The 1851 Cup Regatta on the Solent has starts today and will continue trough to Friday. BMW ORACLE and TEAM ORIGIN will race against each other during these days in the V5 Cup sloop. Thursday will be the most significant day, as the two teams will be racing around the Isle of Wight, following the famous 53-nautical-mile course from 1851, which marked the start of this exciting legend. Racing will start near the Williams Shipping mark at 1600 on a 1.2-mile windward/leeward course.
Recapitulation of the third day at the Cowes Week 2010.
Ian Walker has been appointed by ADTA as the skipper for the Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing’s 2011-2012 Volvo Race title pursuit.
Overview of the second day at the 2010 Cowes Week Regatta.
Cowes – With just three days to go to the start of the 1851 Cup on Tuesday preparations are in full swing as the rest of […]
Here is a preiew of the 2010 Cowes Week sailing regatta. There’s a definite buzz in the air as competitors make final preparations for their first […]
Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) will volunteer at the 2010 Cowes Week both on water and off. Monday, being a charity day, RNLI will take the opportunity to showcase their life saving skills. The presentation will be held on the water just off The Green at 6.30pm.
Top sailing yacht have been attracted to the Porto Cervo to compete at the 2010 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup including the 45 metre sailing yacht Saudade (MLT) and Salperton (CAY), and Hasso Plattner’s 44 metre Visione (GER), as well as the stunning classic-looking 42 metre J-Class, Ranger, Neville Crichton’s Shockwave (ex-Alfa Romeo 3) (NZL), Niklas Zennstrom’s Rán (GBR), Michael Cotton’s Whisper (IRL), and Claus-Peter Offen’s Y3K (GER).
Sporting stars will join teams sailing in the Artemis Challenge at Cowes Week. The race, an annual IMOCA 60 sprint round the Isle of Wight attracts some of the biggest names in ocean racing, where teams competing for a generous £10,000 charity prize fund, donated by Artemis Investment Management.
The Pendennis Cup 2010 from the 9th – 14th August, in Falmouth have 7 yachts confirmed for sailing event. There will be an entertainment programme that will complement the 5 days of competitive racing out on the waters of Falmouth Bay – giving owners and crews a chance to enjoy a “proper Cornish experience” and allowing them to enjoy Falmouth and its beautiful surroundings.
RC44 Class event held this week in the Americas Cup Port in Valencia continues to be supported by Future Fibres. Future Fibres are the official class supplier, having supplied 14 complete sets of rigging to the RC44 fleet.
The construction of the VO70 yacht will start the first week of August 2010 as announced today by Camper. Other then these great news, Camper added that the experienced Spanish yachtsman Roberto Bermudez de Castro, also known as ‘Chuny’, has become a part of their team.