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No Racing Today Ratchets Up The Pressure As The Season End Looms Closer
Although the ten boat fleet went afloat for most of the afternoon and a race course was set up, in the end there was not enough wind off the Barcelona waterfront today for competition to take place at the 52 SUPER SERIES Barcelona Sailing Week.
NEWSFLASH : Monohull Line Honours
This morning, Tuesday 25 October, the Farr designed 30.48 metre/100 foot maxi, Leopard 3 (NED), skippered by Chris Sherlock, crossed the finish line of the 2022 Rolex Middle Sea Race at 10:54:29 CEST to take Monohull Line Honours in an elapsed time of 70 hours 34 minutes 8 seconds.
Registrations now open for French Olympic Week in Hyères
The 54th French Olympic Week in Hyères (SOF) will take place between 22 to 29 April 2023. With Paris 2024 Olympic Games just over a year away, the world’s best athletes will be present in Hyères. And on the water, the 10 Olympic series will put on a show!
Power People: Matt Gotrel cycler for INEOS Britannia
Continuity is something that all teams of the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup crave amongst their crew-members so, for INEOS Britannia, one of the very first confirmed hires was the outstanding athletic and sailing talent of Matt Gotrel. One of the most popular people not just within the INEOS Britannia set-up but also in the wider America’s Cup and sailing communities, Matt’s pathway through to
Marina Lanzarote readies for the RORC Transatlantic Race
With just over one month to go until the start of the 2023 RORC Transatlantic Race, Marina Lanzarote is ready to receive the international fleet which will set off on Sunday 8th of January for the 3,000-mile race across the Atlantic Ocean to the Caribbean spice island of Grenada.
To Pee or Not To Pee? That Is The Question:
Being a woman in sailing comes with many obstacles. I am sure the minute I say that you can immediately think of dozens of situations within your sailing career that have been made more difficult because you’re a woman.
A second day of fast coastal racing at the 2023 ORC World Championship
In this second day of racing at the 2023 ORC World Championship, the persistent low-pressure center in southern Scandinavia continued to drive strong westerly winds in the Kieler Bucht. Accordingly, race managers from Kieler Yacht-Club set a coastal course for Classes B and C with early leaders emerging in these classes after two races.
Anna Östling’s “WINGS” Headed for Women’s America’s Cup
We are thrilled to share with you what we have been working on this winter. Hard work, big dreams and dedication has paid off and we have now received an invitation to compete in the inaugural Women’s America’s Cup event in Barcelona in October 2024.
Filipe Silva extends after two more races at Finn World Masters
Filipe Silva, from Portugal, has extended his lead at the 2023 Finn World Masters at Nea Iraklitsa, Kavala, Greece, after two races were sailed on Thursday. Laurent Hay, from France is back up to second with Peter Mosny from Slovakia in third. Race wins went to Hay and Peter Peet from The Netherlands.
2022 ILCA U21 World Championships – Day 2
No races were completed today at the 2022 ILCA U21 World Championships, due to lack of wind. The race committee waited until 1500 hours to send the sailors out, but once on the water, the wind picked up to about 7 knots and was too shifty to hold a steady successful race.
First ever Le Defi Paprec appeals to international racers
When the 55th La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec starts off Le Havre tomorrow history will be made as the first ever Le Défi Paprec starts at the same time. This is a new initiative which is designed to give amateurs or up and coming sailors the chance to race one complete stage of the race double handed to gain valuable experience and an insight into what competing on the full, three stage solo race w
Ben Ainslie vows to come back stronger after ‘tough’ race between INEOS Britannia and Emirates Team New Zealand
For the first time in the 37th America’s Cup, Challenger of Record INEOS Britannia faced Defender Emirates Team New Zealand in their AC75 race boats. It wasn’t the result the British team, racing for the Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd, was hoping for – with the Kiwis taking the win after INEOS Britannia fell off the foils in an action packed pre-start.
2022 Waszp Games are Officially Open
With a lay day scheduled between the Pre-Games and the beginning of the International WASZP Games it was a chance for the sailors to finalise their measurement, do some sightseeing and fine-tune their preparations for the SLALOM event tomorrow which will start 5 days of incredible action on Lake Garda.
Rolex Fastnet Race: Caro unbeatable in IRC Zero!
Max Klink’s Botin 52 Caro has won IRC Zero and is looking like a solid contender for overall victory in the Rolex Fastnet Race. The Swiss boat crossed the finish line at 07:25 hours local time this morning, covering the course in 2 days, 16 hours, 40 minutes, 2 seconds.
Back in the ‘hood…British star Alex Thomson in Saint Malo at Route du Rhum start
Back in the ‘hood…British star Alex Thomson in Saint Malo at Route du Rhum start. “For all the new boats it is really touch and go if they even make it to the other side.”
British Sailor Alex Thomson Steps Down From Racing and Turns Focus the Next Generation
British sailor Alex Thomson has announced he won’t compete as a skipper in the 2024 Vendée Globe, the solo, non-stop race around-the-world, but doesn’t rule out returning to the race
La Transat Paprec 2023: 150 days until race start
On 30 April 2023 – in just 150 days – La Transat Paprec will officially kick off from Concarneau in Brittany, France, setting sail for Saint-Barthélemy, the ‘pearl of the Caribbean’. Around 15 boats are expected to be on the start line including Transat Paprec rookie, Piers Copham (Voiles des Anges – GBR).
Cowes Week 2022 Day 4 Round Up
More brisk winds and warm weather provided a further day of excitement for the fourth day of Cowes Week. Sir Ben Ainslie, the most successful Olympic sailor ever, was racing today, helming Bertie Bicket’s IC37 Fargo in IRC Class Zero, demonstrating just how seriously the top teams take their racing.
2023 Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Trophy set to be most exciting yet with the addition of two new classes
The fourth edition of the Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Trophy, one of Portugal’s flagship sailing events, will unfold in the bay of Cascais from the 7th to the 9th of July 2023, with a record six classes across a variety of popular boats.
Rhum Multi and Rhum Mono Classes decided
Friday night into Saturday’s early hours The Memorial ACTe, Pointe-à-Pitre’s proud, giant structure which is dedicated to the history, heritage and memories of the Caribbean slave trade, saw the busiest spell yet of finishers completing the 12th edition of the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe.
