Almost like the first time
Black Star Sailing Team well prepared at the start of the first GC32 Racing Tour 2021 event in Lagos, Portugal.
The GC32 Racing Tour wants to take off again
Repost from Tip & Shaft Magazine – 28 June 2021 – After a year off, the GC32 Racing Tour resumes with the first of four events of the season in Lagos, Portugal. Six teams are competing, a smaller turnout than in previous years but one that should increase as the season progresses. Tip & Shaft takes a look at this circuit where owners and professionals meet.
Just in Time
We are very happy about this news: Tavannes Watch is entering into a partnership with Black Star Sailing. We can announce this new acquisition precisely for the first regatta of the 2021 season – which also marks the start of our countdown to the first race on our homepage with the Tavannes Watch branding. We […]
Ready as never before!
This time it will work: After increasingly positive developments around the pandemic and increased relaxations in various European countries, we are looking forward to the long-awaited start of the GC32 Racing Tour 2021 at the end of June. Like all competitive sports, the lockdowns and security measures have paralysed the regatta world over the past […]
2020 – We say thank you!
2020 – We say thank you! With 2020, an extraordinary year in every respect will soon come to an end. Because hardly anything took place as planned at the beginning, we learned a lot, achieved a few things, and were rewarded for our efforts with a title. At the end of this remarkable year, the […]
M32 European Champion 2020
EUROPEAN CHAMPION! We have done it! The Black Star Sailing Team wins the M32 European Championship 2020! The intensive trainings on the Lake of Uri and in Denmark have paid off: With the victory of the European Championship of the M32 class from September 4th to 6th, 2020 in Riva del Garda in Italy we have […]
Take-off in the primal Switzerland
Actually the GC32 is not really new anymore. Nevertheless even die-hard sailors are “out of their minds” as soon as one of these foiling catamarans can be observed in full speed.The appearance of the Black Star on Lake Lucerne was accordingly sensational. Our short announcement video was watched 6000 times within a short time. And […]
Guest sailing 2020 on the Lake of Uri
Foiling on the Urnersee As announced last year after our visit on Lake Zurich, the Black Star Sailing Team will be back in Switzerland in 2020. Unlike last season, this year we have the additional goal of preparing for the first regatta in Portugal at the end of August. In order to be able to […]
Finally, sailing!
The hoped for decrease of COVID19 infections is now followed by a gradual return to normal life. The governments of various countries are easing travel restrictions, borders are being opened tentatively and – sailing in Switzerland is finally permitted again. Although still with restrictions, these should – we hope – be eased as well soon. […]
Sailing against the wind
Despite a worldwide lock-down with an uncertain outcome, one thing is certain: The Black Star Sailing Team will continue! The Corona crisis has the world firmly in its grip. Many companies from the economy, gastronomy, tourism and sports have hard times ahead of them or are even on the point of going out of business. […]
GC32 Racing Tour season opener in Muscat cancelled
In the middle of the last preparations before our departure for the “Oman Cup”, the Ministry of Health of the Sultanate of Oman decided that no more sports events may take place. Unfortunately, this also has an influence on the start of the GC32 Racing Tour 2020, which also had to cancel the start in […]
Successful training event in Oman
In the middle of February the Black Star Sailing Team finally met again in Muscat after the three months winter break. The extensive camp, planned as a training start into the 2020 season, served as a team event and as a reassemble of our boat – before the coronavirus abruptly pressed the “pause button”. Teambuilding […]
A plea for the foiling catamaran
It is now about two years since I decided to switch to foiling catamarans with the GC32 boat class. Having been at home in multihull-sailing for quite a long time, it was obvious for me to try out a catamaran with foils. But my “first time” on a GC32 boat turned out to be a […]
GC32 Oman Cup – season finale in the Orient
After a stormy, cold start to the season in Villasimius, the GC32 Racing Tour 2019 was concluded in Muscat, the capital of Oman, in the week of 6 November with a dignified and brilliant finish. “Never before have I sweated so much while sailing,” team boss Christian Zuerrer sums up the races in the Gulf […]
Black Star Stopover – Flying on Lake Zurich
Directly after the regatta at Lake Garda we brought the Black Star to Lake Zurich to rebuild it in the harbour of Wollishofen. What was a premiere for our yacht was also a premiere for Lake Zurich: the Black Star has never been seen here before. The interest in Black Star Sailing was correspondingly high. […]
GC32 Riva Cup – Connection to the dense field of favourites
With the GC32 Riva Cup the fourth event of the GC32 Racing Tour 2019 took place – and was something like a home game. Because the Riva Cup at Lake Garda has been part of the program since the beginning of the racing series. The organisation between the race control and the hosts was accordingly […]
Copa del REY MAPFRE – good result
Palma’s always worth a trip. While some visitors are drawn towards Ballermann or Magaluf , others enjoy the inland nature or the less touristy coasts in the west of the island. The focus of the Black Star Sailing Team was solely on the bay of Palma and sailing. The Copa del REY MAPFRE is a […]
GC32 WM in Lagos – Clear progression
The GC32 World Championship and second station of the GC32 Racing Tour was in many ways an increase to the Villasimius Cup. First and foremost, the Portuguese port city welcomed with absolutely perfect weather. Protected by the Capo de São Vicente, the lagoon city in the Algarve kept what its good reputation promises: sunshine, constant […]
GC32 Racing Tour Event 1: Satisfied, but not at the goal yet.
On Sunday 26 May the Villasimius Cup, the first regatta of the GC32 Racing Tour 2019, ended with the 16th and final race. Soaked by the heavy rain and the rather stormy sea, the ten teams took part in the award ceremony right after the race. Black Star Sailing and six other teams unfortunately only […]
Villasimius Cup: Compete against the strongest GC32 Racing Tour line-up ever
Yesterday Thursday was the day: The first race of the GC32 Racing Tour was about to start.After two training camps the Black Star Sailing Team was already quite experienced – but still a new formation. Of course our first race could have gone a bit better. But also the conditions were not optimal. So all […]
A strong team defies even bad weather
Another training session was planned for Easter. This time our destination was Villasimius, the place where the first GC32 Racing Tour event will take place. Full of expectations we set off. With Alinghi, Red Bull and Zoulou, three teams were already training on site. Immediately after our arrival we unloaded the hulls to do some […]
GC32 Racing Tour 2019: All eyes are on the new season
Launched in 2014, the GC32 Racing Tour 2017 received admission from World Sailing, the official world sailing federation. In 2018, the GC32 Racing Tour was able to host an accredited world championship. As a result, the GC32 Racing Tour is now the centre of racing for this boat class. The upcoming season was full of […]
Flying into the Season 2019
After two intensive training camps in Port Camargue, the Black Star Sailing Team focuses on the third camp in Villasimius. In Port Camargue we found ideal conditions in the harbour and at the Hotel Spinaker, which allowed us to come together as a team. Due to perfect water conditions the maneuvers could be practiced and […]
Maiden voyage with new branding
After arriving without a hitch we could set up the GC32 Black Star for the first time. The entire team was present and so the work could be divided between the team members. While the rig has being adjusted by some, the others were able to assemble the platform. Finally, we were able to crane […]
Departure into the first training weekend
The bags are packed and the cars and trailers are loaded. At any moment we depart for our first training in the south of France. There we will be able to put the material through their paces and the newly established Black Star Sailing Team will be able to gain their first experience. Clear the […]
Preparations are in full swing
Preparations are underway. All material of the dismounted GC32 catamaran has to be tested. Since the carbon construction of the boat is built under very high tension, it is especially important to check the loaded areas carefully and to replace them in cases of doubt. At the same time the branding of the newly founded […]