Recent Posts Tagged With 'racing (sailboats)'

• Still the weather Gods are unsure

  Posted on Saturday December 26th, 2009 at 16:04 in australia, Sydney, racing (sailboats), sydney-hobart race, ichi ban, rolex sydney-hobart 2009

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community By now the hard work is normally done and Christmas Day is normally spent tweaking the final tactical strategy. This year, the weather models have really struggled to predict the movement of the ex...

• Rolex Sydney Hobart 2009 Countdown

  Posted on Thursday December 24th, 2009 at 16:01 in australia, Sydney, racing (sailboats), sydney-hobart race, ichi ban, rolex sydney hobart 2009

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community It’s that time of year again….nice sat watching the BA ground staff de-icing the planes wings knowing that in 20 hours or so, I’ll be back in the Sydney sun for the start of the Rolex Sydney ...

• Sailing in Asia - Singapore Extreme

  Posted on Wednesday December 16th, 2009 at 17:58 in Singapore, catamarans, racing (sailboats), extreme 40 catamarans, sailing video

  YachtPals.com Boating and Sailing News 16 Dec Sailing in Asia - Singapore ExtremeSingapore -  Although already a popular spot in the Asian yacht racing scene, Singapore has been trying to attract on-the-water events and fans over the past several ye...

• Surfing through the Caribbean

  Posted on Thursday November 26th, 2009 at 09:37 in caribbean, transat, open 60, transat jacques vabre, racing (sailboats), sam davies

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community A bit of a late blog today as yet again, the mighty Artemis has been keeping us rather busy. Last night, just as it was getting dark, there was a crack, and our huge spinnaker, William (after Willi...

• Transat Jacques Vabre - The Podium Complete

  Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 21:22 in Costa Rica, transat, transat jacques vabre, racing (sailboats), mike golding, marc guillemot, sailing video

  YachtPals.com Boating and Sailing News 26 Nov Transat Jacques Vabre - The Podium CompleteCosta Rica - After surviving brutal storms, which took many competitors out of the Transat Jacques Vabre yacht race from France, the Multi50 multihull Crêpes Wh...

• Extreme Sailing Series - News, Photos and Video

  Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 15:43 in hong kong, catamarans, extreme 40, racing (sailboats), sailing video

  YachtPals.com Boating and Sailing News 25 Nov Extreme Sailing Series - News, Photos and Video Hong Kong - The first in the three event Extreme Sailing Series has wrapped up in Victoria Harbour, with Oman Sail Masirah taking victory over the other Ext...

• A wild ride

  Posted on Wednesday November 25th, 2009 at 08:59 in transat, open 60, transat jacques vabre, dee caffari, racing (sailboats), brian thompson

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community A little later than usual as we had a full on night and only now have the ability to email. We all gybed for the finish line just before dark last night and had a full on night blasting towards the...

• Stephanos Boat Handbook

  Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 15:59 in texas, catalina, racing (sailboats)

  YachtPals.com - Online Cruising Guides This is the Stephanos boat handbook. Boat Description: Catalina 25 TR/FKBoat Location: Lake Ray Hubbard, Rowlett Texas, USA Boat Name: Stephanos Boat Type: Sailboat Boat Manufacturer: Catalina Boat M...

• Sailing through the Caribbean Sea

  Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 04:36 in caribbean, transat, open 60, transat jacques vabre, racing (sailboats), sam davies, sailing video

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community Artemis is galloping along through the Caribbean Sea now. The search for the Black Pearl begins….I told Sidney that if I get kidnapped by Captain Jack Sparrow, not to try to fight but to let me g...

• The gentle purr of an engine

  Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 09:13 in open 60, transat jacques vabre, dee caffari, racing (sailboats), brian thompson

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community The gentle purr of an engine in the background as I write this is the generator producing juice for my batteries. It has been a while since we heard this sound and some very hard work has been done...

• Furious downwind sailing is exhilarating

  Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 03:02 in transat jacques vabre, racing (sailboats), sam davies

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community Good morning from on board Artemis, I have just had a GREAT night’s sailing. The Trade Winds are rocketing Artemis towards the Caribbean and the fast, and sometimes, furious downwind sailing is e...

• Sailing Around Hong Kong Island - News, Photos and Video

  Posted on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at 21:30 in hong kong, catamarans, extreme 40, racing (sailboats), sailing video

  YachtPals.com Boating and Sailing News 23 Nov Sailing Around Hong Kong Island - News, Photos and VideoHong Kong - 216 boats took to the waters of Hong Kong in bright sunshine on Sunday, competing in the Around The Island Race, the area's largest sail...

• Italian Sailing Team Wins Louis Vuitton Trophy Nice

  Posted on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at 14:02 in france, match racing, racing (sailboats), sailing video, louis vuitton series, america's cup

  YachtPals.com Boating and Sailing News 22 Nov Italian Sailing Team Wins Louis Vuitton Trophy NiceFrance - Team Azzurra prevailed in two out of two final races today against Emirates Team New Zealand at the Louis Vuitton Trophy Nice, winning the match...

• Sailing back to the Island of St Lucia

  Posted on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at 05:56 in arc, st. lucia, transat jacques vabre, dee caffari, racing (sailboats), brian thompson

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community Today at around lunchtime, hundreds of participants will set off from Las Palmas, Gran Canarias on the ARC, Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, destined for St Lucia in the Caribbean. For some it will be ...

