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Marion, Massachusetts- June 17, 2015: Skippers in the 20th Marion to Bermuda Race have two more planning days before the start of their 645-mile 2015 version of the “Thrash to the Onion Patch”. They have some big choices to make…
The Volvo Ocean Race fleet set off for Gothenburg, 960 nautical miles away from Lorient, via The Hague, in perfect sailing conditions today with Team Brunel (Bouwe Bekking/NED) leading the chase to reach the Dutch pit stop first. There was…
Who should win the Inmarsat Onboard Reporter (OBR) Award for the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 for the ‘toughest job in the media’? That is the challenge for a top panel of leading industry experts that has been announced today (June…
There’s a lot going on this week as more than 45 cruising yachts prepare for the 20th Marion Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race which takes off from the starting line off Centerboard Shoals outside Sippican Harbor in Marion Friday. Tonight the 'Spirit…
LORIENT, France, June 14 – Team Alvimedica claimed their second Volvo Ocean Race in-port race series victory in Lorient, France, on Sunday after leaving their rivals trailing following a delayed start due to lack of wind. The victory, which follows…
Newport, RI- June 14, 2015: This Bermuda Race FAQ (the first of several) is provided by the Bermuda Race Organizing Committee with the assistance of the Offshore Racing Association. The Offshore Racing Rule is available on the ORR web page. FAQs may be…
The Mini Transat îles de Guadeloupe is a sailing race that is solo sailed and on which there is no contact with the outside world. “First, pass your Mini”. In 20 editions of the race, there have been more than…
ALICANTE, Spain, June 10 – Dongfeng Race Team (Charles Caudrelier/FRA) and Team Brunel (Bouwe Bekking /NED) were fighting to keep their dreams of overall Volvo Ocean Race victory alive as Leg 8 shaped up for a thrilling finish at dawn…
LORIENT, France, June 11 – Skipper Sam Davies (GBR) and her Team SCA crew struck a resounding blow for women’s offshore sailing in the early hours of Thursday morning when they gloriously clinched Leg 8 of the Volvo Ocean Race….
LORIENT, France, June 11 – Ian Walker (GBR) and his Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing crew all but clinched the 12th edition of offshore sailing’s toughest challenge in the early hours of Thursday, when a third place in Leg 8 left…
LISBON, Portugal, June 7 – Overall Volvo Ocean Race leaders, Ian Walker (GBR) and his seven Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing crewmates, left Lisbon for Leg 8 to Lorient, France, on Sunday with their eyes glued on the weather forecast –…
LISBON, Portugal, June 6 – Spanish boat MAPFRE (Iker Martínez/ESP) won their second Volvo Ocean Race in-port race running on Saturday, but only with two metres to spare after a thrilling contest in the Portuguese sun. Helmed by skipper Iker…
Since 2008, he has held the solo round the world record, but now Francis Joyon at the age of 59 is about to attempt what would be a historic double in the history of ocean racing. The skipper of the…
LISBON, Portugal, June 4 – An independent ISAF jury’s decision to impose a penalty point on Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing’s closest rivals for the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 title could, paradoxically, leave Ian Walker’s crew with an unwanted headache for…
NEWPORT, R.I. (June 4, 2015) – In late June, one of sailing’s most celebrated yachts will attempt to retrace the steps of her first and most significant victory. The 52-foot yawl Dorade, owned by Pam Levy and Matt Brooks (Tiburon,…
LISBON, Portugal, June 3 – Three boats in the Volvo Ocean Race received point penalties for Leg 7 sailing rule infringements from the independent ISAF-appointed jury sitting in Lisbon on Wednesday. Team SCA (Sam Davies/GBR), Dongfeng Race Team (Charles Caudrelier/FRA)…
This story by Mphathi Nxumalo of the Daily News in South Africa gives a great insight into the trauma of a “missing at sea” situation for the relatives and emphasises the need to carry EPIRBs, satellite phones and other communication gear…
Winter has barely arrived in the south eastern states and already a savvy bunch of yachties are planning to cast off the woolies and get out of town. Entry for the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron’s 9th annual Club Marine Brisbane…
Xabi Fernández was tonight confirmed as MAPFRE’s skipper for Leg 8 from Lisbon to Lorient when the Spanish team revealed their crew for the 647-nautical mile stage which starts on Sunday. Xabi will step in for his fellow 2004 Olympic…
