The subtropical island of Bermuda is globally known for its heartfelt hospitality and pristine sailing conditions, which all 150 participants of Atlantic Anniversary Regatta (AAR) were lucky enough to experience first-hand in the past few days and weeks. The regatta celebrates the jubilees of two of the most prestigious European yacht clubs. Leading up to the Bermuda…
In what will probably be regarded as one of the most challenging on record, the 87th edition of the Round the Island Race in association with Cloudy Bay was won overall by High Potential. Ross Applebey and his team, based in Lymington, sailed an impressive race in the light, tactical conditions and after 8:30:03 was…
After two races Mike Bartholomew’s South African flagged Tokoloshe II leads the HYS FAST40+ National Championship by just half a point. Niklas Zennstrom’s Swedish Rán VII is second. Three teams are tied on points for third, Filip Engelbert’s Swedish Elvis is on the podium, but only on countback from Peter Morton’s British team Girls on…
Nicolas Gaumont-Prat’s French Beneteau First 40.7 Philosophie IV enjoyed a midsummer night’s dream winning the 2018 Morgan Cup Race overall. Congratulations to all the class winners including Harmen Jan De Graaf’s Baraka GP, Ed Broadway’s Hooligan VII, Ross Applebey’s Scarlet Oyster, Harry Heijst’s Winsome, Ian Hoddle’s Game On and Jack Trigger racing Class 40 Concise…
In the closest finish in race history, Dongfeng Race Team has won the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18. Skipper Charles Caudrelier led his team to victory in the final leg of the race, a 970-mile sprint from Gothenburg, Sweden to The Hague. Incredibly, it marked the first leg win for the team and it couldn’t have…
Rivals Dongfeng Race Team and MAPFRE were locked in a bitter tussle for the Leg 11 lead – and overall Volvo Ocean Race victory – on Friday as they led the fleet towards the Danish city of Aarhus. One third of the way through the 970-mile sprint final leg from Gothenburg to The Hague the…
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The Russian ClubSwan 50, Skorpios, skippered by Andrey Konogorov was yesterday evening declared the overall winner of the ORC Division in the offshore race at the 66th edition of the Rolex Giraglia. Skorpios completed the 241nm course from Saint-Tropez to Genoa, via the Giraglia Rock, in an elapsed time of 33 hours 17 minutes 50…
The 2018 J/70 European Championship was decided in the final downwind leg of the 13 race series. Tied on points going into the last race, Alberto Rossi’s “Enfant Terrible” (ITA) won the last race just ahead of reigning J/70 World Champion, Peter Duncan’s “Relative Obscurity” (USA). Enfant Terrible won the open championship by a single…
Skipper Bouwe Bekking led his team to a win in Leg 10 of the Volvo Ocean Race over Xabi Fernández’s MAPFRE squad, who claimed second place, less than two-minutes behind. The results mean MAPFRE and Team Brunel sit equal at the top of the leaderboard with 65 points. MAPFRE will be ranked in first place…
