Oceano Indico de record para Groupama

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Press release of the 2010/02/24
2010/02/24 - 01h24

First record for Groupama 3 during the Jules Verne Trophy
Jules Verne Trophy

Taking just 8 days 17 hours and 39 minutes to traverse the Indian Ocean, the maxi trimaran Groupama 3 skippered by Franck Cammas has snatched the record held by Orange 2 since 2005.

It was at 2322 UTC on Tuesday 23rd February that Groupama 3 crossed the longitude of Tasmania, to the South of Australia, which marks the exit from the Indian Ocean and the entry to the Pacific Ocean.

Having rounded Cape Agulhas off South Africa 8 days and 17 hours beforehand, Franck Cammas and his nine crew participating in the Jules Verne Trophy have taken 17 hours and 25 minutes less than the crew of Bruno Peyron some five years ago.

With the Indian Ocean behind them, Groupama 3 is now attacking the largest ocean in the world, the Pacific; the exit from which is marked by the much renowned Cape Horn.

Departure from Ushant: on 31st January at 1355 UTC
Passage around the Agulhas Cape: on 15th February at 0543 UTC
Passage of Tasmania: on 23rd February at 2322 UTC

Race time from the start to Tasmania: 23 days 9 hours and 27 minutes
Indian Ocean crossing time: 8 days 17 hours and 39 minutes, that is 17 hours and 25 minutes faster than Orange.

This new record for the passage across the Indian Ocean is awaiting approval by the WSSRC, the international body responsible for sailing records.

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Velas Sudamerica 2010, inauguración del parque náutico

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23 de Febrero 2010
Se inauguró oficialmente el parque náutico

A bordo de la fragata “Libertad”, el vicealmirante Paz y el intendente Pulti, hicieron la apertura oficial del evento.

MAR DEL PLATA –La apertura oficial del parque náutico –al que visitaron más de 100 mil personas en sus primeros tres días-- se llevó a cabo ayer por la tarde a bordo de la fragata ARA “Libertad”.

Presidió la ceremonia el comandante de Operaciones Navales, vicealmirante Carlos Alberto Paz, acompañado por el intendente del partido de General Pueyrredón, contador Gustavo Pulti, y el comandante del Área Naval Atlántica, contralmirante Edgardo García.
Estuvo presente también el secretario General Naval, contralmirante Eduardo Raúl Castro Rivas, junto a los comandantes de los grandes veleros participantes de “Velas Sudamérica 2010”, representantes de las Fuerzas Armadas y de Seguridad de la ciudad, e invitados especiales.
La ceremonia, a bordo de la “Libertad”, se realizó en su interior debido a las condiciones climáticas adversas.
El vicealmirante Paz agradeció la presencia de los asistentes, “hace diez años muchos decían que el sueño de reunirnos en esta dársena era una quimera; hoy, el sueño se ha hecho realidad gracias al esfuerzo y a la voluntad de mucha gente.”
Destacó el apoyo del gobierno de la provincia de Buenos Aires, de la intendencia del partido de General Pueyrredón y de los diversos estamentos de la comunidad de Mar del Plata, tan cercana a la Armada.
“La presencia de los veleros materializa la concreción de otro sueño, el de los padres de la Patria latinoamericana. Porque esta reunión representa la libertad y unión que esos padres, hace doscientos años, pergeñaron. Eso nos permite encarar al futuro, no ya soñando, sino con la certeza de lo consolidado”, dijo el vicealmirante Paz.
A continuación, el intendente y el comandante de Operaciones Navales, realizaron el corte de cintas, dando por inaugurado el parque náutico.

En palabras del intendente Pulti

“Deseamos manifestar nuestro entusiasmo y gratitud por esta que es la fiesta náutica más popular y masiva que ha tenido esta ciudad oceánica en toda su historia”, expresó el intendente del partido de General Pueyrredón.
La ciudad tiene variadas formas de relación con el mar que baña sus costas, desde actividades económicas, deportivas y turísticas, hasta la simpleza de contemplar el paisaje, mate mediante.
“En esta ciudad, tan múltiplemente enamorada del mar, tener en estos días este acontecimiento nos llena de alegría y emoción”, manifestó el intendente Pulti.

Cachetazo a la pobreza

Buenísimo, te fue bien y te compraste un barcazo. Te felicito, lindo para hacerse un crucerito al caribe con la familia o una banda de amigos. El de atrás ya es otra cosa, un super crucero gigante. ¡ Ese si que tiene guita en serio !

Ahhhhhh bueeeeee, ¿también era tuyo?, te zarpaste hermano. ¿No era más fácil llevar un Laser o una tablita de windsurf?. Mira que les gusta complicarse la vida a los millonarios che.

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Tall Ships en Mar del Plata por Matías Capizzano, la foto del día

RC44 en Dubai, el poco viento impide realizar todos los flights

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PRESS RELEASE – RC 44 Championship Tour 2010

Team Sea Dubai takes a serious option on the Al Maktoum Sailing Trophy RC 44 match race

Only two flights could be completed today due to the lack of wind. Two teams conclude the day undefeated: Markus Wieser’s Team Sea Dubai - who hasn’t lost a single match in this event - and Paul Cayard’s Katusha, who recovers well after a bad day yesterday.
February 23, 2010 – The wind was very light and fluky today for the second half of the match race event. Despite Peter "Luigi" Reggio’s attempts to close the contest, the last two flights will take place tomorrow, before the fleet race practice.

Unbeaten after seven flights, Team Sea Dubai is almost certain to win the title. Indeed, the local team’s closest rival, Artemis, sits two points behind whilst the team from the Emirates won the direct confrontation this afternoon. All they have to do is cross the line and avoid any penalising collision.

The match of the day, between Team Sea Dubai and Terry Hutchinson’s Artemis, delivered all its promises. The two boats started on split tacks at full speed and immediately engaged in a tacking dual. Just ahead of its opponent after the first cross, Hutchinson made a slight error of appreciation that allowed Team Sea Dubai to close the gap. The two teams then engaged in a dial up as they were nearing the windward mark. Markus Wieser came out of it better than Artemis and rounded the mark two boat lengths ahead. Hutchinson tried hard to come back during the rest of the race, but Wieser and his crewmembers held on tight and won the race.

"We focused on the basics", commented Hartwell Jordan, Team Sea Dubai’s mainsail trimmer and strategist. "Last night, we debriefed our first day and decided not to change anything and to carry on sailing for fun, without putting any unnecessary pressure on our shoulders. We felt comfortable with our course management and boat speed, so we didn’t feel the need to put a specific strategy in place. We just went for it as relaxed and focused as we could."

Disappointed by his results today (two losses against TSD and No Way Back), Terry Hutchinson remained as positive as he could. "The day was good", he said. "We won our two starts and managed to keep the pressure all along. Unfortunately, we did some mistakes. In the first race, we went to the wrong side of the course and our timing was slightly wrong in the second one. I have the feeling that we bet ourselves more than anything else."

