Infiniti 46, Maverick, skippered by Oliver Cotterell crossed the finish line outside Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada at 06h 52m 09s on 10th December 2016. The British yacht, with radical side foils is provisionally the winner of IRC Canting Keel and currently placed second overall under IRC for the RORC Transatlantic Race. Spurred…
As entries keep coming in for Quantum Key West Race Week, organizers at the Storm Trysail Club welcome Red Stripe Beer as a first-time sponsor and the return of Foiling RIBs for the 30th anniversary regatta, scheduled Jan. 15-20, 2017. Founded in 1928 in Jamaica, Red Stripe is a full-bodied amber lager that embodies the…
French skipper Kito de Pavant was enduring an anxious wait this afternoon aboard his Bastide Otio after he struck an object which destroyed his keel housing, ripped off his aft keel mountings and left the appendage supported only by the hydraulic keel ram. De Pavant, from the Occitanie region in SW France is placed 10th in…
The RS Aero UK Winter Series 2016/2017 will kick off straight after Christmas again at Yorkshire Dales’ Brass Monkey and comprise a selection of 10 key events. Part of the RS Aero series shall be made up from events in the GJW Direct SailJuice Winter Series and from events in the South West Winter Series.…
Colman is one of two skippers whose birthdays take place during the solo round the world race, the other being Spaniard Didac Costa on December 22. Speaking live to Vendée Globe HQ today Colman said his wife Clara had given him a special box of food to open on his birthday. “I’m celebrating my birthday by doing…
Lloyd Thornburg’s American MOD70 Phaedo3 is flying towards Grenada’s Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina and expected to touch down in about 24 hours. Mike Slade’s Maxi 100 Leopard 3 is racing against the clock in an assault on the race record. The IRC Fleet and Class40 Division are getting a savage taste of ocean…
B&G®, the world’s leading sailing navigation and instrument specialist are proud to announce it will be an Official Volvo Ocean Race Supplier for the 2017/18 race. B&G will be the heart of the entire fleet of Volvo Ocean 65 yachts with state-of-the-art navigation systems, tactical software and Grand Prix level instrument systems. B&G will…
As dawn broke on the second day of the RORC Transatlantic Race, the majority of the fleet were still to round Tenerife, the last mark of the course before the international racing fleet head out into the open waters of the Atlantic. Land effects were still the main influence on tactics and strategy, with some…
The 3rd edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race started without a hitch in ideal conditions outside Marina Lanzarote. With a gentle breeze and slight sea state, it was a comfortable start to the 2,865 nautical mile ocean race to Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina in Grenada, West Indies. The three fastest yachts have chosen…
In this modern era there are few places where one can escape the clutches of technology – and it seems that’s true even if you’re sailing round the world. Eagle-eyed fans watching the Vendée Globe tracker may have been wondering where Swiss skipper Alan Roura was off to after he broke from the group he…
