J/80 at Midsummer Solo Challenge 2022

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Last weekend I participated to a very awaited Midsummer Solo Challenge 2022. It was my fourth time and in spite of not being a race, I always found the atmosphere very pleasant and a quite unique opportunity. Reports from previous editions 2021 2020 I have been very much looking forwardContinue Reading

J/80 foam deck coamings

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The idea of a J/80 foam deck came and went a few times, lately. And now it is done! With Midsummer Solo Challenge coming up in two weeks and Pantaenius Bohusracet at the end of the month, final preparations are coming to a close. Among the low prio/high desirability itemsContinue Reading

Baltic 500 logo

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Once again it is time for the Baltic 500 Challenge. It does not need an Ocean to cross to get you out of the comfort zone, the 21st century has to offer. A mixture of narrow waters and open sea, combined with local weather phenomena and current that is hardContinue Reading

Collecting sailing data

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I need picking your brain and get some ideas… As you know, we are kicking off our first season aboard a J/80. We have done the theory… now we need to start collecting real sailing data, to compare with our theoretical and fine tune it. And because we are aContinue Reading

J/80 Veloce rating 2022

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Have we just got slower? All other things equal, Veloce’s new sail inventory seems to rate very well. We designed sails for all-round performance and ease of handling, without a care for rating. As it turns out, we rate “slower” than the standard J/80 One Design configuration. The Swedish systemContinue Reading

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You haven’t missed “Lerkil Archipelago Shorthanded Race”, have you? Are you drafting your sailing calender for 2022? Be sure to include Lerkil Archipelago Shortanded Race in it! Note that the race is open to both double and single handed crews. Check out some shots from last year edition. The raceContinue Reading

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What are the racing plans in 2022? Veloce is back in the water after a brief 3 months on the dry. Time to prepare for the season! Our ambition was to throw in some more serious offshore challenges in our racing plans. With Gotland Runt elected to host ORC DoubleContinue Reading