May 13th, 2008
In Brief
- Stressful second night at sea with gusts exceeding 30 knots
- A crash-gybe and maybe a broken rib for Marc Guillemot
- Follow the race with the 2D Live tracker
- Roland Jo! urdain aka “Bilou” casts his expert eye on the fleet in his column
Tough night for the IMOCA fleet, caught under spinnaker by gusts up to 30 knots. High speeds but also high risks - aboard Safran, Marc Guillemot crash gybed and might be suffering from a broken rib. Despite the pain, the Breton skipper stays in the race and says ” I really want to go to Boston, but…” Meanwhile, up in front, the battle continues with Yann Elies (Generali) as new leader, and the first four boats within 17 miles.
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May 13th, 2008
Two weeks to close of entries for the Rolex Commodores’ Cup 2008 and a battle royal looks on the cards between the big guns of recent competitions - Ireland, France and Great Britain. But the teams from Spain and Hong Kong will undoubtedly feel that they are in with a chance too, since you do not take part in this international regatta just to make up the numbers. And, whilst the sixth participating nation, The Netherlands, has never won the Rolex Commodores’ Cup, the Dutch would happily point to their success in the Admiral’s Cup in 1999 together with second overall at this event in 1998 and 2002 as proof that they will be no pushover when the event starts on 29th June.
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May 13th, 2008
If you’re a cruising sailor, but fancy having a go at racing, then the JP Morgan Round the Island race is one of the ‘must do’ events. But with around 1,600 boats competing, and the UK’s third largest participant event, it’s not a walk in the park.
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May 13th, 2008
Enter a rivalrous world of sailing, camping, exploration and piracy at the Maritime Museum on Sunday 18 May with this month’s movie, Swallows and Amazons.
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May 13th, 2008
HRH The Duke of Kent KG will visit five RNLI lifeboat stations in the Highlands this week (Thursday 15 and Friday 16 May), including the newest lifeboat station on Loch Ness.
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May 13th, 2008
Maximal use of wind power and cutting edge technology are the main reasons behind Vestas Technology R&D’s sponsorship of SailRocket.
The Vestas SailRocket Team behind this project will this year try to be the fastest sailing boat in the world being the first to go 50 knots (91.7 km/h). The unique design of the Vestas SailRocket gives maximal impact from the wind. The vessel uses around 2.2 times wind speed, so in order to go 50 knots it requires 23 knots of wind.
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May 13th, 2008
The U.S. Air Force found Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE:NOC) bid to build the next generation of aerial refueling tankers superior to Boeing’s in four of the five most important selection criteria. Despite this fact, the losing bidder wants the Government Accountability Office to overturn the Air Force decision to award the contract to Northrop Grumman even though the Air Force conducted what even Boeing described as a fair, open and transparent bidding process. Here is another reason Northrop Grumman won, drawn from a list of facts included in a redacted version of a protected Air Force selection document.
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May 13th, 2008
Workers in the payload changeout room on Launch Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center check the placement of space shuttle Discovery’s payload bay doors as they close around the Japanese Experiment Module - Pressurized Module. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
May 12
Space Shuttle Program managers will participate in a program-level Flight Readiness Review on May 13-14 to assess preparations for shuttle Discovery’s STS-124 mission to the International Space Station.
This week’s review sets the stage for an executive-level Flight Readiness Review scheduled for Monday, May 19, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. That review is expected to include the selection of an official launch date. Discovery is targeted to launch May 31 at 5:02 p.m. EDT.
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May 13th, 2008
Linköping, Sweden, May 13, 2008 –[ASDWire]– Sectra’s Tiger system for secure voice communications has been extended with support for the Iridium satellite system. Iridium is the largest commercial satellite system and is used by government and defense organizations worldwide.
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May 13th, 2008
Shipping on the Panama Canal
photo: Colin de Mowbray
SANTA CRUZ - PANAMA
13 MAY
YACHTS MAKE A REFUELLING STOP IN COSTA RICA
NEW YORK EXPECTED IN PANAMA ON TUESDAY MORNING
SIR ROBIN KNOX-JOHNSTON LAUNCHES SEARCH FOR CLIPPER 09-10 SKIPPERS
Followers of the Clipper 07-08 Round the World Yacht Race who are watching the fleet’s progress towards Panama on the race viewer on www.clipperroundtheworld.com will notice the ten yachts are making a beeline for the Costa Rican coast. They are making a pit stop in Banana Bay Marina, Golfito, Costa Rica, to take on more fuel in order to make best speed towards Panama for their transit through the Panama Canal.
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