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The Artemis Transat
Historic achievement for Loïck Peyron in Boston
Loick Peyron on board Gitany Eighty crossed the finish line of The Artemis Transat at 03:15:35 GMT on Saturday, 24th May (00:15:35 local time). His arrival in Boston, USA, marks an historic achievement for this legendary French sailor. He is now the only sailor in history to have won this race three times (1992/1996/2008), exceeding the (...) -
The Artemis Transat
Vincent Riou abandons ship
Vincent Riou reported hitting a large sea mammal at 3:00 AM this morning, but his initial assessment was that the damage remained superficial... The skipper realised this afternoon that one of his keel pins was missing, and that the appendage was only held by the ram used to cant it. With an approaching storm, Vincent Riou has decided to (...) -
The Artemis Transat
Mike Golding fired the starting gun
Given today by Mike Golding, winner of the 2004 edition, aboard the Royal Navy ship HMS Argyll, the start of The Artemis Transat was followed by 1,000 spectator boats. Heading off towards Eddystone - first race gate of the course - at 9 knots of boats speed Speed #speedsailing , the skippers fought a close battle as soon as the gun went (...) -
Vendée Globe
Seb Josse’s Open 60 officially launched in London
Today on the River Thames (London, UK), Seb Josse’s BT IMOCA 60 was officially launched after an extensive race refit. And it proved to be a sweet moment of success for Seb and his teammate Ellen MacArthur as the all-girl band, the Sugababes, joined the duo onboard the BT IMOCA 60 to sing one of their latest hit records as she sailed (...) -
Transat AG2R
Phil Sharp : "2012 Vendée is my ultimate goal in sailing"
British yachtsman and Route du Rhum Route du Rhum #RouteDuRhum winner Phil Sharp has announced an entry in the famous Figaro circuit, one of the world’s most competitive offshore sailing arenas, based out of France, that attracts the top ocean racing talent of (...) -
Barcelona World Race
Escoffier & Barguès 5th in Barcelona
Barcelona-born sailor Albert Bargués and French yachtswoman Servane Escoffier sailed into home waters this morning at 06:55:02 GMT to finish the Barcelona World Race Barcelona World Race #barcelonaworldrace in 5th place, after an epic 108 days 18 hours, 55 minutes and 2 seconds, sailing a total distance of 27,892 miles at an average speed (...) -
Barcelona World Race
Wavre & Paret claim third place in Barcelona
Swiss skipper Dominique Wavre and French yachtswoman Michele Paret crossed the finish line in their IMOCA Open 60 "Temenos II" to become the third boat in the Barcelona World Race Barcelona World Race #barcelonaworldrace . -
Barcelona World Race
Thomson & Cape second in Barcelona
British sailor Alex Thomson and Australian Andrew Cape have raced ’Hugo Boss’, their IMOCA Open 60 class yacht, to a second place finish in the Barcelona World Race Barcelona World Race #barcelonaworldrace . They crossed the finishing line, just off the Olympic Port in Barcelona, at 05:34:57 GMT on Thursday morning, which was (...) -
Barcelona World Race
Dick & Foxall win 1st 2-handed round the world race
At 20h 49.49 GMT Jean-Pierre Dick and Damian Foxall steered Paprec-Virbac 2 across the finishing line to win the Barcelona World Race Barcelona World Race #barcelonaworldrace . Their 25 000 mile journey, non-stop around the planet, has taken exactly three months, and been an impressive display of speed Speed #speedsailing and (...) -
Barcelona World Race
499.22 miles in 24 hours for Alex Thomson & Andrew Cape
One year ago, Alex Thomson was being rescued from his sinking boat in the Southern Ocean. 12 months on, he has set a new 24 hour distance world record Record #sailingrecord in the Barcelona World Race Barcelona World Race #barcelonaworldrace .
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