One month until the start of the 2018 Rolex China Sea Race and two-time Rolex China Sea Race Overall and Line Honours winner Karl Kwok is set to return to the event on his newest edition of Beau Geste, a ...
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Volvo Ocean Race Leg 6
An epic Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race saw the teams pushed to extremes: from the wet and wild upwind conditions of the start through the stifling heat and calms of the doldrums, leading to an incredibly close finish ...
Read More »New Zeus3 Glass Helm from B&G®
B&G®, the world’s leading sailing navigation and instrument specialist and official supplier of sailing instruments and navigation electronics for the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race, is pleased to introduce the new Zeus3 Glass Helm series. Designed specifically for blue-water sailing, multihulls ...
Read More »SuperFoiler
The youngest professional sailor in the SuperFoiler Grand Prix has set his sights on clocking the fastest speed of the series to date at the Busselton event kicking off this weekend when Western Australia’s Geographe Bay plays host to leg ...
Read More »Challenge the Champions February 28th, 2018 E-Sailing
Challenge Loïck Peyron over the Atlantic The famous French skipper challenges you tomorrow onwards on board his favourite trimaran, Happy, formerly Mike Birch’s Olympus, on a demanding course between Yarmouth (USA, Maine) and Saint-Malo (France). An exceptional gift will be ...
Read More »Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image 2018
The international photo contest Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image announces updates to its rules, designed to respond to the evolution of the profession and the latest technologies. The ninth edition of the competition will take place one month earlier than usual, due to ...
Read More »Volvo Ocean Race
Team AkzoNobel holds off late charge to win epic Volvo Ocean Race Leg 6 into Auckland Team AkzoNobel has won Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race, racing 6,344 miles from Hong Kong to Auckland in 20 days, nine hours ...
Read More »Superyachts
Superyachts, 3Di, Dragons and detailing: We speak to North Sails’ Jens Christensen We spoke to Jens Christensen, who is based out of the North Sails loft in Herlev, Denmark, about the growth of superyachts, how 3Di has adapted to the ...
Read More »Volvo Ocean Race Leg 6
The finish of Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race is shaping up to be a nail-biter after team AkzoNobel emerged from stealth mode on the public tracker on Monday with the narrowest of leads with just under 200 miles ...
Read More »World Sailing Show
The latest issue of the show covers The new look ‘Sail Arabia The Tour’, Mini Transat – Life aboard a small boat, What’s in a Volvo 65’s sail wardrobe, inflatable wing sails – The future?, Europe’s hot ships, and World ...
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