A burst of breeze from the west made for a spectacular grand finale of racing at the 38th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta, and with lead positions still up for grabs in several classes, many teams were eager to make their final claims on class victories. To capitalize on the 18-knot breeze, organizers sent Maxi and…
The excitement on the docks and bustling through the streets of Simpson Bay is palpable as competitors make final preparations for the 38th St. Maarten Heineken Regatta, which kicks off tomorrow. Despite the island of St. Maarten still being in recovery mode post-Hurricane Irma, the support and camaraderie surrounding the four-day (March 1-4) Caribbean favorite…
When Vestas 11th Hour Racing rejoins the Volvo Ocean Race for the grueling Leg 7—from New Zealand, across the Southern Ocean, past Cape Horn and into Brazil—the crew will do so with a mixture of heavy hearts and anxiousness. The team hasn’t raced since the collision in the latter stages of Leg 4, during the…
There was a twist in the tale with massive change and opportunity over the final 12 hours of Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race… Team AkzoNobel has won Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race, racing 6,344 miles from Hong Kong to Auckland in 20 days, 9 hours and 17 minutes and 26 seconds.…
We’re following the progress of aspiring young dinghy sailor James Gosson as he gets ready for the 2018 season. #dinghydreaming With the new dinghy season about to start, I thought I should recap on progress from the end of last year. In July I successfully completed my RYA level 3 course. If I wasn’t before, I…
Cowes Week Ltd, the organisers of Lendy Cowes Week, the world’s largest regatta, is delighted to announce that in a new and exciting development the 2018 regatta will see the introduction of a new Double-handed class. Double-handed racing has recently become incredibly successful worldwide, both inshore and offshore and this new class reflects the demand…
The race is on to slip around Cape Reinga and North Point, the northern tip of New Zealand, ahead of the dash down the east coast of the North Island and into the finish of Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race. On Sunday afternoon at 1300 UTC, it was team AkzoNobel as the pacesetters,…
Well done to all the hardy RS Sailors who braved the elements to compete at the Emergence of Seasons Championship this weekend at Queen Mary Sailing Club. Congratulations to RS700 Inland Champion Richard Wadsworth! Well done to Emergence of Seasons RS100 Champion Simon Geyman, RS200 Champions Maria Stanley and Rob Henderson, RS400 Champions Jon Heissig…
Team AkzoNobel has emerged as clear leaders of Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race on Friday with the top three crews lining up south of New Caledonia for the crucial last phase. Skipper Simeon Tienpont’s team made the most of slightly better wind and angle as they sailed round the outside of previous frontrunners…
Shaun Carroll’s Australian modified Sea Cart 30 Morticia is the smallest yacht to finish the tough 2018 RORC Caribbean 600. The team of four Aussies from North Queensland and New South Wales came a long way to Antigua, with one intention – to finish the race. Last year, gear failure stopped them from competing. Looking…
