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After a sublime start and a reach up to Barbuda in beautiful conditions, the majority of the fleet experienced the first trap of the course. Just before sunset on the first day, the wind shadow of Barbuda enveloped the armada….
Antigua 24 February: Sparkling conditions prevailed for the start of the 12th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600, organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club. The impressive 73-boat fleet gathered outside Antigua's English Harbour, relishing the prospect of racing 600nm…
David Griffith’s JV62, Chinese Whisper, has set a new record in the 2020 Teakle Classic Adelaide to Port Lincoln Yacht Race on Saturday morning, finishing at 1:34:17 hours in the time of 10 hours, 34 minutes, 17 seconds. Chinese Whisper…
Giovanni Soldini and the Maserati Multi 70 arrived in Antigua, in the Caribbean, ready for the 12th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600, which will start on 24 February at 11.30am local time from Fort Charlotte. For this edition the…
Adelaide-based race yacht Aikin Hames Sharley will have a crack at redemption today when it competes in the Teakle Classic Adelaide to Port Lincoln Yacht Race – its first event since being ruled out of the 2018 Rolex Sydney Hobart…
The IDEC SPORT maxi trimaran sailed by Francis Joyon, Bertrand Delesne, Christophe Houdet, Antoine Blouet and Corentin Joyon, set a new record for the Tea Route between Hong Kong and London this morning (Wednesday 19th February 2020). The new reference…
Francis Joyon and the crew of the IDEC SPORT maxi trimaran are expected to cross the finishing line for the Tea Route between Hong Kong and London tomorrow morning (Wednesday) between 7 and 9 a.m. After 32 days at sea,…
Less than 900 miles from the finish of the Tea Route record in London, the IDEC SPORT maxi trimaran continues to extend her lead over the record holder, Giovanni Soldini’s trimaran, Maserati, sailed by an Italian crew. Francis Joyon, Christophe…
This morning (Sunday), Francis Joyon and the crew of IDEC SPORT reached the Portuguese islands of the Azores. They are passing through the middle of the islands between Flores and Faial. Since yesterday, the maxi-trimaran has been back in conditions…
WTC Logistics has won its first podium after finishing Race 6 of the Clipper Round the World Race, The Sanya Tropical Paradise in dramatic fashion when her crew found the overtaking lane – and used it. Skippered by Rich Gould,…
The Tea Route, which Francis Joyon and the crew of the IDEC Sport maxi-trimaran are following (ETA in London on Wednesday), is the basis of an ocean record dating back to the 10th Century. At that time, the big American…
From Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 February, Martinique will once again host the Round Martinique Regatta from marina of “L’Étang Z’abricot” in Fort de France, and the new location for the official race village is well known to sailors and…
The huge Atlantic Ocean is offering a series of weather difficulties to the IDEC Sport maxi trimaran and its crew of Francis Joyon, Christophe Houdet, Bertrand Delesne, Antoine Blouet, and Corentin Joyon. It is clear in the Northern Hemisphere; the…
“With the South Atlantic like that, we would never have smashed the Jules Verne Trophy record.” That was how Francis Joyon described the situation, still somewhat taken back by the vagaries of the South Atlantic at the start of this…
With less than two weeks until the start of the 12th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600, boats and crew are beginning to arrive in Antigua. The marinas in Falmouth and English Harbour are starting to buzz with activity as…
Australian Sailing has determined to conduct a review into the LCE Showtime incident and provide a report on the facts and lessons of the incident. After completing the CYCA’s 2019 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, race entrant LCE Showtime was being…
Twenty-three days after setting sail from Hong-Kong on her attempt at the Tea Route record, the IDEC SPORT maxi trimaran is currently dealing with that tricky stretch of sailing involving crossing the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone, more commonly known as the…
The increased wind speed has seen the fleet charge towards the Dell Latitude Rugged Ocean Sprint. Across the board, the teams have reported increased boat speeds and the varied change in conditions has introduced the newer crew members to a…
Francis Joyon and the crew of IDEC SPORT crossed the Equator this morning (Sunday) at around 1000hrs UTC after some slow progress and a a lot of difficulties getting way from the South Atlantic. In light westerlies blowing at around…
As the current leaderboard positions remain unchanged, it has some of the teams feeling like it is Groundhog Day, with the Asian teams of Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam, Visit Sanya, China and Qingdao continuing to lead the charge towards…
