WindWhisper Wins The VO65 Sprint Series

WindWhisper Racing Team wins Stage 3 of The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint, their 3rd win in as many stages. The Polish boat logically also takes overall victory!






WindWhisper Racing Team first VO65 at Genova!
The Polish team skippered in this leg by Daryl Wislang crossed the line at 10h 27m 52s UTC in an elapsed time of 10 days 23 hours 17 minutes and 52 seconds.






WindWhisper Racing Team won...

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John Wilkerson - Perplexity - Express 37

He hopes to sail a better race than he did in 2021. Since then, he also completed the 2022 Pacific Cup. As a shakedown cruise, he’ll sail Perplexity down the coast from Washington. His strategy is to take one day at a time, and “appreciate being out there.” Provisioning will include Tasty Bite meals, ramen and Oreos.

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The Titan submersible imploded, killing all 5 on board, the US Coast Guard says




By PATRICK WHITTLE, HOLLY RAMER and LOLITA C. BALDOR











A submersible carrying five people to the Titanic imploded near the site of the shipwreck and killed everyone on board, authorities said Thursday, bringing a tragic end to a saga that included an urgent around-the-clock search and a worldwide vigil for...

Team JAJO and Mirpuri Trifork Racing have both reported being approached by orcas around 1450 UTC. The teams subsequently contacted Race Control to confirm there had been no injuries and no damage to their boats, despite the orcas pushing up against or in at least one case ramming into the boat and nudging or biting at the rudders.

“20 minutes ago we got hit by some orcas,” said Team JAJO skipper Jelmer van Beek after the incident. “Three...

The day we have all been waiting for…
By Chris Crawford
https://stormtrysail.org/the-1bi-2023-day3/

“If one got their kite up early, they likely placed very well” in today’s exciting and picture-perfect Regatta Crafts Mixers Round the Island race, said Jesse McKnight of MAYHEM.
“We placed in the top third, we think. Getting over on the south side and riding lifts made a difference. It was an amazing day; I’m tired,...

Best Place on Earth
By Chris Crawford

https://stormtrysail.org/the-1bi-2023-day2/



“Best place on earth,” quipped four Navy sailors almost in unison, returning from a first-place finish on ZEPHYER in the Blue fleet race in “beautiful, stunning conditions.”
Young captain Rick Irving noted that the boat was just two weeks from having been out of the water on boat stands. “We had to clean bird nests out of...

Swan One-Designs put in a great show at The Nations Trophy




Swan One-Designs put in a great show at The Nations Trophy

Porto Cervo, 21st June 2023. Today brought the first day of racing for The Nations Trophy - Swan One Design, a regatta organised by the YCCS in association with ClubSwan Racing and reserved for Nautor's one-design classes - the ClubSwan 50, ClubSwan 42 and ClubSwan 36. As outlined in the morning’s skippers' briefing, the Race Committee...

WindWhisper Racing Team leads both fleets toward the Med and grabs Vasco da Gama Mirpuri Foundation Prize







The Polish-flagged team has stretched away to a 90 mile lead, winning the Vasco da Gama Mirpuri Foundation Prize in the process...
As skipper Daryl Wislang pushed his WindWhisper Racing Team across the line of 37-degress north latitude at 10:04 UTC on Wednesday morning, his team prepared to turn east towards the Strait of Gibraltar...

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...