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Forza Italia! Italians have strength and depth on the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre
Italy are one of the strongest nations in the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre not least because of a ‘scuderia’ of four top level Class40 boats all capable of finishing on the podium in the record sized fleet of 44 which will start their 4600 nautical miles race from Le Havre to Martinique on Sunday.
40 Variations of IMOCA Speed Runs Off Lorient
The 12th Défi Azimut is up and running. Tradition has it that in the largest offshore racing event in the Lorient basin, which this year gathers together a first-class line-up of 28 IMOCA monohulls, it is with a session of ‘speed runs’ that festivities commence out on the water.
Roschier Baltic Sea Race: A warm welcome awaits in Helsinki
After Tschüss 2 (USA) claimed line honours on day three of the Roschier Baltic Sea Race, the strong northerly wind has continued into the fourth day of racing, giving hard upwind conditions for the fleet still racing. Niklas Zennström’s Carkeek 52 Rán (SWE) finished in the early hours of day four in elapsed time of 2 Days 15 Hrs 34 Mins 24 Secs, which was outside the IRC corrected time of Tschüss
Painting the Solent Red
As long standing supporters of yacht racing, Mount Gay Rum is pleased to be announce it’s partnership with this hot high performance one design class racing on the South Coast of England this summer. Known for being as much fun off the water as on the water, the Cape 31 Class is the perfect match for Mount Gay Rum.
Sam Davies: I am Ready for the Challenge of My First New Boat
She has waited a long time for a new boat, but now she has it – a gleaming bright red Sam Manuard-designed flying machine, in the livery of Mécénat Chirurgie Cardiaque, and paid for by the same team of sponsors who funded her old one.
Provezza enhance their Royal Cup challenge with race win but uber consistent Platoon Aviation build their late title charge
Winning the only race of a frustrating second day of the Valencia 52 SUPER SERIES Royal Cup, Ergin Imre’s Provezza team are now four points clear at the top of the event classification. But the high level of consistency so far from 2023 circuit champions, Harm Müller Spreer’s Platoon Aviation means the German flagged team are on something of a charge, making a late challenge for the 2024 title.
Roschier Baltic Sea Race – Beautiful and Complex
The fleet in the Roschier Baltic Sea Race made good progress on the first night racing west towards Stockholm. Just over 15 hours into the 635-mile race, Volvo 70 I Love Poland had raced nearly 200 miles and was the first to round the Almagrundet Lighthouse outside the Stockholm archipelago.
Tom Dolan lines up with French co-skipper Achille Nebout for Trophee Laura Vergne
Two weeks on from his encouraging sixth in the 2023’s season’s first race, the Solo Maître CoQ, Irish sailor Tom Dolan transitions to double-handed mode as he pairs up with French ace Achille Nebout for the new 316 miles Trophee Laura Verge which started this afternoon.
Taking a Look at the Route du Rhum IMOCA fleet with Charlie Enright
With the leading boats now just a day away from the north-east trade winds, the 2022 Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe will soon settle into a downwind sleigh ride to the Caribbean after what has been a tough opening six days.
Ben Ainslie looking forward to the Preliminary Regatta
Undoubtedly one of the most watched teams in the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup has been the Challenger of Record, INEOS Britannia who, from the very start, have placed design innovation at the heart of their campaign. It is often said that the America’s Cup is a ‘design race with a regatta at the end’ and it’s an apt description of how detailed this meticulous challenge has been.
Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe: A sprint finish after all?
After five days and nights of tough, physical, racing which has taken them to the edge of exhaustion, there are just 1100 nautical miles of direct runway left to sail to the Pointe-à-Pitre finish line for the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe leaders.
IMOCA leaders ponder their choices after great start
After a spectacular start at 0930hrs local time off Le Havre this morning the IMOCA fleet on the 16th Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre made the most of the outgoing tide to boost them on the their way out of the Channel, tacking upwind past the tip of the Cherbourg peninsula this afternoon in gusty westerly breezes in excess of 20kts.
Alexia Kiefer threatens Maria Morales’ lead in U21 women’s
On the seventh day of action at the Gran Canaria Gloria Windsurf World Cup 2024, spectators enjoyed the return of the Waves discipline, with the men’s and women’s double eliminations taking place. For the men, the finals of the U13 and U15 categories were contested, as well as further progress in the open category to determine the top positions. The women competed in the second round of eliminatio
52 Super Series: Scarlino set to offer opportunities for all…
After the one way, one sided gains of the track of Saint Tropez earlier in the month, the 52 SUPER SERIES teams seem set to be offered the very opposite type of sea-breeze conditions over the first few days of the 52 SUPER SERIES Scarlino Sailing Week which starts Tuesday on the Gulf of Follonica, Tuscany.
Lights, Camera… ACTION! 37th America’s Cup Protocol and Class Rules are here!
This morning the Defender of the America’s Cup, Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and Emirates Team New Zealand, and the Challenger of Record, Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd and their representative
A fortnight to go until the 24th IRC National Championship
This year’s edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s IRC National Championship will be its 24th and as usual will feature a mixed line-up of yachts from across the size and age spectrum, allowing the IRC rating system to create a level playing field between them.
Team Aqua into the Lead as Local Team Shines at the 44Cup Oman
The forecast for the penultimate day of the 44Cup Oman was for either a moderate northeasterly or for a light northwesterly. In fact the near non-existent gradient breeze and the similarly soft sea breeze made it a tricky day for both race officials and the nine 44Cup teams alike.
Ten Deep at the Etchells Worlds
More tricky and shifty conditions produced another challenging day at the Etchells World Championship. The Royal Yacht Squadron Race Committee raised AP/A at 17:16 BST, after a second long day on the water. Today’s race winners were Anatole Masfen’s New Order (NZL 1499) and Nils Razmilovic’s Matatu (SGP 1333).
ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest opens a new chapter in round the world racing
As a new chapter in ocean racing history was opened with the start of the inaugural ARKÉA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest, the sun shone on the Rade de Brest in the west of France and the modest NE’ly wind was scarcely enough to lift the giant ULTIM multihulls on to their foils to speed out on to the Bay of Biscay.
Ahead of Storm Ciaran the 40 IMOCAs are put in a safe mode at the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre docks
Storm Ciaran is set to sweep across the north-west quarter of France, during Wednesday night. It is this huge system which has required the 40 strong IMOCA fleet that was set to start the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre on Sunday tied to the dock in Le Havre.
