Current leader in the Atlantic Cup presented by 11th Hour Racing Tales II is just 100nm to the finish in Brooklyn, NY and models are showing a 7am ET, Tuesday, May 31 arrival time. Tales is on pace to break the course record of 78 hours 55 minutes 13 seconds set in 2012 by Mare. Tales’ next…
Just over 30 hours into the first leg of the Atlantic Cup presented by 11th Hour Racing and the fleet is through the worst of Tropical Storm Bonnie. Overnight last night the teams saw 35+ knots of wind and a very confused sea state, which made for extremely tough conditions and very little sleep. Spanish team Tales and French team Eärendil have consistently led…
Nine teams representing the United States, England, Sweden, Canada, France and Spain started the 2016 Atlantic Cup presented by 11th Hour Racing at 12:05 ET on Saturday in light rain and a northeast 10-15 knot breeze. The oldest boat in the fleet, Pleiad Racing owned the start line. Coming into the first mark teams had…
2016 is a very special year for Nautor’s Swan: it is our 50th Anniversary and lots of novelties will be released along this year. About the new models, two maxi Swans have been launched, the Swan 115.002 FD (Flush Deck) SY Shamanna and the Swan 115.003 RACE SY Highland Fling 15. The Swan 115 represents…
Race organisers at the Island Sailing Club (ISC) in Cowes have taken the unusual decision to amend the finish time of this year’s J.P. Morgan Asset Management Round the Island Race to help alleviate any concerns competitors may have about being able to complete the Race within the usual time limit of 2200hrs. With entries currently…
The 49th edition of Antigua Sailing Week was a very memorable one with superb conditions throughout the week and a fairy tale ending that showcased the secret to the success of this celebrated regatta. Over 1,000 sailors from more than 20 different countries raced and it became obvious from the outset that they were hell-bent…
Antigua Sailing Week burst back into action after Presidente Lay Day with some terrific rock and roll action off the South Coast of Antigua on the Peters & May Race Day 4. The trade winds were back with 16 knots from the south-east, piping up to full-on foam up in 20 knot gusts. Brilliant blue…
The Hamble-based Royal Southern Yacht Club has been granted the exclusive right by the Island Sailing Club (ISC) to be the mainland HUB Club for this year’s Round the Island Race, the last under J.P. Morgan’s 12-year title sponsorship. The Royal Southern, who also acted as a South Coast HUB in 2015, will be showing…
Project Scaramouche is a mission for Greig City Academy to be the first student led team to enter the Fastnet Race in 2017. In 2013, Greig City Academy (GCA) set up a school sailing club to allow inner-city London students access to the sport of sailing. To put things into perspective, 73.1% of students who…
The International IRC Rating Rule, jointly owned by the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) and l’Union Nationale pour la Course au Large (UNCL) will be attracting boats from all over the world to the port of Crosshaven in Ireland this year. From 10th to 15th July 2016 the Inaugural European IRC Championship will be take…
