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A Quantum roller headsail and mainsail built from Contender CDX laminated cloth Mark Mansfield, Quantum Sails agent Ireland reports that with Covid-19 numbers reducing, there is additional confidence that some of the early and mid-summer regattas may go ahead. Events like Dun Laoghaire to Dingle Race, commencing the 9th of June and the Sovereigns Cup on the 23rd of June could still make the Covid-19 cut. However, this is also the busiest time for sail manufacturing so spinnaker orders could still make Dun Laoghaire to Dingle race (just), whereas main and headsail orders will likely be deliver...

Galway's Yannick Lemonnier Aims for Mini Transat 2021 in September 25th February 2021 The new look for Yannick Lemonnier's Mini 6.50. Original designer Sam Manuard has done away with the single canard daggerboard, and replaced it with two asymmetrical foils Quite a few of us still think of Yannick Lemonnier as the keen young French guy who came to Galway by way of Dingle, and in time became the Irish branch of Quantum Sails, with a new loft in the City of the Tribes. But he turned 50 last July, and was thinking of unfinished business, even though he and his son Sean – they're a formidable...

New Sails lined up at the Quantum loft in Galway, awaiting delivery and sail trials Mark Mansfield from Quantum Sails Ireland announces that a new 10% Spring discount is now available on Quantum sails ordered up to the 15th of April. Also with the VAT rate scheduled to revert back to the original 23% on the 28th of Feb, Boat owners have an opportunity to purchase sails at the 21% VAT rate until that 28th Feb date. After that, unfortunately, unless the Government extends the VAT reduction, sails will be sold at the 23% rate. Delivery dates on new sails are now ten weeks approximately from orde...

Yannick & Sean Lemonnier, Galway's Father & Son Shorthanded Offshore Duo (Video) 14th February 2021 Sean and Yannick Lemonnier from Galway Bay Credit: Screenshot via Quantum Sails Meet Yannick and Sean Lemonnier, Galway Bay's father-son shorthanded offshore sailing duo. Yannick is the owner of Quantum Sails Ireland and is preparing for the 2021 Mini Transat Race. He has been sharing his passion with Sean for years and the two have spent some unforgettable moments together on the water. As regular Afloat readers will recall, the duo – with a hat-trick under their belts – are the reigning...

Barcelona's Didac Costa (One Planet One Ocean) finishes 20th in his second Vendée Globe by Vendée Globe 13 Feb 20:59 UTC 13 February 2021 Catalonian firefighter Didac Costa finished his second Vendée Globe solo round the world race this evening at 19:47:03hrs UTC, crossing the line off Les Sables d'Olonne in 20th place in an elapsed time of 97d 06hrs 27m 03s. When he set off with the record sized field of 33 solo skippers on Sunday 8th November, the quiet, humble skipper from Barcelona was hoping to beat his 108d 19hrs time on the 2016-17 race and to get closer to the...