Category Archives: Awesome

J.P. Morgan BAR break the Round the Island Race Record

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Charles Swanson

Sir Ben Ainslie and his ProStart-equipped crew onboard J.P.Morgan BAR AC45 smashed the Round the Island Race multihull record off the Isle of Wight. J.P. Morgan BAR shaved 16 minutes and 8 seconds off the previous record, which stood for … Continue reading →

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Dude, Where’s My ProStart?

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Charles Swanson

Anthony Kotoun, the 2013 Moth North American Champion, took a moment to check in with us from Newport, RI. Here’s a photo and a ProStart story from Anthony: The day before Charleston Moth North Americans, Anthony and other Moth sailors … Continue reading →

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ProStart equipped Oracle Team USA – Spithill/Slingsby wins ACWS Season!

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Charles Swanson

With a second place finish at the final event of the 2012 – 2013 America’s Cup World Series, in Naples, Italy, Oracle Team USA – Spithill/Slingsby became the 2012-2013 America’s Cup World Series Overall Season Champions. Congratulations to skippers and … Continue reading →

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Velocitek Apparel Contest

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Charles Swanson

Like Velocitek on Facebook for a chance to win: https://www.facebook.com/velocitek The first person who correctly identifies the boat in today’s post wins a Velocitek t-shirt. The first person who correctly identifies the sailor and the boat in today’s post wins a … Continue reading →

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Marström M32 Test featuring SpeedPuck

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Charles Swanson

Here’s a video of the new Marström M32 catamaran on a test sail in Travemünde, Lubeck, Germany. The SpeedPuck is prominently featured at :20 and 1:08!

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Video of the Week: Cirque du Sailing

Posted on October 4, 2012 by admin_velocitek

These 49er trapeze artists found a new way to gain a leg up on the competition.  The surprising thing is, it’s actually legal.

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Medaled

Posted on September 17, 2012 by admin_velocitek

Peter Burling, looking good in his Velocitek hoodie, with some starstruck Air NZ employees… and that souvenir necklace he picked up in London. Peter and his crew, Blair Tuke, won the 49er Silver Medal in London.  The medal was New … Continue reading →

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Photo of the Day: The Chase

Posted on September 13, 2012 by admin_velocitek

Maxi action at the 2012 Rolex Swan Cup.

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Flames to the Moth – Velocitek at the 2012 Moth Worlds

Posted on August 31, 2012 by admin_velocitek

From August 19th – 26th, the 2012 Moth World Championships were held in Lake Garda, Italy.  Velocitek’s exclusive importer for Italy,  Velocitek Italia,  sponsored the event.  Domenico Boffi, Velocitek Italia’s General Manager, sent us the following event report. Domenico Boffi: … Continue reading →

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Knowledge is Power

Posted on July 31, 2012 by admin_velocitek

The Melges 24 Worlds kicked off today in Torbole Italy, with an incredible 125 teams from around the world competing for the title.  To mitigate OCS chaos, the race committee has split the fleet into two divisions with separate race … Continue reading →

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