Registration Day at Lake Como began this morning for the Mutli Hobie European Championship. Far from ideal conditions to rig the boats as it has not stopped raining all day. A beautiful spot on the lake though. The locals tell me we are guaranteed wind for the regatta. Hope they are right. Racing starts at [...]
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Hobie European Championship at Lake Como registration day
Posted in Uncategorized on July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
18TH IN GOLD FLEET
Posted in Uncategorized on July 19, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Full results can be found here. -3rd Australian team -1st hobie tiger -5th hobie cat 25-30 knots on the last day for the finals racing!! Plenty of cool photos here aswell We are on the road now heading towards Barcelona where we will spend a few days before driving over to Lake Como, Italy for [...]
20-28 Knots on DAY 3
Posted in Uncategorized on July 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
2 races were held on day 3 bringing the total number of races for the series to 4. The boats had to be sent back in after the breeze was averaging 30knots. A completly opposite scenario from the day before where no races were held due to no wind. The start was very difficult to judge due to [...]
No racing on DAY 2
Posted in Uncategorized on July 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
After many attempts by the race comittee to get some racing underway today, unfortunately the wind never filled in. Results will stay the same until tomorrow with 4 qualifying races schedueled and 1 possible finals race after the cut. Forecast for tomorrow is 14-21knots!! Stay tuned…….
DAY 1 F18 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
Posted in Uncategorized on July 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Day 1 of the worlds began on Monday in trying conditions with wind varying from 3-12knots. A total of 173 boats were split into 4 groups where each group would race another group in a round robin qualifying series. Once everyone has completed 6 races then the whole fleet would be split in [...]
Racing Starts on Monday
Posted in Uncategorized on July 10, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Catch all the news, photos and results at www.f18worlds2009.com Weather forecasts can be found at http://www.windguru.com/es/index.php?sc=48332 180 boats have registered so far. Racing will start on Monday at 11:00am local time, 5:00pm perth time and 7:00pm sydney time.
Extreme 40 Sailing in Hyeres, France
Posted in Uncategorized on June 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Unfortunately Taylor and Emma had to pull out of kiel week. But they have found a suitable replacement. The second round of the Ishares cup starts this friday in Hyeres, France. A fleet of 10 extreme 40′s will compete in what has evolved as the ultimate grand prix sailing event in the world. Taylor [...]
54th Overall in Round Texel
Posted in Uncategorized on June 15, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Well the strong reaching conditions we were hoping for never came on Saturday as the Round Texel started at 10am in a 2-3 knot breeze from the south. With minimal breeze, it proved quite difficult to make it off the beach for everyone, with 4ft waves crashing and banging into all the boats. But if you did [...]
Round Texel- 2 days to the START!!
Posted in Uncategorized on June 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
finish box for round texel Since 1978 the Round Texel Race has been the biggest catamaran race in the world with over 500 catamarans. Participating in the event is possible for all catamarans under 27 feet. This event attracts some of the best beach cats and sailors from all over the world to compete in the 80km dash around the island. [...]
No wind on final day
Posted in Uncategorized on June 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
No wind on the last day meant there was no change in the results. Quite the opposite conditions from the first day when it was 25+ knots. We are happy with the result considering it was a strong fleet with National and European Champions alike. A very well run regatta by the organisers generating a great atmosphere [...]
