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...
2 June 2008 | 2008
Here we go again! Three races on first day of Marseille event. Brilliant conditions first race, 20 knots, sun, blue sky, quite choppy. Mean Machine wins first race by 1 second from strong sailing Matador! Matador repeats their 2nd in 2nd race, this time Artemis has a...
28 May 2008 | 2008
IRC52, Interesting Rule Concept? Bowsprit, larger kites, AC-style main, twin backstays, bigger bulb, max roach jibs. This is how a TP52 UK-style looks now. Inspired by the soft spots of IRC of course, but not often a Class has the chance to study the merits of a full...
17 May 2008 | 2008
Mean Machine takes Alicante Trophy The Bribon crew, inspired by the presence of HRH Juan Carlos, gave it all they had and put maximum pressure on Mean Machine and Quantum by winning the final race of the Alicante Trophy. With Quantum finishing 7th and Mean Machine 8th...
