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Leopard Dodges the Bullitt in Monohull Line Honours
If yesterday’s story of the 44th Rolex Middle Sea Race was the first multihull to finish, today’s is definitely monohull line honours. At 0152 CEST this morning, the fascinating race-long duel between the Farr 100 Leopard 3 and the Wally 93 Bullitt concluded. It was the Chris Sherlock skippered Leopard 3 that glided into Marsamxett Harbour first on a cloudy, but moonlit night.
FOR PEOPLE and Charal 2 finish first and second in the Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race
After crossing the finish line in the Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race Brest-Brest this Thursday evening at 20:15 02′ local time, Thomas Ruyant and Morgan Lagravière (FOR PEOPLE) take victory (awaiting official confirmation) in the 2023 edition of the event. Their race time is 4 days 06 hours 15 minutes and 02 seconds.
Final safety checks, parties then OFF! for McIntyre Ocean Globe entrants- 9 Days To Go!!
There’s been ribbon-cutting, cannon fire, astro navigation demonstrations, medical training, safety inspections, and a Pimms or two on the pontoons. With the 14 iconic yachts taking part in the McIntyre Ocean Globe docked in MDL Ocean Village Marina, Southampton, there’s never a dull moment with the 218 crews frantically preparing to sail around the world.
Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta, Inoui and V lead their respective classes
Today saw the third and penultimate day of racing at the Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta. With wind from the south-east that built from an initial 10 knots to reach 15-16 knots, the Race Committee set both the Superyacht and Southern Wind divisions a course that took them clockwise around the islands of La Maddalena and Caprera.
Transat Paprec – Relief after toughest 24 hours
The last 24 hours have been the toughest yet for the mixed doubles pairs on the Transat Paprec. After passing the Canary Islands waypoint Sunday lunchtime, the breeze freshened and the leaders experienced a fast, furious night in winds over 30 kts, surfing at up to 20kts at times on the Figaro BENETEAU 3s, averaging 14 to 15 kts for a sustained period
Cowes Week 2022 Presenting Sponsor Visit Abu Dhabi will bring an Annual Winter Regatta
Cowes Week Ltd is delighted to announce that Visit Abu Dhabi will be the Presenting Sponsor of Cowes Week 2022. To further reinforce the relationship, Cowes Week Ltd has joined forces with Global Mission in Abu Dhabi to launch a new regatta, the Cowes Week Winter Regatta.
2023 ORC Annual Meeting to be held in Malaga 10-14 November
The Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) announces its Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held in Malaga, Spain over 10-14 November 2023. This event is important because it is where the feedback from thousands of ORC users around the world – along with the expertise of the ORC technical teams – can be used to improve the system’s use for the future.
Light winds, great expectations at the start of the Transat Paprec
The 11 mixed doubles crews starting the 3089 nautical miles Transat Paprec on their equally matched 10 metre Figaro BENETEAU one designs had only a light, changeable breeze for the starting circuit which took them out of the Bay of Port La Forêt before heading out to what is forecast to be a moderate passage across Bay of Biscay.
Energy Observer completes her global Odyssey in Paris: an emblematic stopover during the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Energy Observer, the emblematic laboratory vessel of the energy transition, will dock in the heart of Paris on the evening of July 28, 2024 for a stopover of almost three months, marking the end of a seven-year Odyssey around the world. A particularly powerful and symbolic moment, as this is where this unique and memorable journey began, when it was christened on July 7, 2017, in the presence of t
Two weeks of racing with the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup and Rolex Swan Cup regattas
September will once again be an intense month in Porto Cervo, with the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup scheduled from 4th to 10th September, and the Rolex Swan Cup returning from 11th to 18th September, after a four-year break imposed by the pandemic.
Aleph Racing to the Fore on Light Shifty Day at the 44Cup Puerto Calero
They say in yacht racing that when conditions are light, flukey and difficult to predict, it is all about keeping a cool head and avoiding the big results. Italian sailors are renowned for excelling in this as they are the prevailing conditions around the Italian coast line, so it was little surprise that in the 5-10 knot northerly that was blowing over mountainous Lanzarote.
Sam Goodchild: The Perfect Route to My First Vendée Globe
In the wake of the announcement that Sam Goodchild will sail the former LinkedOut in the IMOCA Globe Series as part of the new TR Racing team, we spoke to the 33-year-old British skipper about his ambitions for the Vendée Globe and his long-awaited debut in the IMOCA Class.
Second leg of McIntyre Adventure’s inaugural Globe 5.80 Transat starts 1 day early on Wednesday the 17th at 10:00 UTC
Due to a weak weather forecast for the scheduled start on November 18th, the Race Director and the five remaining entrants of the inaugural Globe 5.80 Transat agreed to move
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez: fuelling dreams!
A moderate W’ly wind of 15 knots, increasing to 25 knots with gusts of 30, generous sunshine and a lovely swell fringed with foam. Saint Tropez served up its much-fantasized conditions today for the 132 Modern yachts and their thrilled crews in this sporty opener to the 24th Voiles de Saint-Tropez
Class 40, Looking for more wind…
Since yesterday, the boats to the North have taken command of the fleet. Today, after Crédit Mutuel (Lipinski / Carpentier), it is the turn of Xavier Macaire and Pierre Leboucher on Groupe SNEF to be at the top of the rankings. For them, as for all of the frontrunners, this is not the time to celebrate, as they may not escape an area of calms with the trade winds fading away.
Thomas Ruyant and Morgan Lagravière (For People) take first place in the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre in the IMOCA category (before jury)
When they broke the finish line of the 30th anniversary edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre off Fort-de-France, Martinique in the inky darkness of this Sunday morning at 0202hrs local time, (0602hrs UTC) Thomas Ruyant and Morgan Lagravière (For People) won the IMOCA race. (subject to Jury)
Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe : 8 days to the start
During its first weekend, the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe village has clearly been a huge success with the crowds turning up. Out on the water, the Rhum Mono and Multi boats took advantage of ideal weather conditions for their parade in front of the ramparts in the privateers’ city.
29er EuroCup #5 Rungsted, Denmark
Sailors were treated to a mix of conditions arriving to a windy few days preceeding the 29er EuroCup #5 held in Rungsted, Denmark. Proving once again that sailing is a sport that keeps competitors on their toes, the Royal Danish Yacht Club hosted the second skandinavian 29er EuroCup in the exact opposite conditions, racing in minimum 4 knots, testing the sailors in much lighter conditions and glor
Titles Decided At 40th Copa del Rey MAPFRE
Marcus Brennecke’s ClubSwan 50 Hatari clinched the ClubSwan 50 class title on the final race at the 40th Copa del Rey MAPFRE but the German flagged crew endured some unnecessarily nervous moments after the nearest rivals Stefan Heidenreich’s OneGroup seemingly came back from the dead after being over the start line early.
D-366* before the Vendée Globe
On 10 November 2024, the Vendée Globe skippers will set off on the 10th edition of the non-stop, non-assisted, single-handed round-the-world race. They will sail down the legendary Les Sables d’Olonne channel, cheered on enthusiastically by the public in Vendée, before setting off across the seas of the globe and attempting to beat Armel Le Cléac’h’s record, by completing the 45,000-kilometre cour