Whilst Team Sea Dubai is almost certain to win the title, the rest of the podium remains open. Artemis is currently second with four points, followed by five teams on a tie in third with three points.

Despite the winner being almost certainly known, the last two flights will definitely not be for the gallery!

They said:

Hartwell Jordan, mainsail trimmer and strategist, Team Sea Dubai: “We have changed the set up of our boat over the winter and we can feel the difference. We have also changed our mental approach: in the past, we sometimes felt intimidated by the level of our competitors. We are now more relaxed about this, and we try to manage the pressure more efficiently. We’ve also trained hard over the winter, which has allowed us to remember all the moves almost instinctively. As a consequence, we can now look out of the boat and concentrate on the regattas."

Cameron Appleton, helmsman, Team Aqua: “This hasn’t been the most rewarding event for us so far and we’ve had a tough couple of days… We didn’t train like the others over the winter, but I don’t think it would have made a difference in this light wind. Our problem was mainly linked with timing; we didn’t take good starts and weren’t in the right rhythm."

Rod Davis, helmsman, Ceeref: “It was good to win a race by one second against Team Aqua after having lost two matches by one second yesterday… It’s very strange, we are loosing against teams that we should beat (on the paper) and we are winning the toughest matches. It shows how tight the Class is. Any small team can challenge the best ones. The consequence is that we need to train harder in order to improve."

Paul Cayard, helmsman, Katusha: “We were quite unhappy with our result yesterday, but the good thing is that the team stayed well together, and focused. We all knew that we could do a better job. We spoke about our races and decided to keep it as simple as possible and focus on getting a better result without changing anything fundamental in the way we sail. It’s just tough; the races are very close and difficult."

Match-race, provisional results after seven flights:

(Ranking, name of team, helmsman, No of victories / defeats, points)

1) Team Sea Dubai (Markus Wieser), 6/0, 6 points
2) Artemis (Terry Hutchinson), 4/2, 4 points
3) CEEREF (Rod Davis), 3/3, 3 points
3) BMW ORACLE Racing (Adam Minoprio), 3/3, 3 points
3) Team Islas Canarias Puerto Calero (José Maria Ponce), 3/3, 3 points
3) Team No Way Back (Pieter Heerema / Ray Davies), 3/3, 3 points
3) Katusha (Paul Cayard), 3/3, 3 points
8) Team Aqua (Cameron Appleton), 2/4, 2 points
9) Team Austria (Christian Binder), 1/6, 1 point

Campeonato de Verano en Bariloche, Argentina

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EL SOL Y LA NAVEGACION A VELA BRILLO EN EL CLUB NAUTICO BARILOCHE.

El sábado 20 y domingo 21 se disputo frente y organizada por el Club Nautico Bariloche, el Campeonato de Verano, con el auspicio de Galvan Outdoors.
El buen clima predominó durante los dos días de regatas y el viento si bien fue escaso, permitió a las embarcaciones cumplir con las regatas previstas, que eran 5.
La participación fue de toda la familia, los mas pequeños navegantes que van desde los 7 años a 15, compitieron en OPTIMIST, este es un barco donde se inician en los niños en la vela y es una clase en la que pueden competir a nivel nacional o mundial. Los mas grandes los hicieron en las clases SNIPE , J24 y PHRF, los dos primeros son también barcos iguales lo que implica que el que llega primero gana.
En el caso de PHRF se buscó la posibilidad de que puedan competir barcos que son diferentes por tener equipamiento o tamaños diversos, los mas grandes le dan ventaja a los mas chicos y de esta manera se obtienen, Luego de cálculos los resultados finales. El Remache, fue imbatible durante el sábado en la clase J 24 y la buena actuación del domingo le permitió ganar el campeonato. El Dolphin hizo lo suyo en la clase PHRF, llevándose el primer premio del campeonato. En Snipe, Dominó Esteban Sorocinschi, y en Optimist, Valentín Campero.
Durante el fin de semana se vivió un verdadero ambiente náutico, que integró navegantes de Bariloche y Villa La Angostura, donde las regatas se combinaron con comidas, mates, y paciencia para esperar el viento.
La organización, a cargo de Pedro Galvan, Sebastián Ingaramo, Florencia y Bojan Magister, estuvo impecable, combinada como de costumbre con las excelentes fotografías de Irina Dambrauskas. Gracias a todos ellos que hicieron posible esta fiesta!!!

Groupama 3 entra en el Océano Pacífico y se pone delante del record del Orange

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Press release of the 2010/02/23
2010/02/23 - 17h36

From one ocean to another...
Jules Verne Trophy

Still maintaining the high speeds that have coloured the past five days, Franck Cammas and his nine crew should make their entry into the Pacific Ocean tonight. In so doing Groupama 3 is set to pocket the record for the passage from Cape Agulhas to Tasmania in a time of under nine days. Furthermore, with the favourable weather conditions set to last, the coming days are likely to be just as fast.

Groupama 3 is on the point of collecting her first trophy of this Jules Verne! Indeed this round the world sprint has also provided the crew with the opportunity to beat three other records recognised by the WSSRC (World Sailing Speed Record Council), the official body in charge of validating the best times under sail. It is also hoped that the prize haul will include the record passage across the Indian Ocean (Orange 2: 9d 11h 04'), that of the passage across the Pacific Ocean (Orange 2: 8d 18h 08') and that from the equator back to the equator (Orange 2: 33d 16h 06').

"We're monitoring our progress in relation to Orange 2 and even though she's not a direct opponent, we're looking at her virtual wake. We knew that under Australia we were going to make up our deficit as Bruno Peyron and his crew had to put in several gybes with some slower phases. However, they traversed the Pacific very quickly... It will be difficult to maintain the same average speed as far as Cape Horn. If we have a bit of a lead at that stage that wouldn't be bad: theoretically the climb up the Atlantic should enable us to claw back the time!" said Fred Le Peutrec at the 1130 UTC radio link-up with Groupama's Race HQ in Paris.

At the end of 23 days at sea then, Groupama 3 has been tracking ahead of the reference time for some ten days and lamenting a deficit for thirteen days... Right now Franck Cammas' aim is to commit to the Pacific with a lead of several hours over the record pace.

Shift and gybe

With the NW'ly breeze accompanying them for the past five days, the sea state remains sufficiently well organised to enable the crew of Groupama 3 to make good speed effortlessly and free from stress. The situation is set to change a little after Tasmania once the breeze backs round to the W or WSW on Wednesday. The giant trimaran will then have to gybe to avoid New Zealand. However, as far as the average speed is concerned, there shouldn't be any signs of a drop in pace yet...

