Vi är nu redo för start i Gotland Runt. Superkul att vara tillbaka då vi seglade senast 2016. Extra kul att man har gjort det enklare att följa racet. Kan framför allt rekommendera de Race Updates som kommer löpande på YouTube. Så här ser det ut i Doublehandedklassen: Båttyp Namn Skipper SRS Rating X 302 […]
If you’ve been involved in offshore racing for a while, you’ve probably come across the new way of calculating results: Weather Routing Scoring (WRS). The idea: combine a boat’s theoretical performance (the VPP polars on its certificate) with a weather model for the actual race, then measure how close each boat got to its possible performance […]
Efter Marstrand Big Boat så var det dags att ta båten till Östersjön för Gotland Runt och RORC Baltic Sea Race. Ett bra sätt att värma upp, och att få segla lite mer tillsammans med hela teamet (de långa racen kör vi doublehanded) var att segla Sandhamn Open som också var SM i ORCi. Eftersom […]
2008-07-09 @ 13:38
Jag köpte en sån här förra året eftersom att jag är galen i segelbåtar. Har inte varit ute än i år för det är så sabla kallt i vattnet. Köpte den av Ulf Lindhe i Göteborg. ulf.lindhe@telia.com telefon 031-935680 eller mobil 0704-935680
2008-07-09 @ 18:23
Arnaud Psarofaghis confirmed winner
Swiss foiler picks up $1000 in Velocitek Speed Challenge
After three somewhat frustrating days of postponements due to high winds, sailors at the CST Composites Moth Worlds got the chance to take to the water in an effort to try to claim the $1000 prize for highest speed at the Velocitek Speed Challenge on Tuesday afternoon.
Conditions at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy in the UK were almost perfect for speed trials with flat water and winds from the South West at 20 knots gusting to 25. At 4:30 PM sailors left the harbor with two hours to log their top speeds on Velocitek devices.
With everyone pushing hard there were numerous wipeouts and gear breakages resulting in several competitors needing to get towed in for repairs prior to rejoining the action in hopes of claiming the $1000 prize.
Sailors reported being on the edge of control while attempting to log their top speed over an average of 10 seconds. In the end the three fastest sailors proved to be: Arnaud Psarofaghis (SUI 3252) at 26.1kts who wins this edition of the Velocitek Speed Challenge and the top prize of $1000, James Owen-Smith (AUS 9354) at 25.9kts, and Martin Gravare (SWE 3279) at 25.4kts.
“Conditions today were challenging but provided for some exciting moments and great speeds as these incredible boats and sailors pushed the boundaries of control. We want to congratulate Arnaud Psarofaghis on his impressive run at 26.1 knots and all the sailors who took part in the Velocitek Speed Challenge.” said Alec Stewart, President and Founder, Velocitek.
Full Results for the Velocitek Speed Challenge and race tracks for James Owen-Smith and Arnaud Psarofaghis can be viewed at: http://www.velocitek.com/forums
1 Arnaud Psarofaghis SUI 3252 26.1kts
2 James Owen-Smith AUS 9354 25.9kts
3 Martin Gravare SWE 3279 25.4kts
4 John Harris AUS 3295 25.3kts
5 Andrew Brown NZL 3230 25.1kts
6 Sten-Mark Bachman EST 3291 24.7kts
7 Ben Crocker AUS 3262 24.6kts
8 Simon Payne GBR 3259 24.4kts
9 George Peet USA 3251 24.3kts
10 Ziegert Jean-Pierre SUI 8 24.2kts