Sprinting across the Celtic Sea
By midday on this third day of racing, the bulk of the fleet competing in the 15th CIC Normandy Channel Race had rounded Land’s End and are now targeting the south coast of Ireland. Making headwind in an E’ly breeze…
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CIC Normandy Channel Race
The strategic choices were quick to become the hot topic in this 2024 edition of the CIC Normandy Channel Race. Barely out of the clutches of the current in the Solent and the duos had to choose between three options…
PIC Coastal Personal Safety Clinic
The PIC Coastal Classic isn’t just about race day—it’s about ensuring you and your crew are fully prepared for any challenges you may face. That’s why we’ve introduced a dedicated clinic aimed at crew, focused on personal safety. While skippers…
The Great Pacific Garbage Patch can be cleaned for $7.5 Billion
San Francisco, September 6, 2024: The Ocean Cleanup today declared the eradication of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (GPGP) achievable within a decade and an ambition to make the cleanup happen faster and more cost effectively. Today’s announcement is the…
La Solitaire du Figaro
On his 18th La Solitaire du Figaro, racing though his own backyard last night and early this morning French ace Alexis Loison leads the first stage of the 55th edition of La Solitaire du Figaro Parec. After putting the notoriously strong tidal…
Palermo-Montecarlo line honours and record for Black Jack
By the International Maxi Association One of the windiest and most competitive Palermo-Montecarlo races concluded for the maxi yachts today with Remon Vos’ 100ft Black Jack claiming line honours and setting a new race record. Finishing 43 minutes and 11…
Record under threat in the Palermo-Montecarlo
By the International Maxi Association The 19th Palermo-Montecarlo yacht race sets sail from Sicily’s capital today (Tuesday 20 August), concluding the International Maxi Association’s 2023-24 Mediterranean Maxi Offshore Challenge, which started with last autumn’s Rolex Middle Sea Race. While the race…
Newport Yacht Club become official partners with RWYC for the World STAR ’26
The Royal Western Yacht Club in Plymouth, UK announces the official US Partnership of the Newport Yacht Club for the WORLDSTAR ’26. Since 2005 the Newport Yacht Club have been invaluable in their supporting of the OSTAR and TWOSTAR races,…
North Technology Group (NTG) adds Doyle Sails and Quantum Sails
Doyle Sails and Quantum Sails will sit alongside other NTG brands, including North Sails and Southern Spars North Technology Group (NTG) continues to expand its family of best-in-class marine brands by adding two of the world’s most respected sailmakers, Doyle…
Tiny Boats, Epic Journey: McIntyre Mini Globe Race Set to Redefine Solo Sailing
Six Months to Go! 18 sailors in 5.8-meter home-built plywood yachts are set to embark on a solo race around the world in a groundbreaking event! On February 23, 2025, the McIntyre Mini Globe Race (MGR) will commence, marking the beginning of…
Franck Cammas is awarded the 2024 Magnus Olsson Prize
The French ‘sailor of the decade’ is recognised for his spirit and impact on the sport This story is published on behalf of the Magnus Olsson Foundation Franck Cammas, the incredible French sailing champion, has earned another important accolade as…
2024 Roschier Baltic Sea Race: Hat-trick haul for Tschüss 2
Helsinki, 1 August 2024: The Royal Ocean Racing Club has announced that the Volvo 70 Tschüss 2, owned by Christina Zugel and skippered by Johnny Mordaunt, is the overall winner of the 2024 Roschier Baltic Sea Race. Tschüss 2 also won IRC Zero and…
Baltic Sea Race: Tschüss 2 Blasts Home in Helsinki
Finishing on Monday 29 July at 17:36:41 EEST Christian Zugel’s Volvo 70 Tschüss 2 (USA) took Monohull Line Honours in the 2024 Roschier Baltic Sea Race in an elapsed time of 2 Days 5 Hrs 6 Mins and 41 Secs, setting a…
Winners Announced for the 2024 Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race
