Cape Town with some serious winds.
Kitesurfing in 40knots+ in Cape Town with that backdrop is difficult to beat.
Tag: atlantic
Rolex Fastnet Race 2017
A good start is everything…not in an offshore race, that takes some days. After a nice port tack pin end start we were able to leave the Solent with the leading group. With the first left shift we tacked closer to the shore and sailed a while on that tack. The wind was keeping to […]
Finishing 4th Overall at Sable to Horta Race
With place 3 on the first leg from Sable to Horta and place 5 on the second leg we finished 4th overall in the regatta. Challenging conditions and strong competition made it an exciting race and a good practice run for upcoming double handed events.
Third Place at first leg of Sables to Horta
Statements by Alexander Krause and Antoine Carpentier (Stella Nova), 3rd Alexander Krause, skipper of Stella Nova, 3rd: «It was a real challenge, on the first night, to find the wind and to leave in the good wagon but we succeeded. We’ve played at the front row from start to finish and we’re happy with that. […]
Ocean Racing 2017
Training towards the Armen Race, Sable-Horta, Fastnet Race and Transat Jacque Vabre
6th place (3 hours behind the leader) at Quebec to St. Malo transatlantic race…
…it took just over 11 days to sail from Quebec to St. Malo. It was a very competitive race right from the start and all the way to the finish line. If the fog had cleared, a fellow competitor would have been in sight all of the time. Seven boats crossed the finishing line within […]
Stella Nova on its way to Canada
Unfortunately with an unplanned stop at the Azores Stella Nova is on its way to Quebec in Canada for the start of the Transat from Quebec to St. Malo.
Winning the Transatlantic Race 2015
With Stella Nova we were able to beat the competition by 1 day and to decrease the time from 2011 by 5 days. The Prizegiving ceremony was held at the Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes last friday.
Transatlantic Race 2015 Newport to Lizard Point in 10d 7h 11m 44s.
I say thank you to: The low pressure system for taking us all across the atlantic with 25-40 knots, the warm front for keeping us warm, Stella Nova for staying in one peace, Armel Tripon and Jörg Riechers for bringing experience of combined 20 transatlantic races onbord and Burkhard Keese for making everything possible.