Pantaenius Bohusracet 2022 and Double-Handad Swedish Championship – registration open!
One of our favourite races! Pantaenius Bohusracet 2022 becomes host for the Double-Handed Swedish Championship. Our previous sailing reports (2020, 2021) The race will take place between 30 June and 3 July 2022. The requirements for participating to the championship are: membership to Svenska havskappseglingen förbundet (Swedish Offshore Racing Association)Continue Reading
J/80 shorthanded sail inventory
Veloce is now on the hard. With a very productive month on the water, we now have a better idea of what works and what doesn’t. We also made up our mind on how the J/80’s new shorthanded sail inventory should look like. Some of the input to the process:Continue Reading
Globe 5.80 Transat. The long stretch
During the Race you can keep up with the Latest News on the 2021 G580T here [https://globe580transat.com/] and on Facebook. The live tracking will provide all the answers and rankings. Our Race Director LUTS will provide regular Facebook LIVE updates each day and you can listen to the twice weeklyContinue Reading
First impressions | J/80
Except being a sailboat, the J/80 differs from a Sun Fast in every possible way. We wanted to get a feel for the boat, some first impressions and thoughts on what works and what needs improvement. And so we splashed it for a brief winter season. Future sail inventory deservesContinue Reading
The next VELOCE is ready to splash!
VELOCE2 is here and ready to splash! She is a J/80 from 1999 in great conditions. She is already partly equipped for distance racing, with new Raymarine electronics, autopilot and solar panel. The boat comes with class mainsail, jib and gennaker plus a light genoa and jib-top for mixed fleetContinue Reading
Light Air Spinnaker for sale – Albatross Segel 2020 – SOLD
Our 2020 light air spinnaker from Albatross Segel is now for sale, after only 2 seasons. Nylon 0.5oz, white. Very effective in winds up to 4kn in VMG mode. The spinnaker comes in its racing turtle bag. Contact me at garofalo.federico@gmail.com if you want to know more.Continue Reading
Times of change
The sailing season has ended and with it, our journey aboard Veloce, our Jeanneau Sun Fast 32i. We have had 4 fantastic seasons, 3 of which, racing. When I acquired Veloce, I only intended cruising her during summer. Thus, the choice of a Sun Fast 32i, which ticked a lotContinue Reading
Baltic 500, the Dark Edition. A windy affair
In July it was announced that Baltic 500, the Dark Edition, would take place on the first week of October. I could neither transfer Veloce to Strande, Germany, nor find “crew” able to take a week off so late in the season. That’s when I figured that Niclas Holmberg, whoContinue Reading
Öckerö Shorthanded Race 2021
Öckerö Shorthanded Race is one of the most fun races in our local waters. It attracts many of the best sailors along the coast and it sells out within a few hours from opening registration in spring. It consists of 2 distance races between 20 and 30 NM, taking placeContinue Reading
Silverrudder 2021 about to start
The next edition of the Challange of the Sea, Silverrudder 2021, will kick off in just 40 hours! Silverrudder celebrates 10 years with a record high attendance. 439 yachts of all sizes are registered from over 15 countries. Participants can be followed on the popular tracking app TracTrac available viaContinue Reading