quarta-feira, 27 de março de 2013

XXIV Campeonato de Portugal de Juniores e Absoluto


Fonte: FPVela





Quase perfeito o primeiro dia do XXIV Campeonato de Portugal de Juniores e Absoluto, que decorre até Domingo, em Viana do Castelo. A prova tem organização da Federação Portuguesa de Vela e do Clube de Vela de Viana do Castelo.

Classificação provisória após 3 regatas

Laser Radial

Laser 4.7

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terça-feira, 26 de março de 2013

Ministra “apadrinha” obra do desassoramento em Coimbra

Fonte: Diario de Coimbra
A ministra Assunção Cristas está hoje em Coimbra para participar na assinatura do acordo de parceria entre a Agência Portuguesa do Ambiente (APA) e a Câmara Municipal de Coimbra com vista à realização das tão desejadas acções de desassorramento do rio Mondego.
A ministra da Agricultura, do Mar, do Ambiente e do Ordenamento do Território chegará a Coimbra pelas 15h00 e irá dirigir-se à zona do Clube Náutico de Coimbra, no Parque Verde (margem esquerda) onde irá ouvir breves explicações sobre o estado e consequências do assoreamento do Mondego para depois, cerca das 16h00, se deslocar às instalações da ARHCentro, no Edifício da Fábrica dos Mirandas, onde o documento será assinado.


terça-feira, 19 de março de 2013

Goodbye, Auckland, and thank you!

Fonte: Luna Rossa



Copyright Luna Rossa Challenge 2013 – Photo by Brendon O’ Hagan

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After six months of training and racing in the austral summer the Team Luna Rossa leaves Auckland to resume its racing activity in Naples, where it will participate at the last event of the America’s Cup World Series (16 – 21 April) with the two AC 45 catamarans Luna Rossa Piranha and Luna Rossa Swordfish, respectively steered by Chris Draper and Francesco Bruni.

In the attached images, commented by Luna Rossa Skipper Max Sirena, are portrayed some high and impressive moments of the AC 72 catamaran sailing in the Hauraki Gulf; this is the class of boat who will sail the Louis Vuitton Cup – Challenger Selection Series and the America’s Cup, starting in July in San Francisco.

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Scheidt And Drozdovskaya Clean Up On Lake Garda

Fonte: ISAF


Robert Scheidt (BRA)
©Andrea Pisapia/SeaAndSail.it

Robert Scheidt (BRA) and Tatiana Drozdovskaya (BLR) dominated the Laser and Laser Radial fleets at the Laser Europa Cup on Lake Garda, Italy.

segunda-feira, 18 de março de 2013

Maximum level at the Arenal Training Camps Trophy

Copyrights: Jesus Renedo


The regatta has had the participation of 260 sailors from 18 countries


The Arenal Training Camps Trophy, the training international regatta for the Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mapfre which was held this weekend under the organization of the Club Nautico Arenal, has had the participation of up to 260 sailors from 18 countries, a figure impressive record in post-Olympic years. In addition, the race brought together Olympic champions who are beginning to work towards Rio 2016.



The Arenal Training Camps Trophy was characterized by light and medium winds, eight to ten knots. On Sunday the races could not be held due to lack of wind.



In the 470 W, at the top of the table are placed the Dutch Afrodite Anneloes Kyranakou and Van Veen, followed by British and Ellidh Weguelin Sophie Mcintyre. The SpanishMarina Gallegoand Fatima Reyes have occupied the third drawer. The Match Race Olympic champion at London 2012 Angela Pumariega, now sailing in this class withCarmen Mateo, finished in eleventh place.



In the Laser Standard Spanish Jesús Rogel has taken the title of winner of the Arenal Training Camps Trophy after signing two first places, one second and two thirds. Second was the German Philipp Buhi and ranked third Polish Patryk Piasecki.



Spanish winners also in the 49er. Young Diego Botín and Paul Turrado have achieved the victory with a lead of ten points on the Polish Lukasz Przybytek and Pawel Kolodzinski. In third place was placed Olympic champion in Beijing 2008, the Danish Jonas Warrer, who sails now with Peter Lang.



In the 470 M, the Spanish Onan Barreiros and Juan Curbelo have finished second the Arenal Training Camps Trophy, just one point behind the winners, the British Luke Patience and Joe Glanfield. Third were the Argentines Lucas Calabrese and Juan de la Fuente.



Foreign rule in the new Olympic class 49er FX. The Danish Ida Marie Baad and Marie Thusgaard have been the winners, followed by the Italians Giulia Conti and Francesca Clapcich. Tenth have been the Match Race London 2012 Olympic championTamara Echegoyenand her new crew,Berta Betanzos, who could not race the first two races of the Arenal Training Camps Trophy.



In the Nacra 17, international teams have also dominated. First and second place for the Netherlands, with Mandy Mulder and Thijs Visser on top of the podium and Renee Groeneveld and Karel Begemann in the second drawer. The Austrians Sylvia Vogl and Thomas Czajka have been third.



In the Finn class, Frenchman Jonathan Lobert was the winner after winning by just one point over London 2012 silver, the Dutch JP Postma. Third was the Polish Piotr Kula.



The international Olympic teams continue to train these days in the waters of theBayofPalma, in order to reach its highest level at Princesa Sofia Mapfre Trophy, to be held from March 30 to April 6.

quinta-feira, 14 de março de 2013

Coming soon to an ocean near you



Austin Wong/Volvo Ocean Race

Driving a Volvo truck in testing conditions through Europe is not unlike helming a Volvo Ocean Race boat. So says our reporter Rick Deppe, who is following the convoy of hull number one from Persico, Italy, to Green Marine, England.

Ocean dreams for Olympic medallists




A third group of candidates is coming to Lanzarote to train with SCA's all-women sailing team – including three Olympic medallists.
Photo Rick Tomlinson/SCA



"Our intention has always been to try and put together the best female offshore racing crew" - Brad Jackson

Spain’s Tamara Echegoyen and Natalia Via-Dufresne, Annemeike Bes of the Netherlands and Sweden’s Anna-Lena Elled are starting a 10-day selection program with Team SCA, the 100% female team for the next edition of the Volvo Ocean Race.

AC72 Regata



New AM-Cam video shot at Takapuna Beach on Friday March 8, 2013. Includes previous clips together with new video of the two AC72's sailing back to their base on the Waitemata Harbour. In this new footage Luna Rossa starts well behind Emirates Team NZ's AC72 and appears to be sailing higher and faster than the New Zealand Challenger which dominated the other racing on the day

RAN incidente - Worlds 2013 52 SS