“ In the Spirit of the original 1973 Whitbread Race” Celebrating its 50th Anniversary. The Golden Age of fully crewed ocean racing around the world seems a distant memory. Huge budgets and elite professionals racing custom carbon yachts that ‘fly’ on €800,000 foils steered by sophisticated autopilots, not sailors, where shore teams via satellite are […]
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Appropriately, given the 2023 Rolex Fastnet Race will be the 50th edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s premier event, a significant number of classic yachts are entered, competing for the Dorade Cup. In 2021, Paul Moxon’s Amokura was the oldest boat in the race and returns again. The Fred Shepherd 50ft Bermudan yawl was […]
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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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Three stage, 1850 miles course for 54th edition of La Solitaire du Figaro includes Kinsale, Ireland. The course for 2023’s 54th edition of La Solitaire du Figaro will be contested over three stages over the period August 27 to September 13. The route was unveiled this Tuesday afternoon at the Hôtel du Département de Loire-Atlantique […]
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The 14th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 starts on 20th February at 11:00 AST (UTC-4). Seventy boats from all over the world are ready in Antigua for the non-stop 600nm race around 11 Caribbean islands. With over 550 sailors from 30 nations taking part, the RORC Caribbean 600 is truly an international affair. On […]
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This year’s RORC Caribbean 600 should feature a number of tight battles across a range for classes with four Volvo 70s and two MOD70s set to fight for monohull and multihull line honours Over 70 teams from 16 different nations are expected for the the 2023 RORC Caribbean 600 the 14th edition of the event, […]
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Flo, formerly Pierre 1er, is the iconic 60ft trimaran which Florence Arthaud sailed to win the 1990 Route du Rhum, now returned to its golden glory and racing again There are many iconic raceboats, but few capture the feeling of an era as much as the 60ft trimaran in which Florence Arthaud won the 1990 […]
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Pete Goss has sailed more different yachts than most of us could imagine, but it’s a home-built 32ft gaffer that is his chef-d’oeuvre, as Elaine Bunting finds out They won’t come into a marina very often, but when they do, Pete Goss and his wife, Tracey will be doing a lot of talking. They were […]
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Over 70 teams from 16 different nations are expected for the 2023 RORC Caribbean 600, with a dozen or more boats racing in the inaugural RORC Nelson’s Cup Series. Racing action for the new series starts on Valentine’s Day Tuesday February 14th. The final event of the four-race series will be the 14th edition of […]
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After making their way around the southwest corner of Ireland, John and River explore the wild Atlantic coast and its outlying islands… This is Part Two of John’s round-Ireland adventure. Make sure to watch Part One and Part Two first. The next destination on my trip down memory lane was the Skellig Islands. These two […]
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After crossing the Irish Sea and leaving his Princess V39 Cecienne in Kinsale Harbour, John Boyle heads south-west along the remote and beautiful coastline of County Cork… After weeks of checking weather forecasts, the perfect weather pattern was emerging – a huge high pressure in the mid Atlantic that appeared to be stationary. It was […]
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