Armel Le Cléac’h has been forced to divert to Lorient after breaking the daggerboard on the Maxi Banque Populaire XI.
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Route du Rhum – Sam Goodchild injured and forced to abandon at Start
Sam Goodchild was reported to have injuries to his arms and face and was forced to abandon the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe race
Route du Rhum – Flying Solo Across the Atlantic
The Route du Rhum is the biggest solo offshore racing event in the world. With the time and date now set for the start of the 12th Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe on Wednesday 9 November at 1415hrs – it looks like being a fast race.
Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe – Sunday Start postponed by tropical storm Martin
The scheduled Sunday start of the 3,542 mile 2022 Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe solo race has been postponed. The decision was announced at 10.30 am Saturday 5 November at the skippers’ weather briefing.
Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe – Just 4 British entries in 138 strong fleet
The Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe will start on Sunday 6 November from Saint Malo. For 2022 a record 138 boats spread across six classes will start at 13:02 hrs local time on a course of 3,542 miles (6,500 km) to Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadeloupe.
Britain’s Sam Goodchild aiming for his first major ocean racing victory
French based British skipper Sam Goodchild lines up for his second Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe as one of the widely tipped favourites to win the Ocean Fifty multihull class.
Rolex Middle Sea Race – Teasing Machine is overall winner
Eric de Turckheim’s French NMYD 54 Teasing Machine wins 43rd edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race.
Rolex Middle Sea Race – Leopard 3 take Monohull Line Honours
Tuesday 25 October . . . Leopard 3 skippered by Chris Sherlock, crossed the finish line of the 2022 Rolex Middle Sea Race to take Monohull Line Honours.
118 yachts set off on the 43rd Rolex Middle Sea Race
Malta’s Grand Harbour performed some magic Saturday, as an assembled 118 yachts set off on the 43rd Rolex Middle Sea Race.
Capricorno claims IMA Mediterranean Maxi Inshore Challenge
At the end of a challenging week of maxi racing at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez, conditions on the final day did at last prove too light and fickle to complete a race.
Royal Cup 52 Super Series Scarlino goes to Quantum Racing
Quantum Racing remains consistent whilst title rivals Sled suffer worst day of the week Doug…
2022 Golden Globe Race – Guy deBoer hits rocks off Fuerteventura
Guy deBoer (USA) sailing in the 2022 Golden Globe Race has crashed into rocks at night on the north coast of Fuerteventura, Las Palmas in the Canaries.
