Here are some images from the recent German Grand Prix in Travemuende and the Viking 18 foot Skiff Grand Prix at Sonderborg, Denmark. These shots were taken by Thomas Eibenberger. You can check out his other photography at his website here.
Danish champions Flemming Clausen, Thomas Ebler, Soren Clausen won the Viking 18ft Grand Prix at Sonderborg, Denmark with a strong finish in GP Covers on the final day. The UK Pica team of James Mears, Sandy Ramus, Stewart Mears, who recently won the German Grand Prix finished in second place, with the European champion Hungarian team [...]
Light winds on Day One of the Viking 18ft Skiff Grand Prix at Sonderborg, Denmark saw all teams go for their big No. 1 rigs for the day’s three races. There was an anticipated battle between three of the top teams at the recent German Grand Prix. German Grand Prix winner Pica (James Mears, Stewart Mears, Andy [...]
The British Pica team won the German 18ft Skiff Grand Prix when they finished five points ahead of Denmark’s Flemming Clausen and his GP Covers team at Travemuende. Third overall went to Hungary’s European champion Liberty Sailing Team, skippered by Miklos Ujhelyi-Gaspar.Four German teams filled the next four placings. Friedrich Renner’s Eurolink was fourth, followed by [...]
Day two conditions were much better than those experienced by teams on day one of the German 18ft Skiff Grand Prix at Travemuende.Day two conditions were much better than those experienced by teams on day one of the German 18ft Skiff Grand Prix at Travemuende.With some expected gusts of 25 knots, only the Hungarian European [...]
Day one of the German 18ft Skiff Grand Prix took a heavy toll on the fleet as the teams from Germany, Denmark, UK and Hungary battled fresh winds and 2-metre waves at Travemuende. A steady 16-knot breeze, increasing to 18 knots, with gusts between 19-22 knots, made it essential for each team to use the small [...]
From July 24 to August 1, the European 18ft Skiff Association will stage regattas in Travemuende (Germany) and Sonderborg (Denmark) as part of the 2010 European 18 Footer Circuit. First of the two regattas is the Travemuende event, which will be sailed from 24-27 July. Following a lay day for travelling on 28 July, the Sonderborg event [...]