The Elan 310 "Kårstua" came in to the pitstop as second boat, 55 minutes corrected after the leader, the Swedish X-382 "Chamsiin" after an 18-hour long beat upwind in difficult conditions. This is a great achievement! The next leg starts automatically 6 hours after reaching the line at pitstop, so the first boats are already on their way.
The second leg will bring westerly winds, turning to southwest and increasing as they sail north again, which will allow incredible speeds if the sailors push their limits. Lets hope they all sail safely and have some cool surfs! The conditions are certainly there for getting record speeds, so maybe our own 17-knot BSP will be beaten today? Andreas and "Kårstua" are certainly capable, so lets see!
Friday 14 June 2013
Thursday 13 June 2013
Elan 310 in this years Skagerrak Twostar shorthanded race
Although we are not participating this year, the Elan 310 is still a contender in this years Skagerrak Twostar shorthanded race, starting right now as we speak.
The 310 "Kårstua" which got second place in their class in last weeks "Færder" race is also racing shorthanded this year.
Strong competitors in their class, and I think one of these will win the class this year:
Due to extreme weather forecasts (up to 40 knots and 12 foot middle-to-top waves), the second (and longest) leg has been changed to go back up the coast and into the Oslo Fjord instead of crossing over the sea to the Swedish coast. Wise decision I think.
Tracking here:
http://yb.tl/ws2star2013
The 310 "Kårstua" which got second place in their class in last weeks "Færder" race is also racing shorthanded this year.
Strong competitors in their class, and I think one of these will win the class this year:
- Elan 310 "Kårstua"
- J/92 "Jolla"
- Archambault 31 "Angelique"
- Dufour 34 "Piteraq"
Due to extreme weather forecasts (up to 40 knots and 12 foot middle-to-top waves), the second (and longest) leg has been changed to go back up the coast and into the Oslo Fjord instead of crossing over the sea to the Swedish coast. Wise decision I think.
Tracking here:
http://yb.tl/ws2star2013
Tuesday 11 June 2013
2nd place for Elan 310 in Færderseilasen 2013
The newest Elan 310 in Norway, "Kårstua", got second place in its class in this years Færderseilasen, which is one of the worlds largest overnight regattas. This is a great achievement and shows that the 310 is highly competitive raced well.
In addition to second place on handicap (the new NOR Rating/ORC Club offshore) the 310 was only 2 minutes behind the class winner (X 372 Prestige) in actual sailed time.
The results can be found here (Norwegian): http://www.færdern.com
Congratulations!
(And ofcourse congratulations to the class winner PopX, clever bastards. Hehe - the great Tormod which I was privileged enough to sail shorthanded with)
Our own results were mediocre - lost two (almost four) battens in the jib and had to find a temporary solution only four hours into the race. Also the jib fastening to deck broke soon after that, which also required a temporary solution that wouldn't allow decent tightening of the jib. So we couldn't really shape the sail as we wanted at all. But we still finished the race, and were happy that we didn't give up. :)
Both problems were due to poor race preparation on my account. Sigh. :)
In addition to second place on handicap (the new NOR Rating/ORC Club offshore) the 310 was only 2 minutes behind the class winner (X 372 Prestige) in actual sailed time.
The results can be found here (Norwegian): http://www.færdern.com
Congratulations!
(And ofcourse congratulations to the class winner PopX, clever bastards. Hehe - the great Tormod which I was privileged enough to sail shorthanded with)
Our own results were mediocre - lost two (almost four) battens in the jib and had to find a temporary solution only four hours into the race. Also the jib fastening to deck broke soon after that, which also required a temporary solution that wouldn't allow decent tightening of the jib. So we couldn't really shape the sail as we wanted at all. But we still finished the race, and were happy that we didn't give up. :)
Both problems were due to poor race preparation on my account. Sigh. :)
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