January 16, 2020 / index / 0 Comments
Researchers announced its brand new name recently in the Global Sailing Catamarans market 2019 by dividing it into regions types, applications, and manufacturers. The forecast till 2024 has also been mentioned in the report. The report is basically an analysis of the performance of the industry professional based on past information and the opportunities that they can get in the future. This report is also delivered based on suppliers, sales, and advanced technology of the boats, nations, production, sales, and other aspects. It covers some of the important track records that are related to types, sales, and market share at the approximate time, and variable cost.
The
2019-2024 Global Sailing Catamarans market has been split into different ways
like product, technology, applications, and regions. All of these factors have
been studied with regard to the environmental segmentation that has been done
for the report because the users and the clients will be able to identify a
great opportunity from it. Various catamaran organizations and selling players
have been observed thoroughly in regard to their revenue, their price, product
portfolio, and company profile.
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May 6, 2019 / index / 0 Comments
A new team race challenge has been launched by Chicago Yacht Club. The race that is conducted by them to Mackinac would have a team race and a trophy called the Point Betsie. This new race is being sponsored by Storm Trysail Club.
Team races now have a host of trophy races to look forward to. Besides this new trophy, there are trophies being given out for Transatlantic and Transpac races as well as the Newport Bermuda race or the race week of Block Island. Team competition would have similar conditions in these races.
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December 17, 2018 / index / 0 Comments
All alone in a boat, she is blind, she is missing a leg and she is in need of returning to the shore. It is a condition in which Kylie Forth who is the sailor from Perth has been several times in the last 12 years, she yet remains fearless.
Forth is a courageous sailor. When she was at the age of three, she suffered from cancer, which took her eyes. At the time she reached nine, she lost her right leg. But, all these disabilities couldn’t resist her determination to become a sailor. And, so at the age of 32, she becomes the top sailor. In the year 2015, she won the Blind Match Racing World Championships (BMRWC) that took place in the US.
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July 21, 2018 / index / 0 Comments
A new Princess will start sailing in the coastal waters of California from the next year when the Royal Princess starts its first season based sail in Los Angeles.
This is the Princess Cruises ship and it will accommodate 3,560 passengers. It is one newer vessels of the cruise line. It will reach its destinations like Monterey, Santa Barbara, San Francisco and San Diego in the year 2019 and 2020.
The ship was launched in the year 2013, and it was scheduled for nine coastal sailings. The cruise line has been designed to let passengers to spend more time in ports, and evenings in San Francisco and San Diego.
The voyages that will originate in L.A. includes a week long sailing to San Diego, Seattle, San Francisco, Vancouver and Canada and will leave at 4th of May. The rates for the same will start with $779 a person, there will be double occupancy, for an inside cabin.
There is also a round-trip Los Angeles-based sailing on Nov. 9, in the year 2019 that will stop in San Francisco, San Diego, Ensenada, Monterrey and Mexico. The rates for the same start at $779 per person, there will be double occupancy in this as well.
On Dec 5th 2019, a four-day getaway voyage is scheduled from Los Angeles itself to Catalina and Ensenada. The rates for this voyage also start at $449 per person, with double occupancy.
Royal Princess other West Coast cruises for the year 2019 include Mexican Riviera voyages, which will be a week-long and Pacific Wine Country voyage that will go for six- and seven-day aboard Royal Princess, Star Princess, Ruby Princess and Island Princess. There are shorter coastal sailings of less than a week will also be available.
June 26, 2018 / index / 0 Comments
The inaugural event that is being held in Japan as the World Cup Series was conducted under wet conditions on Saturday at the Gamagori venue. There was a typhoon called Lan that was predicted to hit the coasts of Japan by the late part of 22nd October, Sunday. This was however well past the scheduled time for the competition that was concluded recently in Gamagori. However, there was torrential rain that was experienced before the typhoon.
The competition is known to go ahead no matter whether there is rain or shine as long as the conditions remain safe for the races. Hence, the medals for events like the skiff events for men and women as well as the medals for women in RS: X category was decided among variable breeze conditions where the wind ranged from 12 to 3 knots.
In the 49er category Stu Bithell and Dylan Fletcher obtained narrow victory while two women sailors from Argentina were able to gain victory for the first time in the World Cup category for sailing a 49erFX. Every race such as in the categories of 49erFX or 49er took about ten minutes with close calls happening within the fleet. Flynn Sterritt and James Peters were in a battle where they were locked in for the supreme win. At the end of the race the Brits were closed in by several boats. Bithell and Fletcher at the end were able to claim the gold and their compatriots came in for silver. The Poland team became eligible for a bronze. In the final race there was excitement in the air as five teams were competing for the gold. Every competitor in the race tried to stay in front so that they could gain a good position by the time the race ended. Overall, it was a close match between the contestants.
September 15, 2017 / index / 0 Comments
All eyes were on the 2017 Candy Store Cup Superyacht edition during the weekend.
Newport was given the mantle of hosting the most looked forward to and sophisticated luxury sailing yacht race during the last week of July 2017. The 2017 Candy Store Cup event was held in Newport, RI from July 27 to July 29 and it was an excitement filled event for all the fans as well as the sailors.
The wind was varying on all these days and this added more attraction to the event. The hosts also were fully prepared and geared up for the prestigious event that included social events apart for the superyacht racing. There were three races that were held on three days of the event and no one was able to predict the winner as the races were very close affairs. The superyachts covered a total of 12 to 26 miles on each of the race days. (more…)
May 16, 2017 / index / 0 Comments
There were close to 34 competitors that took part in a sailing race of the San Diego Argonauts Model Yacht Club.
It was the International One Meter regatta with radio controlled yachts that took place in the Mission Bay Model Yacht Pond. It was indeed an interesting to see the skippers from all over the United States came to take part in the annual mid winter regatta. IOM is also known as International One Meter is the renowned yacht racing class in the world. It has been raced in more than 30 countries. It was formed by Jan Dejmo in the year 1988 and has been growing steadily since its inception. The IOM class is run by the International Class Association. (more…)
March 23, 2017 / index / 0 Comments
The Aon Youth Sailing World championships have been in the news recently as it was concluded this week in Auckland in New Zealand.
RS:X category was one of the races in this tournament. Patrick Haybittle was able to make the most of his experience and being part of a fleet of world class standards. He was sailing in home waters and having made the top ten in three races was definitely a crowning achievement for him, on the final day of the races. Patrick is a teenager who participated in the sailing events and represented Murrays Bay Sailing Club. The second race was a brilliant one that he ran in the afternoon when he sailed off the waters in Torbay. The scores ran at 8, 3, 8 and he was in seventh position before the final day. The wind went flat the next days, but Patrick states that this suited him better. He feels that the races went his way after that. (more…)
November 10, 2016 / admin / 0 Comments
For those who are sailing enthusiasts will find that local fleet racing has suffered demise in modern times. You might be looking to get into the sail race. If you are unsure about what boat to choose you need to start with what is available and popular in your local place. You will find most activity as well as a rewarding experience when you make such a choice.
For boats of one design usually local fleets were chosen and the sport was popular as well. Racing was in the simplest form and was invited as well. With fleet racing it was possible for local people to participate even with limited budgets. People found a socially fulfilling recreation with local fleet racing. It was a sport that was localized and grew in several regions. Hence, every region has a responsibility to keep up the sport of local fleet racing. (more…)