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Having posted a superb start to the race and whilst leading the westerly group at the last ranking, Sébastien Josse and Charles Caudrelier have just announced their retirement. It’s a terribly tough decision for the two competitors but one dictated…
When Adrienne Cahalan’s Whitbread 60 Elle Racing pumped out its water ballast and flew from Fremantle to Geraldton in a howling tailwind in 1996, she carved out the 220 nautical miles in a staggering 17 hours and 18 minutes. Garth…
At 0730hrs on Sunday morning Morgan Lagravière and Nicolas Lunven cast off to leave the Paul Vatine harbour. The concentration was visible on the faces of the Safran skippers, who seemed to have started their race already. A few hours…
The Mini Transat Isles de Guadeloupe competitors met yesterday in Lanzarote. Every solo skipper should have signed in with the organisation from yesterday at 5pm. The first briefing of the week to present the organisation of the prologue will be…
Clipper Race veteran British Skipper Matt Mitchell, 28 is to join ClipperTelemed+ in Cape Town, to lead the team for the remainder of the Clipper 2015-16 Round the World Yacht Race following the resignation of its current Canadian Skipper, Diane…
The 2016 Rolex China Sea Race will start on Wednesday 23 March at 13:20 hours (HKT) in Hong Kong’s iconic Victoria Harbour and will finish 565-nm later in Subic Bay in the Philippines. The Notice of Race has been published…
On Sunday 25 October at 12:30 GMT, a fleet of some twenty IMOCA monohulls will set sail from Le Havre to compete in the Transat Jacques Vabre. The 2015 edition of the famous double-handed transatlantic race, bound for Brazil, marks…
Wendy Tuck, the Sydney skipper of team Da Nang- Viet Nam, has arrived into Cape Town, South Africa, at the end of the 3,400 nautical mile Race 2 from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, crossing the line in sixth position. Wendy,…
For the 71st edition of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, there will be two entrants from Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club in Western Australia. The picturesque river based venue is proudly the home club to these two competitive offshore…
Among the growing list of entries for the Pittwater to Coffs Yacht Race starting January 2, 2016 are boats revisiting the event with a different owner and those still holding that ‘new boat’ smell. Bob Steel’s recent import, a Mat…
Race 2, The Stormhoek Race to the Cape of Storms, is headed for a dramatic denouement, with Derry~Londonderry~Doire, Garmin, GREAT Britain and Mission Performance all fighting to be first into Cape Town. Keeping Race Viewers glued to their screens for…
GREAT Britain has taken Line Honours in a high speed battle across 3,400 nautical miles from Brazil to South Africa in the second leg of the 14-race global series that forms the 40,000 nM Clipper Round the World Yacht Race….
This Sunday, October 25, Morgan Lagravière and Nicolas Lunven will be on the start-line in Le Havre for their first Transat Jacques Vabre. The quality of the IMOCA fleet is exceptional, with 20 boats entered and a good half of…
The Stormhoek Race to the Cape of Storms is set for an exciting finish, with frustrating winds and the wide use of Stealth Mode amongst the fleet leaving race fans in suspense. Frontrunners Garmin, Derry~Londonderry~Doire and Mission Performance are in…
George David's American Maxi, Rambler 88, crossed the finish line of the 2015 Rolex Middle Sea Race at the Royal Malta Yacht Club to take Monohull Line Honours at 04.48.43 CET on Tuesday 20th October in an elapsed time of…
With 10 days until entry closes for the 2015 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia has received 91 entries to-date, including 25 internationals and yachts representing all states of Australia. International entries are at an…
Roger Hickman has sailed his Farr 43 Wild Rose to a convincing win in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Blue Water Pointscore Series (BWPS), this morning, being declared winner of the very difficult Newcastle Bass Island Yacht Race. As…
Four teams have completed the Ocean Sprint section of the course and are counting down the miles until the finish in Cape Town. All teams pushed hard with good average speeds of around 12 knots but it was Derry~Londonderry~Doire which recorded…
The international Clipper Race fleet will once again compete in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race (RSHYR) this December, bringing colour with Corinthian sailors from 26 different nationalities. And legendary British sailor Sir Robin Knox-Johnston (76), the founder of the…
The high pressure system ahead of the fleet off South Africa is causing a tactical headache for the Skippers as they analyse the navigation and weather options for the approach into Cape Town. The wind will drop further over the…
