News, race results plus editorial coverage from the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Vendée Globe, The Ocean Race, ARC, Fastnet, Transpac, Ocean Globe Race, Global Solo Challenge and Offshore Yachting from around the world.
Francis Joyon has just moved to code amber, as he can see a favourable weather opportunity in the next 48 hours. He may set off on his attempt at the solo Mauritius Route record between Port Louis (Brittany) and Port…
A total of 157 entries have been received one week out from close of entries for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race – and, in addition to a smattering of international entrants, nearly half the field is made up of…
The Ocean Race 2021-22 will stop in Itajaí, Brazil, marking the fourth consecutive time the city on the Santa Catarina coastline will host the iconic event. See the video In 2017-18, Itajaí was among the most visited stopovers in the…
The sixth edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race is set to feature a huge variety of yachts racing across the Atlantic Ocean with the Royal Ocean Racing Club. One-design VO65s and Maxi yachts have expressed their desire to take line…
With 117 starters ready for the 40th anniversary Rolex Middle Sea Race this Saturday, October19, all the usual suspects of IRC grand prix yachting will be on the line to test their skills in the often demanding conditions. The Grand…
Early response to the 2023 Ocean Globe Race, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first Whitbread Round the World Race, has been enthusiastic. Hundreds of sailors and many yacht clubs have become excited at the prospect of becoming involved, and…
Between now and the start of the Transat Jacques Vabre, which begins in Le Havre on Sunday 27th October, the IMOCA class has decided to share with you some portraits of the unusual, unlikely and surprising pairs that have come…
Crossing the finish line in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria at 04:30 UTC, Ambrogio Beccaria took the win in the first leg of the Mini-Transat La Boulangère, after 8 days, 19 hours, 52 minutes and 07 seconds of racing. Event…
The finish of the first leg of the Mini-Transat La Boulangère is imminent in the prototype category. At 15:00 UTC this Sunday, François Jambou was just 30 miles from the finish in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Tanguy Bouroullec and…
The finish of the first leg of the Mini-Transat La Boulangère unfolded with incredible suspense in the prototype category overnight in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. In very light airs, the three main movers and shakers of this 1,350-mile course…
We are about to witness the conclusion of this first leg of the Mini-Transat La Boulangère; and it is a tense finale, as the breeze is very light and fades away to nothing at times on the outskirts of the…
The leaders in the Mini-Transat La Boulangère have passed the latitude of Madeira this evening and though they can almost glimpse the finish of this first leg to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the end of the course promises to…
A run down Sydney Harbour in 8-12 knot sou’ easter for the 36 yachts taking part in the 215 nautical mile Newcastle Bass Island Race on Friday night, and it was on from the start as the bigger boats fought…
The competitors in the Mini-Transat La Boulangère have now been at sea for over five days and they’ve already seen it in a vast array of colours. After a long run in meaty conditions, the wind has eased slight this…
Out on the racetrack this evening, the Mini-Transat La Boulangère fleet stretches from the latitude of Lisbon to Cape Finisterre. It’s been a very fast and exhilarating day, especially for the sailors further South. The leaders are setting a hellish…
South-easterly winds and a number of fierce battles are predicted for the 215-nautical-mile Newcastle Bass Island Race, the third race of the CYCA's Blue Water Pointscore Series, commencing this Friday evening on Sydney Harbour. A total of 37 yachts are finalising their preparations…
The skippers competing in the Mini-Transat La Boulangère are just about done with the demanding passage across the Bay of Biscay. They’re now entering the second major phase of this course, which is just as exhilarating since the coming days…
This year marks the 42nd running of the first major keelboat regatta for the season, the Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship (SSORC), hosted by Middle Harbour Yacht Club over the weekend of 23 and 24 November. Entry is open and…
Multihulls have competed in every edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 and for the first time in the history of the race, the 2020 edition is set to feature three equally matched 70ft carbon flyers. Argo, Maserati and PowerPlay have…
On the third day of racing, the 87 sailors in the Mini-Transat La Boulangère are all still at sea, led this evening by Axel Tréhin (prototype) and Ambrogio Beccaria (production). However, it’s not great news for the Briton Joe Lacey,…
