Transat Jacques Vabre

After horrible storms rocked the Transat Jacques Vabre fleet over the last couple of days, it is back to the business of racing in the Transat Jacques Vabre, give or take the chance to tidy up, make running repairs and catch some much needed rest. For the crews on the Transat Jacques Vabre they can [...]

Yacht Alegre Wins Rolex Middle Sea Race

Rolex Middle Sea Race
Without doubt the most productive finish line watch duty at this year’s Rolex Middle Sea Race was from 11.30 to 15.30 on Wednesday. Royal Malta Yacht Club watchkeepers, Clive and Mary Chipperfield, witnessed eleven yachts complete the course, equalling the number that arrived over the whole of Monday and Tuesday. The total [...]

First Yacht to Finish Fastnet Race

First Yacht to Finish Fastnet Race
Plymouth – The 100 foot  yacht ICAP Leopard crossed the Fastnet race finish line at the Plymouth breakwater at 01:09:36 (BST) after 2 days, 11 hours, 9 minutes and 36 seconds of sailing in relatively light conditions. The other yachts in the Fastnet fleet are now heading for the finish [...]

Fastnet 2009

Fastnet 2009
Spectators along the Cowes shoreline, enjoyed a magnificent, colorful spinnaker start of the Fastnet Race yesterday. Ten knots of wind from the east propelling the 300 strong fleet westwards down the Solent. First away, were the IMOCA 60s. Dee Caffari’s Aviva that made the most positive start towards the pin end. However she was [...]

Transpac 2009

Transpac 2009
The Transpac boats in Divisions 3, 4 & 5 start their race tomorrow. Sailing crews from each of the 19 Transpac sailboats are looking toward their navigators to determine what route they are going to take initially, so that they can decide which sails to take and which to leave behind. While the navigators [...]