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Vendée Globe
Armel Le Cléac’h wins the Vendée Globe 2016-17 in record time
French sailor Armel Le Cléac’h has today won the Vendée Globe, setting a new record Record #sailingrecord for the solo non-stop round the world race in the process. Le Cléac’h, 39, from Brittany, crossed the finish line of the race in Les Sables d’Olonne, France, at 1537hrs UTC after 74 days, 3 hours, 35 minutes and 46 (...) -
Vendée Globe
24 Hours Record: 536,81 nm (994 km) for Alex Thomson
British sailor Alex Thomson today smashed the world record Record #sailingrecord for the greatest distance sailed solo in 24 hours 24 hours 24 hours best distance covered records notching up 536.8 miles on his 60ft racing yacht. -
Class 40
Gaetano Mura around the world : record attempt abandoned
Gaetano Mura’s dream ends in Fremantle, in Western Australia, where Italia arrived on December 31st, affected by several damages. In the Australian port the issues have been assessed and the verdict was unequivocal: Italia needs to stop for more than just some hours. Not only the satellite system needs to be repaired, but some structural (...) -
RSHYR
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: 100-ft Maxi Perpetual LOYAL has set a new race record
Arriving in Hobart at 02:31.20 on Wednesday 28 December, Anthony Bell’s 100-ft Maxi Perpetual LOYAL has set a new race record Record #sailingrecord of 1 day, 13 hours, 31 minutes, 20 seconds at the Rolex Sydney Hobart and in the process secured line honours in the 72nd edition of the famous offshore (...) -
Back in the Atlantic
Vendée Globe : Third placed Beyou makes Cape Horn for his first time
After setting out on five different round the world races or record Record #sailingrecord attempts, Jérémie Beyou today rounded Cape Horn, laying to rest the spectres of his past attempts as he holds an excellent, hard earned third place overall in this eighth edition of the Vendée Globe solo round the world (...) -
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Vendée Globe 2016 : Spirit of Yukoh has dismasted
Kojiro Shiraishi informed everyone at 0230 UTC today (Sunday) that his mast had broken above the attachment for the small jib.The Japanese sailor is not in danger and is busy trying to set up a jury rig. Kojiro is fine and in contact with his shore team to judge the extent of the damage and to determine whether it is possible to continue the (...) -
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Vendée Globe : Alex Thomson sets two race records as he passes the Cape of Good Hope
Today at 15:04 UTC, British sailor Alex Thomson smashed two more race records in the solo, non-stop, around the world race, the Vendée Globe as he reached the Cape of Good Hope in 18d 03hrs 02mins. -
Dongfeng Race Team
Volvo Ocean Race : Dongfeng announce return in 2017-18 with Charles Caudrelier as skipper
China’s Dongfeng Race Team will build on the all-round success of their Volvo Ocean Race debut and return in 2017-18 for a second successive campaign under French skipper Charles Caudrelier, the team announced on Monday. -
Volvo Ocean Race 2017-2018
Volvo Ocean Race changes rules to maintain growth in top level female participation
In the first of a series of ten announcements that the Volvo Ocean Race will make over the next two weeks, the rules Rules #irc #ims of the race will limit all-male teams to seven sailors, one fewer than in 2014-15, and give mixed teams a significant numerical advantage (full story (...) -
Class 40
Normandy Channel race : Pablo Santurde - Fidel Turienzo winners in Ouistreham
All hail to the fleet of Class40 Class40 #Class40 sailors competing in the 7th edition of the Normandy Channel Race and the dazzling performance by the Spanish crew on Talès II, Pablo Santurde and Fidel Turienzo, who secured a win after a brave fight in what proved to be a particularly gruelling race, both in sporting terms and (...)
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