Hello sailors,
It’s a week of winners, with Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli winning the Prada Cup semi-final to claim their place in the upcoming Prada Cup final against INEOS Team UK. The ninth edition of the Vendée Globe has been won by 48-year-old French skipper Maître Coq IV.
The 2021 Bay of Islands Race Week wrapped up last weekend with Menace winning New Zealand’s first Melges 40 class one-design racing event.
If you have made an outstanding achievement in offshore racing in 2020 you could also be a winner; the CYCA has opened nominations for the 2020 Ocean Racer of the Year Awards.
Check out these stories and more news from the sailing world below.
Until next week, happy sailing 🙂⛵
Deb Dalziel
Founder, MySail
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Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli go through the Prada Cup Final
Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli finally got the redemption they were looking for and, scoring four points in a row, win the PRADA Cup Semi-Final.
From MySail News | Read full article.
Yannick Bestaven (Maître CoQ IV) Wins Ninth Vendée Globe
Yannick Bestaven, the 48 year old French skipper of Maître Coq IV, is the overall winner of the ninth edition of the Vendée Globe.
From the Vendee Globe | Read full article.
Menace wins Melges match-race at 19th CRC Bay of Islands Sailing Week
Melges mania gripped the sailing community at this year’s CRC Bay of Islands Sailing Week, with the first ever head-to-head racing between four new-to-NZ Melges 40 class carbon racing yachts making waves in the regatta’s B Division.
From MySail News | Read full article.
Nominations open for the 2020 Ocean Racer of the Year Awards
The Ocean Racer of the Year Awards were established by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in 1985 to recognise the outstanding achievements of yachtsmen and yachtswomen Australia wide.
From the CYCA | Read full article.
The women ruling the waves on America’s Cup course
A young girl who once sent $5 to an embattled America’s Cup team is now among the women on the water helping run the contest for the Auld Mug.
From LockerRoom | Read full article.
Entries open for Hamilton Island Race Week 2021
Hamilton Island Race Week is one of Australia’s pre-eminent sailing events, taking place over a week every August from Hamilton Island in Queensland’s beautiful Whitsunday Islands.
From MySail News | Read full article.
Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club and Virtual Regatta team up for virtual Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race 2021
Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club, in conjunction with the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, have developed a race between two great southern hemisphere sailing cities, Sydney and Auckland.
From MySail News | Read full article.
2021 City of Perth Festival of Sail postponed
Swan River Sailing would like to announce that the City of Perth Youth Cup and City of Perth Festival of Sail will be postponed to the Week of Monday the 12th of April just ahead of the State Inter-Club Championships hosted by Royal Perth Yacht Club.
From Sail-World | Read full article.
