France

Second class for the 2014 Tour Voile

Second class for the 2014 Tour Voile

by Thedailysail.com · 18 October 2013

Organiser of the Tour de France à la Voile for the last two years, Amaury Sport Organisation is constantly developing the race created by Bernard Decré in 1978.read more

Sodebo on standby

by Thedailysail.com · 17 October 2013

Thomas Coville has moved his maxi trimaran Sodebo up to Brest ready to go on stand-by for his latest attempt on Francis Joyon's singlehanded non-stop...

Sodebo on standby

Mini Transat 2013 form guide

by Thedailysail.com · 17 October 2013

In the weakest turn out since before Mark Turner and Ellen MacArthur took part in 1997, only one British boat will be competing in this...

Mini Transat 2013 form guide

So near, but so far

by Thedailysail.com · 16 October 2013

After six months of race preparation, race qualification and willing her name to move up the 2013 Mini Transat race entry waiting list, this year’s...

So near, but so far

Still no start date

by Thedailysail.com · 16 October 2013

In the absence of a break in the weather over the next 48 hours, the race committee of the Mini Transat has decided to bring...

Still no start date

Saxton and Diamond take Nacra 17 lead

by Thedailysail.com · 13 October 2013

Franck Cammas is cherishing his first bullet and looking forward to a big fight on Sunday at the Semaine Olympique Francaise in La Rochelle.read more

Saxton and Diamond take Nacra 17 lead

Mini Transat start to move

by Thedailysail.com · 11 October 2013

A deep depression sitting off the Bay of Biscay could, if the start went ahead on Sunday, hit the fleet in the worst place, to...

Mini Transat start to move

French domination

by Thedailysail.com · 10 October 2013

In the Nacra, the otherwise almost unbeatable Audrey Ogereau and Matthieu Vandame capsized in their third and final race of the day.read more

French domination

Virbac Paprec MOD70 capsizes

by Thedailysail.com · 10 October 2013

The MOD70 Virbac-Paprec 70 capsized this afternoon during training for the Transat Jacques Vabre.read more

Virbac Paprec MOD70 capsizes

Spindrift 2 on stand-by

by Thedailysail.com · 10 October 2013

The 40m maxi trimaran Spindrift 2 has arrived in Portimao, southern Portugal, where Dona Bertarelli, Yann Guichard and their crew of 12 are now on...

Spindrift 2 on stand-by

Olympic classes in La Rochelle

by Thedailysail.com · 9 October 2013

The first day of the inaugural Semaine Olympique Française held in La Rochelle saw superstars of the sailing world rubbing shoulders with young hopefuls and...

Olympic classes in La Rochelle

GC32s showcased at Extreme Sailing Series

by Thedailysail.com · 6 October 2013

A new chapter opened for the GC32s last week when they joined the Extreme Sailing Series for the penultimate Act of the Land Rover-backed 2013...

GC32s showcased at  Extreme Sailing Series

The Wave, Muscat nails it

by Thedailysail.com · 6 October 2013

After sailing a near faultless regatta, The Wave, Muscat was crowned champion of the Extreme Sailing Series in Nice, presented by Land Rover.read more

The Wave, Muscat nails it

Breeze abates on the Baie des Anges

by Thedailysail.com · 5 October 2013

There was a change of pace on the penultimate day’s racing at the Extreme Sailing Series Nice presented by Land Rover today, where the big...

Breeze abates on the Baie des Anges

Another big day in Nice

by Thedailysail.com · 4 October 2013

The intensity ramped up a level as fleet moved into Stadium Racing mode today at the Extreme Sailing Series Nice, presented by Land Rover, as...

Another big day in Nice

The Wave relishes strong conditions

by Thedailysail.com · 3 October 2013

"Extreme", "on the edge" and "intense" was how the fleet of elite Extreme 40 sailors described an action packed opening day of racing at the...

The Wave relishes strong conditions

Raising the benchmark: Groupama C

by Thedailysail.com · 1 October 2013

At last week’s Little America’s Cup, Franck Cammas and his team demonstrated that they had raised the benchmark considerably with their all-conquering catamaran, Groupama C.read...

Raising the benchmark: Groupama C

GC32s to join the Extreme Sailing Series

by Thedailysail.com · 30 September 2013

The new GC32 one-design catamarans will be joining the billing at the penultimate round of the Extreme Sailing Series to be held in Nice, presented...

GC32s to join the Extreme Sailing Series

Cammas targets the big America’s Cup

by Thedailysail.com · 30 September 2013

Having won the Volvo Ocean Race last year and made mincemeat of the C-Class competition last week, Franck Cammas now has his sights firmly set...

Cammas targets the big America’s Cup