by Natalie | Sep 12, 2017 | Daily News
(September 11, 2017; Day 22) – Today marks a third day at the top of the Clipper Race leader board for Visit Seattle, which is followed closely by Sanya Serenity Coast and Unicef in second and third place respectively as teams re-acclimatise to the angled upwind...
by Natalie | Sep 11, 2017 | Daily News
Paul Dyer, technical manager at Marlow Ropes, examines the effect of fatigue on the performance of rope and rigging. Ropes, like people, suffer from fatigue. Unlike people a good night’s sleep does not reinvigorate them. What is fatigue? Fatigue is any...
by Natalie | Aug 9, 2017 | Daily News
While windsurfing has been eradicated from too much of North America, it thankfully remains part of the culture (counter-culture?) on San Francisco Bay. Latitude 38 editor Tim Henry headed to one of his favourite windsurfing spots at the Berkeley Marina on August 5...
by Natalie | Aug 7, 2017 | Daily News
The largest MAPFRE King Cup in history was farewell with an intense final day and maximum excitement until the last heat. Teams of four nationalities divided the titles in the ten participating classes, and will receive their trophies tonight from HM King Don Felipe,...
by Natalie | Aug 4, 2017 | Daily News
36th Copa del Rey – 29th July – 5th August 2017 – Palma de Mallorca Lighter than usual, Alegre steps closer to Soriano’s Copa del Rey Tripple Crown Light airs continue to prevail at 36 Copa del Rey MAPFRE on the Bay of Palma where only one race...
by Natalie | Aug 3, 2017 | Daily News
MAPFRE took first blood in the ramp up to the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race as skipper Xabi Fernández and his Spanish team showed faultless form to smash the established record time for a monohull around the Isle of Wight. MAPFRE clocked 3 hours 13 minutes 11 seconds in...
