Saturday, April 11, 2015

Record / Phaedo3 Sets a new around St Martin record

Lloyd Thornburg and his crew aboard Phaedo3, whilst training for the up coming regatta, Les Voiles de St Barth, decided to see if they could challenge one record. 



Back in March 2003, Steve Fossett set a record for sailing around the island of St Maarten. He circumnavigated the island in 2 hours 4 minutes and 36 seconds. 



Thursday, April 9, 2015

ITW / Artemis designer, Loick Peyron : "No one agrees"

You won’t find an America’s Cup sailor with the depth and breadth of experience of Loïck Peyron. Now in his second campaign with Artemis Racing, he is nominally listed as a ‘designer’. But the French legend is much more than this, providing a vital link between the sailing and design worlds.


Credit : E.Allaire


Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Volvo Ocean Race / Sam Davies : "We made it !"

Battered, bruised, but defiant to the last, Team SCA (Sam Davies/GBR) finally completed a gruelling Leg 5 of the Volvo Ocean Race on Tuesday and arrived to a well-deserved Brazilian welcome fit for heroines.


Credit : Rick Tomlinson/Team SCA