Offshore

Golden Globe Race – British Skipper rolled and dismasted activates EPIRB

British Golden Globe Race skipper Ian Herbert-Jones has activated his EPIRB in a serious storm in the South Atlantic. Puffin rolled over, dismasted, with injured back, gashed head, and water in the boat

RORC Easter Challenge wraps up in Cowes

Thirty nine teams racing 24 different designs under the IRC Rating Rule entered the RORC Easter Challenge.

Ambulance meets first finishers in brutal 75th Brisbane to Gladstone Race

2022 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race overall winner Celestial was the first yacht across the Brisbane to Gladstone finish line.

RORC Easter Challenge – Gentle start to day one at Cowes

A gentle start to day one of the RORC Easter Challenge had the RORC fleet basking in spring sunshine and super-light conditions.

Ocean Globe Race to start and finish at Southampton

Ocean Village Southampton, home of several Whitbread races, is now home to the Ocean Globe Race! Credit: Ocean Village Southampton.

The Ocean Race – Biotherm hits unidentified floating object

Biotherm has collided with an ‘unidentified floating object’ damaging the port foil as they head north to the finish in Itajaí, Brazil.

The Ocean Race have ETA in Itajaí of Sunday 2 April 2023

As the fleet heads north, the Ocean Live Park in Itajaí opened to the public on Wednesday evening ready to welcome the them with an ETA of Sunday 2 March 2023.

Rolex Fastnet Race and the rise of doublehanding

Offshore yacht racing’s greatest evolution recently has been the rise of doublehanding. No better demonstration of this is the RORC 50th Rolex Fastnet Race

The Ocean Race – Team Malizia lead fleet around Cape Horn

The German team Team Malizia rule the south, leading past the iconic Cape Horn and winning the Roaring Forties trophy.

2023 Ocean Race - Malizia, Rosalin Kuiper head Injury

The Ocean Race – Rosalin Kuiper suffers head injury in boat wipe out

Team Malizia’s Rosalin Kuiper suffered a head injury as they approached Cape Horn.

The Ocean Race – Final weekend in the South

It’s the final weekend in southern latitudes for the sailors in The Ocean Race with winds a steady gale force 35 knots (65 km/h) and gusting to 45 knots (85 km/h).