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Day four of the Vendée Globe solo non-stop race around the world brings another new leader – Nicolas Lunven. As the leaders pass the latitude of the Canary Islands, where they might normally find the trade winds blowing to carry…
Entries for the 2024 Nautilus Marine Insurance Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship (SSORC) to be held on the weekend of 23 and 24 November are flourishing across the board. Craig Neil (Quest) and Gordon Ketelebey (Zen) were quick off the…
The Portuguese islands of Madeira will be passed later today by the leaders of the tenth edition of the Vendée Globe but while the top boats are looking to stay clear and avoid the substantial lee of the island group,…
Britain’s Sam Goodchild (VULNERABLE) has taken the lead in the Vendée Globe solo race around the world as the leaders of the 40 boat fleet descend south down the Iberian peninsula. Passing the length of Portugal today, Goodchild -pursued by…
Pre-race favourite Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prevoyance) is living up to his billing as he leads the 40 boat Vendée Globe fleet towards the first big test of the skippers and their craft this evening and tonight as the racers…
Blue skies at the start of the 2024 ‘ARC Season’ The 2024 ARC Atlantic sailing season is underway. The initial fleet of 94 yachts departed Las Palmas de Gran Canaria today on the 850NM voyage to Cape Verde, the first…
The official start of the Vendée Globe took place on Sunday at 13:02. The skippers have now set off on the most famous and challenging of circumnavigations, with more than 24,000 nautical miles (45,000 km) to cover solo, non-stop, and…
This years Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race sees additional events on the calendar in the form of the Ocean Sustainability Forum and Clean Up to be hosted by Ocean Crusaders. The Cruising Yacht Club’s Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht…
The organization has formalized the broad outlines of its new regulations for the next edition of the Vendée Globe. The fundamental DNA of the race is preserved – a solo round-the-world race, non-stop and without assistance – and there will…
Dasher+Fisher How Bizarre has won the 2024 Melbourne to Devonport Rudder Cup by the slimmest of margins in a thrilling race of tactics, superb sailing conditions and great fun. Skipper Scott Robinson and his crew of Glenn Bailey, Mark Geyle,…
Next Sunday, that is the 10th of November, the 40 skippers of the Vendée Globe will start the 10th edition of the legendary solo non stop round the world race. From 8 a.m. (local time France, +1hr UTC) , the…
Entries for the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race have recently closed, with an impressive and diverse fleet of 112 yachts ready to take their positions at the starting line on Boxing Day, 26 December. At 1300hrs local time, the…
The energy and enthusiasm for offshore yacht racing has never been more evident with a large fleet entered in the 2024 Melbourne to Devonport Yacht Race, also known as the Rudder Cup. Close to 40 boats will be on the…
Following the announcement yesterday of the overall winner of the 45th Rolex Middle Sea Race, attention has turned to the remaining boats at sea, class winners and other podium places. Since Wednesday afternoon, a further 26 boats have finished, leaving…
At 17:00 CEST on Wednesday, 23 October, the winner of the 45th edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race was announced as the German TP52 Red Bandit, skippered by Carl-Peter Forster. The Royal Malta Yacht Club has confirmed that none…
Huang-Seng Lee’s Scallywag 100 (HKG) crossed the finish line of the 2024 Rolex Middle Sea Race at 09:43:29 CEST on Tuesday 22 October to take Monohull Line Honours in an elapsed time of two days 21 hours, 33 minutes, 29…
Friday 18 October marked the start of the third race of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s 2024/25 Audi Centre Sydney Blue Water Pointscore – the 260 nautical mile Tollgate Islands Race. Twenty-six competitors ranging from 32 to 100-feet and…
The 45th Rolex Middle Sea Race fleet was let loose from Grand Harbour, Valetta, this morning, with crews experiencing lively conditions as they exited the historic port. In contrast to recent years, the breeze was up and held throughout 90…
Excitement builds for the Audi Centre Sydney Blue Water Pointscore as the fleet prepares for the third race in the series, the Tollgate Islands Race, starting this Friday 18 October at 1900hrs. Covering 260 nautical miles, the race will see competitors…
Twenty five sailors who will take part in the Vendée Globe 2024, the biggest ever solo round-the-world race, racing non-stop and without assistance, will take scientific equipment provided by UNESCO and its scientific partners on board their IMOCA yachts to…
The mythical non-stop, non-assisted, single-handed round-the-world race continues to fascinate all generations. And this year, youngsters are not left out! The Vendée Globe Junior, an educational program run by the Département of Vendée, is back for its 10th edition with…
