It proved to be a difficult day on the water for many of the Division 1 and 2 yachts with an unexpected squall hitting the fleet at the leeward gate. Plenty of action both on and off the water at the Super Sunday Festival of Sails hosted by Royal Geelong Yacht Club - you certainly needed some 'Ch...

The 12th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 starts on Monday 24th February around 11 islands off Antigua. The diverse fleet will be competing in four classes, with 74 entries sailed by over 700 crew members representing 37 nations. (CC Available)

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Light air combat amongst sparkling conditions for the 12th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600. 73 yachts, 37 nations and well over 700 sailors from across the globe embarked on the 600 mile offshore race around 11 Caribbean Islands.

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After three nights and four days of competition out on the 600nm race course, the first boats have arrived back on the docks in Antigua. Interviews with some of the early arrivals, including Multihull and Monohull Line Honours winners, and provisional class champions in the 12th edition of the RO...

The 12th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 attracted 73 boats from 22 nations and competitors from 37 different countries The fleet was made up of professional sailors and boats, as well as corinthian amateurs who love their offshore racing. Tilmar Hansen's TP52 Outsider (GER), skippered by Bo Te...

The Drheam Cup 2020 - 736 mile course starting in Cherbourg, around Shamble W, Wolf Rock, Fastnet Rock and then finishing in La Trinité-sur-Mer. Team Actual Leader, the stunning grand prix racing maxi trimaran, was skippered by Yves Le Blevec alongside a mixed crew including Alex Pella, Anthony M...

With Summer turning to Autumn, it's the start of the season for Gitana Team to set sail on her first Jules Verne Trophy attempt. To mark the occasion meet Maxi Edmond de Rothschild in full flight, demonstrating her stunning stability and elegance. Stand-by begins on 1 November for the men of Gita...

On 1 November 2020, the crew of the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild will officially begin it's meteorological stand-by to set sail on the Jules Verne Trophy, the round the world record under sail Launched in 2017, she is the first offshore racing maxi-trimaran designed to fly in the open ocean. And thi...

Aboard the 32-metre giant, there will be a crew of six working in relay day and night in a bid to beat the current record of 40 days 23 hours and 30 minutes held by Francis Joyon and IDEC Sport since 2017. Among them, Morgan Lagravière and David Boileau. Though they hail from very different backg...

Round the world experience, a talent for helming at very high speeds with technical knowledge of the craft could well sum up the criteria set out by Franck Cammas and Charles Caudrelier in putting together the crew on the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild. There will be six men to set sail aboard the lat...

"Today, the boats go so much quicker through the water, flying even… that our greatest brake comes from the air!” says Charles Caudrelier. To reduce drag, take care of the aerodynamics… to do that, the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild has undergone some new developments and been subject to some new modi...

The first production foiling one design monohull - designed for racing solo across the ocean - meet the pocket rocket!

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The Everest Of The Seas, Vendée Globe, starts in Les Sables d'Olonne, France. It's time to find out why this is regarded as the greatest sailing race round the world. Solo, non-stop and without assistance - a record 33 skippers, including 6 women, representing nine countries, take to the water fo...

The start of the Vendée Globe - near perfect 10 knots SE breeze and flat seas at the gun - sending the lone 27 men and 6 women off on their gruelling 24,296 nautical mile round the world challenge. Footage ©Vendée Globe / Nefertiti Production

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One boat returns to port for integral mast repairs and hot favourite gets tangled with fishing nets. Otherwise everyone is relieved to get started on their epic journey around the globe. Footage ©Vendée Globe / Nefertiti Production

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It's all about Theta - not the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet but a sub tropical storm.. Gamble or play safe? Footage ©Vendée Globe / Nefertiti Production

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Eventful night for the whole fleet coping with a bumpy ride but there is good news and bad news.. Footage ©Vendée Globe / Nefertiti Production

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For the past eight years, sailing and image production have been part and parcel of his everyday life. Self-taught, Yann turned the work of media man into a profession at the end of the Volvo Ocean Race 2012, which he won with Groupama. Since then, he has been skilfully recounting tales from the ...

Start and finish, time to beat, intermediate records… The Gitana Team gives you the general low-down on the round the world record under sail.

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Helming remains a key element in success aboard the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild. A top-flight exercise at very high speeds, steering the latest addition to the Gitana fleet at over 40 knots day and night is quite an art. It requires a great deal of concentration and lucidity as well as the opportun...

From the start of November, the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild and her crew are officially on stand-by for their Jules Verne Trophy attempt. After a final sail offshore of Lorient, everything is ready to go aboard Gitana 17 as she awaits the moment to set sail on the 22,000 theoretical miles of the le...

The compromise between pleasure and performance.. The calculation is a simple one, yet this mission is always complicated since it’s a sensitive topic and one that is essential. 40 days at a rate of two meals per day for six people, not counting the individual breakfast portions and other snacks ...

Everyone is now settling in after their adrenalin pumping first four days. Let's meet some of the skippers and their stories so far - Alan Roura, Boris Herrmann, Pip Hare, Gancarlo Pedote and Ari Huusela. Footage ©Vendée Globe / Nefertiti Production

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Day and Night - no respite for the 33 Vendée Globe sailors - certainly no duvet day with sub tropical storm 'Theta' just around the corner. Thomson leading the charge, Herrman giving weather forecasts and Shiraishi trying to get into the Master Chef final. Footage ©Vendée Globe / Nefertiti Produc...