Repairs and racing along the ice limit
The race continues while each team battles to keep boats operating in racing trim
Following the distribution of points at the scoring gate on Sunday, teams are now consolidating their positions and working through job lists to keep the boats in racing condition.
On Monday evening, 11th Hour Racing Team revealed the latest challenge for their crew to overcome - a badly torn mainsail, along a load-bearing...
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The Battle To Remain Ship Shape In The Southern Ocean
- Published: 03-14-2023, 09:35 AM
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The Battle To Remain Ship Shape In The Southern Ocean
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A Fast Pace For Cabo Racers Continues
- Published: 03-13-2023, 09:55 AM
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A Fast Pace For Cabo Racers Continues
Monday Morning Armchair Quarterbacking
The pace to the ice cold Pacifico's is impressive, with the two Mod 70's Argo and Orion
just over 100 nm to the finish after devouring over 800 nm since the start in light air Saturday afternoon,
the deciding factor of overall line honors may just be decided with light air decision making in the final few miles.
Meanwhile, David Moore's Santa Cruz 52' Westerly remains the lead dog in the monohulls at this... -
Cabo Race Update Sunday AM
- Published: 03-12-2023, 08:54 AM
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Cabo Race Update Sunday AM
Sunday morning Update:
The gap is closing as the Mod 70's and RIO have found the breeze and accelerated out of the light airs off San Diego
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The Second Wave Of Cabo Wabo Seekers Has Departed
- Published: 03-11-2023, 04:14 PM
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The Second Wave Of Cabo Wabo Seekers Has Departed
TRACKER:
https://yachtscoring.com/race_tracking.cfm
ORR A
Artemis (Botin 65 )
Raymond Paul: Owner
Seadon Wijsen: Tactician
Peter King: Navigator
Additional Crew: Carlos Badell, Delmar Badell, Jay Crum, Joe Crum, Rodney Daniel,
Sonny Lopez, Dennis Roweder, Keith Stahnke, Jeff Wayne
BadPak (Botin 56)
Tom Holthus: Owner
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Fast Times In The Southern Ocean
- Published: 03-11-2023, 11:40 AM
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Fast Times In The Southern Ocean
Record breaking day for IMOCA fleet in the deep south
As the fleet races towards the scoring gate, records are being broken...
It's been a record-breaking day in The Ocean Race as the four IMOCAs racing through the south are pressing hard to gain position - and points - at the leg 3 scoring gate.
Conditions have certainly been favourable for making big mileage - long hours of daylight, a near perfect wind angle and speed (around... -
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
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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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...
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by PhotoboyTeam Malizia neck and neck with Team Holcim-PRB after more than a month of racing
Top pair engaged in close quarters battle off the coast of Argentina...
As the calendar ticks over to the 33rd day of competition on Leg 3 of The Ocean Race, Team Malizia and Team Holcim-PRB are as close as ever.
On the 1200 UTC tracker update, the pair were separated by less than 5 nautical miles on the leaderboard.
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by PhotoboyCape Horn In Rear View, Challenges Ahead
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After passing Cape Horn and escaping the south, the big weather challenges haven't quite ended for The Ocean Race sailors yet.
The leading pair - Team Malizia and Team Holcim-PRB - found themselves in what Malizia's Will Harris called some of the most challenging weather of the leg when they turned north. Gale force winds and sharp, confused seas....-
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Team Malizia first boat at Cape Horn!
The German team led by BorisHerrmannRacing passed the iconic landmark at 16h 23m UTC in an elapsed time of 29 days 4 hours and 8 minutes.
Team Holcim - PRB second boat at Cape Horn!
The Swiss team led by Escoffier Kevin passed the iconic landmark at 17h 40m UTC in an elapsed time of 29 days 5 hours and 25 minutes.
Boris Herrmann's Team Malizia lead fleet around Cape Horn
The German team rule the south,...-
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by PhotoboyPrivateer, Blitz, Flying Jenny, Lady M, Bill T & FiDeLa Class Winners @ 49th St. Thomas International Regatta
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. Smart starts. Minimal mistakes. Fast finishes. These are among the successful strategies of class winners at the 49th St. Thomas International Regatta (STIR). Nearly 50 yachts, racing in CSA handicap and one-design classes, spanning from 24- to 70-foot vessels, and with skippers and crews hailing from the Caribbean, USA,...-
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After 48 hours of building wind and seas, with gusts over 40 knots and waves approaching 7 metres, conditions are starting to moderate on Sunday with the IMOCA fleet turning south to squeeze between Cape Horn and the ice exclusion zone.
The wind is in the 18-22 knot range and the waves are 5 metres and decreasing. That's still plenty of motion on an IMOCA, making movement on board difficult, but slightly better than over...-
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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.
But those miles won't come easily. Gale force winds and 6-8 metre seas are on the menu...-
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