Articles relating to performance racing, the boats and boating practuices which are pushing the marine industry forward.
The course for the 14th edition of The Ocean Race around the world has been updated and now includes a crossing of the Southern Ocean – the longest leg in the 50 year history of the event. The next edition of The Ocean Race will feature a 12,750 nautical mile leg between Cape Town, South […]
British sailor Alex Thomson won’t compete as a skipper in the 2024 Vendée Globe, the solo, non-stop race around-the-world, but doesn’t rule out returning to the race in 2028. Thomson has competed in the IMOCA circuit for 19 years including five successive Vendée Globe’s with two podium finishes and numerous world records. “I have had […]
Over 11,000 fans witnessed the Australians claim victory after dramatic podium race with powerhouse rivals The US and Great Britain. The Spanish home team went from hero to zero when a capsize ahead of the final day of racing in Cádiz, Andalusia, took the Spanish team out of contention for the Spain Sail Grand Prix. […]
The Swedish tech company Candela says it has racked up more than 60 orders for its revolutionary, €290,000 electric boat, the Candela C-8. That makes the flying C-8 one of the fastest-selling 28-foot boats on the market. The Candela C-8 uses a new version of the company’s hydrofoil system and flies above the waves with […]
Vendée Globe skipper Armel Tripon is collaborating with Airbus Technocentre of Nantes to develop a new IMOCA constructed from declassified carbon fibre and the remains of composite materials. This boat will be introduced in 2023 and could mark the beginning of a new industry to recover composites for Airbus, for nautical purposes. Tripon’s plan is […]
A world champion windsurfer has set the standard in the new Foil the Wight challenge. Ross Williams became the first man to wing foil non-stop around the Island in 6hrs 49mins 18secs on Thursday to set a record he hopes will be a huge challenge for all comers in the years ahead, according to the […]
A former Royal Marine has successfully completed a row across the Atlantic Ocean. Dave ‘Dinger’ Bell arrived in Newlyn in Cornwall at about 13:00 on Sunday after 119 days alone at sea. His team believes he is one of the first people to successfully row unsupported from New York to continental Europe, says the BBC. […]
Marine consultancy and survey specialist, ABPmer has become the official supplier of ocean intelligence to SailGP. Season 2 of the championship is well underway, with ABPmer providing race-day current data at ten-minute intervals for events through to March 2022, including Saint-Tropez, Cadiz-Andalusia (Spain), and San Francisco, where tides are the primary driver of surface currents. […]
The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) together with Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) have announced today that they are extending the selection period for the three shortlisted offshore venues bidding to host the 37th America’s Cup. This decision has been made to enable the venues to continue to work through final details and provide […]
The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS), Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ), the Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd (RYSL) and Ineos Team UK have confirmed that the next America’s Cup event will be multi-challenger and not a one-on-one as has been speculated. And it’ll feature women and youth America’s Cup regattas. This will be via a […]
Following the cancellation of the first event of the series in Valencia in July, the 52 SUPER SERIES finally kicked off yesterday in Mallorca with the Puerto Portales Sailing Week and the 20th Anniversary Invitational. At the end of the first day’s racing Quantum Racing, steered by Doug DeVos, was at the top of the nine […]