Archive September 16, 2017

Prince Frederik Borrows Wild Oats For Race Week Regatta

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If you are the future king of Denmark, then it is only befitting you to borrow and race in one of the thoroughbred yachts.


The Crown Prince Frederik is going to take part in the forthcoming Race Week regatta and he has opted to race in the popular Wild Oats yacht.

The Prince will be using the Wild Oats 66 yacht owned by billionaire Sandy Oatley and will be competing in the event along with his sailing mates from Europe. He will also be choosing some of the popular local sailors into his team. The Crown Prince has signed Ian Murray, the American Cup legend, as the tactician to ride along with him on his borrowed yacht.

The Royal Danish crew will also feature the son-in-law of Sandy Oatley, Troy Tindill. He is the veteran sailor of the Sydney to Hobart Race. There is no clarity on whether Princess Mary will be joining Prince Fred in the Coral Sea race. The race will be coinciding with the school commitments of the four children of the Prince and the Princess and this is why Princess Mary’s participation is in doubt. Read More

Rob Gough Wins SB20 Series

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The yachtsman of HOBART proved that he is one of the most skilled and dynamic sailors of Tasmania.


Rob Gough won the challenging SB20 one design sport boat class. It was the Shoreline Crown Series Bellerive Regatta on Banjo. Gough achieved 3rd place last month and also achieved victory in the Masters division on the River Derwent of the Australian Moth championship. Well, the sailor already has the title of World’s Master and he is quite popular for his sailing talent.

Gough steered the SB 20 this weekend. The crew members of the boat were Laula Grafton, Jules Salter and Stewart Gray. There are 6 distinct boats which achieved all the 6 races and Difficult Woman finished first with 21.5 points. Nick Rogers, the classy veteran in Karabos achieved 2nd position with 1 net 24 points and won the race. The talented sailor Elliott Noye did win the final race to take 3rd position overall with a total of 28 points. Read More

Sailing Personalities Assembled In Malta

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The ninth Yacht Racing Forum concluded amid great euphoria.


It was attended by Who’s who of the sailing industry. The event took place at Valletta the Maltese, Mediterranean. The event was hosted by Yachting Malta in association with Yachting Events at hotel Grand Excelsior.

The ninth forum was successful and has more participants than last year. The forum had over 270 attendees coming from all corners of the World. Among the 270 attendees, many were the who’s who of sailing industry from sailors to trainees. The forum is growing its strength every single passing year and attracting more and more sponsors and participants. The latest one joining the forum is Zhic, OC sports, Star Sailor League. Both have joined the brand like World Sailing, Clipper Ventures, World Match Racing Tour and Volvo Ocean Race. The list has more names to add on in coming days.

On the occasion Schopfer said “The endorsement and support we achieve a form (IYRC) International Yacht Racing Community is extraordinary and immense. We are growing every year. Presence of European is more in the forum, but the participation of the United States, Asia, New Zealand and Australia has also increased.” Read More