(Updated on January 19, 2011) In what turned out to be hard sailing both physically and at times tactically for the four remaining participants in the second leg of the Velux 5oceans Race, skipper Brad Van Liew on Le Pinguoin was first in Wellington (NZ), yesterday January 15, some 30 days and 10 hours out of Cape Town. Finishing second on January 16, was Zbigniew Gutkowski aboard Operon [...]
Read more »The Paris Boat Show is on, starting today December 4, and ending on December 12, 2010. The difference with this year’s edition is the celebration of the 50th edition of the well-known annual Paris Boat Show. The English website for the Paris Boat Show can be accessed by clicking here. The site is well designed and [...]
Read more »Another maxi-trimaran, Banque Populaire V, breaks the average speed record under sail across the Mediterranean Sea. Average speed of 33.24 kts over a crossing distance of 477 miles between Marseilles (France) and Carthage (Tunisia). Quite a sailing achievement! For detailed info, see this very recent news item by YachtPals. Keep in mind that the highest average speed [...]
Read more »News came in last night that French maxi-trimaran, “Groupama 3″, bettered by over two days the previous ’round the world non-stop sailing record held by Bruno Peyron on “Orange II” since 2005. These speed records are attempted and sometimes achieved in response to the Jules Verne Trophy.
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