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Today at 15:00 hours local time (01:00 UTC Sunday 27 November), the GLOBE40 crews set sail on leg 5 in Matavai Bay to the north of the island of Tahiti, bound for the Argentinean stopover of Ushuaia via the legendary yet feared Cape Horn.
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston, the first man to sail solo non-stop around the Globe, has accepted the appointment of President of the International Association of Cape Horners. In addition the French solo sailing legend Jean-Luc van den Heede has accepted the appointment of Vice President.
It is no longer enough for an ambitious sailmaker to fil its ranks with famous names – to rule the world these days they have to be current stars of the sport. Something Doyle Sails ‘recruiters’ are very aware of…
Deep into the winter months of the Northern Hemisphere, Antigua is blessed with warm trade winds and ocean swell. The RORC Caribbean 600 is a bucket-list offshore event for thousands of Corinthian and professional sailors, and for 2023 and beyond, the desire for more boats to participate in a variety of races has led to the creation of the RORC Nelson’s Cup Series.
After a three-year Covid hiatus, registration is now open and preparations are full steam ahead for the fourth edition of the Antigua Bermuda Race starting from Antigua on May 9th, 2023.
World Sailing has partnered with the Global Wingsports Association (GWA) and the International Wing Sports Association (IWSA) to support the development of one of the fastest growing sailing disciplines.
Thomas Ruyant won the IMOCA class in the 12th Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe when he crossed the finish line off Pointe-à-Pitre at 06:51:25hrs UTC this Monday November 21. His elapsed time of 11 days 17hours 36minutes 25seconds beats the course record for the class which was 12d 04h 38min 55s, set in 2012 by Francois Gabart by 11hrs 02min 30secs.
On Wednesday, the 9th of November, the start of the 12th edition of the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe took place and 138 solo sailors set sail to cross the Atlantic between Saint-Malo and Pointe-à-Pitre that they have been dreaming of for months, some for years.
When it comes to sailing, a female’s first mentor is often her father. Behind all great female sailors is usually a proud papa who was there from her first Opti to first offshore race.
Successful rescue operation for Tapio Lehtinen in the Southern Indian Ocean. Kirsten Neuschäfer first to reach his position, and take him to safety aboard Minnehaha before transferring him onto the Bulk Carrier M.V. Darya Gayatri.
Tapio Lehtinen is sailing in the 2022 Golden Globe Race, a solo, non stop adventure, around the world. He departed from Les Sables d’Olonne France on Sept. 4th this year and after passing through the Cape Town film gate, was heading toward Australia in the Southern Ocean.
2022 Men’s World Champions, Argentinian teammates Maximo Vedela and Tadeo Funes De Rioja take the spotlight and talk to us about all things 29er How long have you sailed the 29er?
On Wednesday morning local time, November 16, as the first boat was finishing the 12th Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe in Guadeloupe’s bay of Pointe-à-Pitre, a motor boat that was carrying 11 people capsized.
In the dark of a Caribbean night to a typically rapturous welcome, French solo skipper Charles Caudrelier on the Ultim 32/32 Maxi Edmond de Rothschild crossed the line off Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe at 05:02:05hrs local time (09:02:05 UTC) this morning.
Two front runners of the Golden Globe Race have retired into Cape Town with wind vane failures. Damien Guillou arrived in Cape Town this monday having lost his windvane rudder. Pat Lawless retired on November 10th after the failure of a critical bearing bush, caught without a spare. Both sailors did not wish to continue after repairs in port.
TU solo skipper Fabrice Amedeo had an explosion on board which was immediately followed by a fire. Amedeo was forced to abandon his boat which sank. Rescue operations were immediately initiated. Alerted by the race management of the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe, the Portuguese maritime rescue services contacted the vessels present in the area of the accident.
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.
Entry has opened for the 2023 Finn World Masters at the idyllic beach venue of Nea Iraklitsa in Greece.
At 1132hrs UTC this morning, while French skipper Fabrice Amedeo was en route to Cascais in Portugal after suffering damage during the Route du Rhum-Destination Gudeloupe solo Transatlantic race, there was an explosion aboard his Imoca, Nexans – Art & Fenêtres.
The last 24 hours have been tough for the competitors in the twelfth Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe, which started last Wednesday from Saint-Malo in France. After a series of incidents yesterday evening involving Louis Burton (Bureau Vallée), Amélie Grassi (La Boulangère Bio) and Aurélien Ducroz (Crosscall) – who all dismasted – and Thibault Vauchel-Camus (Solidaires en Peloton-ARSEP) who
After capsizing around 2000hrs yesterday evening whilst leading the OCEAN FIFTY class of the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe solo race, French skipper Thibaut Vauchel-Camus was rescued this morning from the upturned Solidaires En Peloton – ARSEP some 240 miles north of the Azores.
World Champion Pauline Courtois and Match in Pink (FRA) defend title, winning the 2022 Barfoot & Thompson World Women’s Match Racing Championships in Auckland, New Zealand.
Tune in to watch the Women’s Match Racing World Championship in Auckland New Zealand, hosted by the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron in the City of Sails.
French skipper Louis Burton (Bureau Vallée) has dismasted on the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe while lying in ninth place on the solo race from Saint Malo to Guadeloupe which started on Wednesday at 1415hrs.
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