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  • Collision Injures 2 11th Hour Crew

    Collision Injures 2 11th Hour Crew

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    MAY 25, 2023


    At 1541 UTC on Thursday, May 25, while racing in Leg 5 of The Ocean Race, 11th Hour Racing Team activated its Hazard Button to alert Race Control and the wider fleet they had hit something, suspected to be a marine mammal or megafauna.


    The Team was in the mid-North Atlantic Ocean at 52?N, 35?W – approximately 750 nautical miles [863 miles/1,389 km] off the coast of Newfoundland, sailing at 29 knots [33mph/54 kmph], in 28+...
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  • New 24 Hour Monohull Record!

    New 24 Hour Monohull Record!



    New monohull record!!
    Team Holcim - PRB has passed 11th Hour Racing Team’s new Race record, but also beaten Comanche (a 100fter maxi)’s monohull record of 618.01nm which was established in 2015
    We can expect that record to keep rising...

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    This story has been updated at 1000 UTC Friday morning

    Skipper Kevin Escoffier and his Team Holcim-PRB have shattered the existing 24-hour distance records in the monohull
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    Last edited by Photoboy; 05-26-2023, 11:53 AM.

  • Hauling The Mail Across The North Atlantic

    Hauling The Mail Across The North Atlantic

    Pushing towards a record
    The leaders are screaming north at record-breaking pace...




    It's going to be an interesting 24-hours in The Ocean Race as the leading trio find themselves in strong downwind reaching conditions and 'relatively' flat water - a combination that could produce a new 24-hour distance record.







    11th Hour Racing Team, at the head of the fleet, is already posting a run of over 550 miles for
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  • Ino Noir Named For Fastnet Baptism By Fire

    Ino Noir Named For Fastnet Baptism By Fire



    images Georgie Altham, PhotoBoat

    One of the newly-launched hot favourites for the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s (RORC) 50th Rolex Fastnet Race in July, Ino Noir, had its boat christening ceremony at RORC, Cowes on Sunday. The liquid crimson 45ft monohull will catch the eye on the race circuit. Ino Noir bears all the hallmarks of its creators; Shaun Carkeek’s signature lines and all-round speed, the performance, style and colours of James Neville, the owner and
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  • Cape 31 Numbers Continue To Impress

    Cape 31 Numbers Continue To Impress

    The north easterly breeze wicked up to 20 knots at times, but was once again variable in speed, giving a complexity to the one-design and IRC-rated action. Three races were held for all classes on the final day, completing the six-race series. Congratulations to the five class winners at the RORC Vice Admiral’s Cup: Cape 31 – Shotgunn, J/111 – McFly, J/109 – JAGO, HP30 – Assassin, and Quarter Tonner – BLT.




    Cape 31 Class

    The Cape 31 fleet at the RORC
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  • A Fast Exit For Remaining Fleet

    A Fast Exit For Remaining Fleet

    Speeding towards the target
    The boats are taking advantage of favourable conditions to leave Newport behind, with Aarhus in their sights



    It's been a fast 24 hours in The Ocean Race, with teams making around 500 miles towards the target of the finish line - Aarhus, Denmark in northern Europe.

    The conditions are mostly favourable for making miles - reaching conditions in a north wind that is in the 25+ knot range. The limiting factor today is the sea state,
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  • Leg 5 Commences

    Leg 5 Commences




    Sunday, May 21, 2023

    The only US entry in The Ocean Race, 11th Hour Racing Team, has left its hometown of Newport, Rhode Island, and has set off from the Ocean State on Leg 5 of the 2022-23 edition of the round-the-world race. The team will sail their 60-foot IMOCA race boat 3,500 nautical miles [4,028 miles or 6,482 kilometers] across the Atlantic, sailing over the top of Scotland, finishing in Aarhus, Denmark.

    This transatlantic dash to Denmark’s
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  • Buddy Melges: A Life Well Lived

    Buddy Melges: A Life Well Lived



    From the ILYA-Inland Lake Yachting Association:

    Harry Clemons “Buddy” Melges Jr., considered to be one of the greatest competitive sailors in the sport of sailing, passed away on May 18, 2023. He leaves behind a remarkable legacy as one of the most accomplished and revered sailors in American history.
    Born on January 26, 1930, in Elkhorn, Wisconsin, Buddy dedicated his life to the pursuit of excellence on the water. Growing up on Delavan Lake, he honed
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  • TEAM USA Walks Away From Saudi Event

    TEAM USA Walks Away From Saudi Event

    The American Magic sailing team is refusing to participate in the second Preliminary America's Cup Regatta in Saudi Arabia citing security concerns.



