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.
This year’s Giraglia Rolex Cup saw the McConaghy built 100ft luxury sailing yacht Esimit Europa 2 designed by well known Reichel Pugh break her record, completing the race in 14h 56′ 16”.
The 16 best sailing yachts in the world competing in this year’s Palma Superyacht Cup (June 20-23) will be filmed by the Palma de Mallorca’s Nautical TV Europe (NTVE), with a part of their coverage from onboard the superyacht Scorpione dei Mari.
Running from June 23, the spectacular Grand Harbour Marina in Malta will play host to twenty expectional yachts racing in the 11th edition of the annual classic yacht race Trophée Bailli de Suffren from St Tropez to Malta.
Challenging second day’s race for the teams of the Clipper Round The World Yacht Race, Race 13, fighting the winds and getting used to the conditions.
Team USA wins the Audia Sardina Cup 2012, with Team Italy in the second place.
First day of the Clipper 11-12 Race 13, Nova Scotia to Derry-Londonderry has started accompanied by steady winds.