Summary of the second day of the 2010 Pendennis Cup race, is following the dramatic first day. The day 1 results have been modified, with the sailing yacht Mariette being disqualified.
The 31st Rolex Middle Sea Race 2010 starts from Grand Harbour on October 23rd with 25 yachts having confirmed their entry, so far. The largest yacht to race is the 30.5 metre (100 foot) racing maxi Esimit Europa 2 (EUR), formerly Alfa Romeo II.
Despite the grey weather in Southern England yesterday the first day’s racing of the Pendennis Cup had plenty of excitement, with a very close start all […]
Wild Oats X sailing yacht takes the overall IRC result claiming the Club Marine Cup and the 4th Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race, hosted by Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron closes it’s doors for another year.
The World Sailing Teams Association, together with Louis Vuitton and the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club, has announced that preparations for the proposed Louis Vuitton Trophy Hong Kong in January 2011 have ceased. The Dubai event, held in November 2010, will be the “last regatta.”
TEAMORIGIN led by Ben Ainslie have won the 1851 Cup in Cowes, Isle of Wight.
BMW ORACLE Racing defeated TEAMORIGIN around the Isle of Wight by 1 minute and 55 seconds to win the Trafalgar Cup. The race was part of The 1851 Cup, a match racing regatta between the two teams. Although today’s race doesn’t count in the standings, it will serve as a tiebreaker in the event the teams finish tied on points. Racing for The 1851 Cup resumes tomorrow with three races planned on the Solent. Each race is worth 3 points per victory. TEAMORIGIN leads the series 4-1.
The entry list for the 27th Audi Hamilton Island Race Week is close to 190, and with a few days to go until the close of nominations, among the entries about to be lodged are the largest contender – Lang Walker’s spectacular new 58-metre superyacht, Kokomo – and some of the smallest – three 6.1 metre long SB3 sport boats. Meanwhile, the New Zealanders have declared they are on a mission – the want the South Pacific Cup.
TEAMORIGIN are currently 4-1 ahead of BMW ORACLE however with races on the final day counting for triple points, the 1851 Cup at Cowes remains wide open.
With two races of the 1851 Cup held today, Ben Ainslie and his crew on TEAMORIGIN ended 2-0 up over the America’s Cup champions BMW ORACLE Racing, led by Australian James Spithill.
Less then one week, and the 2nd Pendennis Cup will take off on the 9th August 2010 and will run right through to 14th August. The visitors will have to possibility to see the largest yacht attending, the Pendennis sailing yacht Adela, measuring 55 metres in length over all.