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Rolex Commodores' Cup - GBR Red Force the Pace
admin,Wednesday 02 July 2008 - 10:40:34 // comment: 0
 Pictured : Dutch Team Rosetta passing Prime Suspect on leg 1 of the Offshore Race. Photo : JWest / Ladieswotyacht | The Rolex Commodores’ Cup took on a different complexion today both in terms of the racing and the weather. The offshore race set sail at 10.30 from the Royal Yacht Squadron line off Cowes, but rather than the welcome sunny 10-20 knot conditions of the past two days was in three to five knots of southwesterly breeze under a grey sky. The start coincided with a building ebb tide to take the boats west out of the Solent. Under the Rolex Commodores’ Cup rules, the offshore race is aimed to be of 24-36 hours duration. The course for the three classes is mostly in Poole Bay and to the south of this, initially with 20 mile long legs out to marks in the English Channel. |
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Rolex Commodores' Cup _ British Bulldogs Bite Back!!
admin,Tuesday 01 July 2008 - 10:33:23 // comment: 0
 Pictured : The crew of Prime Suspect, the small boat of GBR Black Team, get warmed up before the start... Photo : JWest / Ladieswotyacht | If yesterday conditions allowed crews to ease gently into the 2008 Rolex Commodores’ Cup, today’s conditions proved that much more testing. With the wind having backed around to the southeast overnight, racing was held off Hill Head, in the Central Solent, in more breeze, occasionally gusting to more than 20 knots and a short chop making for a wet ride. Once again two windward-leeward courses were held with different teams moving into the lead after each one. After the first race it was the turn of Ireland Green to move ahead with a comfortable 4.5 point margin over GBR Red, Monday’s leaders France Blue relegated to third place after all three boats in Gery Trentesaux’s team posted fifth placed finishes. The results from this race were particularly good for the Irish with Ireland Green’s medium boat, Eamonn Rohan’s Blondie IV, winning her class while Eamon and Alan Crosbie’s small boat, Teng Tools/Voodoo Chile won the small boat class for Ireland White. |
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French Start Where they Left Off
admin,Monday 30 June 2008 - 22:23:51 // comment: 0
 Photo : JWest / Ladieswotyacht | After a two hour delay waiting for the wind to fill in, the 2008 Rolex Commodores’ Cup got underway shortly before lunchtime today with two windward-leeward inshore races in the Western Solent. Conditions could not have been better for the 45 boat fleet with 12 knots of wind from the southwest and brilliant sunshine. Race one saw the French defenders, Géry Trentesaux’s France Blue, pull into first place tied with GBR Red, led by John Shepherd’s big boat Fair Do’s VII, followed by the two Irish teams. In particular Trentesaux’s own Class 1 boat Lady Courrier, won her division with their small boat, Marc Alperovitch’s Prime Time, scoring second, while in GBR Red Peter Rutter took honours in Class 2 aboard his new Corby 36 Quokka 7, and Jerry Otter posted a third on Erivale III. |
In particular Trentesaux’s own Class 1 boat Lady Courrier, won her division with their small boat, Marc Alperovitch’s Prime Time, scoring second, while in GBR Red Peter Rutter took honours in Class 2 aboard his new Corby 36 Quokka 7, and Jerry Otter posted a third on Erivale III.
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Play your part in finding the Liz Earle Ladies Day Trophy Winner 2008
admin,Monday 30 June 2008 - 21:55:41 // comment: 0
 | The organisers of Skandia Cowes Week (2nd - 9th August) are encouraging everyone to submit their nominations for this year’s Liz Earle Ladies Day Trophy via the Home page of the Skandia Cowes Week website, as soon as possible. Liz Earle Ladies Day is on the 7th August, but all nominations must be in before midday on Friday 1st August. The simple nomination process starts by clicking the Liz Earle button on the right hand side of the Home Page and your nomination will help to ensure that the most deserving female sailors are in the running to win this prestigious title, now in its third year. |
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TEAMORIGIN lead the entire fleet to take line honours in the JP Morgan Asset Management 2008 Round the Island Race!
admin,Saturday 28 June 2008 - 10:10:43 // comment: 0
 Pictured : Team Origin Photo : onEdition | At 0933.50 this morning (having started at 0610!), the TEAMORIGIN Extreme 40 team of Robert Greenhalgh (Skipper/helm), Peter Greenhalgh (tactician/main), Julian Cressant (trimmer) and Matt Cornwell (bow) crossed the finish line in Cowes to take 1st place overall in the 2008 JP Morgan Asset management Round the Island Race. TEAMORIGIN led the Extreme 40 fleet with JP Morgan helmed by Shirley Robertson who took 2nd place. The 2 guests onboard were Sue Pelling (IPC/Yachting World) and photographer Ian Roman. |
And they’re off!
admin,Saturday 28 June 2008 - 09:07:59 // comment: 0
 Pictured : Alex Thomson's Open 60 whose pre-start incident left her with damage to the bowsprit. Photo : onEdition | The annual JPMorgan Asset Management Round the Island Race got underway at 6am on Saturday 28th June. The weather forecast indicated the possibility of a record-breaking race with a 15/20 knot west-southwesterly breeze. Dave Atkinson, Deputy Chief Race Officer, said: “The conditions could well suit the Open 60s and ICAP Leopard. It may all depend on the sea state south of the Island. The Open 60s don’t like a short, sharp chop”. |
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Katie Miller is on her way...
admin,Thursday 26 June 2008 - 11:11:24 // comment: 0
 Photo : Mark Lamble | Away from the Commodores Cup action in the Solent this weekend, Katie Miller will be taking part in BLUQUBE Solo 1000 which begins on Sunday 29th June and 12th July. Competing in her Figaro II, Hot Socks, Katie will be covering over 1000 miles of solo offshore sailing between the UK, Ireland, Spain and France. This race is the official qualifier for the 2009 OSTAR, an iconic race which represents one of the most testing competitive solo events in the sailing calendar this year. Entries to the BLUQUBE Solo 1000 have been received from Canada, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Holland and the UK. The 27 boats include Open 40's, three identical water ballasted JOD 35's and a range of others. The skippers have a vast amount of solo sailing experience, icluding OSTAR winners and circumnavigators. A hard fought and very close content is guaranteed, played out over two weeks. Katie will be emailing her blog to us, watch this space to find out more... |
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Rolex Commodores Cup 2008 Team Line Up Complete
admin,Thursday 26 June 2008 - 10:55:05 // comment: 0
 | The main event begins on Sunday 29th June, with the first race scheduled for 10.30AM on Monday 30th June, but there has been no shortage of activity since close of challenges for the 9th biennial Rolex Commodores’ Cup 2008. |
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