Friday 3 December saw the Yacht Club De Cannes transformed into the venue for a Traditional English Christmas as Jenny Green hosted a Gala Christmas Dinner to raise money for research into Motor Neurone Disease (MND). Jenny is a victim of this progressive neurodegenerative disease that attacks the upper and lower motor neurones leading to […]
Here in Cascais, the final day of races had to be cancelled due to extreme wind conditions, but with 5 races already sailed GER 1080 helmed by Marcus Brennecke and crewed by his “Bavarian Dream Team” (Hoesch and Lip) took the title of the 3rd winter series finishing on 10pts. Right on his heels in […]
Marcus Brennecke, GER 1080, crewed by Vincent Hoesch and Michi Lip, sailed consistently well today finishing with two 2nd places, to take the overall lead here in Cascais after 5 races… With the wind at around 110 degrees and gusting 18-20kts in race one, Ireland’s Andrew Craig started as he finished off in the last […]
The 3rd Winter Series at Portugal’s premier sailing centre Cascais, began today in 8-10kts of breeze, whilst the rest of Europe froze to a standstill. Teams from Ireland, Russia, Germany, Sweden and the UK braved the elements to join the local Portuguese fleet who scratch their heads in wonder about why we would chose to live anywhere else […]