by Natalie | Aug 22, 2019 | Features, Regattas News
The new Technical Director for the J Class is Chris Todter (USA) who has seven America’s Cup campaigns under his belt as either Technical Director or Design Coordinator. Since his appointment three months ago he has been liaising with Owners, project managers...
by Natalie | Aug 20, 2019 | Daily News, Features, Regattas News
Excitement heightens as America’s Cup team and fans anticipate the first ever AC75 launch. It is always a big deal in any America’s Cup cycle when the first tranche of AC Class yachts is revealed. Fans and teams alike pore over every photograph and video they...
by Natalie | Aug 15, 2019 | Regattas News
The spirit of the Whitbread Round the World Race is back with the announcement of the 2023 Ocean Globe Race, a retro event starting from a European port on September 10th 2023 celebrating the 50th anniversary of this major milestone in adventure sailing. In a world...
by Natalie | Aug 12, 2019 | Daily News, Features, Regattas News
In extreme conditions at the European debut of SailGP, Australia’s Tom Slingsby proved once again that he is the one to beat in the league’s first season. The Australia SailGP Team dominated the field with a sweep of the races while becoming the first crew to break...
by Natalie | Aug 9, 2019 | Daily News, Features, Regattas News
With a formidable forecast for the penultimate event of the inaugural SailGP circuit on August 10 and 11, the decision was made to cancel racing for the first day of the competition. In a statement issued from SailGP: Due to forecasted severe adverse weather, and in...
by Natalie | Aug 3, 2019 | Daily News, Features, Regattas News
Palma de Mallorca, Spain – Oman Air have won the 38 Copa del Rey MAPFRE, third event of the 2019 GC32 Racing Tour, after fending off a final day challenge from arch-rivals Alinghi. After being soundly beaten by Ernesto Bertarelli’s Swiss team at the GC32 World...