Victory for Sodebo into Brest
“Everyone wanted to win that one,” said skipper Thomas Coville after his Sodebo won the leg of the Tour de France a la Voile between Deauville and Brest this afternoon.read more
Spindrift 2 launched
Spindrift 2, the largest racing trimaran in the world, has been launched at Lorient this afternoon. read more
Brest bound
After much talk and weather analysis, all 12 boats in the Tour de France a la Voile left Deauville at 11.15 in 10 knots of...
New solo monohull transatlantic record
Marc Guillemot and his IMOCA 60 have set a new record for the solo west to east crossing of the North Atlantic by monohull with a...
Entry list almost 90% finalised
The entry list for this October's Mini Transat is firming up with a fresh spate of boats and skippers qualifying following the Trophy Marie-Agnès Péron...
Second leg win for Groupama 34
Franck Cammas and his Groupama 34 crew have done it again! They sailed a relentless upwind leg from Breskens, Holland, to Dieppe, earning their second...
Better days for Souben and Troussel
Two M34s mastered the very light and changing weather today for the Breskens inshore races of the Tour de France à la Voile: Nicolas Troussel’s...
The big beast emerges
The world's largest maxi-trimaran formerly known as Banque Populaire was today revealed in her new livery by her new owners Dona Bertarelli and Yann Guichard's...
What the cool people sail
Solo round the world skipper in the 2000 and 2008 Vendee Globes, fully crewed monohull skipper in the 2005-6 Volvo Ocean Race, now for the...
Fresh backing for Soldini
Giovanni Soldini's next challenge at the helm of his modified VO70 Maserati will be the 47th Transpac Race. The campaign was presented today in Milan.read...
Elies noses ahead
Just a few hours of sailing are left in La Solitaire du Figaro 2013 and the competition for the overall lead remains wide open with...
First MOD70 capsize
At 13:34 UTC, the MOD70 Spindrift capsized on the first leg of the Route des Princes inshore races off Dun Laoghaire, Ireland. read more
Pedal to the metal overnight, singlehanded downwind in 30 knots
The Figaro sailors are mid-way through a downwind sleigh ride along the south coast of England, a ‘yeehaa’ ride in 30+ knot winds and a...
Magic Carpet 3 secures line honors at 2013 Giraglia Rolex Cup
[Source: Regatta News] Crossing the finish line in Genoa at 20:06.48 CEST on Thursday evening, Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones’s Wally Cento Magic Carpet 3 (GBR) secured...
Magic Carpet 3 secures line honors at 2013 Giraglia Rolex Cup
[Source: Regatta News] Crossing the finish line in Genoa at 20:06.48 CEST on Thursday evening, Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones’s Wally Cento Magic Carpet 3 (GBR) secured...
Sunday afternoon ETA for Joyon
Covering 650 miles over the past 24 hours, Francis Joyon is close to his own 24-hour solo sailing distance record of 666 miles.read more
Vento di Sardegna out in front
The front runners of OSTAR 2013, the solo trans-Atlantic from Plymouth to Newport RI, are racing in the cool and shallow Canadian continental shelf waters...
Joyon goes code amber
Francis Joyon has gone to code amber for his attempt on the elusive singlehanded west to east record across the North Atlantic from New York...
Yann Elies back in front
If the Biscay crossing was a blast, then the last 24 hours have proved extremely tricky as the wind shut down off Cape Finisterre yesterday...