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The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s 2015 Land Rover Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race got away on time at 1pm today, but instead of the predicted 10 to 15 knot north-westerly, the 62-boat fleet had to grapple with conditions similar…
She came like a ghost ship out of the night. The first hint of her approach was the sighting of the green starboard navigation light, then, minutes later, her black carbon fibre sails were barely illuminated by the loom of…
While Anthony Bell (Perpetual Loyal) continues to lead Peter Harburg’s Black Jack a merry dance for line and overall honours in the 2015 Land Rover Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race this afternoon, most, if not all of the 62-boat fleet,…
With a chance of a race record time in the Transpac race from Los Angeles to Hawaii having been snuffed out by an uncooperative tradewind, Australian supermaxi Wild Oats XI was charging towards the finish late today with the fastest…
The final completion of entries and registration to compete in the Mini Transat îles de Guadeloupe took place on Sunday 19th July, exactly two months before the start of the race. Whilst not completely oversubscribed, entries for this edition are…
A fast and fairly comfortable race lies ahead for the 62 yachts taking part in the2015 Land Rover Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, according to the Bureau of Meteorology’s Michael Logan, who briefed crews at the Cruising Yacht Club of…
“We’ve got only a Sydney Hobart race to go – 630 nautical miles,” said an obviously relieved Mark Richards, skipper of the 100ft long Australian supermaxi, Wild Oats XI. He was referring to the distance remaining to the finish in…
By the time the Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race fleet of 30 yachts mount their charge from Moreton Bay on Thursday morning, July 30, 2015, weather models indicate 15-20 knot sou’easters sweeping away the preceding light winds….
It was a much relieved crew aboard the supermaxi, Wild Oats XI, in the Transpac race from Los Angeles to Honolulu early today. Overnight they had completed two successful missions: they had threaded their way through a constantly changing weather…
San Pedro, CA – The three fleets defined by their start days started to converge into two over the past two days in the 48th running of the LA-Honolulu Transpac. This biennial 2225-mile classic ocean race is organized by the…
The bets are in place and the dice is about to be rolled for the big boats in the 2225 nautical mile Transpac race from Los Angeles to Honolulu… and it’s anyone’s guess who will win. However, if you were…
The crew of the Australian supermaxi, Wild Oats XI, is hanging on to hope as much as conviction in the 2225 nautical mile Transpac Race from Los Angeles to Hawaii as the majority of the fleet continues to be dogged…
Two Australian supermaxi yachts, Wild Oats XI and Ragamuffin, were fighting for the lead in their division following the start in the Transpac Race from Los Angeles to Hawaii today. Only boat lengths separated the pair as they rounded the…
After a challenging and slow first night at sea, where squalls and near calms associated with thunderstorms had a significant influence on progress, Australian supermaxi, Wild Oats XI, was back to full flight today in the Transpac Race 2015. “Right…
San Pedro, CA – As the lead group that started nearly a week ago continue their speedy progress towards Hawaii, the influence of the tropical depression Delores is being felt by the trailing two groups that started on Thursday and…
Approaching the end of the third week of the Transatlantic Race 2015 and following the arrival at The Lizard this morning at 09:06:37 EDT (13:06:37 UTC) of Constantin Claviez’s Swan 441 Charisma, the tally now stands at 28 finishers, two still…
These five teams are in competition for a place on the 2015 Tour de France à la Voile podium. Groupama, CombiWest, Spindrift, Grandeur Nature and Vannes Agglo have substantial point margins between them, but with seven days of racing still…
(Thursday, July 16, 2015) – Bryon Ehrhart’s Reichel/Pugh 63 Lucky has been confirmed as the winner of the Transatlantic Race 2015 by the event’s four organizers: the Royal Yacht Squadron, the New York Yacht Club, the Royal Ocean Racing Club and…
San Pedro, CA – A second wave of 18 entries in Divisions 4, 5 and 6 are now on their way west towards the finish at Diamond Head, 2225 miles away in the 48th edition of the LA-Honolulu Transpac. This…
Photographer Daniel Forster was onboard on Comanche before the transatlantic start. Read his impressions. I was invited by COMANCHE to do some onboard photography two days before the Transatlantic Start inNewport. It was quite an experience to walk the 30.5…
