Ineos Team UK were out on the Hauraki Gulf for over five hours Monday afternoon with hteir new Rig, and seemed to have good boat speed under the light wind conditions.
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Vendee Globe – Isabelle Joschke’s MACSF keel hydraulics damaged
Here are the Vendee Globe race leader times at Cape Horn . . .
Ken Read explains the America’s Cup Rig and the Ineos Team options
North Sails president Ken Read explains explains why the double skinned ‘soft’ sails that are used on the America’s Cup boats are much faster upwind than the wings of the previous Cup boats – See Video here
Tokyo Governors call for State of Emergency
The Governors of Tokyo and its three adjoining prefectures have called for a more urgent response to the recent surge in coronavirus cases.
Vendee Globe – Charlie Dalin second round Cape Horn
Charlie Dalin, skipper of Apivia, rounded Cape Horn some 14 hours and 56 minutes after Vendee race leader Yannick Bestaven on Maître Coq IV
How to win the 36th America’s Cup
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Vendee Globe leader Yannick Bestaven rounds Cape Horn
Yannick Bestaven, skipper of Maître CoQ IV, the leader of the Vendée Globe passed Cape Horn this Saturday 2 January at 13:42hrs UTC
Finn class regroup for final Olympic Games
2020 has been a challenging year for the Finn class and 2021 does not look any easier. With the delayed 2020 Olympic Games still walking a knife edge as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to disrupt the best laid plans
Vendee leader expected to round Cape Horn this afternoon
Vendee Globe race leader Yannick Bestaven should pass Cape Horn this Saturday afternoon (2 Jan) with Charlie Dalin is expected to round about 10-12 hours later
New Covid problems for delayed Tokyo Olympics
Japanese media is reporting that organizers of the postponed Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics are facing new challenges posed by the continuing coronavirus pandemic
Vendee Globe leaders celebrate New Year with 400+nm run
On the first day of 2021, the numbers tell the story for Vendee Globe leaders Yannick Bestaven and Charlie Dalin, with 24 hour runs of 452 and 417 nautical miles respectively
Ineos Team UK present a different picture of their America’s Cup boat
Since May 2019 the story of INEOS TEAM UK has been captured in a series of works by celebrated watercolour artist Alexander Creswell. Over the past two years Alexander has spent countless hours with the team