"Happiness is a funny thing! Not only are we getting used to these average speeds in excess of thirty knots, our enthusiasm is waning... We've noticed on board that when you're sailing at 28 knots, it feels like you've come to a standstill! At times you have to get it into your head that you're sailing at 33-35 knots, or even forty... We've got our bearings now since we've been sailing on the same tack for the past five days: we're organising ourselves to eat, sleep and keep up the maintenance on the boat. We're going to have one manoeuvre to perform during the course of tomorrow, Wednesday. A gybe will be required to reposition ourselves given that the low off New Zealand has filled in. At that point we'll hook onto a fluctuating W'ly breeze."

However, for the next 24 hours, the wind will oscillate between the W and NW whilst remaining fairly strong: 28 to 32 knots, gusting to 35-38 knots. The waves are also building, but for now they're still on the aft quarter so they'll be driving Groupama 3 forward over these last few miles across the Indian Ocean and the first few miles across the Pacific.

"It's still very grey... as has been the case for the past five days! It feels like we've been under the same cloud. It's still wet with little visibility, but the temperatures are continuing to be mild. It's rather different to when I did The Race in 2001: it was very cold then, but we were treated to a fantastic aurora australis."

Avoiding the ice

The entry into the Pacific Ocean with the passage of Tasmania is expected to take place late this evening (UTC/ early hours of the morning in Tasmania). As such Groupama 3 should complete her journey across the Indian Ocean in under nine days and hence claim the WSSRC record between Cape Agulhas (South Africa) and the southern tip of Tasmania. Right now it is likely she will reduce the previous record held by Bruno Peyron and his crew since 2005 (9d 11h 04') by a dozen hours.

"With the final known zone of icebergs having been left a few tens of miles to starboard, Groupama 3 has been able to bear away a little this Tuesday and make full benefit of the fairly strong NW'ly wind to put a little big of southing into her course. Indeed, with the latitude at which Franck Cammas and his crew have been sailing, Groupama 3 was still relatively close to Australia: this trajectory has been guided by both the wind from the previous days and by the presence of a large quantity of icebergs to the South of 47 degrees. This southward shift is necessary since you have to follow a course of at least 47°30 S to avoid New Zealand! Therefore we can expect to see Groupama 3 making a very high VMG (velocity made good) bordering on 28/30 knots and with that their lead should continue to increase between Tuesday and Wednesday" explains Sylvain Mondon from Météo France.

Groupama 3's log (departure on 31st January at 13h 55' 53'' UTC)

Day 1 (1st February 1400 UTC): 500 miles (deficit = 94 miles)
Day 2 (2nd February 1400 UTC): 560 miles (lead = 3.5 miles)
Day 3 (3rd February 1400 UTC): 535 miles (lead = 170 miles)
Day 4 (4th February 1400 UTC): 565 miles (lead = 245 miles)
Day 5 (5th February 1400 UTC): 656 miles (lead = 562 miles)
Day 6 (6th February 1400 UTC): 456 miles (lead = 620 miles)
Day 7 (7th February 1400 UTC): 430 miles (lead = 539 miles)
Day 8 (8th February 1400 UTC): 305 miles (lead = 456 miles)
Day 9 (9th February 1400 UTC): 436 miles (lead = 393 miles)
Day 10 (10th February 1400 UTC): 355 miles (lead = 272 miles)
Day 11 (11th February 1400 UTC): 267 miles (deficit = 30 miles)
Day 12 (12th February 1400 UTC): 247 miles (deficit = 385 miles)
Day 13 (13th February 1400 UTC): 719 miles (deficit = 347 miles)
Day 14 (14th February 1400 UTC): 680 miles (deficit = 288 miles)
Day 15 (15th February 1400 UTC): 651 miles (deficit = 203 miles)
Day 16 (16th February 1400 UTC): 322 miles (deficit = 376 miles)
Day 17 (17th February 1400 UTC): 425 miles (deficit = 338 miles)
Day 18 (18th February 1400 UTC): 362 miles (deficit = 433 miles)
Day 19 (19th February 1400 UTC): 726 miles (deficit = 234 miles)
Day 20 (20th February 1400 UTC): 672 miles (deficit = 211 miles)
Day 21 (21th February 1400 UTC): 584 miles (deficit = 124 miles)
Day 22 (22nd February 1400 UTC): 607 miles (deficit = 137 miles)
Day 23 (23rd February 1400 UTC): 702 miles (lead = 60 miles)

WSSRC record for traversing the Indian Ocean (from Cape Agulhas to Southern Tasmania)
- Orange 2 (2005): 9d 11h 04'

Caribbean RORC 600 en marcha

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Beau Geste

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DSK Pionner con algunos tanos amigos a bordo

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ORMA 60 Region Guadeloupe

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Sunset and Spinnakers
Monday, 22 February 2010 22:44

As the sunsets over the Caribbean, the competitors in the RORC Caribbean 600 are preparing for their first night at sea. At 1700 local time, the leading boats had rounded the North Sails mark off Barbuda and were power reaching west towards the sunset under spinnaker. It doesn't get a lot better than that!

Setting an incredible pace are John Burnie and his crew on ORMA 60, Region Guadeloupe. "We are around the North Sails mark power reaching to Nevis, the speedo has barely dropped below 22 knots since we left Barbuda," explained navigator, Nick Lykiardopulo.

In IRC Class Super Zero, Karl Kwok's Beau Geste is setting the pace, well clear of the North Sails mark and heading to Nevis at a cracking pace. Richard Oland's Southern Cross 52, Vela Veloce is second in class, on handicap but on the water the Canadian boat is having a close battle with Danilo Salsi's Swan 90, DSK Pioneer Investments. The two yachts were literally bow-to-bow at the North Sails mark. Third on handicap is James Grundy's Tripp 75, Bella Pita.

In IRC Class Zero, Sir Geoffrey Mulcahy's Swan 56, Noonmark VI is the early class leader. Behind them, Ondeck's Farr 65, Spirit of Minerva is second in class but winning the private battle with two other Farr 65s. Spirit of Isis, crewed by Lloyds Yacht Club are in third and the BLESMA crew are not far behind.

IRC Class One has a clear leader, after a cracking start Marc Glimcher's J 122, Catapult is in command. Just ten miles from the North Sails mark they are well ahead of the other Class One boats and at this very early stage are third on handicap for the entire fleet.

As the crews get ready for the nightwatch, there will be no need to reach for the wet weather gear, the air temperature is still in the high twenties, they will be hoping that the wind keeps up as well.

You can track the yachts and read the messages that are coming in by accessing the Tracker Page or the Boat Blogs page on the official RORC Caribbean 600 web site.

