5 Min Warning #9 - 19-6-24

Sailjuice's Andy Rice is back from a sub-par performance at the Musto Skiff Nationals in Yorkshire, but PlanetSail's Matt Sheahan is flying high at the Open Class gliding National Championships in the Cotswolds, when the weather allows, that is. There's been a lot of weather in the past week in the UK, as anyone who attempted the Round the Island Race last Saturday will tell you. Irvine Laidlaw's multihull Highland Fling 18 took line honours in a heinously windy and wavy circumnavigation of the Isle of Wight, while Peter Morton's TP52 Notorious took handicap victory and the Gold Roman Bowl. Meanwhile in Barcelona, a sudden and catastrophic mast breakage for Alinghi Red Bull Racing raises a number of difficult questions, not just for the Swiss team but for all the America's Cup participants... For links to more stories and content from PlanetSail and Sailjuice... OnCourse Ep31 - Next Generation https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5mNKsJ9SEPXaZDfeJknLOw AC37 Road to AC37 Latest episode - The Big Reveal https://youtu.be/Ezcb7vPaKj0 Alinghi Dismasting https://youtu.be/X4xD-RxfbvE PlanetSail http://www.youtube.com/c/planetsailonline www.planetsail.co.uk www.sailjuice.com Coming up this evening (Thursday 20 June) is this week's Road To Gold 60-min Q&A with multiple champion (Fireball, Dragon, Etchells, Merlin Rocket) Richard Parslow... https://roadtogold.net/p/watch