The Portimão Global Ocean Race fleet have been hammered by hurricane strength, Force 12, south-westerly breeze as they descend through the Furious Fifties towards Cape Horn.
Despite drastically reduced sail, race leaders Felipe Cubillos and José Muñoz on Desafio Cabo de Hornos have polled very high speed averages, losing only ten miles to Boris Herrmann and Felix Oehme on Beluga Racer in the past 24 hours. While the Germans trail the race leaders by just over… Details
Every time the engraver thought it was safe to carve a new name on the Port of Los Angeles Harbor Cup Perpetual Trophy Sunday, word came from the water, ‘Not so fast.’
Or so it seemed as the title contenders in the second annual intercollegiate big boat regatta struggled for consistency before Maine Maritime Academy settled down to successfully defend its 2008 championship against seven intercollegiate rivals, four of whom had their shots at one time or another…Â Details
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Paul Larsen and his Vestas SailRocket team left Britain at the end of January for Walvis Bay Yacht Club in Namibia, to attempt to break the Outright World Speed Record.
On the 3rd of December 2008, Vestas Sailrocket set a new ‘B’ class world record of 47.36 knots over the 500 metre course. Unofficially, she is of the worlds fastest boat… but still 3.21 knots short of the Outright world record currently held by the kitesurfers.
Larsen and his team have their sights set on …Â Details
What is an entry-level personal watercraft? Today, entry-level is a misnomer because today’s “value” PWC can come with plush cruising seats, remote-controlled security systems, electronic throttle, reboarding ladders and more.Â
In fact, some of the least expensive models in the watercraft industry today are better designed and more technologically-advanced than many of …. Details