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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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... -
AMHAS Takes Final Leg Honors While Dutch Claim Overall In Globe 40
Off Lorient, Brittany, the Dutch crew on SEC HAYAI made up of Frans Budel and Ysbrand Endt, crossed the finish line of the 8th and final leg of the GLOBE40 at 19:41 UTC this Wednesday. The Anglo-American crew on AMHAS, Craig Horsfield and Oliver Bond, preceded them at 15:05 UTC after 19 days at sea. SEC HAYAI’s second place in this leg gives the crew the outright win in this first edition of the GLOBE40, whilst AMHAS posted her 3rd line honours. Ultimately then, just two... -
AMHAS Takes Final Leg Honors While Dutch Claim Overall In Globe 40
Off Lorient, Brittany, the Dutch crew on SEC HAYAI made up of Frans Budel and Ysbrand Endt, crossed the finish line of the 8th and... -
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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The Hairiest Of Nights
Hello Friends-
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... -
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... -
A Matter Of Opinion
Credit to GUYOT environnement - Team Europe who have regained the lead on the race tracker as well as their position as the most southerly boat in the fleet. In a race south, that's a good thing.... or is it?
Two of the three boats positioned about 120 miles to the west - Team Holcim-PRB and 11th Hour Racing - have just (as at 1200 UTC) put in a gybe to the west, consolidating position and setting up for a weather transition... -
Class 40 Reaches Recife
The Anglo-American team AHMAS (Class40 n? 127) crossed the finish line of leg 6 of the GLOBE40 in Recife today at 11:48 p.m. local time. After 20 days and 10 hours of racing and 3,803 miles covered (7417 km), Craig Horshield and James Oxenham brilliantly conclude a particularly difficult leg which put the GLOBE40 crews to the test. In the heart of Recife, the “Venice of Brazil”, they inaugurated this evening the brand new RECIFE MARINA, a 250-berth marina in the... -
Globe 40' Reaches Recife
The Anglo-American team AHMAS (Class40 n? 127) crossed the finish line of leg 6 of the GLOBE40 in Recife today at 11:48 p.m. local... -
Alex Barrier Launches All Woman Ultim Team For Jules Verne Attempt
Jules Verne Trophy: sailor Alexia Barrier embarks on a round-the-world sailing trip with an all-female crew
Sailor Alexia Barrier is embarking... -
The 2023 Ocean Race Has Begun With Powerful Start
IMOCAs set off around the world in perfect racing conditions
With the weak weather front having passed through... -
Final Preparations Underway In Alicante
Fleets assembling in Alicante for final run towards start of The Ocean Race
Five IMOCAs will take the start of the around the world race, with six VO65s preparing for the new, intense Sprint competition
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11 boats are assembling in Alicante, Spain this week in final preparation for the start of The Ocean Race 2022-23. And the activity on shore is ramping up as well, with Alicante’s Ocean Live Park opening on Saturday 7 January.... -
Final Preparations Underway In Alicante
Fleets assembling in Alicante for final run towards start of The Ocean Race
Five IMOCAs will take the start of the around the world race, with six... -
A Sigh Of Relief For Gryphon Solo Crew
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I am writing to report that Joe, Roger and GS2 made it around the infamous Cape Horn on December 18, 2022 (see photos below). I have been thinking about this for a very long time, really since I went around Cape Horn the first time in March 2016. That was a very rough and difficult passage, with winds and seas in excess of 60k/feet, and I was forced to round outside Diego Ramirez Island and could not get near Cape Horn rock for the classic photos. This time,...