Last week, there was a new contact between orcas and a 15-metre Sun Odyssey off the coast of Morocco, during which the yacht got a leak and sank. The crew of two was rescued by a freighter. The report.
After the rudder system on their 46-foot yacht broke and tore a hole in the hull, the Swedish owner couple filmed the sinking of their yacht from the life raft. The report.
The Lake Thun Sailing School is taking part in the Midsummer Race in the Baltic sea this summer. This will take you from the southernmost to the northernmost point of the Baltic Sea. There are still berths available on the sporty Dehler 30. An exciting adventure on a regatta cruise awaits. You can find all the details on the website.
On the way from Tenerife to Spain, a Swiss cruising yacht was attacked for two hours by three orcas. The crew was rescued by the coast guard, the yacht sank ! The report.
At Cape Finisterre in northwest Spain, repeated attacks by orcas on sailing yachts were reported in recent weeks. Numerous sailboats with broken rudders had to be rescued by the coast guard. Spain has now closed an approximately 100km long coastal zone for all sailing yachts under 50 feet. Biologists suspect that the orcas have no bad intentions: They just 'want to play'! ----- The report.
During the race from Uruguay to South Africa, the winds on the South Atlantic were exceeding 70. ----- The 18-minute onboard-video shows life aboard in the storms of the Roaring Forties.
The Caribbeans offer Europeans and North Americans the best sailing conditions every winter. Now would be the time for the return trip, since the hurricane season will begin there in June. Due to the Corona-restrictions, the recruiting of crews has become difficult, and the usually planned stopovers on the Bermudas and the Azores cannot be carried out either. Those affected try now to organize themselves and start the return journey in larger fleets for safety reasons. An article in the German FAZ newspaper (translate with Google).
With a 44-foot performance cruiser equipped with gennaker, experienced instructors from the Sailing School in Thunersee offer blue water miles and training trips on Tyrrhenian Sea. A 300nm will be covered by week allowing to fulfull the mileage required for the Sea Certificate of 1000 sm efficiently. Res Bienz and Wladimir Leuenberger direct this course during 4 weeks in spring and autumn respectively ----- More details here.
The start to the 2019 Atlantic Rally of Cruisers will be given on the Canary Island this afternoon for the over 200 teams heading for the Caribbeans on time for Christmas. ----- The preview. The race can be followed over GPS tracking.
The start to the 2019 Atlantic Rally of Cruisers will be given on the Canary Island this afternoon for the over 200 teams heading for the Caribbeans on time for Christmas. ----- For once, there are no Swiss teams among the participants. ----- The preview. The race can be followed over GPS tracking.
A cruising yacht in distress in the heavy storm over the Bay of Biscay on Whitsun Saturday North of La Coruna was rescued by the Spanish Coast Guard. The five person crew was lifted of the yacht by helicopter, an action filmed with a helmet camera. The video.
Yesterday, the start to the 50th edition of the Middlesea Race was given in La Valetta, a race leading over 680nm from Malta around Sicily, Stromboli, Lampedusa and Pandellaria and back to Malta. With 130 teams, a record participation could be noted this year.
The two MOD-70-trimarans 'Maserati' and 'Powerplay' already crossed the Medina Strait this morning UTC. In the monohulls, 'Rambler' of George David USA (a.o. with Brad Butterworth NZL) is in the lead ahead of the German 72-foot 'Momo' of Dieter Schön GER.
The race tracker, the news and the event facebook page.
Today at 9.30h UTC in Trieste ITA, the start to the Barcolana, the Worlds arguably largest regatta with a 115-page entry list of 2688 boats in total.
The preview.
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The Cruiser Regatta activity on the Adriatic Sea was initiated in early May with the Kornati-Cup with the fleet split in six categories. Five races were completed. A number of Swiss teams were among the participants with Rolf Krättli SUI sailing in the Bavaria 41S as best-ranked on the 3rd place.
All ranking lists, the report and the videos.
The Cruiser Regatta activity on the Adriatic Sea was initiated in early May with the Kornati-Cup with the fleet split in six categories. Five races were completed.
All ranking lists, the report and the videos.
In the mean time, 125 of the 182 teams have completed their Atlantic crossing. In category E, 'Aranui', the Xc45 of Niki Schmid SUI finished first as 29th overall after 19 days and 3 hours.
The race tracker and the event website.
Except two latecomers, the ARC fleet on the long course around the Cape Verdes has safely reached St-Lucia.
Winner of the direct traditional ARC was the catamaran 'Guyader Gastronomie' of Christophe Guyader FRA finishing the race on Sunday. 'Saudade' with Christof Petter AUT with his catamaran followed 6 hours later. Up to now, 7 boats have reached the port of destination.
