Volvo Ocean Race 14.12.2017 Feeling the sting of the Southern Ocean red-line The Volvo Ocean Race teams were feeling the full strength of the Southern Ocean on Thursday as they were pummelled by winds gusting as high as 50 knots and surfing down mountainous waves. The deep low-pressure system that has been forming for the…
RACE 4 DAY 12: BATTLE FOR PODIUM REACHING THRILLING CONCLUSION 14 DECEMBER 2017 After twelve intense days and almost 2,500 nautical miles of racing, just half a nautical mile now separates frontrunner Sanya Serenity Coast, from second placed Visit Seattle, both led by the Clipper Race’s two female Skippers, as the teams cross the 100nm…
RORC Transatlatik Regatta 14.12.2017 Atlantic Anniversary Regatta incorporating the RORC Transatlantic Race Calero Marinas – Marina Lanzarote, Arrecife, Canary Islands to Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada Family affairs in RORC Transatlantic Race Broader View Hamburg secure victory in IRC One The podium for IRC One is now complete in the RORC Transatlantic Race…
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…
13.12.2017 16 teams have added the regatta to their racing calendar The countdown to the fourth edition of the Barcelona World Race begins • The Barcelona World Race unveiled its new format to the sailing community today, a format which opens up horizons for the expansion of the IMOCA fleet, the most active ocean racing…
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…
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…