A Quick Jaunt To Bermuda For Boudicca

Richard Moody's Boudicca Wins Line Honors in 2023 Marion Bermuda Race




In the early morning light on Monday, Richard Moody’s Boudicca crossed the Marion Bermuda Race finish line off of St. David’s Lighthouse, having sailed a total of 705 miles in just 2 days, 17 hours, 26 minutes, 27 seconds.

This incredible performance beats the previous record, set in 2011 by the 76-foot Briand Sloop Lilla, owned by Simon and Nancy DiPietro, which was 2...

By Emily Olson For NPR: https://www.npr.org/2023/06/20/11831...hamish-harding

As of Tuesday afternoon, international rescue crews are still searching the North Atlantic for a submersible vessel that was taking five people to view the wreckage from the Titanic.

Authorities estimate there's only enough oxygen in the sub for those onboard to survive less than two days.

Here's what we know.

When and where did the vessel go missing?
'Tiny...

Block Island Race Week’s 30th edition, presented by Margaritaville, had “champagne conditions” for the first day of racing, North Sails Race Day, on all three race circles.



Racing got off on time after boats poured out of the Great Salt Pond spit from Champlin’s Resort and Marina, the Boat Basin and Payne’s Dock to form the infamous “boat parade” heading for the start lines.

From the crew on Ohana, the words to describe the day were...

Cal Maritime: from tragedy to support within the Transpac community:

June 19, 2023 -- Los Angeles, CA -- On Thursday, June 8th, the support trailer for the Cal Maritime’s Andrews 77 entry of the same name in the 2023 Transpac was reported stolen to the Port of Los Angeles police. In this trailer were the sails for the boat and other valuable equipment, undoubtedly of no use whatsoever to the thieves. This immediately put the team of 13 cadets, alumni cadets and coaches at jeopardy...

Morgan Cup Race Report

RYS Line Cowes – Dartmouth (Approx. 112nm)

Start: Friday 16 June 2023

Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club in association with the Royal Thames YC, the Royal Dart YC, and the Royal Yacht Squadron.



91 boats crossed the Royal Yacht Squadron Line for the Morgan Cup Race from Cowes to Dartmouth. A weak sea breeze and a favourable tide got the fleet away to a smooth start to the east, but as the front runners...

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11th Hour Racing Team has left The Hague, The Netherlands, bound for Genoa, Italy.

The “race-within-a-race” is now on for the team to deliver the boat to Genoa in time for the In-Port Race on July 1

Routing for the 2,500 nautical mile delivery currently has team arriving on June 30

Skipper, Enright: “We are very tight on time, but we will do everything we can to get to Genoa to join the rest of the fleet for...

The Hague, The Netherlands
Sunday, June 18, 2023



11th Hour Racing Team has announced its plan to deliver its 60-foot race boat, Mālama, to Genoa, Italy, after the huge collision during the inshore section of the Leg 7 start, which saw the team forced to retire from the final leg of The Ocean Race 2022-23. 11th Hour Racing Team’s boat was hit by competitor GUYOT environnement - Team Europe just 17 minutes into the start of the leg, on its port side, leaving...

It might be hard to believe, given the scale of disappointment felt yesterday but these images were taken just an hour after the team docked back into The Hague.
"The team is okay. It's been a tough afternoon but the most important thing is that everyone's okay," says Team CEO Mark Towill. "In my opinion, we've got one of the best tech teams in the world, so they're diagnosing exactly where we're at so we can make a plan."
When the going gets tough......

1833 local time -- COLLISION between GUYOT envrionnement and 11th Hour Racing Team... all crew look to be ok but there is damage to both boats.







1824 local time -- A passing move by GUYOT environnement - Team Europe, slipping inside on Team Malizia to grab third place on the short second leg...

1850 local time -- Both 11th Hour Racing Team and GUYOT will return to harbour... Meanwhile, Team Holcim-PRB, Team Malizia...

Team We Brake For Whales arrived this morning around 7am, for a time of 5 days, 18 hours, 59 minutes and an undisclosed number of baked goods.

Congratulations, Team We Brake For Whales!





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