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A quik post from Newport
The boat is ready, the crew is ready.
The first days we were out on the water, training and looking to sails etc. Last 2 days were intensive packing the containers and doing the last jobs. What a circus!!
Weather forcast is light airs. There is some gale activity North, but that will eventually die. It will be difficult to break the record of this 100th Newport - Bermuda Race.. so we are going to have (...)
The first days we were out on the water, training and looking to sails etc. Last 2 days were intensive packing the containers and doing the last jobs. What a circus!!
Weather forcast is light airs. There is some gale activity North, but that will eventually die. It will be difficult to break the record of this 100th Newport - Bermuda Race.. so we are going to have (...)
Arrived in the States
Right, here I am, JFK airport New York, waiting for my transfer to Boston.
From there I'll take the bus to Newport RI where Max will pick me up and bring me to "Maximus" I stay about a week in Newport to help prepare the boat.
The Start of Newport - Bermuda is 16th. Really looking forward to this race as it is a very interesting one with the currents (...)
From there I'll take the bus to Newport RI where Max will pick me up and bring me to "Maximus" I stay about a week in Newport to help prepare the boat.
The Start of Newport - Bermuda is 16th. Really looking forward to this race as it is a very interesting one with the currents (...)
Racing in Tigulio on Capricorno
This weekend I did the bow on "Capricorno" during Trofeo Pirelli here in Santa Margherita.
Thursdaynight there was a 60 mile offshore race to La Spezia and back. It was all reaching under Genoa on 90 apparent windangle. Tactic-wise not very exciting but there was a nice 20 knots landbreeze with gusts up to 30 and it was all about triming the sails and riding those gusts. We made a superstart, reaching at about 14-15 (...)
Thursdaynight there was a 60 mile offshore race to La Spezia and back. It was all reaching under Genoa on 90 apparent windangle. Tactic-wise not very exciting but there was a nice 20 knots landbreeze with gusts up to 30 and it was all about triming the sails and riding those gusts. We made a superstart, reaching at about 14-15 (...)
Things start to move
The news: Last month I have been giving the guys on "Maximus" a hand.
I supplied them with crew during the seatrials while tuning the rigg in Genoa. Unfortunately there are no full time positions open at the moment, but I earned a place on the bow for the next race, Newport - Bermuda. Later on I will also deliver the boat back to the Med. Maybe there is even a (...)
I supplied them with crew during the seatrials while tuning the rigg in Genoa. Unfortunately there are no full time positions open at the moment, but I earned a place on the bow for the next race, Newport - Bermuda. Later on I will also deliver the boat back to the Med. Maybe there is even a (...)
Seatrials in Genoa on Maximus
Yesterday was my first day sailing "Maximus"
An important day for the crew, after almost 6 months in Genoa repairing the wingmast they where all pretty nervous I think.
After greasing the mastfoot, rotating the mast was all okay again. Than we hoisted the huge mainsail and the genoa 4 to tune the rotating rigg with her PBO shrouds. In very light conditions the boat showed enormous power. True (...)
An important day for the crew, after almost 6 months in Genoa repairing the wingmast they where all pretty nervous I think.
After greasing the mastfoot, rotating the mast was all okay again. Than we hoisted the huge mainsail and the genoa 4 to tune the rotating rigg with her PBO shrouds. In very light conditions the boat showed enormous power. True (...)
