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The third edition of the DRHEAM-CUP will take place despite European CPVID-19 restrictions. On 10 June, after discussions with the competent authorities and the approval of the French Sailing Federation, the coast is clear for obtaining the Préfecture's authorisation and…
A race around the Isle of Wight on Saturday 1st August will see the return to competitive racing at the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) – the first since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The race will replace the originally…
Hallucinations are common and one experienced campaigner thinks short-handed offshore sailing helped prepare her for motherhood. Short-handed sailing is growing in popularity in New Zealand and that will only increase with the inclusion of a mixed two-handed offshore keelboat event on…
The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club cordially invites entries from yachts to the 14th edition of the Hong Kong to Hainan Race. This biennial Offshore Category 1 race is a classic 390nm downwind passage to Sanya, on the island of Hainan in southern…
With five months to go to the start of the Vendée Globe, almost all of the competitors have relaunched their boats and restarted their preparation for the ninth edition. Now is the time to look at some of the details…
The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) announce further changes to some of its key events during June and July as the season progresses and the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve. The club continues to monitor the latest advice from the…
The Ocean Racing Club of Victoria (ORCV) is remaining proactive during the Coronavirus and is now presenting a rare opportunity to take part in three online navigation courses by the world-renowned navigator, Will Oxley, and respected Melbourne double-handed sailor, Rod…
Just over a fortnight after the lockdown ended, the sailors and their teams are now busy catching up on lost time. Many IMOCAs have been relaunched after their winter refits, which took longer than planned. There have been more and…
London, Wednesday 27th May: 5 Oceans Sports Marketing can today confirm the second competitor campaigning to be on the start line of The Race Around. He’s a guy for whom adventure is the ultimate calling. Gaëtan Thomas, aged 32, wants to beat…
The Notice of Race for the 2020 Rolex Sydney Hobart, the 76th Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, encouraging entrants in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s blue-ribband event, has been released. Entries are now open for 2020’s 628-nautical-mile challenge, with the…
With 150 days to go, the New Zealand Multihull Yacht Club (NZMYC) is pleased to announce that the race is officially on for the 38th PIC Coastal Classic Yacht Race from Auckland to Russell in the Bay of Islands. Organizers…
World Sailing has cancelled the 2020 Offshore World Championship, due to be held alongside October’s Rolex Middle Sea Race in Valletta, Malta, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The many uncertainties created by the COVID-19 pandemic have forced the…
By China Dialogue Ocean 05-17-2020 06:21:31 [By Kong Lingyu] Although there is no official word, it is highly likely the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP15), due to be held in Kunming this…
The horizon is starting to look clearer for those aiming to compete in the 2020 Vendée Globe. On 4th July, they are due to start the Vendée-Arctic-les Sables d’Olonne, a 3600-mile solo ocean race around a big triangle reaching up…
Preparations for the start of the next Vendée Globe are going ahead in an uncertain context in terms of public health and the economy. The Vendée Council and the SAEM Vendée are doing their utmost in conjunction with all the…
The Ocean Race has announced the second in its current series of Ocean Race Summits will take place as scheduled on 27 May, beginning at 1400 CEST. The Ocean Race Summits No. 2, streaming live from The Hague, will now…
Around 50 Offshore Sailing Boats including conventional and high-performance cruisers, are expected for the first edition of the Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Trophy, which will take place in Portugal, home country of the Mirpuri Foundation, this June 27th and 28th. The…
The 2020 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, a major lead-up event prior to the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, has been rescheduled to start in October. Previously scheduled to commence in late July, the 384-nautical-mile Noakes Sydney Gold Coast…
OC Sport Pen Duick, the French subsidiary of international event organiser OC Sport, have announced the cancellation of the 2020 edition of The Transat CIC, due to the unprecedented impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The transatlantic race, which was scheduled…
Nick Moloney has one of the most complete resumes in the world of sailing, including America's Cup, Volvo Ocean Race and the single-handed, non-stop circumnavigation of the planet in the Vendee Globe. In this video, he gives us an insight…
