Galway Officially Announced as Volvo Ocean Race 2011 Finish.

As reported in the Irish press over the weekend, Galway will host the final stop of the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12. Galway withstood strong opposition from several rival cities in the official port bidding process to earn the right to host not only the finale but also the overall prize-giving ceremony.
At today’s announcement, Volvo Ocean [...]

Photos From Puma Moth Worlds, Dubai – Day 1

We’re in Dubai, and it just so happens that the Puma Moth Worlds are taking place at the Dubai Offshore Sailing Club. We’re going to break our rules a bit and talk about the sailing (a business type article is coming later in the week).
There was 1 race yesterday in  6-8 knots of wind. Three [...]

Craic in Volvo Secret Stopover Schedule? Galway Final Stop in 2012?

Organisers of the Volvo Ocean Race have created their own kind of ‘March Madness’, by choosing to reveal the stopovers for the next edition of the round-the-world one by one throughout the month.
Last week, the French press ignored the embargo date for the news that Lorient would be the second European stop and set tongues [...]

Nespresso Back In Sailing With Announcement of Wally Regatta.

I remember the day I first saw a picture of the Wally yacht ‘Open Season‘. It stayed as my desktop wallpaper for months. There is just no comparison between the beautiful boats created by the Monaco based company the the white plastic boats offered to the masses, but the design aesthetic has begun to infiltrate [...]

America’s Cup Venue Bid Put RAK on the Map.

Back when Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) was announced as Alinghi’s prefferred venue for the 33rd America’s Cup, we suggested that even if the event never took place, the emirate would have attained a massive ROI on any investment, purely by the coverage that was devoted to the story. Until Alinghi’s announcement, RAK was almost unheard [...]

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