ECOVER 3 - Mike Golding
ECOVER 3 - Mike GoldingHome Port: UKBoat Type: Sailboat Manufacturer: Hakes Marine Construction Boat Model: Open 60 Boat Length: 60 Boat Year: 2007 Boat Designer: Oliver ECOVER 3 - Mike Golding Crew:Mike Golding |
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Vendée Globe Awards - YachtPals at the Party
26 May Les Sables d’Olonne, France - We have been waiting for this evening since we watched Norbert Sedlacek, the last of the around the world solo sailors, enter the channel of Les Sables d’Olonne in March. At the time, Vendée Globe officials promised us a great prize giving ceremony on May 23rd. They said it would be even better than four years ago, when over 70,000 thousand people gathered together on the beach of Les Sables d’Olonne to attend a most wonderful show. But could they really do better than four years ago? |
Vendée Globe Skippers in Les Sables d’Olonne
20 May France - That’s it, the Vendée Globe will be really coming to an end this weekend with the Prize Giving Ceremony. It’s going to a great evening where the 30 singlehanders will be celebrated for their efforts and bravery.
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Extreme 40 Sailing Campaign - Mike Golding
Posted May 20th, 2009 by Mike GoldingIt is only five weeks ago that we officially started our Ecover Sailing Team Extreme 40 campaign, since then we have been frantically securing our boat, assembling a talented and diverse sailing team and organising the rather complex logistics that such a travelling campaign demands. With only a few days training, rather predictably, this was not enough to succeed at our first iShares event last weekend but despite this I would proclaim our first event in Venice a success which was enjoyed by the whole team and our sponsor guests. |
Vendée Globe Week 7 - Half Way There!
22 Dec Six weeks in now, and the attrition rate in this Vendée Globe has been as predicted: Devastating. Now only 18 of the original fleet of 30 are still in the race, and with half the course to go, several of the remaining yachts and sailors are having trouble of one sort or another. There's good reason why this race is known as one of the toughest competitions in the world; sailing solo around the Pole, at breakneck speeds, these contenders are pushing technology and human endurance to the limits, and as we saw last week, sometimes over the limits.
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Mike Golding Dismasted Sailing in the Vendee Globe - UPDATED with Video
17 Dec Southern Oceans - Mike Golding, a favorite to win this year's Vendee Globe around the world yacht race, has been dismasted. Mike was leading the fleet, sailing his Open 60 yacht Ecover about 830 miles south of Cape Leeuwin, Australia Tuesday morning when the damage occurred. "I was below deck when a squall came through with winds of 55 knots" said Mike to his shore team. "It basically went from being a near gale to a hurricane, and the mast didn't like it." |
Vendée Globe Week 6 - Dropping Like Flies - News and Video
15 Dec Southern Ocean - After five weeks, the fleet has entered the toughest waters of the world, in the toughest race in the world. The 2008-2009 Vendée Globe fleet is in the snow and ice, with up to 60 knot winds buffeting the craft and waves that look like giant blackened teeth, ready to chew these boats up, and spit them out. Three more yachts fell out last week, meaning that nearly a third of the fleet has retired from the race, and its less than half over. This is sailing writ large, and it looks like things may get worse before they get better.
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Vendée Globe Week Five - "Chasing the Dawn"
08 Dec The Vendée Globe sailors have made the turn to the East. At the beginning of week five, the fleet is now down to 24 boats, as Unai Basurko aboard Pakea Bizkaia has officially retired from the race with rudder problems. The yachts are in the South, and the trip around the pole has begun. If the first part of the race was the shakedown, and the last part is the sprint, then what the fleet is doing now is running the gauntlet. It's make or break time in the Vendée Globe.
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Vendée Globe - Week 4
01 Dec Three weeks into the Vendée Globe Race, and 25 boats remain from the fleet of thirty. Delta Dore officially joined the ranks of the bruised and battered when Jérémie Beyou resigned from the race with unrepairable damage. The pack is tight, the winds have shifted, and the 2008-2009 Vendée Globe is nearing the Southern Oceans. The first |
Vendée Globe Week 3 - Hitting Below the Belt
24 Nov Equatorial Atlantic - Two weeks in, and most boats in the Vendée Globe fleet have now crossed the 0° line, finding themselves solidly in the Southern Hemisphere. Foulies have given way to swimsuits (or birthday suits), Neptune has been appeased with champagne and goodies, Winter is in the wake, and the South Atlantic awaits.
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Vendée Globe Race - Week Two
17 Nov Eastern Atlantic - Amazing that it's only one week in, and nearly a third of the boats sailing in the Vendée Globe fleet have had to turn back. Tough storm conditions and bleeding edge boats don't always mix well, and in the rush for last-minute preparations, some of the IMOCA Open 60's simply weren't ready. Luckily, though some of the boats are in bad shape, the injuries reported were mostly in the form of bangs, bruises, wrenched muscles and tired backs.
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ECOVER 3 - Mike Golding's Boat Information:
Boat Name: ECOVER 3 - Mike GoldingBoat Type: Sailboat
Boat Manufacturer: Hakes Marine Construction
Boat Model: Open 60
Boat Length: 60
Boat Year: 2007
Boat Designer: Oliver
ECOVER 3 - Mike Golding's Home Port: UK
Boat Kept: Marina Boat Used On: Open Ocean
Boat Hull Material:
LOA: 67 Draft: 14.5 Beam: 19
LWL: 60 Displacement: Bridge Clearance: 98
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ECOVER 3 - Mike Golding Scrapbook Pages (more about the boat):
Yacht Ecover 3 - Mike Golding
Posted October 6th, 2008 by Mike GoldingEcover III Background: The extensive R&D programme included 1/7th and 1/3th scale models and a computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) for all the foils. OCD carried out a complete, computer modelled review of the rig and sail design working with Southern Spars and North Sails. |
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ECOVER 3 - Mike Golding Recent Content (except forum posts):
| Type | Title | Author | Replies | Last Post |
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| YachtPals News | Vendée Globe Awards - YachtPals at the Party | DuffDuff | 6 | 3 weeks 6 days ago |
| Blog entry | Extreme 40 Sailing Campaign - Mike Golding | Mike Golding | 1 | 4 weeks 1 day ago |
| Photo Gallery (Image Upload) | Singlehanded Sailors in Les Sables | DuffDuff | 0 | 5 weeks 4 days ago |
| Photo Gallery (Image Upload) | Vendée Globe Ceremony - Photo | DuffDuff | 0 | 5 weeks 5 days ago |
| YachtPals News | Vendée Globe Skippers in Les Sables d’Olonne | DuffDuff | 0 | 6 weeks 2 days ago |
| YachtPals News | Vendée Globe - Week 4 | YachtPals | 49 | 24 weeks 3 days ago |
| YachtPals News | Vendée Globe Week 7 - Half Way There! | YachtPals | 34 | 26 weeks 4 days ago |
| Video | Mike Golding Video - Visit from the Australian Navy | Mike Golding | 1 | 27 weeks 4 days ago |
| YachtPals News | Vendée Globe Week 6 - Dropping Like Flies - News and Video | YachtPals | 41 | 27 weeks 4 days ago |
| YachtPals News | Mike Golding Dismasted Sailing in the Vendee Globe - UPDATED with Video | YachtPals | 6 | 28 weeks 2 days ago |







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