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…
RACE 4 DAY 8: TACTICS AT PLAY AS TEAMS ROUND TASMANIA 10 DECEMBER 2017 Following a week of close racing in the Southern Ocean, Clipper Race teams are getting more tactical as the race leaders approach Waypoint Mitchell, south of Tasmania, and prepare to head north to Sydney. The eighth day of Race 4: The…
Leg 3, Race Day 1 — 10 December, 2017 Volvo Ocean Race fleet flying out of Cape Town red-line Cape Town provided another spectacular stopover to the Volvo Ocean Race, as the fleet raced off for Melbourne, Australia on Sunday afternoon… Charles Caudrelier’s Dongfeng Race Team and the Spanish MAPFRE squad were neck and neck…
10.12.2017 Photo finish decides 2017 Star Sailors League champions With racing taking place in a balmy, near perfect 15 knots on Nassau’s Montagu Bay, the ‘take no prisoners’ shoot out on the last day of the Star Sailors League Final saw the fleet narrow to seven teams after the Quarter Finals and to four…