Big week-end ahead.
In the un-aptly named Pacific, Ian isn’t slowed down too much by his torn mainsail, and Jeremy has resumed his course towards Cape Horn after the front yesterday. 600 miles from the rock, he is a little further east than he would like but keeps a good distance to the Chilean coastline: 250 miles, or 5 times more than Abhilash at the same latitude! Unlike his Atlantic mates, he can count on accurate weather information.
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Minnehaha Continues Leading The Slow Ascent North
- Published: 03-11-2023, 12:04 AM
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Minnehaha Continues Leading The Slow Ascent North
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2023 Newport Harbor Cabo Race Is Underway!
- Published: 03-10-2023, 03:21 PM
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2023 Newport Harbor Cabo Race Is Underway!
The 2023 Newport Harbor Cabo Race Gets started today with 14 Boats in 2 Divisions:
Aimant de Fille (J/145)
Oliver Ernest: Skipper
Steven Ernest: Owner
Chris Snow: Navigator
Additional Crew Lynn Bowser, Tony DiarBakerli, Steven Pacelli, Mike Robinson,
Arthur Vasenius
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ARGO 4 (J/125)
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Holcim-PRB's Lead Dissolving At Rapid Pace
- Published: 03-10-2023, 11:04 AM
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Holcim-PRB's Lead Dissolving At Rapid Pace
There has been more of the same in The Ocean Race on Friday - but in a good way. All four teams are clicking down the miles, racing to the east in fast reaching conditions.
The wind is up, the water is still (relatively) flat, and the miles keep sliding away under the keel.
The fleet continues to compress slightly, closing the race up with the leg 3 scoring gate fast approaching. The ETA is now Monday morning UTC.
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The Hairiest Of Nights
- Published: 03-10-2023, 10:10 AM
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The Hairiest Of Nights
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I am coming to you live from a very active North Atlantic Ocean as we make our way from Grenada to Lorient, France in the 8th and final leg of the Globe40 RTW race.
This leg has been a bit of everything from a strong upwind start in the lower Caribbean to being becalmed for 3 days to now being pummeled as we approach the Azores archipelago.
Last night was the hairiest night of our entire RTW voyage. The wind and sea state kept building until... -
Biscayne Bay Turns Up The Heat
- Published: 03-09-2023, 06:54 PM
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Biscayne Bay Turns Up The Heat
FULL THROTTLE RACING IN PERFECT CONDTIONS AT 96TH BACARDI CUP AND BACARDI INVITATIONAL REGATTA
March 9, 2023 - Miami, USA
A stunning fleet of one hundred and seventy-one boats were out on Biscayne Bay as the 96th Bacardi Cup entered its fourth day and the Bacardi Invitational Regatta kicked off.
Racing doesn’t get better than this, with the perfect Miami weather delivering 12-15 knots of breeze, challenging shifts and pressure, with... -
1st Globe40 Team Expected To Make Landfall Next Week
- Published: 03-09-2023, 04:54 PM
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1st Globe40 Team Expected To Make Landfall Next Week
AMHAS MOVES INTO THE LEAD IN A STORMY AZORES ARCHIPELAGO
The Anglo-American crew on AMHAS moved into the lead at the Azores gate to the west of the archipelago today at 19H21 UTC with a 51 miles lead over their closest rival, the Dutch team on SEC HAYAI. In this 8th and final leg of the GLOBE40, Craig Horsfield and Oliver Bond have covered nearly 2279 miles, with around 1325 miles to go to the finish in Lorient, Brittany. Like their fellow competitors, they’re... -
Strube & Melleby Top Dogs
- Published: 03-09-2023, 01:56 PM
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Strube & Melleby Top Dogs
Eivind Melleby and Mark Strube have moved into the lead at the 96th Bacardi Cup!
Expectations for racing at 1100 hours today were swept aside as the breeze filled in later and lighter than forecast on race day 3.
Eivind Melleby/Mark Strube played another consistent hand with finesse, scoring a 4th to edge into the series lead.
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The Cream Rises On Sydney Harbor
- Published: 03-09-2023, 09:27 AM
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The Cream Rises On Sydney Harbor
18ft Skiffs
Winning Group 73rd JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship, Race 7
Today's Sponsor: Vaikobi
Thursday, 9 March, 2023
Sydney Harbour
Defending champion Andoo team of John Winning Jr, Seve Jarvin and Sam Newton held off a final challenge over the last downwind leg of the course to win an exciting, incident packed Race 7 of the Winning Group JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour today.
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The Relentless Push East
- Published: 03-08-2023, 10:59 AM
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The Relentless Push East
A long reach east towards Tasmania
The teams are in a relatively stable weather pattern for the next days, with boats set up to make miles east
With all four teams sailing deep into the Roaring 40s, the full fleet is finally in what the sailors would consider to be more typical Southern Ocean conditions, with strong winds from a series of low pressure systems propelling them relentlessly east.
The leader, Team Holcim-PRB, has made a dive to become... -
Separation Increases Within The Persuers
- Published: 03-07-2023, 03:15 PM
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Separation Increases Within The Persuers
It's an interesting day in The Ocean Race with quick moving weather making for a day of transitions in the southern latitudes.
The big winner over the past 24 hours is second placed Biotherm, who have gained over 30 miles on Team Holcim-PRB.
At the other end of the spectrum, 11th Hour Racing Team appear to be in danger of dropping off the back of a weather system and are making a noticeable dive to the south,...
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by PhotoboyLining up for the Horn
Cape Horn is just over 1000 miles away, but they will be hard-earned miles...
The teams have the end of the hardest part of the longest leg in the history of The Ocean Race in sight.
On Friday afternoon UTC, the most iconic of landmarks to offshore sailors - Cape Horn - lies just over 1000 miles to the east.
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by PhotoboyBig conditions ahead on the way to Cape Horn
The weather is forecast to provide one final taste of Southern Ocean conditions on the approach to Cape Horn.
For 50 years of The Ocean Race, sailors have considered the Southern Ocean leg, the racing that takes place between Cape Town and Cape Horn, deep in the southern latitudes, as the biggest milestone in the event.
Rounding Cape Horn marks the end of the southern conditions, where deep low...-
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by PhotoboyThe people on sunken boat SV Raindancer in the Pacific are safely aboard SV Rolling Stone after 10 hrs in a lifeboat.
Great job by them and all the other yachts incl SV Far that went to the rescue.
Most of the rescue was coordinated by WhatsApp using Starlink which is a game changer when it comes to safety. At least 8 yachts, mainly World Arc rally members plus a large ship responded.
Update from the skipper of Raindancer Rick added in photos...-
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Day 1
Sailing counterclockwise around the island in an 18-25 knot northerly, 25 Superyachts sailed their first of three racing days at the St. Barths Bucket Regatta 2023. The testing conditions forced three entries to withdraw due to equipment failure and some to limp across the finish line; however, others seemed to have the luck of the Irish with them (after all, today is St. Patrick’s Day) and spun that into gold over the 20-26 nautical mile courses that were...-
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by PhotoboyClose together, far from home
The Ocean Race is still racing close together as they approach the most isolated place on the planet
The four IMOCAs charging towards Cape Horn are approaching Point Nemo on Tuesday.
Defined as the most isolated, remote place on earth, Point Nemo is a spot in south Pacific Ocean, 2,688 kilometres from the nearest land. In fact, the closest sign of civilisation is the International Space Station, orbiting...-
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