Sailing

Bilgin Yacht Launched Its New Nerissa

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Yard of Turkey, the Bilgin Yachts has recently launched its first boat of its new series 47.5 meter Bilgin, this is the 156 semi-custom series, and has been given the name Nerissa.


Three yachts are going to be developed by the developers and one of three is currently at the under development stage at Bilgin. The Nerissa will have its trial at sea before moving to the South of France. Here, in the 2017 Monaco Yacht Show, she will make her first public debut.

The naval architecture and exterior of the yacht has been completed by Unique Yacht Design (UYD) Company. The yacht is comprised of full displacement hull made up of steel and aluminum superstructure, she also has a 496GT total interior volume.

The yacht is powered by two diesel engines 1,475hp MTU 12V2000 M72 and according to the expectations, it is going to achieve the top speed of 16 knots. And it can go to the maximum range 4,000 nautical miles at 12 knots, her cruising speed. (more…)

Falmouth Yacht Club Season Concluded

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Falmouth Yacht Club Sonar Fleet season, the third race day began amid the tumultuous weather conditions that epitomize Cape Cod spring, the day started with thunderstorms, after that it went for the rolling fog and finally ended up with a gorgeous day. All this happened within the four hours of time.

However, the tumultuous weather didn’t affect the race as the organizers were prepared to handle the situation. They controlled the weather perfectly and set the race courses for the participants in what is called the perfect condition. The intensity of wind increased as the day progressed and the sun finally heated the water. Despite the prediction of fading freeze, by the third race, the wind raised from 10 to 12.8. It was steady at 240 degrees from the west, with a little shift on the third race. (more…)

Heiner A Consistent Sailor In Hyères

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At World Cup Series of Sailing, Nicholas Heiner’s (NED) consistency in the Finn is equal success. The event is taking place in Hyères, France.


From 52 nations 534 racers are racing across the ten Olympic events. So far, the 2.4 Norlin OD, Foiling Formula Kiteboarding and Heiner have been one of the most reliable performers among all.

The breeze is 7-13 knot at the event site, which took some time to get filled in, and the 2017 World Cup Series second regatta has reached to its midpoint. And for the live Medal Races on Saturday and Sunday the battle is on.

The third day of Finn regatta became another consistent day of racing for Heiner. He took the lead in a fleet that has all experienced racers. (more…)

Faridha Overbeat Sickness With Malaysian Navy

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Faridha Yusof gets motion of sickness when she board ship, but when the opportunity of joining (RMM) Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN), she did not back stepped.


Instead, she joined RMN Sail Training Ship Tunas Samudera and said this is the biggest challenge she has faced and as a mariner she has to overcome with this.

“I had being to ship a number of times, yet I have vomited several times and I still get motion sickness.” Speaking about the training Penang-born lass said “The training on board is very tough and amid the training I have broken some of my bone too. It was in taekwondo I had broken my bones.”

“Work likes pulling the sail and working on board is very tough and it requires teamwork, all the tasks could not be done single hand, you need the support of somebody. When I remain above and the boat sails in full swing, I feel some vertigo still,” said the Penang-born lass. (more…)

Sailing Stalled In Sheboygan

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Championships that were planned at Sheboygan had to be curtailed on September 22nd as there was a lack of wind on the first two days.


That led to competitions being stalled. This happened on the first of the two days when championship sailing events were planned. However, this might have come as a blessing in disguise as the sailors who were waiting for the competitions to take part found more interesting things to do. There were about two groups of top level sailors who were at Shebogyan for the week as there were two kinds of championships scheduled to take place at Shebogyan at the same time. One group was the World Racing Championship for women sailors while the other consisted of visually impaired sailors taking part in the Blind Match Race. Both the team got to learn much about each other. The women’s team realized that the blind sailors had a unique way of sailing that was neat.

As there was unsettling wind and fog it prevented the races from being on the waters as per schedule. However, the female competitors learnt several techniques on how to steer the sail even without sight. (more…)

America’s World Cup Series

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For those who are following America’s Cup sailing events, they can look forward to seeing sporadic events lining up towards the finale of this mega tournament by the end of the year. Currently the tournament has moved to Portsmouth. For those who are sailing enthusiasts and have followed the evolution of the different sailing tournaments, they might feel that the America’s Cup World Series seems to be started a little while ago when the first race of this epic tournament had been raced first in Portsmouth in UK. This year the boats that are part of the tournament are moving to the same port around this time for the next lap of the tournament.

There would be an unofficial day for the boats to practice before the races begin on the weekend. There are several skippers and boats, some of which are preparing for the Rio Games as well. For instance, Artemis Racing will see Francesco Bruni is stepping in for Nathan Outteridge who would be taking part in the Rio Games, with Darren Ambridge of Scotland Bareboat charter stepping in. The present leader of the tournament is the Emirates team of New Zealand whose skipper would also be away for this event as he is busy preparing for the Rio Games. (more…)