Zbigniew Gutkowski will race onboard IMOCA Open 60 that was built in 2007 of carbon and nomex. ENERGA, plan Finot/Conq, made a succesful round the world race.
Jean combed the regattas in the Bay of Concarneau on centreboarders and on the family Armagnac, Mervent. From 1982 he built an exceptional career as a top-level sailor, as much on monohulls as on multihulls. Reproduded with permission from www.sailinganarc...
The gentleman skipper, as Loïck Peyron calls him, comes from Nice. Trained as a veterinary surgeon JP, 36, decided to change his life and devote himself to his passion for offshore sailing. Jean-Pierre Dick is a man of challenges. Reproduced with permissi...
In the case of catastrophe on their AC72 best safety practice more often than not goes out the window and instinct kicks in. ETNZ Team marine safety and medic officer Calvin Hicks put together a training course to get the sailing team an idea of what it wi...
Tour the only Juan K designed IMOCA 60 in the 2012 Vendee Globe fleet with Sailing Anarchy. See the fantastic Nav Table set-up and more.It is skippered by veteran Swiss skipper Bernard Stamm, Reproduced with permission of www.sailinganarchy.com Copyright 2...
Video boat tour of Vincent Riou's VPLP-designed "PRB". Riou's yacht "PRB" is by far the lightest, most extreme boat on the pontoon in Les Sables d'Olonne. Reproduced with permission of www.sailinganarchy.com Copyright 2012.
In 1993, for the first Transat Jacques Vabre solo race; Parlier, Peyron and Gautier were among the starting monohull skippers. And so was a young yachtsman sporting a classic haircut who, at the age of 21, was sailing across the Atlantic for the first time...
Following Acciona skipper Javier "Bubi" Sanso out through the channel in Les Sables d'Olonne, France at the start of the 2012 Vendee Globe race. This video is from the Team Acciona RIB. Thanks to Team Acciona Sailing for the hospitality. Reproduced with pe...
Arnaud is funny, nice and open which, along with his availability, is appealing and comes as a reminder that you can be a very serious skipper without taking yourself too seriously. Reproduces with permission with www.sailinganarchy.com Copyright 2012.
The 0800hrs UTC position report show that most of the fleet are now going mainly westwards. Furthest west, 150 miles to the NW of leader Macif, PRB are already into the light stuff associated with the ridge of high pressure making 4.6kts this morning, as a...
The first week has been one of carnage for this years Vendee Globe fleet. Day 6 and anothe fishing boat collision puts another competitor out of the race.
Samantha Davis is dismaster in 40 knots of wind overnight 130 miles North-East of Madu=iera. Only 16 boats ,eft as 20% of the fleet have retired in week 1. Armel Le Cléac'h of Banque Popilaire now passes Macif and leads by 30 miles.
Here are the video highlights of the 10th day of the 2021-2013 Vendée Globe - Monday, November 19, 2012 - with Jérémie Beyou retiring from the race and Alex Thomson's spectacular repairs.
An historic day 20 on Emirates Team New Zealand's AC72. The first time ever that two AC72's have practised racing together. Not much breeze but a lot to be gained from some practise racing.
Armel Le Cleach, Banque Populaire is in the South East Trade Winds nearing the equator as Team Pastique is near the Cape Verde Islands with Alex Thomson in Hugo Boss.
The leaders in the south Atlantic are in th same weather ridge and are planning their turn for the Cape and the Southern Ocean. Alex Thomson in second explains the situ.
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