The leading boats have hit a high pressure zone as they all battle north to Rio. The low pressure systems and the roaring forties of the Southern Ocean are now a distant memory, but all four boats are caught in this system as they negotiate their way around the Falkland Islands.
As a result there isn’t much change on the positions in terms of miles gained or lost in the last 24 hours. Green Dragon are still holding fourth and they are sailing at 100% and chasing hard to try and close the gap on … Details
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The world’s fastest production sailboat, Le Breton Yachts’ SIG45 (above), is for sale in the Netherlands via global online luxury marketplace JamesList for about $900,000. The SIG45 (SIG stands for “Speed Innovation Grace” is capable of sailing in excess of 25 knots, a speed normally restricted to powerboats. It was “designed to fill the gap between a high performance racing boat and a…Â
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One of the reasons Autodesk became such a dominant provider of computer-aided design software was its decision early on to seed its software in architecture schools and universities. Now, the company is angling to position itself in the field of green product design.
Its latest awareness/marketing project is sponsorship of a project by PlanetSolar to design and construct a solar catamaran that will be used to circumnavigate the globe during a 25,000-mile, 120-day journey in 2010. The company, based in Germany, will use stops during the trip to promote renewable energy and solar power.
At first I wondered, why does a sailboat need solar power?…Â Details
PUMA’s Leg 5 Week 4 video is now available for download or viewing.
As well as some great footage from the Southern Ocean on the approach to Cape Horn, this week’s video includes a guide on how to be an ocean racer, taught by the PUMA Ocean Racing crew.
At the bottom of the video, click on one of nine other clips to see video from PUMA Racing and other yachts in the Volvo Ocean Race as they approach Cape Horn this week. ….. Details