Two yachts have cross today the finish line: the first one was the 45.93 ft. yacht Alex - Team MacAdie followed by Cocorin Interland.
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At sea and ashore, the last-minute preparations are underway. Sails have been checked and rechecked. Crew lists have been finalized and travel arrangements secured. The race committee has a weather eye on the horizon, keeping abreast of the latest forecast with fingers crossed for plenty of breeze. Race organizers are tending to a vast list of administrative details and gearing up for the all-important shore-side parties. After all, there’s a very important birthday coming up which (...)
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With the number of entries to The Superyacht Cup now exceeding 50, Nephele (Frers 111.54 ft.) has just confirmed they will be taking part in the three days of racing in the Bay of Palma. As winner of the second Millennium Cup which was held in Auckland during the 2003 America’s Cup, Nephele will be taking on a much larger fleet this time around. Launched in New Zealand in 2003, Nephele was then one of the newest boats taking part, but with the healthy growth of the superyacht industry over (...)
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Sea breeze conditions returned to Valencia on Tuesday allowing two full flights of races to be completed at the Louis Vuitton Cup. There was plenty of action on the race course where the South African Team Shosholoza earned an impressive victory over Luna Rossa Challenge. The Italian Luna Rossa team began the day undefeated, but eventually lost both races on the day, dropping their second match of the afternoon to BMW ORACLE Racing.
By the end of racing on Tuesday, it was the American (...)
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Light conditions continue over the waters off Valencia and on Monday, racing was postponed in Flights 4 and 5 of the Louis Vuitton Cup.
It was a clear, bright and sunny day, but the sunshine generated a weak sea breeze that battled the Northeasterly gradient wind to a stalemate. At altitude, the gradient wind was blowing onshore at up to 15 knots, but this only suppressed the circulation so vital to developing a strong sea breeze.
On the day, winds never exceeded the seven knot threshold (...)
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