Yes, Yes, Campers, Many thanks for all your heart-felt replies and comments re “Coach Boat’s”. It’s a topic that we could and may discuss until the “Cows come Home”.. sorry that’s a West Country saying! But the messsage has been heard and listen too……. 🙂 Now that I have your attention, I would just like to […]
Yes Campers, Portugal is bracing itself for the biggest turn-out of Dragons since the Gold Cup a few years ago in Cascais. As I look out of my Hotel window I can see fourteen RC44’s competing out in the bay off Estoril as they complete their Match Race event. Later today they race out on Cascais […]
Lars Hendriksen UKR 8 completed back to back victories today by winning the Italian Open Championship by just 1pt from his fellow team mate Evgeniy Braslavets UKR 9. The final podium place was taken by Marcus Wieser, also part of the Transbunker team. Two weeks ago in Cannes Lars also won the first Grade 1 […]
Saturday in San Remo started offering the most perfect sailing day, sun, wind and an eager fleet. An 11.30am start on a “square” line and the 40+ boats were off and running evenly spread on starboard tack. Jorgen Schonherr, who started 40% down from the committee boat, was soon showing his superb helming skills as he “popped” […]
Friday started with the wind again from the East blowing up to 30kts. So the PRO sensibly put up the AP Flag and we all sat ashore debating if the wind would drop as the day went on… Some of us worked away on our boats and I for one am still searching for the […]
The wind blew from the East today at exactly 90 degree’s with just a few variations as boats neared the shore. It started at around 22+ kts and ended up at just 10kts… but not all the 40+ boats set sail, due to really strong gusts driving through the moorings…. However the PRO managed to get […]
Two Bullets for the “Bear” were not enough on the last day of racing in Cascais because RUS 76 was just too good yet again… Yes Camper’s, Dmitry Samokhin guided by top tactician Andrey Kirliuk and the Biggest Russian in the World, “Aleksey Bushuer, made it a “Hat-Trick” of wins by taking the 5th winter series […]
Yes Campers, RUS 76 helmed by Dmitry Samokhin has a chance to add to his two regatta victories this year by taking the lead of the competitive 5th winter series here in Portugal. After another wonderful day of sailing which saw three more races completed and three different race winners, Cascais proved once again why it is probably […]
Pieter Heerama threw down the “Gauntlet” yesterday to the exceptionally strong 28 boat fleet representing 10 different Nation’s in Portugal yesterday, by leading overall with a 5th and 1st place after the first two races of the 5th Winter Series run by the Club Naval de Cascais…. Close on his heels also with 6 pts is HUG 57 Ferenc Kis-Szolgyemi […]
Yes Campers, following the success last weekend of the Match Racing, the Club Naval de Cascais now present their 5th Winter Series event which starts tomorrow… In the lead up to their main Grade 1 Regatta the Juan Carlos Trophy in April, more “New Boats” have arrived. Not only do we have many new boats […]