All Entries in the "Offshore Sailing" Category
Time for the Final Act (Gitana Team) – Extreme Sailing Series
Tomorrow sees the start of the fifth and final Grand Prix of the Extreme Sailing Series. The 2010 championship is drawing to a close and the new winner will be revealed on Tuesday 12th October after four days of competition disputed on the race zone of Almeria, at the southern tip of Spain in Andalusia. [...]
VELUX 5 OCEANS: ONE WEEK TO THE START
In just one week a fleet of international ocean racers will leave La Rochelle in France on an adventure of a lifetime – sailing 30,000 miles solo around the planet in the VELUX 5 OCEANS. Tension is really starting to mount now as the skippers make their final preparations for the [...]
1852 boats at the start for the 42nd Barcolana, moderate Bora and new record time
A wonderful Barcolana. Sparkling sunshine, gentle Bora, 1852 boats, great champions, forecast winners, unexpected events and the traditional spirit. Unique and exciting, in terms of quantity, quality and sailing skills. And this does not only hold true for the most awaited protagonists: Marks were rounded by 100 boats very close one another, a situation in [...]
SWAN 44 SELENE LEADS HER CLASS IN THE SEVENSTAR ROUND BRITAIN AND IRELAND RACE
Swan 44 raced by Adrian Lower has been battling it out in IRC Class 2 of the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race 2010 to hold the lead by nine miles. The race commenced on Monday with a 14:00 start from the Royal Yacht Squadron Line towards the east enabling the [...]
TIME RUNS OUT FOR FRENCH OCEAN RACER LOUIS DUC IN THE VELUX 5 OCEANS
Up and coming French solo sailor Louis Duc today announced his withdrawal from the 2010/11 VELUX 5 OCEANS. Constrained by a lack of time and struggling to find sufficient financial support, the 26-year-old from was left with no choice but to concentrate on the 2014/15 edition of the race.
Race director David [...]
Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race: They’re off!
Scheduled for 1400 hours local time, the start of the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race took place bang on target. The English punctuality didn’t favour Groupama 70, who were delayed following a collision with another boat whilst still tied to their mooring. Setting off around fifteen minutes late, Franck Cammas and his crew powered [...]
ESIMIT EUROPA HEADING FOR MALTA
The summer sailing season is halfway through in the northern hemisphere. For some yachts their autumn schedule is coming to the fore. The Rolex Middle Sea Race has long been the season closing offshore race. At 606-nautical-miles it is a major test in anyone’s programme and once again, the 31st edition [...]
POLAND’S TOP OCEAN RACER ACQUIRES ECO 60 FOR THE VELUX 5 OCEANS
Gutek to take on The Ultimate Solo Challenge in former Vendée Globe winner
Zbigniew ‘Gutek’ Gutkowski has moved one step closer to his goal of becoming the first Polish person to race solo around the world after getting his hands on a high-tech Eco 60 yacht for the VELUX 5 OCEANS. Gutek, one [...]
ADTA Appoints Ian Walker To Lead Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing’s Debut Campaign
Two-time Olympic medallist, Ian Walker of Great Britain, has taken the helm as skipper for Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing’s 2011-12 Volvo Ocean Race title pursuit, as the emirate’s newest sporting outfit readies for the ‘Everest of Sailing’.
Appointed by the team’s backer, Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority (ADTA), Walker will lead an [...]
Solitaire du Figaro: start of Leg 3, fast track to Kinsale
The 44 skippers taking part to Leg 3 of the Solitaire du Figaro left Brest today for a 349 miles long route bound for Kinsale. The start was hampered by the bulk of the fleet clustering the pin end of the line, causing [...]
