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.
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).
Alex Thomson buys Team Banque Populaire IMOCA 60
5 West Ltd, represented by Alex Thomson, has reached an agreement to purchase the IMOCA 60 owned by Team Banque Populaire.
Golden Globe Race – Hand steering under bare poles
Early on Wenesday 22 March, Ian Herbert Jones called Golden Globe Race 2022 to advise condition were tough, hand steering under bare poles.
The Ocean Race restart – On your marks, get set . . .
Incredibly, Sunday morning UTC the four IMOCAs are lined up alongside each other in a slow drag race to the east.
The Ocean Race – Keeping the heat on along the the ice limit
With Cape Horn still nearly two weeks away the IMOCA teams are now consolidating their positions and working through job lists to keep the boats in racing condition.
Team Holcim-PRB lead at leg 3 Scoring Gate after record-breaking run
Skipper Kevin Escoffier and his crew mates on Team Holcim-PRB led the IMOCA fleet through the leg 3 scoring gate at 17:45:38 UTC Sunday 12 March.
The Ocean Race – 11th Hour Racing Team discover cracks in both rudders
All four teams are sailing deep into the Roaring 40s. The leader, Team Holcim-PRB, has made a dive to become the boat furthest to the south.
The Ocean Race – 11th Hour Racing Team smash Alex Thompson Hugo Boss record
The Ocean Race – 11th Hour Racing Team posted a 544.63 nautical mile run over the 24 hours ending in a period ending just after midnight Saturday night.
