The RORC Committee, working with the RYA and Government, is confident that overnight racing will return for the 2021 RORC Season’s Points Championship
Offshore
Sam Davies Completes Solo Vendée Globe Outside The Race
After being forced to abandon her Vendee race on 5 December following a violent collision with a floating object south of Cape Town, British skipper Sam Davies sailed back into Les Sables d’Olonne on Friday 26 Febuary.
Melissa Payne appointed Media CEO for the two Ocean Globe Races
Melissa Payne, is appointed Chief Executive Officer (Media) for the two round-the-world sailing events, the 2022 Golden Globe and 2023 Ocean Globe Races
Superyacht Cup Palma ring the changes for 25th Anniversary Regatta
Superyacht Cup Palma organisers have put the focus firmly on the racing in the Bay of Palma from 23-26 June
Ocean Race Europe to finish in Genova, Italy
The first edition of The Ocean Race Europe will finish in Genova, Italy in June
British skipper Miranda Merron completes Vendee Globe
With her usual quiet, understated efficiency British skipper Miranda Merron completed the Vendée Globe solo round the world race quest Wednesday night
Miranda Merron expected to finish Vendee Globe on Wednesday
Miranda Merron on Campagne de France is battling past Cape Finistere and should reach the finish of the Vendee Globe Wednesday night.
Pip Hare first British skipper to finish the Vendee Globe
Pip Hare is the first British skipper to finish the 2020-21 race, and only the eighth women ever to finish the Vendée Globe in its history
Vendee Globe – Pip Hare in struggle to reach finish
Following a mast lock failure, Pip Hare is now expected to finish the Vendee Globe in the small hours of Friday morning.
Alex Thomson and Hugo Boss return to home base in UK
In a final coda to his Vendee Globe race, Alex Thomson slipped into his home base at Haslar Marina, in Portsmouth Harbour, having sailed close to 8,000nm from Cape Town onboard the HUGO BOSS boat – Video here
Beyou finishes the Vendee Globe in 13th place
Jérémie Beyou, who was one of the outstanding pre-start favourites to win the Vendée Globe, crossed the finish line in 13th place on Saturday 6 February 2021.
Vendee Globe – Cremer breaks Ellen MacArthur’s solo non-stop record
Clarisse Cremer crossed the finish line of the ninth Vendée Globe at 15:44:25 hrs UTC on Wednesday to take 12th place on Banque Populaire X and first female skipper to finish from the field of 33 starters
