GC32 Racing Tour 2015, 30 July-2 Aug 2015, Kiel, Germany (videos)

GC32 Racing Tour 2015, 30 July–2 Aug 2015: Kiel, Germany: From an ‘offshore’ race in England, the GC32s move on to 2015’s most compact race course on the inner Fjord of Kiel, right in the heart of Germany’s sailing capital. Situated on the Baltic, Kiel is well known in sailing circles for annually hosting Kieler Woche – one the world’s largest sailing festivals. Kiel-Marketing GmbH, which is running the logistics of the event, expects the Kiel Cup to be a huge attraction to the city’s sailing-mad population. If the weather behaves, crowds of 100,000 are anticipated, with spectators able to see the ‘whites of competitors’ eyes’ from vantage points, including tiered seating, around the Inner Fjord. Aside from Kieler Woche, Kiel has hosted numerous major international events over the years from the sailing at the 1972 Olympic Games and the end of the 2001-2 Volvo Ocean Race to, more recently, the Extreme Sailing Series over 2008-2010 and the start of the MOD70 European Tour in 2012. The majority of racing will be held on the tight 700m across by 1.5km long course on the Inner Fjord. This will provide crews with a robust work-out given that their boats are capable of 30+ knots and closing speeds of 60… Boat handling at this event will be at a premium like no other. A longer race out to a lighthouse at the mouth of Kiel Fjord may also be built into the schedule. 

GC32 Racing Tour 2015:
27-31 May 2015: Austria Cup – Lake Traunsee, Austria
24–27 June 2015: Cowes Cup – Cowes, UK
30 July–2 Aug 2015: Kiel, Germany
27-30 August 2015: Trofeo di Roma – Rome Fiumicino, Italy
10–13 September 2015: Marseille One Design – Marseille, France

GC32 Racing Tour OVERALL RESULTS (after Cowes Cup, June 2015):
Rank Team       Total points
1 Sultanate of Oman  3
2 Armin Strom Sailing Team  6
3 Alinghi  6
4 Team ENGIE  8
5 Spindrift racing  8
6 Team Argo 32  11


Bullitt GC32 Cowes Cup Highlights Day 4 (June 27, 2015)

Meet the Bullitt GC32 Racing Tour Teams: Sultanate of Oman - Published on Jun 23, 2015: The winner of the first Bullitt GC32 Racing Tour event in Austria, is the subject of this second part of the series. Coming from Oman is the Sultanate of Oman team.

July 29 Transpac 2015 daily analysis -
Transpac 2015: July 29, 2015, analysis of the 48th biennial Transpac, with Dobbs Davis of Seahorse Magazine
Transpac 2015 updates:

• #Transpac2015 on Twitter
• Transpac 2015 Tracking: http://yb.tl/transpac2015
• 2015 Transpac Honolulu Race on Yacht Scoring - Results
• Transpacific Yacht Club - Transpac 2015

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Transpac Yacht Race 2015, Race Analysis, Racer Profile (videos)

Screenshot of Transpac 2015 tracker: http://yb.tl/transpac2015 (explained in video below)

Transpac Race analysis 14 July - First of a series of daily race analyses provided by Dobbs Davis of Seahorse Magazine (published on Jul 14, 2015)



Transpac 2015 Racer Profile: Exit Strategy - Exit Strategy is a Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 45.2, and they're racing Transpac 2015. Published on July 12, 2015 #Transpac2015

• Transpacific Yacht Club - Transpac 2015
• Transpacific Yacht Race | KTLA
• Transpac 2015 Tracking: http://yb.tl/transpac2015
• 2015 Transpac Honolulu Race on Yacht Scoring - Results

Race News: "The fleet starting today (July 13) was a broad mix of designs, from the 1907 sail training schooner Martha sailed by a crew of 11 to the relatively new 30-foot Italian sportboat Fortissimo II sailed by a team of four from Japan. All must clear the West End of Catalina Island before heading over the horizon en route to a finish line at Diamond Head on the island of Oahu."

The three other remaining Transpac 2015 starts will be held at 1:00 PM PDT on Thursday (Divisions 4, 5 and 6), at 12:30 PM (Multihulls) and at 1:00 PM (Divisions 1,2 and 3) on Saturday July 18. See also: Tanner Banks | Wind, Weather & Forecast | SailFlow

#Transpac2015 Tweets

"The Transpacific Yacht Race (Transpac) is an offshore yacht race starting off San Pedro, Los Angeles at the Pt. Fermin buoy, and ending off Diamond Head Lighthouse[2] in Honolulu, a distance of around 2,225 nautical miles (2,560 mi; 4,121 km). Started in 1906, it is one of yachting's premier offshore races and attracts entrants from all over the world. The race is organized by the Transpacific Yacht Club." (Wikipedia)

Race History: "Transpac stands apart from other major ocean races as essentially a "downwind race," as determined by normal weather patterns in the eastern Pacific north of the equator. After two or three days of slogging on the wind, the fleet encounters the "Pacific High," a mammoth, wallowing blob of high pressure rotating clockwise between Hawaii and the West Coast of North America. As boats reach the lower edge of the high the wind bends aft and turns warm spinnakers go up, shirts come off, and sailors usually enjoy a pleasant ride the rest of the way."

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Newport Bermuda Race: Shockwave Beats Bella Mente by 7 Minutes (video)

Newport Bermuda Race, Tuesday (June 24, 2014 - Day 5) Race analysis video above (Dobbs Davis analyst)

Shockwave Beats Bella Mente by 7 Minutes - Newport Bermuda Race: "Hamilton, Bermuda, June 23. After sailing nearly side by side over 635 miles and two and a half days,George Sakellaris’ Shockwave nipped Hap Fauth’s Bella Mente at the finish line at St. David’s Lighthouse, Bermuda, by 7 minutes to win line honors in the 2014 Newport Bermuda Race. Shockwave finished Monday at 5:33 a.m. EDT (6:33 Bermuda Time) , followed by Bella Mente at 5:40. The third boat on elapsed time, Alex Schaerer’s Caol Ila R, finished more than three hours later. The next boat, the US Naval Academy ‘s Constellation, is more than 100 miles back of her, followed by the rest of the fleet in a big pack...."

more info: http://bermudarace.com/

Yellowbrick Race Viewer - Newport Bermuda 2014

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Fabulous photo gallery: Team Alvimedica sailing in front of the Statue of Liberty | VSail.info
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Sailing - Cornell University Athletics
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A perfect start into a new week - Whale Watching Blog - North Sailing - Húsavík, Iceland
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