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When the flag drops the BS stops

4 days 17 hours ago
The 2024 52 Super Series season will start with two new boats, a new Alegre and a new Platoon, both recently launched and set to debut at PalmaVela. Meanwhile, a brand new Provezza is in build for launch in the summer. All three new boats are from Valencia-based King Marine. Andy Soriano’s new Alegre and 2023 champion Harm Müller Spreer’s new Platoon Aviation are hull sisters to a new Botín design, while Ergin Imre stays with Judel-Vrolijk who also have a new hull design. In March the shiny new Alegre was being readied for sea trials out of Valencia.
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The wolf wears silk

4 days 18 hours ago
Exhilarating yet easy to sail with an unmatched racing record, Savannah is arguably the most successful Spirit of Tradition yacht ever built… Imagine a yacht with all the elegance and grace of a J Class, scaled down slightly for a major reduction in operating costs, with fully optimised modern underwater sections, keel and rudder. That yacht is Savannah. This perfectly proportioned, swift and versatile 27-metre (90ft) beauty has a credible claim to be the most successful Spirit of Tradition yacht ever built. She has only had two owners since her launch in 1997.
Seahorse Magazine

A boat for all ages

4 days 18 hours ago
Melges Performance Sailboats has always been a family-run company, so it’s hardly surprising that their latest design, the Melges 15, is drawing together sailors of all generations for family-centric competition. Here’s one example: at a recent regatta, the first race was won by Dana Haig and her father/crew – just ahead of her sister Emily and Zoe Fisher. Crossing the line in third were Claudia and John Bartlett, the eventual winners of both the Grand Masters and Couples trophies. Like its still-thriving patriarch the Melges 24, the Melges 15 was designed by Reichel/Pugh and won Sailing World’s Boat of the Year.
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get in line

5 days ago
Here’s the latest on the new ClubSwan 28… The first boat is planned to hit the water on May 20th in Cartagena,  with deliveries starting by the end of July. The demo boat will be available in June and July in fabulous Lake Garda for viewing and testing. 5 boats are expected to be on […]
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name of the game

6 days ago
If fun is the name of the game in our sport (and it sure as hell better be) then there doesn’t seem to be too many other boats that have it like these guys… Title inspiration thanks to the Crystal Method.
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double double

6 days 3 hours ago
Proving that looks can be deceiving, the Sun Fast 3600 Bellino pictured above at the start of the RORC Myth of Malham Race (photo Rick Tomlinson) was the overall winner of the event, and they were doublehanded! As was the second overall boat. Results here.
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analyze this!

6 days 3 hours ago
Ready to train like the pros? ChartedSails introduces an innovative feature that is setting the new standard in sailing analytics: the seamless synchronization of iPhone and GoPro videos with GPS tracking. This breakthrough technology merges visual and navigational data to provide a comprehensive view of your sailing performance. Capture Every Wave: With ChartedSails, your sailing […]
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7 up

6 days 19 hours ago
Of course we love Jalopnik, and we love poking fun at SailGP. Needless to say, they did a great job with this. The comments are excellent! It’s understandable to assume that yacht racing is solely the purview of ascot-wearing socialites. However, hydrofoiling catamarans used in the highest level of international competition aren’t toys. SailGP yachts are capable of reaching […]
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on top

6 days 21 hours ago
French skipper Yoann Richomme made it two back-to-back solo Transatlantic wins today when he brought his PAPREC ARKÉA across the finish line first on the historic Transat CIC race across the North Atlantic from Lorient in Brittany to New York. Richomme on his Finot Conq-Antoine Koch designed PAPREC ARKÉA crossed the finish line at 18:23:32 […]
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repeat after me…

1 week ago
“This is fun. This is fun. This is fu….” Lots o’ rain and plenty cold at the Sail Port Stephens regatta. Photo thanks to Promocean Media.
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drop outs

1 week 4 days ago
Yes, the leaders in the CIC Transat are smoking along while preparing for some gnarly weather, but there are always these kinds of stories that are part of races like this… Over the last 24 hours race control was informed of more damages and abandonments. Clarisse Crémer is heading to the Azores, about 500 miles […]
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killing it

1 week 4 days ago
The Environment A new report has been launched by CleanHub to highlight the devastating amount of ocean plastic pollution in 2024, and the impact it’s having on marine life and the environment. A lot of the problem comes from single use plastics, of which production is increasing over the next decade. Key report findings: For every person on the planet, there […]
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