Class40 training in the UK
With a fleet of ten Class40s assembled in the Solent, five of which have entered the upcoming Transat Jacques Vabre doublehanded race to Brazil, it was no surprise when an informal race was organiread more
Two new Class40s christened at PSP Southampton Boat Show
The Global Ocean Race for the Class40s sets sail in a year's time from PSP Southampton Boat Show.read more
Forty(1)Design video guided tour
At PSP Southampton International Boat Show on Friday, the first example of the Forty(1)Design was unveiled by owner Tony Lawson - the first boat is being...
Forty(1)Design to debut at Southampton Boat Show
The latest Class40, and the first ever from leading British yacht designer Jason Ker, is to make its UK debut at PSP Southampton International Boat...
Rolex Fastnet Race prizegiving
Competitors enjoyed a fitting finale to the Rolex Fastnet Race with the prizegiving for the world's largest offshore yacht race being held on Mountbatten Green.read...
Doublehanding still on the ascent
Of the record breaking-sized fleet of 337 boats that set sail from the Solent last Sunday at the start of the Rolex Fastnet Race, the...
French whitewash
A French whitewash seems on the cards among the IRC results in the 2013 Rolex Fastnet Race.read more
IMOCA 60 top two separated by less than a minute
Lurking amid the Rolex Fastnet Race’s big monohulls finishers that arrived into Plymouth this morning, the closest finish was between the top IMOCA 60s.read more
Maxi boat match races
Like the animals in Noah's Ark, the biggest monohulls have spent the last days travelling two by two around the Rolex Fastnet Race course.read more
Girl power and IRC leadership
Now downwind, homeward bound back from the Fastnet Rock, the overall IRC leadership has shifted in favour of the bigger boats.read more
Lead monohulls around the Rock
Following the arrivals of the first two maxi-trimarans (read the full story of this read more
Maxi-trimaran match race
An intriguing dust-up is taking place between the world’s fastest racing yachts in the Rolex Fastnet Race.read more
French boats lead the way
Despite having been upwind since the start, the Rolex Fastnet Race fleet has been making excellent progress down the south coast of the UK since...
Bunch up in Poole Bay
Off Cowes, the rain stopped and the sun came out for today’s start of the world’s largest offshore race, the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s biennial...
France dominates the non-IRC classes
With events such as the Vendee Globe and Route du Rhum, as well as being the hotbed of IMOCA 60, Class 40 and Figaro racing,...
Rolex Fastnet Race change
The Rolex Fastnet Race sets sail this Sunday with a fleet of 348 boats (in fact now 346) from 20 nations competing in the Royal...
Return of the round Australia race
On the eve of the 25th anniversary of the 1988 Bi-Centenary Around Australia Race, Ocean Events is pleased to announce that the inaugural ‘Ocean Race...
Forty(1)Design UK bound
Hull no1 of the new Jason Ker-designed Forty(1)Design is now complete.read more
Les Sables-Horta-Les Sables, Gaetano Mura terzo a Les Sables d’Olonne
Les Sables-Horta-Les Sables, Gaetano Mura terzo a Les Sables d’OlonneMeraviglioso finale della regata Les Sables-Horta-Les Sables per Class 40, dopo l’ottimo piazzamento della prima tappa,...
Les Sables-Horta-Les Sables, Bet 1128 in lotta per il podio
Les Sables-Horta-Les Sables, Bet 1128 in lotta per il podionteressantissimo finale della Les Sables-Horta-Les Sables per Class 40, dopo l’ottimo piazzamento della prima tappa Bet...