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By Marco Nannini / Global Solo Challenge The skippers of the Global Solo Challenge have to endure months of navigation in the roaring forties and screaming fifties to reach Cape Horn. After braving storms, technical difficulties, fatigue and cold temperatures,…
By Marco Nannini – 12/02/2024 We could not be happier in relaying the news that Ronnie Simpson is safe and well and has boarded the Taiwanese ship SAKIZAYA YOUTH. We can only imagine the mix of relief and sadness as…
New Cape Horners, Near Misses & Weather Warnings – It’s Been Hectic!Royal Yacht Squadron to Host McIntyre Ocean Globe finish.The Leaderboard and IRC Table Changes Dramatically!! It’s been a very dramatic few days in the Ocean Globe Race. The Italian…
In the space of one week, three skippers have passed Cape Horn, first, on 6th February, was Charles Caudrelier (Maxi Edmond de Rothschild), second was Armel Le Cléac’h (Maxi Banque Populaire XI) on Saturday and third very early yesterday morning…
Le Cléac’h rounds Cape Horn and heads north, Anthony Marchand leaves Dunedin and talks of the unrelenting intensity of this race. Second placed skipper on the ARKÉA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest solo multihull race around the world, Armel Le Cléac’h passed Cape…
At 22:15 UTC on February 8th, the owner of Italian yacht Marco Trombetti, Translated 9 ITL (09) currently IRC race leader in the MCINTYRE OCEAN GLOBE RACE contacted Race Control to inform them of damage to the hull of the…
Some 2,700 miles west of ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Brest leader Charles Caudrelier (Maxi Edmond de Rothschild), the second and third placed rivals are making good speeds in the Pacific Ocean just passed Point Nemo. A little more than 400…
Cape Horn lives up to expectations for Andrea Mura and Francois Gouin! By Marco Nannini / Global Solo ChallengeWhat an incredible week it has been in the Global Solo Challenge, with storms, apprehension, big seas and strong winds and with…
Wind and Seas ‘Kind’ for Three Former Whitbread Yachts Passing Horn! The all-female crew racing on the much-loved Maiden UK (03), rounded the infamous Cape Horn at 0415 UTC, on February 8th. The conditions could be considered ‘kind’ for the…
All five skippers in the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest have an ETA on their agenda. After passing Cape Horn yesterday evening, routings and dynamic weather models are being examined closely to predict when, all things remaining equal, the Maxi Edmond Rothschild…
The renowned 73-foot Bermudan Ketch, Pen Duick VI FR (14) skippered by the equally legendary Marie Tabarly, rounded the notorious Cape Horn at 04:51 UTC, 6th February. For Tabarly and her eleven crew, it’s a momentous achievement. But, no doubt, being head of…
Long time leader of the ARKÉA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Brest solo multihull race around the world, French skipper Charles Caudrelier on the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild is first to pass Cape Horn. He passed the famous landmark at 17:08:20hrs UTC…
By Marco Nannini / Global Solo ChallengeCape Horn has been the primary focus of attention for quite a few days now in the Global Solo Challenge, starting from the successful rounding by Ronnie Simpson on Friday February 2nd, to a…
ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest leader Charles Caudrelier is now less than 1000 miles from Cape Horn and this afternoon was making a steady 24 knots. He should round Tuesday. Some 2756 miles behind him Armel Le Cléac’h (Banque Populairs XI) is…
By Marco Nannini / Global Solo Challenge Ronnie Simpson is approaching Cape Horn with less than 200 miles to go to the summit of his “Everest of the Seas”, a metaphor we’ve been using to try to convey what an…
At 1600 nautical miles to Cape Horn race leader Charles Caudrelier has paused his attack and slowed Maxi Edmond de Rothschild down to 6.5kts whilst he waits for two brutal storm systems to pass him by and ensure he does…
At Point Nemo or at Constitution Dock, Hobart skippers on the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Brest benefit from some unexpected, impromptu meetings. Just at the place where he probably least expected it, in fact very, very close to Point Nemo…
Three different ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Brest skippers spoke of their differing fortunes this evening. Thomas Coville, Anthony Marchand and Charles Caudrelier. Thomas Coville was arriving into Hobart, Tasmania for his technical stopover. As he stops Armel Le Cléac’h should…
McIntyre Ocean Globe Past Point Nemo – Cape Horn 1500 MILES TO GO! The McIntyre Ocean Globe fleet is pushing through the soft ‘Furious Fifties’ and the crews continue to embrace the ride, loving every minute. 50 degrees South is…
By Marco Nannini / Global Solo Challenge In the dynamic and challenging realm of solo sailing, few feats are as awe-inspiring as navigating the treacherous waters of Cape Horn. In its first edition, the Global Solo Challenge has been graced…
