New York Yacht Club’s seventh biennial Race Week at Newport presented by Rolex finished on the 24th of July after 4 days of racing. The Southern Cross 52 Vela Veloce was determined the best performing boat and was named the 2010 Rolex US-IRC National Champion.
At the British Classic Yacht Club Panerai Cowes Regatta on day four, the top slots in almost all the classes were too close to call and any crews with aspirations of a class win were painfully aware that their two results today could make or break their regatta.
The Rolex presented NYYC Race Week in Newport, England begun with fog, humidity and light wind. As the morning progressed at 11 am the wind reported by the NYYC Race Committee was at 6-8 knots, which stayed at the same level for the rest of the day.
Wonderful weather conditions marked the third day of the British Classic Yacht Club Panerai Cowes Regatta 2010.
Extreme sailing and great music are guaranteed for this years Cowes Week. BBC Radio 1 Bestival Star Rob da Bank’s selection of DJs will take care of your entertainment ashore, after a great day of sailing on the waters.
Day One at the British Classic Yacht Club Panerai Cowes Regatta 2010 offered her competitors a perfect ten to twelve knots breeze throughout the entire racecourse.
The opening race of the 2010 Meridien Marinas Airlie Beach Race Week will commence on Friday August 13 and will mark the 21st anniversary of the Australian event.
The classic sailing yacht Tuiga won The Westward Cup Regatta 2010 at Cowes with with superyachts Mariette second and 3rd place going to to Mariquita.
TEAMORIGIN’s Ben Ainslie, and BMW ORACLE Racing’s James Spithill, will lead their teams contesting the 1851 Cup. Competition will take place on the historic waters of the Solent and around the Isle of Wight upon which a race won by the New York yacht America gave rise to the America’s Cup, the oldest trophy in the international sport. The 1851 Cup celebrates this event.