M55, Crucero de Alta Performance de Botín & Carkeek

Fuente info Botín & Carkeek

M55 – Crucero de alta performance

Este proyecto de 55´ es para un armador kiwi, al que le gustó mucho la forma del casco novedosa de nuestro último TP52. Hace tiempo que estaba con ganas de construirse un barco a medida, en el que pudiera competir en regatas locales en Auckland (IRC-PHRF) y además salir de crucero por el Océano Pacífico de forma rápida con tan solo 2 tripulantes. El renombrado constructor Steve Marten fue el elegido para encaminar el proyecto y estamos muy contentos con el diseño final, que ya se ha comenzado a construir. La construcción es en carbono y corecell, y el diseño estructural estuvo a cargo de Giovanni Belgrano. La cubierta y cockpit es de teca y todos los molinetes son eléctricos. Southern Spars construirá el mástil de carbono de 3 crucetas retrazadas. El aparejo es fraccionado 7/8, con gennaker al tope y botalón retráctil. La quilla es ´lifting´ y el calado varía de 2.2m hasta un máximo de 3.9m, mediante un sistema hidráulico.
El interior es muy amplio, de estilo moderno en el cual se combina la madera con terminaciones en carbono.


ESPECIFICACIÓN M55

LOA 16.8 m
LWL 15.4 m
Manga maxima 4.8 m
Desplazamiento 12000 kgs
Calado 2.2/3.9 m
Mayor + Genoa 173.8 m2
Mayor + Gennaker 356.6 m2

Si hay carnaval, hay carozos

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¿Alguien vio uno más perfecto?

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Si, éste

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UUUhhhhhhhhhhhh, uhhhhh

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Floja de piernas esta la piba che

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Gracias chicas, ¡¡ otra que el carnaval de Río !!

Argentinos por el mundo, hoy desde Toronto

Martin Boeykens, junto a otros dos argentinos viven en Toronto, Canadá, y cuando tienen tiempo despuntan el vicio de navegar a bordo de su one design SR21 llamado Agent 86. Son todos lectores del blog como me dicen en un mail, asi que se los agradezco y retribuyo posteando sus fotos navegando en las aguas del norte.
Un abrazo para todos ellos y no me aflojen con la lectura.

RC44 en Dubai, el equipo local imbatible en la primer jornada del Match Race

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¡Cómo se cuelga esa manricona !

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¿Hola Luis, como va todo?

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PRESS RELEASE – RC 44 Championship Tour 2010

On great form, Team Sea Dubai takes the lead in the Al Maktoum Sailing Trophy RC 44

Markus Wieser and his Team Sea Dubai were on fire today, with five bullets in as many races. The local team leads Artemis (four wins and also undefeated) and four teams on a tie in third.
February 22, 2010 – The first match races of the RC 44 Championship Tour 2010 took place today, and immediately brought the confirmation that the racing will be tougher in 2010 than it ever was. Indeed, Team Austria (10th last year) won its first race against Ceeref (winner of last year’s match race ranking) whilst Sea Dubai (9th in 2009) got a bullet against Paul Cayard’s Katusha.

Pursuing their winning streak, Markus Wieser and Team Sea Dubai won the next four matches against some of the event’s favourites: Team Aqua, Katusha, No way Back and Team Austria, concluding the day undefeated. “It’s not that we sailed badly in the past”, commented Markus Wieser at the end of the day. “But we were always making one or two little mistakes and this is what made the difference between winning and finishing in the middle of the ranking. We trained hard over the winter and managed to avoid mistakes today. The result is immediate.”

Competing for the first time in the RC 44 Class, Terry Hutchinson (Artemis) and Adam Minoprio (BMW ORACLE Racing) didn’t need much time to get into the groove. Minoprio got convincing wins against No Way Back (Pieter Heerema / Ray Davies) and Islas Canarias Puerto Calero (José Maria Ponce), loosing to Team Aqua and Artemis. “The boat is new to me and I need some more time to get my bearings”, explained Minoprio. “The RC 44’s are very fast and they accelerate super quickly. Normally, with this type of wind I sail at 5 knots and the accelerations are slow. But here we are immediately at 7-8 knots; it makes a big difference and requires some time to adapt.”

Used to sailing on big and fast boats, Terry Hutchinson and his Team Artemis were in a different situation. The American helmsman won four races in a row; also concluding the day undefeated – yet one point behind Team Sea Dubai. The match between Artemis and Team Sea Dubai, scheduled in Flight 7 tomorrow, will be an interesting one to look at!

Today’s races took place in a very pleasant sea breeze and a fairly choppy sea. The wind grew from 6-7 knots to 10-12 by the end of the afternoon, allowing the race committee to complete five flights. The conditions should be similar tomorrow, with a light sea breeze and a flatter sea.

They said:

Markus Wieser, helmsman, Team Sea Dubai: “We had a great training session this winter with No Way Back. Our team cohesion has definitely improved and we see the result today. We also have a new fleet race helmsman, Raimondo Tonelli, who has brought us precious advice.”

Adam Minoprio, helmsman, BMW ORACLE Racing: “The racing was absolutely awesome and the boats are great to sail. Our match against Puerto Calero was great. We got a penalty in the pre-start but then managed to block them in the middle of the first beat. We stayed in a dial up during something like five minutes, before managing to escape and complete our penalty turn. We just needed to be patient. I hope we have a good day tomorrow, because we want to get Russell a good result!”

Terry Hutchinson, helmsman, Artemis: “The level of the Class is exactly as I expected it to be: very high. I’ve read all over the place how good this Class is and I am not disappointed. This is great sailing.”

Pieter Heerema, owner, No Way Back: “We are starting this season from scratch, without thinking about last year and the hierarchy between the teams. There is just no way we can say that we will win this year because we won last year. Our goal this season is to finish in the top three overall.”

Paul Cayard, helmsman, Katusha: “Last week the Artemis Louis Vuitton Trophy team (17 crew members) trained on two RC 44s, Katusha and Artemis, for five days. The conditions were excellent with 8-11 knot winds almost every day and plenty of sun. Today wasn’t a good day for us. I can’t identify one specific reason why we didn’t perform although we did some mistakes. Tomorrow will hopefully be a better day.”

Match-race, provisional results after five flights:

(Ranking, name of team, helmsman, No of victories / defeats, points)

1) Team Sea Dubai (Markus Wieser), 5/0, 5 points
2) Artemis (Terry Hutchinson), 4/0, 4 points
3) CEEREF (Rod Davis), 2/2, 2 points
3) BMW ORACLE Racing (Adam Minoprio), 2/2, 2 points
3) Team Islas Canarias Puerto Calero (José Maria Ponce), 2/2, 2 points
3) Team No Way Back (Pieter Heerema / Ray Davies), 2/2, 2 points
7) Team Aqua (Cameron Appleton), 1/3, 1 point
7) Katusha (Paul Cayard), 1/3, 1 point
7) Team Austria (Christian Binder), 1/3, 1 point

Buen ritmo para Groupama 3 rumbo al record

Fuente info Groupama

Press release of the 2010/02/22
2010/02/22 - 17h17

Quickly done, well done...
Jules Verne Trophy

By passing Cape Leeuwin this Monday morning, Franck Cammas and his nine crew have got onto the same longitude as Orange 2 in 2005. Groupama 3 currently has a deficit of 137 miles, but this is only as a result of her trajectory being 6° further North. As such this separation could fade to nothing at the entry to the Pacific as Bruno Peyron and his crew had to climb up to 50° South at that point...