Twin brothers Louis and Marc Ryckmans’ Voltstar Yeah Baby is the Overall Winner of the Peter Rysdyk Memorial Trophy for the 2024 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race. URM Group has claimed Line Honours. This is the first in the six-race Audi Centre Sydney Blue…
Line Honours Finish of the 2024 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race
Anthony Johnston’s Maxi 72 URM Group claimed Line Honours of the 2024 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race at 20:14 hours, finishing with an elapsed time of 1 day, 7 hours, 14 minutes, and 56 seconds. Skippered by Marcus Ashley-Jones, URM Group added to…
Roschier Baltic Sea Race
Saturday 27 July: Helsinki, Finland: The second edition of the Roschier Baltic Sea Race started on time with all classes making a clean start. 12-14 knots of southerly breeze and brilliant sunshine produced a fantastic spectacle just two miles offshore from…
Sydney Gold Coast – Day 2
1015 hours, Sunday 28 July 2024 A fleet of fifty yachts are running up the Australian coast towards Main Beach as the breeze has shifted west southwest and begun to build overnight. Defending Overall Winner, Anthony Johnston’s URM Group leads the pack with…
Sydney Gold Coast Race
A gentle start was delivered to those competing in the 2024 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race. Fifty-one yachts assembled on the start line before the yachts crawled across Sydney Harbour and north up the Tasman Sea. It’s the calm…
Galician authorities welcome GSC in Vigo
By Global Solo Challenge The presentation held at the Real Club Náutico de Vigo of the Global Solo Challenge 2027/2028 marked a significant milestone for the event following the success of its inaugural edition of 2023-2024. Moving the event to…
Excitement Builds for the Start of the 2024 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race
Sydney, AustraliaThe Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race is set to start on July 27, 2024 at 1300hrs. Hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA), this year’s race promises thrilling competition and exceptional seamanship as 51 yachts, including…
The Drheam-Cup: Groupe Snef And SL Energies Groupe declared winners
With almost the entire fleet safely in port at midday Saturday 20 July, three new winners of the DRHEAM-CUP / GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE DE COURSE AU LARGE arrived in the last 24 hours: defending champion Groupe Snef (Xavier Macaire)…
The Drheam-Cup: Teasing Machine the first Monohull in La Trinité-sur-mer
After the arrival of MOD70 Drekan Energy (Eric Defert) in La Trinité-sur-Mer on Wednesday night, Teasing Machine (Eric de Turckheim) took monohull line honours in the DRHEAM-CUP / GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE DE COURSE AU LARGE on Thursday july 18…
The Ocean Race Atlantic is set to launch in 2026
The event will feature mixed crews and a strong ocean health component as teams race between two iconic cities The Ocean Race is announcing a new transatlantic, fully-crewed race for the IMOCA class for the summer of 2026. The event…
The Drheam-Cup: Drekan Energy takes Line Honours in La Trinité-sur-mer
After almost two and a half days at sea, the MOD70 Drekan Energy, skippered by Eric Defert, was the first to cross the finish line of the fifth edition of the DRHEAM-CUP / GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE DE COURSE AU…
40 Years of the ARC
2025 marks the 40th edition of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC), which has crossed the Atlantic from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to the Caribbean every year since 1986. When the 2025 rally concludes in Saint Lucia, over 8,000 boats…
The DRHEAM-CUP starts in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
The start of the fifth edition of the DRHEAM-CUP / GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE DE COURSE AU LARGE was given on Monday 15 July at 16:30 in Cherbourg-en-Cotentin in a steady Southeasterly breeze. On the agenda for the 70 boats…
Greek first timers claim Aegean 600 Maxi class victory
By the International Maxi Association In a race as tough as the Aegean 600 you would not expect first timers to collect much silverware – however Greece’s George Procopiou, aboard his newly acquired VO70 Aiolos, defied the odds to win…
