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 ...04/11/2007 – 47 monohull bows are now heading to Bahia (Brazil) At 2 p.m., the starting gun was fired at by the Transat Jacques Vabre race committee, sending the 47 monohulls reeling into the English Channel. Some of the boats were early on the line (see list of individual recalls below) but all them gave […]
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The newest addition to the Moonen 84 series was unveiled by Moonen Shipyards to great acclaim at “boot Düsseldorf 2005” in January. With a comfortably familiar design by René van der Velden and in-house Moonen naval architecture, the new yacht is the fifth Moonen 84. But it is the first in the series to have […]
Continue Reading ...08/2007 – Freedom and good fun. Dominique Demachy reached Pointe à Pitre on November 21st 2006, completing the Route du Rhum on board Gifi before heading to the Paris Boat Show, where Nauticnews met the award-winning skipper, who lives in Villeneuve-sur-Lot in the south-west of France. You just finished your first Route du Rhum? Yes. […]
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Record holder of a round the world trip, the wrong way, on his monohull Adrien”, second in the “Route du Rhum”, race winner of the 60 foot world championship, Jean-luc Van Den Heede is an experienced and accomplished seaman who keeps his two feet on the ground. The meeting The broad shouldered gray bearded man […]
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