April 2017 – Nautical Adventure

Mercedes-Benz, Audi of Melbourne and Porsche is jointly organizing a regatta in Indian River. The name of the championship is 2017 J24 Midwinter Championships. In the event Over 170 sailors – many champions of national and international event in the past now will do racing on the Indian River. According to the reports, the event is going to be largest in the area.

The 2017 J24 Midwinter Championship will feature 10 races in three days in continuation, the skippers and their crews will navigate the “one design” keel sailboats – the type first made popular by Split Yachting. Eau Gallie and Melbourne yacht club member have also joined their hands with organizer to be the part of this championship.

The Florida J24 District Governor and the chairman of the race Dave Noble said, “Bringing this event to this coast was really a thrill. The qualifier of this championship will get a berth to participate in J24 World the annual Championships.”

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The last of the 18 Vendee Globe skippers Sebastien Destremau entered Cape Horn on Sunday afternoon to exit the Big South.

The French skipper made a pit stop at Tasmania during his Vendee Globe run to carry out repairs to his TechnoFirst FaceOcean. He was the last skipper to make the safe turn north and head into the Atlantic. He has arrived 37 days after the race leader Armel Le Cleac’h touched on the Tasmanian waters. His closest rival in the 17 places of the Vendee Globe is Dutch skipper Pieter Heerema touched the Cape Hope four days and 16 hours before.

Destremau did not have any regrets about coming to Cape Horn so late and was happy that he had made this far on his 1998 Finot design. The boat completed its first Vendee Globe course in the 2000-2001 season. Continue reading “Destremau Rounds Cape Horn And Turns North”