Dongfeng taken for a test-drive (video), Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15
Dongfeng Race Team's brand new Volvo Ocean 65 racing boat came through an ocean test-drive with flying colours. Our own Rick Deppe was on-board to see the boat's innovative features put to the test in the English Solent.
Volvo Ocean Race | Dongfeng taken for a test-drive: "We went aboard Dongfeng Race Team´s brand new Volvo Ocean 65 to check out some of the boat´s new features being put to the test in the English Solent. Deppe was there to finally get his hands on the wheel and run his expert eye over one of the world´s most advanced racing boats..."
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The biggest change we made was how we were sailing the boat. We were only scratching the surface with these boats. This is going to the Moon stuff, and you are learning along the way. The learning curve for both teams is vertical. And to learn the most ...
McKay family clean up in Tasmania's MacIntyre Cup Regatta for Mirrors
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... who love sailing,' said Kit. Also putting their ACWS and Extreme 40 experience to good use is Xue Liu from ShanDong; as is Yiran Zhang from Qingdao and representing Sanya, Zijin Wen who also has an impressive 470 CV. Jin Hao Chen from Hong Kong is...
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Volvo Ocean Race | Dongfeng taken for a test-drive: "We went aboard Dongfeng Race Team´s brand new Volvo Ocean 65 to check out some of the boat´s new features being put to the test in the English Solent. Deppe was there to finally get his hands on the wheel and run his expert eye over one of the world´s most advanced racing boats..."
America's Cup: An old soldier offers advice
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Robert C. Keefe, staff commodore of St. Francis Yacht Club, shares the perspective of one that has seen it all… The 35th Match for the America's Cup should be conducted on San Francisco Bay in the same waters as this past match. And to do it right ...
Sailing's Ben Ainslie, Coaching Chain of the Year
Boxscore
Ainslie, who has won medals at five consecutive Olympic Games from 1996 to 2012, is currently on a fund-raising and support drive to help raise money to launch a British challenge for the America's Cup next year. The 36-year-old was a member of the ...
America's Cup: Dean Barker reflects on the 34th America's Cup
Sail World
There were a number of delays and wind issues, the delays allowed Oracle to go back and analyse how they were sailing the boat, and look at what we were doing, and learn how to achieve more speed than we could ever do upwind. 'They managed to get ...
France plan shot at next America's Cup
Auckland stuff.co.nz
Stephane Kandler, who was part of the last French challenge at the 2007 America'sCup, has been named general manager of Team France, which is backed by the YachtClub de France and the French Sailing Federation. Groupama are the major financial ...
America's Cup: Jimmy Spithill on the 34th Match and more
Sail World
The biggest change we made was how we were sailing the boat. We were only scratching the surface with these boats. This is going to the Moon stuff, and you are learning along the way. The learning curve for both teams is vertical. And to learn the most ...
McKay family clean up in Tasmania's MacIntyre Cup Regatta for Mirrors
Sail World
The McKay family had a great weekend at the annual MacIntyre Cup Regatta for Mirror Class Dinghies sailed on the River Derwent from the Kingston Beach Sailing Club on the 7th-8th December. Marcus MacKay sailed Sky III to overall victory with Luka ...
Volvo Ocean Race - Selection trials begin for Team Dongfeng
Sail World
... who love sailing,' said Kit. Also putting their ACWS and Extreme 40 experience to good use is Xue Liu from ShanDong; as is Yiran Zhang from Qingdao and representing Sanya, Zijin Wen who also has an impressive 470 CV. Jin Hao Chen from Hong Kong is...
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