Sailors focus and fitness were tested on the fourth day of racing at ISAF Sailing World Cup Qingdao as a teasing light southerly breeze played its way across the race tracks. Qingdao has showcased a whole host of conditions taking the 131 sailors from 24 n...
This morning, we could see tired faces among every crew. Today was the last day of the 33rd edition of the Student Yachting World Cup. France was already known, yesterday, as the new champion. Switzerland, second, was 6 points ahead Team USA. The EPFL team...
It's the one in a lifetime of the battle of the 100 foot maxis. Multiple line honours winner Wild Oats XI and Alfa Romeo clash with Leopard 3 snapping at their sterns. This is epic yacht racing at its best. It's all here from the maxis to the rest of the f...
Who will be the next Student World Champion? After the third day of the Student Yachting World Cup at Pornic, the leader of the first days rubbed it in. France won again the two races of the day. The third day has been composed of two races, one coastal in...
Light to non-existent breeze skunked the opening day of the 2013 McConaghy + McDougall International Moth World Championship, but Tuesday was a different story. After several general recalls and abandonments, the breeze filled in at a light-but-sailable 6-...
The Student Yachting World Cup had been especially intense in Pornic today. The weather conditions were tiring for the crews as it has been raining all day. Still, France keeps a leap ahead in every race. Yesterday, the French team dominated the races but ...
Light wind in morning, start nearly on time, general recall... and next start , race have been abandoned... so tomorrow will be an other day... with wind?? finger crossed.
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The 33rd edition of the Student Yachting World Cup took off today in Pornic, on France's Atlantic coast -- an event organized by students for students. Open to all countries to compete, the 2013 edition welcomes 14 teams representing 12 nations. The Ecole...
It's a key milestone on the road to the next edition of the Volvo Ocean Race - the first boat in the water. We've followed the Volvo Ocean 65 from the very start of its life on the drawing board, and now we're pleased to say we can show you the first finis...
A very special member of our team is getting ready for the start of the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race. The first leg gets underway in Alicante 04/10/14 And you can learn more about Wisdom the Albatross in this interview from the archives.
The MOD70 Virbac-Paprec capsized on Thursday afternoon during a training session ahead of the Transat Jacques Vabre, off Belle Ile. Her crew Jean-Pierre Dick and Roland Jourdain were sailing 15-20 knots of wind. They were surprised by a strong gust and cou...
For four days, Nice, France has provided the backdrop for Act 7 of the Extreme Sailing Series presented by Land Rover. Eight teams raced on the world famous Promenade des Anglais and the breeze was here to greet them. The thousands who turned up to watch g...
Day three of competition at the Sperry Top-Sider Melges 24 World Championship 2013 saw three races take place in shifty northeasterly breezes, which ranged as low as eight knots and as high as 18 knots. Today's wind direction was uncharacteristic for San F...
The Atlantic Cup for two year's running has been one of the most environmentally responsible sailing races in the world. From on board alternative fuels, to education programs, to eliminating single-use plastic water bottles, to carbon offsets provided by ...
The penultimate round of the 2013 RC44 Championship Tour in Cascais, Portugal kicked off with a day of match racing. Only Team Aqua, helmed by Cameron Appleton, managed to keep a clean sheet on a day where the wind varied from 6-15 knots and sun, rain and ...
St. Francis Yacht Cub September 28th: The good fortune holds as once again the breeze filled in for a great afternoon of racing as many teams solidified their standing while still others made some moves on the leader board.
What is the race? An attempt by both teams to complete the fastest ever circumnavigation of the globe.
Who are the competitors?
Alan Priddy and his team from Great Britain vs Ralph Brown and his team from the USA.
How fast will they go?
It's not a question...
New Zealand dominated the Seiko 49er & 49erFX World Championships in
Marseille with a dazzling display of confidence and maturity by three
young teams all in their early 20s. First up was the 10-boat, three-race short-course final for the FX women, and...
Start of the second stage of the Generali Solo 2013. The start of the second stage (385,000) of the Generali Solo between Barcelona and Beaulieu sur Mer was held in superb conditions. Sun and Wind southwest 16/17 NA "nodes. Anthony Marchand (UK-Credit Mutu...
A one-hour postponement ashore, followed by another hour of waiting on San Francisco Bay, neither dashed spirits nor inhibited competition at the four-day Rolex Big Boat Series, which started yesterday for 107 sailors in ten classes. In fact, just as it d...
New Zealand crews sit at the top of both leaderboards going into the
final day of the Seiko 49er & 49erFX World Championships in Marseille.
In the 53-boat women's FX fleet, Alex Maloney and Molly Meech took a
firmer grip on the Seiko yellow jerseys aft...
The skipper of the Maxi Trimaran Banque Populaire Solo VII , Armel Le Cléac'h is preparing to rush Sunday morning in Marseille for an attempt on the record for the Mediterranean alone held by Thomas Coville last year. The Maxi Trimaran Banque Populaire So...
Mylor Harbour, UK (24 September 2013) -- Under steely grey skies and howling winds on Monday, Franck Cammas and Louis Viat on Groupama C dominated the fleet on the first full day of racing for the 2013 International C-Class Catamaran Championship. More tha...
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