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Rolex China Sea Race 2012: Line Honours Scheduled for Tonight

April 06, 2012

Written by Zuzana Bednarova

Current fleet leader of the 2012 Rolex China Sea Race, Geoff Hill’s sailing yacht Genuine Risk, is currently (1700 hrs UTC +8) 106.9nm from the finish and is expected to arrive in Subic Bay around 0038 this evening. ... read full story

90ft McConaughy superyacht Genuine Risk leads the way at Rolex China Sea Race 2012

April 05, 2012

Written by Zuzana Bednarova

90ft McConaughy Dubois 90 sailing yacht Genuine Risk leads the way at Rolex China Sea Race 2012, trying to break the race record of 47h 43m 7s, with 366 nautical miles left (as of 6:00 AEST). ... read full story

Rolex China Sea Race 2012: Day 2 – 1700hrs

April 05, 2012

Written by Zuzana Bednarova

Several yachts were sailing well south of the rhumb line, with Jelik V throwing in an early tack to get back above, while Hi Fi and Freefire both waited until around early afternoon and the Genuine Risk superyacht a further hour before changing their direction in the search for boatspeed. ... read full story

Rolex China Sea Race 2012 to start tomorrow

April 03, 2012

Written by Zuzana Bednarova

Rolex China Sea Race 2012 is set to start tomorrow, April 4th, with 26 competitors on the start line, including the Dubois 90 Maxi, Geoff Hill’s sailing yacht Genuine Risk. ... read full story

Dubois 90 sailing yacht Genuine Risk to compete in the 2012 Rolex China Sea Race

March 20, 2012

Written by Zuzana Bednarova

Dubois 90 sailing yacht Genuine Risk owned by Geoff Hill will compete in the Rolex China Sea Race which starts on Wednesday 4 April. Purchased in 2011, Geoff enthuses that the luxury yacht Genuine Risk is “an amazing boat” - built to state-of-the-art specifications in 2004 at a total cost in excess of US$8 million. ... read full story

Antigua Sailing Week 2011: The 44th edition final countdown

May 02, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

Hugo Stenbeck’s Dubois 90, Genuine Risk, left it until the last race to snatch overall victory in Class 1 from Richard Matthews’ Humphries 54, Oystercatcher XXVIII by a single point. ... read full story

Dates confirmed for Les Voiles St. Barth 2012

April 19, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

With the extremely successful 2011 edition of the Les Voiles de St. Barth recently completed, the organizing team is already hard at work focusing on the third edition of this major Caribbean yachting event, Les Voiles St. Barth 2012. The dates of April 2 - 7, 2012 have officially been announced to competitors on the 48 boats that, this year, took advantage of idyllic conditions on the waters off St. Barth. ... read full story

Les Voiles de St. Barth 2011: Second Edition a Wrap

April 13, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

The Weather Gods blessed St. Barthélemy from April 5 - 9, taking care to offer more than 400 competitors from 20 nations and on 48 yachts a week of perfect Caribbean sailing during the Les Voiles de St. Barth. Dominating the conditions were trade wind breezes that ranged from 17 – 32 knots, a fairly gentle Atlantic swell, and blue skies. After four days of intense racing, the second edition of Les Voiles de St. Barth seems to have etched out a place in the growing list of “must do” Caribbean events. ... read full story

Les Voiles de St. Barth 2011: Down to the Wire

April 12, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

As if to ensure that competitors had seen all the beaches and sights that St. Barth has to offer, race officers today sent the 48-boat Les Voiles de St. Barth fleet on its final circumnavigation counter-clockwise around the eight-square mile island: a 30-nautical mile course for the Maxis, and a 23-nautical mile course for the Racing, Racing Cruising, Classics, and Multihulls. ... read full story

Les Voiles de St. Barth 2011: Maxi sailing Yachts Genuine Risk and Rambler tied

April 08, 2011

Written by Chelsea Smith

Following two spectacular days of racing punctuated by strong breezes sweeping across the Caribbean, the Les Voiles de St. Barth shifted into “lay day” gear today. Understandably, the approximately 400 owners, skippers and crew competing here -- on 48 boats from 17 countries -- wanted to make the most of their stay on St. Barth, so some took advantage of the rest, relaxation and entertainment (including a remote-control sailboat regatta) offered at Nikki Beach resort on St. Jean Bay while others went off packing to enjoy some of the wonders the island has to offer. ... read full story

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