Wang Jue joins China SailGP Team as recruitment officially kicks off

Recruitment has begun in China SailGP Team’s quest to field a fully Chinese national team, with Wang Jue of Shanghai set to join the team prior to SailGP’s inaugural event in Sydney, just 49 days away.

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SailGP concludes successful trials of supercharged F50 boats

SailGP’s F50 catamaran was successfully launched in New Zealand’s Northland region, with all six national teams spending valuable training time on the new class of boat over the past two months. During the sea trials period, the first two F50s were commissioned and the systems were validated, while spending a total of 27 days on the water. In just 50 days, all six F50s will be lined up on Sydney Harbour, ready for SailGP’s inaugural season opener to begin on February 15.

Crédit : Ch Cameron

Kojiro Shiraishi fixed to join Vendee Globe 2020 Announced on 30th Oct.2018

On 30th Oct. 2018, The Ocean Explorer "Koojiro Shiraishi" officially announced that his plan has been fixed to join the Vendee Globe 2020-2021. New Sponsor "DMG MORI" President Masahiko Mori and Kojiro Shiraishi announced the New Team "DMG MORI Sailing Team and introduced Managing Director Tony O'Connor and Kojiro's offshore team members.

Four-time world champions Billy Besson, Marie Riou to lead France SailGP Team in new global racing league

Four-time world champion and 2016 Olympian Billy Besson was today announced as the helmsman for the France SailGP Team. Part of a new global racing league setting sail in February 2019, the French team also features Marie Riou, SailGP’s first female onboard crew member. The full team was revealed on Marseille Harbor, which will host the final event of the inaugural season (September 20-22, 2019).

Crédit : SailGP

Golden Globe Race / Loïc Lepage dismasted 600 miles SW of Perth, Australia

At 18:30 UTC, Loic Lepage French solo yachtsman set off the Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) on his yacht Laaland after being dismasted earlier in the day some 600 miles SW of Perth Western Australia.

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One Week After Historic Global Launch, SailGP Unveils, U.S. Team, Details of Two U.S. Races

One week after the league’s historic global launch, SailGP today announced the members of the United States SailGP Team, and revealed details of its two premier U.S. events, set to take place in San Francisco (May) and New York (June) of next year.

Crédit : SailGP 

SailGP is the evolution of sailing - AC50

SailGP today set out to redefine sailing with the launch of its new global racing league: five grand prix events featuring six national teams on identical wingsailed F50s – the world’s fastest, most technologically advanced catamarans. Spearheaded by Larry Ellison and Sir Russell Coutts, in season one, SailGP will bring intensely competitive, high-speed inshore racing to fans in Sydney; San Francisco; New York; Cowes, U.K.; and Marseille, France, as world-class crews compete for the championship trophy and a $1 million prize.

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INEOS TEAM UK the Challenger for the 36th America's Cup released the first official images of their test boat

On the day that the America's Cup race course and event dates were announced in Cowes, Isle of Wight, where the Cup began back in 1851, INEOS TEAM UK the British Challenger for the 36th America's Cup also released the first official images of their test boat, known as T5, a small scale foiling mono-hull.

Crédit :  HARRY KH / INEOS TEAM UK

A serious accident Thursday evening between two boats - Volvo Ocean Race

We are saddened and concerned to learn of a serious accident Thursday evening between two boats on the waters off the Port of Scheveningen, adjacent to the Race Village.

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Alex Thomson Racing appoints world renowned British Boat Builder, boat launch targeted for June 2019

British sailing team, Alex Thomson Racing, has announced that it will build a brand new IMOCA 60 race boat in the south of England.

Credit : Alex Thomson Racing 

The boat, HUGO BOSS, will be constructed by Carrington Boats. Jason Carrington is one of the most accomplished and highly regarded specialists in the industry.

Dongfeng Race Team win the Volvo Ocean Race with late pass on final day

Dongfeng Race Team has won the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 in the closest finish in race history.

Crédit : A Sanchez

Skipper Charles Caudrelier led his team to victory on the final leg of the race, a 970-mile sprint from Gothenburg, Sweden to The Hague.

“We are waiting to catch the new wind,” said Pascal Bidegorry, Dongfeng Race Team - Volvo Ocean Race

A brief split opened up in the Volvo Ocean Race fleet on Saturday afternoon as team AkzoNobel and Team Brunel were pushed by an unexpected windshift to pass north and west of a commercial Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) while the race leaders, Dongfeng Race Team and MAPFRE slid down the east side.

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Dongfeng Race Team and MAPFRE in tense match race towards Aarhus - Volvo Ocean Race

Rivals Dongfeng Race Team and MAPFRE were locked in a bitter tussle for the Leg 11 lead – and overall Volvo Ocean Race victory – on Friday as they led the fleet towards the Danish city of Aarhus.

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Early advantage to Dongfeng Race Team on critical final leg of Volvo Ocean Race

The Chinese-flagged Dongfeng Race Team grabbed the early initiative on the decisive final leg of the Volvo Ocean Race, ahead of overall race victory rivals Team Brunel and MAPFRE... Three teams started the final leg of the Volvo Ocean Race on Thursday afternoon in an unprecedented dead-heat on the overall leaderboard.

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“It’s amazing to see three boats on the same points,” said Charles Caudrelier - Volvo Ocean Race

The deciding leg of the Volvo Ocean Race will start at 14:00 local time on Thursday in Gothenburg. This is it. The winner of the race will emerge after this 700-mile sprint to The Hague...

Crédit : J Renedo

Three teams will start Leg 11 – the final 700 nautical mile sprint leg of the Volvo Ocean Race – in a virtual tie for the lead, setting up an epic, dramatic and unprecedented denouement.

A new 6.5m Flyacht concept, Philippe Briand : "Our role is to transfer the benefits of innovations to the wider market"

The 2021 edition of the America’s Cup will see the radical AC75 Fly Monohull racing for the first time. The new rules were announced at the end of March, and Emirates Team New Zealand has already unveiled its design in a class that promises to be even faster and more spectacular than the AC50 catamarans.

Team Brunel win Leg 10 over MAPFRE - Volvo Ocean Race

Team Brunel complete the Leg 10 comeback, to win the penultimate leg into Gothenburg, Sweden, setting up an epic final sprint to The Hague...

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Skipper Bouwe Bekking led his team to a win in Leg 10 of the Volvo Ocean Race over Xabi Fernández's MAPFRE squad, who claimed second place, less than two-minutes behind.

Extreme Sailing Series™ local team shows fighting form on second day of Barcelona battle

There's cause for celebration today in Barcelona, as home team Spanish Impulse finished day two of Act 3 on a high, clocking podium finishes in both the first and last races of the day.

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As the crowds on the coastline cheered and waved in support, the Spaniards took the second day of the Barcelona battle by storm.

Brunel shoots into the lead as intensity builds towards photo finish - Volvo Ocean Race

The pace is relentless as the leaders close in on Gothenburg knowing every point will count for the overall Volvo Ocean Race win...

Crédit : A Sanchez

Bouwe Bekking’s Team Brunel shot past most of the fleet over the past 24 hours, eventually eking ahead of MAPFRE on Thursday morning and taking the lead in Leg 10 of the Volvo Ocean Race.

Volvo Ocean Race / MAPFRE leads fleet north of Scotland

Spanish team MAPFRE shot into the lead of the penultimate Volvo Ocean Race leg as the fleet rocketed round the coast of Scotland on Wednesday.

Crédit : S Greenfield

The painfully light and fickle winds that dogged the seven teams on Tuesday as they crossed a high pressure ridge had today been replaced by powerful south-westerlies that were blasting them north-east at breakneck speeds.