Offshore
France dominates the non-IRC classes
With events such as the Vendee Globe and Route du Rhum, as well as being the hotbed of IMOCA 60, Class 40 and Figaro racing, having conceived the world’s fastest offshore multihulls and winni
Rolex Fastnet Race change
The Rolex Fastnet Race sets sail this Sunday with a fleet of 348 boats (in fact now 346) from 20 nations competing in the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Rolex Fastnet Race.
Ian Walker on the Volvo Ocean Race
The next Volvo Ocean Race has a worryingly small number of entries at present, or specifically teams that have paid up.
Honours for Gitana 11 and MACIF
The seventh running of the Artemis Challenge at Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week boasted its best ever line-up of offshore racing superstars including François Gabart, Michel Desjoyeaux,
Rolex Fastnet Race - IRC form guide
While the headline grabbing boats will be romping around the race track once they set off from Cowes on Sunday, a longer battle is set to play out between the 300 boats competing for the Fastnet Ch
Return of the round Australia race
On the eve of the 25th anniversary of the 1988 Bi-Centenary Around Australia Race, Ocean Events is pleased to announce that the inaugural ‘Ocean Race Around Australia’ will go ahead in
Getting the band back together
Highly decorated sailing veteran, British Olympian Neal McDonald, is to taking the helm as Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing’s Performance Director in the team’s second bid for Volvo Ocean Race gl
Harlequins go yachting
Earlier this week Etihad Airways brought together two elite sporting forces at Endeavour Quay in Gosport in the south of England, as five of the Harlequins rugby team, including England and Harlequ
Forty(1)Design UK bound
Hull no1 of the new Jason Ker-designed Forty(1)Design is now complete.
Rolex Fastnet Race - line honours form guide
While the Rolex Fastnet Race's main prize is the Fastnet Challenge Trophy and Rolex chronometer for the first among the 300 boats competing under IRC handicap, another significant battle come
