When Carl Eichenlaub sails in the 62nd Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race April 24 he’ll go right past his bustling hometown of San Diego and beyond the border to a different sort of destination.
‘It’s a unique port of arrival,’ he said, ‘going to a foreign country and to a place as nice as Ensenada.’
Other Southern California sailors agree. That’s why entries are significantly…Â Details
Friday the 13th was a lucky day for Jason Muir and his crew of Matthew Chew, Paul Wyatt and Bucky Smith from Brisbane when they won the 2009 Audi Etchells world championship with a day to spare with a very consistent day of racing with a 9th and 8th placing to now have a total of 43 points, leading Damien King from Melbourne on 63 points.
With Muir’s discard placing a 10th placing means that they can’t be beaten and don’t have to sail the last day..
The series leader going into today, John Bertrand, had …Â Details
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The boat-building industry continues to feel the economic crunch and one local manufacturing executive doesn’t think a stock market uptick will help much.
“The market is not firming as fast as anybody in the industry had hoped and potential buyers appear to be still frozen by ambiguity,” said Bill Naumann, chairman of Hatteras Yachts in New Bern.
“I really believe that when we come out of this, the people in this industry – manufacturers and dealers – are going to have to come up with a new business model. We’re experiencing some …Â Details
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British team is close to beating the world sailing speed record of 50.7 knots (58mph) with a radical boat design that can accelerate to 60mph in 5.2 seconds.
The Vestas SailRocket does not look like any yacht that has come before…Â Details
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