As the ARKÉA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest multihull solo race round the world passes into its fourth week since leaving Brest on Sunday 7th January most of the skippers have their own problems to deal with, some bigger than others. Since the…
A new Indian Ocean record for Caudrelier, Le Cléac’h charge continues and The Sunday Question: The Ice exclusion zone, how does it work? Two hundred miles SW of the southern tip of South Island, making 34 knots in the Pacific…
Short news update Saturday. Anthony Marchand (Actual Ultim) has restarted after stopping in Cape Town for exactly 24 hours. He recrossed his stopping point at 1514hrs UTC this afternoon. Race leader Charles Caudrelier (Maxi Edmond de Rothschild) is racing along…
By Marco Nannini / Global Solo Challenge This past week has been one post after another providing updates on the delicate and difficult descent for Cole Brauer, on her Class40 Number 54, First Light, towards the most legendary of capes,…
Gavin Howe and Maggie Adamson, racing Sun Fast 3600 Tigris (GBR), won IRC Two-Handed in the RORC Transatlantic Race after hand steering without the use of an autopilot for over 2,000 miles. Racing double handed across the Atlantic adds an…
This Friday evening ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest leader Charles Caudrelier (Maxi Edmond de Rothschild) has about 600 miles left to sail to the longitude of Tasmania and the entrance to the Pacific. Second placed Thomas Coville (Sodebo Ultim 3) reported that…
One of the fascinating duels in the RORC Transatlantic Race was between two JPK 1180s; Richard Fromentin’s Cocody (FRA) and Dawn Treader (GBR) skippered by Ed Bell. Cocody was the only boat in the fleet to brave the northern route…
The technical team of SVR Lazartigue and skipper Tom Laperche are set to be joined in Cape Town on Friday by fellow ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest solo skipper Anthony Marchand and the Actual Ultim shore team after the Actual team made…
At his current average speed, race leader Charles Caudrelier (Maxi Edmond de Rothschild) should pass Cape Leeuwin later tomorrow afternoon or evening. He has more than 1500 miles in hand over second placed Thomas Coville (Sodebo Ultim 3) who sailed…
Story by By Hannah Walsh and Lillian Watkins / ABC Sport A mismatched bunch of thrill seekers on a world marathon sailing challenge have been forced to shelter in Airlie Beach as the threat of a tropical cyclone increases. The…
Hanno Ziehm’s Marten 49 Moana (GER) finished the RORC Transatlantic Race in an elapsed time of 14 Days 13 Hrs 49 Mins 49 Secs. After IRC time correction, Moana is assured of second in class for IRC Zero, behind the…
Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) has opened entries to eligible monohull, multihull and two-handed boats for the 2024 Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race to start at 1pm on Friday 22 March. Two-handed entries for the 38th running of the race are expected to…
Leg 3 Holiday Conditions to End – It Is Cape Horn After AllMere Miles Separating Fleet – Smaller Yachts Challenging The Big Boys! Fresh tuna sashimi, sunbathing on deck, board games in the cockpit, surrounded by flocks of albatross and…
By Marco Nannini / Global Solo Challenge Edouard De Keyser’s journey in the Global Solo Challenge has been one of trials and tribulations, of patience and determination, and indeed of technical issues. With the smallest boat still in the event,…
Charles Caudrelier, leader of the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest, is passing the NE corner of the Kerguelen Islands exclusion zone, racing on a SE’ly course at around 35kts as he plunges towards the ice exclusion zone. The skipper of Maxi Edmond…
Cole Brauer – 21/01/2024 Some of you have been asking, posting and commenting about what my plan is to go around the Horn. For the past 10 days now my team and I have been monitoring the weather around the…
Monohull Line Honours: Farr 100 Leopard 3 Farr 100 Leopard 3 (MON), skippered by Chris Sherlock took Monohull Line Honours in the 10th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race. Winning the IMA Transatlantic Trophy, the international team of 17 celebrated…
PAC52 Warrior Won (USA) owned & skippered by Chris Sheehan has been awarded the RORC Transatlantic Race Trophy, presented by former RORC Commodore and Admiral Andrew McIrvine at Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina in Grenada. While 11 boats are still…
By Marco Nannini / Global Solo Challenge Week after week, the Global Solo Challenge is bringing stories of extraordinary human resilience in the face of adversity, ingenuity in resolving problems, images of huge waves and tales of incredible storms and…
Farr 100 Leopard 3 (MON), skippered by Chris Sherlock has taken Monohull Line Honours in the 10th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race. Winning the IMA Transatlantic Trophy, the international team of 17 celebrated dockside at Camper & Nicholsons Port…
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