Francis Joyon (FRA) and his five crew on the 31.5m VPLP-designed trimaran IDEC SPORT had a record setting day in their bid win the Jules Verne Trophy for fastest outright time around the world. With their latest 24 hour run of 754 nm, the team has increased their lead...
Jim Delegat’s New Zealand yacht Giacomo is the overall winner of the 2016 Rolex Sydney Hobart. For Delegat and his crew, this is a triumph of persistence and teamwork with a distinct family touch. “It’s unreal,” explained Delegat shortly after victory was confirmed....
Francis Joyon (FRA) and his five crew on the 31.5m VPLP-designed trimaran IDEC SPORT continue to make ground in their bid win the Jules Verne Trophy for fastest outright time around the world. As they approach the longitude of Cape Town, South Africa, their latest 24...
You could not wipe the grin from Jim Delegat’s face when he arrived at the dock in Hobart after skippering his Volvo 70, Giacomo, to second place on line in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s iconic Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race this evening. Delegat was chuffed...
The current race leader of the Rolex Sydney Hobart overall, the New Zealand V70 Giacomo, is confident of maintaining full speed as she closes on the Tasmanian north-east coast this afternoon with a possible ETA in Hobart of 5am. That would place her the outright...
When Perpetual LOYAL smashed the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race record this morning, it was record number two for her boat manager, Brad Kellett, all in the space of less than two days. When he crossed the starting line on Boxing Day, Kellett became the youngest sailor to...
