Aussies dominate final race in Aarhus to win back-to-back SailGP events in front of Danish royalty as light winds, shortened races and penalties deliver a drama-filled final day of the ROCKWOOL Denmark Sail Grand Prix. Although light winds plagued Aarhus Bay on the final day of racing at the ROCKWOOL Denmark Sail Grand Prix, the on […]
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The New Zealand SailGP Team’s supercharged F50 Amokura recorded its fastest ever speed in practice racing today as the team gears up for a thrilling showdown at the ROCKWOOL Denmark Sail Grand Prix (August 20-21). Peter Burling, Blair Tuke, Josh Junior and Andy Maloney have all re-joined the New Zealand SailGP Team following their Olympic
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AARHUS, DENMARK – 18 August 2021 – The New Zealand SailGP Team’s Olympians made a successful return to SailGP today as they hit the water for their first training session in Aarhus ahead of the ROCKWOOL Denmark Sail Grand Prix (August 20-21). Peter Burling, Blair Tuke, Josh Junior and Andy Maloney have all re-joined the
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Today was the best sailing day yet in the Alexela ORC World Championship 2021, with the fleet sailing two final windward/leeward courses where HALBTROCKEN 4.5 secured first place in both races, ensuring they were crowned the overall 2021 ORC World Champions. The final day of racing was where the 2021 ORC World Champions were decided
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Halbtroken 4.5 win first race of the Alexela ORC World Championships in Estonia. The first race has seen crews battling a range of conditions for 24 hours during their first 200 mile offshore race. Conditions were varied with portions of the race reaching in twenty knots to sailing upwind in tricky, light airs. Halbtrocken 4.5,
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Warrior Won has worked hard on developing their sail program with offshore sailing legend Stu Bannatyne, from Doyle Sails New Zealand working with Chris and his team to deliver the ultimate sail package and boost in performance. Stu talks through his involvement with the Warrior Won programme sharing how he transfers his wealth of knowledge
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The 51st edition of the Transpac race provided champagne sailing conditions to the majority of the fleet with a near-perfect breeze for the 2225 nautical mile downwind ride from Los Angeles to Honolulu. With the first yacht crossing the Diamond Head finish line in the early hours of the 23rd July, the primary wave of
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With 1000nm completed and the same distance to go again sounds like most of the 40 crews racing to Oahu are happy on board their yachts, only major complaint seems to be the noticeable lack of sunshine. A steady 15-20 knots has seen the fleet stay in reaching conditions for the first three days, with
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Jim Madden, a sailing and downhill skiing enthusiast from New York, USA, has been racing his “Stark Raving Mad” series of yachts worldwide since 2000. Jim began sailing at an early age, seeing him progress through Blue Jays, Lasers, a C&C 30 and a Ranger 33, all on Oyster Bay, New York. From there, Jim’s
Stark Raving Mad IX, podium finishes powered by Doyle Read More »
The philosophy and delivery of the 46m sailing yacht Elfje’s new sail package was always going to ask a lot of the sailmakers and furling manufacturers, with high level loads and a large sail area. When designing Elfje’s new sail wardrobe to incorporate the Doyle Sails Structured Luff and Cableless technology, carefully engineered sails changed
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