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Sailing Mistral double handed throughout the series, Rupert Henry and Greg O’Shea won the inaugural Australian Ocean Racing Championship (AORC), the Sydney pair applauded during the prize giving at Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) in December. In a case…
Storms and damage in the final days, close to the finish of the Vendée Globe, are not uncommon. Tired boats and brutally fatigued sailors are a combination doubly challenged by winter gales in the North Atlantic. Race fans will recall…
With less than 1200 miles or about three days of racing left to the Les Sables d’Olonne finish line of his first Vendée Globe, British skipper Sam Goodchild (VULNERABLE) had his best chances of finishing in fourth place ripped from…
International entrants for the 2025 Melbourne Osaka Cup, a 5500 nautical mile double handed race from Melbourne to Osaka in Japan, are undergoing final preparations, among them are three Japanese entries and one from New Zealand. Hajime Nitta and Sonosuke…
Bryon Ehrhart’s Juan K Maxi 88 Lucky (USA) crossed the finish line outside Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada on Monday 20th January 2025 at 09:19:41 UTC. Lucky has taken Monohull Line Honours in the 2025 RORC Transatlantic Race, winning the IMA Transatlantic Trophy….
18 January, 2025: Bryon Ehrhart’s Juan K 88 Lucky (USA) is on record pace for the 2025 RORC Transatlantic Race. The Monohull Race Record was set in 2022 by the Juan K 100 Comanche (MON), which completed the 3,000 mile race in 07 days 22…
Now expected to finish into the Les Sables d’Olonne late on Wednesday British skipper Sam Goodchild (VULNERABLE) is on course for fourth place but needs to hold out through one final storm, whilst at the same time contain his nearest…
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….
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,…
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…
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…
Day Three Report: 0900 UTC 14 January, 2025: The adrenaline-fueled magic carpet ride continues for the entire RORC Transatlantic Race fleet, with most boats clocking exhilarating double-digit speeds. Leading the monohulls, Bryon Ehrhart’s Juan K 88 Lucky (USA) sets a blistering pace, while…
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. With a remarkable precision, some bold but…
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…
Sunday, 12 January, Marina Lanzarote, Arrecife: 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…
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…
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…
The 2025 Mini Globe Race and Globe 580 Transat departs Marina Rubicón Saturday 11 January 2pm local time. The start line is off Marina Rubicón breakwater for a public viewing opportunity. The Globe 580 Transat sees 12 entrants racing from Lanzarote to Antigua across the Atlantic. Many who compete…
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 two rivals are heading north towards the infamous Azores high…
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. Representing the CYCA and Australia will be Zen, the well-known TP52 owned by Gordon Ketelby, and…
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,…
It seems like for every time the two Vendée Globe leaders believe they are getting into the South Easterly trade winds they have been disappointed, served up another helping of light and unsettled winds. Whilst they made better progress this…
The two leaders of the Vendée Globe may finally have extricated themselves from cold front off Cabo Frio by Rio but both Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) and Yoann Richomme (PAPREC ARKÉA) still have some light winds to break through…
Mother and daughter, Annette Hesselmans and Sophie Snijders, crossed the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race finish line late Monday evening on Fika, the only one of the three female double handed crews to finish the tough 628 nautical mile race….
2024 will be a year to remember for Rob Date and the crew of Scarlet Runner with the Carkeek 43 from the Sandringham Yacht Club winning the Heemskerk Perpetual Trophy awarded to the overall winner of the 52nd Melbourne to…
Kings Pier overflowed with spectators on Monday, all vying to get a prime view of the latest finishers in the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and among the arrivals was Double Handed entry Disko Trooper_Contender Sailcloth. Unphased by a…
On the 50th day of the tenth edition of the Vendée Globe Yannick Bestaven, the winner of the 2020-2021 race is trying to get used to the harsh reality that his race is over. He was this morning heading into…
Three generations of the Kurts family have now skippered the almost legendary Love & War (NSW) in the Sydney Hobart, after Phil Kurts completed the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race yesterday. Kurts brought the 51-year-old S&S 47 into Hobart…
Magellan, the Knoop 39 skippered by father/daughter combination Richard and Megan Grant from the Bellerive Yacht Club, are provisional winners of the double-handed division on performance handicap in the 52nd Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race. The passionate sailors, who are…
Scarlet Runner, the Carkeek 43 skippered by Rob Date from the Sandringham Yacht Club, has dominated the 52nd Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race, winning line honours for monohulls and is the provisional handicap winner of the 52nd Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race. …
After rounding Cape Horn in quick succession yesterday the second group in the Vendée Globe, the peloton, have broken up slightly as they negotiate an upwind phase in light winds caused by a cell of high pressure. From deep ocean…
Rupert Henry and his French co-skipper, Corentin Douguet, sailed Henry’s Lombard 34, Mistral (NSW), across the Rolex Sydney Hobart finish line at 19:16:04 Sunday evening, the first double-handed entry to finish. The pair looked in remarkably good shape after sailing…
Sam Haynes, announced the provisional Overall winner of the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart, never dreamed he would hold the Tattersall Cup in his hands again, after selling his TP52 Celestial late this year. But a mid-December charter of Willow, a…
They might have been upwards of 60 miles off the actual lighthouse, but for the skipper who passed Cape Horn today the moment of release is the same nonetheless. The realisation that the Pacific is done, the Southern Oceans are…
New South Wales boat Whisper staged a neck-and-neck race down the coast with rival No Limit before closing out fourth place on line in the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race on Saturday. Owner/skipper, David Griffith, a director of race organiser,…
Rushour, the Drew 15 catamaran designed, built and skippered by Queenslander Drew Carruthers, has set a cracking pace down the West Coast of Tasmania and currently lead’s last year’s multihull winner, Peccadillo, by over 35 nautical miles. In his first…
With line honours in the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race decided, attention now turns to contenders for the Tattersall Cup, awarded to the Overall winner of the race every year. Sam Haynes, Commodore of race organiser, the Cruising Yacht Club…
The 2024 Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race began with a measured approach as the Race Committee navigated challenging weather conditions, delaying the scheduled 11 am start. After closely reviewing the forecast and timing for the crucial Banks Strait transit, the…
The 52nd Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race started at 10am off Portsea Pier on Friday under sunny skies in a 20 knot south westerly breeze, with the flat water of Port Phillip making for smooth sailing and an easy start…
Organisers of the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race were adamant the race would continue, despite the deaths of two sailors overnight. Vice Commodore of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia David Jacobs said they had been asked the question…
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