20 Mar - Groupama 3 to finish tonight and clinch Jules Verne record
The acceleration is good for this final sprint thanks to a NW'ly wind of around twenty knots and the finish off the Créac'h lighthouse is scheduled during the course of tonight. However...
READ FULL STORY
| 5 Mar - Indian Ocean 5 Capes Race - An epic second leg! Sidney Gavignet joins the A100 ‘Majan’ crew…
Oman Sail’s A100 trimaran ‘Majan’ has reached their second stopover in Cape Town, South Africa, after another epic leg full of drama, myths and one legendary Cape. The Indian Ocean 5 Capes...
READ FULL STORY
|
4 Mar - Groupama 3 to round Cape Horn later today
Less than 250 miles out from Cape Horn this Thursday morning, Franck Cammas and his nine crew are sailing in an increasingly moderate NW'ly breeze on seas which are slowly becoming calmer....
READ FULL STORY
| 19 Mar - Groupama 3 - through the Azores and well ahead of record time
Groupama 3's trajectory as far as the finish off the Créac'h lighthouse isn't yet precisely defined as there are a succession of fronts lying across her path, generating some big wind...
READ FULL STORY
|
2 Mar - Tough going for Groupama 3
Approaching landfall on the South American continent is always one of the trickiest phases to negotiate on a Jules Verne Trophy: Groupama 3 is no exception to this rule and she is having to deal...
READ FULL STORY
| 5 Mar - Groupama 3 back in the Atlantic
The transition between the Pacific and the Atlantic has been made... albeit peacefully. As such Groupama 3 was considerably slowed after rounding Cape Horn at 1830 UTC on Thursday: the wind just...
READ FULL STORY
|
5 Feb - Americas Cup TV live from across the race course on Monday
Producing live TV images from America’s Cup race courses is never easy, but this 33rd America’s Cup presents a whole new set of challenges for the official broadcaster TWI. With the two...
READ FULL STORY
| 5 Feb - Dramatic racing in Muscat
Thousands gathered on the beach on the first public day of the Muscat event of the Extreme Sailing Series Asia to see the six teams race in the biggest breeze so far - not only of the Asian series...
READ FULL STORY
|
