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Sweden Racing Start the Season in Style
7 May 2012
Sweden Racing's Tim and Olof have won the opening regatta of the Formula 18 season in fine style! Winning seven out of the nine heats sailed they finished a very convincing 21 points clear of their nearest rivals.
The regatta sailed over two days saw a variety of conditions from extremely light and variable winds to near gale force forcing the majority of the fleet to retire from one race.
"It's great to start the season knowing that we're sailing well" said Tim. "We're really looking forward to the big events on the calendar this year which are Raid Revenge (June), the Swedish Championships (August) and then the Nordic Championships in Helsinki (September)."
Henrik Grape will replace Olof for Raid Revenge who has coinciding work committments overseas. Having sailed the famous Archipelago Raid on multiple ocassions Henrik's experience and skills will be valuable as navigation plays a very important role in raid racing.
Full results for Vårrullen here.
The Multihull Contenders for 2016 Announced
1 February 2012
ISAF today announced the seven multihull designs in contention to be chosen as the boat for the Mixed Multihull for Rio 2016. The evaluation event will be held in Santander, Spain in late March. Boats ranging from 16 to 20ft are all in the mix from many different manufacturers. If a decision is not made in May then we will have to wait until November to know what the next Olympic multihull will be!
A list and photos of the boats is on the ISAF website.
Sweden Racing 11th in F18 Europeans
14 December 2011
Light winds and big waves characterised the regatta.
After the completion of a tricky regatta Tim & Olof finish the year with an 11th place overall in the European Championships. The conditions off Las Palmas, Gran Canaria were generally very light with big ocean swell and waves making it difficult to keep speed in the boat.
The team was generally happy with their performance being the top Swedish team and achieving four top 5 results in the 10 heats but also left knowing that finishing in the top 5 overall was a possibility. Unfortuntely two disqualifications and being late for a start on the final day meant this wasn't to be.
Much confidence was gained knowing that we were able to mix it with the best teams in Europe and knowing that with some refinements we are capable of reaching the top of the fleet.
So now sights are firmly set on the 2012 season with regattas at home and abroad. As we start the winter break we'd like to thank our supporters and look forward to an even more successful season next year!
Event website including results here.
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