Another tragedy at Borkum

May 30, 2019       Another tragedy at Borkum       Yesterday, at 0.15 am local time, a signal from MayDay arrived at the Dutch rescue center Dan Helder from a 13-meter yacht on channel 16. The captain of a Dutch sailing yacht reported that the boat collided with an unknown floating object, a strong leak opened, which could not be stopped by the crew (two yachtsmen and a cat). The yacht was located about two nautical miles north of Borkum and threatened to Read more

Another fake lost

May 31, 2019       Another fake lost       The loss statistics of keel fintail false yachts was supplemented by one more case: in the Pacific Ocean, the racing boat Elliott 50, Ran Tan II, lost its keel. A boat with a crew of three was distilled under its own power from New Zealand to the USA to participate in the Transpac race and, coming out of Tahiti, crossed the equator on May 27. And already on the night of May 31, Pacific Read more

Another keel lost

Statistics loss of stabilizer pitching yacht fin falsely added another case: in the Pacific ocean lost his keel racing yacht Ran Tan II type Elliott 50. The boat with the crew of three were distilled on their own from New Zealand to USA to participate in the Transpac race and, coming from Tahiti, crossed the equator on may 27. And in the night of may 31 Pacific time – in a quiet that is typical weather on the boat was Read more

Another tragedy from Borkum

0.15 yesterday in local time with a 13-metre yacht on channel 16 in the Dutch rescue centre Den Helder received a MayDay signal. The captain of a Dutch sailing yacht was reported that the boat collided with an unknown floating object, opened strong flow to stop which forces the team (two sailors and a cat) is not possible. The boat was about two nautical miles to the North of Borkum and threatened to sink. Immediately centre Den Helder sent the Read more

Let's wait another year

March 13, 2019       Let's wait another year       It was announced that the first official offshore racing world championship will be held in October 2020 as part of the famous 600-mile Rolex Middle Sea Race. As it is known, the International Sailing Federation – World Sailing – made a fundamental decision on holding such a championship in 2017. The first tournament was originally scheduled for this year. However, now it is decided to postpone the holding of the offshore world championship. Read more

Another "eight"

March 27, 2019       Another "eight"       Yesterday in the French Les Sables d’Olon – which is called the world capital of round-the-world sailing races – they launched the Ant Arctic Lab's yacht class Open60. On this amazing yacht (length 18.28 m, width 5.82 m), the famous Austrian yachtsman, 57-year-old Norbert Sedlacek, intends this summer to go on a single non-stop journey of 34,000 nautical miles in length. He plans to depart from Les Sables d’Olon on July 21 (on the website Read more

Another attack of paranoia

April 11, 2019       Another attack of paranoia       The Estonian Foreign Ministry, without giving any reasons, refused the Sedov sailing ship to enter the country's territorial waters. In this connection, the Russian Embassy in Estonia issued a Statement, in which it assessed the “ban on the Russian training ship Sedov on the planned April 13-14 this year. entry into the territorial waters of the Republic of Estonia as an unfriendly act of the Estonian authorities, carried out, especially, on the eve Read more

"Another half regatta ahead!"

April 12, 2019       "Another half regatta ahead!"       Elena Otekina especially for Yacht Russia tells about the events of the second racing day of the 44Cup Porto Montenegro regatta, held in Montenegro © Elena Otekina The second racing day, contrary to expectations, did without rain and calm. After a night thunderstorm, a north wind appeared over Tivat in the morning, but not that storm-famous local Bura, but her younger brother Burin. This weak unstable north breeze dispersed the clouds and forced Read more

Another drone

In Canada, being prepared for Autonomous transatlantic sailing a 40-foot unmanned yachts The boat under the name USV Maxlimer needs will be on its way from Canada to southern England to conduct research at sea. In the Harbor, the boat will be controlled with the remote control, the ocean will pass through multiple satellite communications channels his “captain” on the control station in the UK. It is expected that the trip would take about 35 days. The ship was built Read more

Another win for Robert Saitta

On lake Garda in Italy hosted the European championship in the class “Star”, which was simultaneously one of the stages of “Grand slam” Star Sailing League. In the regatta was attended by 88 teams from 22 countries on four continents. In the end, the European title was won by the Brazilians Robert Sheidt and Henry boning. Our Alex and Lev Zhivotovsky Shnyrev in the 32nd position. The international crew consisting of Jim Revkin (USA) and Sergey Selivanov (Russia) – 60th. Read more