North Sails President Ken Read Provides His Outlook On The First Leg Of The Atlantic Cup Leg 1 of the Atlantic Cup did not disappoint with regards to lead changes, tough tactics, a bit of luck and of course a tad of boat speed. Sounds like a sailboat race doesn’t it? For the most part[…..]
With first (#145 Eärendil) and second (#127 Amhas) place of Leg One of the 2018 Atlantic Cup decided yesterday (May 29, 2018) afternoon it was the turn of the remaining competitors to cross the Angola Cables Finish Line. The Swedish flagged Class40 #95 skippered by Mikael Ryking and Karl Jungstedt secured a provisional third place in the[…..]
With a fleet of eleven Class40s competing in the 2018 Atlantic Cup #145 Eärendil skippered by Catherine Pourre and Pietro Luciani, crossed the Angola Cables finish line first at 17h02m46s ET, with an elapsed time of 77h02m46s, to complete the 648 nautical mile first offshore leg of the Atlantic Cup from Charleston,[…..]
A little under 40 nautical miles remain for the leading boats in the 2018 Atlantic Cup! #145 Eärendil, leads #127 Amhas by some six miles as they race north along the New Jersey coastline in search of favorable conditions. Over night the two leading Class40s played the light, fluky conditions perfectly putting[…..]
In the last 24-hours there’s been a massive consolidation in the fleet essentially causing a restart off the coast of Maryland. The last look at the fleeted showed the boats sailing north fast and furiously, divided into three strategic camps – east, center and west. Overnight, 145- Eärendil decided to change camps[…..]
24 Hours Into the 2018 Atlantic Cup The first 24 hours of the 2018 Atlantic Cup have been intense. Since leaving the beautiful maritime city of Charleston, South Carolina, the 11 Class40s competing to cross the Angola Cables Finish Line in New York City have been positioning themselves throughout the racecourse. Relatively soon[…..]
11 Atlantic Cup Teams are NYC Bound! 11 teams representing the nine countries started the 2018 Atlantic Cup at 12:00 ET today in sunny skies and a southwesterly 15 knot breeze from the Charleston Maritime Center. The start cannon was fired off the Spirit of South Carolina with over 200 spectators looking on. Toothface[…..]
With under 24 hours until the start of the 2018 Atlantic Cup teams are busy finalizing their preparations and submitting sail declaration forms. This afternoon they’ll try to get a little rest and make the all important phone calls home! Below we offer a weather preview of the first 24 hours and information[…..]
This year’s running of the Atlantic Cup looks to be an exciting one! While the weather is a little unsettled, every sailor is asking the most critical question in sail boat racing… “what’s the wind going do?” Saturday morning the winds look to be exceptional for the start. 15-20 knots from the southerly quadrant, sometimes[…..]
MAY 24, 2018 – CHARLESTON, SC – 540 children participated in Atlantic Cup Kids day today at Charleston City Marina. Atlantic Cup Kids is presented by 11th Hour Racing and is a program of the Atlantic Cup that teaches children about offshore racing and the environment. Students ranging in age from 9-12 representing area schools including […..]
