Two years after his famous "keel walk", Alex Thomson takes his stunts even further, walking all the way up the mast of his heeling IMOCA 60
After his famous "keel walk", Alex Thomson goes even further and walks up the mast of his heeling Hugo Boss IMOCA 60
With all 60 yachts accounted for, the Royal Ocean Racing Club announces that the winner of the RORC Caribbean 600 Trophy for the best yacht, overall in IRC on corrected time, is George Sakellaris' RP72, Shockwave. The trophy will be presented to the Shockwave crew at tonight's Prize Giving held at the Antigua Yacht Club
Hap Fauth's JV72, Bella Mente crossed the finish line in Antigua to take Monohull Line Honours for the 2014 RORC Caribbean 600 on Wednesday 26th February, in an elapsed time of 48 hours, 5 mins, 44 seconds. George David's RP90, Rambler crossed the finish line in second place, just 10 minutes later and was followed by George Sakellaris's RP72, Shockwave
At 0700 local time, on Day Two of the RORC Caribbean 600, George David's RP90, Rambler, had opened up a four mile lead on the water from Hap Fauth's JV72, Bella Mente. Rambler's water-line length is a big advantage on the longest reaching leg of the course and the American Maxi is expected to extend that advantage during the day, on the water at least
60 yachts started the 6th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 in spectacular conditions
Heartbreaking footage from Tuesday's recovery operation of the remains of Bernard Stamm's Cheminées Poujoulat. The remains of the hull were loaded on a barge that will head to Brest in order for the shore crew to understand why the IMOCA60 broke in two
The front section of the starboard float of the Multi 50 Maître Jacques trimaran had snapped last November, approximately 130 miles off the northwestern tip of Spain. After drifting since then in the Atlantic, it miraculously washed up near Port la Forêt in Brittany, the port where the trimaran is docked!!
Lionel Lemonchois has secured his 80-foot trimaran and is safe in the central hull, having only suffered a minor hand injury. He's drifting towards Salvador de Bahia at a daily rate of 25-30 miles and the tug boat chartered by his team to tow the trimaran will take at least five days to reach him
During the 11th day of his attempt to break the Mauricienne record, Lionel Lemonchois manually triggered the distress beacon aboard the maxi trimaran Prince de Bretagne at 4pm on Monday. A few hours later he called his shore crew to inform the boat had capsized but he was safe inside the central hull
Armel Le Cléac’h breaks 24-hour solo sailing record onboard Banque Populaire VII, twice in two days!
The French skipper sailing the Maxi Trimaran Solo Banque Populaire VII, improved his own distance record for sailing solo in 24 hours to 682 miles, just one day after having established the previous one at 677 miles. Previously this record stood at 666 miles, set by Francis Joyon
Wet conditions onboard Thomas Coville’s Sodebo
Under a southerly-southwesterly breeze of 15-20 knots and a swell at Ushant, Thomas Coville crossed the start line of his round-the-world solo record attempt onboard the Sodebo maxi trimaran this morning at 7h42'44'' (French time)
The 6th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 is proving irresistible to yacht racing teams from all over the world. An international fleet of over 40 yachts has now entered the race and around 50 are expected on the start line on Monday 24th February
Impressive yet saddening video footage from the successful recovery of the remains of Bernard Stamm's IMOCA 60 on Saturday afternoon
Impressive yet saddening video footage from the successful recovery of the remains of Bernard Stamm's IMOCA 60 on Saturday afternoon
Impressive yet saddening photo gallery of the successful recovery of the remains of Bernard Stamm's IMOCA 60 on Saturday afternoon
Bernard Stamm's Cheminées Poujoulat was believed to have sunk on Christmas day after she broke in two. However, she was spotted by the French customs yesterday, January 10, floating approximately 40 km off the Finistère coast. Today, the French Navy started the salvage operation.
Following the tragic incident on Christmas eve, Bernard Stamm and his crew Damien Guillou, were evacuated by a Norwegian cargo ship, abandoning behind them what they thought was a sinking IMOCA 60! Miraculously, the floating wreck was spotted 40km off the Finistère coast!