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J/122 TEAMWORK Blows Away the Competition
We congratulate Robin Team and his crew on his J/122 TEAMWORK, winners of the 2018 ORC Chesapeake Championship for consecutive victories at the Annapolis YC Fall Series and the Storm Trysail Club’s Annapolis Fall Regatta. This series featured winds of all speeds and distance and buoy racing courses, with ORC’s Triple Number system used throughout […]
Improvements With a New Propeller
Thank you for the great write up about Gori Propellers Sailbits.com! The article “Improvements With a New Propeller”, details the drastic improvements found when using a Gori. Read the full article here. “I’m extremely pleased with the performance increase in cruising speed from the Gori – it will open up a ton of new places […]
Fast is Getting Faster with GORI on MACIF Trimaran
Foiling trimaran MACIF equipped with GORI Article by: James Scanlon In 2017, François Gabart bested the previous single handed round the world record, of 49 days 3 hours and seven minutes, set by Thomas Coville in 2016. Gabart, only 34 years of age at the time, beat Coville’s record handily, by a margin of roughly [...]
Mylius Yachts Use Gori Propellers
Photo: LADY FIRST III, an Italian Mylius 60, equipped with 24” Gori propeller Article by: James Scanlon Italian superyacht builder, Mylius has released two new additions to its range of carbon fiber racer cruisers, a 76 footer and an updated version of their original 60 footer, first released in 2013. Like all other yachts offered [...]
What do GORI propellers & Moonlight hatches have in common?
Both were on the Winner in this year’s Newport Bermuda Race. The 635nm Newport Bermuda Race gave Don Nicholson’s new J/121 APOLLO its first taste of offshore competition. Blessed with good fortune, solid navigation, a well-executed strategy & BSI products – GORI propeller, Moonlight hatches & BSI Rigging - APOLLO won their Gibbs Hill Lighthouse [...]
Multihulls use GORI Propellers
Adapted from article by: James Scanlon Thomas Coville has bested the previous single handed round the world record in the high performance 105 foot trimaran, SOBEDO. Colville’s time was 49 days, three hours and 10 minutes. This was 8 days and 10 hours faster than Francis Joyon’s 2004 time in MAXI catamaran, IDEC. Impressively, the [...]
Test Driving the IC37
Adapted from article by: James Scanlon AB Marine and GORI are proud members of the team responsible for NYYC’s new one design racer, the Melges IC37. The IC37 was designed by Mark Mills. Completing its test sails in early May, the boat received stellar feedback from industry pros in assembly and sea trials. A post [...]
The No Drag GORI helped Mapfre Slip Past the Competition & Win
Adapted from article by: James Scanlon The Volvo Ocean Race made a dramatic arrival into Newport, RI Tuesday May 8th, capping a 5700 nautical mile leg from Brazil. After finding themselves in 5th place with 300 miles remaining in the race, light winds approaching Newport resulted in a compression of the fleet, with Dongfeng, Vestas, [...]