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Velux 5 Oceans
Louis Duc : "I’ll be at the start of the Velux 5 Oceans"
He might only be 26 years old, but French sailor Louis Duc already has a wealth of offshore racing experience – and now he has set his sights on The Ultimate Solo Challenge, the Velux 5 Oceans Velux 5 Oceans #Velux5Oceans . Despite his age, the up and coming solo sailor from Normandy has already raced in some of the biggest ocean races (...) -
The 5-Oceans Race
Three legs for the 5-Oceans 2006 race from Bilbao to Fremantle and USA
The Spanish City of Bilbao, in the province of Bizkaia, has won the bid to host the start and finish of the 5-Oceans Race 2006/07. The race will start from the Puerto Deportivo el Abra Getxo, located at the mouth of Bilbao’s river, on 5th November 2006, and finish there the following (...) -
Petit Bateau 2004
Falmouth - Kinsale - Gijon - Camaret for 30’-50’ in July
Since the announcement of the Petit Bateau 2004 race late last year, we have received many enquiries from potential entrants, from across Europe. It’s looking like the race should be a great success... -
The Transat
Eleventh edition of The Transat / OSTAR welcomes 50’ monos and multis
OC Events, organisers of The Transat The Transat #thetransat #ostar , can announce today that the the participation of the 50-foot class is confirmed. "It was a condition for the 50-foot class that a minimum of five entries be received for both the monohull and multihull divisions by the 31st January," said Mark Turner, CEO of OC Events. "We (...) -
Around Alone • Leg 5
Brad Van Liew sweeps all five legs by winning Class 2 in Newport
The global sailing community watched in awe as Tommy Hilfiger Freedom America sailed into Newport Harbor this morning at 05:53:48 local time. Solo-skipper Brad Van Liew’s arrival means not only that he is the first American to win the prestigious event since the late Mike Plant in 1986-1987, but also that he is the first American ever (...) -
Route du Rhum
Nick Moloney breaks MacArthur’s ’98 record by nearly two days
Isle of Wight based yachtsman Nick Moloney sailed his 50-foot yacht ASHFIELD HEALTHCARE into the history books today, winning class 2 of the gruelling Route du Rhum Route du Rhum #RouteDuRhum solo transAtlantic yacht race, and broke the race record Record #sailingrecord at the same (...) -
Around Alone
Dennis Nears Torbay Unscathed and Optimistic
It takes a certain type to sail around the world solo, and John Dennis, a Toronto business Business #Business executive with diabetes, has shown he has both the character, the will and the smarts to fulfill his lifelong dream. -
Around Alone
Van Liew Takes Dominant Lead in First Week of Around Alone
Seven days of solitude on the high seas has been all work and no play for American Brad Van Liew. He takes his job very seriously and his job is to go fast. Sailing Tommy Hilfiger Freedom America, he has covered more than 1,500 miles stretching across the northern Atlantic. He is heading for Torbay, England, the first stop in the fiercely (...) -
Open 50
Alan Paris’s roll-over experience
Photos Hervé FavreHamilton, 30th of July 2002. Alan Paris, the first Bermudian to enter the Around Alone race thought he had done already a lot for his qualification but last but not least, he still had to demonstrate that his boat was self-righting, without the mast and in flat (...) -
Open 50
Rollover test successful for Ascensia
The same determination and ingenuity that helped John Dennis (Toronto, Canada) through today’s grueling 4 1/2 rollover test for his 50-foot yacht Ascensia, will see him through the challenges of competing in the 28,000 mile Around Alone global sailing race that starts this (...)
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