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Gidday, Today the wind was once again blustery and made boat control challenging at times. We only had three races today with two wins and one loss. Our loss came to fellow kiwi William Tiller after a very close and thrilling match. We managed to gain a penalty on Will in the prestart dialup. Will was moving backwards and we were forced to avoid, being the right of way boat, moving forward. We had a bad start after this, coming off the line with Will tight to leeward of us, forc... Read More
Greetings from Perth, Today was a lesson for us in how to match race in the breeze as the ‘Fremantle doctor’ came in strong this afternoon blowing 25-30 knots. It was a fairly brutal day on the water with two big collisions in other matches, with boats holed and points deducted for boats in the wrong. Added to this were a couple of injuries to the team. Late addition, 13 year old Matt Bindon was flung out of the boat with by the mainsheet through a gybe during the pr... Read More
New partners join World yacht Racing Forum and yacht Racing Design & Technology Symposium The Barcelona World Race joins Horus Watches as Official Sponsor of the 2009 World yacht Racing Forum, alongside Presenting Sponsor Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA). Inaugural yacht Racing Design & Technology Symposium welcomes Awlgrip and Holmatro as Silver Sponsors. 5 November 2009 - The World yacht Racing Forum is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Barcelona World Ra... Read More
South Atlantic bares its teeth - 07 November 2009 The hot topic amongst the fleet is Hull & Humber's dramatic rescue of 51-year-old crew member, Arthur Bowers, yesterday. "Everyone had a reality check yesterday," says Pete Rollason, skipper of California. "We hope Arthur and the crew are ok and congratulations on a job well done. It's been a lesson to all of us not to become complacent with safe... Read More
Success for New Zealand yacht builders on world stage New Zealand yacht builders have again proved the world-class quality of their craftsmanship with two Auckland-based companies winning several superyacht awards announced at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show on 31 October 2009.
Alloy Yachts and Yachting Developments, both members of the NZ Marine Export Group (NZ Marine), won design awards from the International Superyacht Society (ISS) and ShowBoats Intern... Read More
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