 | Changing the Gamesa Part 3 |
| In the third and final part of a series of three articles Merfyn Owen of Owen Clarke Design and Phil Annis of Future Fibres discuss the choices involved and the detailed design of the new triple spreader rig fitted to the Open 60, Gamesa. |
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 | IMOCA Monotype One Design |
| Since the question of the IMOCA potentially moving to Monotype was raised in October 2012 Owen Clarke Design have been working on some potential solutions. This picture represents one such solution. |
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 | Huge Reduction - Spirit of Adventure Sale Price |
| Spirit of Adventure's asking price has been reduced by 400,000 Euro to 1,100,000 Euro for a quick sale. The yacht is located in the Southern Summer in Cape Town and ready for viewing. Owner will consider part exchange to complete the deal |
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 | Changing the Gamesa Part 2 |
| In part 2 of a series of three articles Merfyn Owen moves on to describe the significant modifications recently made to Mike Golding's Vendee steed at Green Marine in the UK |
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 | Mike Golding Finishes Transat B to B |
| British solo ocean racing yachtsman Mike Golding, racing his IMOCA Open 60, Gamesa, crossed the finish line of the 2,620 miles Transat B to B solo transatlantic race off the north west corner of Spain in fourth place this morning. |
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 | Changing the Gamesa Part 1 |
| In the latest issue of Seahorse Magazine Merfyn Owen of Owen Clarke Design discusses the complex choices between new-build or refit looking back at four editions of the Vendee Globe |
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 | Golding on form solo with his modified OCD 60 |
| Mike Golding reports on Day 7 On this short sprint northwards Gamesa has sailed on all points of sail against and in close proximity to each of the newer boats. The good news from a longer term Vendee perspective is that I really feel the modifications we have made since June have brought Gamesa firmly into the game with these new generation IMOCA 60s. Ultimately reliability my choices and my fitness are going to make the difference - this is where we must focus next year as we prepare for the Vendee. |
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 | Slipping out of the shadows - OCD diversify into superyacht design and consultancy |
| OCD has been working quietly as designers behind the scenes in the superyacht world for six years First brought in as consultants on modifications to the record breaking schooner Mari Cha 4 their latest project has been the Wally 130 Angels Share |
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 | We counted them all out and we counted them all in............. |
| With the arrivals of 'Solo' and '11th Hour Racing' all three Owen Clarke Design Class 40's have succesfully completed this winters gruelling Transat Jacques Vabre. |
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 | 40 Degrees completes the podium for the TJV |
| Hannah Jenner and Jesse Naimark-Rowse on the Owen Clarke Design 40 Degrees cross the finish line of the Transat Jacques Vabre to take the final podium place |
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 | Last week of TJV for 40 Class, multi-national skippers in 3rd 4th and 5th |
| Multi-national skippers in the top places of the Transat Jacques Vabres fleet in 3rd, 4th and 5th positions.Sailors from Norway, New Zealand, United States and the UK |
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 | Owen Clarke 60's complete TJV |
| Mirabaud and Gamesa complete the 2011 Transat Jacques Vabres, not on the podium but pleased to finish without problems in their new configurations in preparation for next years Vendee Globe |
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 | Half way through the TJV with Owen Clarke boats in podium positions |
Half way through the TJV with Owen Clarke boats in podium positions in IMOCA 60 and Class 40 divisions
As the IMOCA Open 60 fleet slide into the second half of the Transat Jacques Vabre the race is on again |
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 | Angels Share wins “Best Refit" trophy at International Superyacht Society Awards |
| Owen Clarke Design are proud to be associated with the recent refit of the 40m superyacht Angels Share which won the best refit trophy at the International Superyacht Society Awards recently |
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 | Eighth Owen Clarke designed IMOCA Open 60 is announced |
| At the 2011 Global Clean Energy Conference Jose Manuel Entrecanales, chairman of the Spanish infrastructures and renewable energies company Acciona announced the participation of Javier Sanso in the 2012 Vendee Globe. |
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 | TJV time for the Class 40 |
| This Autumns' French transatlantic yacht race kicks off on Sunday the 30th October from Le Havre to Costa Rica. |
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| Gamesa Open 60 preparations for the 2011 TJV |
| Gamesa, Mike Golding's re-christened OCD Open 60 is now sailing and preparing for the upcoming 2011 Transat Jacques Vabres double-handed Transatlantic Race. |
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 | Mike Golding announces new sponsorship for Owen Clarke Open 60 campaign |
| Gamesa, a global wind power technology leader and a world reference in the development and sale of wind farms, and Mike Golding, OBE, have today announced their intention to be on the start line of the 2012 Vendee Globe with the IMOCA Open 60 Gamesa. |
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 | The Fastnet - ‘a light too far’ for the Class 40’s in the Normandy Channel Race |
STOP PRESS First boats finish Normandy Channel Race
After a wild nights sailing on Wednesday spinnaker flying in gale force conditions Jorg Riechers and Etienne David on Mare.De missed a podium place by just 28 minutes , finishing the Normany Channel Race on Thursday in 4th place. |
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| Atlantic Cup |
| Top of the podium for OCD Designs in the Atlantic Cup. Cutlass and Dragon, the USA Based Class 40's from Owen Clarke Design take first and second place in the 11th Hour Racing Atlantic Cup event in Newport USA. |
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