The Boating Industry Association Ltd (BIA) today announced the acquisition of Marine Jobs demonstrating its commitment to the promotion of careers in the marine industry. Marine Jobs was launched in 2021 as an online recruitment platform as a partnership between…
Class winners of first offshore race are WIZARD, ZAMMERMOOS and RIMA98 Newport, Rhode Island, USA – After 24 to 30 hours of racing and sailing courses varying in length from 157 to 203 miles the fleet has now finished and the results in for the first race of the 2024 ORC World Championship held at New York Yacht…
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) has formed an ‘Offshore Academy Working Group’ (OAWG) to determine the feasibility of establishing an ‘Offshore Sailing Academy’ (OSA) at the CYCA. As part of its studies, the OAWG is pleased to invite…
Newport, RI — After an impressive spinnaker start out of Newport Harbor, the first several hours have shown great progress into first race at the 2024 ORC World Championship held at New York Yacht Club. The three competing classes have been sailing in a relatively steady northeast breeze of 11-16…
The low-down on a 15th anniversary celebrated in styleFor its fifteenth anniversary, the CIC NORMANDY CHANNEL RACE treated its skippers, partners and organisation teams to the very best it has to offer. Indeed, as ever, it boasted an exceptionally competitive…
Today is the first official day of the 2024 ORC World Championship and North American Maxi Championship hosted by New York Yacht Club here in Newport. 46 participating teams are using today and tomorrow to pass inspections and to prepare for the week of in-shore and offshore racing that lies ahead. This is a historic World Championship event: the last one…
A spectacular summer finale is scheduled for September 2025 on the Adriatic Sea. The Ocean Race Europe 2025 will finish in Boka Bay, Montenegro, with the IMOCA fleet racing into the Adriatic Sea for the first time, to connect European…
Elodie Mettraux, Simon Koster and Alan Roura are the leaders of the Swiss Offshore Team, due to be launched in 2025 ahead of The Ocean Race Europe A new, Swiss national offshore sailing team is being launched, with the mission…
At close of business on Friday, 20th September the 45th Rolex Middle Sea Race, which starts on 19th October 2024, had amassed a fleet of 110 yachts. The entrants represent 29 countries: from Australia in the south to Finland in…
Race 2 of the 2024 Audi Centre Sydney Blue Water Pointscore, the 88 nautical mile Flinders Islet Race, saw 33 yachts take on a course from Sydney down to Wollongong and back. The race kicked off at 1000hrs on Saturday…
Following an extremely close race and a final night spent punching into an intense current, it was Legallais (199) which finally took the win in this 15th edition of the CIC Normandy Channel Race. Skippers Fabien Delahaye and Benjamin Schwartz crossed the finish line…
Virtually all the fleet has now hung a left around the legendary Fastnet lighthouse, which has a starring role in a whole host of offshore races. Following on from Sogestran – Seafrigo and Legallais, this latest compulsory race mark saw…
With now only 99 days remaining until the start of the 79th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, this year’s field of competitors is shaping up to be one of the most exciting in recent memory. A total of 75 yachts have…
By midday on this third day of racing, the bulk of the fleet competing in the 15th CIC Normandy Channel Race had rounded Land’s End and are now targeting the south coast of Ireland. Making headwind in an E’ly breeze…
The strategic choices were quick to become the hot topic in this 2024 edition of the CIC Normandy Channel Race. Barely out of the clutches of the current in the Solent and the duos had to choose between three options…
The PIC Coastal Classic isn’t just about race day—it’s about ensuring you and your crew are fully prepared for any challenges you may face. That’s why we’ve introduced a dedicated clinic aimed at crew, focused on personal safety. While skippers…
San Francisco, September 6, 2024: The Ocean Cleanup today declared the eradication of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) achievable within a decade and an ambition to make the cleanup happen faster and more cost effectively. Today’s announcement is the…
On his 18th La Solitaire du Figaro, racing though his own backyard last night and early this morning French ace Alexis Loison leads the first stage of the 55th edition of La Solitaire du Figaro Parec. After putting the notoriously strong tidal…
By the International Maxi Association One of the windiest and most competitive Palermo-Montecarlo races concluded for the maxi yachts today with Remon Vos’ 100ft Black Jack claiming line honours and setting a new race record. Finishing 43 minutes and 11…
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