6 days 22 hours 34 minutes: between Cape Agulhas and Cape Leeuwin, Groupama 3 has achieved the best reference time over this section of the course, which spans around 4,000 miles. It's been a very fast crossing over the past four days since Franck Cammas and his men have covered 2,893 miles at an average of 30.13 knots... The giant trimaran is just two days from the midway mark now and the crew are beginning to appreciate how far they are from civilisation.

"There's some separation between you and us: night is about to fall here, but there's already a little piece of moon, which is rather pleasant... Even though our objective is naturally to make it back to Ushant, it's a good feeling to have reached Cape Leeuwin so quickly: it's a bit like being on the motorway! After a laboured start at the entry to the Indian Ocean, we've had smooth seas, steady wind, the boat's been going fast the whole time and we're not wearing ourselves out. However Cape Horn is a still a long way off... The monotony's beginning to hit us a little, though we've had a few manoeuvres to perform today. When all you're doing is helming because the wind's not changing, it is much of a muchness though. Paradoxically, the more time passes the shorter the days seem!" said Lionel Lemonchois at the 1130 UTC radio link-up with Groupama's Race HQ in Paris.

Groupama 3 is still sailing in a steady NW'ly wind of twenty-five knots, which has been propelling her along on a particularly straight trajectory 45° S for the past four days. The blistering pace making due East at an average of thirty knots is set to continue till the end of the Indian Ocean too. As such it's possible that there will be another WSSRC record to follow as the crossing from Cape Agulhas to Tasmania is recognised by sailing's international record office. Indeed Bruno Peyron and his men (including Lionel Lemonchois, Jacques Caraës and Ronan Le Goff who are now sailing aboard Groupama 3) took 9d 11h 04'...

Grey on grey!

"We're thousands of kilometres from any land, which is always pretty impressive when you think about it. You can feel that you're in a world which is far away from human life. However, with a boat that is as fast as Groupama 3 we're managing to position ourselves ahead of the front, the seascape is less spectacular and has fewer contrasts than when you traverse a depression with cross seas, blue skies and albatrosses... Right now we're sailing through the grey! We must have seen the sun for ten minutes on two occasions since the Southern Atlantic: it's monotonous, without contrast, coloured by fog and a large SW'ly swell, with few birds or marine mammals..."

Still ahead of the front, Franck Cammas and his men won't see any big changes over the next few hours with a leaden sky, stable wind and increasingly undulating seas set to continue. However, despite the seascape not having much to offer by way of attractions, the crew are ticking off the miles and the entry into the Pacific is scheduled over the course of Tuesday night or the early hours of Wednesday. Following on from that, they will have to choose the best way to tackle the two lows, which are set to fuse together offshore of New Zealand...

"A low has settled over our course after Tasmania and we have two options. Either we can skirt round New Zealand, or we can go a lot further South. The situation is evolving as we speak though and it's likely we can follow an intermediate course. Our navigator Stan Honey is fairly optimistic: he thinks we'll be able to get ahead of a front again and do approximately the same thing as we did in the Indian Ocean, which is good news! We're fining down the routing right now but it's likely we're going to set a course to the SE on starboard tack from Tuesday evening."

Repositioning themselves further South could prove to be a favourable option as each degree of latitude gained will reduce the distance towards Cape Horn by around a hundred miles!

Groupama 3's log (departure on 31st January at 13h 55' 53'' UTC)

Day 1 (1st February 1400 UTC): 500 miles (deficit = 94 miles)
Day 2 (2nd February 1400 UTC): 560 miles (lead = 3.5 miles)
Day 3 (3rd February 1400 UTC): 535 miles (lead = 170 miles)
Day 4 (4th February 1400 UTC): 565 miles (lead = 245 miles)
Day 5 (5th February 1400 UTC): 656 miles (lead = 562 miles)
Day 6 (6th February 1400 UTC): 456 miles (lead = 620 miles)
Day 7 (7th February 1400 UTC): 430 miles (lead = 539 miles)
Day 8 (8th February 1400 UTC): 305 miles (lead = 456 miles)
Day 9 (9th February 1400 UTC): 436 miles (lead = 393 miles)
Day 10 (10th February 1400 UTC): 355 miles (lead = 272 miles)
Day 11 (11th February 1400 UTC): 267 miles (deficit = 30 miles)
Day 12 (12th February 1400 UTC): 247 miles (deficit = 385 miles)
Day 13 (13th February 1400 UTC): 719 miles (deficit = 347 miles)
Day 14 (14th February 1400 UTC): 680 miles (deficit = 288 miles)
Day 15 (15th February 1400 UTC): 651 miles (deficit = 203 miles)
Day 16 (16th February 1400 UTC): 322 miles (deficit = 376 miles)
Day 17 (17th February 1400 UTC): 425 miles (deficit = 338 miles)
Day 18 (18th February 1400 UTC): 362 miles (deficit = 433 miles)
Day 19 (19th February 1400 UTC): 726 miles (deficit = 234 miles)
Day 20 (20th February 1400 UTC): 672 miles (deficit = 211 miles)
Day 21 (21th February 1400 UTC): 584 miles (deficit = 124 miles)
Day 22 (22nd February 1400 UTC): 607 miles (deficit = 137 miles)

Trapani se suma al circuito Extreme Series

Fuente info Extreme Series

22 February 2009

Trapani, Sicily, Chosen As Italian Venue For 2010 Extreme Sailing Series Europe

Trapani, on the west coast of Sicily (Italy), will be one of the new venues for the 2010 Extreme Sailing Series Europe. As the award-winning Extreme Sailing Series enters its fourth year, the announcement of Trapani as a new host venue demonstrates the continued attraction of this exciting sailing formula to European venues. The event will take place in the very heart of the port of Trapani, right in front of the public and VIPs and just metres from the shops, bars and restaurants of the town.


The Extreme Sailing Series circuit provides spectacular on-water action close to shore, as well as a shore-side public entertainment package: "To confirm Trapani as a new destination for the Extreme Sailing Series circuit, is another great development," said Gilles Chiorri, Race Director of OC Events, the organising company. "Trapani became well known to the sailing world when it hosted Acts 8 and 9 of the Louis Vuitton Cup series in 2005 and left a lasting impression as the city opened its arms to the sailing world with thousands of public supporting the event. We are looking forward to bringing the Extreme Sailing Series to this location and hope that we will be welcomed with the same enthusiasm and support that was clearly demonstrated in 2005," concluded Chiorri.

