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Macid during the fourth leg of La Solitaire du Figaro. Photo Flipo Maxime.

Three break away in final leg of La Solitaire du Figaro

The leading trio in the north, Corentin Douguet, Vincent Biarnes and Yoann Richomme hold a steady margin on Leg 4 of La Solitaire du Figaro-Eric Bompard cachemire when they were about six miles off Penmarc'h SW Brittany around 1600hrs this…

Clipper boats set off for short leg from Northern Ireland to Holland

Following a spectacular send-off from Derry-Londonderry by the Red Arrows and big crowds, the penultimate race of the series, the OneDLL Cup to Den Helder in the Netherlands, is underway. The near 800 mile race is a tactical challenge with…

The RP66 Alive in the Melbourne - Vanuatu Race.Photo Peter Campbell.

Tasmanian yacht blitzing Vanuatu Race fleet on second day

Tasmanian yacht Alive is blitzing the fleet in the 1885 nautical mile Melbourne to Vanuatu ocean race; 24 hours after the start yesterday the Reichel/Pugh 66 has sailed out of Bass Strait and is about to gybe northwards. Alive, owned…