Differing views in Ocean Race
There is a split in opinion that is playing out on the race course as the fleet races south… Credit to GUYOT environnement – Team Europe who have regained the lead on the race tracker as well as their position…
Offshore
News, race results plus editorial coverage from the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Vendée Globe, The Ocean Race, ARC, Fastnet, Transpac, Ocean Globe Race, Global Solo Challenge and Offshore Yachting from around the world.
East is least in the Ocean Race
GUYOT environnement – Team Europe runs into a light patch with its easterly routing One day can make a big difference in The Ocean Race. In fact, just a few hours can turn what had been a winning hand into…
Kirsten Neuschäfer takes lead in Gruelling Golden Globe
Dateline: Les Sables d’Olonne, Tuesday, 31st of January 2023 149 days ago, on Sept 4th 2022, 15 men and one woman set out from Les Sables d’Olonne. Their dreams and aspirations were to circumnavigate solo in the extreme Golden Globe…
Back on track
All five IMOCAs are charging south in the tradewinds After hitting the speed bump of the doldrums, the five IMOCA yachts competing in The Ocean Race are now eating up the miles on the race south to Cape Town. Watch…
Racing into the South
The Ocean Race fleet is escaping the clutches of the doldrums and picking up speed in the southern hemisphere As January comes to a close, so does one chapter of leg 2 of The Ocean Race. The fleet has burst…
Nervous times in the Doldrums
Tensions run high as wind and boat speeds hit new lows with the IMOCA fleet crossing an unusually large doldrums It’s been a difficult 24 hours for the entire fleet as the five IMOCA teams become fully engulfed in the…
Into the unknown
Biotherm leads the fleet into the doldrums with Malizia making up miles Paul Meilhat’s Biotherm was the first boat to feel the impact of the doldrums overnight as his crew saw their speed plummet from 14 to 4 knots just…
Globe40 – Ahmas wins in Recife in the Brazilian heat
The Anglo-American team AHMAS (Class40 n° 127) crossed the finish line of leg 6 of the GLOBE40 in Recife today (28/1/23) at 11:48 p.m. local time. After 20 days and 10 hours of racing and 3,803 miles covered (7417 km),…
Lining up for the Doldrums
Stakes are high as The Ocean Race fleet begins to settle into position for crossing the equator and passing through the doldrums (officially the Intertropical Convergence Zone or ITCZ). Follow the action on board in our “From the boats” section…
GGR Breaking NEWS – Major Windvane failure for leader Simon Curwen
Dateline: Les Sables d’Olonne, Friday, 27th of January 2023At 1815 UTC 27th January 1200 miles Northwest of Cape Horn, Simon Curwen contacted GGR control to advise of the total failure of his Hydrovane steering gear. He had weathered the worst…
Leg two starts with difficult choices ahead
After being buffeted by strong trade winds for the duration of the short stopover, the waters off Mindelo, Cabo Verde were relatively calm on Wednesday for the start of Leg 2 of The Ocean Race. The short stopover marked the…
Ocean surface currents
Ocean surface currents are the movement of water at the surface of the ocean. These currents are driven by a variety of factors, including wind, tides, and the Earth’s rotation. They can be divided into two main categories: wind-driven currents…
Shifting gears – Leg 2 presents challenges to IMOCA sailors
After a week of solid trade wind action in Cabo Verde, the forecast for the start of Leg 2 is much more benign – light NE winds of 5 to 8 knots. In fact, the weakening trade winds are likely…
UN Secretary-General – “Ending the ocean emergency is a race we must win”
At The Ocean Race Summit Mindelo, the UN chief added: “Working as one, it is a race we can win” ‘Ending the ocean emergency is a race we must win, and working as one, it is a race we can…
Cape to St Helena – an epic ocean adventure
JOHANNESBURG, 19 January 2023 – St Helena Island may be one of the most remote inhabited islands on the planet, but for the crews who have just tackled the 2022 Cape to St Helena yacht race, it’s been a thrilling…
Pen Duick VI and Pata Negra celebrate in Grenada
Sunday 22nd January, Grenada: Marie Tabarly’s 73ft ketch Pen Duick VI (FRA) finished the RORC Transatlantic Race on Sunday 22nd January in an elapsed time of 13 days 19 hours 33 mins 53 secs. Proudly displaying the flag of the…
Team JAJO wraps up second place in VO65 class
As Paul Meilhat’s Biotherm (fourth place) and Benjamin Dutreux’s GUYOT environnement – Team Europe (fifth place) completed the IMOCA rankings overnight, the Dutch Team JAJO earned a strong second place finish in The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint, behind Poland’s WindWhisper…
Team Holcim-PRB win leg 1 of The Ocean Race
11th Hour Racing Team secures second place over Team Malizia French skipper Kevin Escoffier led his Swiss-flagged Team Holcim-PRB to victory in leg one of The Ocean Race in the early hours of Saturday morning. It marked the end of…
Golden Globe attrition, frustration and barnacles fueling the GGR mindgame!
