RACE 4 DAY 9: LIGHT AIRS AHEAD OF SCORING GATE 11 DECEMBER 2017 It has been a day of contrasts for the fleet on Day 9 of Race 4: The ClipperTelemed+ Tasman Test. After surfing down waves at 20 knots in the Southern Ocean, and rounding Waypoint Mitchell (the race mark that took the fleet…
Volvo Ocean Race Leg3 11.12.2017 Respite after a furious start red-line After a fast and furious opening 24 hours of Leg 3, the Volvo Ocean Race fleet were today enjoying a brief moment of respite as they cross a high-pressure ridge. A spectacular start to the 6,500 nautical mile leg from Cape Town in South…
Atlantic Anniversary Regatta incorporating the RORC Transatlantic Race Calero Marinas – Marina Lanzarote, Arrecife, Canary Islands to Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada Monday rush hour in the RORC Transatlantic Race On the 17th day of the RORC Transatlantic Race five teams completed the 3,000 nautical mile race within a 10 hour period and…
11.12.2017 Atlantic Anniversary Regatta incorporating the RORC Transatlantic Race Calero Marinas – Marina Lanzarote, Arrecife, Canary Islands to Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada Monster Project proud to be in Grenada Day 16 1400 UTC 10 December. Roman Guerra’s Volvo 70 Monster Project finished the 2017 RORC Transatlantic Race on Sunday 10 December 2017…
10.12.2017 Dongfeng leads the way to the Southern Ocean from Table Bay EPIC HELI SHOTS IN CAPE OF GOOG HOPE: Click here Dongfeng Race Team skippered by Charles Caudrelier of France led the way around a short inshore course at the start of Leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race from Cape Town to Melbourne…
RACE 4 DAY 8: TACTICS AT PLAY AS TEAMS ROUND TASMANIA 10 DECEMBER 2017 Following a week of close racing in the Southern Ocean, Clipper Race teams are getting more tactical as the race leaders approach Waypoint Mitchell, south of Tasmania, and prepare to head north to Sydney. The eighth day of Race 4: The…
Teasing Machine Sets the Pace Day 15 1000 UTC 9 December 2017 Eric de Turckheim’s French Nivelt-Muratet 54 Teasing Machine finished the 2017 RORC Transatlantic Race on Friday 8 December in an elapsed time of 13 days 19 hrs 29 mins 08 secs. The French team lead the race overall after IRC time correction. Canadian…
RACE 4 DAY 7: CLOSE RACING CONTINUES 09 DECEMBER 2017 As the close racing continues in the Southern Ocean, the leaderboard positions continue to change with Qingdao retaking the lead on day seven of the The ClipperTelemed+ Tasman Test. With less than 20 nautical miles separating the top three teams, the next 24 hours are…
RACE 4 DAY 6: THIRTEEN SECONDS SEPARATES OCEAN SPRINT WINNERS 08 DECEMBER 2017 Following an intense day of racing on the sixth day of Race 4: The ClipperTelemed+ Tasman Test, it can be revealed that an incredible thirteen seconds separated the top two teams, and just three minutes 16 seconds separated top three teams, in…