Winning helm of “Cloud” ITA 56 Giuseppe Duca proudly holds the 2011 Trophee’ Panerai, flanked by his crew Jean Sebastian Ponce (left) and Guillaume Berenger (right). Poul-Richard (far left) holds the runners up prize, whilst Anatoly Loginov and his crew take the 3rd prize……… Yes, Yes, Yes Campers….and for all those sailors who have never […]
ITA 56 bounced back yesterday after being “Black Flagged” in race 3 to win race 6 and take the most slender of leads going into the last day of this exciting Trophee Panerai 2011 in Cannes. Yes Campers, Giuseppe Duca helming his petticrow dragon “Cloud” under the guidence of the local hero Jean Sebastien Ponce, […]
After the frustration of no sailing on day one of the Trophee Panerai Regates Royal, here in Cannes due to strong winds, yesterday saw an almost perfect sailing day with sun, deep blue waters and a consistant 8-12kt breeze. So the PRO Philippe Faure seized the opportunity to give the ever eager 58 boat fleet three great […]
Many congratulations to Marcus Wieser, Matti Pashen and Sergy, in UKR 7 for winning the 2011 Gold Cup. Consistency is the name of the game and although this well run event was reduced to the bare minimum of 4 races, Marcus remained very focused on the last day, whilst his main rivals and indeed the […]
With 2.2m waves that very nearly capsized the RIB that was sent out to check the sea conditions and wind strength at 2.00pm, it was measured at 25-28kts, gusting 30kts at times, so the PRO once again had to cancell sailing for a third day here in Ostende……… The only chance for this very frustrated 69 boat […]
With winds still driving up the English Channel from the South West, sometimes gusting up to force 7, it was decided to cancell all sailing again yesterday here in Ostende, which left both the race committe and all sailors very frustrated… But, that is yacht racing and with the combination of 2m high waves, safety […]
Probably like the most of Northern Europe the after effects of America’s most recent Hurricane is sending winds gusting up to 50 kts across the seas off the Belgium Coast, so the PRO Henry Antoine had no option yesterday but to cancell sailing for the day. We have a briefing today at 9.15am to see […]
Three times Gold Cup winner Jorgen Schonherr, crewed by Jan Eli Gravad and Lars Wegener, showed he still has the magical speed in heavy air conditions by winning the second race of the Gold Cup here in a breezy Ostende. Yesterday’s forecast of a building wind throughout the day, prompted the Race Committee to bring […]
Ted Sawyer rolled back the years as he masterly helmed USA 310 to first place on day 1 of the 2011 Gold Cup, thus winning the coveted trophy presented by the late, but legendary Borge Borrensen. It was truly a magnificent victory for Sawyer and his crew of Jamie Lea and Martin Payne, as they only took control […]
It was a thrilling last day here in Ostende, which saw the Championship of Belgium decided on the last beat of the last race… Only a fool would bet against Poul-Richard Hoj-Jensen not putting up a fight and that is exactly what happened during a topsy turvy final day of this fine National Championships…… The final […]