• Hungry, tired and happy

  Posted on Sunday November 22nd, 2009 at 05:52 in open 60, transat jacques vabre, racing (sailboats), sam davies

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community Another warm night, dodging huge squalls in the trade winds… in fact we got away squall-less until just before dawn when we came under attack by an hot-and-bothered angry 30-knot-er!!! All is wel...

• Sailing in the deep trades

  Posted on Saturday November 21st, 2009 at 11:01 in transat, transat jacques vabre, dee caffari, racing (sailboats), brian thompson, sailing video

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community We are now happily settled sailing in the deep trades. We have a steady 18 knots of wind and we have set the spinnaker. Now is the race to break through into the Caribbean Sea and gybe cleverly to ...

• Rain squall adrenalin buzz!

  Posted on Saturday November 21st, 2009 at 10:03 in transat, open 60, transat jacques vabre, racing (sailboats), sam davies

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community Another difficult night wrestling with some BIG rainsqualls ... after an afternoon becalmed in doldrums conditions, the last 24 hours haven’t given us much rest!! Last night’s rainsqualls were ...

• middle sea race 2009

  Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 18:54 in middle sea race, racing (sailboats)

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community The middle sea race had 77 entries and 37 boats withdrew from the race. We had hail, wind and rain....

• Power concerns aboard Aviva

  Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 09:51 in transat, open 60, transat jacques vabre, dee caffari, racing (sailboats), brian thompson

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community Sailing in company was the order of the day yesterday when we saw dawn and Veolia's sails on the horizon alongside us. All day long the two boats worked hard at dealing with the calms that faced th...

• America\'s Cup Teams Race for the Louis Vuitton Trophy

  Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 14:30 in match racing, racing (sailboats), ben ainslie, sailing video, louis vuitton series, america's cup

  YachtPals.com Boating and Sailing News 19 Nov America's Cup Teams Race for the Louis Vuitton TrophyNice, France - While it seems all eyes are turned toward February, and the Deed of Gift race we've been promised will decide the 33rd America's Cu...

• Why aren’t the fish flying?

  Posted on Thursday November 19th, 2009 at 12:18 in transat, open 60, transat jacques vabre, racing (sailboats), sam davies

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community I am writing this as Artemis is rocketing along, propelled by a nice friendly rain squall (they are not all friendly I can assure you!) There are wafts of a flowery-clean smell drifting into the bo...

• Sailing in the Transat Jacques Vabre

  Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 17:16 in atlantic, transat, open 60, transat jacques vabre, racing (sailboats), mike golding

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community It has been a frustrating few days watching Bel and Safran pulling ahead of us. The twenty odd mile gap we began with two days ago has been extended into more than 110 miles now. This can be attrib...

• Shower on the Foredeck

  Posted on Wednesday November 18th, 2009 at 15:28 in transat, open 60, transat jacques vabre, racing (sailboats), sam davies, sailing video

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community This morning, when we sailed into a huge rain cloud and stopped dead with the sails flapping in the wrong direction, we just looked at each other and said thank goodness you’re here! Thank goodne...

• MGYR sailing video

  Posted on Tuesday November 17th, 2009 at 17:43 in transat, open 60, transat jacques vabre, racing (sailboats), mike golding, sailing video

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community Video of Javier "Bubi" Sanso sailing the yacht Mike Golding Yacht Racing in the Transat Jacques Vabre.   Mike Golding Yacht Racing ...

• Downwind sailing

  Posted on Tuesday November 17th, 2009 at 10:28 in open 60, transat jacques vabre, dee caffari, racing (sailboats), brian thompson, sailing video

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community Yesterday was a case of celebrating the weather, blue skies and fluffy white clouds at last. It was about celebrating downwind sailing and also about ticking off some jobs on the jobs list. Aviva r...

• Still SMILING

  Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 10:36 in transat, open 60, transat jacques vabre, racing (sailboats), sam davies

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community Hello all!A very belated message for today as we had a very very very busy night - yet more DIY and new (worrying) things on the joblist!Just at the end of my watch, the pilot did a “wipe out” ...

• The sailing we signed up for

  Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 10:28 in transat, transat jacques vabre, dee caffari, racing (sailboats), brian thompson

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community It suddenly seems like time is going so quickly but since we left the Azores our time for an upwind struggle has finally ended and we are now broad reaching to the Caribbean. It feels nice to have ...

• Last Minute Ride on the Caribbean 1500

  Posted on Sunday November 15th, 2009 at 12:52 in caribbean, us, rally, passage, racing (sailboats), caribbean 1500

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community My original plans to crew in the Caribbean 1500 fell apart when the owner had to cancel a couple weeks before the event was to begin. I figured that I’d simply stay home and rake leaves, bake pie...

• A place for everything

  Posted on Saturday November 14th, 2009 at 11:53 in transat, open 60, transat jacques vabre, dee caffari, racing (sailboats), brian thompson

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community For those that have seen our boats from the dockside, they look pretty big and for those that have taken a look onboard, you realise that much of the 60 feet is cavernous space filled with nothing,...

• To win, first you have to finish - Mike Golding

  Posted on Friday November 13th, 2009 at 19:46 in transat, open 60, transat jacques vabre, racing (sailboats), mike golding

  Blog at YachtPals.com - The Online Boating Community It was good to hear from home (the race organisation tell us little) that Seb and Curzon were airlifted to safety from the damaged BT. This whole incident sounded horrific and any rescue in these c...