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#MOD70 #MonoMaxi
RORC Caribbean 600 : Phaedo^3 has broken the multihull race record
Lloyd Thornburg’s MOD 70, Phaedo3 crossed the finish line of the 7th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 at 20:35:30 AST on 24th February 2015 in an elapsed time of 1 day, 9 hours, 35 minutes and 30 seconds -
#Olympics
ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami : It was a week of superlatives
Think 678 sailors, 599 boats, 150 races for ten Olympic classes and three Paralympic classes. At the ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami, presented by Sunbrella, we talked of "a racecourse built out of shifts." We spoke of competitive performances that exceeded any comparison to walking a tightrope. Dancing on a tightrope would be more to the (...) -
#GC32
GC32 Racing Tour : Flavio Marazzi wins GC32 USA debut at Quantum Key West Race Week
Quantum Key West Race Week provided the opportunity for the GC32s to make a spectacular debut in the USA. During the five days of racing held in balmy temperatures off the southernmost tip of Florida, crews experienced a range of conditions. The beginning of the week saw lighter winds in which the foiling catamarans could sail at almost twice (...) -
Maxi Yacht
Jim Clark and Kristy Hinze Clark’s newly-launched 100 foot Super-maxi ’Comanche’ on a ship bound for Australia
The 70th edition of world-famous Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race has attracted a record Record #sailingrecord -equalling five 100 foot super maxis, and the last of the ocean racing machines to hit the water has just left Charleston, USA, bound for the start line in Australia on December 26th. Comanche, built in Maine (USA) and launched only a (...) -
Sportboats
Healy, Abdullah, Becker and Borges Win 2014 J/70 World Championship
For the final day of the 2014 J/70 World Championship presented by Helly Hansen, the New York Yacht Club Race Committee brought the fleet back out to Rhode Island Sound where three races were run in 8-14 knots of breeze. -
New York - Barcelona
Pepe Ribes and Ryan Breymaier won the IMOCA Ocean Masters New York to Barcelona race
The Spanish-American duo won the race in a time of 14 days 2 hours 44 minutes and 30 seconds. However looking at how tired they were and the relentless events that unfolded for them over the last fortnight, one might have got the impression they had been at sea racing non-stop for a month or (...) -
US Moth Class
Kotoun Claims First Ever 11th Hour Cup Championship
The final day of International Moth racing for the inaugural 11th Hour Cup promised sportier conditions than the previous two, but after ten races in two days, the fleet was in far better form than when they began the regatta on Saturday. Racers sailed five more races in winds of 12-16 knots, with Anthony Kotoun closing out the event the way (...) -
Olympics
Bouvet and Mion End Belcher Streak At ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami
Medals were decided in ten Olympic events on Biscayne Bay under sunny skies and enough wind for good racing. This year’s regatta offered a little bit of everything, including success from former champions, major upsets, and a glimpse into the future of Olympic level one-design (...) -
Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15
Team Alvimedica’s challenge for the 2014-15 edition announced in Istanbul
Seven years ago, a couple of young American sailing addicts met on the set of a Disney movie and dreamed of the day that they would launch a campaign in the world’s toughest offshore team test, the Volvo Ocean Race. Today that apparently long-shot ambition became a reality when Team Alvimedica’s challenge for the 2014-15 edition (...) -
Record de l’Atlantique Nord
Photos : Francis Joyon is in North Cove Marina in New York
Francis Joyon is in North Cove Marina in New York taking care of his maxi trimaran IDEC. On Thursday 16th May, the official stand-by began as he awaits a weather opportunity to tackle the North Atlantic record Record #sailingrecord between Ambrose Light and the Lizard. A legendary record Record #sailingrecord (...)