Gray but Great Final Start to Transpac
July 1, 2023 — Los Angeles, CA — Today off Point Fermin not only did the fastest group of 20 boats arrive for the third and final start of Transpac, so did the westerly sea breeze to get them off…
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The Grand Finale in Genova brings The Ocean Race to a conclusion in style
The WeBuild In-Port Race in Genova sees the last starts and finishes in the VO65 Sprint and an epic the around the world race for the IMOCAs The last day of racing in this 14th edition of The Ocean Race…
Record number of female sailors took part in The Ocean Race 2022-23
The Ocean Race 2022-23 featured more female sailors than in any of the previous events in the Race’s 50 year history. Overall, across the five IMOCAs taking part in the round-the-world Race and the six VO65s taking part in the…
Second wave heads to Hawaii in Transpac
June 29, 2023 — Los Angeles, CA — Under sunny skies and a light westerly breeze, the second group of entries has started their 2225-mile journey to Honolulu in the 2023 Transpac. Nineteen boats divided in three classes – Ocean…
11th Hour Racing Team welcomed into Genova as conquering heroes
This one was a long time coming. Two days after the IMOCA fleet arrived in Genova, Italy, 11th Hour Racing Team arrived at the Grand Finale venue as worthy champions of The Ocean Race. It is the first time in…
Protest and Redress hearings scheduled for Thursday
World Sailing International Jury will now hold two hearings on Thursday Team Holcim-PRB files protest against 11th Hour Racing Team Jury receives protest about start line incident from The Hague On Wednesday 28 June, Team Holcim-PRB filed a protest against…
They’re off! First Transpac fleet starters on their way
June 27, 2023 — Los Angeles, CA — Under clear Southern California skies, 6-10 knots of wind, and just a hint of fog out on the western horizon, the first wave of the 2023 Transpac fleet is on their way…
Team Malizia saves the best for last with a win in Leg 7 of The Ocean Race
It was a Grand Finale day of arrivals on Tuesday in Genova with 7 boats across two classes pushing towards the Grand Finale Team Malizia found a way to grab a last-minute win in leg 7 of The Ocean Race,…
WindWhisper Racing Team wins Stage 3 into Genova to take The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint Cup
WindWhisper Racing Team won the final leg of The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint into Genova, beating the rest of the fleet by a massive margin. The Polish boat crossed the finish line in just six knots of breeze at 10:27:52…
Genova is getting closer but there are still some challenging race miles ahead
Fleets making steady, if slower than desired, progress towards Genova If there wasn’t already enough urgency to get to Genova quickly, Ambrogio Beccaria is more desperate than ever. Not only is the Italian crewman on Team Holcim-PRB keen to reach…
The Ocean Race’s 50th Anniversary Legends Regatta to take place in Genova
Five decades of around-the-world racing yachts and sailors will be part of the Grand Finale… A fleet of ocean thoroughbred yachts which have previously taken part in past editions of the Whitbread Round The World Race, the Volvo Ocean Race,…
Orca encounter “This was a scary moment”
Race boats bumped by orcas in approach to Gibraltar Strait Two of the VO65 boats racing in The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint have had direct encounters with orcas – killer whales – in the Atlantic Ocean to the west of…
Rolex Fastnet Race – Australian Entries in the 50th edition
It’s great to see a few Australian entries in the upcoming Fastnet Race, including Sean Langman’s little boat that could – the 9m long Maluka, the Broughton brothers with their 60-year-old legendary S&S 73’ yawl Kialoa II and Disko Trooper-Contender…
WindWhisper Racing Team leads both fleets toward the Med and grabs Vasco da Gama Mirpuri Foundation Prize
The Polish-flagged team has stretched away to a 90 mile lead, winning the Vasco da Gama Mirpuri Foundation Prize in the process As skipper Daryl Wislang pushed his WindWhisper Racing Team across the line of 37-degress north latitude at 10:04…
Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race – Hong Kong entry in race for historic Lipton Cup
When competitors leave the Sydney Harbour start line in the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club’s (RPAYC) inaugural Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race on Saturday 7 October 2023, a sense of history will beckon all, including Antipodes from Hong Kong, as…
Ocean Race – fleets are easing their way south
Speeds are modest but progress is being made… Nobody will be breaking any records on Tuesday in The Ocean Race. Light winds mean speeds are still modest for both IMOCA and VO65 fleets as they slide down to the south…
Cal Maritime – from tragedy to support within the Transpac community
June 19, 2023 — Los Angeles, CA — On Thursday, June 8th, the support trailer for the Cal Maritime’s Andrews 77 entry of the same name in the 2023 Transpac was reported stolen to the Port of Los Angeles police….
