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The Rolex SailGP Championship will debut this weekend in Auckland – the shortest course on the calendar. Eleven national teams will come to grips with the league’s newest technology, high-speed titanium T-Foils.
French skipper Sébastien Simon crossed the Vendée Globe finish line in third place at 00h27 (UTC) on Friday January 17, after 67 days, 12 hours and 25 minutes of racing, finishing 2 days and 17 hours behind the overall winner.
The stage is set and the City of Sails abuzz on the eve of the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix | Auckland.
While the Les Sables d’Olonne skipper Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) is completing his final miles towards his home port to complete an emotional, important third place on the Vendée Globe – he should cross the finish line around midnight tonight, Germany’s Boris Herrmann (Malizia-Seaexplorer) is facing a whole new level of challenge after damaging his port foil in the small hours of the mornin
Entry to the Rolex Fastnet Race opened at 1000 UTC this morning and within just minutes staggering new records were set in terms of the speed with which boats registered and their quantity. Once again, the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s premier event, this year celebrating its centenary, has proved itself to be by far the largest offshore yacht race in the world.
After a thrilling and long-running duel with winner Charlie Dalin, the PAPREC ARKÉA skipper completed his first solo round the world race this morning at 0612 UTC, taking a superb second place after 65 days, 18 hours and 10 minutes at sea.
Winner of the tenth edition of the Vendée Globe, Charlie Dalin has entered race legend. After 64 days at an electric pace the 40 year old Frenchman has his name on the trophy.
Eugenia Bosco, the exceptionally talented Nacra 17 sailor who recently secured a silver medal alongside her teammate Mateo Majdalani at the Paris 2024 Olympics, has shared a deeply personal story that transcends her accomplishments in sailing. In an emotional interview with La Nación, Eugenia revealed that she experienced sexual abuse as a young athlete while competing in the Optimist sailing clas
The adrenaline-fueled magic carpet ride continues for the entire RORC Transatlantic Race fleet, with most boats clocking exhilarating double-digit speeds.
After one long, cold final night fighting through light winds off the Brittany coast, Charlie Dalin, the French skipper of MACIF Santé Prévoyance crossed the Vendée Globe finish line this Tuesday morning at 07:24 UTC to take victory.
Imagine? Four years of planning, building, then preparing and training while all the time dreaming about sailing your own home-built plywood 19ft – 5.8mtr yacht 3000 miles solo across the Atlantic! Now It’s Time! That day arrives! 12 sailors just set off doing just that!
Charlie Dalin, who has led the Vendée Globe since December 30th is on the cusp of victory, counting down the final 150 miles to the Les Sables d’Olonne finish line which he is forecast to cross between 0430hrs and 0830hrs UTC Tuesday morning.
The 10th edition of an historic Vendée Globe is set to finish off the Brittany coast with podium arrivals this week…
As new incredible speed records are being set at the Vendée Globe on the latest generation foiling IMOCAs, non-elite sailors and those unable to assemble massive budgets inevitably seek alternatives.
Today’s session marked the first time multiple teams have practiced alongside one another using the new technology. T-Foils will be rolled out for the first time in racing this weekend in Auckland.
Great Britain’s Ian Williams and his Pindar by Manuport Logistics Team of Richard Sydenham, Jon Gundersen and Gerry Mitchell have been crowned champions of the inaugural Macao Match Cup, the opening event of the 2025 World Match Racing Tour.
The 11th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race launched in spectacular style, with perfect sailing conditions just outside Marina Lanzarote. The stunning backdrop of Arrecife and the excitement in the air set the stage for an unforgettable start to this iconic ocean adventure.
Of the 40 skippers who started the Vendée Globe exactly nine weeks ago today in Les Sables d’Olonne, there are thirty-four still racing following the unavoidable decision taken early this morning by Eric Bellion (STAND AS ONE – Altavia) to abandon in the Falkland Islands.
After 62 days at sea racing, Éric Bellion, the French skipper of STAND AS ONE – Altavia has withdrawn from the Vendée Globe The pin system holding the J2 forestay has given way again, a situation which in time could lead to the loss of the mast.
The Volvo Hong Kong to Hainan Race, featuring a competitive field of four yachts, has concluded successfully at Sanya, Hainan. Franco Cutrupia’s Solaris 60Fenice arrived in Sanya on Saturday morning at 0515hrs HK Time with an elapsed time of 1d 17h 55m 45s to finish the 390nm race and take the double win: both the Line Honours and the IRC Overall title.
Benefiting from being slightly further west than Vendée Globe leader,Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance), Yoann Richomme has remained slightly faster and so has continued to shave a few more miles off his deficit to the leader.
The penultimate day of the 2025 Macao Match Cup saw the completion of the Quarter-finals stage of the event with Great Britain’s Ian Williams, USA’s Chris Poole and Gavin Brady, and New Zealand’s Nick Egnot-Johnson securing wins in their respective matches to secure valuable spots in the Semi-finals.
It was an all-action day at the 2025 Macao Match Cup as the twelve teams were put to the test in the final matches of the qualifying round-robin stage to decide which eight teams would advance to the Quarter-finals.
After two months at sea it’s little surprise that more breakages are emerging in the fleet, and double Vendée Globe winner Michel Desjoyeaux’s famous precept – “one problem a day in the Vendée Globe” – has certainly rung true today.
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