28.11.2017 SSL Finals 2017 December 4th – 9th Nassau, Bahamas Clash of the Titans Insights from two-times winner Mark Mendelblatt “Go Faster Tips for those Legends? You’re kidding, right?” Such is the depth of quality in the fleet for the Star Sailors League (SSL) Finals coming up in a week’s time in the Bahamas, predicting…
RORC Transatlantic Race 27.11.2017 370 miles of separation Day 3 Race Update: 0600 GMT 27 November 2017 As dawn broke on the third day of the RORC Transatlantic Race, the northerly route across the Atlantic looks to be the favourite for many of the 23 teams taking part in the race. Jens Kellinghusen’s German Ker…
https://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/ RACE 2 DAY 1: TIGHT RACING OUT OF URUGUAY 5 OCTOBER 2017 The Clipper Race fleet has enjoyed its first night of sailing in Race 2: The Stormhoek Race to the Cape of Storms, though the teams remain tightly bunched on the leader board after a windy and wild start to the race. At…
24.11.2017 The Barcelona World Race names Jacques Caraës as Race Director At 14 months from the start of the regatta, the Barcelona World Race 2018/19 has put together the Race Management team, which will be headed up by Jacques Caraës who will be joined by Guillaume Evrard, Hubert Lemmonier and Javier Villalonga. Jacques Caraës is…
23.11.2017 SSL Finals 2017 December 4th – 9th Nassau, Bahamas 25 STELLAR TEAMS READY TO LINE UP Paul Goodison (GBR) – Frithjof Kleen (GER) Loick Peyron (FRA) – Pascal Rambeau (FRA) Francesco Bruni (ITA) – Nando Colaninno (ITA) Franck Cammas (FRA) – Mark Strube (USA) Torben Grael (BRA) – Guilherme de Almeida (BRA) Paul Cayard…
24.11.2017 Geballte Blauwasser-Expertise Sönke und Judith Roever, Jimmy Cornell, Meeno Schrader, Fabian Steffen und weitere hochkarätige Experten berichten im boot Blauwasserseminar 2018 über das Langfahrtsegeln Bereits zum neunten Mal laden die Weltumsegler Sönke und Judith Roever (BLAUWASSER.DE) zum boot Blauwasserseminar nach Düsseldorf ein und wieder einmal ist das Programm hochkarätig besetzt. Neben Sönke und Judith…
North Sails NEWS Story Contributors: Dan Neri, North Sails CEO SAIL PROFILE: VOLVO OCEAN RACE A3 What are those yellow sails on the Volvo Ocean Race boats? North Sails CEO, Dan Neri, explains what’s so unique about the Volvo Ocean 65 A3 The Volvo Ocean 65 A3 is unique because it is shaped like an…
21.11.2017 Anglo-Spanish pair fights French and Physics We may be about to witness the closest finish in Transat Jacques Vabre history as the Anglo-Spanish duo of Phil Sharp and Pablo Santurde (Imerys Clean Energy) attempt to catch the two newer French boats in a three-horse race down the coast of Brazil. Maps and ranking As…
21.11.2017 Video Alert: Initiatives-Coeur finishes 6th in the IMOCA class of the Transat Jacques Vabre After 15 days of racing, Initiatives-Coeur crossed the finish line of the 13th Transat Jacques Vabre on Monday, November 20th at 21h 15min 39s (French time). Tanguy de Lamotte (FRA) and Sam Davies (GBR) finish this theoretical course of 4,350…