Day 2 Of St Barth Magic

Battle lines begin to take shape on second day of Les Voiles de St. Barth Richard Mille


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Yesterday's first day of racing at Les Voiles de St. Barth Richard Mille lived up to all its promises, and today was the same and more for all the crews. Already, early results point to intense competition taking shape across the classes, maxi to multi, and everything in between.

Kicking it off in CSA 1, Maximilian Klink’s Botin...

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A man who fell asleep on his 35-foot sailboat is lucky to have walked away unscathed after the vessel's anchor came free and the boat ran aground in Avalon on Thursday morning.

The incident happened on the 47th Street beach, where onlookers spotted the Pearson 35 sailboat along the shore around 10:00.

According to the Cape May County Herald, the unidentified owner of the boat had anchored...

The (big) sprint is on!

The 33 Figarists involved in the 19th edition of the Solo Ma?tre CoQ got to the heart of the matter on Tuesday. At 11:50 am, with a very slight delay on the scheduled time, they set off on the long course of the event, propelled by a northerly wind blowing between 10 and 12 knots. A flow which should however ease during the afternoon and switch to the northwest, thus making the first miles of the race to the Ile de R? tricky, the bypass of...

After a two year hiatus due to the pandemic, racing at last resumed at Les Voiles de St Barth Richard Mille, the third and penultimate event in the International Maxi Association’s Caribbean Maxi Challenge. And what a start it was with the easterly wind firmly in the low 20s and gusting more with large waves rolling in from the Atlantic. Race Director Luc Poupon and the race team sent the Maxi class off from Gustavia on the south side of St Barts on a 28 mile course to...

The first day of the RORC Easter Challenge was blessed with sparkling conditions in the Solent. A light gradient breeze from the south east built during the day to over 10 knots of pressure. Brilliant sunshine throughout the day added to the superb conditions.

The RORC Race Committee led by Steve Cole held a number of practice starts, followed by three short, sharp windward leeward races.

The coaching team out on the water giving competitors top advice included...

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — The Coast Guard hoisted two mariners from a damaged sailing
vessel approximately 86 miles southeast of Cape Fear on Friday.

Following the hoist, an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew safely transported the mariners back
to Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City.

Watchstanders from the U.S. Coast Guard Fifth District command center received notification
from the International Emergency Rescue Coordination Center stating...

J Class Svea Set To Return To Race In Europe With Swedish Syndicate


A group of successful Swedish entrepreneurs and businessmen who are all passionate about sailing, will campaign JS1 Svea and plan to start racing this summer in Europe with a mostly Swedish crew.


Svea is under new ownership and due to be shipped from Charleston, USA to arrive in Palma in May where the new team will prepare the boat in time for June's Palma Superyacht Cup where...

The recovery operations of the OCEAN FIFTY Les P'tits Doudous continue on the Spanish coast, under the houlet of Adrien Hardy and his team. Arrived in the area yesterday morning, they have since been active to recover anything after the Sunday-Monday night crash. Good news this Wednesday afternoon, The Little Doudous were able to be returned and although the mast is in several pieces, the platform itself seems relatively spared.


As often as a hard blow occurs at...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KRON) — A homicide suspect went on the run before he was nabbed in the Santa Cruz harbor as he was attempting to steal a boat, investigators said Monday.

Austin Michael Medeiros, 27, was taken into custody by Santa Cruz Harbor Patrol officers Sunday afternoon.

Santa Cruz police said officers found a loaded stolen firearm and psychedelic mushrooms in Medeiros’ possession.

Law enforcement authorities in Northern California...

Black Jack clean sweeps Club Marine Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race

After taking line honours and setting a new race record in the Club Marine Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race yesterday, Peter Harburg’s 100ft Black Jack has today been declared the overall winner of the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club’s (RPAYC) 226 nautical mile race.



In the hands of Harburg’s long time skipper, Mark Bradford, Black Jack clean-swept the trophies, also winning...