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RORC Caribbean 600 news
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Posted on 19 Nov
First get-together for Globe40 2025-2026 skippers
Video conference with nearly thirty skippers and project managers from 10 nations
Posted on 15 Nov
When diminutive is massive
Let there be light. Indeed. Elizabeth Tucker has acquired Cole Brauer's Class 40, First Light
Posted on 3 Nov
Thrilling finish to Yachting Malta Coastal Race
56 yachts vied for supremacy in ideal racing conditions
Posted on 16 Oct
CIC Normandy Channel Race 2025 back to May slot
Running from Wednesday 21 May to Sunday 1 June
Posted on 30 Sep
15th CIC Normandy Channel Race Prize Giving
For the very first time, victory in this epic Norman classic went to a Norman sailor
Posted on 22 Sep
15th CIC Normandy Channel Race Finish
Fabien Delahaye and Benjamin Schwartz on Legallais the new kings of Normandy
Posted on 20 Sep
15th CIC Normandy Channel Race day 5
Game of Thrones
Posted on 19 Sep
15th CIC Normandy Channel Race day 4
Celtic Express
Posted on 18 Sep
Gosport Marina to send-off James Ketchell
Setting sail on remarkable 30,000 nautical mile journey aboard his Class 40 yacht
Posted on 18 Sep
15th CIC Normandy Channel Race day 3
Sprinting across the Celtic Sea
Posted on 17 Sep
15th CIC Normandy Channel Race day 2
English Conundrum
Posted on 16 Sep
15th CIC Normandy Channel Race start
A demanding yet summery start for the 50 skippers
Posted on 15 Sep
Globe 40 leg 1 under way soon on Virtual Regatta
Cadiz to Cape Verde - all the legs count towards winning plane tickets
Posted on 10 Sep
James Ketchell set for global circumnavigation
Having already cycled around the world in 2013 and flown a small aircraft around the world in 2019
Posted on 8 Sep
CIC Normandy Channel Race Preview
15 years and a trophy as coveted as ever
Posted on 31 Aug
Globe 40 Warm Up on Virtual Regatta
Prologue from Lorient to Cadiz starts on 31st August
Posted on 21 Aug
Galician authorities welcome GSC in Vigo
Real Club Náutico de Vigo will be the host club and partner of the Global Solo Challenge 2027-2028
Posted on 26 Jul
GSC 2027 Presentation and Press Conference
At the Real Club Náutico de Vigo on Tuesday
Posted on 22 Jul
Update from Tom Dolan
Irish skipper's consistent performance leads up to La Solitaire du Figaro Paprec
Posted on 12 Jul
The Drheam-Cup - Let the party begin!
Grand Prix de France de Course au Large village officially opened
Posted on 12 Jul
Oh My Scow!
A Lombard Yacht Design, built by SR Structures in the UK
Posted on 7 Jul
Miranda Merron to head up Globe40 Race Management
Outstanding sailor and key figure on the offshore racing scene
Posted on 4 Jul
Cádiz completes the circle
As the Official Start Venue for the Globe40
Posted on 27 Jun
Pep Costa to helm Class40 sponsored by VSF
New sponsor in the sailing world, for three years on the Class40 circuit
Posted on 27 Jun
Race Yachts Premium Brokerage - Winter Specials
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Posted on 20 Jun
Jérôme Delire enters the GSC 2027-2028
Bringing a wealth of experience and a profound love for solo sailing to the event
Posted on 19 Jun
Drheam-Cup / Grand Prix de France au Large preview
The fifth edition will once again offer a particularly outstanding line-up
Posted on 13 Jun
Acrobatica crowned 2024 Atlantic Cup champions
Due to low visibility, day two of the Coastal Series was abandoned
Posted on 6 Jun
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Globe40 - Mélodie Schaffer and Tom Pierce
© Jean-Marie Liot / Globe40
Figureheads - Cole Brauer (L) and Elizabeth Tucker (R)
© Alvaro Sanchis
Always aiming to keep it fun - Brauer (L) and Tucker up the mast on board First Light
© Alvaro Sanchis
Cole Brauer (L) and Elizabeth Tucker (R) on the bow of First Light
© Alvaro Sanchis
Elizabeth Tucker helming First Light
© Alvaro Sanchis
Elizabeth Tucker with one of the thousands of jobs completed to get First Light ready for sea
© Alvaro Sanchis
Elizabeth Tucker to the left, and Cole Brauer on the right
© Elizabeth Tucker
Elizabeth Tucker on board First Light as they prepare the vessel for sea once more
© Elizabeth Tucker
45th Rolex Middle Sea Race
© RMYC / Andrea Azzopardi
15th Normandy Channel Race start
© Jean-Marie LIOT / CIC NCR2024
Fabien Delahaye and Benjamin Schwartz on Legallais (199) wins the 15th Normandy Channel Race
© Jean-Marie LIOT / CIC NCR2024
Fabien Delahaye and Benjamin Schwartz on Legallais (199) wins the 15th Normandy Channel Race
© Jean-Marie LIOT / CIC NCR2024
Project Rescue Ocean (162) during the 15th Normandy Channel Race
© Jean-Marie LIOT / CIC NCR2024
Groupe SNEF during the 15th Normandy Channel Race
© Jean-Marie LIOT / CIC NCR2024
James Ketchell will set sail on his remarkable 30,000 nautical mile journey aboard his Class 40 yacht, `Mindset`
© Premier's Gosport Marina
Legallais during the 15th Normandy Channel Race
© Jean-Marie LIOT / CIC NCR2024
15th Normandy Channel Race
© Jean-Marie LIOT / CIC NCR2024
15th Normandy Channel Race start
© Jean-Marie LIOT / CIC NCR2024
Adventurer James Ketchell embarks on third global circumnavigation
© Sarah Huxley
CIC Normandy Channel Race 2023
© Jean-Marie LIOT Images
Carl L.C. Kah III's Class 40 Privateer - Ida Lewis Distance Race 2024
© Stephen R Cloutier
Privateer's Carl L.C. Kah III (left) and Ervin Grove - Ida Lewis Distance Race 2024
© Stephen R Cloutier
The Lift45
© SR Structures
The Lift45
© SR Structures
Miranda Merron set to head up the Race Management Team for the Globe40
© Jean-Marie Liot / Alea
Spanish skipper Pep Costa
© Vincent Olivaud | Solo Maitre COQ
Jérôme Delire - MASAÏ Class40 Pogo 40S2 (Finot-Conq)
© Global Solo Challenge
Jérôme Delire - MASAÏ Class40 Pogo 40S2 (Finot-Conq)
© Global Solo Challenge
2024 Atlantic Cup
© Billy Black
2024 Atlantic Cup
© Billy Black