Skipper Sidney Gavignet onboard the Trimaran sailing yacht Oman Air Majan is in the final stages of his attempt to break the single handed Round Britain and Ireland record. Forecasts predict sailing yacht Oman Air Majan to finish tomorrow between 0800 – 1100 GMT off Lizard Point, Cornwall. If the record pace continues Oman Air Majan will break the existing record by over 24 hours.
Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race final briefing. The Round the Britain and Ireland fleet will race anti clockwise around the British Isles due to a very deep depression coming in from the Atlantic. The race will start as scheduled.
Sailing yacht Oman Air Majan continued to make good progress heading north towards the Shetland Isles on day three of the Round Britain and Ireland Record attempt. On Day four, the record pace remained and the trimaran Oman Air Majan skippered by Sidney Gavignet is now west of the British Isles after passing through one of the biggest low pressure systems on this trip so far.
Sidney Gavignet, skipper of the Arabian 100 trimaran Oman Air Majan, is attempting to break the single-handed Round Britain and Ireland record. Sailing yacht Oman Air Majan crossed the start line off the Lizard Point, Cornwall UK on Thursday the 19th of August 2010. The record attempt forms part of his training for the single handed transatlantic Route du Rhum race later this year.
The RORC have decided to reverse the course of the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race due to a severe weather forecast for the west coast of Ireland predicted for Thursday 26th August. The fleet will now race anti-clockwise around Britain and Ireland. The start remains unchanged from the Royal Yacht Squadron line to the east at 14.00. This should give the fleet a fast running start towards the forts in the Solent.
Classic yacht racing, steamboats, Sailing yachts, Motor yachts, vintage and classic car displays will be on show for 4 days at Waterways Ireland Classic Yacht Regatta 2010 from Friday 27 August to Monday 30 August at the National Trust’s magnificent Crom Estate, Upper Lough Erne, Co. Fermanagh, Ireland.
94 days and counting: It’s 14 weeks until the start of the fully-crewed non-stop 1760 nm Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race – organised by the […]