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9 boats, 5 venues for 2008 iShares Cup
The venue for the German leg of the European tour has been confirmed as Kiel, on the Baltic Sea, and Tommy Hilfiger has been announced as the ninth entry in the series....
Team Aqua launches its 2008 campaign
Already involved in the RC 44 Class, Team Aqua announces today that it will also compete in the iShares Cup on board Extreme 40 catamarans. The two sailing platforms will be used to raise funds for the World Land Trust, an organisation that promotes ecological sustainability around the world. ...
Okalys first at Grand Prix Chopard with Alinghi second
Alinghi scored two victories today – the final day of the first D35 regatta on Lake Geneva – putting the team one point behind Okalys in second place after three days of racing. ...
Was is an error to disqualify Joe Fly? - Follow up
Further to our recent interview with Marc Bouet and the release of our piece - Was is an error to disqualify Joe Fly? - it seems like this incident has caught the attention of many as we subsequently received worldwide comments on it. At the bottom of this report you will find the “facts found” ...
Extreme 40 training in 40 knots
Training alongside America’s Cup challengers BMW-Oracle in Valencia, Holmatro’s first session afloat became a real challenge as the breeze picked up to 40 knots at the end of the afternoon. The following days were calmer, so the Dutch and American teams practised racing around the cans on short cour...
Interview with Giovanni Maspero - Owner of Farr40 JoeFly
Following last week disqualification of JoeFly in the last race of the Farr40 Worlds Championship, and consequently the World title given to Mascalzone Latino, Sebastien Destremau has interviewed Giovanni Maspero from JoeFly...
Farr 40 World - Was it an error to disqualify Joe Fly?
Following the worldwide attention created by the disqualification of JoeFly in the last race of the Farr40 Worlds Championship, we have asked an Expert to clarify the incident from a sailing rules stand point. Follows is an analysis by Marc Bouet on the disqualification of Joe Fly....
Barking Mad Captures the victory
Less than a week after wrapping up at the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship, Jim Richardson and his crew on Barking Mad arrived in Annapolis, where their M 30 was waiting for them. Not showing any ill effects from two grueling weeks of sailing, the team went on to dominate the fleet, posting a low s...
Team Hiroshi – Città di Milano conquers the Cagliari RC 44 C
With two bullets in the last two races, Armando Giulietti, Sébastien Col and their crew on board Team Hiroshi – Città di Milano confirm their leadership over the RC 44 Class. After their victory in the match race event, Larry Ellison and Russell Coutts (BMW ORACLE Racing) conclude the fleet race eve...
Barking Mad Remains on Top
- Another day, another 2 first place finishes for Jim Richardson and his team aboard Barking Mad at the 2008 Sperry Top Sider Annapolis NOOD Regatta. For the second day in a row, the blue boat from Newport was just a little bit higher than the rest of the fleet upwind and fast downwind flying th...