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SAP Team At Madeira Islands

Published September 16, 2017 / by index

Madeira Islands see the SAP team of the Extreme sailing competition gather a phenomenal win.


There was a nail biting finish in the double point’s race. This was Act 3 of Extreme Sailing Series which was held in Madeira Islands. The Danish flagged team won this time. The other competitors like Alinghi fought well and took the second place from Oman Air. They were unable to beat the SAP team though. As a result the Swiss team finished in the second position. The Oman Air finished in the third position as a result.

The SAP team admitted that the weather conditions were shifty that made it stressful of the first two days. As a result, the team was unsure of how they would finish; they were initially at the first mark and then they landed at the bottom but the last race saw them emerge victorious. Even though the competition was a stressful one for those sailing, it was stressful for the ones who watched as well. Continue reading →

2017 RYA Club Of The Year Finalists Reveled

Published May 16, 2017 / by index

The 2017 RYA Club of the Year awards will be given away at the RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show.


The overall winner of the prestigious 2017 RYA Club of the Year will be announced when the event takes place at Alexandra Palace in London on 4th March 2017. The RYA Suzuki Dinghy Show is believed to be bigger and better this year and the award presentation during the event is the icing on top of the cake.

There have been five clubs names that have been shortlisted and announced by the organizers. The five finalists were recognized for their contributions and achievements made across five different types of categories.

  • For Innovation: Heart of England Offshore Cruising Association.
  • For Facility Development: Whitefriars Sailing Club.
  • For Increasing Participation: Ullswater Yacht Club.
  • For Communication: Rudyard Lake Sailing Club.
  • For Inclusivity: Tees and Hartlepool Yacht Club.

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Adelasia To Be Part Of EFG Sailing

Published March 11, 2017 / by index

EFG Sailing Arabia – The Tour 2017 edition has got a new entry.


In the 2017 edition of game Adelasia Di Torres, team from Sardinia, Italy will also take part. The event will start from February and will end in March. The venue of the event is Muscat in Oman.

The team has been created by a keen sailor Renato Azara; he is a Costa based sailor. Before, creating the team, Azara was the managing director of a world renowned agency for yacht management Sardinia Yacht Services. After creating the squad, Azara participated in many events and came out as winner. First with team Adelasia Di Torres’, Azara won the (FTR) Formenton Trophy Regatta in the division of racing. In (RMSR) Rolex Middle Sea Race, the team took classic and secured third place in ORC group overall. Continue reading →

Nickels Boat Works and WindRider International merges

Published April 7, 2016 / by index

Nickels Boat Works and WindRider International have fused to help offer services and products and to the whole sailing world. Nickels Boat Works, with more than sixty years of history of quality boat making, is the manufacturing part for the WindRider and would now make eight models of sailboats, along with improving 5 models of sailing trimarans from Astus in France.
WindRider circularizes sailboat accessories and parts and is the exclusive provider of Nickels Boat Works parts, including parts for JY15, Lightning, Buccaneer, Rebel and Mutineer. Nickels Boat Works is a well known maker of one-design sailboats as well as other fiberglass things. It is the top supplier of the nineteen foot Lightning, whose class has more than fifteen thousand boats made since it came into spotlight, and also makes the Buccaneer, JY15, Rebel and Mutineer.
Innovations at the Nickels Boat Works include sanctioned class polishes in hull shape and graceful deck layouts resulting in World, Pan American and North American wins. The models of WindRider trimaran include the WRTango, WR17, WR16; along with Astus trimaran models 24, 22, 16.5, 18.2, and 20.2.

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