Sidney Gavignet, skipper of the Arabian 100 trimaran Oman Air Majan, is attempting to break the single-handed Round Britain and Ireland record. Sailing yacht Oman Air Majan crossed the start line off the Lizard Point, Cornwall UK on Thursday the 19th of August 2010. The record attempt forms part of his training for the single handed transatlantic Route du Rhum race later this year. ... read full story
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Change of course announced for the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race
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The RORC have decided to reverse the course of the Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race due to a severe weather forecast for the west coast of Ireland predicted for Thursday 26th August. The fleet will now race anti-clockwise around Britain and Ireland. The start remains unchanged from the Royal Yacht Squadron line to the east at 14.00. This should give the fleet a fast running start towards the forts in the Solent. ... read full story
Sailing yacht Esimit Europa 2 breaks Palermo-Monte Carlo record
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The 100 foot maxi sailing yacht Esimit Europa 2 was the first to cross the finish line in Monte Carlo, taking line honours in the Palermo-Monte Carlo Race. The crew onboard Esimit Europa 2 completed the 500 nautical mile course in 2 days 52 minutes, breaking the course record by 3 hours 19 minutes. ... read full story
Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2010 – Whale Photos.
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Photographer Andrea Francolini captured siome amazing images o whales at the Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2010 , including ones with the Superyacht Kokomo and sailing yacht Wild Oats XI sailing in the background. ... read full story
Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2010 – Day 2.
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Sailing yacht Loki is top dog on the Race Week IRC Grand Prix series pointscore and after today’s two wins is just 0.32 of a point away from taking the yellow leader’s jersey for the Audi IRC Australian Championship off Harvey Milne’s Aroona, which has led the championship from the outset. Audi Hamilton Island Race Week is the decider in the four part series. ... read full story
Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2010 Begins
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With their votes cast at the Hamilton Island polling booth this morning, competitors in the 27th Audi Hamilton Island Race Week cast lines and set off to determine their own outcomes in Australia’s premier offshore regatta, which began today with the traditional Molle Islands Race. The melting pot of keel boats, from Melges to the... ... read full story
Le Pingouin yacht and Oz yacht ready for Velux 5 Oceans
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Two of the Eco 60 sailing yachts, the Brad Van Liew's Eco 60 sailing yacht Le Pingouin and Garry Golding's Oz sailing yacht have taken onto waters after their makeover and are ready for the Velux 5 Oceans Race. ... read full story
Clipper Round the World Yacht Race 2013 – UK City of Culture gets on board
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Clipper Round the World Yacht Race has announced that the UK’s City of Culture 2013, Northern Irelands Derry-Londonderry, will become part of the Clipper 11-12 Race with an official city boat in the race. ... read full story
Superyacht Thalima by Southern Wind
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The Southern Wind Shipyards sailing yacht THALIMA is the first SW 110 RS that was launched by the South African yacht builder as designed by Nauta Design. She was launched on January 31 2010, in Cape Town and will be shown at the upcomming 2010 Monaco Yacht Show. Sailing yacht Thalima is a performance cruising... ... read full story
Sailing Yacht Esimit Europa 2 to race from Palermo to Monte Carlo
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Palermo to Monte Carlo is the next challenge for the sailing yacht Esimit Europa 2. The yacht will face 26 other top class yachts starting the 500 mile race in the Tyrrhenian Sea on Wednesday 18th August 2010. ... read full story