On Sunday local time, a day after the start of the first leg of the Mini-Transat La Boulangère, the 87 participants have been making the most of the conditions, which are currently conducive to slipping along nicely. However, all that’s…
On Saturday 5 October, at 10:38 hours local time, the 87 sailors competing in the Mini-Transat La Boulangère finally set sail from La Rochelle on the first leg to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Though the event kicked off in…
The much-awaited moment is finally upon us, as on Saturday 5 October at 10:30am local time, the 87 competitors in the Mini-Transat La Boulangère will finally take to the start line in La Rochelle for the first leg of 1350…
The 22nd edition of the Mini-Transat La Boulangère will not now be able to set sail this weekend, as the narrow weather window has closed and the expected forecast in the Bay of Biscay over the coming days is such…
The situation is becoming clearer for the 87 sailors in the Mini-Transat La Boulangère. The first leg (La Rochelle/Las Palmas de Gran Canaria) will kick off late in the day on Saturday or around the same time on Sunday. Race…
After a year of fine tuning and her first win this summer in the Rolex Fastnet Race, Jérémie Beyou’s IMOCA, Charal with the sailor from Marseilles Christopher Pratt aboard, shone at the 2019 Azimut Challenge this weekend in Lorient. With…
Genoa will be the finish of the next edition of The Ocean Race, marking the first time the fully-crewed, around the world yacht race, known as the ‘toughest test of a team in sport’ will come to Italy. The selection…
The start date for the 22nd edition of the Mini-Transat La Boulangère is still an unknown, but there is one thing for sure: kick-off won’t be before Friday 27 September. In the meantime, the wind conditions and, above all, the…
Matt Allen and his crew on the grand-prix racing TP52 Ichi Ban have claimed the overall win for the 2019 Blue Water Pointscore Flinders Islet Race. After a mid-morning start in testing conditions with close, choppy swells averaging nearly two…
Two Sydney Hobart division winning yachtsmen, Richard Grant and Ed Psaltis, have duelled on the Huon River in southern Tasmania to decide the winner of the 2019 Cock of the Cock yacht race off historic Shipwrights Point, with Grant scoring…
Despite the delayed start of the 22nd edition of the Mini-Transat La Boulangère, there was a festival atmosphere this Sunday in La Rochelle. Indeed, this morning, a big crowd came along to cheer on the sailors as they docked out…
A 10-15 knot nor’ easter met the 32 competitors at the start of the Flinders Islet Race – the second of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Audi Centre Sydney Blue Water Pointscore Series. Setting off from Point Piper and…
The lively wind and sea state in the Bay of Biscay, and offshore of Cape Finisterre, mean that it won’t be possible to reschedule the Mini Transat race start until this coming Wednesday at the earliest, meaning patience is key…
Among the 87 sailors competing in the 22nd edition of the Mini-Transat La Boulangère, just five are ‘repeat offenders’, among them Italian Ambrogio Beccaria, who sports the label of race favourite. That said, rumours circulating the dock suggest that there…
Initially scheduled for Sunday 22 September, the start of the 22nd edition of the Mini-Transat La Boulangère has been postponed until a later date. The reasons for this are boisterous wind conditions and sea state forecast in the Bay of…
Frank Racing, the current record holder of the PIC Coastal Classic yacht race from Auckland to Russell, has been sold overseas, prompting an international competitor to make the most of a door left ajar. Karl Kwok’s Mod 70 Trimaran Beau…
(September 19, 2019) – The new IMOCA 60 HUGO BOSS, set to be raced by British sailor Alex Thomson, launched today at an official christening ceremony on The River Thames in London. Built with a focus on improved sustainability, innovation,…
For the first time in its history, The Ocean Race will make a stop in Cabo Verde during the 2021-22 edition. Cabo Verde will become just the second African venue the Race has ever visited and the first West African…
Among the 87 sailors competing in the Mini-Transat La Boulangère 2019, 22 are competing in the prototype category. Though four sailors stand out as firm favourites (François Jambou, Axel Tréhin, Erwan Le Méné and Tanguy Bouroullec), there are also some…
D-5! On Sunday 22 September, at 14:15 hours, the 87 entries in the Mini-Transat La Boulangère will set sail from La Rochelle on the first leg to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. In the meantime, they’ll be able to make…
Read all of the latest sailing news
View more
Dinghy and Yacht Racing News
View more
News from the offshore world
View more
Cruising Stories from around the world
View more
The latest boats and yachting gear
View more
Watch everything sailing and boating
View more