*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* Although the leaves are turning and the weather is getting colder, preparations at Manuka SEM are heating up as the 2020 Atlantic Cup, is shaping up to be the biggest one yet! The USA’s toughest offshore race is estimated to have between 20 and 25 teams on the start line in Charleston next[…..]
THE ATLANTIC CUP RETURNS FOR 7TH EDITION JUNE 2020 Longest Offshore Race in the Western Atlantic to Start in Charleston, with a stop-over in New York and finish in Portland 2018 Atlantic Cup Champion Eärendil will return to compete in 2020 (Photo Credit: Billy Black) NEWPORT, RI(June 19, 2019) – Manuka Sports[…..]
Eärendil wins 2018 Atlantic Cup by One point over Toothface Catherine Pourre is first woman to win Atlantic Cup PORTLAND, ME (June 10, 2018) – French/Italian team #145 Eärendil, skippered by Catherine Pourre and Pietro Luciani, captured the 2018 Atlantic Cup as they dominated the two offshore legs and held on to a[…..]
French/Italian Team Eärendil Wins Leg 2: New York-Portland & Maintains Overall Spot Atop the Atlantic Cup Standings Racing Continues for Rest of Fleet – Expected Arrival Mid-Day through Tuesday evening Portland, ME (June 4, 2018) – Eärendil skippered by Catherine Pourre of France and Pietro Luciani of Italy won leg two of the Atlantic[…..]
The 2018 Atlantic Cup fleet is steaming ahead for Portland, Maine after pounding upwind the past 48-hours. Nine boats remain on the racecourse following the decisions made last night by #37 First Light and #81 Esprit Scout to retire from Leg 2 and seek refuge in Newport, Rhode Island in order to further assess their damage. For[…..]
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[…..]
View this email in your browser The wind was stronger than expected after the start of leg two of the The Atlantic Cup presented by 11th Hour Racing. The teams were able to make their way down the coast of Long Island “faster than traffic moves on the Long Island Expressway!” said Mike Hennessy of Dragon. “This first[…..]
