Early split as Clipper fleet races to New York
Although the Clipper Race fleet spent the majority of the race to Panama in close quarters, it only took minutes for a split to emerge in Race 11: Nasdaq Race to New York – the second stage of the USA…
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Class40s lining up for Round Great Britain and Ireland Race
A record 10 Class40s have entered the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race and more are expected to take up the tough 1,800 nautical mile non-stop race. Starting and finishing from Cowes Isle of Wight, the course takes the fleet…
Atlantic Cup teams blasting to Portland
Portland, ME (June 4, 2018) – The 2018 Atlantic Cup fleet is steaming ahead for Portland, Maine after pounding upwind the past 48-hours. After suffering damage both #37 First Light and #81 Esprit Scout made the decision last night to retire from Leg 2 and seek refuge in Newport, Rhode Island in…
Sydney Noumea Yacht Race underway
Sydney Noumea Yacht Race crews left Sydney Harbour at 10am on Sunday June 3, 2018 against a backdrop of dark clouds, windy rain squalls, bursts of sunlight and a spectacular rainbow that bridged Sydney Harbour. Most of the 22 crews…
Atlantic Cup – brutal 24 hours for start of leg 2
NEW YORK, N.Y. (June 3, 2018) – Following a light downwind start to the second leg of the 2018 Atlantic Cup, the conditions have deteriorated making for a brutal first 24-hours for the teams. The crews are currently battling 30 knots of breeze…
The new IMOCA World Championship is launched
The Monaco Globe Series will start on Sunday (3rd June). This event is the first in the new IMOCA GLOBE SERIES world championship, which is the result of a shared desire and a lot of work done over the past…
Sydney Noumea Yacht Race frontrunners on record pace
The frontrunners in the Sydney Noumea Yacht Race are on record pace and the toughest conditions behind them with reports this morning from the fleet of manageable and warm 15 knot SSE winds and settling seas. Four hours after the…
Clipper Race: Upwind battle predicted for penultimate leg
After completing the 48 nautical mile (nm) passage of the Panama Canal, one of the most famous and impressive engineering feats in the world, watching out for basking American and Caiman Crocodiles in Gatun Lake along the way, the fleet…
Volvo Ocean Race: The Hague hoists all sails
The seven competing teams in the Volvo Ocean Race are on a fast track towards the finish in The Hague and in less than four weeks’ time, this legendary race will finish in The Netherlands for the very first time…
151 Miglia-Trofeo Cetilar race record goes in photo finish
Generally match races last around 20 minutes and there is a clear winner, but in the 151 Miglia-Trofeo Cetilar 2018, there was a 10 hour long heavyweight maxi bout for line honours between Nicola Paoleschi's Laurie Davidson 69 Pendragon VI…
Next edition of the Volvo race planned for 2021 under new ownership
As the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 builds towards an exciting finish in June in The Hague, organisers can confirm the next edition of the race will start in 2021, under new ownership. Atlant Ocean Racing Spain, led by Richard Brisius,…
Maxis threaten 151 Miglia-Trofeo Cetilar record
The Mediterranean’s largest medium distance offshore race set sail from Livorno, Italy this afternoon with a record-sized fleet. This year, the ninth edition of the 151 Miglia-Trofeo Cetilar has attracted almost 200 boats, of which 20 are maxi boats of…
All Atlantic Cup boats now in New York after a light airs first leg
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (May 30, 2018) – With first (#145 Eärendil) and second (#127 Amhas) place of Leg One of the 2018 Atlantic Cup decided yesterday (May 29, 2018) afternoon it was the turn of the remaining competitors to cross the Angola Cables…
Auckland Noumea Race returns after a six year absence
The Auckland Noumea Yacht Race makes a welcome return this week after a six-year absence but it's hoped this year's edition isn't as dramatic as the last. The monohull Beau Geste sent out a distress call when it suffered major hull damage and…
Family affair in Sydney Noumea Yacht Race
The Sydney Noumea Yacht Race, Australia’s longest fully-crewed yacht race, begins at 1pm on Saturday June 2, 2018 on Sydney Harbour, and across the fleet several rare father-and-son bonding sessions will also commence. Marcus McKay and his son Jai, 18, Marcus’ brother…
SHK/Scallywag completes Volvo arrivals into Cardiff
The full fleet of seven Volvo Ocean Race boats has now arrived in Cardiff, Wales, with David Witt’s Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag the final team to cross the finish line in Leg 9 of the Volvo Ocean Race. The team finished…
Team Brunel on a charge with Leg 9 win
The top three teams in the Volvo Ocean Race are within three points after Bouwe Bekking’s Team Brunel won Leg 9 into Cardiff, Wales to vault into contention for the overall race win. The Leg 9 results also mean a…
Green Dragon is third Volvo Open 70 to join Legends Race
Gothenburg – 29 May 2018: Green Dragon, the first Chinese-backed entry in the Volvo Ocean Race, will join Volvo Open 70s Telefónica Blue and race winner Ericsson 4, plus a host of other historic boats from previous races on the…
2018 Atlantic Cup: It's tight at the front as 40 miles remain for the leading boat
May 29 2018 – Jersey City, NJ – A little under 40 nautical miles remain for the leading boats in the 2018 Atlantic Cup! #145 Eärendil, leads #127 Amhas by some six miles as they race north along the New Jersey coastline…
Eärendil Wins Leg 1 Of The Atlantic Cup
JERSEY CITY, N.J. (May 29, 2018) – With a fleet of 11 Class40s competing in the Atlantic Cup, the French team #145 Eärendil skippered by Catherine Pourre and Pietro Luciani, crossed the Angola Cables finish line first at 17:02:46, with an…
