BMW Oracle Racing’s Challenger for the America’s Cup has been testing at warp speed off San Diego. Top sailing photographer Gilles Martin-Raget just happened to have his camera along, and posted these images… Great Pictures & Details
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Top sailing photographer, Carlo Borlenghi presents some images of Societe Nautique de Geneve’s Defender, Alinghi 5, sailing in Genova, Italy in her first sea trials…Â Details & PicturesÂ
As promised, here is a recommendation for an offbeat place to stay in northeastern Puerto Rico. The town is Luquillo and we stayed in the Playa Azul area. I picked this location because it’s close to San Juan, it has beautiful beaches and is near the rainforests for hiking. The rental rates are also very reasonable…Â I’ll also share a re-cap of an awesome sailing and snorkeling trip we took on the Erin Go Bragh sailboat. I’ve done quite a few sailing excursions, but this was the best one ever!
There are fantastic luxury resorts in San Juan, but our family wanted a laid-back place to stay and we prefer a condominium. I found the perfect spot for us in Luquillo about 30 minutes east of San Juan. I rented a two bedroom condo from the owner and you can see from the reviews, others share my very positive opinion of this condo and location! The owner also has a three bedroom penthouse unit if you need an extra bedroom. There are many nice condos to rent in the area…Â Details
THE U.S. LUCAS OIL OUTERLIMITS TEAM CONFIRMS PARTICIPATION IN POWERBOAT P1 FINAL RACE
NIGEL HOOK TO PARTNER WITH BELGIAN NICO HUYBENS
Undeterred by a dramatic accident in the Powerboat P1 Scandinavian Grand Prix last weekend, the #77 US Lucas Oil Outerlimits team has secured a replacement boat for the 2009 season finale in Syracuse, Sicily, September 11-13. Belgian Nico Huybens will drive with Nigel Hook at the throttles in the Outerlimits SV-40 that Huybens purchased after the US team introduced the Outerlimits brand to Powerboat P1 in the 2007 season. Lucas Oil
Huybens raced the 40 Outerlimits with fellow-Belgian Frank Hemelaer in the 2008 Powerboat P1 season after completely enclosing the cockpit; Hemmelaer this year teamed with Pierre Colpin in …Â Details