The marine Turku will be the scene of the greatest nautical event in Finland this year, as the 50th anniversary of Nautor and of the traditional Swan yachts is celebrated with the Oras Swan 50th Anniversary Regatta taking place in Turku and its unique archipelago. The 100th Swan yacht having recently made entry in the…
What is it about THIS particular Race that touches the spot in thousands of sailors’ hearts and continues to attract such huge interest around the world, including this year from a larger than usual entry of first timers and families? Everyone you ask has a different response as the J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the…
Cream of the IRC fleet, from both the UK and abroad, will include several brand new race boats going head to head over 24-26th June at the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s IRC National Championship. The three day long regatta will include a mix of windward-leeward and round the cans courses on the Solent to determine…
With a northwesterly 7-10 knot breeze, a total of three races were held in the third and final leg of the inshore Series in the The Atlantic Cup presented by 11th Hour Racing. Seven teams battled for additional points in picturesque Casco Bay just off of Fort Allen Park in Portland, Maine. Boston based Toothface II had a strong performance, which helped them edge into…
The New York – Vendée (Les Sables d’Olonne) Race was the final solo battle before the Vendée Globe and was one the 14 competitors and the spectators were looking forward to. This was particularly the case, as it allowed us to compare the new generation IMOCAs fitted with foils and the leading boats with straight…
The third and final leg, the inshore Series in the The Atlantic Cup presented by 11th Hour Racing, got underway yesterday in Portland, Maine. Teams will add four additional crew to compete in a total of five races over the two-day inshore series with each race worth 9 points. Currently Spanish Team Tales II sits on top of the…
Tales II skippered by Gonzalo Botín and Pablo Santurde won leg two of the The Atlantic Cup presented by 11th Hour Racing, a 360-nautical mile leg from Brooklyn to Portland. The win marks back to back offshore wins for the team, which puts them on top of the leaderboard heading into the third and final leg a…
By choosing to get close to the Ice Exclusion Zone a couple days ago, the British sailor, Alex Thomson (Hugo Boss) made his break and is now in the most favourable position to get away from the Azores low, which will be sweeping across the north of the islands tonight. Alex is expected to gybe…
The recent announcement of the 2017 Western Caribbean Series reinforces the position of the International IRC rating rule in the Caribbean and southern USA. With the easing of travel restrictions to Cuba for American sailors in December 2014 after 50 years, clubs in the area are welcoming the new opportunities for offshore races. IRC…
With a fleet of nine Class 40s competing in The Atlantic Cup presented by 11th Hour Racing #123 – Tales II skippered by Gonzalo Botín and Pablo Santurde, crossed the finish line first at 12:53:03 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 31, with an elapsed time of 72:48:03, to complete the 648 nautical mile first off-shore…