The Extreme Sailing Series Trapani event will be the penultimate event to the 2010 circuit over 23-26 September ahead of the final event that will, once again, be hosted in Almeria, Spain, over 9-12 October following their 5-year commitment to the circuit in 2009. The Provincia Regionale di Trapani has committed to an initial two-year agreement and will provide financial, logistical and operational support as Host Venue Partner. The President of Provincia Regionale di Trapani, Mr. Girolamo Turano commented: "2010 will be a great year for Trapani as we host top nautical events including the Garibaldi Tall Ships regatta in April and the Extreme Sailing Series in September. We have followed the success of the Extreme Sailing circuit over the past three years and are delighted to be hosting the penultimate round in 2010 - the beautiful waters and strong winds will no doubt provide an excellent situation for the top international teams, racing right in the heart of our harbour: perfect for spectators."

Included in the logistical and operational support package are technical area and moorings for the Extreme 40 fleet, a race village with public attractions, Media Centre and VIP Lounge by the Piazza Garibaldi, race management and media boats, discounted accommodation for the teams, marketing and promotional support and personnel.

The Extreme Sailing Series is recognised as providing a high return on investment (ROI), the Spanish host venue of Almeria carried out an Economic Impact Report in 2009 confirming that the event had generated 2.7m Euros of return on their investment. Over 75,000 spectators attended the Spanish event in 2009, boosting the combined audience to over 200,000 spectators in 2009. A total of 15,000 tourists visited the city over the period of the 2009 Almeria event, 92% because of the event and 80% of visitors expressed their intention to return. Hotel occupancy was up by 19.2% compared to the same period in 2008.

The circuit, then known as the iShares Cup, won the European Sponsorship Award's Best Business to Business Sponsorship in 2008 and was short-listed for the Sports Industry Association's best Sponsorship of a Sports Event. The 2009 European series delivered in excess of 5.9m Euros of media value, a 40% increase on 2008, and the Extreme Sailing Series Europe circuit is watched by thousands of viewers around the world thanks to a TV series produced by host broadcasters Sunset&VineAPP.

Trapani is the capital of the Province of Trapani and attracts thousands of tourists to marvel at the medieval architecture of the old town. The city is still an important fishing port and the Extreme Sailing Series Trapani event will be based in the harbour, with the Extreme 40s racing just metres off the harbour wall.

The Extreme Sailing Series continues to go from strength to strength having just concluded the inaugural Extreme Sailing Series Asia circuit in Hong Kong, Singapore and Muscat (Oman), the focus now switches to the European series. The Extreme Sailing Series Europe circuit will take in five venues across the UK, France, Germany, Spain and Italy with ongoing discussions in the final stages for a possible sixth event. With the announcement today of Trapani as the Italian host venue, the remaining 4 venues will be announced over the coming weeks.

Eight to ten teams including a fascinating cross section of the world's best sailors - Olympians, America's Cup sailors and World Champions - are expected to compete in the 2010 European series which continues to see the top sailors in the sport battling it out for victory. The 40-foot catamarans are confined to short and sharp race courses - the risk of collision or capsize is ever present and over the past four years this circuit has delivered some of the most dramatic inshore sailing footage ever seen.

For more information on the Extreme Sailing Series Europe click here: www.extremesailingserieseurope.com

Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, Ciudad del Cabo confirmada como escala de la primer etapa

Fuente info VOR

CIUDAD DEL CABO ALBERGARA EL FIN DE LA PRIMERA ETAPA DE LA VOLVO OCEAN RACE 2011-12

Alicante, 22 de febrero de 2010. El recorrido de la Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 va tomando forma con el anuncio de Ciudad del Cabo como puerto de recalada de la primera etapa de la regata.

La Volvo comenzará en Alicante en otoño de 2011 y tomará rumbo hacia Ciudad del Cabo, Sudáfrica, en la que será su octava aparición como puerto del recorrido. Este anuncio da la señal de salida a la composición del recorrido que se irá desvelando en su totalidad antes del fin de marzo.

La Volvo Ocean Race es el único evento náutico profesional que recala en diversos puertos alrededor del mundo, en un delicado equilibrio que presenta no sólo un desafío extremo de navegación sino que también cumple con los requisitos de negocio de patrocinadores potenciales y socios tanto de la regata como de los equipos.

Tras el anuncio la pasada primavera en la ciudad americana de Boston, por parte del Presidente de la Generalitat Valenciana y del Director General de la Volvo Ocean Race, en el que se hizo público que Alicante será puerto de salida de la Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12 y sus dos sucesivas, es ahora el turno de la ciudad que enlazará con la ciudad alicantina.

“Hemos recibido múltiples solicitudes provenientes de diferentes ciudades para albergar cada etapa, y cada una de ellas con su propia cultura, peculiaridades y desafíos. Nos hemos tomado nuestro tiempo en evaluar con mucha atención más de 80 candidaturas de todo el mundo que quieren albergar el evento, antes de tomar ninguna decisión. En nuestra política por mejorar e incrementar el nivel de las paradas de cada etapa es una alegría tener a Ciudad del Cabo a bordo, compartiendo nuestra misma visión y ambiciones”, comentaba el Director General de la Volvo Ocean Race, Knut Frostad.

La etapa 1, de Alicante a Ciudad del Cabo, que contará con 6.500 millas náuticas – y que en la Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09 le llevó al ganador Ericsson 4 21 días, 17 horas y 54 segundos para completarla- es una de las más largas etapas de la regata e históricamente el equipo que gana esta etapa ha ganado la Volvo Ocean Race.

Para Ciudad del Cabo albergar la décimo primera Volvo Ocean Race/Whitbread será el gran evento tras albergar el Campeonato del Mundo FIFA de futbol.

La Marina de “V&A Waterfront” será el lugar perfecto para que los equipos de tierra de los diferentes equipos puedan preparar sus barcos para la siguiente etapa y para que todos los invitados disfruten del ambiente único que este gran regata oceánica genera. Pese a eso los equipos no tendrán tiempo para el descanso, hay un extenso programa de navegación cara a la etapa 2, incluyendo la regata costera que allí se disputará con muchos puntos en juego y la regata Pro-Am

Los puertos europeos de recalada de la Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12, así como el puerto en el que acabará la regata, serán los protagonistas de los próximos anuncios y la ruta completa se revelará antes de finales de marzo.

Dos pincharratas en California

Foto copyright MC
Bugacov y el mono Cingolani, dos pinchas de ley

Faltó poquito para que la dupla pincharrata Bugacov-Cingolani ganara en la clase Star en los Midwinters del Yacht Club California. Un redress dudoso al finalmente ganador los dejó segundos pero con el placer de haber ganado la última regata con una rosqueta de 23 nudos y vestidos con las casacas del pinchita, la oficial y la alternativa.
¡¡¡¡¡ Bien muchachis !!!!!!!!

