Xtreme Racing Team GER 568

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18.11.2009

Next Event: "World Rakı Day" on 12.12.2009, a real reason for sailing.

The season in Turkey does not end this year!

15.11.2009

Our training event turned out into a nice but focussed cruise from Ayvalık to Behramkale/Assos. After Olcayto and another friend had to cancel their participation at short notice there was a slight disappointment. But with Mehmet and Engin we made the best of it and practiced the preparation of the boat, main and genoa sets and douses and tacking. All in light conditions and changing winds. So it was even a challenge for the concentration of the helmsman.

 

Nice fish dinner at "Hayrettin Usta" in Behramkale. See more photos of that not only efficient, but enjoyable weekend.

31.10.2009

Training event in Ayvalık on 14./15.10.2009.

05./06.09.2009

Xtreme is a cruiser-racer. Today let us focus on cruising. Anchoring in the "Ore Bay", "Maden Koyu" we enjoyed the cruiser qualities. With calm wind we had to use the "iron genoa". The Volvo did his job well and we reached a SOG of 5,5 miles without tiring him too much.

Swimming in the aquarium-like and crystal clear Maden Koyu was great. With a little care a barbecue on the aft deck is possible - as you see.

Anchoring qualities are rather fair. In stronger wind the boat tends to swing at anchor. Using an additional lead weight on the anchor rode, tieing the helm and bringing out a bailer limit this effect to an acceptable minimum until 5-6 beaufort.

 

So far about cruising.

 

 

23.08.2009

 

After a wonderful weekend in Ayvalık with sailing in strong wind, 22-27kn, a marvellous fish dinner in Cunda and swimming in the clear cool waters of Aegaean we had to decide. As we did not receive a positive answer from Alaçatı we will stay in Ayvalık at least until spring 2010.

 

Priority is now to bring a crew together after neglecting it for several months. We are not really unhappy as Ayvalık is a beautyful area with good conditions for focussing on the "craftsmanship" of sailing.

 

And we are close to Lesbos (GR) to spend a week of family sailing in September.

 

01.08.2009

 

The Marmaris-Idea is cancelled for this year. Too high logistics effort. We shall focus on local events in Alaçatı.

 

27.07.2009

 

We are no. 30 - on the waiting list for Alaçatı Marina. If everything goes well we will make "the move" on August 21.-23.

 

18.07.2009

 

Finally we moved our home and it is time to sail again. A cruise in Ayvalık with the family crew.  The exploration visit to Alaçatı has been delayed to July 24-26.

 

23.06.2009

Xtreme to Alaçatı?

 

This is the plan! Will Xtreme move it's center of activities from Ayvalık to Alaçatı? More wind, more racing activities and a promising sailing and surfing scene. We will make the decision on a visit to Alaçatı on July 18./19.

 

If positive we will sail there on August 22./23.

24.05.2009

 

Spinnaker Equipment is ready! The first time that she set the baloon since she came from Austria.

 

Don't mind about the number. We exercise incognito.  :)

20.05.2009

 

The transfer to Marmaris will happen during and after the Ramadan Holidays in September, starting from 19.09.2009. Crew is organised.

 

Recruiting of the race crew in Turkey and Germany continues.

03.05.2009

 

After a nice light wind weekend in Ayvalık waters Xtreme proofed to be ready for training and racing.

 

The engine has been maintained and received a new fuel pump.

08.04.2009

 

Today we received the IRC measurement certificate.

 

TCC:0,996!

14.03.2009

 

Xtreme went back into the water again. Some nice spring weather, interrupted only by a short thunderstorm, awakened a first desire. Please have a look at the gallery. Now waiting for the first training.

06.03.2009

 

The season starts on 14.03.2009