America’s Cup: Climbing the curve

Anticipation of the 36th America’s Cup is on the rise. A schedule of practice races in advance of the PRADA America’s Cup World Series Auckland and the PRADA Christmas Race on December 17-20 has pulled back the curtain on the four-boat field of highly qualified teams....

Jury decision needed for Vendée Globe

When Kevin Escoffier’s boat folded in half during the Vendée Globe, four skippers assisted in the rescue which began on November 30. Their ranking order that day as of 14:00 was Escoffier (3rd), Jean Le Cam (4th), Yannick Bestaven (6th), Sébastien Simon (7th), and...

Vendée Globe: Hurdling the Indian Ocean

Day 32 – For the meantime the worst of the Indian Ocean is behind them and Vendée Globe leaders Charlie Dalin and Thomas Ruyant can contemplate a relatively smooth ride to Australia’s Cape Leeuwin, now 1250 nautical miles, or about three days, ahead of Dalin Dalin,...

America’s Cup: Hard times for the Brits

The America’s Cup is a design competition, and in the first cycle of a new class, it is inevitable for the range of performance to be wide. Each team is desperate to know how their AC75 boat matches up, and hopeful there remains time to address any deficiencies. While...

Jules Verne: Working with nature

Day 14 – Sodebo Ultim 3 continues to sail eastward toward the Kerguelen archipelago, located about 700 nm from its bow this evening. However, after a necessary gybe, Thomas Coville and his seven crew lost over 300 nm from the Jules Verne Trophy pace of Idec Sport, now...