Caribbean Season Shifts To Saint-Barth

Saint-Barth (April 8, 2018) – The French West Indies island of Saint-Barth is teeming with activity as hundreds of sailors prepare for the ninth edition of Les Voiles de Saint-Barth Richard Mille, which kicks off racing tomorrow. The regatta, which runs through...

Clipper Race: Bigger & Bigger

(April 6, 2018; Day 14) – Speed records for Race 9 tumbled for a second successive day as the Clipper 2017-18 Round the World Yacht Race fleet made fantastic progress over the last 24 hours in the Race to the Emerald City. After a challenging weather front hit the...

Clipper Race: The Test Begins

(April 5, 2018; Day 13) – Speed records for Race 9 of the Clipper 2017-18 Round the World Yacht Race tumbled for a second successive day as the fleet made fantastic progress over the last 24 hours on their easterly course across the Pacific. With the next course...

Breeze On At Trofeo Princesa Sofia

Mallorca, Spain (April 4, 2018) – The Bay of Palma fired up the best breeze yet of the 49th Trofeo Princesa Sofia Iberostar as the Finals phase started for most of the ten Olympic classes. In warm spring sunshine, the breeze puffed to 18 knots at times to present a...

Brunel Holds On To Win Leg 7 In Itajaí

Itajaí, Brazil (April 3, 2018; Day 17) – It was easily the most difficult stage of the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18, and the sailors will almost certainly rank it as one of the hardest in the history of the race. But Bouwe Bekking used his veteran nous to fight through...