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Hyde Sails success in Palby Fyn Cup
Monday, 28 June 2010
Hyde Sails boats win two classes in Denmark’s largest regatta, with a host of other successes...
The Palby Fyn Cup is Denmark's largest regatta. A 140-mile dash round the islands, this year's event saw 383 entries, although with a windy forecast just over 350 actually made it to the startline. Winds in excess of 40 knots meant there were many retirements along the way, but first boat across the finish line was the multihull 'Angel' and fastest monohull was Swan 60 'Nanoq/Emma' with skippers HRH Crown Prince Frederik and Kill J Inge. Group 2 winner was the Soren Juel's Hyde Sails-powered Albin Express 'Explorer' with an elapsed time of 22:52:13, which was also enough o take eighth place overall.
Group 8 was also won by a Hyde Sails-clad boat, Niels Dolberg's Dynamic 35 'Anna', taking 18th place overall. In group 32 Erik Jørs's 11m One Design took third place.Meanwhile, not sporting a complete Hyde wardrobe, but using a range of Hyde sails in combination with other brands, group 12 winner, Remi Provost’s Elan 31, was sporting Hyde headsails and spinnakers and group 22 winner Alex Toksvit’s Dehler 34 also had Hyde sails in their armoury.
posted by Hyde Sails at
11:47
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'Playing Around Logic' on winning form
The Hyde-powered 40.7 finishes first in class and third overall in the RORC Morgan Cup
Peter Robson's Beneteau First 40.7, 'Playing Around Logic', sporting a full suit of Hyde sails, took the Queensborough Cup for best yacht in IRC One at the recent RORC Morgan Cup event. Finishing as first Beneteau 40.7 the result was enough to give her third place overall, just behind John Loden's HOD 35 'Psipsina' and Piet Vroon's Ker 46, 'Tonnerre de Breskens 3'.
Peter Robson explains: "Partnering with Sailing Logic, we used the Morgan Cup as part of our training for the Round Britain & Ireland Race, which is due to start on August 23. We're delighted with the class win, especially with such intense competition. The crew worked really hard to keep the boat moving in the light breeze both at the beginning and end, and the navigation proved to be spot on. With Spring tides it is essential to plan your course and arrival at Cherbourg carefully - you don't want to end up down-tide in a fading wind.
"We've invested in some new downwind sails from Hyde this year especially for the event, particularly a large reaching A-Sail. This proved invaluable on the fetch across the channel to Cherbourg."
The boat is now focused on a busy diary ahead of the Round Britain and Ireland, which it is competing in with Sailing logic, including the RORC St Malo and Channel Races as well as Cowes Week.
Peter Robson's Beneteau First 40.7, 'Playing Around Logic', sporting a full suit of Hyde sails, took the Queensborough Cup for best yacht in IRC One at the recent RORC Morgan Cup event. Finishing as first Beneteau 40.7 the result was enough to give her third place overall, just behind John Loden's HOD 35 'Psipsina' and Piet Vroon's Ker 46, 'Tonnerre de Breskens 3'.
Peter Robson explains: "Partnering with Sailing Logic, we used the Morgan Cup as part of our training for the Round Britain & Ireland Race, which is due to start on August 23. We're delighted with the class win, especially with such intense competition. The crew worked really hard to keep the boat moving in the light breeze both at the beginning and end, and the navigation proved to be spot on. With Spring tides it is essential to plan your course and arrival at Cherbourg carefully - you don't want to end up down-tide in a fading wind.
"We've invested in some new downwind sails from Hyde this year especially for the event, particularly a large reaching A-Sail. This proved invaluable on the fetch across the channel to Cherbourg."
The boat is now focused on a busy diary ahead of the Round Britain and Ireland, which it is competing in with Sailing logic, including the RORC St Malo and Channel Races as well as Cowes Week.
posted by Hyde Sails at
11:45
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Hyde Sails racing round Britain
Thursday, 10 June 2010
The doublehanded Shetland Isles Round Britain and Ireland Race gets underway...
The Royal Western YC's doublehanded Shetland Isles Round Britain and Ireland Race started on Sunday in impressive style.
The fleet includes Mike Wigmore's Corsair 31 'Freebird', which is sporting a new suit of Hyde Sails for the race.
With an 11 knot wind, the multihulls went out first followed by the monohulls which were led right from the start by Alex Bennett from Devon and Malcolm Dickinson in Fujifilm. As the boats cleared the breakwater, the sun burst out from the clouds to give them a spectacular send off.
Sailed by Mike Wigmore and Grant Kelly, 'Freebird' is one of the smallest boats in the race, but is capable of 20 knots on flat water. The boat has been upgraded for Cat 2 racing as well as having some cruising creature comforts added so it offers the best of all worlds.
Mike is a 54-year-old construction consultant. Over the years he has raced most types of boat from windsurfers to yachts. Dinghy and board campaigns have given way o dayboat racing at Itchenor and various offshore cruiser racer multihulls. His Co-Skipper Grant Kelly is a GP who has sailed since the age of six and a strong cruising and racing background.
Mike said, "This will be the biggest challenge of my sailing career. To get round the course will be a big achievement in such a significant classic that goes only once every four years. I am happy to endorse Hyde sails who also make my championship-winning Swallow sails and compliment Rob Lark on his great support."
Every boat in the Shetland Round Britain and Ireland Race is fitted with a satellite tracking device, so you can follow the duo's progress in real time.
Go to www.rbandi.com/tracking/ to follow the race.
The Royal Western YC's doublehanded Shetland Isles Round Britain and Ireland Race started on Sunday in impressive style.
The fleet includes Mike Wigmore's Corsair 31 'Freebird', which is sporting a new suit of Hyde Sails for the race.
With an 11 knot wind, the multihulls went out first followed by the monohulls which were led right from the start by Alex Bennett from Devon and Malcolm Dickinson in Fujifilm. As the boats cleared the breakwater, the sun burst out from the clouds to give them a spectacular send off.
Sailed by Mike Wigmore and Grant Kelly, 'Freebird' is one of the smallest boats in the race, but is capable of 20 knots on flat water. The boat has been upgraded for Cat 2 racing as well as having some cruising creature comforts added so it offers the best of all worlds.
Mike is a 54-year-old construction consultant. Over the years he has raced most types of boat from windsurfers to yachts. Dinghy and board campaigns have given way o dayboat racing at Itchenor and various offshore cruiser racer multihulls. His Co-Skipper Grant Kelly is a GP who has sailed since the age of six and a strong cruising and racing background.
Mike said, "This will be the biggest challenge of my sailing career. To get round the course will be a big achievement in such a significant classic that goes only once every four years. I am happy to endorse Hyde sails who also make my championship-winning Swallow sails and compliment Rob Lark on his great support."
Every boat in the Shetland Round Britain and Ireland Race is fitted with a satellite tracking device, so you can follow the duo's progress in real time.
Go to www.rbandi.com/tracking/ to follow the race.
posted by Hyde Sails at
04:51
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