The 32nd edition of Rolex Middle Sea Race is coming on Saturday 22nd October, starting as usually in Grand Harbour´s unique almost square course shape, hosting the competitors from all over the world. This time the reasons to celebrate will be two, besides the winner of the race, also the RMSR´s celebrating of the 10 year partnership with Rolex. ... read full story
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FT Wally Grand Prix regatta – final results
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Yacht Team Magic Carpet2 takes the first place in the individual FT Wally Grand Prix regatta and the overall series for 2011, as well. ... read full story
Volvo Ocean Race crews using Kannad R10 Safety Recovery System
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Volvo Ocean Race is going to use the Kannad R10 Safety Recovery System for the first time. ... read full story
Volvo Ocean Race using Tidetech tactical oceanographic data
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Volvo Ocean Race is going to profit from the Tidetech tactical oceanographic data for the first time in its history. ... read full story
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez: Sailing yacht Avel wins Rolex Trophy in St Tropez
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It seems the summer may never end in St Tropez this year. For more than one week straight, unseasonably hot weather has dominated the region, caused by a high pressure system that seemingly stalled over the northern Mediterranean. It was a week of hot sunny days and little breeze, unusual in its duration. Again today,... ... read full story
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez: Racing concludes
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Another sultry day on the French Riviera as racing concluded for the week at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez 2011. For the 300 or more boats at this year’s edition, no amount of wind dances or prayers could conjure up enough breeze for a final day of racing. While both Tradition and Modern sailing yachts managed... ... read full story
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez: Rolex Trophy starts to unfold
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Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez is notable for the diverse fleet of boats and superyachts that turn up each September on the Cote d’Azur for a week of racing. Nearly half the fleet of 300 modern and classic boats is sailing in the Tradition/Classic classes. The Tradition fleet is made up of 130 boats spread across... ... read full story
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez: Challenge Day
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Midweek in St Tropez is traditionally a layday for the modern fleet, and sort of a busman’s holiday for the classic fleet. Challenge Day has one ‘featured’ race of the day, and a host of other informal challenges were struck for match races between competitors, solely for bragging rights. This year, the Club 55 Cup... ... read full story
Les Voiles de Saint Tropez: Over 100 classic sailing yachts on stage in Saint-Tropez
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There could not be a more impressive fleet of classic boats then the more than 100 sailing yachts racing this week at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez. It’s an armada that showcases designers from the golden ages of yachting history: among them, Herreshoff, Fife, Sparkman & Stephens, Rhodes, Mylne, and Alden. The summer-like conditions that prevailed... ... read full story
Oyster Yachts’ Palma Regatta 2011
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At the 2011 Oyster’s Palma Regatta, the 27th event in the Oyster Regatta series there was a record fleet of 30 Oyster Yachts. The yachts gathered on the idyllic Mediterranean island of Mallorca for Oyster’s Palma regatta, were proudly flying the flags of Brazil, Germany, Holland, Italy, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.... ... read full story