12.12.2017 A game of risk and reward ahead of huge Southern Ocean depression red-line A trade-off between speed and safety was playing out among the Volvo Ocean Race fleet on Tuesday as the teams gear up for their first real taste of Southern Ocean brutality. While the Leg 3 finish line in Melbourne lies some…
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…
12.12.2017 The Star Sailors League is delighted to announce that they have selected the Andrew Simpson Foundation, a sailing charity set up in memory of Andrew ‘Bart’ Simpson as their official charity in 2018. As the charity moves into its fifth year, the Star Sailors League, right after its fifth SSL Finals in Nassau –…
RACE 4 DAY 10: SNAKES AND LADDERS GAME TO SYDNEY 12 DECEMBER 2017 It’s been another busy day for the fleet as teams zigzag north to the Sydney finish line trying to avoid the windholes, with some teams far more fortunate in the game than others. Qingdao leads the fleet for the third consecutive day…
RACE 4 DAY 9: LIGHT AIRS AHEAD OF SCORING GATE 11 DECEMBER 2017 It has been a day of contrasts for the fleet on Day 9 of Race 4: The ClipperTelemed+ Tasman Test. After surfing down waves at 20 knots in the Southern Ocean, and rounding Waypoint Mitchell (the race mark that took the fleet…
Volvo Ocean Race Leg3 11.12.2017 Respite after a furious start red-line After a fast and furious opening 24 hours of Leg 3, the Volvo Ocean Race fleet were today enjoying a brief moment of respite as they cross a high-pressure ridge. A spectacular start to the 6,500 nautical mile leg from Cape Town in South…
Atlantic Anniversary Regatta incorporating the RORC Transatlantic Race Calero Marinas – Marina Lanzarote, Arrecife, Canary Islands to Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada Monday rush hour in the RORC Transatlantic Race On the 17th day of the RORC Transatlantic Race five teams completed the 3,000 nautical mile race within a 10 hour period and…
11.12.2017 Atlantic Anniversary Regatta incorporating the RORC Transatlantic Race Calero Marinas – Marina Lanzarote, Arrecife, Canary Islands to Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada Monster Project proud to be in Grenada Day 16 1400 UTC 10 December. Roman Guerra’s Volvo 70 Monster Project finished the 2017 RORC Transatlantic Race on Sunday 10 December 2017…
10.12.2017 Dongfeng leads the way to the Southern Ocean from Table Bay EPIC HELI SHOTS IN CAPE OF GOOG HOPE: Click here Dongfeng Race Team skippered by Charles Caudrelier of France led the way around a short inshore course at the start of Leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Cape Town to Melbourne…