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Transatlantic Race | Class Globe 5.80
Globe 5.80 Transat : All skippers and yachts in Lanzarote now preparing for the start of the 2nd leg to Antigua
With late starter Jim Schofield from Ireland arriving safely in Marina Rubicon Lanzarote on the 10th of November, all entrants of this eventful inaugural qualifier are now gathered in Lanzarote (Spain), including Class Globe 5.80 Class Globe 5.80 Class Globe 5.80 Class founder Don (...) -
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Alex Thomson: "This is the start of a new chapter, with a new skipper"
British sailor Alex Thomson has announced he won’t compete as a skipper in the 2024 Vendée Globe, the solo, non-stop race around-the-world, but doesn’t rule out returning to the race in 2028. Thomson has competed in the IMOCA Imoca #IMOCA circuit for 19 years including five successive Vendée Globe’s with two podium (...) -
Offshore racing | Italia
Barcolona: the RoundItaly Genova-Trieste officially started
With the cannon shot from the Race Committee Boat – the Beppe Croce of the Yacht Club Italiano – the first edition of the RoundItaly Genova-Trieste officially started yesterday at 5pm. The chairman of the YCI, Gerolamo Bianchi, and the chairman of the Società Velica di Barcola e Grignano, Mitja Gialuz, launched the longest regatta (...) -
Sport & communication reports
Vendée Globe 2020/21 : a wider audience than ever before
Against an unprecedented global health context which brought on many unique challenges, the ninth edition of the Vendée Globe emerged as a triumph, uniting, inspiring and engaging a wider audience than ever before. -
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Vendée Globe 2020: Pip Hare first British skipper crossed the line in 19th place
British solo skipper Pip Hare, 47, fulfilled the dream that she has held since she was a teenage sailor in her native East Anglia, England when she crossed the finish line of the Vendée Globe solo non-stop round the world race at 00:57:30 hrs UTC on the 12th February, emerging from a bitterly cold Bay of Biscay night off Les Sables (...) -
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Kojiro Shiraishi takes 16th in Vendee Globe, First Asian Skipper Ever To Finish The Race
Kojiro Shiraishi, the 53-year-old Japanese solo skipper of DMG MORI, crossed the finish line off Les Sables d’Olonne at 10:52:58hrs UTC this Thursday 11th February to take 16th place in the Vendée Globe and in so doing become the first ever Asian skipper to complete the famous non-stop solo race around the world. Shiraishi’s (...) -
IMOCA Maître CoQ IV
Vendée Globe 2020: Yannick Bestaven Finishes 3rd and Wins Ninth Edition
Yannick Bestaven, the 48 year old French skipper of Maître Coq IV, is the overall winner of the ninth edition of the Vendée Globe. Although he actually took the gun for third place off Les Sables d’Olonne, France at 03hrs 19mins 46 secs early this Thursday morning, because he carried a time compensation of 10 hours and 15 minutes, (...) -
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2020 Vendée Globe : Abandons Davies, Thomson and Simon in Cape Town
British skipper Sam Davies confirmed her retirement from the Vendée Globe today as she arrived in Cape Town, South Africa. But while the race is over for her, and she joins compatriot Alex Thomson who abandoned on arrival yesterday, Davies says she would like to finish her course unofficially and complete her adventure if her Initiatives Coeur (...) -
Yacht Design
Thomas Tison said: "I am super happy to see this project foiling"
The Mini 6.50 has finally touched the water and is foiling. The boat is currently undergoing testing conducted by the yard Knierim Yachtbau in Kiel, Germany. -
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The Ocean Race reboots with announcement of 10-year plan
The next edition of The Ocean Race the Ocean Race The Ocean Race et Volvo Ocean Race , scheduled to start from Alicante, Spain in October 2021, will visit 10 international cities, including the start port and the Grand Finale finish in Genoa, Italy in the summer of (...)