The health crisis that has shaken society for the last month is forcing those who are involved in the worlds of sports and business to adapt amidst this period of uncertainty. The French President’s address on 13th April did however,…
hursday, 9th April 2020: Organisers at Wicklow Sailing Club have today announced their decision to postpone by two months the start of the biennial SSE Renewables Round Ireland Race due to the Covid-19 epidemic. The new start date for…
Storm Trysail Club has been monitoring conditions since our last communication about the 75th Block Island Race. At this time we have decided to postpone the start from May 22nd to Friday, June 19 – the originally scheduled start…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – The Transpacific Yacht Club is pleased to announce the next 2021 edition of the LA to Honolulu Transpac is now open for entry. This will be the 51st edition of this 2225-mile biennial ocean racing classic first raced in…
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s 2020 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race has been postponed due to the current COVID-19 health crisis. The 384-nautical-mile coastal race has for many years brought together a strong fleet of yachts from across…
On 30th August in Saint Brieuc bay, it is going to be a demanding and difficult start for the 51st edition of the Solitaire du Figaro. It looks like being a fascinating programme with four legs to be raced, three…
LOS ANGELES and PAPEETE, TAHITI – Organizers from the Transpacific Yacht Club and Archipelagoes in Papeete announce the planned May 28th start of the 3570-mile Transpac-Tahiti Race from Los Angeles to Tahiti has been postponed. While racing at sea has no inherent…
In line with the continued COVID-19 Government guidance, as well as advice from many of the host finishing clubs in Europe, the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) has, with regret, had to cancel or change a number of its key…
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s (CYCA) 1,064-nautical-mile PONANT Sydney Noumea Yacht Race, planned to start on 6 June 2020, has been postponed due to the COVID-19 health crisis. The postponement of the Sydney Noumea, the CYCA’s longest ocean race, is…
When the Fremantle to Bali Race and Rally was postponed for a year owing to concerns about the COVID-19 virus in Indonesia, a substitute event was planned for May 2020 – a race to Exmouth. The Fremantle Sailing Club has…
Newport Beach, CA – In light of the Corvid 19 virus, the Newport Ocean Racing Association’s Board of Directors unanimously voted to reschedule the 73rd annual Newport to Ensenada Yacht International Race until April 23, 2021. “Safety of our volunteers…
After consultation with both the Governments of Antigua & Barbuda and Bermuda over the COVID-19 pandemic, we regret to announce the 2020 Antigua Bermuda Race has been cancelled. The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club in association with Antigua Sailing Week thank the support…
Devon, UK, 16 March 2020– On Saturday, the 22nd February, Bill Hatfield became the oldest man to sail around the world solo and non-stop. But Bill is not only the oldest man to circumnavigate the world solo, nonstop and unassisted…
From the Clipper Race Organising Committee: With the ongoing global outbreak of Covid-19 and the enormous impact it has created on world travel, the Clipper 2019-20 Race has been postponed with immediate effect. This decision has been in no way…
The next edition of The Ocean Race, scheduled to start from Alicante, Spain in October 2021, will visit 10 international cities, including the start port and the Grand Finale finish in Genoa, Italy in the summer of 2022. For the…
Newport Beach, CA – The recent upswing in interest in double-handed offshore racing may be driven by this new medal format appearing in the next 2024 Olympic cycle, but its been prevalent for a few years now in the Newport…
On the official closing date for registering, the list of entrants for the final solo transatlantic race before the round the world race is certainly very attractive. 27 sailors make up the list of competitors for the second edition of…
Sailing Maverick double-handed, Rod Smallman and Tom Vaughan have cleaned up in the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s 48th Melbourne to King Island Yacht Race, taking out IRC, PHS and Double-Handed divisions and capping off with a second in AMS…
Entries are soon to close for the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s 2020 PONANT Sydney Noumea Yacht Race, the club’s longest ocean race spanning 1,064 nautical miles. This year will mark the second running of the race run since being reintroduced…
Following a meeting held on Monday, 9th March with owners and skippers who had registered to participate in the planned 2020 Race & Rally to Bali, it was agreed to postpone the race for this year based on the information…
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