• RC44

    RC44 Cup, the return of the Caleros

    by  • 29 February 2024 • Breaking news, In evidenza, Monotipia, RC44, Vela

    Alongside names such as Bake, Lah and Törnqvist, one of the cornerstones of the RC44 has been Caleros. After stints in the IMS 500 and GP42 grand prix classes, Lanzarote’s Calero family was lured by Russell Coutts into joining his fledgling high performance owner-driver RC44 class for its second season in 2008. But far from merely having their own team, the Caleros are also one of the leading marina operators in the Canary Islands. As a result their Puerto Calero marina on Lanzarote featured on the RC44 calendar annually from 2008 to 2013, including the first all-important RC44 World...

    44Cup Alcadeisa Marina, Team Ceeref comes from behind

    by  • 23 October 2023 • Breaking news, English, In evidenza, Monotipia, RC44, Vela

    In form typical of the high performance owner-drive one design, going into the final race of the final day of the 44Cup Alcaidesa Marina, just two points separated the top four boats and, with nine points on the table, mathematically any of the top six could still win. Added to this was the venue with a third day of racing from a third direction – the east, blowing across La Linea.

    44Cup Marstrand, two in a row for Nico Poons e Charisma

    by  • 3 July 2022 • Breaking news, English, In evidenza, Monotipia, RC44, Vela

    A miserable day weather-wise off the west coast of Sweden turned magnificent, like the fortunes of Nico Poons’ Charisma, which after three races today claimed the 44Cup Marstrand over Igor Lah’s Ceeref powered by Hrastnik 1860 and Chris Bake’s Team Aqua. This was the Dutchman’s second consecutive 44Cup win following his massive 12 point Cascais victory in May.

    SSL Gold Cup, Estonia, Ireland, Antigua&Barbuda and Tahiti qualified to the final

    by  • 23 May 2022 • Breaking news, English, In evidenza, Monotipia, RC44, Star Sailor League, Vela

    Lake Neuchatel – SSL Team Antigua & Barbuda’s “Rum Runners,”SSL Team Estonia’s “Icebreakers”, SSL Team Ireland’s “Green Armada” and SSL Team Tahiti’s “Black Pears” are the first teams of SSL Gold Cup’s History to qualify to the Final Series. In Race 4, all teams of Group 1 were on the move to start, but apparently, SSL Team Bermuda...

    44Cup, Charisma is runaway winner in Cascais

    by  • 16 May 2022 • 44cup, Breaking news, English, In evidenza, Monotipia, RC44, Vela

    Normally 44Cup events are decided in the final gybes of the last leg of the last race after four days of competition. But at the 44Cup Cascais, the second of the 2022 series for the high performance owner-driver one designs, the opposite was true. Charisma of Monaco-based Dutchman Nico Poons, set the benchmark high after scoring three bullets on the opening day.

    44Cup Calero Marinas, Team Ceeref takes it all

    by  • 14 February 2022 • In evidenza, Monotipia, RC44, Vela

    Going into the final day of the 44Cup Calero Marinas, Igor Lah’s Ceeref powered by Hrastnik 1860 held a strong 11 point lead. Normally this would have seen them packing their bags early, having won with a race to spare. However this is the 44Cup, home of high performance one designs and owner-drivers surrounded by Olympic medallists, America’s Cup and Volvo Ocean Race winners and nothing is ever certain.

    44Cup, a newbie wins in Puerto Calero

    by  • 23 November 2021 • 44cup, Monotipia, RC44, Vela

    Over four of the most difficult days of racing in 44Cup history, an impressive seven races were still held at the 44Cup Calero Marinas Lanzarote frequently in 5-6 knots wind, conditions, frankly, in which most other yachts would have been unable to race. Nonetheless it produced two worthy winners with Team Aleph winning the event and Team Aqua the season.

    RC44 Worlds 2021, too much wind for the opening

    by  • 7 October 2021 • Breaking news, English, In evidenza, Monotipia, RC44, rc44 cup, rc44 worlds, Vela

    While the forecast indicated that it might be sailable, the opening day of this 11th RC44 World Championship was blown out with the northerly winds off Scarlino, Italy regularly reaching the high 20s and gusting into the high 30s. After a wait out on the water the race committee sent the boats back to the Marina di Scarlino to see if conditions would abate and when instead the wind built, soon after 1400 racing was abandoned for the day.