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Imoca OceansLab
World first hydrogen IMOCA yacht construction announced by Phil Sharp
Phil Sharp, one of Britain’s most competitive and successful ocean racers, has today announced the build of a new zero emission IMOCA Imoca #IMOCA ahead of the 2024 Vendée Globe. This new monohull designed by Manuard is currently under construction at Black Pepper Yachts, a specialist in the construction of high-performance boats. The (...) -
RS Electric Boats
Pulse58 : A new innovative electric RIB with a range of 35 nautical miles
RS Electric Boats, the brand-new sister company to RS Sailing, this week launches the Pulse58 - its exciting new innovative electric RIB. Unveiled at Boot Dusseldorf, the Pulse58 is the product of 2 years of development and is ground-breaking as the first ever production RIB with a fully integral electric (...) -
#Mini650
Mini 650 Arkema : a boat from recyclable thermoplastic composit materials
JEC World 2016, a world-renowned trade fair currently held in Paris, was the event chosen by Arkema and Lalou Multi to unveil one of the major innovations of their brand new Mini 6.50 Arkema 3 “Innovation” prototype sailboat. The hull and the bridge of this 6.5 m boat were made entirely from a recyclable thermoplastic composite, (...) -
#Imoca
Alex Thomson : "We are all very excited about the new Hugo Boss"
Alex Thomson Racing have today launched their new HUGO BOSS racing yacht, as they, and British sailor Thomson, start to build momentum in the run up to one of sport’s greatest challenges; the solo, unassisted, round-the-world yacht race, the Vendée Globe, which forms part of the Ocean Masters World (...) -
#VolvoOceanRace
Volvo Ocean Race : Team Vestas Wind defy the odds to rejoin the fleet
Team Vestas Wind (Chris Nicholson/AUS) was restored to the Volvo Ocean Race fleet on Wednesday, nearly six months to the day when the boat ran aground, setting off a story of team-work, determination and sheer hard work to return the crew to the start line in Lisbon. -
#Multicoque
Gitana Team launches the construction of a maxi-multihull
This new craft, which will measure between 31 and 35 metres, boasts ambitious specifications. The maxi-multihull will initially be geared up for a round the world via the three capes and she will have to be able to be helmed in crewed as well as solo configuration. However, the singularity of this new Gitana will actually lie in her versatile (...) -
Volvo Ocean Race
Team Vestas Wind’s stranded Volvo Ocean 65 boat has been retrieved on Monday
After three days’ planning, the Volvo Ocean Race boat was gingerly floated clear of the reef in St Brandon on Sunday evening, where it had laid since November 29, and on to a nearby lagoon. From there it was lifted on to a waiting Maersk Line ship to complete the delicate first stage of an operation, which could yet see the boat being (...) -
Trimaran de sport
A.S.O. chose Diam 24 as new boat for the Tour de France à la Voile
After the Ecume de Mer (1978), the First 30 (1979 to 1981), the Rush Royale (1982 and 1983), the Sélection 37 (1984 to 1991), the JOD 35 (1992 to 1998), the Farr 30 Farr 30 #farr30 (1999 to 2010) and the M34 M34 #M34 (2011 to 2014), from next summerm 2105, the Diam 24 Diam 24 #Diam24 will be the new boat of the Tour de France à la (...) -
Gitana Team
The monohull Edmond de Rothschild, a Verdier VPLP design built at the Multiplast yard
To modify and adapt a monohull from the current generation or design and build a new craft, such was the first question Sébastien Josse and the Gitana Team needed to answer. The choice is made. It will be a new monohull designed by Guillaume Verdier Architecture Navale and VPLP Yacht Design Yacht Design #YachtDesign (Marc Van Peteghem and (...) -
Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing
Abu Dhabi’s round the world yacht makes its maiden voyage in UK
Azzam, the new 65-foot carbon racing yacht in which Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing (ADOR) will contest the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15, has sailed for the first time with the crew, led by British double Olympic silver medallist Ian Walker, conducting sea trials along the English south (...)