DesTopNews 2012-50
• Extreme Sailing Series 2012 – Rio de Janeiro Brésil • World Mach Racing Tour – Kuala Terrenganu – Malaysia • Jangade’s Regatta- Paraïba au Brésil • New 24hrs Record – Vendée Globe
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Vendee Globe | week 3 highlights
Jean-Pierre Dick has just set a new 24-hour speed record. Between November 30 at 9AM (UTC) and December 1 at 9AM (UTC), the Virbac-Paprec skipper covered 502.53 nautical miles at an average speed of 20.9 knots. He has therefore beaten his own record of 498.80 nautical miles, established a few hours earlier. The performance now […]
Protester i Vendee Globe
Det har ju varit en del rabalder i Vendee Globe när det visade sig att 7 båtar inte skött sig iu trafikseparerings-zonerna. Och som så ofta blev det stökigt med protesterna (Alex Thomson är väl inte helt poppis i Frankrike just nu) och straffen verkar inte heller helt klockrena. Henry Bomby förklarar på sin blogg. […]
DesTopNews 2012-47
• New World record • Sailors of the year • Artemis gets wet • 38 races from Dunkirk to St Tropez • And the Vendee Globe’s drama
That was pretty fast!
VESTAS Sailrocket 2 Outright world speed sailing record holder* On the 16/11/12 VESTAS Sailrocket 2 set out on it’s 13th run for this session Walvis Bay Namibia. In moderate conditions with around 25 knots of wind average… VSR2 smashed the previous Outright world record by the biggest margin in the records history*. Paul Larsen averaged […]
Boom! 59 knots!
SUPER SONIC…. SMASHED IT!!! The title says it all. It’s just soaking in now… with the Champagne. Calling friends, team members… all are family tonight. I’m sitting here with great French champagne all around and smiling people. VESTAS Sailrocket 2 sits outside on the lawn shivering lightly in the decreasing breeze. She has the noble […]
+60 knop!!!
Walvis Bay, Namibia, 19:13 Boom… 61 knot peak… 54. something average. Rum and champagne. The outright will fall. Brilliant. Just in… 61 + knot peak speed and a 54. something average. Had to stop as the end was coming up fast. Everything went into fast forward. I was saying ” this is fast, this is […]
Elliott 35 Crusader | Wet Wet Wet
Record breaking ride for Coastal Classic 2012 on the Elliott 35 Crusader. We knocked 2hrs off the existing 35ft record and also broke the 40ft record. Top speed 25.8 kts.