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Spindrift first into Dublin

James Boyd — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:02:49 +0100

At 04:37:48 UTC, Spindrift, skippered by Yann Guichard, crossed the finish line of the second leg of the Route des Princes from Lisbon to Dun Laoghaire claiming first place in the MOD70 cl

Michel Desjoyeaux round the world race

James Boyd — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:24:48 +0100

Michel Desjoyeaux's Ocean50 one design class (formerly the SolOcean) is looking at the possibility of holding a new singlehanded round the world race from Brittany to Brittany via the three capes

Foxall on home straight home

James Boyd — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:43:48 +0100

To Ireland’s 19th century emigrants who were heading for a new life across the Atlantic in America, the Fastnet Rock became known as Ireland’s Teardrop.

Fresh challenge

James Boyd — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:32:40 +0100

Adding a new women’s skiff class to the Olympic roster for Rio 2016 has sucked talent fairly equally out of the three London 2012 women’s sailing disciplines – the Laser Radial, 4

Fastnet this morning

James Boyd — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:44:55 +0100

The leading MOD70s on the Route des Princes' second leg from Lisbon to Dun Laoghaire should pass the Fastnet rock this morning where the first to pass gains two bonus points.

Five Js for Superyacht Cup

James Boyd — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:41:47 +0100

Race preparations are nearing completion for the five J Class yachts entered for the Superyacht Cup Regatta from 19-22 June in Palma, Majorca.

115 for the ORCi Worlds

James Boyd — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:22:54 +0100

115 teams from 16 countries are to contest the Adria Ferries ORCi World Championship, to be held in Ancona, Italy over 21-29 June.

Fastnet bound

James Boyd — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:44:04 +0100

Racing with the whole MOD70 fleet in close contact for periods today, Yann Guichard and the crew of Spindrift continue to lead leg 2 of the Route des Princes as they passed to the east of

Abu Dhabi back in business

James Boyd — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:56:39 +0100

Volvo Ocean Race team, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing and VO70 Azzam will return to competition this August with a fortnight of training and competitive sailing, culminating with the defence of th

Trentesaux victorious once again

James Boyd — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:32:24 +0100

The RORC De Guingand Bowl Race, 120 miles from Cowes to Guernsey, produced some of the toughest conditions this season.

Iain Percy on Artemis Racing's plans to continue

James Boyd — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:45:07 +0100

Spindrift blazes out of Lisbon

James Boyd — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:51:17 +0100

Yann Guichard and the crew of Spindrift led the Route des Princes MOD70 fleet out of Lisbon’s Tagus river, taking the bonus points at the C1 mark by Cascais, setting a fast, intense pace in t

Challenging Sunday

James Boyd — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 18:04:47 +0100

It was a challenging day on the water for all on Sunday at the 2013 J/70 and J/80 UK National Championship. The event was hosted by the Royal Yacht Squadron.

Goodchild still 10th overall, but others flounder

James Boyd — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 08:43:48 +0100

With an 8th place into Porto, 11th into Gijon and tonight a 14th into Roscoff, Sam Goodchild, skipper of Shelterbox-Disaster Relief remains the stand-out performer among the five British s

D35 reign ends

James Boyd — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 07:12:08 +0100

Shock, horror - the 75th anniversary Bol d'Or Mirabaud was won not by a D35, the dominant multihull class on the lake since 2004, but by the Ventilo M1 catamaran Zenith Fresh, skippered by

Morgan Lagraviere first home

James Boyd — Sun, 16 Jun 2013 01:30:43 +0100

Vendée skipper Morgan Lagravière crossed the line at 00:03:55 local time (22:03:55 UTC) to take line honours on La Solitaire du Figaro's third and penultimate leg from Gijon

Two Sebs better than one

James Boyd — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:57:13 +0100

Edmond de Rothschild repeated the winning ways that she established around the inshore race tracks in Valencia last weekend when they completed a similar success today in the Route des Pr

Double golds for France

James Boyd — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:39:10 +0100

Double gold medals for France in the 470 Men and Women at the 470 European Championships, with teams from Austria, Croatia and Great Britain joining them on the podium.

Black Saturday off Belle Ile

James Boyd — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:08:38 +0100

Upwind conditions and wind gusting up to 30 knots while sailing along Brittany's Atlantic coast have caused two significant casualties today on La Solitaire du Figaro's third and penultimate leg fr

Sunday afternoon ETA for Joyon

James Boyd — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 15:57:27 +0100

Covering 650 miles over the past 24 hours, Francis Joyon is close to his own 24-hour solo sailing distance record of 666 miles.

Round Texel postponed

James Boyd — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:24:20 +0100

Organisers of the Round Texel announced at 9.05 today that this year’s Round Texel race will be postponed to tomorrow 16 June 2013 due to severe weather and wind forecast.

Upwind along the Breton coast

James Boyd — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:08:36 +0100

Yesterday evening at around 2000 UTC, the 40 strong Solitaire fleet was led around Ile d’Yeu by Morgan Lagraviere on Vendee.

Three separate winners in Lisbon

James Boyd — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 23:03:37 +0100

Just as they did in Valencia, Sebastien Josse's crew on Edmond de Rothschild proved the masters of the short, high intensity inshore race courses Friday on the more compact confines and tr

J combined championship

James Boyd — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 22:31:09 +0100

The inaugural J/70 UK National Championship and the 2013 J/80 UK National Championship commenced today.

France still holds the top spots

James Boyd — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:13:25 +0100

Race day 5 at the 2013 470 European Championships determined the eight boats who will advance to Saturday’s medal races for the 470 Men and 470 Women.

Fifth Russian team for the RC44s

James Boyd — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:41:43 +0100

As the RC44 fleet gear up for the third event of the 2013 RC44 Championship Tour, the Bronenosec Sailing Team owned by Russian Vladimir Liubomirov have joined the class and will compete for the fir

Artemis Offshore Academy applications due

James Boyd — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:06:38 +0100

The Artemis Offshore Academy Selection Trials for the 2014 Development Squad will take place in the UK between 18–21 July, with applications closing on 28 June.

Sunday night ETA for Joyon

James Boyd — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:33:33 +0100

Once again it was with a remarkably calm voice for a sailor at the helm of a 30m long trimaran speeding along at 25-30 knots that Francis Joyon confirmed his ETA at the finish off the Lizard at the

Drag racing to Ile d’Yeu

James Boyd — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 18:18:39 +0100

With the wind in the southeast, the 40 solo sailors en route to Roscoff on leg three of La Solitaire du Figaro have been making solid progress northeast across the Bay of Biscay towards the turning

OSTAR victory for Italian 50 footer

James Boyd — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 12:12:53 +0100

The mighty monohull Vento di Sardegna stormed across the finish line at Newport Rhode Island USA with the delighted and exhausted Italian skipper Andrea Mura at the helm to claim victory i