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RC44 World Championships - Brian Benjamin, Mag Racing back in action By Jo Grindley, , 5:14 AM Thu 27 Sep 2012
The RC44 class is delighted to welcome Britain’s Brian Benjamin and his Aegir Racing team to the class ahead of the final event of the 2012 RC44 Championship Tour which starts next week in Croatia. Benjamin chartered MAG Racing’s RC44 for the second event of the season in Cascais this April to see if he and his team enjoyed one-design racing. ...[more]

RC44 Sweden Cup - Team Aqua take the lead + Video By Jo Grindley, 5:24 AM Sun 22 Jul 2012
At the RC44 Sweden Cup, a storming day for Team Aqua propelled them into the lead on the penultimate day of racing. With blue skies again, the north westerly breeze steadily built throughout the day from nine to 14 knots to make for a near perfect sailing day in Sweden’s sailing mecca Marstrand. Team Aqua was invincible, winning the first three races in empathic style. ...[more]

RC44 Sweden Cup - Consistent Artemis claim Legend's trophy + Video By Jo Grindley, 7:45 AM Sat 21 Jul 2012
On a day that was dedicated to a legend at the RC44 Sweden Cup, it would be Artemis Racing that would stamp their authority on the event with another consistent performance and an emphatic victory in front of their home crowd in the final race of the day. ...[more]

RC44 Sweden Cup - Day 2 images by Carlo Borlenghi By Heesen/ Carlo Borlenghi, , 6:25 AM Sat 21 Jul 2012
RC44 Sweden Cup day 2 images from photographer Carlo Borlenghi. ...[more]

RC44 Sweden Cup - Artemis Racing on form in Marstrand + Video By Jo Grindley, 5:57 AM Fri 20 Jul 2012
With the RC44 Sweden Cup now underway, Artemis Racing were quick to show the way in fleet racing. After being lulled into thinking summer had arrived, the grey skies and rain returned bringing with it a light south easterly breeze that never topped eight knots. But through the damp weather, Sweden’s Artemis Racing shone. ...[more]

RC44 Sweden Cup - All set for Marstrand battle By Jo Grindley, , 4:20 AM Tue 17 Jul 2012
The RC44 Sweden Cup is set to take place from 18-22 July. This penultimate event of the 2012 RC44 Championship Tour will encompass five days of racing in Marstrand, Sweden. The Championship is still wide open after Artemis Racing’s win on Lake Traunsee just seven weeks ago. ...[more]

RC44 Austria Cup - Change of season on final day + Video By Jo Grindley, 5:19 AM Mon 4 Jun 2012
On the closing day of the RC44 Austria Cup, there was a complete change of season on Lake Traunsee, the intermittent rain and unseasonal cold giving way to sunshine. But this came at the expense of wind. After a long wait, finally a sea breeze filled in from the north (opposite of the last two days), allowing the RC44s to rally on the start line for a gun at 1500 (local) ...[more]

RC44 Austria Cup - Two great races for Artemis + Video By Jo Grindley, 4:30 AM Sun 3 Jun 2012
RC44 Austria Cup - Morgan Larson is soon to be crowned ‘King of the Lake’ after Torbjorn Tornqvist’s Artemis picked up another two wins in today’s two races on Lake Traunsee to take a commanding lead overall. The start of the day didn’t look hopeful. The sky was grey and overcast with prolonged rain shutting off the wind. ...[more]

RC44 Austria Cup - Artemis takes the lead with a star performance By Jo Grindley, , 5:53 AM Sat 2 Jun 2012
If the RC44 Austria Cup’s star performer was the crew on Rene Mangold’s AEZ RC 44 Team yesterday, then today’s second round of fleet racing belonged to Torbjorn Tornqvist and the crew of Artemis. Racing started on time at 1130 local, with 8-10 knots funnelling up snowy peak-lined Lake Traunsee from the south. This held long enough for Principle Race Officer Peter Reggio to bang off three races ...[more]

