Yachts from A to Z!
Today And again Mark and Suzy We again have a reason to "stick" at the blue screens of yellow bricks, reports the #EsmeraldaOK page. Recent Golden Globe Race participants Mark Slats and Susie Goodall on the yacht Ohpen Maverick entered the second stage of the race # AZAB2019. Right at the start, intrigue was already waiting for us. Where to go? Left or right? Constantly changing the force and direction of the wind, the calm zones scattered here and there Read more
We again have a reason to “get stuck” at blue screens yellow brick, according to page #EsmeraldaOK. Recent participants in the Golden Globe Race mark Slats and Susie Goodall yacht Ohpen Maverick came on the race’s second stage #AZAB2019. Right at the start we were waiting for the intrigue. Where to go? Left or right? Constantly changing strength and direction of wind, scurrying to and fro calm area a little complicated the decision. Yacht Brand is now marked with the Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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