A very good day on Artemis today with three more bullets. It wasn’t as easy as it looks from the score line. In fact, in the last race we were third at the last windward mark. The wind filled in from the southwest at 8 knots around 1230. In the first race we had a […]

Artemis is in Palma racing in her first TP52 regatta of the 2010 season. The Palmavela event is not part of the Audi MedCup circuit, but it is an opportunity to test the boat after the winter modifications. The TP52 Class made some rule changes allowing bowsprits, square top mainsails and a lower crew weight […]

I flew in to Nassau today largely to see one person; Sir Durward Knowles. The Star Western Hemisphere Spring Championship will take place here this week and 32 teams are here training. It means a lot to Durward to have the Stars here in his hometown. Durward is the Commodore of the International Star Class. […]

With a light air forecast for today the two finalists, Team New Zealand and Mascalzone Latino were held at the dock for 2 hours hedging for a 1200 start. Race PRO Peter Reggio moved the racecourse out to the Hauraki Gulf once again to try to get steadier conditions in these mild southwesterly’s. Because of […]

It was a long day of waiting for us today and finally we raced Azzurra for 3rd/4th place. The race was over just as it started. The jury decided we fouled Azzurra on the entry and penalized us. From there we hung close waiting for an opportunity to pass, which we almost did on the […]

An up and down day for Artemis We sailed a best 2 out of 3 against Mascalzone Latino today. They got the first one, we got the second one and they got the third one. All the races were very tightly contested and it was quite a battle. The wind was down in velocity today, […]

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