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…
RACE 4 DAY 11: NERVE-WRACKING DRAG RACE TO FINISH 13 DECEMBER 2017 With under 200 nautical miles (nm) left to Sydney, but with under five nautical miles separating leaders Qingdao with Sanya Serenity Coast and Visit Seattle, in challenging winds, teams are set for a truly nerve-wracking drag race conclusion to Race 4: The ClipperTelemed+…
13.12.2017 Deutsche Hochseesegler erfolgreich – stockmaritime-News 314 R E G A T T A +++ RORC- Transatlantic Anniversary Regatta – Deutsche Yachten vorne +++ Gut zwei Wochen nach dem Start stehen die Sieger der diesjährigen Anniversary Regatta fest. Als erstes deutsches Schiff lief die ELLiot 52 Ss OUTSIDER am letzten Samstag auf Grenada ein… https://www.stockmaritime.com/news_presse/content2.php?id_news=5120…
13.12.2017 Atlantic Anniversary Regatta incorporating the RORC Transatlantic Race Calero Marinas – Marina Lanzarote, Arrecife, Canary Islands to Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada RORC Transatlantic Race to Teasing Machine Eric de Turckheim’s French Nivelt-Muratet 54 Teasing Machine was today declared the overall winner of the 2017 RORC Transatlantic Race. Whilst a number of…
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…