In response to the remarkable growth in the multihull category, the Sint Maarten Yacht Club has designed an important annual event celebrating the differences between a traditional yacht race and a race series designed for the special attributes of multihulls. And accompanying the hot racing the club will mount a major celebration of multihulls in all their glory. For 2019 ...

Alex Thomson will start the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe solo transatlantic race on Sunday 4th November armed with what, in Hugo Boss, he considers to be the fastest, best-optimised IMOCA 60 in the race’s record-sized fleet of 20 boats. He has the experience of back-to-back podium finishes in consecutive Vendée Globes, sailing’s pinnacle solo race, but still the 44-year-old British ...

In nine months time, on June 25, 2019, the latest edition of the world’s oldest, most respected and most challenging of oceanic races will set sail from Newport, Rhode Island, bound for the Old World. Organized between the Royal Yacht Squadron, New York Yacht Club, Royal Ocean Racing Club and Storm Trysail Club, the origins of the Transatlantic Race 2019 ...

It is not every day that you come across a sporting campaign sponsored by a TV crime drama. But that is exactly the case for British yachtsman Sam Goodchild as he prepares to compete in the eleventh edition of the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe solo transatlantic race. One of the favourites in the huge 53-strong Class40 fleet for the 3,542-mile ...

Difficult weather conditions with rain and winds up to 30 knots made this year’s 11th edition of the Veleziana regatta a riveting event for all involved, including its organizers Compagnia della Vela, its patrons the Italian Navy and the Port System Authority for the Northern Adriatic Sea, and supporting organization Vento di Venezia. An impressive line-up of 213 boats took ...

It’s time! Time to deliver the MACIF trimaran from the south of Brittany to the north of Brittany. Time to set sail for the magnificent surroundings of a route du Rhum that looks as though it will be epic and exciting. You can bet it will be the fastest ever raced in the Ultime category. Time also to compete and ...

British skipper Alex Thomson and his crew have officially broken the 24 hour distance record for a 60ft Monohull. Sailing onboard the HUGO BOSS IMOCA 60 race boat, the crew were successfully able to sail 539.71 nautical miles over the course of 24 hours, breaking the existing record – set by Thomson himself in 2017 – by 2.9 nm. The ...

The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club announces that the third edition of the Antigua Bermuda Race will start on the May 8, 2019 and will be part of the 2019 Atlantic Ocean Racing Series (AORS). The 2019 Atlantic Ocean Racing Series will consist of five races: RORC Caribbean 600, Antigua Bermuda Race, Transatlantic Race 2019, Rolex Fastnet Race, and Rolex Middle ...

The 2018 Rolex Middle Sea Race has seen further changes to the leaderboard as the steady stream of finishers continued overnight and during the fifth day of the anniversary event. With 47 boats having completed the course, the podium places in certain classes are beginning to take shape. The overall standings reflect the view that the building conditions have favoured ...

The big day is approaching and with just 12 days to go until they set sail across the Atlantic, the one hundred and twenty-three entries in the 11th Route du Rhum are making for Saint Malo and its famous ramparts en masse. The race village opens its doors tomorrow, Wednesday 24 October, at 12:00 GMT. Meantime, the Maxi trimaran Edmond ...