics.
Leg Two of the 2012 Rolex Volcano Race started today with a delay, at 18:00 CEST from Marina Piccola in Capri.
Strong winds over Capri cause a delay in today’s Rolex Volcano Race, postponing the start to 18:00 CEST.
Tactical move by Edinburgh Inspiring Capital has changed the leader board of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race once again, bringing the victory of this team led by Flavio Zamboni.
The respected Finish builder Nautor Swan is present in the Rolex Volcano Race 2012, running these days until May 25 through its 6 beautiful yachts, belonging to Swan 60, Swan 65, as well as Swan 80 series.
Saint Petersburg Yacht Club’s Swan 60 sailing yacht Bronenosec takes 9th place at the 2012 Rolex Volcano Race – Leg One. Today’s regatta took the fleet of international teams from Gaeta to Capri, in Italy.
Another frustrating day for the fleet of 10 international teams at the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race brought on by light winds and glassy seas.