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International Fleet Set for RORC Caribbean 600
Over 70 teams from 16 different nations are expected for the 2023 RORC Caribbean 600, with a dozen or more boats racing in the inaugural RORC Nelson’s Cup Series.
How to follow the 50th Rolex Fastnet Race
On Saturday 22nd July from 1300 hours BST, the 50th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race commences in front of the Royal Yacht Squadron, Cowes on the Isle of Wight.
Will a course record get shattered tonight in the AEGEAN 600?
Since yesterday’s spectacular start at Cape Sounio under the Ancient Temple of Poseidon, the brisk Meltemi winds have persisted through last night and today to give the fleet in this year’s AEGEAN 600 a great ride around the 605-mile race course.
Tokyo 2020 – The Medal Winners
A complete list of all the sailing medal winners from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Vendée Globe 2024 : 18 intensive months for a successful bet!
Reminder: at the beginning of 2023, Clarisse Crémer set herself the tough but reasonably realistic challenge of launching a new Vendée Globe project aboard a new boat, under the colours of a new title partner – L’Occitane en Provence – accompanied by a brand new team and anchored in a different home port, Gosport, England.
44Cup Returns to Mainland Spain in 2023
The 2023 season of the 44Cup has been unveiled, with five events scheduled for what will be the 16th season of racing between the high-performance owner-driver one-design monohulls.
Pressure relief for Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe skippers as new start date set Wednesday
Pressure relief for Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe skippers as new start date set Wednesday
Rolex Fastnet Race: Battle lines drawn for IRC Three
Nearly half of the impressive fleet of nearly 90 boats in IRC Three come from the drawing board of three tried and tested designs: Sun Fast 3200, JPK 1010 and J/109.
Transatlantic Race: Tradewinds kick in on day 11
Alexia Barrier’s MOD70 Limosa – The Famous Project (FRA) crossed the finish line of the RORC Transatlantic Race outside Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina Grenada in an elapsed time of 7 Days 22 Hours 28 Mins and 06 Secs.
ZEN Too shines on day 2 of TF35 Nyon Cup
Day two of the TF35 Nyon Cup started with a beautiful but glassy still morning on Lake Geneva. At the 10:00 skippers briefing, PRO Benoit Deutsch delayed the teams ashore, hoping for a repeat of the previous day’s afternoon wind.
Italy’s Alberto Riva and Acrobatica will not restart the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre
The newest of the Italian designed and built Musa 40s, Acrobatica, will not re-start out of Lorient when the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre resumes racing.
Pauline Courtois wins third match racing world title in a row
Middelfart, Denmark: Superlight winds made it difficult to finish the 2023 Women’s Match Racing World Championship finals. French skipper and now triple world champion made winning look easy.
Sassnitz to host Germany’s first-ever SailGP event
The coastal town of Sassnitz on the island of Rügen will host the first-ever Germany SailGP event. The international championship, recognized as the world’s most exciting racing on water, will take place on August 16-17, 2025 in front of the stunning backdrop of the region’s chalk cliffs and picturesque harbor.
Dismastings and Damage in First Night of Transat Jacques Vabre
At 1:21 a.m. this Monday morning, October 30, the Class40 Crédit Mutuel dismasted off the coast of Guernsey. Ian Lipinski and Antoine Carpentier reported they are well and are heading towards Cherbourg.
Curtain opens on 33rd edition of Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup
The 33rd edition of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup kicked off today with the skipper’s briefing, followed by the traditional welcome cocktail on the terrace at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda.
Sofía Day 2: Champagne Conditions for 49er, 49erFX & Nacra 17!
\After a brisk, breezy start to the 54 Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by FERGUS Hotels on Monday which gave the Olympic sailing classes a test from the first start guns of the showcase Mallorcan regatta, today the athletes were afforded a couple of hours to regroup and find their marks before the renowned Bay of Palma sea breeze built on cue.
Magpie soars like an eagle to claim 2024 Etchells World Championships
Magpie’s Graeme Taylor, James Mayo, and Richard Allanson spread their wings and launched themselves into an 11-point lead after Race 7 and Race 8 of the 2024 Etchells World Championships in Fremantle, Western Australia.
Top start for Clarisse Crémer, skipper of L’Occitane en Provence
After saying a poignant goodbye to her family and friends and greeting the 350,000 people who had turned out to watch her make her historic ascent of the channel in Les Sables d’Olonne, Clarisse set off, more determined than ever this Sunday, at 13h02, to tackle her second circumnavigation of the globe.
Scott Shawyer & Nick Moloney preparing to face a big weather system
At the age of 52, the Canadian businessman has set himself a huge challenge: to master an IMOCA yacht sufficiently to complete the non-stop, single-handed round-the-world Vendée Globe 2028.
Momentous day for INEOS Britannia as AC75 sets sail for first time
British Challenger of Record’s new AC75 race boat makes sailing debut in Barcelona. Cycling sailors ‘Cyclors’ seen on the British boat for the first time, after collaboration between INEOS Britannia, INEOS Grenadiers and Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team.
