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Prior to the start of the 2017 RORC Transatlantic Race, you could feel the apprehension amongst the 200 competitors taking part – after months of planning and preparation, it was time for the record fleet of 23 yachts from nine…
It’s shaping up to be an incredibly close finish to Leg 3 Dell Latitude Rugged Race with less than 70 nautical miles separating the top seven teams in the Clipper Round the World race. PSP Logistics skipper Matt Mitchell, currently…
Less than eight days after rounding the Cape of Good Hope, François Gabart rounded Cape Leeuwin of Australia, the second of the three capes of his single-handed round the world, on Friday at 0:15 (French time – UTC+1), after 19…
MAPFRE has won Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race into Cape Town, South Africa, and will take the overall lead on the points table. The Spanish flagged MAPFRE team has won Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race, a…
Over the last two days of racing a high-pressure system has consumed the lead Sanya Serenity Coast held for the majority of Race 3: The Dell Latitude Rugged Race across the Southern Ocean. As a result, Visit Seattle is now…
Gerald Bibot will be competing in the 2017 RORC Transatlantic Race with his Belgian 42ft Catamaran Zed 6. Gerald is the founder of Great Circle which produces weather routing programme Squid. In 2015 Gerald was the winner of the MOCRA…
François Gabart, who left Ouessant on Saturday 4 November at 10:05 (UTC+1), continues to set the pace in this attempt at the single-handed round the world record. Sailing at an average of 30 knots since Tuesday night, ahead of a…
The Spanish crew of Leg 2 leaders MAPFRE were cautiously keeping one eye on their rivals and the other on Cape Town on Wednesday as they came within just over 800 miles of the finish line. Two days ago Xabi…
In the past 24 hours, HotelPlanner.com was the final boat to cross the finish line of the Elliot Brown Ocean Sprint and, after all boat times were calculated, was declared the winner taking three points after racing the course in…
As the Clipper Race teams look ahead to arriving in to Fremantle later this week, Skippers from across the fleet have expressed their gratitude on behalf of the crew for the messages from back home after a tough few days…
The most successful yacht in the 72-year history of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, the Oatley family’s supermaxi Wild Oats XI, has received another international accolade, this time from the world’s oldest “Royal” yacht club, the Royal Thames, in…
After a little over 17 days at sea, François Gabart is still in the lead by about one-and-a-half days in relation to Thomas Coville’s time, the current holder of the single-handed round the world record. The MACIF skipper hopes to…
The second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race might be entering its final few days but the final positions are far from decided. MAPFRE continued to lead the seven-strong fleet on Tuesday, but their 35 nautical mile advantage yesterday had…
The start of 4th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race – the first leg of the Atlantic Anniversary Regatta – is just a few days away and crews from the record fleet are making their last preparations prior to the 3,000…
Dutch crew Team Brunel opted to go into stealth mode on Monday, cloaking their position from their rivals for up to 24 hours – as Spanish team MAPFRE led the Volvo Ocean Race fleet towards Cape Town. Brunel skipper Bouwe…
Racing has taken a back seat over the past 24 hours for the Clipper Race fleet following the tragedy on board CV30 (GREAT Britain) yesterday. Speaking on the loss of round the world crew member Simon Speirs, Sanya Serenity Coast…
David Aplin’s yacht Whistler has added the 70th Tasports Maria Island Yacht Race to an outstanding offshore racing career over the past decade and more. The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania today confirmed the MBD36 as winner of both the AMS…
While it may be a relaxed Sunday for many around the world, that is surely not the case for the Volvo Ocean Race fleet battling for position in the South Atlantic. In particular, the navigators and skippers are faced with…
With the reverse mohawk I’m sporting, you might be forgiven for thinking I’m struggling to adapt to life on this carbon box. That’s not the case, well not yet anyway, it’s still early days. All credit for my new hairstyle…
Those following the rankings and tracker for the Volvo Ocean Race could be forgiven for thinking they’d glanced away for more than one of the six-hour position reports. The leaderboard is constantly undergoing a shake-up, reflective at the moment almost…
Prominent Hobart surgeon, Targa Rally driver and yachtsman and Michael Pritchard shifted his canting keel Cookson 50 Oskana into overdrive today to win line honours in the 70th Tasports Maria Island Race in Tasmania. The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race…
On Thursday, François Gabart entered the Indian Ocean in a record time of 12 days, 22 hours, and 20 minutes, but this Friday he is taking advantage of calmer weather to rest up and give his boat a once over….
