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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816   
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Today with perfect weather conditions (sunny and pretty strong winds) we have the annual biggest regata here, the Bol D'Or which is a 66.5 nautical miles (123KM) long race from Geneva all the way to the other end of the Lake and back.
More than 500 sailing boats participate, many of them do it at a leasurely pace, often with a barbecue on board, but there are also what they call the F1s of the sailing community who are serious racers. Took some pictures, and there seems a Land Rover sponsored boat amongst them.... The race map 
Pre start, all still quiet at 08.00 hours... Click image to enlarge Pre start positioning (under the watchful eyes of the Police (black rubber speedboat/red uniforms)) Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge The race start at 10.00 hrs... Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Some of the 500+ boats... Click image to enlarge A bit to the left of the center of the picture you see a bit in the background a catamaran with black sails with gold marks... Vessel name is Ladycat who won the race after 5h38m... Land Rover cat still in hot pursuit of the lead group (left side of pic) Click image to enlarge One of the finer viewing points... Click image to enlarge A few beauties... Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Getting windy, they will at times run into tricky winds of more than 70kmh today... Click image to enlarge My favorite... Click image to enlarge You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw Last edited by ericvv on 15th Jun 2014 11:04am. Edited 4 times in total |
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14th Jun 2014 9:49am |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069
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looks brill Eric
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14th Jun 2014 6:30pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816
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Why am I not surprised that of all people, it is you who says that?
  You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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14th Jun 2014 8:39pm |
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| Oscar Romeo Member Since: 16 Apr 2014 Location: South Yorks, the pinnacle of all human achievement Posts: 121  
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Awesome thanks for posting
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15th Jun 2014 9:05am |
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| jomara Member Since: 26 Oct 2009 Location: Lanarkshire Posts: 1790  
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The Riva speedboat is absolutely stunning!!! 2014 110 2.2TDCi XS Station wagon
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15th Jun 2014 10:07am |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816
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^^ Exactly
You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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15th Jun 2014 10:41am |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816
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Went biking along the lake here this morning, and was reminded that next weekend it is the 77th edition of the big regatta Bol d'Or Mirabaud again. At the Yacht Club a week ahead of the event we spotted today the Land Rover catamaran already parked up for further preparation this coming week. Looks like it might become an interesting edition for the 500 participating boats as the forecast for next week remains pretty warm, but very thunderstormy....
Eric Click image to enlarge You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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7th Jun 2015 1:01pm |
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| CR Member Since: 28 Jan 2010 Location: Ireland Posts: 947  
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I wonder does the Land Rover boat leak
CR |
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7th Jun 2015 5:22pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816
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The Geneva Bol d'Or Mirabaud, the biggest regatta on a closed lake on earth, is on again today. About 600 participants, interesting weather conditions this time, the start was in benign half sunny conditions with moderate winds, but the rest of the day weather will flip flop between rain, dry, heavy rain, dry, etc....
Few pictures I took after the start today. Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw |
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