RC44 Austria Cup - Action in full swing on Lake Traunsee By Jo Grindley, , 4:56 AM Fri 1 Jun 2012
The RC44 Austria Cup is now in full swing and Lake Traunsee threw everything at the fleet for the first day of fleet racing. The day started with a glassy lake that delayed proceeding. A light westerly breeze emerged and the twelve competing boats were sent afloat, only for the breeze to shut off just as the fleet arrived. After a drift in the sun the skies suddenly darkened and 25 knots of breeze ...[more]

RC44 Austria Cup - Synergy Team excels on Lake Traunsee By Jo Grindley, , 6:10 AM Thu 31 May 2012
The RC44 Austria Cup is now underway and is set to run until the 3rd June. Best tactics for sailing on a lake surrounded by snow topped mountains 'follow Markus Weiser' was Synergy’s tactician Ed Baird’s answer in this morning’s press conference. However, there was no following to be done by the Russian team who lost just one race to No Way Back, and that was down to a ripped spinnaker. ...[more]

RC44 Cascais Cup final day images by Guido Trombetta By Carlo Borlenghi, , 7:24 AM Mon 2 Apr 2012
Photos taken by Guido Trombetta of the final day of the 2012 RC44 Cascais Cup in Portugal. ...[more]

RC44 Cascais Cup - Coutts directs Katusha to victory in Portugal By Jo Grindley, 4:51 AM Mon 2 Apr 2012
The RC44 Cascais Cup has thrown everything at the fifteen competing teams in Portugal, from boat breaking conditions to light sea-breeze, sun, a storm and even a couple of hours of torrential rain. With four times America's Cup winner, Russell Coutts calling tactics, Katusha (RUS) went into the final day of racing with a strong 13-point lead. ...[more]

RC44 Cascais Cup Day 3 images by Guido Trombetta By Studio Borlenghi/Guido Trombetta, , 6:36 PM Sat 31 Mar 2012
RC44 Cascais Cup Day 3 images from photographer Guido Trombetta of Studio Borlenghi. ...[more]

RC44 Cascais Cup tests boats and teams + Video By Jessica Gray, 7:19 AM Sat 31 Mar 2012
RC44 Cascais Cup - The forecasters had said the wind would ease, but instead torrential rain bought stronger winds which tested all 15 boats and teams. Sailing with their big masthead spinnakers in the first race of the day the wind increased to 28 knots, by the final run a number of the team’s fell foul to some spectacular broaches. ...[more]

RC44 Cascais Cup Day 2 images by Guido Trombetta By Studio Borlenghi/Guido Trombetta, , 11:24 PM Fri 30 Mar 2012
RC44 Cascais Cup Day 2 images by Guido Trombetta of Studio Borlenghi ...[more]

RC44 Cascais Cup - Compact racing on day 2 + Video By Jo Grindley, 7:21 AM Fri 30 Mar 2012
In the RC44 Calero Cup, a full on day of racing in every sense saw four different winners from four races and a very compact fleet competing for every inch around the race course. The steady easterly breeze averaged 15 knots throughout the day and produced some very close one-design racing. ...[more]

RC44 Cascais Cup Day 1 images by Guido Trombetta By Studio Borlenghi/Guido Trombetta, , 12:24 AM Fri 30 Mar 2012
RC44 Cascais Cup Day 1 images from photographer Guido Trombetta of Studio Borlenghi ...[more]

RC44 Cascais Cup day 1 - Blow outs and breeze By Jo Grindley, 7:45 AM Thu 29 Mar 2012
The RC44 Cascais Cup, the second leg of the 2012 RC44 Championship Tour, is now in full swing in Portugal. Two Russian teams and one representing Portugal made the most of the conditions, which saw a few spinnaker blow outs in the morning as the breeze topped 20 knots. ...[more]

RC44 Championship Tour heads to Portugal By RC44 Class Association, 9:43 PM Sat 24 Mar 2012
RC44 Cascais Cup - Patrick de Barros, one of Portugal’s most celebrated entrepreneurs and sportsmen, is hoping for a jubilant return to the RC44 class on his home waters of Cascais. A new team will be testing the waters in Portugal, Brian Benjamin better known in the world of Maxi Racing will be racing in Portugal with his Team Aegir. ...[more]

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