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It’s tomorrow, Saturday 2 November at 14:08 UTC that the start of the second leg of the Mini-Transat La Boulangère will set sail from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria bound for Le Marin (Martinique). Following the withdrawal of Hendrik Witzmann…
This weekend, the tip of Brittany and more broadly France’s Atlantic seaboard will be swept by the first big autumnal depression with winds bordering on 50 knots and very heavy seas. There is nothing exceptional about these conditions at this…
After having studied the evolution of the weather situation over the past few days, the organisers of Brest Atlantiques, in agreement with the sailors and owners, have decided to make official this Thursday the postponement of the race, initially scheduled…
Each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, the IMOCA class gives a chance for the weather analysts and onshore routers to tell us about how they see the race in the IMOCA category to allow us to understand the strategy adopted by…
As he beats his way down the North Atlantic in an increasingly unfavourable position, Britain’s Alex Thomson looked forward to England playing in the Rugby World Cup final on Saturday morning with the good omen that he watched the last…
There’s no changing Francis. The skipper of the IDEC SPORT maxi-trimaran is at the age of 63 just as keen as ever to set new records and perform well, as we have been able to see over the past 24…
Routing is not allowed in the Transat Jacques Vabre for the skippers in the IMOCA class, but that does not mean to say that the weather experts are not watching the race and studying the charts… We therefore decided to…
Britain’s Samantha Davies and her French co-skipper, Paul Meilhat have sent a message at the start of this race and it rang out across the Bay of Biscay yesterday as they tacked south-west at Cape Finisterre in third place. They…
Since the start at 1215hrs UTC yesterday from Le Havre, the 29 IMOCAs have been sailing at high speed and quickly made their way out of the English Channel, even if three double-handed crews (Ruyant/Koch, Sorel/Le Brec and Joschke/Lagravière) suffered…
Four boats will line up at the start of the Brest Atlantiques race; four Ultim 32/23 trimarans, so twelve hulls and the same number of crew. This long run is raced double-handed and the decision has been made to give…
Francis Joyon is sailing day after day clocking up more than 600 miles averaging over 26 knots. In spite of being some way from the direct route off Brazil, the IDEC SPORT maxi-trimaran is today (Monday) 266 nautical miles ahead…
More than 20 of Australia’s most famous classic yachts have already entered for the Sydney Hobart Classic Yacht Regatta that will begin a month of celebrations to mark the 75th anniversary of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. To be held…
Hopes of a British victory in the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre were dealt a cruel blow before sunrise on Monday morning when overnight leaders Luke Berry and his French co-skipper Tanguy Le Turquais suffered a dismast to their…
Intense, exhilarating, scary and really fun are some of the words being thrown around Russell today, where crews of more than 150 sailboats are swapping stories of the gruelling 119 nautical mile yacht race they started yesterday. The 37th PIC…
Since last Saturday, Francis Joyon has been tackling the Mauritius Route record between Port Louis (Brittany) and Port Louis (Mauritius) and crossed the first virtual mark in this record at 1159hrs UTC on Saturday, setting a new reference time of…
The 606nm Rolex Middle Sea Race is one of the world’s most compelling and challenging offshore races and Maltese yacht Elusive 2, and the American Maxi Rambler, owned by George David, took the plaudits. This edition of the race required…
Often unfortunate when passing through the Doldrums, such as when the Inter-tropical Convergence Zone forced IDEC Sport to abandon its attempt at the Jules Verne Trophy two years ago, Francis is currently enjoying clear skies and a decent rate of…
French woman, Alexia Barrier and Irish sailor, Joan Mulloy are the only all-female pairing in this Transat Jacques Vabre, and intend to get 120 percent out of their venerable old IMOCA. Seven women are competing in the 2019 race in…
Competitors coming ashore after today's 119 nautical mile race may be wet, cold and tired, but most were smiling ear to ear and laughing as they told stories about their fast slide up the coast. At 11pm Friday, 40 boats…
The 40th Rolex Middle Sea Race is almost done and dusted – just two boats remain on the course, including the only surviving multihull – and both should finish by the race cut-off time of 08:00 CEST, Saturday, 26 October….
