When you get the speed wobbles you need to sheet the kite in tight to avoid a crazy uncontrolled gybe like the one we had on this sunny autumn day on Strangford lough. The mast man took a pounding as the rock and roll of the boat slipped him of the deck as our Mumm 36 turned into and uncontrolled gybe. The wipe out managed to break the kite poke in two as it was pinned back against the side stay as the windward side of the boat quickly became the leeward side as we swung through the gybe. Luckily it was only the pride of the crew was damaged as no one was seriously hurt. With the pole broken it was a long afternoon on the race course without the big kite, the team on GTR raced on flying the A-Sail of the bow to ensure they did not end up with a DNF in the second race of the day. If you made it this far and like what you saw why not join the bottom up boats crew to come on board to ensure you don't miss any of the action.

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Premier chavirage sur les Griffes du Lion !! Mardi 26 mai à Port Camargue, Yvan et Mathis Bourgnon ont tenté d'établir un temps de référence sur le parcours de la Tartine Cup entre la pointe de l'Espiguette et la pointe de Beauduc. Après une première tentative qui s’est soldée par le premier chavirage des Griffes du Lion - comme quoi le parcours de la Tartine Cup réserve de belles surprises même aux plus aguerris - le duo champion d’Europe de Nacra F20, s’est ensuite lancé pour une deuxième tentative. 1h 02min et 10sec plus tard, l’équipage passait la ligne d’arrivée entre la cardinale Ouest et la marque Sud Est du parc marin de Beauduc, soit un parcours de 19,54 milles (36km) exactement, réalisé à la vitesse moyenne de 18,86 nœuds (35km/h).

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Water running throug snow in the winter landscape. Stunning drone photage. Snön smälter i Sävälven i Dalarna. Fångat med drönare.

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Is this the future of yachting? The MODX launches this year. Here´s an update on this groundbreaking design that has been designed to safely sail and motor using 100% renewable energies powered by a fully automated wing propulsion system combined with electric engines, hydro and solar power.  ▫️ #eco #luxury #solar #superyacht

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