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Jules Verne Trophy
Orange to the Canaries in less than three days
The 1500 mile mark since leaving the Créac’h lighthouse (Ushant) astern was passed today Tuesday March 5th at 1100 GMT. The maxi-catamaran Orange continues to "reel in" the miles and this morning left the Canary islands to port still flirting with an average of 20 knots over 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours best distance covered records . (...) -
VOLVO OCEAN RACE
Crew changes on Assa Abloy: Skipper Neal McDonald looks ahead
For leg five of the Volvo Ocean Race, 4450 nautical miles from Rio de Janeiro to Miami, Assa Abloy Racing Team had planned only one crew change, bringing back Chris Larson from the USA, who sailed with the team on their victorious leg from Sydney to Auckland, winning the CYCA Sydney Hobart race en route. But now, in an unscheduled move, they (...) -
GBR CHALLENGE
Peter Harrison announced a second new hull
Peter Harrison today announced a development that will ensure that GBR Challenge is well prepared for the next America’s Cup America's Cup #AmericasCup cycle. The British team is to build a second new hull within this America’s Cup America's Cup #AmericasCup campaign, so that the team has two latest generation ACC yachts (...) -
TROPHEE JULES VERNE
Orange is zigzagging down the Atlantic
475 miles on the clock since yesterday midday at 19.82 knots: needless to say the maxi-catamaran Orange is continuing to record Record #sailingrecord a more than honourable average especially as the weather conditions are far from optimum. All’s well aboard, but it’s man˜uvre after man˜uvre, and the boat was positioned (...) -
Trophée Jules Verne
Back to Geronimo’s record attempt
It was at 02:25:16 on 18 February that Geronimo, crewed by the Cap Gemini & Ernst Young/Schneider Electric team, crossed the Round the World Record Record #sailingrecord start line off Ushant. The current holder of the Trophée Jules Verne was on his way to better his own unbeaten record Record #sailingrecord of 1997. Aboard this (...) -
VOLVO OCEAN RACE
Jon Gunderson joins Team SEB
Jon Gunderson, a 27-year old from Auckland, New Zealand will join Gurra Krantz and his team on Sweden’s SEB for the Volvo Ocean Race. -
VOLVO OCEAN RACE
Sail Away in the bay of Rio
It is very rare to have the opportunity of sailing onboard a racing boat such as a Volvo Ocean 60, and it is particularly special when it is race boat that is taking part in the world’s premier ocean race. For most casual sailors, just to take the helm and feel the responsiveness of these sleek ocean racers is a memorable experience in (...) -
TROPHEE JULES VERNE
Orange covers 500 miles in 24 h away from the Portuguese coast
A "transbiscay" to set the boat up, a succession of gybes to clear Cape Finistere, then steer 180°, due south and the whole coast of Portugal is unfolding on fast forward to Orange’s windward. After one and a half day’s racing, the thirteen oilies of Peyron’s men are already drying in the Iberian (...) -
TROPHEE JULES VERNE
Orange Saturday on the highway around the world
Photo: G.Martin-RagetWe were warned that this Saturday March 2nd would be classified "Orange" for the half-term traffic, both outward bound and inward bound? and also on the Atlantic with the toing and froing of the two "Giants": back to port for the unfortunate Geronimo and a fresh start this morning at 08 hours 36 minutes and 21 seconds (French time) for Bruno (...) -
Jules Verne Trophy
Peyron starts again on Saturday morning
Bruno Peyron, skipper of the maxi-catamaran Orange with Gilles Chiorri (boat captain) and Yann Penfornis (one of the boat’s designers) and Eric Mas (Météo Consult) at his side has just announced at a press briefing in Vannes that he will be casting off this afternoon at about 1800 setting course for Ushant to cross the starting line of (...)
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