Line honours contenders in the shape of Peter Harburg’s Black Jack and Anthony Bell’s Perpetual Loyal have joined a growing list of entries for the 2015 Land Rover Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race which re-boots the offshore racing calendar and…
Today in Paris saw the grand unveiling of the Diam 24 line-up, which will participate in the Tour de France à la Voile this summer. Some 29 crews will set sail from Dunkirk on 3 July! The great diversity of…
Whether out to set records or tick another box on the bucket list, the 41 registered entries in the Transatlantic Race 2015 all have one thing in common: they will be undertaking the adventure of a lifetime as they sail…
21 days, 19 hours, 32 minutes and 54 seconds: that was the exceptional time it took Maserati to cover the Tea Clipper Trade Route; 7000 miles sailed by Soldini and his crew between San Francisco and Shanghai. “We are extremely…
LISBON, Portugal, May 31 – Team Vestas Wind (Chris Nicholson/AUS) shore crew chief, Neil Cox, breathed a huge sigh of relief as his boat was successfully returned to the water this weekend for its first sail since grounding on a…
LISBON, Portugal, May 28 – For a man whose boat finished only fifth in the transatlantic Leg 7 of the Volvo Ocean Race, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing skipper Ian Walker was sporting a surprisingly large smile on Thursday. In the…
Team Brunel (Bouwe Bekking/NED) completed a triumphant Leg 7 early on Wednesday to bolster their hopes of finishing with a podium place in the Volvo Ocean Race and also keep alive the possibility of overall victory. The Dutch boat sailed…
Team Brunel were on Tuesday battling towards possible victory in Lisbon on Leg 7, just over two weeks after skipper Bouwe Bekking (NED) had declared that he feared their challenge for the overall Volvo Ocean Race trophy was likely to…
First over the line in the 2015 Wonderful Indonesia Fremantle to Bali Race and Rally at 4 am today (Monday) was Craig Carter’s INDIAN, a Carkeek 47, which convincingly won line honours completing the 1440 nautical mile race in 6…
A powerful 24-hour surge by Team SCA (Sam Davies/GBR) piled the pressure on overall race leaders Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing (Ian Walker/GBR) in Leg 7 on Monday, as the battle to finish first in Lisbon gathered pace. Team SCA navigator…
Is there a doctor in the house? Well yes actually, there are two, both surgeons and both crewing on Audeamus and because of their prior commitments and despite having just 380nm to go in the 2015 Wonderful Indonesia Fremantle to Bali Race the…
The Supermaxi's are coming to Transpac 2015, and they are on the hunt for new records. With Roy Pat Disney's Pyewacket team and Bob Oatley's Wild Oats team partnered together to push the Reichel/Pugh 100 Wild Oats XI to Hawaii,…
Despite a very quick race by Craig Carter and the crew on Indian and with their yacht now about 5 hours and a cooee from the finish line it is evident that Super Sled’s 2013 race record of 5 days…
ALICANTE, Spain, May 22 – Team Vestas Wind’s (Chris Nicholson/AUS) incredible journey to re-join the Volvo Ocean Race was nearing its final lap on Friday when the rebuilt Vestas Wind emerged out of the Persico boatyard ready for the trip…
Spare a thought for Wasabi this morning. The boat is languishing in Exmouth with a belly full of fresh water in the bilge, water that should be in the boat’s water tanks. The source of the leak is not apparent…
ALICANTE, Spain, May 21 – Team Brunel’s Bouwe Bekking was embroiled in the battle for the Leg 7 lead in the Volvo Ocean Race on Thursday, nine years to the day when he was at the centre of one of…
While the Fremantle-Bali Race frontrunners Indian and Walk on the Wild Side continue their express train ride the leaders of the main following fleet Audeamus and Sue Sea are choosing to adopt opposite courses as they prepare to sail around…
For the yachts Indian and Walk on the Wildside which are both now in the middle of the ocean and halfway to Bali the magic time they will have their eyes on will be 9:30am WST Sunday 24th May. A…
One of the world’s most spectacular offshore yacht races sets sail on Wednesday, 20th May with the International Maxi Yacht Association’s Volcano Race, organised in collaboration with the Yacht Club Gaeta EVS and Base Nautica Flavio Gioia. The secret of…
The Volvo Ocean Race fleet was still locked together no more than four nautical miles (nm) apart after more than a day and a half of racing in Leg 7 on Tuesday, with overall leaders Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing (Ian…
For the 20th edition and the second time, the Mini Transat -îles de Guadeloupe returns to its origins with a start from Douarnenez (France). The Breton harbour will see the fleet of 84 solo sailors set off on the 19th…
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