Alex Thomson defies the odds to finish second in the Vendée Globe
After 74 days, 19 hours and 35 minutes at sea, British sailor Alex Thomson reached the finish line on his boat Hugo Boss at 7:37 UTC Friday 20th January 2017, and in doing so broke his own British...
View ArticleMount Gay Round Barbados Series – Another glorious day on race course
The final day of the Coastal Series at the 81st Mount Gay Round Barbados Regatta, organised by Barbados Cruising Club in association with Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc, and Mount Gay, concluded in...
View ArticleJules Verne Trophy – Final hours in the South Atlantic
The IDEC Sport Maxi trimaran will soon be leaving the South Atlantic. Francis Joyon and his crew of five should be sailing into the Northern Hemisphere early this evening… For the rest of the story...
View ArticleBritish Sailing Team shakes the bag for 2020
The British Sailing Team has rolled out the latest line-up of the Olympic squad members, with changes at all levels… For the rest of the story from Sail Web CLICK HERE!
View ArticleQuantum Key West Race Week heads down to the wire in four classes
Four classes are up for grabs with one race remaining at the 30th anniversary Quantum Key West Race Week. Tomorrow’s lone race for all classes will decide the winner in the 52 Super Series, J/111...
View ArticleProvezza Leads 52 SUPER SERIES at Key West
Key West, FL (January 19, 2017) – Solid, consistent sailing over the nine races sailed so far for the 52 SUPER SERIES fleet at Quantum Key West Race Week sees Ergin Imre’s Provezza crew go into the one...
View ArticleWorld on Water
Armer Le Cleac’h in Banque Populaire VII the foiling IMOCA 60 is within sight of the finishing line of the 2016-17 Vendee Globe solo round the world unassisted race. This is the hardest sporting event...
View ArticleJules Verne Trophy – New equator record for IDEC Sport
Francis Joyon, Sébastien Audigane, Clément Surtel, Gwénolé Gahinet, Alex Pella and Bernard Stamm achieved the best performance ever for the stretch betweenUshant and the Equator after rounding the...
View ArticleCanfield returns as one of the favourites in World Match Racing Tour
Taylor Canfield and the US One team came into the 2016 season as the big favourites. They had won the majority of major M32 events in the previous season and spent more time in the boat than any other...
View ArticleThree Sailors Rescued off Hawaii
We don’t know yet why the 48-ft sailboat Bobo Link sank Wednesday less than three miles off the Big Island of Hawaii – conditions on the scene appear to have been calm at the time – but the incident...
View ArticleVIDEO: Alex Thomson at Vendee Globe Finish
Alex Thomson at the finish of the Vendée Globe 2017 Published on Jan 20, 2017 For the rest of the story from Scuttlebutt Sailing News CLICK HERE!
View ArticleGrand Finale for Key West Race Week
Key West, FL (January 19, 2017) – By winning the final race of the highly competitive 52 Super Series and with it the class championship, Doug De Vos’ (Ada, MI) Quantum Racing was awarded Boat of the...
View ArticleQuantum Racing Win 52 SUPER SERIES at Key West
Key West, FL (January 20, 2017) – Showing the winning hallmark of a crew that are current 52 SUPER SERIES champions, and three times holders of the title, Doug DeVos’s Quantum Racing team came back...
View ArticleQuantum Key West Race Week Day 5
Racing The final day of racing brought Key West Race Week to an exciting end, with surprising changes to the leaderboards… For the rest of the story from sailingworld.com CLICK HERE!
View ArticleFive Records and Counting for IDEC Sport
Racing IDEC Sport takes down the Ushant-Equator record by nearly 3 days, bringing their total tally to 5 new records on their Jules Verne attempt… For the rest of the story from sailingworld.com CLICK...
View ArticleVendee Globe 2016/17: Alex Thomson arrival by Launay
All images courtesy of Christophe Launay / www.sealaunay.com. Great effrot by Thomson showing he is a great and talented sailor besides being a stunt & marketing Master. His time for the VG...
View ArticleNext Up – Mount Gay Round Barbados Race
Following on from the hugely successful Coastal Series over the last three days, competitors at the Mount Gay Round Barbados Regatta are enjoying a well-earned rest in preparation for tomorrow’s big...
View ArticleQuantum Key West Race Week closes with a bang
By winning the final race of the highly competitive 52 Super Series and with it the class championship, Doug De Vos’ (Ada, MI) Quantum Racing was awarded Boat of the Week honors at the 30th anniversary...
View ArticleIKA General Assembly adopts important changes to equipment
The General Assembly of the International Kiteboarding Association (IKA) had adopted class rule changes for the TwinTip:Racing Class and the Formula Kite Class at the Annual General Meeting held last...
View ArticleSt. Maarten Heineken Regatta – Tweaks and changes
Paul Miller, Racing Director for the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta, spoke about the tweaks and changes to the 37th edition of the St. Maarten Heineken Regatta, including free entry for the Gill...
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