Dateline: Les Sables d’Olonne, Friday, 20th of January 2023With Elliott out of the race and Jeremy beaten by barnacles, there are now just five contenders left for the GGR trophy in Les Sables d’Olonne and two sailors in Chichester Class…
Eight boats still racing in the RORC Transatlantic Race
Friday 20th January, Day 13 Update 1200 UTC: Following the announcement of Teasing Machine’s overall win in the RORC Transatlantic Race, three more teams have finished the 3,000-mile race across the Atlantic Ocean. As with every boat that arrives in…
Teasing Machine IRC Overall Winner – 2023 RORC Transatlantic Race
RORC Vice Commodore Eric de Turckheim, racing his NMYD 54 Teasing Machine (FRA) is the overall winner under IRC for the 2023 RORC Transatlantic Race Teasing Machine lifted the RORC Transatlantic Race Trophy at Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina…
Rush hour in the RORC Transatlantic Race
Wednesday 18 January, Grenada: Following the finish of Volvo 70 I Love Poland (POL), four more monohulls completed the RORC Transatlantic Race in the space of just nine hours. Tired, but elated, the teams have joined in the celebrations at…
First entries received for inaugural Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race
The first entries have been received for the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC), and Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) hosted inaugural Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race, due to start on Saturday, 7 October 2023, at 1pm. Postponed in…
IMOCAs set torrid pace in the Atlantic
The IMOCA fleet is sailing fast towards Cabo Verde, with the VO65s holding close The Swiss-flagged Holcim-PRB team remains at the head of the IMOCA fleet on Wednesday as all five boats are setting a blistering pace directly towards Cabo…
Plymouth Fastnet 500 Entry now open
Plymouth Fastnet 500 – entry opens on Wednesday Jan 18th 2023. The Royal Western Yacht Club will once again host the Plymouth Fastnet 500 race in August 2023. RWYC Commodore, Chris Arscott said, “The ‘500’ had its inaugural race in…
Duelling through the Straits
Crews break out of Med and into the Atlantic after two days of gruelling conditions… Day two of The Ocean Race had the fleet searching for calmer waters by heading towards the Spanish coastline to avoid the worst of the…
I Love Poland win the IMA Transatlantic Trophy
The Polish National Foundation’s Volvo 70 I Love Poland (POL), skippered by Grzegorz Baranowski crossed the finish line outside Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada on Tuesday 17th January 2023. Taking Monohull Line Honours in under nine days, the…
Opening day of The Ocean Race brings challenges
Both fleets head into extreme conditions on approach to Gibraltar The opening 24 hours has been challenging, but not unexpected. After running into a quiet spell overnight, during which both fleets concertinaed the forecast has played out its threat with…
The Ocean Race E-Race – Beat the pros at their own game
The 14th edition of The Ocean Race started on Sunday – both on the water and on your screen of choice! How to follow the start of The Ocean Race – click here Annie Lush, crew member of Guyot Environnement…
Spectacular start day for The Ocean Race in Alicante
The 14th edition of The Ocean Race, the fully-crewed, around the world yacht race, started from Alicante, Spain on Sunday. As The Ocean Race celebrates its 50th jubilee anniversary, a fleet consisting of the best sailors in the world set…
On the eve of historic race start, The Ocean Race outlines an exciting future
The iconic around the world race is confirmed to start every four years, with intermediate races now added to the calendar. One day ahead of the start of the historic 50th Jubilee edition of The Ocean Race, race organisers have…
Maserati celebrate with Snowflake and Zoulou in Grenada – RORC Transatlantic Race
Saturday 14 January, Grenada: An impromptu RORC Transatlantic Race Multihull Awards was held at Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina. Crew from Maserati Multi70, Snowflake and Zoulou gathered dockside. Past RORC Admiral and the Secretary General of the IMA, Andrew…
Maserati takes Multihull Line Honours in RORC Transatlantic Race
13 January 2023 – Grenada RORC Transatlantic Race – Multihull Line Honours Giovanni Soldini’s Maserati Multi70 crossed the finish line outside Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada on Friday 13th January 2023 at 19:46:26 UTC. Maserati Multi70 elapsed time…
Maxi Edmond de Rothschild prepares for record run
Friday January 13, 2023 – Friday the 13th, a lucky day? The Maxi Edmond de Rothschild left her base in Lorient to head for Brest shortly after 12 noon local time today. Objective number one for Charles Caudrelier, Franck Cammas…
Ocean Race Skippers’ Press Conference
For some teams, the date of the skippers’ press conference sat amid an intensely hectic period as they prepared for the 32,000 mile, seven-leg, race around the world. For others, the date for facing the world’s cameras and microphones en…
Record pace in RORC Transatlantic Race
12th January, Race Update: Day Five: At 0800 UTC on the fifth day of the RORC Transatlantic Race, three 70ft trimarans are under 1,000 miles from the finish at Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina Grenada. Giovanni Soldini’s Maserati Multi70…
GGR heading home to Les Sables d’Olonne and Simon Curwen breaks away again!
Michael Guggenberger (AUT) on NURI sailed through the Hobart Gate on January 3rd having sat becalmed for two days within sight of Tasmania. He was happy to arrive and decided to stay for two days to “tidy the boat, sleep,…
Strategy in play for RORC Transatlantic Race – Day 3
10th January, Update: Day Three 1200 UTC: At 1200 UTC on the third day of the RORC Transatlantic Race all of the teams have now left the Canary Islands and should not see land again until they arrive in the…
Sam Haynes reflects on Sydney Hobart Yacht Race win
In 2021, TP52 Celestial was denied the honour of winning the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race on IRC corrected time due to a penalty for an infringement of the racing rules. But in 2022, Celestial owner and skipper Sam Haynes…
Speed dials rising in RORC Transatlantic Race
9th January, Update: Day Two 1000 UTC: At 1000 UTC on the second day of the RORC Transatlantic Race, three 70ft trimarans are now powered up on a tight reach, blasting through the Atlantic Ocean. The monohull fleet, racing for…
