When the boats went afloat this morning they expected some nice medium airs sailing and there was even a brief glimpse of the sun. Ultimately though the strong winds made another appearance and only one race could be completed. Martin Palson in SWE375 took the race from Jose Matoso (POR55) and Jens Christensen (DEN405). Jens […]
Hello to you all out there from a rain & wind swept Douarnenez… As nature has it’s say and a huge “low” pressure continues to circle North-West Europe, the 60+ boat Dragon Fleet can only sit and wait for a change in the weather. Yesterday it was impossible to sail and so the PRO had no option […]
The Coupe de Bretagne, the opening salvo for the Grand Prix Guyader, got underway in Douarnenez, Brittany today with a single race in a good breeze. Eight-one boats are registered for the Grand Prix and more than fifty are racing in the Coupe de Bretagne including a number of exciting new faces as well as […]
Yes Campers, sorry to publish yet another “Stavros” picture, but yesterday with a lot of help from my Portuguese crew, Rui Boia and Ricardo Pinto (Nono from Vilamoura stood in on the last day), I (Martin Payne) won the Prince Henry the Navigator Trophy in Vilamoura.. My boat Hombre is a Petticrow 2008 which started […]
Winners Ricardo Pinto, Martin Payne and Rui Boia receive their prizes at the IV Amadeus Cup after 5 races sailed in the most perfect conditions on the Algarve, Portugal. After recording another 1st and 2nd place yesterday in “Hombre”, Payne and his Portuguese Crew won the event by a clear 5pts. In second place helming POR […]
With a temperature of 25 degree’s and a warm south-westerly 12 kt wind blowing over the deep blue waters of the Atlantic Sea, it was not suprising to see many happy sailors competing in the Amadeus Cup and Prince Henry the Navigator Trophy wearing just shorts and “T” shirts. Yes Campers, the conditions could not have been better […]
The Magnificent “PRINCE HENRY the NAVIGATOR TROPHY” will be raced for next weekend in Vilamoura, alongside the Amedeus Cup. April 21st to 23rd… Yes Campers, it’s not too late to participate as charter boats and cheap flights to Faro are readily available!! Vilamoura is the most stunning sailing venue on the Algarve in Portugal. It […]
Tommy Muller proudly holds the Juan Carlos Trophy with his “Bavarian Dream Team” on the right, Vincent Hoesch and Michi Lipp. Presented by Jose’ Matoso the Club Naval de Cascais President (far left) who himself finished in 2nd place crewed by Gwen Chapalain and Stefan Hellriegel. In 3rd place was Pedro Medes Leal crewed by Pedro Andrade […]
It was another wonderful day of sailing in Portugal yesterday, with Dolphins often playing along side the Dragons with such grace and precision. The wind was more from the west and although it’s pressure was often changing between 6 to 10 kts, the wave patterns made steering dificult. Top British Sailor Graham Bailey helming GBR 720 “Amiee” had a fantastic […]
Philip Pechstein helming GBR767, had the best sailing day of his life yesterday after recording two 2nd places in race 3 and race 4 of the Grade 1 Juan Carlos Trophy in Cascais. It was another strong wind day with huge wind shifts that made the race course a tactical nightmare. In the first race Uli […]