Second Leg of the Ocean Race Europe 2025. This time it’s Cowes to Cartagena, Spain, with a very quick stop at Matosinhos, Portugal. Biotherm is leading the charge but the rest of the IMOCA fleet are close on their heels. Both Holcim PRB and Allagrande MAPEI Racing are back and fully repaired afte...

Cavit Biriz, a local Turkish WingFoiler gives a guided tour with Thomas Proust (FRA) and Sean Herbert (NZL) around Istanbul and the water. (CC Available)

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First blood goes to Biotherm winning Leg 1 convincingly (Kiel to Portsmouth) and Boris Herrmann (Team Malizia) took second place in the dying minutes from Paprec Arkéa. Hopefully MAPEI and Holcim PRB will be back to start Leg Two after repairs.

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Who Is VR? Plenty of action over the years at VR with the chandlery and media businesses alongside a little help with aspiring sailors. Thank you to our customers and viewers.

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The Ocean Race Europe 2025 begins and Kiel gave the IMOCA fleet a great send off! It’s only Leg 1 and two boats are having extensive repairs after a major crash just minutes after the start gun… Biotherm is leading towards Portsmouth but the remaining fleet are close behind.

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The Admiral’s Cup is back - reborn after more than two decades. Following over two years of planning and preparation by the Royal Ocean Racing Club, its revival marked a defining moment in the Club’s centenary celebrations and the 100th anniversary Rolex Fastnet Race. Once the pinnacle of interna...

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Day Three of the 2025 WingFoil Racing World Cup Turkey delivered high drama and punishing conditions. The men’s fleet was split into gold and silver with the aim of securing a top-nine position for automatic entry into Sunday’s medal series. With winds topping out at a ferocious 39 knots, the mor...

The start of the Ocean Race Europe 2025 is imminent and everyone is getting the final tweeks done. Both the teams and spectators are nearly ready for the race around the coastline of Europe starting in Kiel and finishing in Boka Bay. 4500nm 'trip', visiting seven countries in their IMOCA flying m...

New Series - For many, wooden boat building is a strange and mysterious art performed by a few specialists. They may be right as wood has been replaced by fibreglass, GRP and carbon for the majority of sea going vessels. But there is a resurgence in a few pockets around the British Isles with Pio...

The Ocean Race Europe 2025 - a gruelling six week grand prix yacht race connecting the Baltic, North Atlantic, Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas. The race starts in Kiel, Germany and finishes in Boka Bay, Montenegro stopping at Portsmouth (UK), Matosinhos (POR), Cartagena (ESP), Nice (FRA) and Geno...

The 2025 Rolex Fastnet Race delivered everything — power, heartbreak, glory and grit. Over 400 boats took on the legendary 695-mile course from Cowes to Cherbourg via the Rock, in conditions that tested even the most seasoned sailors. From line honours to corrected time, every leg mattered. As th...

Italy is on the verge of a golden double at the 2025 WingFoil Racing World Cup Turkey, with Alessandro Tomasi and Maddalena Spanu both securing top spots ahead of thes finals in a dramatic day of racing marked by strong but more manageable winds. After a week of wild conditions, Day Four's breeze...

The final day of inshore racing at the 2025 Admiral’s Cup delivered high drama, high stakes and no shortage of action, especially at race starts. Three intense races pushed crews to the limit and completed the six-race inshore series. With the discard now in play and Channel Race results factored...

Alexis Loison and Jean-Pierre Kelbert’s JPK 1050 Léon has been crowned overall winner of the Rolex Fastnet Race. No other boat still racing on the 695 nautical mile course can catch the French doublehanded duo for overall honours in this, the 51st edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s offshore...

VRSportTV has filmed around the globe and some of the top sailors has the opporunity to put the 'after burners' on...enjoy the 'Full Throttle' from some of the best. NO SAILORS (OR ANIMALS) WERE HARMED IN THEIR ON WATER ESCAPADES..

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This third episode explores behind the scenes of the work of Erwan Israël, Benjamin Schwartz and Julien Villion; a trio who are as integral to daily performance as they are to the end result. Throughout Charles’ fifty days out on the racetrack, these experts in weather analysis work out of a hous...

taly’s Alessandro Tomasi and Maddalena Spanu claimed top honours at the 2025 WingFoil Racing World Cup Turkey, delivering standout performances in a variety of testing conditions on the Bosphorus. The final day kicked off with the all-important Golden Ticket race – the last chance to qualify for ...

Glamour day on the Wirral - traditional sunshine and breeze for the 216 competitors at the 70th Wilson Trophy. 13 rounds completed with three teams leading with 11 wins each - East Coast Drifters (USA), Wessex Exempt and Society.

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Spectators in their thousands swarmed Cowes Green and the shores of the western Solent to witness the starts of the 51st Rolex Fastnet Race. This year’s event marks the centenary of the first Fastnet Race that saw seven boats set sail from Ryde and finish in Plymouth in 1925. Fittingly the start ...

The Fastnet Race conjures up many emotions for all ages and is regarded as one of the most iconic offshore races. For the professionals, it is one to win, whilst the intrepid amateurs, it is one for the bucket list! So sit back and enjoy the boats meeting the 'classic' Fastnet weather - wet and v...

Race Four of the Admiral’s Cup brought a tactical masterclass in light airs to the Central Solent. The course was set well off the Hill Head shoreline, a pure boat-for-boat test of speed and finesse. Karl Kwok’s TP52 Beau Geste (RHKYC) won in AC1 by the narrowest of margins. Taavet Hinrikus’ MAT...

In preparation for the 38th America’s Cup, Luna Rossa strengthens its front line with a high-profile addition: Peter Burling, the New Zealand helmsman and three-time America’s Cup winner, is joining the Italian syndicate. Plus other news from the Italian camp.

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The 2025 Admiral’s Cup inshore series roared into life with a dramatic double-header in the Solent. Under a shifty breeze ranging from 16 to 22 knots, the fleet delivered two high-intensity races—one short and tactical, the other a demanding round-the-cans challenge finishing off the Royal Yacht ...