Richard Hewson

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Last Nights Route for the Qualifier

1000nm Qualifier – We are set to depart

RG650 Zhik, Mini Transat 650 number 816 is packed up and ready to sail!Tomorrow morning at 0800 the boat will be back in the water, and my friend and the mini man from Palma Hugo will tow me out of the marina so I can start my 1000nm qualifier. It has been a hectic weekContinue reading “1000nm Qualifier – We are set to depart”

Check out the new photo’s and video’s from recent regatta’s on the Hewsonracing Facebook site

Every day until I leave for my second qualification attempt I will be posting a new video and photo on the Hewsonracing facebook site. Check it out and become a FB friend of Hewsonracing!

A make do cradle in Palma

Genoa to Palma.. a mixed sail

With the RG650 all packed up with race-prep gear and changed from racing to delivery mode I sailed from Yacht Club Italiano for Palma with the option to continue on my qualification passage if we were making good time. The forecast was light, but I was expecting some strong winds to take me across theContinue reading “Genoa to Palma.. a mixed sail”

Gran Premo Italiano Mini 650 Regatta

The forecast was light to very light winds ahead of the second Mini regatta of the season – the Gran Premo Italiano which was to be raced out of the famous Yacht Club Italiano in Genoa Italy. The double-handed race beginning and ending in Genova, Italy had an initial courser of 540nm passing the islandsContinue reading “Gran Premo Italiano Mini 650 Regatta”

A few pics before the race

The night before the Italian GP

The view of the fleet of Mini 650 from the famous Yacht Club Italiano about to start the Grand Premo Italia. Light winds are forecasted for the race from Genova around a number of islands and as far south as La Caletta. The course for the race will be set at tomorrows briefing and theContinue reading “The night before the Italian GP”

Preparations almost complete for Mini GP Italy

Sailing from Talamone to Genova for the Mini GP Italiano was fraught with danger as I navigated my way through uncharted rocks as I sailed the RG 650 up the coast of Italy. As forecasted the wind dropped off early evening before filling in from the East to give us nice reaching conditions up theContinue reading “Preparations almost complete for Mini GP Italy”