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François Gabart and his crew were clearly in a hurry to see New York! In fact, it was a little ahead of schedule that the six “MACIF boys” took victory in The Bridge 2017 beneath Verrazzano Bridge on Monday at…
ÅF Offshore Race 2017 has started. Tacking starts in light winds on the sunny Stockholm waters meant that the crews on the 241 boats had to make difficult decisions between taking time consuming manoeuvres or sail on in inferior winds…
Stockholm, Sweden: Ludde Ingvall and his CQS team created a spectacle today as they trained close to the Stockholm waterfront, in preparation for tomorrow’s start of the Gotland Runt race, now known as the AF Offshore Race. The team, some…
Stockholm, Sweden: It’s another ‘homecoming’ for Ludde Ingvall as he brings the distinctive super maxi CQS back to Stockholm in preparation for the Gotland Runt this weekend, the boat arriving in Swedish waters recently from Finland, where she contested a…
Bouwe Bekking, the most experienced sailor in Volvo Ocean Race history, will return to skipper the seventh confirmed team in the 2017-18 edition – and give himself another chance at claiming an elusive first victory at the eighth attempt. No…
The East Coast Blue Water Pointscore Series (BWPS) is the The Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club’s premier offshore Series, conducted along the east coast of Australia between September and April, which now includes the new Pittwater to Paradise Regatta. The…
One year from today, up to 30 sailors will set out from Plymouth UK to recreate history at the start of a solo circumnavigation in small traditional long keeled yachts using just paper charts, a sextant and wind up chronometer…
The Race Village for the offshore race Round Gotland – ÅF Offshore Race 2017 – opened om Thursday in central Stockholm. The race will start on Sunday and take the boats through the archipelago, around the island of Gotland and…
On the third day at sea, the MACIF trimaran is leading The Bridge fleet, followed by IDEC Sport, who clocked in just twenty miles behind. There is still a long way to go for François Gabart and his crew. They…
LOS ANGELES, CA – The first wave of three starts to the 49th edition of the 2017 biennial Transpac Race starts next Monday, July 3rd, when 17 yachts in three monohull divisions will cross the line at Point Fermin in…
The Royal Motor Yacht Club Broken Bay, in association with the Coffs Harbour Yacht Club, has announced that the Pantaenius Newport to Coffs Coast Yacht Race will start in Pittwater on 27th December 2017. The race, previously run by Royal…
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) today released the Notice of Race for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2017, inviting eligible yacht owners to enter what is widely regarded to be one of the world’s toughest offshore racing…
After a week of festivities in Nantes, France, MACIF arrived in St. Nazaire on Thursday evening, with François Gabart and his crew now concentrating on the start of The Bridge, at 7pm on Sunday local time in St.Nazaire. Joining three…
The 40th Barmouth to Fort William Three Peaks Yacht Race in the United Kingdom was full of drama, adventure, close racing, elation and disappointment – and that is the nature of this iconic race which was described by competitors as,…
This morning at 8:16 local time Nicolas Lunven on board his Bénéteau Figaro 2 Generali crossed the Stage 4 finish line completing the gruelling 505-mile course from Concarneau to Dieppe in fourth place, securing the top of the General Standings…
The only thing decided about the outcome of the 48th edition of La Solitaire URGO Le Figaro is that the leaders should cross the finish line in Dieppe tomorrow morning between 7 and 9am. But in what order remains to…
Sail Noumea organiser, Cercle Nautique Calédonien Yacht Club, is excited to announce its role as finish partner and host for four independant ocean races leaving Sydney Harbour, Auckland, Melbourne and Brisbane between late May and early June 2018. CNC will…
Finally, in open water and a breath of air for La Solitaire URGO le Figaro fleet. After negotiating their escape from the complex and grueling Breton coast between strong currents, rocks and zones with no wind, the 43 skippers of…
First at the western Chaussee De Sein mark extending his lead Alexi Loison (Custopol) approaches the ‘Basse Royal’ cardinal buoy. Having been gifted an early lead, Loison extends away from play mate Charlie Dalin (Skipper Macif 2015) by over 3nm….
