The Notice of Race for the 2024 Vendée Globe is published
October 21, 2021
The SAEM Vendée, the organizing entity behind the Vendée Globe, has just published the Notice of Race which details the rules for competing in the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe.
Applications for the Vendée Globe 2024 will open on Monday February 14, 2022, at D –…
Home waters victory for Italy at 2021 Hempel Mixed Two Person Offshore World Championship
September 26, 2021
Italian team Claudia Rossi & Pietro D’Alì have been crowned winners of the 2021HempelMixed Two Person Offshore World Championship after a hard-fought final leg to Venice.
When the final leg started at lunchtime on Friday, Rossi and D’Ali were slow…
The outcome of the 2021 will be decided at the finish line in Venice on Friday 24 September.The final 60-mile sprint from Marina di Ravenna to Venice is the culmination of 816 nautical miles of racing in Figaro 3 semi-foiling keelboats, with eight nations participating in…
The international elite of offshore yachting is gathering in Lorient on the Atlantic coast of France to battle for glory at Le Défi Azimut, a unique showcase regatta over four consecutive days.
The event brings together 32 of the world’s best offshore skippers…
Tom Dolan Leading La Solitaire du Figaro Towards The Fastnet
September 14, 2021
The Irish solo sailor Tom Dolan is leading the 52nd La Solitaire du Figaro fleet towards the Fastnet Rock with high hopes that he will be able to stay in front and lead the 34 boat fleet round the iconic lighthouse around midnight local time tonight.
The skipper of…
Building a race boat is traditionally far from sustainable due to its intense material and energy usage. What innovations can be made to the processes and practices within the marine industry to make a shift away from ‘business as usual’?
11th Hour Racing Team has…
The Skinny on an Exceptional Line-Up
September 10, 2021
With less than a week to go, the organising company Azimut is putting the finishing touches to the many details which make the yearly Défi competition such a successful event. Enjoying financial backing from Lorient’s inter-council partnership, technical support from…
One of the most intense battles, both on the water and under IRC corrected time, in this year’s Rolex Fastnet Race played out in IRC Three. Here the scratch boat was unquestionably the JPK 1030 Léon, skippered by the defending IRC Three and Two-Handed champion and former…
An exceptional example of an extraordinary boat paired up with a hugely talented crew has been the combination of Apivia with doublehanders Charlie Dalin and Paul Meilhat competing in this 49th Rolex Fastnet Race. They arrived in Cherbourg early this morning scoring a…