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Offshore racing | Australia
2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race : LawConnect snatched victory from Andoo Comanche in the last 100 metres
In an absolutely historic fight to the finish, LawConnect snatched victory from Andoo Comanche by less than a minute and in the last 100 metres of the 628-mile Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Owner Christian Beck will have breathed a huge sigh of relief as his run of three second-place finishes in the legendary ocean race came to a thrilling (...) -
Race around the World
McIntyre Ocean Globe Race : Spirit of Helsinki First Across the Line in Leg One
There were emotional scenes as Spirit of Helsinki FI (71) crossed the finish line of the McIntyre Ocean Globe Race taking line honours for leg one. At 08:10 UTC, the Swan 651, having sailed for 39 days, 20 hrs and 10 mins and covering 7670 nm from the UK to Cape Town, also took first place in Sayula (...) -
Solo Transatlantic | Mini 650
Mini Transat 2023 : Carlos Manera Pascual first to cross the leg 1 finish line by just 9 minutes
Expected in the middle of Thursday night, the conclusion of the first leg of the 24th edition of La Boulangère Mini Transat (1,350 miles from Les Sables d’Olonne to Santa Cruz de La Palma) for the Proto category ultimately took place after 9 hours, on Thursday morning. The doldrums, with no wind, made their appearance on the final (...) -
Offshore racing | Figaro-Bénéteau
Solitaire du Figaro 2023 : Leg 3 line honors for Benoît Tuduri • Overall rankings for Corentin Horeau
“I am not very good at maths but to be better than second there is only one step.” Corentin Horeau told the French sailing media Media #media when he returned to La Solitaire du Figaro Solitaire du Figaro #LaSolitaire in 2021. After a five year break from the multi stage solo offshore race, he was hungry to finally better the (...) -
Race around the World
11th Hour Racing Team has won The Ocean Race 2022-23
11th Hour Racing Team has won The Ocean Race the Ocean Race The Ocean Race et Volvo Ocean Race 2022-23, the world’s longest and toughest team sporting event - the first time a US team has won in the 50-year history of the Race. -
Punta Ala, Livorno, Pisa
151 Miglia-Trofeo Cetilar: Peter Harburg’s 100ft Black Jack scoops line honours
Under normal circumstances a newer, longer canting keel race boat would comfortably leave a shorter, fixed keel water ballasted race boat as a speck in its rear view mirror. Not so with this year’s 151 Miglia-Trofeo Cetilar, from Livorno to Punta Ala via the Giraglia Rock and Elba. This year’s race started and, for the front (...) -
The Ocean Race
11th Hour Racing Team set a new 24-hour distance record of 544.63 nautical miles
It’s week 2, Leg 3 of The Ocean Race the Ocean Race The Ocean Race et Volvo Ocean Race - the world’s longest and toughest sporting event - and the only US entry, 11th Hour Racing Team, has passed the remote Kerguelen Islands, and soon they’ll be passing to the south of Australia. It has been a week of emotional highs and (...) -
Montego Bay Yacht Club
Pyewacket70 captures line honors in the 35th Pineapple Cup - Montego Bay Race
Pyewacket70, the modified Volvo70 owned by Roy P. Disney crossed the Appleton Estate finish line of the 35th Pineapple Cup - Montego Bay Race this morning at 08:20:19 to capture line honors. Pyewacket70 sailed the course in an elapsed time of 2 days 18 hours 20 minutes and 19 seconds. The winner of the Pineapple Cup is awarded to the team (...) -
Imoca OceansLab
World first hydrogen IMOCA yacht construction announced by Phil Sharp
Phil Sharp, one of Britain’s most competitive and successful ocean racers, has today announced the build of a new zero emission IMOCA Imoca #IMOCA ahead of the 2024 Vendée Globe. This new monohull designed by Manuard is currently under construction at Black Pepper Yachts, a specialist in the construction of high-performance boats. The (...) -
RORC | Imoca, Class40, IRC
Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race : Pip Hare’s crew took Line Honours
IMOCA Imoca #IMOCA Medallia, skippered by Pip Hare, took Line Honours in the Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race in an elapsed time of 10 days 13 hours 23 minutes and 22 seconds. High pressure had dominated the early part of the race causing the Medallia team to take over seven days to get to Muckle Flugga. The second half of the (...)