Each day comes with its particular difficulty, and after 20 days of sailing and having clocked up more than 11,000 miles during her attempt at the Tea Route record, the IDEC SPORT maxi trimaran is continuing her erratic climb up…
JANUARY 29, 2020 – Montego Bay, Jamaica – The Montego Bay Yacht Club and Manuka Sports Event Management announced today that the 35th edition of the Pineapple Cup – Montego Bay Race, will start on January 23 and 24, 2021 from Miami. The 2021 edition…
Francis has come to a decision. Between an option on the short route close to the coast of Africa, which would be slow, or a very long detour extending his route, he has decided to go west around the Doldrums…
With the growth in popularity of short-handed sailing and a schedule of exciting offshore events, a platform to provide specific information has been developed by the French super brand JPK and sail design specialist North Sails. JPK and North Sails…
The Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team has today announced that Yoann Richomme will skipper the team’s ‘Racing for the Planet’ boat in the 2021 edition of The Ocean Race, the world’s longest and toughest sporting event. Lasting for over nine months…
The Indian Ocean is behind them and now they face St. Helena. Francis Joyon and his crew of four were clearly pleased and relieved to return to the Atlantic yesterday morning. Christophe Houdet, Bertrand Delesne, Antoine Blouet and Corentin Joyon…
The Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) in Sydney and the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) in Auckland take great pleasure in announcing Moonen Yachts as the naming rights sponsor of the inaugural Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race 2021. …
Crossing the longitude of the Cape of Good Hope today at 1:30 hrs UTC, Francis Joyon and his crew of four completed the first half of their attempt at the Tea Route record, which has been held since 2018 by…
A partnership agreement between UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) and the International Monohull Open Class Association (IMOCA) was signed today at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France. Over the next two years, the two partners will carry out joint projects to…
Francis Joyon, Christophe Houdet, Antoine Blouet, Bertrand Delesne and Corentin Joyon will reach the halfway point of their Tea Route journey tomorrow morning (UTC) when they round the Cape of Good Hope a few hours after passing Cape Agulhas, the…
The Newport Ocean Sailing Association (NOSA) is pleased to announce a partnership with the Storm Trysail Club (STC) in promoting team-based racing in the 2020 Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race (N2E), the largest international yacht race in North America….
With a lead this morning of more than 770 miles over the Tea Route record holder, Francis Joyon can hope to round the symbolic mark of the Cape of Good Hope in four days time, so just under 15 days…
Over the past five days or so, the Indian Ocean has offered a series of contrasts to Francis Joyon and his crew of four aboard the IDEC SPORT maxi trimaran. While the boat which has won the Route du Rhum…
The IDEC Sport maxi trimaran has been showing real efficiency over the past two days, as she passes through the heart of the Indian Ocean, continuing to accelerate since passing through the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra on Wednesday,…
The IDEC SPORT maxi trimaran is back racing, with Francis Joyon and crew leaving Hong Kong this morning at 08:00:47 hours UTC on their way to London in the framework of another record attempt: the Tea Route. The reference time…
After her recent record attempt and new reference time set between Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) and Hong Kong, the crew of the IDEC SPORT maxi-trimaran took advantage of the festive season to get some well-deserved rest. After arriving back…
London 14 January 2020: The Royal Ocean Racing Club have announced a new start date for the 7th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race. Traditionally held in November each year from Lanzarote to Grenada, the next edition will start from…
The global sailing race which empowers anyone from teachers to chiropractors, and from teenagers to septuagenarians, to become ocean racers, has just finished its Coast to Coast stage around Australia. And the team with most Aussie’s onboard took the top…
After 19 tough days at sea racing around the coast of Australia the Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam team, skippered by Josh Stickland, has secured line honours in the fifth race of the global circumnavigation, crossing the finish line in…
For the 12th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600, 21 teams – racing yachts of 50ft (15.24m) or over – have already signed up for the 600-mile blast around 11 Caribbean Islands. The competition in all the classes will be…
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