The 44Cup Calero Marinas Lanzarote, final and deciding event of the 2021 44Cup, got off to a difficult start. To race the nimble RC44s only need 5/6 knots of wind and on several occasions the race committee valiantly began a start sequence in more than this, only for the wind to disappear. (CC Available)
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44Cup Calero Marinas 2021 - Day 2
Conditions off Lanzarote’s moon scape south coast took on a different character for Day 2 of the 44Cup Calero Marinas Lanzarote, with much improved sailing conditions albeit with the 8-12 knot wind blowing either along or off the shore. For most, the day was one of mixed fortunes, none more so th...
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44Cup Calero Marinas 2021 - Day 3
A shallow depression centred due west of Gibraltar has effectively shut down the famous trades, which typically provide 20+ knot winds at this time of year in the Canary Islands, making it world renowned as a water sports mecca. While the forecast didn’t look hopeful, the nine RC44 teams were pat...
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44Cup Calero Marinas 2021 - Day 4
The schedule for the final day of racing, off the blackened alien landscape of Lanzarote’s south coast, was brought forward by two hours to 1000 UTC. PRO María Torrijo had made this call in order to provide the best window of opportunity to race given the forecast of a fourth day of light winds i...
