Jose Matoso (centre) stands proudly between his professional crew Gustavo Lima and Frederico Melo after winning the 1st Dragon Winter Series by just one point ! It was another brilliant sailing day in Cascais, with an Easterly wind of around 16kts and a cloudless blue sky. Although the temperature was a little cooler, the 23 teams kept warm as […]
Yes my friends it was Cascais at it’s very best yesterday with a North-Westerly wind gusting between 12-18 kts and the waves back to normal after the difficult sea state the previous day. The sun was out giving a temperature of around 20 degree’s and the 22 lucky Dragon Team’s completed three races on the […]
Hugo Stenbeck (far right).. stands proudly with his crew Lars Linger and Martin Westerdahl (far left) and Club de Naval President Jose’Matoso & Club Administrator Sophia during the official christening of Sophie III at the end of racing in Cascais.. The original Sophie was a 91 foot sloop built by Hugo’s father in Maine, USA. It had […]
“Pow-Wow” owner,.. Michael Zenkel (2nd right) celebrates the christening of his new boat recently bought from Tommy Muller, directly after it won the Gold Cup in Kinsale…… Pow-Wow is a specific type of event where both Native American and non Native Americans meet to dance, sing and socialize and honour the American Indian culture. Pow-Wow’s […]
International Race Officer.. Paroli Carmelo and his assistant Carla Malauvovia continued their excellent race management to complete three races on the final day in Torbole’…. Making the most of the early Northerly wind with an 8.30am start, Paroli was able to squeeze in two very competitive races before the strong 18-22kt wind died away to allow […]
Here’s a little bit of sailing footage from this weekend’s fabulous regatta in Torbole. Thanks to everyone who made the weekend so special and see you all next year! […]
Congratulations to Vincie Hoesch and his crew for victory at the 2012 Hans Detmar Wagener Cup and to Vincie and the Circolo Vela Torbole for organising another great event. Warm weather, great racing, great apres sail and great company and all with a spectacular mountain backdrop – it doesn’t get better than this. Here are […]
After racing on day two in Torbole we chatted with Dragon veteran Gavia Wilkinson-Cox and fleet newcomers James Howells and David Bedford, who join the fleet from the Etchells Class, about how the regatta is going. […]
Torbole’ was full of surprises yesterday as the 42 dragons battled for honers in race 3 and 4…. A “normal” day in Torbole’ will see the “Vent o Peler” blow from the North for the first 12 hours of the day, affecting a large part of the surface of Lake Garda incorperating and nourishing other […]
Stand by for Stav’s full report later but in the meantime here are the Day 2 Results from the Hans Detmar Wagener Cup in Torbole where Vincie Hoesch leads the regatta after an impressive performance in very tricky conditions. Also here are a few happy snaps from Day 1 and 2, more photos at my […]