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Just before midday local time and with the sun breaking through the clouds to herald the yacht’s arrival, the eagle of Cape Breton Island came swooping under the Golden Gate Bridge as the Canadian entry arrived victorious in to San Francisco.
With their spinnaker billowing out before them, the team, which promotes the Canadian Island of Cape Breton as ‘Nova Scotia’s Masterpiece’, has claimed their second line honours of the 35,000-mile Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race, crossing the Noonday Rock finish line near the North Farallone Islands at 0725 local time (1425 GMT).
CANADA'S most experienced round the world yachtsman can today announce the purchase of a yacht to race in the VELUX 5 OCEANS. Derek Hatfield and Spirit of Canada Ocean Challenges has bought the Eco 60 yacht Great America III (formerly Solidaires) from veteran American solo sailor Rich Wilson.
The boat will now be renamed Spirit of Canada ahead of the 30,000-mile VELUX 5 OCEANS race which starts from La Rochelle in France in October. It will be the second time Derek, a native of New Brunswick, has competed in the VELUX 5 OCEANS after finishing third in Class II in the 2002/03 race.
The RYA was joined yesterday (23 March) by key inland waterways stakeholders including the Association of Waterway Cruising Clubs, the Barge Association, the British Canoe Union, the British Marine Federation and the Inland Waterways Association, amongst others, to review DEFRA’s Inland Waterways strategy document; ‘Waterways for Everyone’.
The DEFRA strategy document sets out its vision for how inland waterways can contribute to a wide range of public policy objectives.
In doing so the strategy outlines to different Government departments how the inland waterways can deliver various public benefits within each of their respective portfolios, with a view to encouraging those departments to give their support to the inland waterways.
Iconic marine clothing company selected as Official Technical Clothing Supplier Clipper Ventures have announced their continued long term partnership with Henri Lloyd, selecting the specialist British marine clothing company as the Official Technical Clothing Supplier to the VELUX 5 OCEANS 2010-11.
A premium lifestyle brand and market leader in innovative marine technical clothing, with a reputation for quality, style and endurance, Henri Lloyd is the ideal clothing supplier for the VELUX 5 OCEANS and will provide a comprehensive team collection to Clipper Ventures Race Management and VELUX.
The Gill Graphic Rash Vest range is updated and re-designed on an annual basis, ensuring that these popular lightweight garments are always refreshingly different at the start of the sailing season.
Designed primarily for dinghy sailing, Gill Rash Vests are made from a high quality, quick drying 6oz elastane, with four-way stretch capability. Offering excellent UV protection (UPF50+), they are ideal for summer sailing, blocking 97.5% of the harmful UVA and UVB radiation.
The high neck increases this protection still further, whilst comfort is guaranteed with flatlocked seams for reduced chaffing. Alternatively they can be worn as a next-to-skin layer underneath any wetsuit to provide additional comfort.
Premier Marinas is celebrating the opening of its new dry stack at Gosport Marina with an open weekend on May 15th/16th. Visitors who sign an annual dry stack contract at the two-day event will be able to take advantage of a special 10% introductory discount and a free month in the dry stack.
Visitors to the event will also be able to see live demonstrations of how Premier’s new specialist marine forklift will lift boats from the dry stack and launch them in the water. Other open weekend attractions include opportunities to try and buy from a fabulous range of RIBEye ribs plus advice on power boat training and rib co-ownership schemes.
Following the incident which took place on Sunday afternoon GMT in which the California entry in the Clipper 09-10 Round the World Yacht Race was rolled in a fierce Pacific storm, the Danish registered tanker, Nord Nightingale, is now at the scene.
The 180-metre tanker was on passage from Yokohama to Los Angeles and diverted by US Coastguard last night. It's a standard rule of the sea that vessels divert when another is in distress and the intention was to transfer injured crew member Clive Cockram on board.
Clive was sitting in the saloon when the boat rolled and was thrown across the cabin, ending up with cuts to his head. He responded well to treatment but it is prudent to ensure that he swiftly gets the best medical care.
Cowes Week Limited is delighted to announce a new partnership with Gill, the technical sailing clothing specialists, who have become the official technical clothing sponsor of one of the world’s best-known sailing regattas for the next 3 years.
As part of its investment, Gill will be developing a merchandise range with Cowes Week organisers, running a series of competitions to win exclusive prizes, introducing a voucher scheme for daily winners at Cowes Week, as well as providing the regatta team with clothing.
The Army boat participating in the year-long Exercise TRANSGLOBE, HMSTV Challenger, has arrived safely in the Falkland Islands at the end of Leg 8 of the 13-leg tri-services expedition.
Alongside in Mare Harbour, her crew can reflect on an exceptionally eventful passage across the Southern Ocean from Auckland that started in January and ended up with them now berthed in a different venue to their two sisterships.
The mast problem that caused Challenger’s return to Wellington for repairs, extended the time they have spent on board by nearly two weeks and placed them well behind the other yachts.
The new, multifaceted Sovereign Quantum Marine Electronic Moisture Meter is successfully winning over Marine Surveyors, who are especially delighted that the results are displayed instantly when changing between Deep and Shallow moisture readings of the substrate.
This allows the Surveyor to make immediate comparisons that would have been unavailable previously and so produce a more comprehensive report of the moisture profile.
An additional facility is the check for potential condensation on the substrate of surfaces being assessed.