Still to be ratified off the boats tracker by the World Sailing Speed Record Council, the 100-foot Hodgdon sailing superyacht COMANCHE is believed to have set a new monohull 24 hour distance record at the 2015 Transatlantic Race. ... read full story
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New Supermaxi Yachts to Battle For Line Honors in Transatlantic Race 2015
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Transatlantic Race 2015 will be attended by new supermaxis, including the majestic 100-foot superyacht Comanche, as well as the 88-foot sailing yacht Rambler 88. The race will start from Newport in Rhode Island in late June and early July of 2015. ... read full story
IMA Transatlantic Race Winner charter yacht LEOPARD 3 with new interior by Design Unlimited
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The overall winner and record breaker of the 2012 Transatlantic Superyacht & Maxi Regatta, the magnificent charter yacht ICAP Leopard 3, has been refitted this year. She boasts a beautiful interior design by Design Unlimited, just like the 72' yacht Ran 2. ... read full story
Transatlantic Superyacht & Maxi Regatta 2012: Line honours claimed by charter yacht Rán Leopard
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Zennström's crew aboard the Farr 100 charter yacht Ran Leopard crossed the finish line in the 2012 Transatlantic Superyacht & Maxi Regatta in 7 days, 8 hours, 59 minutes and 12 seconds, smashing the course record that was set by Hetairos yacht in 2011. ... read full story
Six maxis and superyachts participating in the Transatlantic Superyacht & Maxi Regatta 2012
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Organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda and the International Maxi Association (IMA), this year's Transatlantic Superyacht & Maxi Regatta kicked off yesterday, with participation of such spectacular vessels as the 35m Farr 115 charter yacht Sojana. ... read full story
Southern Wind Launches New SWS Blog Community
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The new blog community has been recently launched by the prestigious luxury yacht manufacturer, Southern Wind, from South Africa. The community will also christen sailing blog of the beautiful SW 100 RS superyacht Cape Arrow that will participate in this year's Transatlantic Superyacht Regatta. ... read full story
IMOCA Open 60 sailing yacht Akena Vérandas´ mast broken
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Sailing yacht Akena Vérandas´ mast has broken during the Transat Jacques Vabre double handed Transatlantic race. ... read full story
Transatlantic Race 2011 Winners Take a Bow
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Cowes, England (August 12, 2011) – With the presentation of the awards this week at the Royal Yacht Squadron’s Cowes Castle on the Isle of Wight, the cast of players has taken its final bow, and the production that was the Transatlantic Race 2011 has closed to rave reviews. The race made history with the... ... read full story
Inaugural Biscay Race- Part of the Atlantic Ocean Racing Series (AORS)
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The Royal Yacht Squadron is delighted to announce the inaugural Biscay Race that forms part of the Atlantic Ocean Racing Series (AORS) in which competitors are required to take part in three races, including the Transatlantic Race 2011 (TR 2011), to qualify for a series victory. The Biscay Race is also open to any yacht only... ... read full story
Transatlantic Race 2011
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As “an extended adventurous voyage,” the odyssey that is the Transatlantic Race 2011 was a defining event in ocean racing, as well as in the lives of the sailors aboard the 26 competing yachts. The race made history with the establishment of a new record – crossing 2,975 miles of ocean from Newport, R.I. to... ... read full story