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The Transat Paprec pre-race festivities open in Concarneau
Ahead of the race start scheduled for Sunday 30th April at 1302hrs local time, the Transat Paprec race village was officially opened to the public this Friday evening in Concarneau. The opening showcased the 11 pairs of ‘mixed-doubles’ male-female teams who will compete on this Figaro Beneteau 3 race 3890 nautical miles from Concarneau across the Atlantic to Saint Barth’s.
Broaches and big breeze at 44CUP Cowes Worlds
With near gale force winds forecast for the afternoon, to stay on schedule racing for the high performance owner-driver RC44 one designs on the penultimate day of their World Championship was brought forward by two hours with a first warning signal at 0930. In the southwesterly breeze the race area was set up between Hill Head and the Brambles Bank, in the northeastern quadrant of the central Sole
Coaching Corner – INEOS Britannia’s Rob Wilson ahead of the preliminary Regatta
For all the teams in the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup, arguably one of the key roles is that of the coaches who provide a vital link between the sailors and the rest of the team with an all-encompassing vision that allows for outright focus to produce the best on-the-water performance. Every team has employed elite-level coaches and for INEOS Britannia, the Challenger of Record, they have the
Moat (Performance), Dark Horse (Cruising) and Aurelius (World Cruising) leaders in Ibiza Joy Sail
With the entire fleet now gathered at Marina Ibiza, the superyachts competed in their first race in Ibiza, with Moat in Performance, Dark Horse in Performance Cruising, and Aurelius in World Cruising leading the pack on their first outing. The J Class, who stretched their legs on Wednesday, spent several hours out on the water this Thursday but ultimately were unable to race.
2023 29er World Championships Day 1 ‘More fresh than frightening’
Full on, fruity, but steady conditions’ was the word from David Campbell-James, the PRO today leading the racing in Portland Harbour. With consistent direction and average wind speeds of 20-23 knots, the yellow and blue fleets launched, managing a single race on the Harbour course before increasing gusts sent all fleets home for a quiet Sunday afternoon to rest and recover for tomorrow!
We have lift off……Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre IMOCA fleet off and flying
After an impressive start from Le Havre OT 0830HRS utc this morning in SW’ly winds of 20-25kts, the IMOCA fleet on the 16th Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre double handed race to Martinique were making great speeds westwards towards the entrance to the English Channel, led by one of the pre-race favourites Jéremie Beyou and Franck Cammas on Charal.
The Return to Marstrand
Match racing returns to its Swedish spiritual home next week with the 29th edition of the GKSS Match Cup Sweden taking place over 4-8 July in the tourist island hotspot of Marstrand off Sweden’s west coast. A founding event of the World Match Racing Tour, the event is renowned as one of the world’s most iconic match racing venues, drawing large and enthusiastic crowds along the cliffs and shorelin
Rookie Pirouelle Takes Stage 2 Win Into Royan, Ireland’s Dolan Fifth
French rookie Guillaume Pirouelle (Région Normandie) crossed the finish line off Royan at the mouth of the Gironde estuary at 06:28:26hrs (CEST/FRANCE) in this morning’s breaking dawn to claim victory on the 655 nautical Stage 2 of the 53rd La Solitaire du Figaro.
Fastnet Rock Expressway
Yesterday’s trickle of yachts competing in this special 50th Rolex Fastnet Race last night turned into a torrent. Bryon Ehrhart’s monohull line honours favourite led the single-hulled fleet around the Fastnet Rock shortly before 21:00 BST but the 88ft long canting keel weapon was only seven miles ahead the first IMOCA, Yoann Richomme’s Paprec Arkea, with 2021 winner, Charlie Dalin’s MACIF a furthe
Keep on it until the line is crossed
A strong SW’ly air stream dominates in the Bay of Biscay ahead of a thundery front associated with former cyclone Nicole centred to the NW of Ireland. On the other side of the front, there is a moderate to strong westerly air stream linked to the low-pressure system 300 miles SW of Ireland.
INEOS Britannia Announce Race Crew For the America’s Cup Preliminary Regatta in Vilanova i La Geltrú
It’s been over two and a half years since the shutters came down on the racing in Auckland for the 36th America’s Cup, but the show’s back on the road with the first of three Preliminary Regattas set to start on the 14th September, in Vilanova i La Geltrú on Spain’s Mediterranean coast.
Pressure coming on! The 2023 52 Super Series starts Tuesday in Saint-Tropez, France
For the 11 teams which will race under seven different national flags at next week’s 52 SUPER SERIES Saint-Tropez Sailing Week, the long months of optimisation and preparation end Wednesday when the first points races of the five regatta 2023 season get under way on the Côte d’Azur’s Gulf of Saint-Tropez.
Minutes in it as the clock ticks down to the finish of the 55th La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec
With less than 100 miles to sail to the final finish line of the 55th La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec the 2024 title looks set to go down to the wire. After a brutal double crossing of the Channel yesterday and last night, passing through a front off the English coast which saw gusts to 35-37kts with big seas, the exhausted leaders were doing all they could to keep up with the intense pace.
Once upon a time in Saint Tropez…
It was amidst a soundtrack comprising hand canons on the large schooners, sea shanties from the schooner Naema and the drone of bagpipes from the top spreader of the gaff schooner Elena, that the 3,000 sailors competing at Les Voiles returned to port this evening, delighted by their day of fierce competition in a capricious breeze.
The British Sailing Team selects Atlas 2
Vakaros is excited to announce that the British Sailing Team has selected the Atlas 2 to be part of their 2024 Olympic training cycle. British Sailing Team members will have the opportunity to use Atlas 2 devices to track their on-the-water performance, and also review high-resolution data logs with their coaching staff.
A long time in the making….Armel Le Cléac’h and Sébastien Josse (Banque Populaire XI) win ULTIM race
French duo Armel Le Cléac’h and Sébastien Josse sailing Maxi Banque Populaire XI crossed the finish line of the 16th edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre off Fort de France, Martinique at 18:19hrs local time (22:19hrs UTC) this Sunday evening to win the ULTIM division for 32m multihulls (subject to Jury verifications).
Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta – Day one brings a perfect start
The Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta got off to a perfect start today, the event is organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda with the support of title sponsor Giorgio Armani, and is now in its 16th edition. A north-easterly breeze of about 7 knots intensified, as expected, to around 12 knots and rotated towards the southeast over the course of the day.
Platoon take tiny three points lead into 2023 title showdown Saturday on Bay of Palma
After two excellent races in a brisk cross-offshore breeze on the Bay of Palma, which saw honours shared almost equally between the two title protagonists, it is Harm Müller-Spreer’s German flagged world champions Platoon crew which leads into the final day of the 2023 52 SUPER SERIES season but by only three points over the long time circuit leaders Provezza.
KDY Women’s Match Race: Return of the Danes
Danish match racers Camilla Ulrikkeholm and Lea Richter Vogelius finished the opening day of the KDY Women’s Match Race in Skovshoved Harbour undefeated with four wins out of four races. The Danish duo lead the opening round robin after completing the first five flights of the four-day event. The Copenhagen event hosted by the Royal Danish Yacht Club is the fourth and final event of the 2023 Women
ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE: “Trust in your instincts” Thomas Coville reflects before his final big charge to the finish
In second place on ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest solo multihull round the world race, Thomas Coville is working west of the Azores high pressure system, and has just under 1500 miles to the finish line in Brest. When he crosses, forecast to be Thursday or Friday, the 55 year old former round the world solo record holder should complete his ninth circumnavigation of the planet.
