My thoughts exactly. I remember a kite run heading south down Evans Bay many years ago. We were a group of three about a leg ahead of the pack and we see them coming towards us ... spinnakers up and out of control! It was a brutal north to southerly flip flop. Glad I wasn't on the bow that day...
https://www.sail-world.com/news/252430/
America's Cup: Alinghi confirms they are almost ready to go in Barcelona.
In a Tweet sent earlier today the Swiss America's Cup Challenger Alinghi Red Bull Racing have advised they are almost ready to launch their AC75, formerly Emirates Team NZ's Te...
Get ready to meet the Alinghi Red Bull Racing sailing crew. T-minus 24 hours and counting.
... can anyone confirm that JS has officially signed for Luna Rosa Prada Pirelli yet? :D
Not surprising really, this forum has been managed pretty lazily despite the massive traffic and registered accounts. The deletion of years of content a while back underlines how poorly it is run despite the potential.
I was running the website for a major regatta some years back and made the...
It's a pity we lost years of content when the admins, in a fit of rage, deleted a rogue account (can't remember who) and with it all the threads started by that person.
September 18, 2013
Race 2. Having taken the series to match point in the previous race, ETNZ made a perfect start to streak away from Oracle towards mark one. Sadly the race committee signaled a wind delay as they crossed the start line. Racing for the day was ultimately postponed.
The Tractor...