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en : Offshore racing | Australia
2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: perfect start for the 104-strong fleet
A resplendent and animated Sydney Harbour, sunshine, blue skies and building 18-24 knot northeasterly winds heralded a perfect start to the 2024 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. As the early exchanges unfolded, the 104-strong fleet offered close competition and a colourful spectacle as the ‘Great Race South’ commenced. -
fr : Classe Imoca
Vendée Globe 2028 : L’organisation a officialisé les grandes lignes de son nouveau règlement
L’ADN de la course est bien entendu conservé – une course autour du monde en solitaire, sans escale et sans assistance – et un maximum de 40 skippers au départ. Afin de se qualifier à la prochaine édition, deux conditions sont requises : terminer une course majeure en solitaire et bien figurer au classement du Championnat IMOCA Globe Series. (…) -
en : Figaro-Bénéteau
La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec : After a light winds finish into Gijon and it’s a light start to Stage 2
This second stage of three takes the 36 boat fleet to the Isla Sisarga Grande, a natural waypoint, to the west of La Coruña, where the Intermediate Sprint time bonuses are awarded, five minutes for first, three for second and one for this. The initial challenge for all is to negotiate the effects of the rugged, coastline with its high cliffs (…) -
en : Class 40
Atlantic Cup: Alberto Riva and Jean Marre won each leg of competition raced
The Italian team #204 Acrobatica sailed by Alberto Riva and Jean Marre completed their dominate two-week run, becoming the 2024 Atlantic Cup Champions. Their first place finish in the Coastal Series yesterday guaranteed them victory for the overall Atlantic Cup. However, the points standings for the rest of the podium was far from decided going (…) -
en : Offshore racing | Australia
2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race : LawConnect snatched victory from Andoo Comanche in the last 100 metres
In an absolutely historic fight to the finish, LawConnect snatched victory from Andoo Comanche by less than a minute and in the last 100 metres of the 628-mile Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Owner Christian Beck will have breathed a huge sigh of relief as his run of three second-place finishes in the legendary ocean race came to a thrilling (…) -
en : Race around the World
McIntyre Ocean Globe Race : Spirit of Helsinki First Across the Line in Leg One
There were emotional scenes as Spirit of Helsinki FI (71) crossed the finish line of the McIntyre Ocean Globe Race taking line honours for leg one. At 08:10 UTC, the Swan 651, having sailed for 39 days, 20 hrs and 10 mins and covering 7670 nm from the UK to Cape Town, also took first place in Sayula Class. -
en : Solo Transatlantic | Mini 650
Mini Transat 2023 : Carlos Manera Pascual first to cross the leg 1 finish line by just 9 minutes
Expected in the middle of Thursday night, the conclusion of the first leg of the 24th edition of La Boulangère Mini Transat (1,350 miles from Les Sables d’Olonne to Santa Cruz de La Palma) for the Proto category ultimately took place after 9 hours, on Thursday morning. The doldrums, with no wind, made their appearance on the final fifteen miles (…) -
en : Offshore racing | Figaro-Bénéteau
Solitaire du Figaro 2023 : Leg 3 line honors for Benoît Tuduri • Overall rankings for Corentin Horeau
“I am not very good at maths but to be better than second there is only one step.” Corentin Horeau told the French sailing media when he returned to La Solitaire du Figaro in 2021. After a five year break from the multi stage solo offshore race, he was hungry to finally better the runner up position he achieved as a 25 year old in 2014. -
en : Race around the World
11th Hour Racing Team has won The Ocean Race 2022-23
11th Hour Racing Team has won The Ocean Race 2022-23, the world’s longest and toughest team sporting event - the first time a US team has won in the 50-year history of the Race. -
en : Punta Ala, Livorno, Pisa
151 Miglia-Trofeo Cetilar: Peter Harburg’s 100ft Black Jack scoops line honours
Under normal circumstances a newer, longer canting keel race boat would comfortably leave a shorter, fixed keel water ballasted race boat as a speck in its rear view mirror. Not so with this year’s 151 Miglia-Trofeo Cetilar, from Livorno to Punta Ala via the Giraglia Rock and Elba. This year’s race started and, for the front runners, finished (…)