Resultados completos click acá

Carlos Robles, vencedor absoluto en Palamós

Carlos Robles, el ganador

Fuente info KABB Optimist Trophy

News

El Catalán Carlos Robles del CN Vilassar, se proclama vencedor absoluto del XXI Villa Palamós - 5th Internacional KABB Trophy.

Kabb - 21/02/2010

Nuevamente Palamós se viste de blanco, con 360 participantes de 20 países diferentes. Tras tres días de competición y seis pruebas para todos los grupos la Quinta edición del International KABB Trophy pone su punto y final en medio de una garbinada que ha permitido medir la técnica y las estrategias de los jóvenes navegantes y premiar los mas expertos.

Entre el inscritos hace falta destacar la participación de los regatistas del Club de Vela Palamós, Abel Tellez, Raul Tellez, Sergi Ferres, Enric Planas, Pol Avila, Celia Montalvan, Pol Resina , Arnau Elies, Alex Collins y Joan Costa que en podido disfrutar del privilegio de medirse con los mejores del mundo.

Resultados completos click acá

Caribbean RORC 600 larga mañana en Antigua

Foto copyright Carlo Borlenghi
DSK entrenando y detrás el volcán Monserrat en actividad lo que obligó a hacer una zona de exclusión por seguridad

Foto copyright Carlo Borlenghi

Fuente info RORC 600

Skipper Briefing and welcome party sponsored by Lee Overlay Partners
Sunday, 21 February 2010 20:46

The RORC Caribbean 600 Skipper's briefing was well attended. RORC Race Manager, Ian Loffhagen drew attention to certain parts of the course, including an exclusion zone off Montserrat due to ongoing volcanic activity. In attendance were some of the world's leading professional sailors rubbing shoulders with amateur offshore enthusiasts. After the briefing, all of the crews enjoyed a welcome party at Antigua Yacht Club. Sponsored by Lee overlay Partners, the competitors enjoyed a relaxed evening, meeting up with old friends and making some new ones.

Adrian Lee, Chief investment officer for Lee Overlay Partners and winning skipper of the 2009 event addressed the hundreds of competitors. As did the Honourable John McGinley, Minister of Tourism for Antigua and Barbuda, whose witty remarks and warm welcome was much appreciated by the hundreds of crew present. The Honourable Howard Lovell, Minister of Finance for Antigua and Barbuda was also in attendance and enjoyed mingling with guests.

By now, all of the entrants for the RORC Caribbean 600 are registered and are making final preparations for the start.

All of the boats are fitted with RORC OCTrackers and their progress can be monitored by visiting the official RORC Caribbean web site - Tracking page.

Lee Overlay Partners, supporting sponsors of the RORC Caribbean 600: http://www.leeoverlayoffshore.com/

Match Race femenino en "la feliz"

Foto copyright Matías Capizzano

Foto copyright Matías Capizzano

Foto copyright Matías Capizzano

Foto copyright Matías Capizzano

Fuente info CNMP

Match Race Femenino – 45° Semana Internacional del Yachting

Culminó con regatas vibrantes el campeonato femenino de Match Race, que dio así cierre definitivo a la 45° Semana Internacional del Yachting, un festival náutico organizado por el Club Náutico Mar del Plata y que contó con una concurrencia record de casi 500 participantes.

Las regatas de Match Race comenzaron el día sábado 20 con dos round robins (rondas de todos contra todos) disputadas en flamantes veleros clase Magic 21 provistos por el Astillero FMA y con vientos de entre 8 y 12 nudos. Se vieron matchs muy cerrados que fueron arbitrados por los jurys Gustavo Bernabei, Andrés Anca, Gonzalo Heredia y Gabriel Schroeder.

En esta primera jornada se destacó la tripulación local de Martina Silva (timonel), Laura Salerno y Trinidad Silva, que terminaron la jornada invictas con 8 regatas ganadas y ninguna perdida. 2das se ubicaba el equipo de Cecilia Gwozdz con 6 ganadas y 2 perdidas, 3ra Cecilia Ruiz Barlett con 4 ganadas y 4 perdidas, 4ta. Gabriela Santanna con 1 ganada y en 5ta posición Natalia Benozzi, también con una regata ganada.

El día domingo se disputaría la final al mejor de tres entre los equipos de Silva y Gwozdz y la petit final por el tercer puesto entre Barlett y Santanna.

Santanna y Gwozdz ganaron los primeros matchs, tomando la iniciativa. En el caso de la petit final Cecilia Ruiz Barlett logró revertir la situación e imponerse por 2 a 1 ante un equipo compuesto por Natalia Schulten y Marlene Riquelme Antonetti que fue la revelación ya que de demostró una gran mejoría durante todo el campeonato.

En la gran final las hermanas Silva pusieron las cosas empatadas al ganar el segundo match, luego de una primera derrota debido a una falla técnica. Todo se definiría en una última regata donde Cecilia Gwozdz estuvo más fina en la largada, logrando una pequeña ventaja que protegió con uñas y dientes para llevarse la victoria junto a su equipo compuesto por Mariana Crousse y María Eugenia Bozzo.

Mas fotografías del evento pueden obtenerse en www.capizzano.com

Trofeo de Invierno del Club de Mar en Palma de Mallorca

Augusto, Pachi, Edu, toda gente amiga navegando en Palma





Fuente info Diari de Balears (informe corresponde al primer fin de semana, resultados son los finales)

El Portcall arrasa en la classe J80

PALMA El regatista del Club Nàutic S’Arenal José Carlos Frau no va donar opció als rivals en la primera regata del II Trofeud’Hivern de la classe J80, disputada dissabte en el Club de Mar Mallorca, i es va adjudicar amb autoritat els tres primers parcials.
Aquest bon inici de competició col·loca el Portcall Composites al cap davant de la general provisional amb 6 punts d’avantatge sobre el segon classificat, el Lurisnauta
(3-3-3), armat i patronejat per Carlos Espinosa.
En tercera posició se situa el Nautipaints, de Pablo Benjumeda, amb 12 punts, després d’assolir una decebedora vuitena posició en la primera regata i refer-se amb dos segons en les següents.
La prova va reunir 12 embarcacions de la classe J80 i el Comitè de regates va complir el programa previst, ja que va completar tres mànegues, que es disputaren amb
vents del nord-est entorn dels 10 nusos d’intensitat en un ambient molt fred. Enaquest sentit, les temperatures a la badia de Palma no superaren en cap moment els 8 graus.
El Portcall Composites partia com un dels favorits per al II Trofeu d’Hivern Club de Mar, després d’haver encadenat una important ratxa de victòries en les regates organitzades per altres clubs de Mallorca. Fa un parell d’anys que el Club de Mar aposta per les proves en temps real. La classe J80 és, ara per ara, el monotip amb més unitats en la badia de Palma.
El II Trofeu d’Hivern es reprendrà el proper 20de febrer, dia en què s’espera que es facin les tres regates definitives.

