Cannes Blown out today. 30 knots of Mistral kept the boats in the harbor all day. Some of us from the Kiwi Magic team went to our friend Anna Gambiagi’s house in Valbonne for a great lunch with a little French wine. What a luxury to have a four hour lunch on a Friday. During […]
Cannes Another difficult day today with the wind. There was a light westerly breeze from the Mistral to the west which eventually gave way to a moderate easterly breeze from the low pressure just to our south. Around 1230 we got our start. Eric Doyle our tactician wanted the right so we started at the […]
Cannes Too much wind today. With the Mistral blowing 40 knots just to the west of Cannes, a strong downpour of rain and a swirling wind blowing between 10 and 25 knots and shifting from Northwest to Northeast and back, the committee decided to keep the fleet at the dock today. When you think about […]
Not a good day for us on the Kiwi Magic today. We had a 5th and a 4th and are currently 5th over all in the grand prix division out of 6 boats. The wind was light again this morning and after a 1 hour postponement, the first race finally got underway in 7 knots. […]
Today the second day of the Pre Worlds regatta and two races were scheduled. The wind was a bit more promising at the start of the first race, but half way down the final run it died completely again. For the first part of the race, Kookaburra II, Kiwi Magic, and KZ3 were all very […]
I have joined Bill Koch’s team here in Cannes for the 12 Meter World Championship next week. Yesterday was my first day on a 12 meter since 1987. Talk about a time warp. Of course the wind has been light here in Cannes so that makes the sensation of sailing a 12 meter even more […]
America’s Cup 32 is in the record books. Team New Zealand were there in the finals for the fourth time in a row! Heavy favourites Alinghi won with a convincing score but less convincing performance. Two in a row for the Swiss team. Five New Zealanders have been on the winning team in the last […]
Unfortunately, another day without wind and therefore, no racing. So, the final results have not changed since Thursday’s coastal race; 1. Valle Romano – Mean Machine-Peter de Ridder-17 2. Artemis-32 3. Patches-42 4. CaixiaGalicia-44 5. Windquest-Doug de Vos-49 points Of course, not racing the final two days was a let down. But days one and […]
No race today… no wind. All races are postponed until Saturday. However, there can not be a start after 1530 tomorrow. For complete results, please visit www.medcup.org
No race today… no wind. All races are postponed until Saturday. However, there can not be a start after 1530 tomorrow. For complete results, please visit www.medcup.org
Bacardi CupMarch 2, 2020 - 7:56 pm
Sailing Scuttlebutt
