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15.12.2017 Straddling the line red-line A gybing battle between the leaders of the third leg of the Volvo Ocean Race ensued on Friday as they tussled for position in the depths of the Southern Ocean… Charles Caudrelier’s Franco-Chinese crew Dongfeng Race Team continued to lead the way east, managing to stay just ahead of a […]
RACE 4 DAY 13: WINDHOLE FRUSTRATION ON FINAL DAY 15 DECEMBER 2017 With almost half the Clipper Race fleet now in Sydney, the thirteenth day of racing is proving pretty unlucky for the six teams still racing as un-forecasted windholes provide frustration in the final 100 nautical miles of this race. Sydney Skipper Wendy Tuck […]
14.11.2017 The 11th of November marked the tenth anniversary and start of the first edition of the double handed round the world race. The forthcoming 2018-2019 edition of the race has a renewed format. The presentation of the Barcelona World Race 2018-2019 will take place on the 28th of November at 11:30 am at the […]
15.12.2017 The new Barcelona World Race to be unveiled The fourth edition of the round the world regatta, starting and finishing in Barcelona is in preparation, packed full of new sporting and organisational features, including a format change with a stopover in Sydney and a new Regatta Control Centre in Barcelona. Date: Wednesday 13th December […]
Volvo Ocean Race 14.12.2017 Feeling the sting of the Southern Ocean red-line The Volvo Ocean Race teams were feeling the full strength of the Southern Ocean on Thursday as they were pummelled by winds gusting as high as 50 knots and surfing down mountainous waves. The deep low-pressure system that has been forming for the […]
RACE 4 DAY 12: BATTLE FOR PODIUM REACHING THRILLING CONCLUSION 14 DECEMBER 2017 After twelve intense days and almost 2,500 nautical miles of racing, just half a nautical mile now separates frontrunner Sanya Serenity Coast, from second placed Visit Seattle, both led by the Clipper Race’s two female Skippers, as the teams cross the 100nm […]
RORC Transatlatik Regatta 14.12.2017 Atlantic Anniversary Regatta incorporating the RORC Transatlantic Race Calero Marinas – Marina Lanzarote, Arrecife, Canary Islands to Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada Family affairs in RORC Transatlantic Race Broader View Hamburg secure victory in IRC One The podium for IRC One is now complete in the RORC Transatlantic Race […]
12.12.2017 Im Schlussspurt nach Grenada Lanzarote / Grenada / Hamburg: Vor gut zwei Wochen fiel der Startschuss zur AAR / RORC Transatlantik Regatta vor Lanzarote. Eine ungewöhnliche Großwetterlage forderten die 23 teilnehmenden Yachten und insbesondere die Navigatoren. Nun erreicht das Gros der Yachten Grenada. Hamburg, 12. Dezember 2017 – Die ersten deutschen Crews haben im […]
13.12.2017 16 teams have added the regatta to their racing calendar The countdown to the fourth edition of the Barcelona World Race begins • The Barcelona World Race unveiled its new format to the sailing community today, a format which opens up horizons for the expansion of the IMOCA fleet, the most active ocean racing […]
14.12.2017 Neu auf der boot Düsseldorf 2018 boot Charter-Seminar mit Weltumsegler Sönke Roever und anderen hochkarätigen Referenten Das Charter-Segeln boomt und immer mehr Segler kommen auf den Geschmack, das heimische Revier zu verlassen und neue Ufer zu erkunden – egal, ob eine Koje oder ein ganzes Schiff gechartert wird. Damit das alles reibungslos funktioniert und […]
Pressure coming on as Southern Ocean storm approaches red-line A north-south divide of more than 200 miles has opened up in the Volvo Ocean Race fleet as the teams prepare for a deep Southern Ocean depression to strike… Faced with the tough decision of whether to take on the impending storm by diving south on […]
13.12.2017 The IMOCA General Meeting has determined the direction the class will be going in until 2020 The IMOCA General Meeting has determined the direction the class will be going in until 2020 The IMOCA General Meeting was held last week in Paris in the framework of the Paris Boat Show (the Nautic). The 2018-2020 […]