Press Release from Baltic Yachts / Finland / June 2021 : BALTIC 68 CAFÉ RACER The first Baltic 68 Café Racer was launched on schedule last week when her super-stylish looks were revealed, her ease of use demonstrated and a new era of low carbon footprint yacht building unveiled With her flax-reinforced hull, eco-electric propulsion, […]
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Published by SailGP 1 June 2021 Given the incredible speeds the F50 hits while racing, it’s no surprise SailGP’s number one priority is safety. During the first event of Season 2, the Great Britain SailGP Team clocked a remarkable top speed of 94.8 km/h (51.2 knots/58.9 mph) – setting a new SailGP record – in
Our vision is that kiwi and other native birdlife will return to the RNZYS site on Kawau Island. To achieve this the current invasive tree species need to be removed from the site. This will cost up to $150,000 in year one and will kick start the project effectively. The initial priority is to cut
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Ben Saxton Olympic sailor with a wealth of experience across so many disciplines. To date, Ben’s expertise lies at the top end of One Design sailing, holding many European and World titles, and since coming on board with Doyle Sails, he has been able to pass some of this experience to UK sailors across the board.
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Published by Yachting New Zealand – May 19 2021 What started for Mike Sanderson as a way to “rip around the harbour” with his son to try to keep him in the sport has seen the revival of the Cherub class in this country. It’s got to the point where production of the 12-foot long planing dinghy
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Article courtesy of Seahorse Magazine Sails for an 81-metre Panamax three-masted schooner, total sail area 3,500sqm… that won’t be a problem, sir Main picture: Doyle designed and built the sails for the 81m world cruising schooner Sea Eagle II, which sets 3,500sqm of canvas on a three-masted Rondal rig with carbon composite rigging. Easy sail handling was
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by SailGP 15 May With the high-speed pace being set by the annual, global championship’s Season 2 opening event in Bermuda, SailGP’s purpose-driven mantle to Race for the Future as an international leader in sustainable sport and entertainment wasted no time making its mark – setting the stage for subsequent events – pushing forward to
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Published by Seahorse Magazine – May 2021 in conjunction with Infiniti Yachts Main picture: Infiniti Yachtsʼ vision is to raise the bar, not inch by inch but in leaps and bounds. The new Infiniti 52 currently in build is the latest step in that journey. The deck plan is designed for a much smaller crew than
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Published by Seahorse Magazine – May 2021 Main picture: the big reveal… Baltic Yachts’ 68ft (21m) Café Racer is de-moulded at Pietarsaari in Finland. A groundbreaking boat in many ways, the new Café Racer is built using natural flax fibre for about half of the hull structure in place of the usual carbon fibre, significantly reducing
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Written by Jud Smith for Sailing World The J/70 is a bit narrower than some of the other racing boats out there, so it’s a little tricky upwind because it’s more tender—it goes from being a boat that’s pretty underpowered in light air to a boat that needs to start depowering once the wind gets around
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