by Natalie | Dec 3, 2018 | Daily News, Features, Regattas News
Team France, formed in December 2013 for the 35th America’s Cup in Bermuda, announced they do not have the funding to challenge again for the next edition in 2021. “There is still much to be done in France to convince the decision makers that this trophy – the most...
by Natalie | Nov 19, 2018 | Regattas News
The grace, power and complexity of classic schooners engenders great passion in all who see these wonderful examples of naval architecture, mostly heralding from that golden age of yacht construction in the first decades of the 20th century. In recent years many of...
by Natalie | Nov 14, 2018 | Regattas News
The conclusion of Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez brought the 2018 season to a close for the magnificent J Class yachts. The fourth and final regatta of the J Class season was a two horse race between the 1933 Charles Nicholson-designed Velsheda, one of the three original...
by Natalie | Nov 5, 2018 | Daily News, Features, Regattas News
After an incredible debut season, Rán VII, has been recognised with the inaugural Boat of the Year award at the 2018 World Sailing Awards in Sarasota, Florida, USA. Niklas Zennstrom’s Swedish new generation Carkeek-designed, Carrington-built yacht, Rán VII, has won...
by Natalie | Oct 29, 2018 | Regattas News
The Multihull Cup’s 2018 edition has built on from the success of its inaugural event, which took place in September 2016. Calvià, Mallorca – Although the regatta’s idyllic location and great sailing conditions add to its allure, it was the intangible buzz -the...
by Natalie | Oct 25, 2018 | Daily News, Features, Regattas News
(October 25, 2018; Day 6) – At 1100 CEST, the winner of the 50th anniversary Rolex Middle Sea Race was announced as Géry Trentesaux’s Courrier Recommandé. With neither of the two boats still at sea able to overhaul the corrected time of the French JPK 11.80,...