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It’s not the unstable weather, the stress of threatening storms, the little repairs here and there, nor the physical glitches she talks about most often, that will ultimately remain of her long-distance sailing.
On the Vendée Globe today there are two skippers in particular who are on ice watch, Antoine Cornic, HUMAN Immobilier in 31st position and in 32nd place Chinese skipper Jingkun Xu, (Singchain Team Haikou).
The forecast delivered a more consistent breeze for the second day of the 2025 Macao Match Cup with experienced match racers Ian Williams (GBR), Gavin Brady (USA) and New Zealand’s Nick Egnot-Johnson continuing to top the round-robin qualifying stage. Williams and Brady remain undefeated with eight wins from eight races, with Egnot-Johnson at seven wins, and Italy’s Rocco Attili in fourth position
After a hiatus of seven years, the Volvo Hong Kong to Hainan Race 2025 got underway this morning in an easterly breeze of around 5 to 7kts. Four boats made a clean start at 1120hrs in Hong Kong’s stunning Victoria Harbour, going on a fast 390nm downwind passage to Sanya, on the southern Chinese island of Hainan.
At just 19 years of age, Mattias Coutts has taken out the PredictWind Moth World Championships at his home venue, Manly Sailing Club, with a crowd of fans and spectators cheering him on from the sidelines.
It was game on for the penultimate day of racing at the PredictWind Moth World Championships at Manly Sailing Club, north of Auckland for the first day of finals racing. After three days of qualifying, with nine races completed, the fleet had a well-deserved day off ahead of the finals, where the fleets were split into Gold and Silver.
Check out the photos from Day 4 of the PredictWind Moth World Championships
Twelve teams tackled light conditions today on the opening race day of the 2025 Macao Match Cup as the first eight flights of the qualifying round-robin stage were completed. Defending Match Racing World Champion Ian Williams (GBR), USA’s Gavin Brady and France’s Tom Foucher finished the day undefeated in their opening races.
The rivalry between Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance, 1st) and Yoann Richomme (PAPREC ARKÉA, 2nd) continues at full intensity in the trade winds on their 59th day at sea. Meanwhile, Boris Herrmann (Malizia – Seaexplorer, 6th) has experienced his second lightning strike in the last six months.
As we head into the finals, hear from Mattias Coutts, Jacob Pye, Richard Didham, Hattie Rogers, John Harris, Sinem Kurtbay, and Enzo Balanger about their PredictWind Moth Worlds experience so far.
Check out the photos from Day 3 of the PredictWind Moth World Championships
The 2025 World Match Racing Tour season kicks off this week at the all-new Macao Match Cup
What logically can be considered the Vendée Globe title duel between Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance, 1st) and Yoann Richomme (PAPREC ARKEA, 2nd) continues unabated in the trade winds.
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) is proud to announce the Club’s entry for the highly anticipated return of the Admiral’s Cup in 2025.
In less than 10 days the winner of the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe will be known. Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance, 1st), calm and determined, maintains a slight lead over Yoann Richomme (PAPREC ARKÉA, 2nd). Dalin is the first to have extricated himself from the doldrums, where his nearest pursuer is currently progressing.
After nine races across three days, the qualifying series for the PredictWind Moth World Championships is now complete, with the fleets heading into two days of finals racing from Wednesday 8th January at Manly Sailing Club in New Zealand.
Check out the photos from Day 2 of the PredictWind Moth World Championships
Charlie Dalin, skipper of MACIF Santé Prévoyance who is the leader of the Vendée Globe crossed the equator back into the Northern Hemisphere this Sunday afternoon at 1438hrs UTC. His elapsed time since the start is 56 days, 2 hours, 36 minutes and 23 seconds.
A earlier start didn’t bother the young Kiwis who were the first out of the boat park for Day 2 of the PredictWind Moth World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand.
Vendée Globe leader Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) and Yoann Richomme (PAPREC ARKÉA, 2nd) continue to accelerate northwards and should cross the equator back into the Northern Hemisphere this Sunday afternoon. In third Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) will also be able to finally build up proper speed in the SE’ly trade winds this evening.
Check out the photos from Day 1 of the PredictWind Moth World Championships
It was touch and go with the PredictWind forecast for the first official day of racing for the PredictWind Moth World Championships on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula north of Auckland today, however, the conditions subsided enough, and within the class guidelines for the two courses to get racing underway.
Check out the photos from the opening day of racing for the PredictWind Moth Oceanias (pre-worlds)
The last few days of light winds have been frustrating for the two Vendée Globe leaders but gentler winds have actually been a chance for Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) and Yoann Richomme (PAPREC ARKÉA) to find time to recharge their energy and triple check their boats for the final stage back to Les Sables d’Olonne.
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