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Four days, four leaders, Lunven on top
Day four of the Vendée Globe solo non-stop race around the world brings another new leader. As the leaders pass the latitude of the Canary Islands, where they might normally find the trade winds blowing to carry them down towards the Cape Verdes and the Equator beyond, the breeze is lightening and becoming ever more unsettled.
2023 J/70 World Champions Crowned
Tom Mallindine and Charlie Thompson’s Brutus III (GBR), with team Chris Grube, Ben Saxton and Elisabeth Whitener, are bringing the J/70 World Championship title to the United Kingdom from St. Petersburg Yacht Club in Florida.
Fourth time lucky for 50th Rolex Fastnet Race monohull line honours?
While the top prize in the Rolex Fastnet Race is the Fastnet Challenge Cup for the winner of IRC Overall, considerable kudos comes with finishing first on the water.
‘There’s still a long way to go’ Ainslie reacts to defeat on Day 1 of America’s Cup Match
Ben Ainslie, Team Principal and Skipper of INEOS Britannia, said the first day of the 37th America’s Cup Match was “not the start we were looking for”, after two defeats by Defenders Emirates Team New Zealand.
Lars Johan Brodtkorb takes early lead at OK Dinghy Worlds in sunny Marstrand
Lars Johan Brodtkorb, from Norway, has taken the early lead at the OK Dinghy World Championship in Marstrand, Sweden.
Etchells Worlds: Benjamin’s Stella Blue takes Race One
Racing got underway at the Etchells World Championship organised by the Royal Yacht Squadron, with one race held just off Hill Head in The Solent.
17ª Puig Vela Clàssica Barcelona
The most elegant classic yachts of the Mediterranean participating in the Puig Vela Clàssica Regatta have moored this past week on the pontoons of the RCNB in front of the America’s Cup village and have coincided on the water with the very modern AC75 and AC40, monohulls with foils equipped with cutting-edge technologies.
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup – A challenging and spectacular second say
Leaders in their respective classes are: Leopard 3 in the Maxi A, Proteus in Maxi B, Spirit of Lorina in Maxi C, Allegra in Multihull, Moat in Supermaxi, Svea in the J Class
The IFCA Youth & Junior Funboard Slalom World Championships – DAY 1
Opening day with too little wind at the IFCA (International Funboard Class Association) Youth and Junior Slalom World Championships in Calasetta, an international event included in the Calasetta Water Sports Festival 2023 programme
Perfect breeze for start of 33rd Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup
Heading up their respective classes are Leopard 3 in Maxi A, Proteus in Maxi B, Spirit of Lorina in Maxi C, Allegra in Multihull, Y3K in Supermaxi and Svea in the J Class
OceansLab announce first Official Cleantech Partners
Today (06.06.23), OceansLab is pleased to confirm the support of clean energy enablers Genevos, Oceanvolt and Maxeon Solar Technologies as partners in its campaign as the world’s first hydrogen-electric race yacht.
IRC Two Preview Classics, Doubles and Round the World Adventurers
Expect the doublehanders to have a big say in the outcome of IRC Two. There are some powerful duos ready to show what they can do across 695 miles of race track.
Transat Jacques Vabre D-1 : Clarisse & Alan looking at the horizon
With less than two days to go before the start of the Transat Jacques Vabre, the most prestigious race of the season, the weather scenario for the first few days is being carefully monitored.
2024 Roschier Baltic Sea Race – Celebrating Success
The 2024 Roschier Baltic Sea Race attracted an international alumni for the second edition of the 635nm offshore race. Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club together with the Ocean Racing Alliance, 296 sailors from six continents experienced the full range of conditions that the Baltic Sea can offer.
44Cup Worlds Brunnen – Can Charisma make it a hat-trick?
The 2024 44Cup Worlds in Brunnen, Switzerland, sets sail tomorrow for the nine high performance one design fleet of owner-driver RC44s. The competition is taking place in the magnificent alpine setting of Lake Uri (Lake Lucerne), encircled by towering mountains, in what is considered the oldest part of Switzerland.
Offshore race set to be decisive for Ireland’s Tom Dolan at the Solo Maître CoQ
After enjoying good conditions on Tuesday for the 32 miles coastal race, today’s similar style of race had to be abandoned after the breeze dropped after some six hours and about ten miles of racing.
Honours are shared evenly after race day one at the J Class Barcelona Regatta
After a spectacular first day of racing at the J Class Barcelona Regatta, which saw the beautiful, majestic big yachts of the America’s Cup past in close and exciting action, honours are shared equally between the three-boat fleet’s newest and oldest yachts, Svea and Velsheda.
Olympic Medallist Ossie Takes The Lead
Olympic medallist Ossie Stewart has grabbed the top spot on the leaderboard at the end of a dramatic second day of the Brewin Dolphin RS Elite International Grand Prix.
ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE: “43-45kts was a little bit too fast for the start of a round the world race!” Charles Caudrelier
Tuesday’s ARKÉA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest skipper interview is with Charles Caudrelier who has led the six boat fleet of ULTIMs since the first night.
L’Occitane en Provence: good vibes from Clarisse Crémer
The young French skipper got to grips a little bit more with her IMOCA L’Occitane en Provence alongside her co-skipper Alan Roberts at the end of their second race together, the Défi Azimut.
