The dates and venue for the first America’s Cup preliminary regatta have been announced with AC40 racing due in September in the Catalonian port of Vilanova i la Geltrú The Catalonian port of Vilanova i la Geltrú, has today, Friday 17 March 2023, been announced as the Host Venue for the first Preliminary Regatta of […]
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Alex Thomson might have hung up his Vendée Globe boots, but 2024 will see one of the most competitive line-ups of British skippers taking on the epic race Pip Hare is a renowned shorthanded offshore sailor. She will be starting her second Vendee Globe in 2024. Photo: Richard Langdon/Ocean Images /Pip Hare Ocean Racing As […]
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The epic 12,000 mile Southern Ocean leg of The Ocean Race has been underway for a few days, but it’s already a survival of the fittest test, with one team out already Holcim – PRB have won the first two legs of The Ocean Race so far. Leg 3 of The Ocean Race was always […]
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Two boats picked up damage and it was a wild ride for the rest of the fleet as The Ocean Race leg 3 started in Cape Town It was an extraordinary ‘stop-go’ type of start to Leg 3 of The Ocean Race in Table Bay as the five-boat IMOCA 60 fleet set out on their […]
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Five high-tech fully crewed foiling IMOCAs will take on 12,000 miles of Southern Ocean, passing all three ‘Great Capes’ in Leg 3 of The Ocean Race. Could offshore sailing fans ask for anything more, asks Toby Heppell? This weekend five crewed IMOCA 60s will take to the startline for the third leg of The Ocean […]
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It was very close for the top three boats at the finish of The Ocean Race leg 2, which saw Kevin Escoffier’s Team Holcim – PRB take a second win Skipper Kevin Escoffier and his Team Holcim – PRB have won Leg 2 of The Ocean Race from Cabo Verde to Cape Town after a […]
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The second leg of The Ocean Race 2023 is underway with the 5 IMOCA 60s set to fight it out over 18 days as they race to Cape Town, South Africa The second leg of The Ocean Race from Cabo Verde to Cape Town started on Wednesday 25 January, with the 5 fully-crewed IMOCA 60s […]
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The fleet of 5 IMOCA 60s are all set for the second leg of The Ocean Race to Cape Town, with light winds expected to frustrate the fleet over the first few days With the first leg of the much-delayed The Ocean Race now concluded, teams are readying themselves to set off on the second […]
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Kevin Escoffier’s team Holcim-PRB has won the first leg of The Ocean Race, holding off a hard-charging 11th Hour racing Team, while Poland’s WindWhisper Racing Team won the VO65 Sprint Leg French skipper Kevin Escoffier led his Swiss-flagged Team Holcim-PRB to victory in leg one of The Ocean Race in the early hours of the […]
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The Ocean Race crewed around the world yacht race has started: but crews face a tough 24 hours with a brutal forecast for the early stages 15 January 2023, Start of The Ocean Race, Leg 1 IMOCA Holcim – PRB Team The Ocean Race start, the latest iteration of the crewed multi-stage around the world […]
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Peter Burling’s New Zealand team are now clearly in second place in the SailGP championship as another win brought them closer to season leaders, Australia In a gutsy and impressive performance New Zealand defied the odds to win the Singapore SailGP. The win cements Peter Burling’s position as the main threat to Tom Slingsby’s charge […]
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