Hamilton, BERMUDA – April 19, 2022: Building on the spectacular conclusion of Season 2 in San Francisco, all eyes are now on SailGP’s Season 3 kick-off with the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess on May 14-15, 2022. SailGP’s Inspire program is gearing up to share the spotlight and its robust series of Learning, …
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Some of New Zealand’s most illustrious grand prix sailing professionals have been taking time out from America’s Cup and ocean Maxi campaigns to devote time to reviving a modest 12ft dinghy class dating back to the 1950s. The Cherub Class was originally designed by John Spencer, who sparked a wave of plywood boats built in …
The history of 6m Nada, and the restoration story at Woodstock | Following a passionate dream of many years, in 2005, Woodstock began the project of rebuilding the 1930 Fife 6 Metre ‘Nada’. Applying a fusion of sophisticated and traditional techniques, she boasts the design genius of a previous millennium and the best construction skills …
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Congratulations to the 2022 Harken Young 88 National Champions, Dangerzone! Skipper Dean Barker and his crew of America’s Cup stalwarts have repeated their 2021 title win in emphatic style, winning 5 of the 7 races over the weekend and showing his experience in the lighter breeze. With a crew that included Jeremy Lomas, Richard Meecham, …
Published by the RC44 Class Association on 13/02/2022 Going into the final day of the 44Cup Calero Marinas, Igor Lah’s Ceeref powered by Hrastnik 1860 held a strong 11 point lead and took it to the wire. Normally this would have seen them packing their bags early, having won with a race to spare. However, this …
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Fernando Perez Ontiveros’ Black Mamba topped 62 other boats to claim the title of 2022 J/70 Midwinter Champion. The team from Mexico, including Gonçalo Almeida, Bernardo Freitas and River Paquin, retired from the eighth and final race on Sunday as they had the title locked up at Davis Island Yacht Club in Tampa, FL. They …
Published By Lisa Ratcliff / Australian MC38 Association media The Lazy Dog team, owned by Shaun Lane and Quentin Stewart, opened the MC38 class 2022 season soundly with a four-point win on Pittwater on February 5-6 in gusty sou’east winds and dark cloud banks that dumped rain squalls, creating dramatic scenes against the dark coloured carbon …
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By Billy Woodworth – RNZYS | January 25th, 2022 3 days of world-class match racing came down to a matter of seconds on finals day at the 2021 Harken New Zealand Match Racing Championships, with 2019 Champions Nick Egnot-Johnson and his KNOTS Racing of Sam Barnett, Zak Merton and Tim Snedden winning in one of the tightest …
Original article courtesy of Ronstan Australia Over the past 20+ years, Tony Cuschieri of Martini Racing has built, or heavily modified a total of 11 sports boats at his factory in Rowville, not far from Ronstan’s Australian head office. Tony’s first boat was an S&S designed Defiance 30, followed by a Beneteau 40.7 he imported …
The two day event for the Bacardi Winter Series Event 1 was taken out by Doyle powered J/70 “Rowdy” after a weekend of racing on Biscayne Bay, Miami. Richard Witzel with his team of Carlos Robles, Mark Gauthier and Jud Smith wrapped up the event on 13 points, while Peter Cunningham with his crew of …