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Plymouth Lonely Rock Race 2021

Plymouth Lonely Rock Race 2021 © RWYC

The Royal Western Yacht Club is delighted to launch the Plymouth Lonely Rock Race 2021. The Original Lonely Rock Race (OLR) 2020 successfully took place in the most adverse conditions. The Original Lonely Rock Race (OLR) 2020 successfully took place ...

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New Hobart Yacht Race record

Alive sailing to the finish line to take line honours in the TasPorts Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race © Steve Shield

Alive breaks TasPorts Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race record Tasmanian entrant Alive, owned by Phil Turner, has set a new race record in the TasPorts Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race. Alive, skippered by Duncan Hine and sailing with a mostly ...

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New Solaris 60

The Solaris 60 can be a comfortable cruiser or an offshore racer in the Mini-Maxi class. High performance in both cases. © Solaris Yachts

Virtual visit of the new Solaris 60 There is a delicate balance between performance and pleasure. A fast line with a technical and empathetic trait represents the style of the boat: innate elegance. She is the result of an intensive ...

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Busan Super Cup International Yacht Race 2020

2020 Busan Super Cup International Yacht Race © Busan Super Cup 2020 International Yacht Race

This year’s Busan Super Cup International Yacht Race is the 15th event hosted by Busan Metropolitan City and organized by the Busan Sailing Federation. The event was sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Korea Sports Promotion ...

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Vendée Globe Day 52

Charlie Dalin on Apivia during the Vendée Globe ©Charlie Dalin / Apivia #VG2020

Vendée Globe Day 52 morning update: Compacting in the South Pacific Tunnel to Cape Horn. In the strong, following W’ly wind and with the leading duo electing to stay north slightly – around 50 deg- the top of the fleet have ...

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Rolex Sydney Hobart Flashback Montage

Winning powers south – RSHYR 2018 © Crosbie Lorimer | Bow Caddy Media

In the context of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race’s unbroken record of 75 consecutive races, the 17 years of the Bow Caddy Team’s coverage of the event makes us relative rookies on scene still! Like so many who are ...

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No Plastic Waste Voyage & Jon Sanders

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Jon Sanders departed Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron on the morning of 24th December 2020 on the last leg of his historic 11th circumnavigation. Dear Voyage Supporters After clearing Sydney Harbour Jon sailed further offshore into 13kt easterly winds before heading ...

