One of the toughest sailboat races starts Sunday, November 6th, the 2016/17 “Vendee Globe”. A singlehanded race nonstop around the world. Starting and finishing in Les Sables d’Olonne, France. Twentynine (29) IMOCA 60’s are on the starting line. A few new builds but the majority are older boats which have participated in earlier races under… Continue reading Vendee Globe 2016/17
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Nomex Cored 62′ Café Racer
ChessieRacing All Carbon, Nomex Cored 62′ Café Racer. She was designed by Bill Tripp and built by New England Boatworks in Portsmouth, Rhode Island. ChessieRacing is built with light-weight carbon fiber for racing, but she also has features not usually found on a race boat such as a teak deck and a finished interior for… Continue reading Nomex Cored 62′ Café Racer
Nautors Swan’s ClubSwan 50 Unveiled
Nautors Swan has unveiled the new ClubSwan 50 and we are impressed! These boats are ready to race. They’re built for speed with a high performance hull and a Gori Folding Race Propeller. The Gori Race Prop has the lowest drag of any propeller – Zero, 0Nm/0Ftlb – which is why each ClubSwan 50 comes… Continue reading Nautors Swan’s ClubSwan 50 Unveiled
Adventures of Intermezzo
Intermezzo, a Leopard 36 Catamaran owned by Steve Cox is equipped with Gori 3-blade propellers and Shaft Shark line cutters. Steve is currently sailing around central America and wrote to us commending Gori propellers. Overdrive feature reduces noise & saves fuel at a higher speeds. "We sailed out of San Francisco in October and are… Continue reading Adventures of Intermezzo