On April 1, in Zurich, the blu26 with the hull number 25 was handed over to it`s owners.
Straight after, in perfect weather conditions, the boat was christened. The SUI 25 sails under the name “hazel”.
The Bluboats Team wishes “hazel” and its owners every sucess and best winds.
picture by bluboats
This year the second annual blu26 Class Racing Clinic took place on Lake Garda. Six teams from Germany and Switzerland were participating, coached by Christian „Blumi“ Scherrer and the team from the “Sailingcenter Tegernsee” with Stephan Eder and Florian Hornsteiner. Even though Lake Garda was not up to its best, the boats were out every day, and the sailors have therefore been able to make good use of their time in Aquafresca. Thanks to the training, video analysis, and various classroom sessions, all teams were able to improve their sailing skills significantly.
In the evenings everybody was enjoying the excellent Italian food and discussing the day’s highlights over a good glass of wine.
The Bluboats Team would like to thank all participants and is looking forward to next year!
At the 11.02.11 the general assembly of the blu26 International Class Association was held. It took place in the Yacht Club of Zug. The directorate with its president Daniel Lucchini was elected for one more year and beneath the standard topics the blu26 Class Rules where provisorily accepted whilst the race plan 2011 was adopted. Four races will now count for the credit championship. Out of those the best three will be taken for the final results. The Bluboats Cup will still be forming the closure of the season and will be counted with a factor of 1.5.
Racedates 2011:
|
Date |
Event |
Location |
| 09.03- 13.03.11 | Race Practice Lake of Garda |
Brenzone |
| 16.04- 17.04.11 | Sportboot Cup | Kreuzlingen |
| 11.06- 12.06.11 | blu26 Zugersee Cup | Zug (PM) |
| 02.07- 03.07.11 | Uristier | Flüelen |
| 30.09- 02.10.11 | blu26 Tegernsee Cup | Bad Wiesee (PM) |
| 08.10- 09.10.11 | Herbstpreis II | Zürich (PM) |
| 05.11- 06.11.11 | Bluboats Cup | Hilterfingen (PM) |
The new shipyard “Dynamic Element” was presented by the bluboats GmbH, while the executive of the shipyard, Alex Berg, was attending the assembly. Last but not least the GA took a leave of its long standing bluboats Team member Mark Griesmeier and welcomed as a replacement Fabio Müller to the team.
The Suisse Nautic boat show takes place in Bern from the 12th until 20th of February. In time for the upcoming sailing season, we are happy to present our elegant and sporty blu26 in Hall 220, Booth B013. The bluboats Team around Christian Scherrer is looking forward to meet you.
In addition we are delighted to invite you on Sunday 13th of February at 16.00 to our Aperitif which we offer in cooperation with St. Moritz Match Race at Booth B013 and B031. We are looking forward to see you in Bern!
Please find further information on the Suisse Nautic Website: www.suissenautic.ch
Check out our new blu26 promotion video here.
Visit us at the Düsseldorf Boatshow from the 22. to the 30. of January 2011.
You will find us in hall 16 at the booth D75 of our partner Dynamic Elements.
We are looking forward to your visit!
For any further information click here.
On the weekend of the 6th and 7th of November 2010 twelve blu26 gathered for the annual Bluboats Cup in Hilfterfingen on Lake Thun. On Saturday 5 races where sailed in light breezes and with wonderful fall weather. On Sunday the wind increased from the West to 25 knots and another 3 fast and action filled races where held.
The team of Michel Vaucher with SUI 16 came out on top at the end of the series.
Final results after 8 races without discard:
1. SUI 16 Michel Vaucher 16pts
2. SUI 02 Markus Bohren 26pts
3. SUI 05 Felix Somm 32pts
4. SUI 21 Marcel Walser 34pts
5. SUI 03 Matthias Keller 47pts
6. SUI 08 Thomas Ruchti 53pts
7. SUI 01 Phillip Koch 55pts
8. SUI 19 Giorgia Hauser 56pts
9. SUI 06 Gianpietro Cerletti 78pts
10. SUI 04 Andreas Etter 81pts
11. SUI 07 Thomas Grob 82pts
12. SUI 09 Michael Gerber 83pts
The event was held, like in the previous years, by Bluboats in cooperation with Archimedes Bootbau. As well as the fast and competitive sailing, the post race social activities where enjoyed by all the participants. The blu26 class is looking forward to an exciting season 2011.
Pictures by Michael Hilti
The best German Match Racers meet from the 1th to the 3rd of October at the Tegernsee for the German Match Race Championship 2010. The competitors will race on 6 blu26 yachts for the title of the German Match Race Champion. The Championship is organized by the Yacht Club Bad Wiessee in cooperation with the Sailingcenter am Tegernsee the South German Bluboats partner.
For more information click the event-website.
We are looking forward to meet you at the Interboot boat show in Friedrichshafen from the 18th to the 26th of September. You will find us in hall A3 at booth 202.
Together with our partners from the sailingcenter Tegernsee and Dynamic Elements we will display a brand new blu26 with a teak deck at our booth.
We are looking forward to your visit!
For more information on the Interboot Fair: www.interboot.de
2011 3 -6 Juni Volvo Match Race Cup Zug, Schweizer Meisterschaft,Rangliste des Volvo Match Race Cups Zug
1. Jérôme Clerc, Bryan Mettraux, Elodie.Jane, Mettraux und Denis Girardet (Société Nautique de Genève)
2. Alain Stettler, Bruno Zeltner, Chris Rast und Danielle Gamache (Regattaclub Oberhofen)
3. Eric Monnin, Marc Monnin, Julien Falxa und Jean-Claude Monnin (Yacht Club Immensee)
4. Marcel Walser, Fabio Müller, Beat Müller und Rico Hasler (Zürcher Yacht Club)
5. Roger Stocker, Robert Hürlimann, Mark Griesmeier und Olivier Lüthold (Zürcher Yacht Club)
6. Natalie Keller, Livia Naef, Lea Tschudi und Theresa Lager (Zürcher Yacht Club)
7. Lorenz Müller, Robert Hartmann, Matthew Hall und Martin Calmon (Bieler Yacht Club)
8. Lukas Erni, Christian Sprecher, Pascal Abegg und Stephan Rupp (Regattaclub Oberhofen)
The annual Match Race Zug was held as a qualification event for the top class St. Moritz Match Race and was sailed on blu26. Amongst the ten invited skippers were thoroughly established match racers, as well as well known names from the Swiss sailing scene, including olympic sailors Flavio Marrazzi und Nathalie Brugger. Despite lousy weather, a complete round robin could be sailed in varying conditions. Eric Monin and his team therein defeated Jerome Clerc, hence qualifying for the St. Moritz Match Race.
On the weekend of May 22nd / 23rd six blu26 competed at the blu26 Zugersee Cup. On Saturday the participants sailed a long distance race in sunny weather but difficult and shifty wind conditions, fighting for the ‘Goldschäkel’ trophy. Conditions were superb on Sunday and enabled five races. At the top of the fleet Markus Bohren and Thomas Grob were fighting for victory. Markus Bohren and his team of youth sailors won the event by two points.
final results after 7 races (1 long-distance race (counting double), 5 Up-and-Down), one discard:
1. SUI 02 Markus Bohren, YCZ, 11pts
2. SUI 07 Thomas Grob, YCZ, 13pts
3. SUI 03 Beat Müller/Alexa Bezel, ZYC, 18pts
4. SUI 05 Nathalie Keller, ZYC, 22pts
5. SUI 04 Christa Kuster, SCOZ, 24pts
6. SUI 06 Wicki Apholt, YCZ, 28pts
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