Racing Gear
Henri Lloyd introduces new women's line
YachtsandYachting.com-- Henri Lloyd was one of the first technical clothing manufacture’s to design and produce a women’s technical waterproof sailing jacket, that was in 1986 and the jacket was called – The Voyager. The jacket was constructed from Bri-Nylon and incorporated the Henri Lloyd characteristics of taped seams, storm flap zip and a foldaway hood, as with the current range, the jacket came in a variety of sizes and colour’s designed specifically for women.
Since then, other important women’s products have included the Women’s Offshore Jacket and the TP3 Women’s Reflex jacket and hi-fits and Henri Lloyd has always endeavoured to introduce women specific products into our technical range each year.
Post to Twitter2 New Akilaria Class 40's in Maine
BYM News, April 7 2008-- The Akilaria Class 40 fleet continues to grow! Maine Yacht Center will complete the fit out and commissioning of two Akilaria Class 40s this summer, as the burgeoning European race class continues its rapid expansion in the US. To date, more than 60 Class 40s have been launched in Europe, with many racing in the Route du Rhum, Transat Jacques Vabre, Trans-At and Quebec-St.Malo Ocean Races.
Now, the newly formed Akilaria Imports LLC will bring two more, Marc Lombard-designed boats to the US; both with final commissioning work and launch at Maine Yacht Center in Portland, Maine. "We were right on the mark," says Brian Harris, General Manager of Maine Yacht Center and President of Akilaria Imports LLC. "The debut of the first Akilaria 40 at the Newport Boat Show last year was a phenomenal success; it's the hottest boat on the market for the US-based short-handed racer who is searching for true value and high performance."Sustainable Yacht Design Wins Volvo Award
Core77.com Design Blog, January 31 2008-- The VOLVO SportsDesign AWARD celebrated with this year's winners.
The jury made it's decisions and nominated products and concepts in the
following categories: ski equipment, board equipment, outdoor
equipment, apparel, wheelers, accessories, and concepts.
This year's theme is "EcoDesign" - focusing on systematically bringing ecological factors into play at the earliest stages of the product planning, development and design process. Our special congrats go to the concepts category winner Max Koriath (the guy holding that huge 5000 EUR check).
His "Schöner Boot Fahren" wooden boat is made of beech wood and produced with an industrial process which enables three-dimensional rounded freeform surfaces. The wood grows again permanently and has a positive life-cycle assessment. The material can be completely composted and damaged parts can easily be replaced, just like the engine bonnet of a car. Read More
Volvo Ocean Race Editions to sail into dealerships worldwide
MotorTrend.com--Competitors of the Volvo Ocean Race sail around
the world in ten legs stretching from Spain to Sweden to St.
Petersburg, Russia. Although the race does not start until Oct. 4,
Volvo has released details on the Ocean Race Edition V70, XC70, and
XC90 models, which will become available in June. The three Volvos get an attractive Ocean Blue
color, but can also be ordered with Electric Silver paint, which we
think defeats the purpose of an ocean-themed special edition model.
Nevertheless, all three models wear wheels that Lennart Stegland,
President of the Special Vehicles division at Volvo, says "has been
inspired by the movement of the ocean's waves." Read MoreLaunched: VG-Open30
VGYD.com-- In December 2007 Moondance
Yachts in Cape Town,
South Africa
splashed their first Van Gorkom designed Open30. The boat is presently
undergoing a full range of sea trials and will be ready for offshore competition
by February.
Meanwhile, the first Australian "kit" VG-Open30 is presently under
construction in Australia. The owner is an experienced offshore
racer and intends to campaign his boat in short-handed and single-handed Pacific Ocean events.
Musto Performance Skiff Achieves ISAF International Status
YachtsandYachting.com, December 6, 2007-- The Musto Performance Skiff Class Association and Ovington Boats are
delighted to announce the recent achievement of ISAF International
Status for the Musto Performance Skiff and also take the opportunity to
share recent data from the class on-line survey.
The Musto Performance Skiff Class Association (MPSCA) and Ovington Boats are delighted to announce that at the recent ISAF Conference the Musto Performance Skiff was granted ISAF International status; upgrading the class from the previous Recognized Status.
The Musto Performance Skiff was launched in 1999 and since that time has enjoyed significant growth in numbers, with boats now sold into 17 countries world wide. The achievement of ISAF International status is a milestone for the growth of the class and will further assist in the international development of the class; this also means that the Musto Performance Skiff could be selected by the ISAF Equipment Committee for an Olympic event. Read More