The 40th edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race has continued to provide plenty of twists and turns. For many yachts the race is over; they are tied up to the dock, enjoying the hospitality of the Royal Malta Yacht…
At 3pm this afternoon, Beau Geste set a new record for the PIC Coastal Classic yacht race, having sailed the 119 nautical mile course in a time of just 5hrs, 37sec. The conditions were slightly windier than they expected, averaging…
It is one of the magical things about modern multihulls. They make the distances covered seem so banal. After four days of racing in his attempt against his own Mauritius Route record, Francis Joyon sped past the Canaries, and is…
The fifth day of the 40th edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race has been a bountiful one on the docks of the Royal Malta Yacht Club, as yachts start to finish in numbers and tales of the race are…
175 boats are due to take part in the iconic PIC Coastal Classic yacht race from Auckland to Russell in the Bay of Islands tomorrow morning, for the running of the 37th edition of this Labour Weekend tradition. Engrained as…
After a hard fought and challenging 5,200 nautical miles across the Atlantic, the Clipper Race fleet faced one more hurdle in the last 48 hours as they started to get closer to Punta del Este, Uruguay. Video: https://youtu.be/COhWaTVe3i8 Commentary: First Mate…
As the 40th Rolex Middle Sea Race entered its fourth day, the south-easterly breeze that has filled the western half of the course has started to play a part in determining the outcome of the 606nm offshore classic. This morning…
Friday’s PIC Coastal Classic yacht race is expected to be a quick one. With moderate south-westerly winds forecast for the 119 nautical mile race from Auckland to Russell in the Bay of Islands, experts say that they haven’t seen a…
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia has announced that JPK Pacific have signed as naming-rights partners for the 2019/2020 JPK Pacific Two-Handed Pointscore Series. The partnership between the club and the Australian arm of the French boat manufacturer further consolidates the CYCA’s…
Francis Joyon and his maxi trimaran IDEC-SPORT have got off to the finest of starts in their latest challenge, the Mauritius Route, an attempt to beat the record set by IDEC SPORT ten years ago between Port Louis (Morbihan) and…
Francis Joyon set off this morning on his attempt at the Mauritius Route record between Port Louis (Brittany) and Port Louis (Mauritius). At 0911hrs UTC on Saturday 19th October, the skipper of IDEC SPORT crossed the start line off the…
Between now and the start of the Transat Jacques Vabre, which will set sail from Le Havre on Sunday 27th October, the IMOCA class has decided to share portraits of some of the more unusual duos to have formed for…
Francis Joyon has just moved to code amber, as he can see a favourable weather opportunity in the next 48 hours. He may set off on his attempt at the solo Mauritius Route record between Port Louis (Brittany) and Port…
A total of 157 entries have been received one week out from close of entries for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race – and, in addition to a smattering of international entrants, nearly half the field is made up of…
The Ocean Race 2021-22 will stop in Itajaí, Brazil, marking the fourth consecutive time the city on the Santa Catarina coastline will host the iconic event. See the video In 2017-18, Itajaí was among the most visited stopovers in the…
The sixth edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race is set to feature a huge variety of yachts racing across the Atlantic Ocean with the Royal Ocean Racing Club. One-design VO65s and Maxi yachts have expressed their desire to take line…
With 117 starters ready for the 40th anniversary Rolex Middle Sea Race this Saturday, October19, all the usual suspects of IRC grand prix yachting will be on the line to test their skills in the often demanding conditions. The Grand…
Early response to the 2023 Ocean Globe Race, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first Whitbread Round the World Race, has been enthusiastic. Hundreds of sailors and many yacht clubs have become excited at the prospect of becoming involved, and…
Between now and the start of the Transat Jacques Vabre, which begins in Le Havre on Sunday 27th October, the IMOCA class has decided to share with you some portraits of the unusual, unlikely and surprising pairs that have come…
Crossing the finish line in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria at 04:30 UTC, Ambrogio Beccaria took the win in the first leg of the Mini-Transat La Boulangère, after 8 days, 19 hours, 52 minutes and 07 seconds of racing. Event…
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