Day 9 Race Report: Gales and Flat Calms in the Atlantic (Tuesday, July 7, 2015) – Gales and prolonged strong winds since the start have taken their toll as the bulk of the fleet reaches the halfway stage of the Transatlantic Race 2015. On board the Class 40 Amhas, doublehanded crew Mackenzie Davis and Brian …
A nasty low-pressure system has put a number of boats in some tough spots over the past 24 hours. Last night, Shearwater’s tracker (blue) showed an abrupt turn to the SSW and a big drop in speed. After being unable to raise them on the Sat Phone, Noonmark (white) was dispatched to investigate. About the …
Since its inception in 1992, Sail Martha’s Vineyard has focused on connecting the Island’s school children and the community at large with the traditions and experiences of the Island’s maritime heritage. It offers a summer sailing program to over 400 young sailors. Projects within the community have included; wooden boat building in the schools, scholarship …
From: Boat Captain Ben Galloway Monday Morning, July 6, 2015 Saturday, July 4 was one of my most memorable days of sailing ever. Zach and I started our watch at 0600 surfing the waves in between 18 and 23 knots of wind and under an a lot of sails (A4, spin staysail, main with one …
Comanche, Rambler 88, Phaedo3 and Paradox – the four fastest boats in the Transatlantic Race 2015 – are now in hot pursuit of the remainder of the fleet. Overnight the four have made solid progress with the Lloyd Thornburg’s MOD70 trimaran Phaedo 3 leading, having covered some 307 miles in the first 18 hours since …