Maserati’s Record
Italian sailor Giovanni Soldini, and a crew of eight, sailing aboard a VO70 called_ Maserati (ex-_Ericsson 3) set a record when they reached San Francisco from New York in just 47 days (and 42 minutes).
Italian sailor Giovanni Soldini, and a crew of eight, sailing aboard a VO70 called_ Maserati (ex-_Ericsson 3) set a record when they reached San Francisco from New York in just 47 days (and 42 minutes).
_From an International Finn Association press release:
_”In the lead up to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the Finn class in Brazil is undergoing something of a resurgence. It’s recent National Championship, held in Sao Paulo, attracted 25 boats, and many of them were new boats built in Brazil. The 2012 Olympian Jorge Zarf dominated the series with six race wins from seven races. Second was the double Olympic Star medalist Bruno Prada on his return to the Finn class. Andre Mirsky was third. A
Iain Percy has taken over the leadership of Artemis Racing’s sailing team and is hoping to transition his Olympic success to the America’s Cup arena
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.
Expect the unexpected and hop in a boat with someone new.
The biggest class at the 2013 Sperry Top-Sider St. Petersburg NOOD Regatta is also the newest. Twenty J/70s are among the 100 boats gathering to kick off the 2013 NOOD Regatta series.
The tactical brainpower behind Mauricio Santa Cruz’s four-time J/24 world championship winning Bruschetta shares his big-fleet management tips.
Oracle Team USA was back on the San Francisco Bay on Feb. 4 with their new AC72. Photos: Guilain GRENIER / ORACLE TEAM USA
Planning a trip to San Francisco for the 34th America’s Cup? Check out the complete race schedule here.
The battle between Newport and Baltimore for host-port supremacy, goes to Rhode Island’s City by the Sea, where the stronger fan base should emerge.
All the hoopla surrounding the 34th America’s Cup has San Francisco Bay’s multihull community electrified. From the January/February 2013 issue of Sailing World.
Though he’d rather be sailing, former Finn champion Philippe Presti has carved out quite a niche for himself as Oracle Team USA’s coach. How do you make the world’s best sailing team better? He’s got plenty of ideas.
Italian sailor Giovanni Soldini, and a crew of eight, sailing aboard a VO70 called_ Maserati (ex-_Ericsson 3) set a record when they reached San Francisco from New York in just 47 days (and 42 minutes).
_From an International Finn Association press release:
_”In the lead up to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the Finn class in Brazil is undergoing something of a resurgence. It’s recent National Championship, held in Sao Paulo, attracted 25 boats, and many of them were new boats built in Brazil. The 2012 Olympian Jorge Zarf dominated the series with six race wins from seven races. Second was the double Olympic Star medalist Bruno Prada on his return to the Finn class. Andre Mirsky was third. A
Iain Percy has taken over the leadership of Artemis Racing’s sailing team and is hoping to transition his Olympic success to the America’s Cup arena
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.
Expect the unexpected and hop in a boat with someone new.
The biggest class at the 2013 Sperry Top-Sider St. Petersburg NOOD Regatta is also the newest. Twenty J/70s are among the 100 boats gathering to kick off the 2013 NOOD Regatta series.
The tactical brainpower behind Mauricio Santa Cruz’s four-time J/24 world championship winning Bruschetta shares his big-fleet management tips.
Oracle Team USA was back on the San Francisco Bay on Feb. 4 with their new AC72. Photos: Guilain GRENIER / ORACLE TEAM USA
Planning a trip to San Francisco for the 34th America’s Cup? Check out the complete race schedule here.
The battle between Newport and Baltimore for host-port supremacy, goes to Rhode Island’s City by the Sea, where the stronger fan base should emerge.
All the hoopla surrounding the 34th America’s Cup has San Francisco Bay’s multihull community electrified. From the January/February 2013 issue of Sailing World.
Though he’d rather be sailing, former Finn champion Philippe Presti has carved out quite a niche for himself as Oracle Team USA’s coach. How do you make the world’s best sailing team better? He’s got plenty of ideas.
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