Offshore
Oman Air-Musandam consolidates
Just as they did on the very first leg of the Routes des Princes, so once again Sidney Gavignet and the crew of the MOD70 Oman Air-Musandam have managed to steal a meaningful march on thei
Oman Air-Musandam pulls ahead
After losing out slightly in the strong currents at Tuskar Rock on Ireland’s southeast coast when they were climbing north towards Dun Laoghaire over a week ago, Sidney Gavignet’s O
Underway again
Heading to Plymouth, the Routes des Princes fleet of eight grand prix multihulls left from Dun Laoghaire, at 1100 this morning.
Flying bathtub leads the charge again
Ten hours into the race, and the front-runners of the Mini Fastnet are already out in the Channel.
Yann Elies enters the history books
Congratulations to Yann Elies on his back to back wins in La Solitaire du Figaro.
Injured servicemen enter Rolex Fastnet Race
Ahead of Armed Forces Day on Saturday 29 June, a group of wounded and injured military personnel today confirmed their entry into one of the world’s most infamous and arduous yacht races, the
Route des Princes leg 3 course announced
With no inshore racing possible in Dun Laoghaire on Sunday for the Routes des Princes fleet due to very high winds on Dublin Bay, the focus for the multihull fleet returns to offshore racing as leg
Highest British result and first rookie
Having posted a consistent 8-11-14-13 over the four legs, Sam Goodchild on Shelterbox-Disaster Relief finished 11th overall, the highest British finisher in the recent history of the race,
Back to back victories for Yann Elies
Yann Elies and his Groupe Queguiner-Leucemie Espoir crossed the finish line off Dieppe at 20:05:09 UTC to take second on the fourth and final leg from Roscoff, but overall honours in
Elies noses ahead
Just a few hours of sailing are left in La Solitaire du Figaro 2013 and the competition for the overall lead remains wide open with Xavier Macaire on Skipper Herault, Yann Elies on Gro