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After finishing runner up on the recent outwards solo Transat race to New York, losing out to winner Yoann Richomme by just two hours and 19 minutes, it seems like Germany’s Boris Herrmann (Malizia Seaexplorer) might be gambling to go for outright victory on the fifth day of the New York Vendée Les Sables d’Olonne.
Marinas24 International Conference and Trade Exhibition reaffirmed its place as one of the largest marina industry conferences in the world after welcoming 398 delegates across the two-day event in Brisbane last week.
Due to a delay in operations after morning high winds, SailGP did not complete craning operations in time to put all 10 boats in the water, resulting in no racing for the United States SailGP Team and Switzerland SailGP Team on Day 2 of the ROCKWOOL Canada Sail Grand Prix in Halifax.
Emirates Great Britain has taken the win in a weather-hit final at the ROCKWOOL Canada Sail Grand Prix – with driver Giles Scott claiming his first SailGP victory since stepping into the driver’s seat in January of this year.
Nicolas Lunven has informed his shore team that the bowsprit of his IMOCA Holcim-PRB has broken. Already having suffered damage to his bowsprit during the outbound race to the United States in The Transat CIC, he knows he will not be able to exploit the full potential of his IMOCA on the way to Les Sables d’Olonne, but he remains in the race.
The Black Foils are in second after day one of the ROCKWOOL Canada Sail Grand Prix, the fleet’s first-time ever racing in Halifax.
The first ever ROCKWOOL Canada Sail Grand Prix, which saw thousands of fans taking in the action along the Halifax waterfront, provided a number of challenging conditions with strong winds, rain and bitterly cold waters causing havoc for the drivers and their teams.
It was another stunner of a day to start the second leg of the Atlantic Cup – Newport to Portland! In a first for the Atlantic Cup, teams will race to Portland. Although the race has visited the historic maritime city multiple times, this is the first time the teams will race from Newport (previous editions had teams race from New York).
The first edition of the Swan Bonifacio Challenge, part of The Nations League circuit reserved for the Swan One Design classes, concluded today after five days of great sailing and social activities.
After being hampered by small technical problems at a critical point on the outward race to the USA, French skipper Charlie Dalin would dearly like to be first back to Les Sables d’Olonne at the conclusion of the New York Vendée-Les Sables d’Olonne solo race to France
SailGP’s long-awaited Canadian debut is just one day away, as teams prepare for the final push of the season – with only six weeks and three events until the Grand Final in San Francisco.
SailGP rivalries set to ignite in Halifax as fleet draws closer to $2 million Season 4 Grand Final in July . Ten national teams compete in debut Halifax event for the ROCKWOOL Canada Sail Grand Prix this weekend
While the latest foiling America’s Cup yachts may be at the forefront of sailing technology, it’s a fleet of Cup racers from a bygone era that evoke passion and stir the senses and emotions among sailors and the public alike.
Outstanding winner of the last two solo Transatlantic races – the first singlehanded IMOCA events of his career so far – Yoann Richomme conceded a handful miles to his rivals last night, the second of the New York- Vendeé solo IMOCA race from New York to Les Sables d’Olonne.
Alongsideits partners IDEC Group, CIC, Wipro, and Richard Mille, the team of The FamousProject launched the Maxi trimaran IDEC SPORT today, Friday, May 31, in Vannes,in front of the Multiplast shipyard, which constructed the giant trimaran in2006.
From June 25th to July 1st 2024, the oldest trophy in international sport will travel along the Catalan coast, stopping in L’Escala, Palamós, Vilassar de Mar, Sitges, Tarragona, and Cambrils before its official arrival in Barcelona, where it will be on display with the Puig Women’s America’s Cup, the UniCredit Youth America’s Cup and the Louis Vuitton Cup trophies.
With two weeks left until the first gun, the New York Yacht Club’s 170th Annual Regatta is nearing record numbers in terms of participation. The entry list currently stands at 139 boats, with 39 registered to compete under the ORC rating rule.
Briton James Harayda on Gentoo Sailing gives us the low-down on the first 24 hours of the New York Vendee – Les Sables d’Olonne and reports on the wild highs of sailing fast overnight and the lows of wallowing in fickle winds and sloppy seas.
Cagliari, one of the most important sailing venue in Italy, has won the right to host the 2025 World Championship of three doublehanded Olympic Events. These three World Championships will be run concurrently during the annual Sardinia Sailing Cup, from October 7-12, 2025.
After a night at sea alone and an accident that lead to one sailor sharing his spare parts with the other, the New York Vendée-Les Sables d’Olonne skippers started their transatlantic pacing each other perfectly on this final chance to gain valuable qualifying miles for Vendee Globe selection.
After three days of tough racing, with conditions from 5 to 25 knots, Puerto Ricans Francisco Figueroa and Faith Payne?captured the Hobie Alter Cup. Figueroa and Payne pulled away from the fleet on the third day, winning the last three races of the event to finish with 35 points.
It’s almost time for one of the most highly-anticipated events in SailGP’s history, as Halifax hosts the first-ever ROCKWOOL Canada Sail Grand Prix this weekend.
This year’s Melges 24 title championship in Europe, scheduled from September 27 to October 4, promises to be thrilling. Its later timing in the season offers a unique opportunity for late-season racing in one of the most captivating Adriatic destinations. A warm-up regatta will also be held over the weekend of September 20-23.
Today, Wednesday, May 29th at 2pm (EST), Scott Shawyer took the start of the New York Vendée transatlantic race off the New York coast aboard his IMOCA “Be Water Positive”. This race will take him to Les Sables d’Olonne, for a total course of 3,100 nautical miles.
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