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 ...
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Narcos Mexico ~ Route du Rhum
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 ...
Read More »11th Veleziana regatta
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 ...
Read More »MACIF set for St Malo and the Route du Rhum
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 ...
Read More »Alex Thomson breaks 24 hour distance record
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 ...
Read More »Antigua Bermuda Race
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 ...
Read More »50th Rolex Middle Sea Race
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 ...
Read More »Route du Rhum
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 ...
Read More »Catamarans Cup
The second leg of the 9th edition of the Catamarans Cup came successfully to an end! On Monday, 22nd October, it was time for some more sailing for the crews as they headed to the beautiful island of Kythnos. Following ...
Read More »Etchells World Championship 2018
The 2018 Etchells World Championship Race Committee has been pretty clear about it. They have lost the last two mornings to ultra-light and variable winds, and they want to run the best series they can until Saturday 1500hrs, when they ...
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