Just a concept, or the future?
Schopfer Yachts have been gaining a bit of press in the last few days with some amazing concept designs. Looking more like a spacecraft (or a shoe) than your normal cruiser, they definitely have some futuristic charm about them!
“You can’t park there!”
HIGH AND DRY: The end result of skipper Arthur Manning’s wrong turn in his yacht Knight Star in France yesterday. Picture: AFP
AS he began his daring overtaking manoeuvre, Arthur Manning wondered if he was sailing a little close to the wind.
In fact, he was too close to the rocks. His yacht, the Jersey-registered Knight Star, ended up grounded and then wobbling in mid-air on its 2m keel as the tide went out near Saint-Quay-Portrieux in northwest France yesterday.
Mr Manning, who was trying to speed ahead of 19 rivals in a Royal Channel Islands Yacht Club race, described it as “an embarrassing misjudgment”.
He and his crew abandoned ship and the French sea salvage service refloated the Knight Star at high tide.
The yacht escaped mostly intact – unlike Mr Manning’s pride.
A crew member from Le Galaté, a French vessel involved in the rescue, said: “We got the two Englishmen aboard and out of harm’s way, but could do nothing for the yacht as it rose higher and higher into the sky.”
Mr Manning said yesterday: “There was very little damage and we are now on our way back to Jersey.”
Up in flames
This is really sad…
Six luxury boats have been destroyed in a huge blaze at a marina on Sydney’s northern beaches, with two people, including a police officer, suffering smoke inhalation.
A police spokesman said early investigations suggest someone was working on their boat when it caught alight while moored near Beaconsfield Street, Newport, about 2.30pm (AEST) on Wednesday.
World Masters Games
Registrations for the world’s largest multi-sport event – open to everyone rather than just elite athletes and running 10-18 October – close at 5.00pm on Friday 31 July.
‘We’re ringing the bell for the final lap of the Games registration marathon,’ Games Chair Margy Osmond said. ‘You may have left your run late but there’s still time to grasp the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity the Games provide all sport-crazy adults.
‘The Games represent an unprecedented chance for everyday people, regardless of their ability in their selected sport, to have the extraordinary experience of taking part in an Olympic-style event in the city responsible for the best-ever Olympics.
2009 Brisbane to Keppel
Johnsee and I are currently working on the 2009 Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race. The race which has 28 entries starts on Saturday 1 August at 1100 hours. We will both be out taking photos of the start and then we head to Keppel Bay Marina and wait for the yachts the finish.
The race website is going to be as interactive as it can be. You can subscribe to SMS updates, watch the yachts progress via the tracker, and keep informed via the Twitter updates.
Check out the website – www.brisbanetokeppel.com
More updates will appear here during the race!