Record breaking Australian supermaxi yacht, Wild Oats XI, will be hunting for a hurricane and dodging debris after she starts in the 2225 nautical mile Transpac Race from Los Angeles to Hawaii on Saturday. The sleek, 100ft long sloop, which…
San Pedro, CA – The first wave of 22 entries in Divisions 7 and 8 have had a great 48 hour start to their race from LA to Honolulu in the 48th edition of the Transpac. The class leaders have…
(Tuesday, July 14, 2015) – 20 boats, or just over half the fleet, have now finished the Transatlantic Race 2015. George David’s Rambler 88 was roughly 120 miles astern when her rival, Jim Clark and Kristy Hinze-Clark’s 100’ Comanche, crossed the…
The bid by Australian supermaxi yacht Wild Oats XI to establish a race record time for the 2225 nautical mile Transpac race from Los Angeles to Hawaii is back on course after a new navigator was signed on today. New…
San Pedro, CA – Under clear skies and in a light westerly breeze that is promising to build through the evening, the first 22 entries in Divisions 7 and 8 have started their 2225-mile race today in the 48th edition…
(Sunday, July 12, 2015) – German boats were fourth and fifth home on the water in the Transatlantic Race. Tilmar Hansen’s Outsider crossed the finish line off the Lizard at the southernmost tip of Cornwall, at 13:55:27 UTC (09:55:27 EDT) on…
Stan Honey, the man intended to navigate record breaking Australian supermaxi yacht, Wild Oats XI, in the Transpac race from Los Angeles to Hawaii, has been injured at sea during another event and is in doubt for the start of…
In stark contrast to the two days they spent wallowing in no wind last week, a corridor of strong southwesterly winds straddling the breadth of the North Atlantic for the last 48 hours has provided last Sunday’s starters with conditions…
Late afternoon, British time, Bryon Ehrhart’s Lucky was the first boat in the Transatlantic Race 2015 to cross the finish line at The Lizard, ending a brutal 8 days 22 hours 5 minutes and 3 seconds at sea on a 2,800-mile eastbound…
They are still the Tour’s leader, but today they gave the way to others teams. Groupama did not snatch any race victory and finished third after five races. They had consistent result and end the day on equal points with…
(Thursday, July 9, 2015) – With a day and a half to go, the three-way battle to be first home in the Transatlantic Race 2015 has changed complexion, with Bryon Ehrhart’s Lucky (former Sydney-Hobart winner Loki) taking the lead on the…
(Wednesday, July 8, 2015) – Severe conditions in the mid-north Atlantic have continued to punish the bulk of the fleet in the Transatlantic Race 2015. Yesterday Daniel and Gretchen Biemesderfer made the decision to retire from the race after their…
Every year, French eyewear company Julbo offers an athlete the chance to realise a dream with a unique sporting feat. This year it is the turn of Franck Cammas. What challenge has the most successful French sailor chosen? How will…
In just over a week the bulk of the fleet readying for the ninth annual Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race will be finalised by the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron. Being a Category 2 event means under 18s are allowed…
(Tuesday, July 7, 2015) – Gales and prolonged strong winds since the start have taken their toll as the bulk of the fleet reaches the halfway stage of the Transatlantic Race 2015. On board the Class 40 Amhas, doublehanded crew…
(Sunday, July 5, 2015) – Passing the eastern extremity of Point Alpha, the ice exclusion zone, yesterday evening, Mariette of 1915 has passed the halfway stage of the Transatlantic Race 2015 between Newport, R.I., and southwest England’s Lizard Point. The…
NEWPORT, R.I. (July 5, 2015) – With 2,800 miles to sail and just two boats on the starting line, a conservative start would seem like the smart play. But for the 63-foot trimaran Paradox, owned by Peter Aschenbrenner and skippered…
(Saturday, July 4, 2015) – Independence Day is bringing mixed reactions from the crew of Nomad IV. The 100-footft maxi is currently lying second in the battle for line honors in the Transatlantic Race 2015 behind Bryon Ehrhart's Reichel-Pugh 63…
It was a baptism of fire for the only Australian team competing in the Tour de France offshore series on day one. The team, headed by Brett Dryland and Rod Waterhouse are in second-last place in the 28 boat fleet….
(Friday, July 3, 2015) –This morning at 03:46 EDT (07:46 UTC), Mariette of 1915 was first yacht in the 2015 Transatlantic Race fleet to pass the southeastern limit of the Ice Exclusion Zone surrounding the Grand Banks, south of Newfoundland….
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