Regatta
Vendée Globe 2016: finally the Pacific for the Leaders!
8 December 2016
Vendée Globe 2016: finally the Pacific for the Leaders!
Armel Le Cléac’h and Alex Thomson today passed the magical mid-way point of the Vendée Globe solo round the world…
Kito de Pavant hit an OFNI: there’s an ingress of water aboard the boat
6 December 2016
Kito de Pavant hit an OFNI: there’s an ingress of water aboard the boat
At 0800 UTC this morning (Tuesday), the Vendée Globe Race Directors were alerted by Kito de Pavant’s technical team about…
Vendée Globe 2016: the “Samurai” of Spirit of Yukoh has dismasted
4 December 2016
Vendée Globe 2016: the “Samurai” of Spirit of Yukoh has dismasted
Kojiro Shiraishi informed everyone at 0230 UTC today (Sunday) that his mast had broken above the attachment for the small…
Jean-Marie Liot wins Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image Award 2016
29 November 2016
Jean-Marie Liot wins Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image Award 2016
149 photographers spanning 25 countries participated in the seventh edition of the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image. Jean-Marie Liot, from France,…
Phil Sharp Smashes World Speed Record for English Channel
25 November 2016
Phil Sharp Smashes World Speed Record for English Channel
Phil Sharp has established a new World Speed Sailing Monohull Record, single-handed across the English Channel from Cowes, Isle of…
Another accident at Vendée Globe: Vincent Riou forced to Retire
22 November 2016
Another accident at Vendée Globe: Vincent Riou forced to Retire
The skipper of PRB hit a UFO on Sunday morning, while speeding along with the frontrunners in the Vendée Globe…
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2016: the Video Preview
19 November 2016
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2016: the Video Preview
The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, organized by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia with the co-operation of Royal Yacht…
Alex Thomson set the record from Les Sables d’Olonne to the Equator. And now?
16 November 2016
Alex Thomson set the record from Les Sables d’Olonne to the Equator. And now?
After a fast passage south from Les Sables d’Olonne to cross the Equator last night, the leading skippers in the…
VIDEO. 25+ knots and two 420’s… The result? A broken camera and some almost broken sailors!
14 November 2016
VIDEO. 25+ knots and two 420’s… The result? A broken camera and some almost broken sailors!
A great “Extreme” video from Sailing Shack Racing YouTube channel. They went out in 25+ knots and massive waves with…
The definitive foils user manual signed Safran Sailing Team. VIDEO
10 November 2016
The definitive foils user manual signed Safran Sailing Team. VIDEO
After the start of the Vendée Globe we received many emails from readers who wanted to better understand how the…