Quantcast
Channel: Thoughts from the Blue » Sailing
Browsing all 23 articles
Browse latest View live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Composure, lack of mistakes will be what it takes to win

This America’s Cup is going to come down to who makes the least mistakes. The boat-speed issue is there but it is not the biggest factor. Going into the next two races, it is going to be about being...

View Article



Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Forget the heartbreak and move forward

Well Emirates got their money’s worth out of Team New Zealand today. There were red spinnakers galore branding the airlines name. For Team New Zealand fans today’s loss was heartbreaking. The wool shed...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Weather 30/6

We have a very clear and sunny day in Valencia today, with similar conditions to yesterday. The gradient sea breeze is building normally, and should fill in to 10-12 knots by race time. This will make...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Kiwis start well but just can’t finish

Well, it wasn’t the greatest of days for Team New Zealand fans in Valencia today. Just one more race and this thing could be over. Once again the racing started off well for the Kiwis who lead around...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Spain Challenger of Record for the next Cup

I got the word last night that if Alinghi win today Desafio Español will be the Challenger of Record for the 33rd Americas Cup in two years time. Look out for Augustin Zulueta from Desafio Español to...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Weather 31/6

Its looking a little overcast and pretty light this morning in Valencia – but there should be enough breeze by 3pm local time for race 7 to go ahead off Malvarrosa Beach.  Forecast: A developing low...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Cancelled – 31/6

Principle Race Officer Peter Regio and his team have called off racing for today (31st June) due to light oscillating winds – tomorrow is a layday, so the next race is Tuesday (3rd July) local time.

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Team NZ have done us proud

Whatever the outcome of this America’s Cup, when we look at where Team New Zealand are now compared to where they were in 2003 we should be proud. For me, from a country of four million, being here in...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Weather gods smile on Dalton

How cool would Grant Dalton have felt today having thousands of people singing him happy birthday. The Team New Zealand boss was 50 today. When the black boat eased past, thousands of people broke into...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Delay could be a blessing for Team NZ

Well being a layday it is all quiet in the America’s Cup port today. Yesterday’s postponement and today’s layday could bode well for Team New Zealand. It will give them a chance to regroup. Alinghi...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Weather 3/7

Today is going to be a scorcher here, there is not a cloud in the sky. Its pretty light now (10am) but expect the heat to build and maintain a decent (12-14 knot) onshore breeze throughout the day....

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Farewell from Valencia

Well what a race to end the America’s Cup. One second – one measly second. Off the line it was a good start from Dean Barker but Alinghi, in a compromised position, hung on. The race was a classic day...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

New Blogs!

We have just introduced Stuart Alexander and Bob Fisher to the blogosphere- go check out their blogs! Stuart Alexander Stuart keeps the readers of The Independent sports section updated on every shift...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Little needs to change for the next challenge

Although Team New Zealand lost the match, they fought it out until the end. We should be proud of them. They put it all on the line but weren’t good enough. The positives are that Alinghi are not a...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Team NZ’s fire still burning brightly

Team New Zealand are in a very strong position for the future. Given where they were in 2003, which was in a shambles, they are now right there with huge assets, huge intellectual knowledge and huge...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Quiet times

We haven’t posted here for a little while – I hope everyone had a happy Christmas and New Year. The big news for our family is our recent move to Doha, Qatar. I am working for the Aspire Academy as...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Louis Vuitton World Series

We’re in Nice, France for the first leg of the Louis Vuitton World series. Its a good distraction from the current chaos and a chance to see some America’s Cup yachts on the water again! Posted in...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Places to follow the 33rd America’s Cup

With the big face-off only days away, we thought it would be useful to give you a list of our favourite sites to follow. The official site is www.americascup.com. The cup has gone all social media too...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

’88 Old Friends

Some historic pictures from the adversaries from 1988 Big Boat challenge, Fay and Johns vs Ehman was the guts of the court battle Sir Michael Fay (’88 New Zealand Challenge owner), Tom Ehman (BMW...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Team NZ have the ability to be competitive in new multihulls

Russell Coutts is such an innovative bloke, you knew his plans for the next America’s Cup were going to be different – and he didn’t disappoint. There is a lot to get our heads around, but obviously...

View Article
Browsing all 23 articles
Browse latest View live




Latest Images