Roadblocks on the way to the Med
Both fleets are bumping up against areas of light winds as they push south The VO65s are still leading the charge south, towards Cape Finisterre and the coast of Portugal. But at the moment, ‘charge’ should be considered a generous…
The Ocean Race – opening up
11th Hour Racing have completed repairs and are now delivering the boat to Genoa and the team hope to compete in the In-Port race. Meanwhile, the fleets begin to spread out crossing Bay of Biscay. Both the IMOCA and VO65…
Ocean Race – Teams battle light, challenging conditions
The exit from the English Channel into the Celtic Sea and Bay of Biscay is proving slow-going.. The five VO65s and three IMOCA boats racing to the Grand Finale in Genova are battling light and challenging conditions as they work…
11th Hour Racing Team is focussed on sailing to Genova
Resilient American team is working to repair damaged boat and secure overall race title… Following yesterday’s dramatic collision, skipper Charlie Enright and his 11th Hour Racing Team are working 24/7 to get their damaged boat in a position to sail…
GGR NEWS – Last finisher in Golden Globe Race 2022
Last finisher in Golden Globe Race 2022, Prize giving celebration Les Sables d’Olonne Saturday 24th June!Dateline: Les Sables d’Olonne, Thursday, 15th of June, 2023 It’s all over! Once again, the third edition of the Golden Globe Race has delivered an…
Race leader 11th Hour Racing Team forced to suspend racing after hit from GUYOT
GUYOT environnement – Team Europe in collision with 11th Hour Racing Team after the start of leg 7 The leader of The Ocean Race, 11th Hour Racing Team, has been forced to suspend racing approximately 15 minutes after the start…
Team JAJO wins the VO65 In Port Race The Hague
The home team won in the VO65 class, while all the sailors prepare for final race to Genova starting on Thursday… The local heroes on the Dutch-flagged Team JAJO made a statement of intent right from the start of the…
GUYOT environnement – Team Europe lead the way in fast and furious foiling conditions
A fantastic first win for the popular IMOCA team at the In-Port Race in The Hague The Hague served up some of the best racing conditions the IMOCA fleet has seen in this edition of The Ocean Race on Tuesday…
Prize-giving for the Normandy Channel Race
Press release No.10 – Sunday 11th June 2023 ONE OF A KIND The prize-giving for the CIC Normandy Channel Race took place at noon today in Caen. The Italo-French crew on Alla Grande Pirelli lifted the crown, rounding off this…
11th Hour Racing Team and WindWhisper Racing earn crucial wins
Leg 6 victory opens up a small margin on the race leaderboard for 11th Hour Racing Team The result was in doubt until the final moments of leg 6, with 11th Hour Racing Team along with Team Holcim-PRB and Team…
Normandy Channel Race
ALLA GRANDE PIRELLI CROWNED WINNER OF THE 14TH CIC NORMANDY CHANNEL RACE After last night’s impassioned struggle around Le Raz Blanchard and a final sprint across the Baie de Seine, ultimately victory went to the Class40 Alla Grande Pirelli (181)…
Friday Fly By in Kiel attracts enormous crowds to cheer on IMOCA fleet
VO65 crews are racing south from Norway turning mark towards a Sunday arrival in The Hague The last time The Ocean Race was in Kiel, was on 9 June, 2002, and the German team, illbruck, was being celebrated for winning…
Normandy Channel Race
Thursday 8th June 2023 LE RAZ BLANCHARD, THE GATEKEEPER The skippers in this 2023 edition of the CIC Normandy Channel Race are currently negotiating the sprint back up the English Channel. In reality, the situation is akin to a final…
Round Iceland Challenge
As of 0530 this morning, Thursday 8th June; Charlene Howard and her co-skipper Bobby Drummond on board ‘AJ wanderlust’ are the first ever boat to have sailed in the Arctic circle during a Royal Western Yacht Club race or challenge….
Ocean Race – 10 boats race out of Aarhus towards The Hague
IMOCAs head towards Friday afternoon Kiel fly-by, while VO65s push towards The Hague with Sunday ETA for both fleets… The Ocean Race returned to full strength in Aarhus, Denmark as the VO65 fleet rejoined the race for the European legs….
Channel Race – Pack slinks eastward en masse
With the Fastnet ticked off for most of the fleet, the Class40s are now making for the south-west tip of England. Squashed together, the duos competing in this CIC Normandy Channel Race are close-hauled so conditions aboard are much less…
Ocean Race – Aarhus Leg start preview
At 800 nautical miles, Leg 6 may be the shortest of the race but it is also one of the most complex. From the start in Aarhus the fleet will head south for a fly-by in Kiel before turning north…
Women in the Rolex Fastnet Race
Prior to the last few editions of the Rolex Fastnet Race we have featured some of the key women competing in that year’s event, demonstrating how female participation in offshore yacht racing is very much alive at every level, albeit…
Champagne sailing along the Emerald Isle
Tuesday 6th June 2023 The bulk of the fleet in this 14th CIC Normandy Channel Race has now rounded the Tuskar Rock course mark. Alla Grande Pirelli (181) had the edge at the south-east tip of Ireland after being the…
Normandy Channel Race
Virtually all the CIC Normandy Channel Race fleet has now reached Land’s End. After a tactical passage along the south coast of England, Groupe SNEF’s strategic decision to hunt down more breeze offshore before heading back to the coast to…
Spectacular start for Normandy Channel Race
After a little less than a week on show in the port of Caen in northern France, the crews were more than excited to put pedal to the metal! In teams of two, ultimately some 60 sailors set sail today…
Biotherm and WindWhisper are the winners in Aarhus
A great day of In Port racing in Aarhus highlighted by two comeback winners The sun was shining on Sunday, as it has been throughout the entire Aarhus stopover, and that meant a building sea breeze would be the order…
Ocean Race – Biotherm finish leg 5 on shortened course
Leg 5 is complete while Aarhus stopover is off to a bustling start… In accordance with the Sailing Instructions, which allow the Race Committee to shorten the course for boats still racing, the finish line for Biotherm has been moved…