Leg Two of the Volvo Ocean Race is entering a critical tactical phase this weekend as the teams position themselves to pick up the weather systems that will carry them to Cape Town. A 130 nautical mile lateral split has…
Christmas has come early for the Clipper Race fleet which is finally enjoying the downwind sailing conditions that teams have been hoping for as they gear up for the Elliot Brown Ocean Sprint. There has been no change to the…
It has been a pleasant day for the leading teams on Day 16 of Race 3: The Dell Latitude Rugged Race but teams are eagerly waiting for the stronger westerlies, which will carry them through the Elliot Brown Ocean Sprint…
At the 1300 UTC ranking Simeon Tienpont's AkzoNobel was in the Leg 2 top spot because their trajectory, around 70 nautical miles to the east of the fleet, puts them closer to Cape Town than any of their rivals. But…
Less than two days after pulverising his own 24-hour distance record (851 miles), François Gabart crossed the longitude of Cape Agulhas on Thursday morning at 08.25 AM (UTC+1), which marks the entrance to the Indian Ocean, after just 11 days,…
Amidst all the fanfare of the finish, the race continues… Indeed, there have been a succession of arrivals in the port of Le Marin, but for the overwhelming majority of the racers, there are still some days to go before…
The seven international teams all now have less than 3,200 nautical miles left in the 7,000-mile stage from the Portugal capital of Lisbon to Cape Town, South Africa. The south-easterly tradewinds that blow south of the Equator remained kind to…
With Monday's Equator crossings already a fading memory for the Volvo Ocean Race crews, gone too is any respite, however brief, from the relentless action that's characterising the second leg. Many sailors awoke on Tuesday sporting new haircuts or with…
In sailing 818* miles from Monday to Tuesday afternoon, a figure that may yet change this evening, François Gabart has overtaken the legendary limit. He pushed the MACIF trimaran hard to avoid being caught in strong winds behind him and…
The countdown is on and, momentum and tension are building as the 29 boats taking part in the Melbourne Osaka Cup 2018 continue to arrive in Melbourne, Australia ahead of the first start date. Conducted by Sandringham Yacht Club (SYC),…
A waiting game has descended over the Clipper Race fleet, with all the teams waiting on the wind to decide their fates heading into the second half of Race 3: The Dell Latitude Rugged Race to Fremantle, Australia. PSP Logistics…
Charles Caudrelier's Dongfeng Race Team led the fleet over the famous line of latitude at 0941 UTC with the slimmest of leads over MAPFRE, Vestas 11th Hour Racing, Team Brunel and team Akzonobel. By 1126 UTC all five boats in the…
Less than twenty-four hours from the finish, Ian Lipinski looks to be heading towards an historic double. Thus far, never before has a racer won in the production boat category and then repeated his win in the prototype category two…
Whilst the fleet carves out a route between the latest squalls in what is a very shifty trade wind, each of the skippers has his or her own method of keeping up morale and making the most of this Mini-Transat…
Entries close on December 1 for the Club Marine Pittwater to Paradise Regatta and so far a healthy international fleet of 25 yachts ranging in size and concentrated in the 40-50ft zone are starters for the race north and chance…
Sanya Serenity Coast, which has also moved back into first place on the leader board, crossed the northern end of the Scoring Gate at 2103 UTC last night to collect the maximum three bonus points on offer. Australian skipper Wendy…
With the fleet approaching the latitudes of the Doldrums, speeds are expected to drop and indeed the leading boat, Dongfeng, was down to 12 knots of speed on the 13:00 UTC position report. Boats just 10 miles further back were…
Ninety nine years ago, the armistice of 11 November 1918 heralded the end of the First World War, and on Saturday, its anniversary will play out on the great Atlantic chessboard, by way of a nod to history, as the…
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