After a long wait for the wind to settle in the bay of the Forest in Concarneau, France, the 43 competitors of La Solitaire URGO Le Figaro crossed the start of the final stage of this the 48th edition. At…
Genoa: Patience, mental fortitude and an unrelenting desire to surmount the challenges posed by fickle conditions defined the racing at the 2017 Giraglia Rolex Cup. Nearly 250 yachts featured in the week’s sailing; 209 took part in the main event…
RHADC Bermuda- June 15, 2017: ‘Selkie’, Chip Bradish’s 1988 Morris Ocean 32.5 footer from Jamaica Plain near Boston, was the overall corrected time winner of Class D and the entire 40th Anniversary Marion Bermuda Race. She was the smallest boat…
This afternoon saw the start of stage 3 of La Solitaire URGO le Figaro race, the fleet departed the French port of Concarneau a little under 30 hours after arriving in the small hours of Wednesday morning on completion of…
Genoa – 15 June, 2017. The Maxi 72 Momo (GER) has claimed line honours at the 2017 Giraglia Rolex Cup. Arriving in Genoa at 21:39.04 local time on Thursday 15 June, Dieter Schön and his crew completed the 65th edition…
RHADC Bermuda- June 14, 2017: ‘Jambi’, a new Hinckley Bermuda 50 skippered by John Levinson crossed the finish line off St. David’s Lighthouse at 12:47:00 ADT to take line honors in the 40th Anniversary Marion Bermuda Race. ‘Jambi’ had an unofficial…
The Volvo Ocean Race will switch from a 3-year to a 2-year cycle after the upcoming 2017-18 edition, a change that will provide more continuity and more commercial value for professional sailing teams, sponsors and host cities. Confirmation of the…
After three days, 9 hours 33 minutes and 46 seconds Adrien Hardy (Agir Recouvrement) crossed the finish line in Concarneau, France to take the leg 2 win of La Solitaire URGO le Figaro. Hardy crossed the line just 54 seconds…
While everyone who enters the Rolex Fastnet Race dreams of winning or doing well, the event's stature as the world's largest offshore yacht race, means this is often not the only reason for taking part. Around 400 boats will be…
Saint-Tropez – 14, June 2017. At 12:45 today an international fleet of 209 yachts commenced the 65th running of the Giraglia Rolex Cup. Departing from Saint-Tropez, France, their destination is the historic port city of Genoa, Italy with 241-nautical miles…
In less than twelve month’s time a racing and cruising fleet will depart Auckland for the beautiful French Pacific Islands of New Caledonia. The Auckland Noumea Yacht Race is to be run by New Zealand’s premier offshore sailing club the…
Britain’s Dee Caffari will lead 'Turn the Tide on Plastic' – a mixed, youth focused team with a strong sustainability message in the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18. Her campaign, already backed by the Mirpuri Foundation and Ocean Family Foundation, is…
This afternoon the fleet of La Solitaire URGO le Figaro sailors have been negotiating the final landmark of Belle Ile island before heading back northwest for a slow motion dash to the finish line in Concarneau. Coming into their fourth…
RHADC Bermuda- June 13, 2017: Tuesday afternoon the fleet in the boat Marion Bermuda Race fleet got smaller by three more boats. Ray Cullum in ‘Frolic’ a McMullen & Wing Dixon 44 was becalmed, Robert Purcell’s ‘Swell’ a Beneteau 40…
The Notice of Race for the Pittwater to Paradise Regatta is now online at http://www.pittwatertoparadise.com.au/race-documents.html and boat owners have until December 1, 2017 to register for Australia’s newest summer series at the best entry fee rate. Announced back in April,…
The 43 skippers of La Solitaire URGO le Figaro have spent their third day at sea since starting from Gijon on Saturday afternoon, negotiating a small virtual channel, created in between two restricted zones defined by the French navy for…
Marion MA- June 11, 2017: Forty-seven boats are enjoying a pleasant sail so far in the Atlantic Ocean near or in the Gulf Stream. They are racing from Marion to Bermuda in the 40th Anniversary of the Marion Bermuda Race….
A severe lack of wind has hampered the Solitaire fleets progress allowing them to only complete half of the offshore ‘Bay of Biscay’ crossing. The weather files now offer more opportunities since daybreak this morning as the fleet continue the…
The OSTAR and TWOSTAR single- and double-handed race across the Atlantic has been decimated by a severe storm that has seen four boats abandoned and six sailors rescued. The abandonments are: Illumia (Michelle Zambelli), Furia (Michael Kopanov/Dion Zoykov), Happy…
Helsinki, Finland: Ludde Ingvall’s super maxi CQS has taken line honours in what has been described as a challenging Alandia Surrsaari Race, taking just over 24 hours to complete the course. With light winds throughout the race, the course record…
This afternoon the 43-strong La Solitaire Urgo le Figaro fleet finally crossed the start line in Gijon, Spain to begin Leg 2 of 2017 Solitaire course. With the fleet eager to get under way in the light breeze, two general…
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