17.07.2017 Fight to be first home Start: Sunday 6 August 2017, Cowes While the Judel-Vrolijk 115 Nikata will be the largest yacht competing among the 350 or so yachts starting the Rolex Fastnet Race on Sunday 6 August, the battle for line honours glory looks set to be between two titans of the grand prix…
19.07.2017 Countdown zur Travemünder Woche läuft Die Travemünder Woche beginnt zwar erst am Freitag, 21. Juli, um 18 Uhr offiziell, doch tatsächlich ist die Regatta- und Festivalwoche in ihrem 128. Jahr bereits voll angelaufen. Seit dem heutigen Dienstag, 18. Juli, sind die Campingplätze für die Teilnehmer geöffnet. Etliche Athleten sind bereits auf den Bahnen in…
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17/07/17 Second Spanish challenger announced for Extreme Sailing Series™ Barcelona line-up Spanish-flagged wildcard Team Extreme has been confirmed as the eighth entry for the fourth stage of the 2017 Extreme Sailing Series™, as the regatta makes its debut in Barcelona from 20 – 23 July. The second wildcard to be announced, following the entry…
14 July 2017 Vestas 11th Hour Racing unveil mixed crew with Race-winning pedigree for 2017-18 Race-winning navigator Simon Fisher and hat-trick hunter Phil Harmer among crew chosen by co-founders Charlie Enright and Mark Towill With exactly 100 days to go before the Volvo Ocean Race fleet departs Alicante to tackle 45,000 nautical miles around the…
13/07/17 Extreme Sailing Series™ set for spectacular Barcelona debut In one week’s time the Extreme Sailing Series™ will make its debut in the iconic capital of Spain’s Catalonia region, Barcelona, for the fourth stage of the 2017 season. The international fleet of GC32s will be bolstered by Spanish-flagged wildcard entry FNOB Impulse, skippered by local…
14.07.2017 Olympic champion Blair Tuke joins MAPFRE in the Volvo Ocean Race New Zealand’s Blair Tuke is joining MAPFRE in the Volvo Ocean Race in 2017-18, and could become the first sailor in history to win the ‘Triple Crown’ of an Olympic gold medal, the America’s Cup and the Volvo Ocean Race (full story below)…
The second ever IRC European Championship took place in the south of France over four days last week for an international fleet of 53 boats. While last year the inaugural event was incorporated into Volvo Cork Week, this year’s IRC European Championship was a stand-alone affair, held off Marseille, the 2017 European Capital…
FRANCIS JOYON HAS SMASHED THE SOLO NORTH ATLANTIC RECORD French sailor Francis Joyon crossed the longitude of the Lizard at 0137 hrs UTC this morning (Wednesday 12th July 2017). This marks the finish line for the North Atlantic crossing from Ambrose Light off New-York. With a race time of 5 days, 2 hours and…