44Cup
While between themselves 44Cup teams may appear nonchalant that the annual World Championship for their high-performance RC44 one designs is “just another regatta”, in fact, this is far from the case with teams saving their best gear for the major…
The waters off the Swedish holiday hotspot of Marstrand took on a different complexion on day two of 44Cup racing, with a sharp chop and the wind backed from the northwest to the south and gusting into the mid-high teens.…
Njörðr, the Norse god of the sea and the wind was clearly smiling upon both the 44Cup Marstrand and local team Artemis Racing for the first day of the 2022 44Cup’s third event off western Sweden’s holiday hotspot of Marstrand.…
Normally 44Cup events are decided in the final gybes of the last leg of the last race after four days of competition. But at the 44Cup Cascais, the second of the 2022 series for the high performance owner-driver one designs,…
Dun Laoghaire's Cian Guilfoyle stays third overall on Aleph after day three of the 44Cup in Cascais, Portugal. After two days of sun, Atlantic swell and prevailing northwesterlies, conditions turned around for day three of the 44Cup Cascais. Overnight the wind…
Dun Laoghaire's Cian Guilfoyle Moves Up to Third in High Scoring Day at 44Cup Cascais
13th May 2022 44Cup
Irish sailors are among the crews competing in the 44Cup, the circuit of the high-performance one-design RC44 class in Cascais, Portugal. Dublin Bay's Cian Guilfoyle is a Grinder on the French entry, Aleph in third place while Simon Johnson is in the Pit of…
Two Irish sailors are among the crews lining up this morning in the 44Cup, the circuit of the high-performance one-design RC44 class. As Afloat reported previously, Simon Johnson is in the Pit of Black Star Racing and Dublin Bay's Cian…
Next week, the 44Cup will return to the Portuguese sailing mecca of Cascais for event two of its 2022 season. Racing for the eight high-performance one-design monohulls will take place from Thursday to Sunday, 11-15 May. The cup features among…
Muscat, Oman, is to host the final and deciding event of the 2022 44Cup season, set to be held from 7 - 11 December. Hosted by Oman Sail, Muscat will be the last event of the five-stop international tour in…
Ireland's Simon Johnson is in the pit of Switzerland’s Black Star Sailing Team when the crew joins the 44Cup for the second event of the 2022 season in Cascais, Portugal, over 11-15 May. As regular Afloat readers will recall, the…
Going into the final day of the 44Cup Calero Marinas, Igor Lah’s Ceeref powered by Hrastnik 1860 held a strong 11 point lead. Normally this would have seen them packing their bags early, having won with a race to spare.…
Four races were held on day three of the 44Cup Calero Marinas in perfect trade winds conditions – sun, waves and easterly winds at times gusting to 20 knots. Discrete stars of the day were Igor Lah, tactician Adrian Stead…
After a zero wind opening day of the 44Cup Calero Marinas in Lanzarote, forecasts indicated day two might repeat this. In fact, after an hour’s delay, an easterly filled in and built to 12-14 knots, allowing three good races to…
No Racing in Lanzarote on First Day of 44Cup But Trade Winds Expected to Return on Saturday
10th February 2022 44Cup
Sadly no water passed beneath the keels of the ten-strong 44Cup fleet on the opening day of their first regatta of the 2022 season off Porto Calero, Lanzarote. There was a small hope of the wind filling in early afternoon,…
Dublin Bay Grinder Cian Guilfoyle Onboard Aleph for Double Digit 44Cup Fleet Action in Lanzarote
10th February 2022 44Cup
With the 44Cup Calero Marinas Lanzarote starting this morning, the high-performance owner-driver one-design class returns to having a double digit-sized fleet for the first time since 2016. As Afloat reported previously, recent additions include the first team with a female…
For its 15th season, the 44Cup will see ten teams on the start line for the first event of 2022 in Lanzarote, hosted by Calero Marinas in Puerto Calero over the 9 - 13 February. Alongside the long-term regulars within…
