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.
Team Malizia win Leg 3 of The Ocean Race
At 05:20:28 UTC / 02:20:28 local time in Brazil, Team Malizia glided across the finish line off Ocean Live Park in Itajaí to win leg 3 of The Ocean Race, collecting 5 points in the process.
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.
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).