Laying the spectre of the 2013 Hong Kong to Vietnam Race to rest, Steve Manning steered Ker 46, Black Baza across the finish line in Nha Trang in the early hours of Sunday morning to claim both IRC Racer 1…
At 07:27:34 HKT in Nha Trang, Vietnam, Ragamuffin 100 slid gracefully over the line to claim her second Hong Kong to Vietnam Race in succession, with a new race record to boot. After reaching boat speeds of 35kts plus, and…
Five teams are currently pushing hard across the Ocean Sprint after enjoying more challenging conditions in the Stormhoek Race to the Cape of Storms. Race leader Garmin, GREAT Britain (second), Mission Performance (third), Derry~Londonderry~Doire (fourth), and ClipperTelemed+ (fifth) are all…
Valletta's magnificent Grand Harbour on the fortified island of Malta is steeped in history and again today was the site of an important battle, this time among 111 teams from 22 different nations competing in the 36th edition of the…
It has been a day of fast spinnaker sailing as the front passed over the fleet, with multiple teams breaking speed and distance records, including another new reported top speed of 32.9 knots whilst surfing in the gusts on board…
After an exciting windward beat out of Hong Kong’s iconic Victoria Harbour, the boats have settled down to a thrilling fast ride south towards Vietnam. The favoured line honours boat, Syd Fisher’s Ragamuffin 100 is leading the 12 boat fleet…
The anticipated weather front will move over the fleet imminently, with the majority of teams already in winds of 30 to 40 knots, and still anticipating 50 knot gusts. Progress has been good for the most, with race leader Garmin…
Lisa Blair is a woman who generally gets what she wants – because she doesn't give up. After circumnavigating the world in the Clipper Race and competing in the solo Trans-Tasman event, her next goal is to become the first…
At 1320hrs today, after weeks of intense preparation and safety scrutineering, 12 boats crossed the start line for the seventh edition of this 673nm Category 1 offshore race from Hong Kong to Nha Trang, Vietnam, which started in 1996. With…
IDEC SPORT, Francis Joyon’s new maxi-trimaran was christened on Wednesday 14th October in La Trinité-sur-mer. The stand-by before setting sail to attempt to smash the Jules Verne Trophy record starts in two weeks. Joyon took advantage of this opportunity to…
Matt Allen’s Ichi Ban and Rupert Henry’s Chinese Whisper will head a line-up of line and handicap honours chasers in race three of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Blue Water Pointscore, the 200 nautical mile Newcastle Bass Island Yacht…
Three teams have crossed the Scoring Gate, following the fleet’s dilemma of whether to risk heading further south in pursuit of the bonus points. Derry~Londonderry~Doire crossed first at 0438UTC today, followed by Da Nang-Viet Nam second at 0541UTC, and IchorCoal third…
The Roland Smith Ocean Race opened the Quantum Sails Blue Water Series for the Siska Trophy on Saturday 10 October. Conducted by Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club, the 80 nautical mile race began off Fremantle and took the yachts south…
The Clipper fleet is making good progress in some fairly gruelling conditions, with strong winds and gusts around 50 knots predicted for the eastern group over the next twelve to 24 hours. For the two western boats, Qingdao and LMAX…
Spindrift 2. Photo Eloi Stichelbaut. To undertake the crewed around-the-world record is as much about the human adventure as it is a technical and sporting challenge. The men and women working alongside Dona Bertarelli and Yann Guichard at Spindrift racing…
Some of the fleet have been experiencing a period of light winds, but strong conditions associated with the front appearing are due to fill in over the next 24 hours with gusts of up to 50 knots being predicted for…
The weather is set to be complicated over the next few days, creating the first major transition area of the race, and some tactical dilemmas for the teams. The eastern group of the fleet is about to sail into an…
As the crew gradually settles into the life of ocean racing again, attention has now turned to the tactical decision of whether or not to go for the Scoring Gate (shown on the Race Viewer). This would allow the first…
For the second year in succession, Julian Farren-Price has sailed his Cookson 12, About Time to victory in the Lion Island Race, the opening race of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s 2015-2016 Ocean Pointscore (OPS). Farren-Price, who won his…
As the crews continue to acclimatise to the tumultuous conditions in the South Atlantic Ocean, the strong winds are helping the fleet make steady progress towards Cape Town, with leader Garmin closing in on the 500 nautical mile mark in less than…
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