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Resultados finales click acá

San Francisco recibe a la Copa America (y dudo que la dejen salir de ahi por un tiempo)

Fuente info GGYC

The America’s Cup arrives to San Francisco.

San Francisco (February 20, 2010) – Larry Ellison and his BMW ORACLE Racing team have received the key to the city of San Francisco from Mayor Gavin Newsom.
On the first stop of the BMW ORACLE Racing Americas’ Cup Victory Tour presented by ORACLE and BMW EfficientDynamics, the America’s Cup trophy was available for public viewing at the San Francisco City Hall Rotunda on Saturday morning. The Mayor welcomed the Cup and team back to the United States and specifically to San Francisco, where he says he’d like to see the Cup stay.
“We're going to do whatever it takes to support the America's Cup staying right here in San Francisco Bay,” Mayor Newsom said. “We've got the natural amphitheatre, which is the Bay and we have the spectators. If you want to elevate this sport, come to San Francisco Bay.”
The venue for the 34th America’s Cup hasn’t been selected, with Larry Ellison (USA) noting that his team would consult with the America’s Cup community on the next edition of the Cup before making any decisions.
“I think the most important thing is to make the right choice for the sport and all of the teams involved. That's our number one concern,” Ellison said. “Having said that, our yacht club is from San Francisco. I'm from San Francisco and this is a great place to sail.”
At San Francisco’s City Hall on Saturday the sailing team signed posters and hats for the large crowd, who also had the opportunity to take photographs with the trophy.
The Cup arrived in the United States on Friday afternoon, flying in from Valencia, Spain, where BMW ORACLE Racing won the 33rd America’s Cup on February 14th.
After touching down at 4pm local time Friday, the Cup travelled with a police escort to the Golden Gate Yacht Club, where the team enjoyed a Q+A session with club members and special guests.
Larry Ellison, who founded the team and is a member of the afterguard in the race crew, noted it had taken 10 years, and three attempts, for him to complete his quest for the Cup.
“The third time is the charm,” he said. “From the sailors to the design team and boat builders… Everyone’s work combined in Valencia to deliver us the 33rd America’s Cup.”
On Sunday, the Victory Tour continues with the America’s Cup heading south to San Diego, where the team operated a training base for 16 months in preparation for the competition in Valencia. At 4:00 pm the trophy will be on public display at the USS Midway museum on the city’s waterfront.
Following a 5:00 pm ceremony with Mayor Jerry Sanders, the trophy and team will head to the San Diego Yacht Club on board the replica of the yacht America, for which the trophy is named. A flotilla of San Diego boats will parade along with America for a sunset sail across San Diego Bay to former Cup holder San Diego Yacht Club.

Noticias del Groupama 3

Foto copyright Team Groupama

Fuente info Groupama

Press release of the 2010/02/20
2010/02/20 - 16h40
Quite an eyeful

Jules Verne Trophy

Benefiting from a continuation of the favourable weather conditions, Groupama 3 is still powering across the Indian Ocean at an average of over thirty knots. Surfing in big seas, Franck Cammas and crew are reducing the deficit which separates them from the Jules Verne Trophy holder.

Though the rain has passed and the sun is back, the dress code for the men on watch on the deck of Groupama 3 hasn't changed: foulies and drysuits are proving essential in the very steady thirty knots or so of NW'ly wind: "Things are going very well. The sun's been out for a few hours so it's very pleasant; more so than yesterday in any case" Jacques Caraës comments during the daily link-up with Groupama's Jules Verne HQ.

"We're sailing at a very high pace but despite that we're being careful. The seas are becoming better organised and Groupama 3 is making good speed under reefed mainsail, staysail and gennaker. It's better than yesterday when the seas were messier. We're going quite fast, very fast even" continues the bowman and onboard cameraman.

When a men who is on his fifth round the world talks of a high pace and fast, or even very fast speeds, suffice to say that life aboard the maxi trimaran must be difficult...

"When you go up forward to unfurl the gennaker, you hook yourself on. Stability is all relative and, with fatigue added to the mix, you have to remain prudent. It's fairly exposed. The helmsman is our guardian angel. He has our lives in his hands. The tether is very short on our harnesses so as we don't go over the side if we're ejected" adds the sailor who goes by the nickname of Jaco.

Though the men are tired, but still going strong, the equipment breaks sometimes: "Last night the screen which protects the helmsman broke in two on Thomas' head. We've lashed it together with some Spectra line and Lionel (Lemonchois) and Loïc (Le Mignon) have made up some new repair strips from material they found onboard".
Whilst we're concerned about Thomas' health, Jacques Caraës explains: "It's the screen we lashed back together. Coville's head is made of solid stuff...".

Having set off twenty days ago, the crew are gradually losing the references, which usually punctuate their lives: "I can't really recall if we've had lunch or not" replies Jacques Caraës when he's wished "bon appétit". "Nor what time it is" he continues.

Groupama 3's log (departure on 31st January at 13h 55' 53'' UTC)

Day 1 (1st February 1400 UTC): 500 miles (deficit = 94 miles)
Day 2 (2nd February 1400 UTC): 560 miles (lead = 3.5 miles)
Day 3 (3rd February 1400 UTC): 535 miles (lead = 170 miles)
Day 4 (4th February 1400 UTC): 565 miles (lead = 245 miles)
Day 5 (5th February 1400 UTC): 656 miles (lead = 562 miles)
Day 6 (6th February 1400 UTC): 456 miles (lead = 620 miles)
Day 7 (7th February 1400 UTC): 430 miles (lead = 539 miles)
Day 8 (8th February 1400 UTC): 305 miles (lead = 456 miles)
Day 9 (9th February 1400 UTC): 436 miles (lead = 393 miles)
Day 10 (10th February 1400 UTC): 355 miles (lead = 272 miles)
Day 11 (11th February 1400 UTC): 267 miles (deficit = 30 miles)
Day 12 (12th February 1400 UTC): 247 miles (deficit = 385 miles)
Day 13 (13th February 1400 UTC): 719 miles (deficit = 347 miles)
Day 14 (14th February 1400 UTC): 680 miles (deficit = 288 miles)
Day 15 (15th February 1400 UTC): 651 miles (deficit = 203 miles)
Day 16 (16th February 1400 UTC): 322 miles (deficit = 376 miles)
Day 17 (17th February 1400 UTC): 425 miles (deficit = 338 miles)
Day 18 (18th February 1400 UTC): 362 miles (deficit = 433 miles)
Day 19 (19th February 1400 UTC): 726 miles (deficit = 234 miles)
Day 20 (20th February 1400 UTC): 751 miles (deficit = 211 miles)