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 Fundació Navegació…
RACE 3 DAY 14: SPINNAKERS EMERGE AS WESTERLIES FILL IN 14 NOVEMBER 2017 The westerly winds that the Clipper Race fleet has been waiting for finally arrived for many of the teams as they pass the halfway mark of Race 3: The Dell Latitude Rugged Race to Fremantle, Australia. With under 2,400 nautical miles…
www.transatjacquesvabre.org 13.11.2017 Sodebo Ultim’ wins Transat Jacques Vabre in record time as Doldrums come alive Having match raced each other down the Atlantic after leaving Le Havre last Sunday, Thomas Colville and Jean-Luc Nélias struck a blow for experience by holding off Sébastien Josse and Thomas Rouxel on their newly-launched Maxi Edmond de Rothschild to…
www.volvooceanrace.com 13.11.2017 Jack Bouttell gets the full treatment from King Neptune as Dongfeng leads across the Equator Dongfeng, the red and white Volvo Ocean 65 skippered by Charles Caudrelier of France, today became the first of the seven boats in the Volvo Ocean Race to cross the Equator and head into the southern hemisphere. The…
https://www.melges24.com November 13, 2017 – IM24CA – Melges 24 Corinthian World Champion two years in a row, the Corinthian winner of the 2017 Melges 24 European Sailing Series, missing only two Corinthian podiums of the series‘ events – this is how Italian team TAKI 4 has been printing their footsteps in the history of Melges…
https://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/https://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/ RACE 3 DAY 13: WINDS FRUSTRATE ACROSS FLEET 13 NOVEMBER 2017 A waiting game has descended over the Clipper Race fleet, with all the teams waiting on the wind to decide their fates heading into the second half of Race 3: The Dell Latitude Rugged Race to Fremantle, Australia. PSP Logistics remains in the…
13.11.2017 Sodebo Ultim’ smashes record to win Transat Jacques Vabre Thomas Colville and Jean-Luc Nélias on their maxi trimaran, Sodebo Ultim’ have won the Ultime class of the 13th edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre after crossing the finish line in the Bay of All Saints in Salvador de Bahia on Monday, November 13,…
www.transatjacquesvabre.org 12.11.2017 Coville and Josse heading for record-breaking photo finish in Salvador de Bahia tomorrow After 4,350 miles descending the Atlantic from Le Havre to Salvador de Bahia, the 13th edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre could come down to a photo finish between the older warhorse, Sodebo Ultim’, and the young stallion, Maxi Edmond…
https://www.clipperroundtheworld.comhttps://www.clipperroundtheworld.com RACE 3 DAY 12: DOWNWIND SAILING CONDITIONS KICK IN 12 NOVEMBER 2017 Following the gruelling upwind slog which has dominated much of Race 3: The Dell Latitude Rugged Race, a wind shift overnight has meant that for some of the most southerly teams, downwind sailing conditions have kicked in. This came as music to…