Dutchman Is Runner-Up In Golden Globe

Les Sables d’Olonne, France (January 31, 2019) – Mark Slats (NED) finished the Golden Globe Race today at 23:18:30 to claim second place. The 41-year old Dutchman crossed the line to set an elapsed time of 214 days 12 hours 18 minutes 43 seconds. To this, a 36 hour...

Details For Para World Sailing Champs

The Notice of Race and Sailing Instructions are now available for the 2019 Para World Sailing Championship, to be held June 30 to July 7 in Cadiz, Spain. The events for the competition will be the One Person Keelboat Male (Hansa 303), One Person Keelboat Female (Hansa...

Big Guns For Antigua Sailing Week

With just three months to go before the 52nd edition of Antigua Sailing Week there is a fantastic line up of yachts entered. Well over one thousand sailors will participate, many flying in from all over the world. Among the armada of big boats are two Supermaxis; Sir...

Golden Globe: Van Den Heede Wins!

Jean-Luc Van Den Heede aboard his Rustler 36 Matmut has crossed the finish line at Les Sables d’Olonne today to win the Golden Globe Race at about 1100h local time. He arrived to a huge welcome after his circumnavigation of the globe, sailing without modern technology...