Photos from race number 4 of 16 in the 3,000 mile ocean race. Race 4 covers the distance between Cape Town, South Africa and Albany, Australia, and is considered to be the most challenging leg of the race. Photos courtesy of clipperroundtheworld.com.
Even though they’re latecomers to the game, Luna Rossa has been quietly working away in Auckland to prepare for the America’s Cup. Team manager Max Sirena gives us the scoop.
Sandy Peacock–a Sydney-based advertising agency owner who was at the first Hamilton Island Race Week in 1984 working as a yachting journalist and photographer–found a long-forgotten box of images from the Australian event. This year’s Audi Hamilton Island Race Week will be held Aug. 17 to 24.
While Oracle Team USA and Artemis Racing struggled stateside, Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa made the most of the good summer sailing weather, and the new technology sharing component of the protocol for the 34th America’s Cup to push forward their respective AC72 programs.
The 628-mile offshore classic got underway in 20-25 knots at Sydney Heads on Dec. 26. Robert Oatley’s Wild Oats XI 100-foot maxi Wild Oats XI secured Line Honours, Overall Winner and Race Record. The boat, skippered by Mark Richards, finished with a time of 1 day, 18 hours, 23 minutes, and 12 seconds, slicing 16 minutes and 58 seconds off her own record.
When it comes to multihulls, few, if any, have the résumé to match that of Pete Melvin. He’s designed some of the world’s fastest boats, and won some of the toughest multihull championships. Now he’s trying to help Emirates Team New Zealand win the America’s Cup.
For James Burwick, Somira Sao, and their two young children, 200-mile days on the Open 40 _Anasazi Girl _are just part of the everyday routine.
The AC72 is in the water, but Luna Rossa is quite a ways from getting out on the water and sparring with training partners Emirates Team New Zealand.
The Italian syndicate is in the America’s Cup thanks largely to a design partnership with Emirates Team New Zealand. But its style remains its own.
Luna Rossa’s AC72 was launched on Oct. 26, 2012, in Waitemata Harbor in Auckland, New Zealand. The hulls of the Italian challenger were built at the Persico Marine facility in Northern Italy. Most of the components, including the 130-foot tall wing sail, were built in New Zealand. Skipper Max Sirena commented in an article on americascup.com: “We will not go out sailing in 25 knots on day one,” he said. “In the
A competitors’ forum in Auckland highlights the progress made by America’s Cup Race Management, and the long way still to go.
The little sister of the still-to-come AC72 turned all heads during its 14-day dress rehearsal on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour. “Tech Review” from our March 2011 issue.
Photos from race number 4 of 16 in the 3,000 mile ocean race. Race 4 covers the distance between Cape Town, South Africa and Albany, Australia, and is considered to be the most challenging leg of the race. Photos courtesy of clipperroundtheworld.com.
Even though they’re latecomers to the game, Luna Rossa has been quietly working away in Auckland to prepare for the America’s Cup. Team manager Max Sirena gives us the scoop.
Sandy Peacock–a Sydney-based advertising agency owner who was at the first Hamilton Island Race Week in 1984 working as a yachting journalist and photographer–found a long-forgotten box of images from the Australian event. This year’s Audi Hamilton Island Race Week will be held Aug. 17 to 24.
While Oracle Team USA and Artemis Racing struggled stateside, Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa made the most of the good summer sailing weather, and the new technology sharing component of the protocol for the 34th America’s Cup to push forward their respective AC72 programs.
The 628-mile offshore classic got underway in 20-25 knots at Sydney Heads on Dec. 26. Robert Oatley’s Wild Oats XI 100-foot maxi Wild Oats XI secured Line Honours, Overall Winner and Race Record. The boat, skippered by Mark Richards, finished with a time of 1 day, 18 hours, 23 minutes, and 12 seconds, slicing 16 minutes and 58 seconds off her own record.
When it comes to multihulls, few, if any, have the résumé to match that of Pete Melvin. He’s designed some of the world’s fastest boats, and won some of the toughest multihull championships. Now he’s trying to help Emirates Team New Zealand win the America’s Cup.
For James Burwick, Somira Sao, and their two young children, 200-mile days on the Open 40 _Anasazi Girl _are just part of the everyday routine.
The AC72 is in the water, but Luna Rossa is quite a ways from getting out on the water and sparring with training partners Emirates Team New Zealand.
The Italian syndicate is in the America’s Cup thanks largely to a design partnership with Emirates Team New Zealand. But its style remains its own.
Luna Rossa’s AC72 was launched on Oct. 26, 2012, in Waitemata Harbor in Auckland, New Zealand. The hulls of the Italian challenger were built at the Persico Marine facility in Northern Italy. Most of the components, including the 130-foot tall wing sail, were built in New Zealand. Skipper Max Sirena commented in an article on americascup.com: “We will not go out sailing in 25 knots on day one,” he said. “In the
A competitors’ forum in Auckland highlights the progress made by America’s Cup Race Management, and the long way still to go.
The little sister of the still-to-come AC72 turned all heads during its 14-day dress rehearsal on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour. “Tech Review” from our March 2011 issue.
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