[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text]Sailing Arabia The Tour: Form Guide The exciting month of February has come around again for the pro/am teams competing in Sailing Arabia - The Tour; therefore a good form guide is long overdue. We are providing this year’s first form guide to get everyone...
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[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text]Part 3 Please read part 1 and 2 before reading this. After repairing my rudders, I again found a new wind. There is something special about having a huge problem that could essentially stop you from racing, and then persevere through it to find a solution....
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[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][vc_column_text]See part 1 before reading. After I fixed the autopilot I found new wind. It’s amazing how emotional you get when the whole year’s project comes down to a stupid little autopilot ram. Nonetheless I fixed it and more importantly, trusted my fix. Essentially,...
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[vc_row][vc_column width="1/1"][image_with_text]To begin, I’ll first start by saying it was the hardest race I have done. Mentally, physically, and emotionally. I broke tons of things on board requiring me to stop twice mid ocean to repair them. In turn, this made me extremely uncompetitive in...
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After a month of eating, sleeping, living on board and practically breathing “Yellowfin” we both have some time to settle and figure things out. Only seems appropriate to write a little blog about it. Enjoy: It started with a trip to Chichester where Tom Webb...
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Yesterday, Monday 24 February, 21 Marcel Herrera and his young crew were presented the second place trophy for the EFG Sailing Arabia The Tour 2014. Sponsored by Messe Frankfurt, the team is made up of highly skilled and knowledgeable sailors who have challenged the winning...
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After fifteen days sailing along the Gulf coastline, Messe Frankfurt, skippered by 21 year old Marcel Herrera, has won the offshore race of leg 6 following a protest. This means that the team has secured at least second place in the EFG Sailing Arabia The...
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Messe Frankfurt, crossed the finish line in second place in the fifth leg of Sailing Arabia The Tour, just a minute behind winners EFG. The 100nm race which took the team from Ras al Khaimah, UAE to Zighy Bay, Oman proved to be one of...
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With only three legs of EFG Sailing Arabia The Tour to go, Messe Frankfurt remain in second place overall and are prepared to challenge the leaders for first place over the remaining six days of the regatta. The young team lead by 21 year old Marcel...
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The importance of preparation was highlighted by Marcel Herrera, the 21-year-old skipper of the Messe Frankfurt Sailing Team, who are well positioned in the ongoing Sailing Arabia – The Tour 2014. Speaking at a function held in their honour at the Dubai Offshore Sailing Club yesterday...
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