Everybody is talking about her for monthes. And we will not stop talking or writing about her in 2003 ! The new Pogo, from Sructures shipyard and designed by Finot, will be at the start of the next Transat 650... For sure.
In Sainte Marine, her port of call close to the shipyard (south-west of Brittany), the first Pogo 2 has passed through stability and insubmersibility tests as did confirmed Erwan Tymen by mail to the redaction. He also has sent the photos of the test which present the first Pogo 2 at sea... But not yet sailing.
"The Pogo 2 has been launched in Ste Marine" he wrote. "We are going to test her at sea toward the next week. She will then been craned out of water to add the electronics and fittings. The boat is then not completely finished and we will not open her for ’press tests’ before the end of January..."
The main goal for this new Pogo will now to get qualified for the Transat 650 Charente Maritime - Bahia in September.
If the prototype division is nearly full, eight monthes before the start, there is still few places in the serie one which is opened to nearly 50 percent of the entries. Pogo 2 owners will then have the first part of the season to enter in 1000 nm long solo races and sail their 1000 nm long qualification course get qualified for the solo transat.
Structures’ goal is then nearly reached as more than 10 boats are already charged by new owners. This will then qualify this new production for the serie division of the Transat.
Le Pogo 2 est un plan Finot annoncé 250 kg plus légé que le Pogo 1...
The inaugural McIntyre Mini Globe Race (MGR) has officially set sail, and what a start it’s been ! The first leg from Antigua to Panama has already delivered drama, camaraderie, and a masterclass in offshore sailing in these Mighty Mini’s. With 15 ALMA Class Globe 580s battling it out over 1,200 nautical miles, the MGR is proving to be (…)
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 fifteen miles (…)
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 founder Don McIntyre.
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.
If you needed proof about how well you can control and understand your boat, you just had to sit back and watch the last miles of Ian Lipinski’s race this morning between the islet of Cabri and the finish line of the Mini-Transat La Boulangère. After a final gybe, the skipper of Griffon.fr hurtled along under large spinnaker before opting for a (…)
Race after race, the Mini Transat has always maintained its popularity. For this 2017 edition, entrusted to the Collectif Rochelais pour la Mini Transat, the race will host a full contingent as the number of applicants signed up for the adventure already exceeds the 84 places made available by the organiser. Unquestionably, it is this loyalty (…)
Paul Meilhat, le skipper de Biotherm, a transformé sa promesse d’avant-course en une domination précoce, menant The Ocean Race Europe vers la mer du Nord après 24 premières heures de course, propres et maîtrisées.
Incident au départ pour Ambrogio Beccaria et l’équipage d’Allagrande Mapei lors de la première étape de The Ocean Race Europe (TORE). À peine deux minutes après le coup d’envoi de la course, les IMOCA Allagrande Mapei et Holcim-PBR sont entrés en collision. Aucun blessé n’est à déplorer, mais les deux bateaux ont dû regagner immédiatement le (…)
Le nom Caradec s’apprête à faire son retour sur la ligne de départ de la Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe. Quarante ans après la disparition de Loïc Caradec dans la tempête tragique de l’édition 1986, son fils Tanguy prendra, à son tour, le large. En novembre 2026, il s’élancera en solitaire de Saint-Malo vers Pointe-à-Pitre, à bord d’un (…)
À plus de 70 ans, Éric Loizeau, qui incarne comme personne les croisements d’expérience entre la course au large et la haute montagne, annonce son retour en mer pour participer à la Route du Rhum 2026. Et pas à bord de n’importe quel voilier puisqu’il a choisi Flo, l’ancien trimaran de Florence Arthaud, comme compagnon de route pour cette (…)
Les WASZP Games restent un championnat du monde avec 247 participants où tous les meilleurs se donnent rendez-vous. Avec des conditions variées et compliquées, ce sont toujours les plus réguliers qui terminent en haut du classement. Les WASZP Games de Weymouth n’ont pas dérogé à la règle.
C’est une performance majuscule qu’Alexis Loison et Jean-Pierre Kelbert viennent de signer sur le centenaire de la Rolex Fastnet Race. Les deux marins s’imposent en effet sur le classement Overall puisqu’aucun concurrent encore en course ne peut rattraper l’équipage français.
Alexis Loison and Jean-Pierre Kelbert’s JPK 1050 Léon has been crowned overall winner of the Rolex Fastnet Race. No other boat still racing on the 695 nautical mile course can catch the French doublehanded duo for overall honours in this, the 51st edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s offshore classic.
Corentin Douguet et Axel Tréhin ont remporté la Rolex Fastnet Race 2025 en Class40 à bord de Faites un don sur SNSM.org, au terme de 700 milles de régate particulièrement disputée. À l’arrivée à Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, moins de deux minutes les séparaient du deuxième, illustrant une nouvelle fois l’extrême compétitivité de cette classe.
The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) is delighted to announce the Yacht Club de Monaco (YCM) as the winner of the 2025 Admiral’s Cup. After an intense battle during the RORC Channel Race, six inshore races in the Solent and the prestigious finale, the Rolex Fastnet Race, the Yacht Club de Monaco team is victorious. Runner-up for the Admiral’s Cup (…)
La 51e édition de la Rolex Fastnet Race, marquant le centenaire de cette course légendaire, a livré son lot d’émotions et de duels de haut vol au coeur de la nuit. Trois victoires emblématiques se détachent : celle du monocoque Black Jack 100 qui s’offre le Line Honours, celle d’Élodie Bonafous en IMOCA, et celle de Matthieu Perraut en Ocean Fifty.