Paris 2024: It could be worse

At the Olympic Games, the host City is responsible for providing suitable venues for each sport. As the proximity of venue locations can significantly vary, the ability for athletes to get the “Olympic Experience” is dependent on how close they are to the action. For...

Final night for Transatlantic Race leader

Day 11 – The finish line for the RORC Transatlantic Race expects the VO65 Childhood 1 to arrive tomorrow to win the IMA Trophy for Monohull Line Honours. The team led Skipper Bouwe Bekking has been fully lit up for the blast to the finish, registering a 24-hour run of...

Clipper Race: Variety across the fleet

Day 15 – Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam has relinquished its windward position, and the lead, to Qingdao after completing the Dell Latitude Rugged Ocean Sprint. The chasing pack prepares to enter the sprint and the westerly yachts struggle in lighter winds; it has been a...

No consensus for Transatlantic Race

Day 9 – Whilst all of the competing yachts are south of the rhumb line in the 3,000nm RORC Transatlantic Race, there is over 900nm of latitudinal separation in the fleet. Jangada is furthest north and Childhood 1 furthest south. Childhood’s deep dive south has paid...

The Luxury of Cashmere

Cashmere is a fibre obtained from cashmere goats or pashmina goats and other types of goat. It has been used to make yarn, textiles and clothing for hundreds of years. The word cashmere is an anglicisation of Kashmir. A number of countries produce cashmere and have...