15/11/2007 – All of the Orma will be in Salvador de Bahia harbour by tomorrow (Sopra‘s arrival is forecasted at 2 p.m. French time). The Doldrums are now shaking up the Imoca fleet and putting more pressure on the already exhausted sailors: gales, lightning that hit close to the boats with a defeaning crash, and […]
Continue Reading ...10/11/2007 – Apart from the Class 40, the fleet in this Transat Jacques Vabre is benefiting from a north east flow (trade winds) of 15 to 20 knots. The Orma and Imoca are now reaching beautiful seas and all is well aboard the boats, even though the polls that fall every four hours on their […]
Continue Reading ...07/11/2007 – Passing Cape Finisterre in 35/40 knots of wind was as stressful as enjoyable for the sailors. If breakage on the boats is always on their minds, the skippers nevertheless appreciated the bumpy rides and reach of the waves that pushed the boats up to 30 knots. We haven’t heard of major breakages, but […]
Continue Reading ...06/2007 – Optimising the Catana range At the 2006 Paris boat show, Catana presented its first new model since it was taken over by Poncin in 2003. The Catana 50 was unveiled by the group’s Chairman, Olivier Poncin, who announced that “there is a potential market for a more sophisticated, more customised model comprising all […]
Continue Reading ...Sunday April 16th, 2006 – The wind on Saturday was too unstable to allow the beginning of the Challenge. This day was a warm up for everyone, it also enabled skippers and teams to know eache other a little better. The Spi Dauphine Challenge did really start today with the first set of the race. […]
Continue Reading ...12/2005 – Construction The 300 Express from American manufacturer Cruisers is one of the most compact models in the range, measuring in at 9.40 metres by 18 metres. The Cruisers brand's French importer is Azur Performance, based in Saint-Raphaël. The Express range, comprised of some 15 different models, has an excellent reputation and is one […]
Continue Reading ...The analysis of the weather information has proved to be a real challenge, but it appears that none of the skippers took the opportunity to make gains trying a western option in a stubborn low-pressure system, still centered in the Azores. The ORMA are now level with the Canaries, heading for the trade winds and […]
Continue Reading ...06/11/2007 – Artemis dismasted off Cape Finistere. Jonny & Graham are safe and sound. Most of the skippers have been desperately seeking the slightest puff of wind since the start. Starting yesterday, the weather conditions changed radically as they sailed down the Bay of Biscay. They had to deal with up to 25-30 knots in […]
Continue Reading ...05/2006 – Construction The Mystic 44 is the latest model from Normandy-based brand Arcoa. Despite an excellent reputation in yachting circles for producing reliable, comfortable and functional boats, Arcoa was off the market for eight years until it was bought by French manufacturers ACM a few years ago. There are three models in the Arcoa […]
Continue Reading ...01/2006 – Outstanding design Construction The increasingly popular Italian manufacturer Uniesse Marine is based in Chiuduno, near Bergamo. For the last fifteen years, this shipyard has been turning out a variety of Open boats, flybridge yachts and Motor Yachts, ranging from 12 to 24 metres. At 16.4 metres long, the 54 Sport is the smallest […]
Continue Reading ...Monday 31st May 2021, the launch ceremony of the new RSY 38m EXP took place in the presence of the owners and their family, in full compliance with the COVID measures, which did not hinder the important operations of launching a new boat.