16 Nations to contest Offshore Double Handed World Championship
2024 Offshore Double Handed World Championship (ODHWC) September 24th – October 1st 2024 Lorient, Morbihan, Brittany, France Organised by Lorient Grand Large in association with FFVoile, the Yacht Club De France and the Royal Ocean Racing Club with the support…
2024 Marine Safety Expo essential as Australian boat ownership hits new highs
Recreational boating, fishing and sailing are as much a part of Australia’s DNA as mozzie bites and vegemite, but with boating ownership on the rise across the country, that DNA must include vigilance around marine safety. In 2023, boat ownership…
Lucky claims Aegean 600 monohull line honours as MODs match race to new record
MOD70s may now be flying machines, well outside of their original one design configuration, but you would not have known that, given the multiple lead changes and tightness of their racing in this year’s Aegean 600. Organised by the Hellenic…
AEGEAN 600 2024 Day 5
*** At the time of publishing this article, Argo had 29.7nm to the finish andf Zoulou had 31.7nm to go.*** Will a course record get shattered tonight in the AEGEAN 600 (most definitely !)? Since yesterday’s spectacular start at Cape Sounio under…
The AEGEAN 600 2024 has started
Spectacular 15-25 knot conditions today helped get this year’s fleet of the AEGEAN 600 off to a fast and furious start to their 605-mile tour of the beautiful Aegean islands. These perfect conditions in this 4th edition of the race organized by the Hellenic Ocean Racing Club (HORC) are suitable to…
GSC – Louis Robein’s humble triumph
By Marco Nannini When Louis Robein sailed into A Coruna, clean-shaven and relaxed, it was easy to mistake him for a sailor returning from a gentle Sunday sail. Wearing a t-shirt that read “Never underestimate an old man who likes…
Aegean 600 2024
An impressive record turnout of 69 teams from 22 nations are making their final preparations for the Sunday 7 July start of the fourth edition of the AEGEAN 600. This annual race organized by the Hellenic Offshore Racing Club (HORC) with support from Olympic Marine will send this fleet of 64 monohulls and 5 multihulls on a…
Newport Bermuda Race – Carina Sails to Victory and History Books, Summer Storm Takes Gibbs Hill
[Hamilton, Bermuda] – The St. David’s Lighthouse Division of the 53rd Newport Bermuda Race has been won by Carina. Finishing with a corrected time of two days and 16 hours and 12 minutes, Carina sailed past the division’s namesake landmark just after 3:00 AM on Tuesday,…
The Royal Western Yacht Club of England announces ‘WORLDSTAR’ 2026
The Royal Western Yacht Club in Plymouth, UK announces the launch of a brand-new around the World yachting event, the WORLDSTAR. This event is open to all solo and double handed boats between 35ft and 60ft that has done a…
Cadiz completes the circle as the official start venue for the Globe40
In the latest big reveal, the OFFICIAL START of the 2nd edition of the GLOBE40 in September 2025 is set to enjoy Andalusian vibes. Cádiz, the oldest city in Western Europe, with a history spanning some 3,000 years, has traversed…
All crew from Gunga Din are safe after abandoning ship 80 miles off Bermuda
Distressed boat was assisted by Fellow Competitor Desna Gunga Din, a Swedish Yachts 41 owned by Robert Fye and Paul Cunningham, with a total crew of seven, had to abandon ship 80 miles from Bermuda due to water ingress. All…
2023 Ocean Globe Prize giving!
Heather Thomas and her all-women Maiden crew have been crowned the 2023 McIntyre Ocean Globe champions during a lavish mid-summer day poolside prize-giving party, hosted by and at Marco Trombetti’s Translated villa headquarters in Rome. The party, attended by VIPs…
Balancing Act tips scales in Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race
Balancing Act has tipped the scales in the Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race to take the overall win on IRC, IRC two-handed, ORC and ORC two-handed. The J/99 co-skippered by Tony Craner and Andrew Turnbull-MIller finished with an IRC…
