The third of four Regattas that make up the Panerai Mediterranean Circuit, the XII “Copa del Rey- Panerai”, “Vela Clásica Menorca” will be held between August 25th and 29th, both included, in Mahon (Menorca) waters. The regatta is also part of the Spanish Vintage and Classic Boats Championship 2015 and the Classics Mare Nostrum Trophy. …
Day 3 of the 2015 Rolex Fastnet Race. The leading multihulls and monohulls are enjoying close, tactical competition as they make their return journey across the Celtic Sea and towards the finish line in Plymouth. The 46th edition of the race has so far been characterised by light conditions creating a strategic, tactically engaging race. …
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First arrivals in the Rolex Fastnet Race are due into Plymouth in the early hours of Wednesday morning. But for sure the only records likely to be broken in this 90th anniversary edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s flagship 603 mile offshore race will be for slowness. The opportunity to better the multihull record, …
A weak, dying front across southern Ireland and the Celtic Sea combined with an absence of isobars anywhere in the UK made it a most frustrating night for the 350+ crews still competing in the Rolex Fastnet Race. The GRIB files for the race area at present are showing winds of no more than 5 …
We have now completed two of the three Regattas of the North American Panerai Classic Yacht Challenge, and are now awaiting the grand finale event that will crown the overall winner, in Newport Rhode Island on September 6th, 2015 Venue 1 – The Corinthian Classic Yacht Regatta (August 8-9) The first regatta of the series …
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