Luxury Yacht & Superyacht News Brief for Oakland

The Gold Coast Australia team - winner of Race 10 Credit: onEdition

Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race: Race 10 finish

May 02, 2012

Race 10 of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race has its winners. The overall winner has become the Gold Coast Australia, followed by the Welcome to Yorkshire team taking second place and the Visit Finland team, placing third.

Welcome to Yorkshire team Credit: onEdition

Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race: Day 19 – Welcome to Yorkshire secures second place in Race 10

May 02, 2012

Welcome to Yorkshire has taken second place in Race 10 of Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race.
The ten-strong fleet is now expected to arrive in Panama over the weekend.

Gold Coast Australia team during the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race Credit Abner KingmanonEdition

Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race: Day 18 – Gold Coast Australia wins Race 10

May 01, 2012

Battle for podium place continues, with Gold Coast Australia team coming first and winning Race 10 of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race.

Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race Credit: Abner Kingman/onEdition

Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race: Day 17 – The unstable wind conditions continue

April 30, 2012

Day 17 of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race saw the ten fleet´s continuous battle with fickle winds challenging teams in sprint to finish line.

Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race Credit: Abner Kingman/onEdition

Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race: Day 16 – The race course shortened

April 29, 2012

On Day 16 of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race, the skippers of the ten yachts competing in the world´s longest race, have received expected revised course instructions from Race Committee.

Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race Credit: Abner Kingman/onEdition

Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race: Day 15 – New York wins Ocean Sprint

April 28, 2012

Day 14 of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race saw all ten teams completing the Ocean Sprint phase of Race 10 to Panama, with the overall winner – the American team, New York, successfully reaching the finish line in 31 hours 57 minutes and 56 seconds at 13:20:22 UTC yesterday.

Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race Credit: Abner Kingman/onEdition

Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race: Day 14 – Half of the fleet completed the Ocean Sprint

April 27, 2012

Half of the fleet brought to the end the Ocean Sprint on Day 14 of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race, with Geraldton Western Australia setting new time to beat in the Ocean Sprint.

Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race Credit Abner KingmanonEdition

Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race: Day 13 – “A day of Champagne sailing”

April 26, 2012

Day 13 of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race has been called ‘Champagne sailing’ as speeds make it back up to double figure knots.

Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race Credit: Abner Kingman/onEdition

Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race: Day 12 – Three teams start Ocean Sprint battle

April 25, 2012

On Day 12 of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race crews keep fighting despite frustrating lack of winds and three teams out of the ten competing teams start Ocean Sprint battle to obtain a vital additional point.

Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race Credit: Abner Kingman/onEdition

Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race: Day 11 – Weather conditions dictating the fleet’s course

April 24, 2012

Day 11 of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race saw weather conditions decide about the course of the ten yachts competing in the world´s longest race as the wind became still more and more unstable and the temperatures were rising.

CLIPPER 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race – Day 10 – Oakland to Panama

April 23, 2012

Frustrating 24 hours for the ten teams taking part in the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race, with the fleet nearly coming to a standstill in paralysing winds.

Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race Credit Abner KingmanonEdition

Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race: Day 9 – Fleet compressed by a concertina effect

April 22, 2012

Concertina effect comes into play as chasing pack closes in on Day 9 of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race. Five miles separate leading four teams as temperature rises in race to tropics.

Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race Credit: Abner Kingman/onEdition

Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race: Day 8 – Visit Finland and New York in battle for second place

April 21, 2012

Day 8 of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race saw Visit Finland and New York in close-quarters tussle for second place as they battle to catch Gold Coast Australia feeling pressure from chasing pack in light airs.

Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race Credit Abner KingmanonEdition

Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race: Day 6 – The Scoring Gate almost reached

April 19, 2012

The sixth day of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race brings thrilling racing as tightly packed fleet approaches Scoring Gate. Monster spinnaker wraps for Edinburgh Inspiring Capital and Singapore, while Gold Coast Australia and De Lage Landen strike out in opposite directions.

Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race Credit: Abner Kingman/onEdition

Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race: Day 5 – De Lage Landen remains in the lead

April 18, 2012

On day 5 of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race De Lage Landen maintains lead after gambling on inshore route. Just 29 miles from the scoring gate, the forecasts predict lighter winds.

Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race

Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race: Day 4 – One of the best racing days

April 17, 2012

The fourth day of the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race was according to the competing teams one of the best racing days thanks to the ideal sailing conditions with steady winds as well as clear azure skies.

Flavio Zamboni

Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race: New skipper for Edinburgh Inspiring Capital

April 06, 2012

Italian yachtsman, Flavio Zamboni, will race at the Clipper 11-12 Round the World Yacht Race as interim skipper of Edinburgh Inspiring Capital. Flavio, a 38-year-old yachtsman, who was born in Venice and lives in Southampton, UK, has a competitive racing background.

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