After a crazy week with all possible weather conditions (including snow), Keith Swinton was crowned King of the Mountains at the St. Moritz Match Race. The Swiss teams skippered by Jerome Clerc and Eric Monnin finished 9th and 10th.
Read Moreblu26 – German Match Race Championship 2010
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
Read Moreblu26 – St. Moritz Match Race
The prestigious St. Mortiz Match Race starts tomorrow with the first Round Robin. The event unites the best Match Race Sailors and takes place from September 1st to 5th. The skippers compete on six provided blu26 boats for points in the Match Racing World Championship and a total purse of 150,000 Swiss francs. Action
Read Moreblu26 – Match Race Training in Altnau
The Youth Racing Association organized a Match Race training in Altnau from July 16th to 18th. The sixteen participants were taught the basics of the duels on the water by competent experts Christian Scherrer and Felix Somm. Superb weather and wind conditions on Friday and Saturday enabled the participants to spend instructive
Read Moreblu26 – Ebler wins the Match Race Europeans in Hard, AUT
After a busy week in Hard, Mads Ebler and Eric Monnin faced each other in the finals for the european title in Match Racing. After five thrilling races, Mads Ebler from Denmark defeated Monnin with 3 wins. The feedback from the competitors on the blu26 boats was very positive, even in the
Read Moreblu26 – Match Race European Championship, Hard, AUT
The Match Race European Championship is currently taking place in Hard, Austria. Twelve teams are fighting for the title in mostly light and shifty winds. The races are sailed onblu26 and will continue until Saturday. Daily news updates regarding the racing and photos can be found on the website of the organising
Read Moreblu26 – Adam Minoprio wins the St. Moritz Match Race
[caption id="attachment_5107" align="alignnone" width="591"] st moritz match race 2009[/caption] The New Zealander Adam Minoprio and his team win this years edition of the St. Moritz Matchrace ahead of the Mirsky Racing Team from Australia and are crowned King of the Mountain. Minoprio triumphed in the first to score two point final. Ian
Read Moreblu26 – St. Moritz Match Race
The prestigious St. Moritz Match Race once more united the world’s best in the Engadine Valley from the 1st to the 6th of September 2009. The skippers competed for points in the Match Racing World Championship and a total purse of 150,000 Swiss francs. The blu26 was the official boat for
Read Moreblu26 – SUI Match Race Tour in Zug
The participants in the second tour stop of the SUI Match Race Tour were confronted with extremely diverse conditions; they fought against lulls, storm warnings, and shifting winds. With a bit of luck, the round robin could be finished on Sunday afternoon. Eric Monnin and his team gave a strong performance
Read Moreblu26 – Team Morinho wins the Match Race Swiss Championships
The favorits lost their semi-finals that is why the final of the SUI Match Race Tour 2008 was an unexpected one between Portugal and the United States. Alvaro Marinho (POR) has won against Sally Barkow (USA). After abort of the Round Robin at the end of yesterday’s racing, Eric Monnin (SUI),
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