Monthly Archives: May 2012

GOR Race Viewer 15:00 GMT 30/5/12 With the four Global Ocean Race (GOR) Class40s chased across the mid-Atlantic by a deep low pressure system, speeds are remaining high despite drastically reduced sail. Meeting the strongest of the westerly wind on … Continue reading →

A report by Phil Riley Yacht racing, as participants and observers know, can be the cruellest of sports. What appears to be a nailed on certainty of victory can be snatched away in seconds amid the lottery of light winds, … Continue reading →

Storm lashes fleet as regatta reaches half way mark… By AY MultiMedia May 30th: Fortunately the earlier weather forecast of wind fading away by mid-week has been revised to double figures for the rest of the regatta. The current trend … Continue reading →

YANMAR Racing’s epic journey from Lake Constance in Germany to Gyeonggi Province in South Korea – from Match Race Germany to the Korea Match Cup – finished at midnight on the 29th May. The team were back up just six … Continue reading →

Groupama speed on despite ballast leak Yann Riou/Groupama Sailing Team/ The lead, which Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing (Ian Walker/GBR) has built up in Leg 7 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Miami to Lisbon, Portugal, is approaching the critical time, … Continue reading →

JETHOU (GBR) races upwind to the finish in Capri, Leg Two GBR 74; JETHOU; Owner: Sir Peter Ogden; Category: MiniMaxi R; Type: JV-60 The second edition of the Rolex Volcano Race concluded in true Caprese style as fifteen international crews … Continue reading →

May 2012 – The Frisian Solar Challenge is the biggest sustainable event of the Netherlands. The event focuses on the design and construction of ultra-light and fast solar boats which are strong enough to endure the hardship of a long-distance … Continue reading →

With 689 nautical miles to go to the finish of Leg 7 in Lisbon, Portugal, the pace has increased today as the chasing pack went into attack mode and continued to whittle away at Ian Walker and Abu Dhabi Ocean … Continue reading →

Rescue 21 system increases the speed and accuracy of maritime search and rescue operations while improving Coast Guard effectiveness in responding to security and maritime environmental threats. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — The U.S. Coast Guard today formally … Continue reading →

Over 700 sailors from 60 nations will compete at the host venue of the London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition from 3-9 June as the ISAF Sailing World Cup heads to Weymouth. Broadly Boats News Firetrench Directory