9 June 2008 | 2008
USA 17 wins Marseille USA-17, the American boat owned by Larry Ellison (USA) and skippered by 3 times America’s Cup winner Russell Coutts (NZL), the current MedCup Circuit champion skipper, won on her first and only outing planned for the 2008 series. The brand new...
5 June 2008 | 2008
Shifty, puffy, choppy No straightforward sailing today, winds between 15 and 30 knots, 20 degree shifts, rainclouds, waves from many directions…… Let’s see what the best brains…. and instincts… of todays sailing world make of this. This...
4 June 2008 | 2008
Coastal has stormy start A promising day, 15 knots, blazing sun, ended for 3 teams 1.8 miles up the road, at the weather mark, where in 2 collisions Caixa, Mutua and Matador were forced to retire. The information on the incidents at Mark 1 is that Caixa hit Mutua...
3 June 2008 | 2008
Day 2, more breeze, lumpy seas Blazing sun, 22 – 25 knots breeze, testing but fantastic conditions at Day 2 of Marseille AUDI MedCup Event. Race 1 again with splendid performances by the 2 Reichel Pugh designed boats, very well helmed by their owner drivers who...
2 June 2008 | 2008
Marseille Event Starts Today Last night the new AUDI MEDCUP Trophy was unveiled. Marseille looks to be an event with plenty of breeze, but rather unpredictable conditions. Peter de Ridder and the Mean Machine crew showed, by winning the practice race, their...
