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AN IMPRESSIVE MEAN MACHINE VALLE ROMANO SWEEPS VICTORY IN THE PORTUGAL TROPHY

AN IMPRESSIVE MEAN MACHINE VALLE ROMANO SWEEPS VICTORY IN THE PORTUGAL TROPHY Displaying the colours of the Spanish golf resort Valle Romano, Peter de Ridder’s crew led the fleet right from day one of the competition. There was no sailing to be had on the final day, as the crews were faced with a lack of sufficient breeze. Ray...

 

26.08.2007

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MEAN MACHINE TP52 MAKE PORTIMAO THEIR OWN

MEAN MACHINE MAKE PORTIMAO THEIR OWN Mean Machine Valle Romano and the rest of the mighty TP 52 Med fleet were forced to endure a two-hour delay this morning before setting off on the eagerly awaited Portimao coastal race. Peter de Ridder, Ray Davies and co. are taking part in the fourth and penultimate event in this year’s Breitli...

 

23.08.2007

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MEAN MACHINE. MEAN MACHINE'S BACK ON FIRE AND READY TO GO

MEAN MACHINE’S BACK ON FIRE AND READY TO GO The black hulled TP52 has got its characteristic pink flames back on show for the latest challenge in Portimao. Peter de Ridder and crew are preparing for Portugal’s first ever TP52 race, the fourth and penultimate event in the Breitling MedCup 2007 Circuit. The MedCup ...

 

20.08.2007

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MEAN MACHINE VALLE ROMANO TP52 .QUOTES OF THE CREW -PORTUGAL TROPHY-

QUOTES FROM MEAN MACHINE ON POTUGAL TROPHY Jules Salter, navigator on Mean Machine Valle Romano on the different weather conditions on the cards in the Atlantic: "it will be great to sail in Portugal and try and quickly get to know a new venue. We have done some studies on the venue but you always have to be prepared for something ...

 

20.08.2007

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MEAN MACHINE: QUOTES FROM MEAN MACHINE READY FOR THE PORTUGAL TROPHY

QUOTES FROM MEAN MACHINE VALLE ROMANO READY FOR THE PORTUGAL TROPHY Jules Salter, navigator on Mean Machine Valle Romano on the challenge ahead in Portimao: “Sailing in the Atlantic will be different to the bay in Palma in Portimao you seem to get some shifty offshore winds there as well so it will be a new challenge which I am...

 

19.08.2007

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MEAN MACHINE TEAM. The Day Jono Swain Came Back To Portimao

THE DAY JONO SWAIN CAME BACK TO PORTIMAO As the Peter de Ridder’s team prepares for the fourth event in the year’s Breitling MedCup, Mean Machine’s Jono Swain remembers a fateful night in the last edition of the Volvo Ocean Race. The Volvo Ocean Race is the Round the World race par excellence, and as the teams batt...

 

19.08.2007

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MEAN MACHINE TEAM. Fast, Fast, Fasnet for Mean Machine trio

FAST, FAST FASTNET… FASTNET RECORD FOR MEAN MACHINE TRIO JUST DAYS BEFORE THE START OF THE TROPHY OF PORTUGAL The TP52 Mean Machine boys Ray Davies, Dirk de Ridder and Jules Salter proved they’ve got what it takes to win, with a spectacular record in Plymouth. Three of the Mean Machine crew have been involved in som...

 

18.08.2007

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MEAN MACHINE VALLE ROMANO PULLS OUT ALL THE STOPS IN THE FINAL RACE

MEAN MACHINE VALLE ROMANO PULLS OUT ALL THE STOPS IN THE FINAL RACE Peter de Ridder’s team finish a somewhat inconsistent King’s Cup by taking a well-deserved victory in the final race. Victory in the Camper Audi King’s Cup goes to Guillermo Parada’s Siemens, followed by Italian Vasco Vascotto’s Mutua Ma...

 

05.08.2007

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MEAN MACHINE VALLE ROMANO HOPES FOR A WIN IN THE KING'S CUP

MEAN MACHINE VALLE ROMANO HOPES FOR A WIN IN THE KING'S CUP Almost 140 entries will line up on the different start lines of this year's Copa del Rey Camper Audi in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. 21 TP 52's will be present, ready to battle it out for the coveted title. Boats such as Mean Machine Valle Romano (2006 Medcup winners) ...

 

30.07.2007

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TP52 MEAN MACHINE VALLE ROMANO. GOLFING DAYS FOR MEAN MACHINE

GOLFING DAYS FOR MEAN MACHINE The team have enjoyed a well deserved rest between the Breitling Regatta and the King’s Cup at the Valle Romano Golf Resort where they have made team-building Mean Machine Valle Romano just never stop. Even though most of the MedCup teams involved in last week’s Breitling Regatta have chosen t...

 

28.07.2007

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