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Gracheva and Druzhinin again at a distance

Randall G. Lucchesi

Yesterday       Gracheva and Druzhinin again at a distance       Here is what Irina Gracheva said a few hours ago on her Facebook page: Right now the race TROPHEE MARIE-AGNES PERON 2019 starts! For Russia in the race are two skippers: – in the Irina Gracheva Racing Mini-Transat 2019 serial fleet, board No. 579, project MANUARD Tip-Top. Irina gracheva – in the proto-fleet Fedor Druzhinin Mini-Transat 2019, board number 759, project MANUARD. Fedor Druzhinin We continue to gain momentum! In connection with Read more

Grachev and Druzhinin again on the course

Randall G. Lucchesi

Here’s what Irina Gracheva few hours ago, announced on his page in Facebook: Right now the race starts TROPHEE MARIE-AGNES PERON 2019! For Russia in the race are two of the skipper: – standard fleet Irina Gracheva Racing Mini-Transat 2019, Board No. 579, project MANUARD Tip-Top. Irina Gracheva in proto-fleet Fedor Druzhinin Mini-Transat 2019, the Board №759, project MANUARD. Fedor Druzhinin We continue to gain momentum! In connection with the ongoing direct route cyclone race was decided much to cut, Read more

Spindrift 2: failure again

Randall G. Lucchesi

February 2, 2019       Spindrift 2: failure again Skipper Jan Guichard and the crew of the maxi-trimaran Spindrift 2 were forced to stop the non-stop race around the world last night. The reason – serious damage to the right steering wheel. Guichard informed the coastal team about the breakdown yesterday at 16.06 UTC (June 19, Moscow time). He informed that the catamaran reduced the speed to 15 knots and that the crew needed several hours to thoroughly analyze the situation. At Read more

Sir Robin finished again!

Randall G. Lucchesi

April 23, 2019       Sir Robin finished again!       Falmouth yesterday celebrated the 50th anniversary of Sir Robin Knox-Johnston’s completion of the world's first single and non-stop round-the-world sailing trip – and his victory in the Golden Globe race. Like half a century ago, Sir Robin entered Falmouth Harbor on his famous 32-foot Suhaili. This time he was accompanied by more than a hundred yachts and boats, as well as the ship of the Royal Navy of Great Britain HMS Mersey. At Read more

Australia again

Randall G. Lucchesi

May 6, 2019       Australia again       The victory of the Australian team ended the second stage of the new international sailing league SailGP, which took place for two days in the San Francisco Bay. As you know, Australians excelled in the first stage – in February in Sydney. Recall that after the first day, the Japanese team was in the lead, winning all three races on Saturday. On Sunday, the Japanese (the name, to put it mildly, conditional, since four of Read more

To meet again

Randall G. Lucchesi

Today       To meet again       Last weekend, in the Konakovo River Club yacht club in the Ivankovo ​​reservoir, with the support of Stoloto Trading House, the Konakovo Regatta was held – the first qualifying round of the Russian Championship in the class of the yachts on the Volga. The composition and territorial affiliation of the participants were representative: Sochi, Moscow region (Mytishchi, Dolgoprudny, Kotelniki, Dmitrov, Voskresensk, Mozhaysk), Saratov, Nizhny Novgorod, Perm, Taganrog, Tolyatti, Rostov on Don, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg. Nine teams Read more

And again Australia

Randall G. Lucchesi

Victory team Australia ended the second phase of the new international sailing League SailGP, in the course of two days held in the Bay of San Francisco. As you know, the Australians won the first stage in February in Sydney. Recall that after the first day leader was the Japanese team who won on Saturday all three races. On Sunday, the Japanese (the name, to put it mildly, conditional, since four of the six members of the crew, led by Read more

Sir Robin finished again!

Randall G. Lucchesi

Yesterday in Falmouth celebrated the 50th anniversary of the completion of sir Robin Knox-Johnston the world’s first single non-stop circumnavigation under sail, and its victory in the Golden Globe race. As half a century ago, Sir Robin entered the harbour of Falmouth on her famous 32-foot boat Suhaili. This time he was accompanied by hundreds of boats and ships of the Royal Navy great Britain HMS Mersey. In 15.25 – at the very moment when 50 years ago Suhaili crossed Read more

Start again: Beneteau announced the “first” sailing yacht

Randall G. Lucchesi

Last year was the last for the model range of sailing First French shipyard Beneteau. The company decided that it no longer will expand this line. From 2019 it will relinquish its seat to the new boat, which will link the name… What do you think? First Yacht! During the September yacht festival in Cannes, we will be able to see the “first of the first” — 17,1-meter Yacht First 53. According to representatives of Beneteau, this boat will be Read more