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Solitaire du Figaro
Only one foreign host port for the Figaro 2011
One month from the gran finale finish of the Solitaire du Figaro Solitaire du Figaro #LaSolitaire 2010, event organisers are already looking ahead, to 2011. The 42nd edition announces a new route: four legs, four French ports and one foreign stopover. The full details will be unveiled at the Paris Boat Show Boat Show #BoatShow , on Friday (...) -
34th America’s Cup
AC72 wingsail cats to be "the pinacle of our sport"
The America’s Cup America's Cup #AmericasCup , sailing’s most iconic event, has been re-energized and rejuvenated, ready for 2013 and the future. The best sailors in the world will race on the fastest boats with the introduction of an exciting wingsail catamaran. To build interest and audiences ahead of the 34th Match in 2013 is (...) -
Outdoor Sports
OC Group merges with ThirdPole
British company OC Group and mainland Europe based ThirdPole have been acquired in a non-cash deal that will bring together their competences into a global leading sports marketing and events company. The two brands will remain, OC continuing to specialise in professional sailing teams and events, and ThirdPole which is a new and expanding (...) -
Volvo Ocean Race 2011-2012
Ian Walker : "a fantastic opportunity to build a winning team"
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 (...) -
Offshore Racing
Brits launch 4 Figaro-Bénéteau to prepare the Vendée Globe
French sailors are the best in solo offshore racing thanks to their Figaro-Bénéteau and mini 650 Mini 650 #mini650 circuit. Mark Turner who manages the Artemis Ocean Racing knows it very well. That is why he made Artemis invest in Figaro-Bénéteau boats. Four of them have been launch last Monday. Brits prepare they futur solo offshore (...) -
Volvo Ocean Race
VOR 2011-12 route is set
Auckland, New Zealand, is back in the Volvo Ocean Race after a gap of 10 years. The city, which has fielded some of the world’s best sailors in the Volvo Ocean Race, last hosted the event in 2001-02. It will stage the leg four finish from Sanya in China and the start of leg five, which will take the fleet into the Southern Ocean once (...) -
Volvo Ocean Race 2010-2012
Abu Dhabi to host a stopover in United Arab Emirates
An agreement signed in the United Arab Emirates capital, Abu Dhabi, today will see the Arabian Gulf’s emerging marine Marine Marine nationale leisure hub become a host port for the 2010-12 race. A racing team from Abu Dhabi will also take its place on the start line of the race in Alicante, Spain in the autumn of next (...) -
Volvo Ocean Race 2010-2012
Lorient - Galway as last leg
Following the huge success in Galway when it was the finish of the transatlantic leg of the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09, Ireland, will again feature in the new route for 2011-12. The fleet will race from Lorient Lorient L’actualité du port de Lorient et de sa région. in France back to Galway on Ireland’s west (...) -
Volvo Ocean Race
Lorient secures two stopovers in France
France returns to host the Volvo Ocean Race from Lorient Lorient L’actualité du port de Lorient et de sa région. , in Brittany on the northwest coast of France, in the summer of 2012. Lorient Lorient L’actualité du port de Lorient et de sa région. will be the penultimate stopover in the race, which starts from Alicante, Spain (...) -
Around the world
The Race… The come-back "planned for 2013-2014"
Three times holder of the Jules Verne Trophy Jules Verne Trophy #TropheeJulesVerne and creator of The Race, the non-stop crewed race around the world without outside assistance and without limits, Bruno Peyron has officially announced that he has decided to relaunch The Race. After several months of studies and some careful thinking and (...)