    The regatta is scheduled to be held in Jeddah from 30 November to 3 December.

    However, the New York Yacht Club has decided not to participate believing they are at a heightened risk for terrorist attacks.

    In an application to the America's Cup Arbitration Panel, the club argues genuine safety concern
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  • Double bullet day for Vesper at IMA Maxi Europeans

    Double bullet day for Vesper at IMA Maxi Europeans





    After one offshore and two days of coastal racing, today the fleet competing out of Sorrento, Italy for the International Maxi Association’s Maxi European Championship were sent off on two windward-leeward courses on the Bay of Naples along the north coast of the Sorrentine Peninsula. Once again conditions were difficult with much cloud activity as well as the occasional monsoon-grade downpour, causing crews to rechristen the race’s otherwise magnificent host...
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  • Two Boats Sidelined As Wind Increases In Puerto Portal
    by Photoboy
    A day of double jeopardy sees 52 SUPER SERIES 2023 title battle closer than ever



    An incredible turn of events at the start of the first race today at the 52 SUPER SERIES Puerto Portals Sailing Week saw both of the top two title challengers, circuit leaders Provezza and second placed Platoon launched on an emotional rollercoaster which concluded with the German flagged world champions finishing today poised now only six points behind Provezza with only four races of the
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  • Breeze On Start For Defi Azimuth
    by Photoboy
    Breeze, heavy seas, beating, reaching and running… Some bracing and varied conditions await the 34 competing duos from Thursday at 10:30 UTC



    As is the case every year, the D?fi Azimut – Lorient Agglomeration is an opportunity to bring a little order to the ever-changing IMOCA scoresheet. Indeed, the 2023 season has seen the arrival of several new designs, some of which have already made quite the impression.



    FOUR HEADLINE ACTS

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  • Buckler Island Offered Up For $75 Million
    by Photoboy
    An entire private island in the San Francisco Bay has hit the market for $75 million.

    Article by Andrew Chamings: https://www.sfgate.com/local/article...-18378643.php?



    Point Buckler’s 50 acres of swampy marshland on the southern edge of Grizzly Bay in Solano County last changed hands for just $150,000 in 2011. The huge price hike may have something to do with the recent $800 million land grab by Flannery Associates — the group of ultra-wealthy
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    Yesterday, 09:40 AM
  • Bay Of Palma Sees Phoenix Rising
    by Photoboy
    20TH OF SEPTEMBER, 2023
    Phoenix steer clear to lead, Platoon, Sled damaged in Race 2 collision at 52 SUPER SERIES Puerto Portals Sailing Week




    The Plattner family’s Phoenix lead the 52 SUPER SERIES Puerto Portals Sailing Week regatta after three excellent races on the Bay of Palma which were marred by a collision at the start of the second race when Sled and Platoon were hit by Gladiator on the start line.

    Platoon and Sled were allocated
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    09-20-2023, 05:34 PM
  • Forecasted Nasty Weather Delays Defi Azimut Start
    by Photoboy





    Given the extremely difficult weather conditions, Race Management has just announced a programme change. Originally scheduled for Wednesday, the speed runs have now been postponed till Sunday to replace the Tour de l’ile de Groix round island race. “The weather is not conducive to launching runs with guests aboard. The race zone is exposed with 25 to 28 knots gusting to over 32 knots and heavy seas. Added to that, it would be too risky to have lots
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    09-20-2023, 12:16 PM
  • Dramatic Helo Rescue For Injured Global Ocean Sailor
    by Photoboy
    Injured French sailor rescued by long-range helicopter mission




    The crew of French OGR entrant Triana (66) FR assisted Stephane Raguenes into the liferaft before being winched onboard the helicopter and flown to Madeira for medical attention. Credit: Margault Demasles / Team Triana / OGR2023




    An injured crew member from the 53ft French Yacht TRIANA, racing around the world in the McIntyre Ocean Globe was successfully rescued yesterday
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    09-20-2023, 10:23 AM
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