The race tracker and the news.
Yesterday, the start was given to the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers in Las Palmas / Canaries ESP. The route is heading directly across the Atlantic Ocean to St-Lucia in the Caribbeans. Already a week ago, a small first fleet started deviating the course around the Cape Verdes. Both races can be followed via race trackers.
The news from the start.
This afternoon UTC, the start to the 2017 Atlantic Rally will be given in Las Palmas ESP for the 236 teams on the entry list, dislocating their yachts to the Caribbeans on time for Christmas. Among the participants is the Swiss Olympian Lukas Erni SUI with nhis family.
The preview. The race can be followed on a race tracker.
One day and 5 hours after the winning 'Rambler', the VOR70 'Trifork' did cross the finish line in St-Lucia as 2nd of the Atlantic Rally. The majority of the 216 yachts is still sailing in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean heading West to the Caribbeans.
The race tracker and the event website.
One day and 5 hours after the winning 'Rambler', the VOR70 'Trifork' did cross the finish line in St-Lucia as 2nd of the Atlantic Rally. The majority of the 216 yachts is still sailing in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean heading West to the Caribbeans. On rank 78, the Swiss 'Koca' of Edwin Kölliker SUI will have reached half of the distance today. Jürg König SUI with his 'Gordon's' moved up on rank 99.
The race tracker and the event website.
The 88-foot-Maxi 'Rambler' of George David USA took the line honors of the 2016 Atlantic Rally in St-Lucia/Caribbeans after 8 days, 6 hours and 29 minutes, improving the record of the last year by 1 hour and 10 minutes. The news.
The bulk of the fleet is not yet at mid-distance over the Atlantic.
The race viewer and the event website.
The 88-foot-Maxi 'Rambler' of George David USA took the line honors of the 2016 Atlantic Rally in St-Lucia/Caribbeans after 8 days, 6 hours and 29 minutes, improving the record of the last year by 1 hour and 10 minutes. The news.
The bulk of the fleet is not yet at mid-distance over the Atlantic, among them the Swiss catamaran 'Koca' of Edwin Kölliker SUI, now up on rank 77. 'Gordon's' with Jürg König SUI follows 87 nm behind on rank 102.
The race viewer and the event website.
After a race week, the 88-foot-maxi 'Rambler' of George David USA sailing all alone in front of the 216 boats' fleet is already approaching the Caribbeans.
The race tracker and the event website.
After a race week, the 88-foot-maxi 'Rambler' of George David USA sailing all alone in front of the fleet is already approaching the Caribbeans. Edwin Kölliker SUI with his catamaran 'Koco' did loose some positions and is now 86th. Jörg König SUI with his Baltic 50 advanced on rank 126 among the 216 participants.
The race tracker and the event website.
The leading 'Rambler 88' of George David USA has already completed 3/4 of the distance from the Canaries to the Caribbeans, while the bulk of the fleet is about at mid-distance of the transatlantic passage. 216 teams participate. The race tracker and the report of yesterday.
On day 4 of the Atlantic Rallys, the two big racers on top of the fleet extended their lead again. The 88-foot Supermaxi 'Rambler' (George David USA) has a 150 nm advantage on the VOR 70 of Jens Dolmer MLT. In the closely packed midfleet, Edwin Kölliker SUI advanced on rank 66 with his catamaran, while Jürg König SUI lost some places with his Baltic 50 and is now 108th. Only two positions farther back follows now Hans-Rudolf Brunnhofer SUI.
The race viewer and the event website.
On day 4 of the Atlantic Rallys, the two big racers on top of the fleet extended their lead again. The 88-foot Supermaxi 'Rambler' (George David USA) has a 150 nm advantage on the VOR 70 of Jens Dolmer MLT.
The race viewer and the event website.
Last Sunday, 210 teams started in Las Palmas on Gran Canaria ESP to the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers direction St-Lucia in the Caribbeans. The trade winds are lighter this year and the team can run in with a 12 kn breeze. The fast racers have already taken the leading positions with the 88-Foot Maxi 'Rambler' of George David USA followed by the VOR70 'Trifork' of Jens Dolmer MLT. Edwin Kölliker SUI with his catamaran 'Koco' on rank 72 is the best-placed Swiss. Jürg König SUI with his Baltic 50 'Gordon's' follows on rank 86. No major incidents happened so far in the moderate conditions. Bad luck only for the German 'Noah' team of Alexander Grefrath GER, who had to be evaquated from their boat sinking.
The race tracker and the daily news.