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Big Wednesday on Biscay will decide the 53rd La Solitaire du Figaro
The destination of the 2022 La Solitaire du Figaro title hangs in the balance and will be decided over the course of one 270 nautical miles long, thrilling marathon downwind sprint across the Bay of Biscay from the Los Farallones mark on the north Spanish coast – where the leaders turned this evening – to Saint Nazaire, at the mouth of the Loire where the first skippers are expected around 1800hrs
Victory for Team Nika, but Charisma Dominates the 44Cup Season
On the concluding day of the 2022 44Cup’s final event, the 44Cup Oman, PRO Maria Torrijo defied the odds and was able to stage three races. As is usual with this fleet of high performance owner-driver one designs, the results were close going into the final day with Team Aqua, Team Nika and Aleph Racing separated by just one point for the lead. But today’s results would not only have a bearing on
Laperche and Dolan Lead As Course IS Shortened, Audacious Rookie Bourgnon Makes Jump to Third
With the course now shortened by 85 miles to 559 nautical miles because of intermittent periods of light winds, the leaders on Stage 1 of the 2002 La Solitaire du Figaro should round a virtual waypoint at the mouth of the Bristol channel late this Tuesday night where they will turn for the finish line in Port-la-Forêt, Brittany some 230 miles to the south.
No quarter…a head to head title match?
With just over 120 nautical miles to sail to the Farallones turning mark which lies just off the rugged north Spanish coast near to Gijon, the two leading title contenders on the third and final leg of the 53rd La Solitaire du Figaro continue to race sid- by-side, in clear sight of each other after over 30 hours of racing since the fleet left Royan on Sunday lunchtime.
Dalin demonstrates IMOCA superiority, Caudrelier has fight on his hands
While title favourite Charlie Dalin (APIVIA) has been enjoying something of a rich-get-richer scenario at the front of the 36 strong Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe IMOCA fleet, his lead of 60 miles ahead of Thomas Ruyant (LinkedOUt) increasing by the hour, Charles Caudrelier on the Verdier designed Ultim 32/23 Maxi Edmond de Rothschild, the out-and-out race pacemaker still has a race on his
A Scoundrel Becomes a Hero and a King Vanquishes a Maharajah on the Concluding Day of the Six Metre World Championship
Three intense and thrilling races completed the 2023 Six Metre World Championship in style a day early. Knowing that the final day of the regatta was likely to be windless, the Royal Yacht Squadron’s Race Officer Peter Saxton made the wise decision to run all three remaining races on the penultimate day. With both Open and Classic Divisions still wide open it was to be a day of intense and spectac
A flurry of finishes for the international skippers in the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe IMOCA class
The notorious final miles around Guadeloupe, negotiating a minefield of calms and light winds whilst significantly underpowered because of a hole in her mainsail, proved a cruel sting in the tail for Briton Pip Hare (Medallia) who slipped from tenth to 12th position in a record sized IMOCA class on the 12th Route du Rhum -Destination Guadeloupe in the early hours of this morning (23 November).
Amazing Finale to Part One of Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez
Thousands of square metres of sails have been lowered in a joyous din this Saturday evening after a truly amazing finale to part one of Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez 2022. The particularly boisterous conditions that greeted today’s fleets prompted the Race Committee and the Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez’s teams to turn the programme on its head from the crack of dawn to make the most of a lively b
Bidding for a second consecutive Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe victory
138 sailors will start La Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe on Sunday November 6th. Four solo skippers in that huge fleet are out to defend the class titles they won four years ago on the 2018 edition of the race. Francis Joyon in returns in the Ultim 32/23 (IDEC Sport), Yoann Richomme in Class40 (Paprec-Arkea), Paul Meilhat (Biotherm) in IMOCA and Armel Tripon (Les P’tits Doudous) in Ocean F
Caudrelier’s dream fulfilled by Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe solo race triumph
Growing up in Brittany with posters on his wall of winners of the mythical solo Transatlantic race, the dream which French skipper Charles Caudrelier has held since he was a youngster came true yesterday, Wednesday 16 November, at the first time of asking, when the 48-year-old crossed the finish line of the 12th edition of the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe first in the early hours of the mo
Irish Tom Dolan Update – Strategy Plays Out in La Solitaire du Figaro Day 4
It is day 4 of the world championships in offshore racing, La Solitaire du Figaro, and the race for the seas is on! The wind is coming in from the West as Flying Irishman Tom Dolan – originally running second in the race up until yesterday – has made a crucial strategic decision and taken a more westerly route than the now new leaders – Nils Palmieri and Jules Delpech – who went East.
Dominant Richomme does the double, winning the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe Class40 for the second time
French skipper Yoann Richomme joined the very elite group of solo ocean racers to have twice won their class on the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe today, when he brought the new build Lombard Lift 40 V2 Paprec-Arkea through the finish line of the 12th edition this Wednesday afternoon at 16:23:40 UTC to win in the Class40 from a record entry of 55 boats.
With 1,000 miles to go on the Route du Rhum, the IMOCA title is in the balance
After the redoubtable 66-year-old Francis Joyon last night completed his eighth Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe in fourth place on his 105ft/32m Ultim IDEC Sport, completing his dockside interview in Pointe-à-Pitre with the words, “this may not have been my last shot of rum”, the spotlight now moves to the IMOCA fleet, where one final intense battle seems set to be in prospect over the final
French Tom v Irish Tom duel at front of La Solitaire du Figaro Stage 1 as time bonuses beckon
Pre-race favourite Tom Laperche (Région Bretagne-CMB Performance) and Ireland’s Tom Dolan (Smurfit Kappa-Kingspan) are leading the 644 nautical miles Stage 1 of the 2022 La Solitaire du Figaro into the second day of racing since leaving Sunday afternoon’s start off the mouth of the Loire heading to Port-la-Forêt via a mark off the SW of Wales.
Tom Dolan Relishing Tough Second Stage Of La Solitaire du Figaro 2022
Twelfth after Stage 1 of the 2022 La Solitaire du Figaro, Ireland’s solo racing sailor Tom Dolan (Smurfit Kappa-Kingspan) sees the 635 miles second stage, which starts Sunday at 1300hrs local time in Port La Forêt, Finistère, Brittany, as a great opportunity to play to his strengths and experience as he seeks to reduce the 1hr 23min deficit he has to the podium of the three stage race.
Thomas Hansson-Mild leads last OK Dinghy World Ranking of 2026
After the European autumn events have concluded, Thomas Hansson-Mild has maintained his lead in the November 2026 release of the OK Dinghy World Ranking list. Ben Flower moves up…
