At 16h40 Skipper Sam Fitzgerald of #37 First Light made contact with Hugh Piggin, Atlantic Cup Race Director to inform Race Management that it was their intention to regrettably retire from the second offshore leg. Fitzgerald said, “Unfortunately due to significant delimitation to our main sail and further damage to both our solent and staysail[…..]
North Sails President Ken Read Previews Leg 2 New York to Portland If you wanted two completely opposite legs, then here you go. It looks like the Class 40s are about to experience this in the Atlantic Cup during leg two, to Portland, Maine. What was kind of a semi-docile downwind and warm experience from[…..]
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[…..]
3rd Annual Atlantic Cup presented by 11th Hour Racing Sets Sail on 648 nautical mile first leg to NYC Fleet to race to NY Harbor until Pro-Am on May 18, followed by Final Leg to Newport, RI on May 19 and In-shore Series, May 26-27 Charleston, SC – Seven teams from the United States[…..]
Third Annual Atlantic Cup to stress Carbon Neutral competition by using biodiesel, hydro-generators, solar and fuel cells to limit fuel use during competition; 2012 Atlantic Cup was first carbon-neutral sailing event in the USA saving over 23,000 pounds of CO2 New York events include “Living on the Edge”, a celebration of the race’s environmental commitment[…..]
2013 Atlantic Cup to take same course as 2012: Charleston, New York, Newport. 11th Hour Racing returns as presenting sponsor & St. Mary’s Hospital for Children will be official charitable partner. NEW YORK, N.Y. – Manuka Sports Event Management is pleased to announce the third edition of The Atlantic Cup presented by 11th Hour[…..]
Mare dominates a record setting fleet of 15 competitors, including #118 Bodacious Dream (2nd place) and #106 Gryphon Solo 2 (3rd place) to claim the second annual Atlantic Cup Championship and $15,000 in prize money NEWPORT, R.I. – #115 Mare (GER), skippered by Jörg Riechers, Ryan Breymaier (offshore) and Charles Euvrete (inshore), continued its[…..]
#115 Mare wins First Leg, Charleston, SC to New York Harbor, of The Atlantic Cup presented by 11th Hour Racing Fleet to dock in NY Harbor until Pro-Am on May 18, followed by Final Leg to Newport, RI on May 19 and In-shore Series, May 26-27 CHARLESTON, S.C. – With an unprecedented international fleet of[…..]
The Atlantic Cup Presented by 11th Hour Racing, the First Carbon-Neutral Sailing Race in the United States, Readies for Start of Three-City, 15-Boat International Competition (May 11 – 27) Premier sailing event features largest Class 40 Field ever in the U.S., including top teams from USA, FRA, GER and GRB in Charleston, S.C. (May[…..]
