Team Blog
15.12.0915th December
posted by Harry McGougan
15th Dec
The last few days has seen us power reaching across the Atlantic underneath a large depression that cam off the US last Thursday. it has »
02.10.09ONE WEEK TO GO UNTIL THE iSHARES CUP FINAL SHOWDOWN
The final event of the 2009 iShares Cup Sailing Series will reach its dramatic conclusion next week in Almeria, in the region of Andalucia, from Saturday, October 10th to Monday, October 12th.
01.10.09A NEW COURSE FOR THE TRANSAT JACQUES VABRE
This edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre changes course. Still starting from Le Havre in France the race will now finish in Puerto Limon on the Atlantic coast of Costa Rica.
28.09.09LAST RACE MAKES UP FOR A DIFFICULT WEEKEND FOR THE ECOVER EXTREME 40 TEAM
Ecover finish racing in Amsterdam on a high.
26.09.09DAY 2 TURNS IN TO A FRUSTRATING ONE FOR MANY OF THE iSHARES CUP TEAMS
Light winds and a 5-minute time limit spelled frustration for the 8 of the teams competing in round 5 of the iShares Cup.
25.09.09OVERALL RACE LEADER HOLED ON DAY 1
Plenty of action on day 1 of the iShares Cup Amsterdam - the penultimate round of the six-stage series... The trickiest racecourse on the European circuit proved testing for the nine Extreme 40s but it was Oman Sail Masirah who ended up being the biggest casualty of the day.
24.09.09A DRAMATIC OPENING FOR ECOVER
There was dramatic racing on the water during the preview media day of the iShares Cup Amsterdam this afternoon when in the fourth race of the day, Mike Golding’s Ecover Extreme 40 was hit by Oman Sail Renaissance, skippered by Loick Peyron, in a classic port starboard confrontation.
24.09.09TAKING ON THE DAM!
Sailing in a canal in Amsterdam is going to be a first for the Ecover Extreme 40 skipper, Mike Golding. So what are his initial thoughts?
22.09.09ECOVER SAILING TEAM BACK ON THE WATER WITH NEW CREW MEMBER
The Ecover Sailing Team today announced a new crew member for Round 5 of the iShares Cup in Amsterdam.
21.09.09iSHARES CUP TEAMS PREPARE FOR EXTREME SAILING IN THE CITY
The penultimate round of the iShares Cup 2009 will be staged on its smallest, trickiest inner-city course when the fifth event of the 2009 Extreme 40 Sailing Series kicks off next week in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from 25th-27th September.


