Lining 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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1,000 Miles Until The Horn
Lining 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... -
Rough Road Ahead As Teams Approach Cape Horn
Big 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... -
Rough Road Ahead As Cape Horn Awaits
Big 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... -
In Their Own Words: The Captain Of SV Raindancer On The Whale Collision And Rescue
The 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... -
In Their Own Words: The Captain Of The SV Raindancer and The Whale Collision
The 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... -
St Bart's Bucket A Win-Win Event
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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A Win Win At St Bart's Bucket
Day 1
Sailing counterclockwise around the island in an 18-25 knot northerly, 25 Superyachts sailed their first of three racing... -
The Battle For Point Nemo
Close 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... -
The Battle For Point Nemo
Close together, far from home
The Ocean Race is still racing close together as they approach the most isolated place on the... -
Te Rehutai Back In The Stable
TE REHUTAI RETURNS
Auckland - 21st March 2023
Te Rehutai, Emirates Team New Zealand’s 36th America’s Cup winning yacht is set to return to the waters of Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf just over 2 years since the last time it was sailed for the final race of AC36.
The team’s AC75 emerged from the shed after a long hibernation on Monday for a series of rig and dock checks encompassing a mix of old and new. Visually... -
ENTZ Reunited With Te Rehutai
TE REHUTAI RETURNS
Auckland - 21st March 2023
Te Rehutai, Emirates Team New Zealand’s 36th America’s... -
NOR For Round The World Solo Ultim Race Relaeased
A DEMANDING RACE
ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE - Brest
They will potentially be seven "Giants of the Seas" setting off from Brest, with a solo skipper on board, who will attempt to complete a circumnavigation of the world from West to East, via the 3 capes (Bonne-Esperance, Leewin and Horn ). A human and technological challenge carried by the sailors of the Ultim 32/23 Class accompanied by their owners and partners.
Some of them have already completed... -
NOR For Round The World Single Handed Utim Race Released
A DEMANDING RACE
ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE - Brest
They will potentially be seven "Giants of the Seas" setting... -
Reunited Fleet Now In A Tight Race
On Saturday it seemed as if the race couldn't get any closer. By Sunday morning UTC that was proved wrong.
Today, all four teams are lined up on a 13 mile line extending north to south, but separated by less than 3 miles on the leaderboard. All this after three full weeks of racing.
The reason for the close racing remains a stubbornly persistent ridge of high pressure and its light winds that is... -
Reunited Fleet Now In Tight Race
On Saturday it seemed as if the race couldn't get any closer. By Sunday morning UTC that was proved wrong.
Today, all four teams are... -
The Fleet Compression Continues
Steady progress towards Cape Horn
As four IMOCAs march past the halfway point of leg 3 in southern latitudes, GUYOT environnement - Team Europe starts sailing towards Brazil to rejoin the next leg...
Team Holcim PRB retains its lead on Thursday, as the fleet compresses to within 100 miles.
As per the forecast yesterday, the leader is slowing slightly and the trailing boats are nibbling into the lead, but little has changed... -
The Fleet Compression Continues
Steady progress towards Cape Horn
As four IMOCAs march past the halfway point of leg 3 in southern latitudes, GUYOT environnement - Team Europe... -
The Solo Maitre CoQ Turns 20
As planned, at 12:08 this Thursday, the big race for the 20th Solo Maitre CoQ kicked off off Les Sables d'Olonne. The 30 Figarists in the running then set off for a 340-mile loop between R?, Yeu, Belle-Ile and the Rochebonne plateau, propelled by a south-easterly breeze blowing between 12 and 14 knots. It was in close ranks, led by Alexis Loison (REEL Group), that they then began their descent towards the Ile de R?. Where, shortly after the overflow of the Baleines lighthouse, the...
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