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Jules Verne Trophy
Yann Guichard : "The mast fell to the leeward of the boat"
At about 1600h (CET) today, Monday 15 January 2018, Spindrift 2 was sailing just off Point St Matthieu and Camaret in Brittany on her way to the start line of the Jules Verne Trophy Jules Verne Trophy #TropheeJulesVerne , when she dismasted. -
WSL
World Surf League: Jeremy Flores claims his second Billabong Pipe Masters after stealing the win from the newly-crown WSL Champion John John Florence
John John Florence (HAW) clinched the 2017 World Surf Surf #Surf League (WSL) Title today at the Billabong Pipe Masters, making him the first male surfer since the late Andy Irons (HAW) to successfully defend a maiden world title (Irons was ’02, ’03). Mark Richards (AUS), Tom Carroll (AUS) and Tom Curren (USA) are the only other (...) -
Trimaran Macif
Round the world solo: François Gabart smashes the single-handed round the world record
François Gabart, who left Ouessant on 4 November 10:05 (UTC+1), crossed the finishing line of his solo round the world, located between Lizard Point and Ouessant, at 02:45 (French time, UTC+1) this 17 December. For his first attempt, the MACIF trimaran skipper establishes a new single-handed round the world record Record #sailingrecord (...) -
World Sailing
Youth Sailing World Championship: eight gold medals decided on the final run to the finish line
Sanya, China delivered the tensest final day in the history of the Youth Sailing World Championships with eight gold medals decided on the final run to the finish line. Italy’s Margherita Porro and Sofia Leoni had confirmed gold in the Girl’s 420 but minimal points separated the front runners in the remaining eight fleets ensuring (...) -
Nature
Volvo Ocean Race: Millions of tiny particles of plastic have been detected in European waters
The scientific research, using data collected by Race team ‘Turn the Tide on Plastic Plastic #DéchetsPlastiques ’, identified over three million micro plastic Plastic #DéchetsPlastiques particles per square kilometre of ocean. The sub-surface data on micro plastic pollution levels was collected using a state-of-the-art (...) -
GC32
2017 Extreme Sailing Series: SAP Extreme Sailing Team was crowned champion of the 2017 season
Danish-flagged SAP Extreme Sailing Team was crowned champion of the 2017 Extreme Sailing Series Extreme Sailing Series #extremesailing ™, while Alinghi took home the Act 8, Los Cabos, presented by SAP trophy, in an electrifying season finale. -
PWA World Cup
PWA World Tour: Sarah-Quita Offringa and Antoine Albeau Crowned World Champions
After five fairly solid windy days in a row, the wind machine, unfortunately, decided to take a slight break on the final day of the 2017 Airwaves Noumea Dream Cup - meaning that the rankings for the slalom remain unchanged from overnight. -
La Rochelle - Le Marin
Mini-Transat La Boulangère: Ian Lipinski becomes the second double champion of the event
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 Mini-Transat #MiniTransat La Boulangère. After a final gybe, the skipper of Griffon.fr hurtled along under (...) -
Virtual Regatta
World Sailing launches revolutionary eSailing World Championships
World Sailing, the world governing body, has moved into the world of eSports with the launch of the first virtual World Sailing Championships. In partnership with the leading digital sailing platform, Virtual Regatta, the eSailing World Championships will be held every year starting from (...) -
Two-handed transatlantic
Transat Jacques Vabre: Phil Sharp wins Class40 start and gets his jamon
A pumped up Phil Sharp and Pablo Santurde (Imerys Clean Energy) – the Anglo-Spanish pair – were first across the line in the Class40 Class40 #Class40 as the 13th edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre Transat Jacques Vabre #TJV2015 2017 started at 13:35 (French time) from its home in Le Havre, in Normandy, France today (...)
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