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Travel report from our road trip in The Andes - Chile/Argentina (part 1) For the time being I'm sitting at hotell Portillo at about 3000 meters above sea level sipping on an espresso and watching the mountains getting snowed on. It's beautiful and relaxing, but at the same time exciting since its going to be cold and sunny tomorrow. I'm here with fellow team-mate Didrik Falck-Pedersen, his sister Karine, Morten Wangen, and Even Ofstad. Our guide from Southamericaski.com Mark Lasseter is here too. The trip over from Oslo was long and exhausting, but it was worth while. After settling in ...

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Andrea Caracci goes back to the Ocean trought its main entrance: the Strait of Gibraltar. During this week the Helly Hansen team's athlete will take part to the Festival Dos Oceanos, a regatta to be run in double-handed reserved to the Mini 650 class. The route is made up of 4 steps, and will take Andrea and the Spanish Juan Carlos Oliva from Marsille to Lisboa, passing by Algesiras and Rabat. Juan Carlos bought the boat which won the last Transat with Yves De Blevec and needed a well prepared and competitive co-skipper like Andrea! Juan Carlos Oliva said: -I'm ...

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Thomas Coville started in New York and crossed the line at Lizard Point in the UK, setting a new singlehanded transatlantic sailing record. Coville made the finish in a total time of 5 days, 19 hours, 29 minutes and 20 seconds. This time beats Francis Joyon's record by several hours, and earns Coville bragging rights as the new man to beat. Helly Hansen has worked closely with Thomas towards this record attempt, and is the proud supplier of all the technical apparel needed to keep Thomas safe and dry during the crossing. Congratulations, Thomas!

Team Wilsa Helly Hansen took home a great second place in the world championship series in Ireland. To read more, please check out www.sleepmonsters.com and www.theturas.com Congratulations to all team memebers! Well done!

Malcesine, July 13th The famous Garda Lake thermal breeze didn't show up in the last racing day, forcing Race Director Peter Reggio to put an end to the event. The fleet regatta is however valid, with four races completed including Saturday long distance DHL Trophy. As a consequence, Armando Giulietti's Team Hiroshi - Città di Milano, sponsored by Helly Hansen, conquers the title of Continental Champion. The Helly Hansen team confirms its good results from the beginning of the season and increases its lead in the RC 44 Championship Tour. Patrick de Barros' Banco Espirito Santo finishes second, ahead of ...

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"14th July at 1400 hours UT, after 5 days and 2 hours of racing, the trimaran Sodeb'O skippered by Thomas Coville was just 258 miles from completing the North Atlantic crossing record and had a 313 mile lead over the record set by Francis Joyon in 2005. The trimaran was making good speed towards the finish this afternoon at an average of 20 knots pushed by 10 to 15 knots of wind. Thomas may well cross the line between 0800 and 1200 UT. The trimaran will then head for the port of Brest where she will be welcomed at the ...

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A very fine first day's sailing for Thomas Coville who is racking up the miles with the constancy of a metronome. 24 hours after leaving New York, the skipper of Sodeb'O has covered 546 miles and has a 192 mile lead over Francis Joyon's time in 2005. As forecast, Thomas Coville has benefited from relatively flat seas for the first 24 hours and a very steady 20 knot SW'ly. These conditions have enabled him to sail under full mainsail and small gennaker for the majority of the time. During the night, he reduced the sail area a little and hoisted ...

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The gold in Match Cup Sweden went to French sailing star and Helly Hansen athlete, Claire Leroy. But the victory did not come easy. Young uprising Swedish sailor Anna Kjellberg really showed skill and spirit in the Finals series. Reigning Women's World Champion Claire Leroy and her HH Mermaid Sailing Team showed why they've dominated the women's game for nearly two years now, taking the top women's prize at Match Cup Sweden Saturday. In an otherwise all-Swedish field of Semi-Finalists, Leroy is the first non-Scandinavian to win this event. The team is always wearing Helly Hansen from top to toe ...

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The four final legs - from Inverness in the north, to Portsmouth in the South - became a thrill. The three boats started in Scotland leading the RB4 class, and were first and second in the RB3 class. The two 36 P1 SuperSport was also 1st. and 3rd. overall when the fleet started on the east coast. The four final legs - from Inverness in the north to Portsmouth in the South - should become a thrill... Skilful piloting and excellent navigation had given Team Sealbay in the 29 RIB Tender a confident lead leaving Inverness. The well tested concept ...

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WELCHES, Oregon (June 30, 2008) - What is it about skiing? The Nimbus Independent crew tries to answer that question with the new release, "HUNTING YETI." This film showcases skiing that is more fun and enjoyable for everyone, more about fluidity and style than amplitude or quantity of rotations, it breaks from the norm of pro athletes hitting jump after jump with a couple contrived lifestyle segments, to producing a project that communicates what ski culture is and the community it creates. "HUNTING YETI" searches for the piece of mind and serenity that being in nature, the mountains and with ...

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