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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Death of Jean-Marc Allaire casts a shadow over the start of the Mini-Transat
On Monday 12 December, the Préfecture maritime de l’Atlantique issued a press release, which I have translated below: Death of yachtsman off Cap-Ferret Brest, 12 September 2011. On Monday 12 September at about 09:00h , the Cap Ferret signal station … Continue reading
Posted in EVENTS, MARITIME WEATHER
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When it’s Foul Outside – how about playing an online game?
In my younger days, if you were stuck in harbour on a boat – or at home with nothing but ball games and quizzes on the TV – there were only a few options. You could read a book or … Continue reading
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America’s Cup World Series Plymouth – things are getting interesting
Yacht racing is becoming a spectator sport, thanks to some big technological advances. It’s been a while now since modern materials made possible the IMOCA 60s and 70s, which are driven hard on the open ocean just as if they … Continue reading
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Mike Golding has a new sponsor – Gamesa wind energy
2010 was a very lean year for yacht sponsorship. Mike Golding Yacht Racing’s Imoca 60 was chartered out (renamed ‘President’ for the occasion) for the Barcelona World Race and was returned to them dismasted and in a sorry state. Undaunted, … Continue reading
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Micromégas and the bi-i-i-g fish
After a short stop in Sagres, Portugal, to recover from rounding Cape St Vincent in the dark in Force 7 and dirty seas, Maximilien and Emmanuel Berque set out on the ocean leg to the Canaries. They’ve just updated their … Continue reading
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