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Iker Martinez and Xabi Fernandez on the bow of the new Volvo Ocean 65. Photo Maria Muina/Sailing Shots.

Spanish Volvo team plays catch-up with major sponsor yet to be announced

ALICANTE, Spain, July 4 – Spain’s new entry for the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 arrived in its home country this week as offshore sailing’s biggest event began its 100-day countdown to the start on October 4. Iker Martinez and Xabi…

Choppy conditions in North Sea as Clipper fleet closes in on Den Helder

The Clipper 2013-14 Round the World Yacht Race fleet is closing in on Den Helder in the Netherlands with the first yachts expected to arrive at the dock around 08:00 (local time, UTC/GMT +2) on Friday 4 July. Henri Lloyd…

Arriving in Cherbourg. Photo A Courcoux.

Experience beats youth in final leg of La Solitaire du Figaro

Experience was ultimately the key for the winner of the 2014 La Solitaire du Figaro Eric Bompard cachemire which finished into Cherbourg Octeville Wednesday. The 38-year-old Jérémie Beyou who won the fourth and final stage of the race was joined…

Monster Project. Photo Round Ireland Race.

Farmer Ryan and Monster Project take line honours in Round Ireland Race

Celebrations here in WSC Clubhouse as David Ryan and his crew cross the line at 18:25 this evening. The crew, very tired but very happy, came ashore in great form and, after enjoying a massive local welcome, have retired to…

15 days, 50 miles and now the Pentland Firth tides

Less than 50 miles now separates the entire Clipper Round the World fleet in day 15 of race 15. The OneDLL Cup looks set to be one of the most contested races so far as the teams enter the notorious…

La Solitaire du Figaro. Phtot A.Courcoux.

Pressure on Beyou in closing stages of La Solitaire du Figaro

With just less than 100 miles to go this afternoon on Leg 4 of La Solitaire du Figaro-Eric Bompard cachemire it may be advantage to Jérémie Beyou (Maitre Coq) as the race leader has his main rivals behind him as…

Monster Project leads Round Ireland Race as fleet spreads

At 21:00 hrs BST Monday, the fleet is strung out along the west coast from the north Mayo coastline all the way down to just north of the Dingle peninsula. David Ryan in Wicklow’s Volvo 70 Monster Project is still…

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…