Platoon Repeats at TP52 World Champs

Harm Müller-Spreer’s Platoon team won the 2019 Rolex TP52 World Championship title on the Bay of Palma today, but the German-flagged team, led by the Hamburg-based owner-driver did not make it easy for themselves as they had to contend with two additional penalty...

Dorian pushing northwest

Hurricane Dorian is now centered in the western Atlantic Ocean. Dorian will threaten parts of the Bahamas and the southeastern U.S. over Labor Day weekend. The most likely scenario is a track near the Florida Peninsula late in the weekend, but exact details will...

Dorian gathering strength nearing US

Tropical Storm Dorian officially became Hurricane Dorian today, its sustained winds topping 75 mph as it bore down on Puerto Rico and St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands. Forecasters are now warning that the storm will strengthen into a dangerous Category 3 hurricane as...

Platoon controls TP World Champs

A testing, northwesterly offshore wind of 12-17kts produced fantastic racing conditions today at the Rolex TP52 World Championship on the Bay of Palma out of Puerto Portals as Harm Müller-Spreer’s Platoon took control of the title race. They posted two first places...

Multihull Cup Step Up Their Green Credentials

The MHC’s organizers are as passionate about minimizing plastic waste on the island as they are about putting on a show of roaring multihulled rockets. This is why the MHC will, once again, be a (Sailors for the Sea-certified) Clean Regatta. Moreover, the regatta will...