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Volvo Ocean Race announced today that an eighth boat Volvo Ocean 65 is under construction for the next edition of the round the world race, to be held in 2017-18. The eighth boat is being built at Persico Marine, Nembro…
Another huge fleet for the famous Barcolana in Trieste. 1.758 boats entered the “Coppa d’Autunno” number 48 held yesterday in the Italy’s main sailing city. Almost 15.000 sailors, with much more involved during the entire week, sailed in a sunny…
Amazing video footage of Banque Populaire VIII Imoca 60 foiling in heavy seas with Armel Le Cleac’h during her training for the next Vendee Globe:
From Cagliari to Cagliari with the solo no-stop round the world circumnavigation in a Class 40 in the middle. This is the project of passionate sardinian sailor Gaetano Mura, announced yesterday at the Genoa Boat Show. The italian sailor and…
Porto Cervo hosted a record fleet 125 Swan for the 50^th Anniversary edition of the Rolex Swan Cup. The new book “Swan A Unique Story through 50 Years of Yachting Evolution” has been unveiled. Hosted by YCCS and sponsored by…
Here you go, foiling here foiling there, but what is our most valuable asset? In my opinion yachting. Sailors love racing yachts everywhere around the world and as we are speaking 125 beautiful Swan are racing in Porto Cervo, around…
29 solo sailors from ten countries entered the Vendee Globe 2016/2017. The no-stop solo round the world race will start from Les Sables d’Olonne, France, next November 6th. The press conference to present the 2016-2017 Vendée Globe took place today…
Larger than life… Rafa Trujillo… going down to the Marina da Gloria waiting for the odd brazilian that should have repaired my rib and did not show up, I had today a chat with Rafa, a silver medallist in Athens,…
100 days to go and the Vendee Globe, the ultimate challenge for solo ocean sailing, will start from Les Sables d’Olonne until the start on 6 November at 13:02pm local time. Thirty sailors have signed up for this eighth edition,…
New York, USA- One record on and one attempt off… Following more than two days at sea, François Gabart has decided to abandon his attempt to beat the north Atlantic record single-handed, due to unfavourable weather conditions on the second…
