All Entries in the "Solo Sailing" Category
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Solitaire du Figaro: Second one to Le Cleac’h? Watch out for the new kids on the block
After more hours of exhausting sailing, in choppy seas and strong breeze with gusts at 30 plus knots, Armel le Cléac’h has imposed his supremacy once again at Saint Nazaire. Jérémie Beyou and François Gabart keep alternating in second [...]
Solitaire du Figaro: Beyou in the lead, high winds and rain on the menu
Sun, warm weather and light wind are all just a memory for the 45 skippers participating to the 41st Solitaire du Figaro. The fleet crossed the high pressure ridge fairly early and is now preparing for the second night at sea, on [...]
SIR ROBIN KNOX-JOHNSTON UNVEILS TWO BRITISH SKIPPERS FOR VELUX 5 OCEANS
SIR ROBIN KNOX-JOHNSTON UNVEILS TWO BRITISH SKIPPERS FOR VELUX 5 OCEANS
Chris Stanmore-Major and Simon Chalk to take on The Ultimate Solo Challenge
Not since Sir Robin-Knox Johnston sailed into the record books as the victor of the Golden Globe back in 1969 has a British skipper won a singlehanded round the world race. But [...]
Figaro fleet ready for leg 2 start in Gijón
The 45 solo sailors make final preparations, attend the official prize giving for the first leg from Le Havre to Gijón and skipper briefing to embark on tomorrows’ start of the 2nd leg; 418 miles from Gijón in Northern Spain to Brest in Finisterre.
The prize [...]
La Rochelle celebrates the opening of the VELUX House
La Rochelle celebrates the opening of the VELUX House
Promoting sustainable living at the heart of the new home of the VELUX 5 OCEANS
The doors to the carbon neutral VELUX House were today thrown open to the public in the French port of La Rochelle. The official opening of the eco-friendly building, which [...]
MAXSEA JOINS FORCES WITH THE VELUX 5 OCEANS
Marine navigation software pioneer MaxSea has joined forces with the VELUX 5 OCEANS race management team for the 2010/11 edition of the race.
Industry leaders since launching in 1985, MaxSea will work with the race direction team by providing a complete navigation software and electronic chart package that will link with the [...]
