Paris Calls It Quits For A Fourth Time

Dr Stanley Paris, who had been trying since 2014 to solo circumnavigate the world, has failed in his fourth and final attempt. The 81 year old set out on November 29 on his Finot-Conq 53 Kiwi Spirit II from St. Augustine, FL, but a list of issues while to the east of...

Merging IMOCA With The Ocean Race

There was a celebration in Paris as the IMOCA world joined forces with The Ocean Race (formerly Volvo Ocean Race) in looking ahead to the start of the next edition in October 2021. On December 11, the IMOCA General Assembly passed a newly written version of the Class...

ORC World Championship In Croatia

The 2019 D-Marin ORC World Championship expects to attract around 150 sailboats and 1,000 sailors from all over the world when the competition is held on June 3-8 in Sibenik, Croatia. The 6-day regatta will be divided in one long and one short offshore navigational...