2018 Atlantic Cup – light air compresses fleet
May 27 2018 – Charleston, SC – In the last 24-hours of the Atlantic Cup there's been a significant consolidation in the fleet. Yesterday afternoon the boats were sailing north fast and furiously and were divided into three strategic camps –…
Volvo fleet setting up for an epic finish in Cardiff
Less than a mile separated Volvo Ocean Race Leg 9 frontrunners Team Brunel and team Akzonobel on Monday as the teams prepared to enter the final 100 miles. After almost eight days of intense racing across the Atlantic from Newport,…
NOR released for 2018 Sydney Hobart
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia has released the Notice of Race for the 2018 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race – and already 10 yachts have registered to enter what is arguably the world’s toughest offshore racing challenge. The 2017…
2018 Atlantic Cup close battle for first as teams head for NYC
May 27 2018 – Charleston, SC – The first 24 hours of the 2018 Atlantic Cup have been intense. Since leaving the maritime city of Charleston, South Carolina the 11 Class40s competing to cross the Angola Cables Finish Line in New…
Dutch drag race as Volvo fleet heads towards finish in Cardiff
Team AkzoNobel and Team Brunel were racing practically neck and neck on Sunday as the Volvo Ocean Race fleet geared up for a nail-biting Leg 9 finale. With less than 300 miles remaining to the finish line in Cardiff, Wales,…
Nine IMOCAs lining up for Monaco Globe Series
On Sunday 3rd June, nine double-handed crews will set sail at the start of the Monaco Globe Series, a brand new 1300-mile race in the Mediterranean – and in this magnificent setting, the battle looks like being exciting. This new…
Volvo Ocean Race: Gap closes as fleet compresses
The leading boats in the Volvo Ocean Race have left Friday’s record-breaking conditions in their wake as they bump into a ridge of high pressure that is beginning to slow their progress towards the finish in Cardiff. The leading boats…
Volvo Ocean Race: Team AkzoNobel sets record-breaking pace to lead Leg 9
Team AkzoNobel set a new record for the greatest distance sailed in 24 hours in the history of the Volvo Ocean Race on Friday, eclipsing the previous mark and smashing past the 600-mile barrier as they rocketed through the North…
Record breaking conditions for Volvo Ocean Race fleet
Team Brunel, at the head of the Volvo Ocean Race fleet on Day 5 of Leg 9, has provisionally set a new 24-hour distance record in the Volvo Ocean 65 class. The team blew past the previous record of 550.8…
Team Brunel leads fleet out of Newport after spectacular Sunday start
Team Brunel accomplished its first goal on Sunday afternoon, taking the early lead on Leg 9 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Newport, Rhode Island to Cardiff, Wales. The Dutch team, led by eight-time race veteran Bouwe Bekking, has been…
Clipper Race: Seconds and minutes determine finish order
There’s been little separating the majority of the Clipper Race teams for much of Race 10: The Garmin American Challenge and its finish was no exception with some positions decided by just seconds. After spending 18 days in close company,…
Volvo Ocean Race: Team Brunel wins In Port Race Newport
Bouwe Bekking’s Team Brunel sailed a perfect race on Saturday afternoon, winning the start, edging into a lead and extending away for a convincing victory in the Gurney’s Resorts In Port Race Newport. “We knew the start was going to…
Volvo Ocean Race: Focus shifts to Saturday’s inshore racing
After returning to the northern hemisphere with nearly 40,000 nautical miles in their wake, the sailors in the Volvo Ocean Race will shift gears to inshore racing with a focus on Saturday’s Gurney’s Resorts In Port Race Newport. In contrast…
Dare To Lead’s maiden victory in Clipper Race
One of the closest races so far in the Clipper 2017-18 Race has ended in a surprise win for Dare To Lead, after the team pulled off an eleventh hour victory in Race 10: The Garmin American Challenge from Seattle,…
Varuna announced overall winner of Bermuda Antigua Race
Jens Kellinghusen's German Ker 56 Varuna VI is the overall winner of 2018 Antigua Bermuda Race and so Kellinghusen was presented with a sketch of the newly commissioned bronze sculpture, The Warrior Perpetual Trophy. “In dreamlike conditions of 18 to…
Solo around the world record attempt launched
After two years of construction time the Innovation Yachts prototype Open60AAL, the worlds first racing yacht built out of 100% recyclable volcanic fibre, was launched successfully on 16th May in Les Sables d'Olonne, France. Finally the procedure was working very…
Stealth mode confuses leaderboard as Clipper yachts race to the finish in Panama
On day 17 of Race 10 from Seattle to Panama the leaderboard has seen almost a complete transformation. With Stealth Mode being used to shield tactical moves or favourable wind shifts, Dare To Lead has reappeared to take the lead…
Seven Volvo sailors arrested in Newport
Writing in Newport, Rhode Island's Daily News, staff reporter Matt Shelley broke the story of sailors behaving badly. Seven people “connected to” the Volvo Ocean Race were arrested after a confrontation with local police, which began when a fire alarm…
Strong interest leads to a strong fleet for Noumea Race rebirth
Entries for the 2018 Ponant Sydney Noumea Yacht Race have closed and on Saturday June 2, following a 25-year hiatus, a multi-state Australian and New Caledonian fleet of 24 boats will bring life back to one of Australia’s oldest ocean…
Oh come on, just finish already! Clipper fleet frustratingly close
The Garmin American Challenge from Seattle to Panama is shaping up as one of the most exciting finishes of the Clipper 2017-18 Race so far, with the teams closer than ever off the coast of Mexico. Though Qingdao and Dare…
