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Leopard 3 claims monohull Line Honours in Rolex Middle Sea Race
This morning, Tuesday 24 October, the Farr designed 30.78 metre/100 foot maxi, Leopard 3 (MON), skippered by Chris Sherlock, crossed the finish line of the 2023 Rolex Middle Sea Race at 01:20:56 CEST to take Monohull Line Honours in an elapsed time of 2 days, 12 hours 50 minutes 56 seconds.
34 solo skippers expected to compete on this summer’s 53rd La Solitaire du Figaro
The starting gun for the first stage of the 53rd edition of La Solitaire du Figaro will sound on August 21, off Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef in the Loire-Atlantique after the fleet has paraded up the Loire from Nantes.
2023 ORC World Championship in Kiel now open for entries
Kiel, Germany – The Kieler Yacht Club and the the Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) is pleased to announce that the Notice of Race is now published and the official registration and entry process is now open for the 2023 ORC World Championship to be held over 4 – 12 August 2023.
Clean Start Heralds Next Chapter in Rolex Middle Sea Race
The 44th Rolex Middle Sea Race fleet was sent on its way today. The start of a 606 nautical mile adventure around Sicily and back to the finish in Malta. 110 yachts representing 26 nations crossed the start line, their 1000 plus crew from close to 50 countries fired up and ready for whatever lies ahead.
Edge Women’s Match is Back for More in 2023
After sailing two successful back-to-back regattas on their home waters in Auckland, New Zealand, this past November, Edge Women’s Match Racing is returning to the Women’s World Match Racing Tour (WWMRT) for more.
An Outstanding 10th edition of the S&S Rendez-Vous
An international fleet confirmed the success of the 10th S&S Swan Rendez-vous held at the Circolo della Vela Marciana Marina: 44 yachts (representing Italy, France, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Finland, Switzerland, England, Australia, New Zealand, USA, Brazil) built by Nautor Swan and designed by New York’s Sparkman & Stephens have given life to a prestigious sailing event.
Laperche Leads to Channel Islands Ready For The Fast Reach to Eddystone
With some 25 nautical miles of hard upwind sailing into a building easterly breeze the leading group on Stage 2 of La Solitaire du Figaro can anticipate rounding the Desormes Bank buoy between 22.00hrs and 23.00hrs this evening.
Biotherm skipper Paul Meilhat unveils a multinational crew for The Ocean Race
Immediately after his partnership with Biotherm was announced in March, Paul Meilhat expressed a wish to take part in The Ocean Race – the crewed round the world race with stopovers widely recognised as the toughest test to a team in sport.
Course alteration as fleet contemplate tough conditions ahead in English Channel
Into the second day of the final leg of La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec and the 33 remaining solo skippers are pressing hard as they climb north along the Brittany coast. But most are trying to stick to a regime which maximises rest in the 15 to 20kts breezes as they seek to bank energy ahead of their appointment with a gnarly looking front which they will have to deal with off the Dorset coast.
Golden Globe Race Village success, but some entrants fall short of complying with the Notice of Race
In Les Sables d’Olonne, Place du Vendée Globe, the Golden Globe Race Village is a popular success attracting thousands of visitors every day, with the opportunity to meet the entrants and discover their boats on the GGR pontoons
Tom Dolan content with hard earned 14th on La Solitaire Stage 1 after sticking to his game plan
Irish solo racer Tom Dolan remained in a positive, upbeat mood in the post race sunshine of Port La Foret, Brittany after finishing 14th on the first 559 miles stage of the 2022 La Solitaire du Figaro
Waszp Class Shines in Championship Racing
After much hype and anticipation, finally, we arrived at the first day of championship racing at the International WASZP Games. The beauty of the WASZP Class is that the preparation of the sailors from around the world is tracked through our global rankings and events on Race Hub and our social media presence.
Rolex Fastnet Race outright record falls to SVR Lazartigue
Having been so dramatically pipped at the post by Maxi Groupe Edmond de Rothschild in the last breath of the 2019 race, François Gabart and his team, this time racing the giant 32m long flying trimaran SVR Lazartigue, rectified this wrong by being first home in the 50th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race, winning the Ultim class.
The Nations Trophy concludes with a victory for Italy
The gradually decreasing Mistral wind today allowed the fleet of Swan One Designs competing in The Nations Trophy to carry out one last windward-leeward race, with an early departure time of 11:00 to make the most of the light breeze that started at 8-9 knots and gradually decreased towards the end of the race.
Young talents and top internationals set to shine on the 53rd edition of La Solitaire du Figaro
After a week of festivities in host city Nantes, the 2002 La Solitaire du Figaro starts off Saint Michel Chef Chef at the entrance to the Loire on Sunday August 21 at 1540hrs local time.
Women sailors among the pioneers of the Transat Paprec
Since 1992 the Transat Paprec has seen many mixed or 100% female duos. From Catherine Chabaud to Sam Davies well-known sailors have gained valuable experience before going on to bigger things, making their mark ocean racing. And now with the Transat Paprec becoming only a mixed crew event it is worth looking back at its history.
Petard and Lubac Reach Into Nacra 17 Lead at 2024 Junior World Championships
For the first time in class history, the Nacra 17 fleet sailed with reaching starts, inspired by the Sail GP circuit. The format modifies the traditional start by sending all teams on a beam reach across the wind toward a mark they bear away to a downwind at. Now, crews start reaching directly toward the first mark of the course, which is the maximum speed for most sailboats and puts crew, helm, b
A Wet and Wild Day Two at the 2023 ORC Mediterranean Championship
After yesterday’s light air to start the regatta and ultimately having no races scored for the leaderboard, today’s conditions could not be more different in Day Two of the 2023 ORC Mediterranean Championship, supported by Rolex as Official Timepiece. Wet and wild are the best descriptions for today, for sailors and race managers alike.
Cowes Week Day 6: Close racing and clear winners
Competition is always close across many Cowes Week classes, but few can rival IRC Class 3, where Adam Gosling’s JPK 10.80 Yes! and David Franks’ J/112e Leon have been match racing each other all week and are only two points apart at the top of the leaderboard after five races. Franks won today’s race, just 51 seconds ahead of Yes! on corrected time, while Frank Lang’s X40 Optim’x took third.
Historic Whitbread Veteran 50th Anniversary Reunion
Sailing history was made yesterday with 83 Whitbread veterans, representing 38 Whitbread boats, reliving their memories and telling their stories at the OGR 50th Anniversary reunion held in MDL Race Village, Ocean Village Southampton. It was a highly emotional evening as the veterans caught up with ‘old’ sailing friends, and former rivals, in the company of the crews preparing to sail around the w
