Between Wednesday and Thursday evening the first eight boats finished the Vendee Globe within 23 hours and 44 minutes, compared to a gap of 19 days and 19 hours back in 2016 between the winner Armel Le Cléac’h and the eighth placed boat
Smeg take back to back wins in Australian 18ft Skiff Championship
Australian 18ft Skiff Championship line honours in races 4 and 5 went to the Smeg team, subject to protest by the tech2 team against Smeg for a port-and-starboard incident in Race 5
Day 2 of Prada Cup Semi-Final between Luna Rossa and American Magic
The second stage of the Prada Cup, Challenger Selection Series features the Semi-final between American Magic and Luna Rossa, now into its second day
Finish line sprint to decide Vendee Globe winner
Who will get the advantage on this nerve shredding final Vendee Globe sprint? It’s difficult to say because everything will depend on the direction and strength of the breeze in the last sixty miles
Vendee Globe – Final roll of the dice and it’s looking close
Charlie Dalin (APIVA) maintains his lead of the Vendee Globe ahead of Louis Burton (Bureau Vallée 2) and Boris Herrmann (Seaexplorer-Yacht Club de Monaco)
Dalin regains lead of Vendee Globe
Charlie Dalin (APIVIA) has retaken the lead of the Vendee Globe and is in control of a very tight three way fight at the moment
Vendee Globe – Pressure is on Charlie Dalin in final stage
Louis Burton (Bureau Vallee 2) and Boris Herrmann (Seaxplorer) continue to chase-down Vendee leader Charlie Dalin (Apivia) with less than 1,500 nm to the finish in Les Sables d’Olonne
Vendee Globe – Louis Burton poised to take lead
Louis Burton, now up to second in the vendee Globe, is starting to see his westerly route pay a dividend. Burton has negotiated the western side of the high pressure zone quickest
SailGP’s Season 2 to feature eight global events starting in April
SailGP has announced a full race schedule for their delayed second season, featuring eight national teams squaring off in eight events across three continents
RORC Transatlantic Race – Green Dragon take Monohull Line Honours
Johannes Schwarz’s Volvo 70 Green Dragon wins the IMA Trophy and takes Monohull Line Honours for the RORC Transatlantic Race
Dalin leads Vendee Globe with Burton powering-off to make gains to West
After more than 25,000 miles of racing this Vendée Globe hangs in the balance with Burton powering-off to make gains to West
Vendee Globe – Dalin and Burton lead the North Atlantic climb
The Doldrums did not give up the Vendee Globe leaders as easily as was initially predicted. But first placed Charlie Dalin (Apivia) appears to have skirted round the worst of a dynamic cloud system