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Vendée Globe Day 50

Romain Attanasio - Vendée Globe Day 48 ©Romain AttanasioAri Huusela, Stark - Vendée Globe Day 48 ©Ari Huusela / StarkKojiro Shiraishi, DMG Mori Global One - Vendée Globe Day 48 ©Kojiro Shiraishi / DMG Mori Global OneStéphane Le Diraison on Time for Oceans - Vendée Globe Day 47 ©Stephane Le DiraisonCharlie Dalin - Apivia - Vendée Globe ©Charlie Dalin / ApiviaIsabelle Joschke - Vendée Globe ©Isabelle Joschke / MACSFIsabelle Joschke - Vendée Globe ©Isabelle Joschke / MACSFIsabelle Joschke - Vendée Globe ©Isabelle Joschke / MACSFSeaexplorer - Yacht Club de Monaco - Vendée Globe ©Holly CovaVendée Globe Position Report 21H00 UTC 23/12/2020 ©#VG2020Isabelle Joschke (MACSF) during the Vendée Globe ©Isabelle Joschke #VG2020Maître Coq - Vendée Globe ©Jean-Marie LIOT / Maître CoqVendée Globe ©Jeremie Lecaudey / BPCEBenjamin Dutreux - Vendée Globe ©Benjamin DutreuxVendée Globe ©Ch BreshiVendée Globe ©Charles Drapeau ILP VisionYannick Bestaven leads the Vendée Globe ©Jean-Marie Liot / Matre Coq #VG2020Thomas Ruyant / LinkedOut - Vendée Globe ©Thomas Ruyant / LinkedOutVendée Globe Position Report 17H00 UTC 21/12/2020 ©#VG2020Maxime Sorel at Macquarie Island in the Vendée Globe ©Maxime Sorel / VandB - Mayenne #VG2020Pip Hare - Vendée Globe ©Pip Hare / MedalliaVendée Globe Position Report 17H00 UTC 20/12/2020 ©#VG2020Yannick Bestaven crosses the Antimeridian first in the Vendée Globe ©#VG2020Vendée Globe Position Report 04H00 UTC 20/12/2020 ©#VG2020Vendée Globe Day 42 ©Alexis CourcouxVendée Globe Position Report 21H00 UTC 18/12/2020 ©#VG2020Giancarlo Pedote, skipper Prysmian Group - Vendée Globe ©Martina OrsiniGiancarlo Pedote, skipper Prysmian Group - Vendée Globe ©Jean-Marie LiotGiancarlo Pedote, skipper Prysmian Group - Vendée Globe ©Jean-Marie LiotCharlie Dalin still in 1st place - Vendée Globe ©Charlie Dalin / ApiviaVendée Globe: Cape to Cape ©PlanetSailVendée Globe Position Report 17H00 UTC 17/12/2020 ©#VG2020Louis Burton on Bureau Vallée 2 during the Vendée Globe ©Stephane Maillard #VG2020Vendée Globe Position Report 21H00 UTC 16/12/2020 ©#VG2020LinkedOut - Vendée Globe ©Pierre Bouras / TR RacingVendée Globe Position Report 17H00 UTC 15/12/2020 ©#VG2020Thomas Ruyant on LinkedOut takes the lead in the Vendée Globe ©Pierre Bouras / TR Racing #VG2020Vendée Globe ©Yannick Bestaven / Maitre CoqVendée Globe Position Report 21H00 UTC 14/12/2020 ©#VG2020Two large tears in a headsail for Maxime Sorel aboard V&B Mayenne in the Vendée Globe ©Maxime Sorel / V And B Mayenne #VG2020LinkedOut - Vendée Globe ©Pierre Bouras / TR RacingSeaexplorer - Yacht Club de Monaco - Vendée Globe ©Holly CovaVendée Globe Position Report 17H00 UTC 13/12/2020 ©#VG2020Charlie Dalin on Apivia leads past Cape Leeuwin in the Vendée Globe ©Charlie Dalin / Apivia #VG2020Vendée Globe Position Report 17H00 UTC 08/12/2020 ©#VG2020Yannick Bestaven (Maître Coq IV) - Vendée Globe Day 35 ©Yannick Bestaven / Maître Coq IVVendée Globe Position Report 17H00 UTC 11/12/2020 ©#VG2020Fabrice Amedeo on Newrest - Art & Fenêtres during the Vendée Globe ©Pierre Bouras #VG2020Vendée Globe Position Report 08H00 UTC 11/12/2020 ©#VG2020Boris Herrman on Seaexplorer - Yacht Club De Monaco during the Vendée Globe ©Jean-Marie Liot / #VG2020Vendée Globe Position Report 17H00 UTC 10/12/2020 ©#VG2020

At less than one day from Point Nemo, the most isolated point on earth, Yannick Bestaven still has company in the shape of Charlie Dalin who is less than 50 miles behind. But as Thomas Ruyant finally profits from his ...

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SB20 Tasmanian State Championship 2021

The SB20 fleet offers exciting one-design sailing. © Jane Austin

The Port Dalrymple Yacht Club (PDYC), at Beauty Point on the Tamar River, with the SB20 Association of Australia, have announced the northern-based architecture, surveying and engineering firm, 6ty degrees, as the naming rights sponsor of the 2021 SB20 State ...

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Rolex Sydney Hobart Tribute

Adventures Weekly: Rolex Sydney Hobart Tribute - photo © Nic Douglass / www.AdventuresofaSailorGirl.com

Merry Christmas adventurers! For Adventures Weekly on 26 December 2020 we were LIVE and paying tribute to the Great Race, the Rolex Sydney Hobart, and what might have been at 1pm AEST “Downunder”. As sailors we are used to putting ...

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