Crunch.. After more than 1,300 nautical miles, four days of racing and a wide range of weather conditions and tactical decisions, the results for Leg 1 went all the way down to the wire. Just six hours before the finish the weather front that had swept in from the west forced the fleet to re-grou...

No rest for the VO65s and IMOCA60s in Cascais. Stunning conditions for the Mirpuri Foundation Sailing Trophy with the four hour coastal race allowing teams to get ready for the next leg to Alicante. Racing was tight but Offshore Germany Team and Mirpuri took the IMOCA 60 and VO65 trophy respectiv...

Start of Leg Two for the crews on the VO65s and IMOCA 60s starting in Cascais and finishing in Alicante. The 11th Hour Racing Team, the phrase meaning at the last moment, managed to alter course at the last second to avoid the anchored fishing boat - everyone safe thankfully. They returned to por...

The five IMOCA 60 and seven VO65 crews had made short work of the opening stage of Leg 2. They enjoyed mostly fast downwind conditions on their way south along the Portuguese coast to Cape St. Vincent, before they turned southeast overnight and began to feel the effects of easterly headwinds flow...

Plenty of action for all of the twelve crews passing through the Gibraltar Strait into the Med racing into Alicante for the finish of Leg Two. VO65s over took the IMOCA 60s and most of the fleet have finished with Mirpuri Foundation taking line honours. LinkedOut, IMOCA 60, with a comfortable lea...

Three days of tight racing between the 12 international crews since they left Cascais, Portugal on Sunday afternoon. The second leg of the inaugural edition of the three stage European event, which will finish in Genova, Italy on June 19, proved to be a challenging affair with the professional oc...

The third and final offshore leg of The Ocean Race Europe got underway in Alicante, Spain where the 12-boat international fleet of yachts representing nine countries and crewed by sailors from around the world set off into the Mediterranean bound for Genova, Italy. In contrast to the predominantl...

Despite the slow pace of the action, two teams have made breakaway moves that have split from their respective fleets as they pass the Balearics. In the IMOCA 60s the crew of Robert Stanjek’s non-foiling Offshore Team Germany (GER) made an early commitment to taking a northern route by tacking aw...

Since leaving Alicante both classes have made stop/start progress due to patchy winds and large glassy areas of total flat calm littering the route to Genova. There's some benefits like Corum being serenaded by a trio of whales. The VO65 class has made the best collective progress so far, having ...

Leg Three of the 2021 Ocean Race Europe was a monster - light winds prevailed across the Mediterranean and tactics was everything. Big leads were diminished and surprises at the finish - it had everything for the twelve international crews on board their VO65 and IMOCA 60's. Interviews with many ...

The Ocean Race Europe 2021 came to a close with the Genova Coastal Race. It proved to be a nail-biter for many supporters and crews with everything to claim on the finshing line for both the VO65 and IMOCA 60 classes. There is a new nation to watch in offshore racing.. © The Ocean Race 1973 SL

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Team Actual took their new Maxi trimaran, Ultim 3, for spin around the island - well it was the 2021 Round The Island race. Great onboard footage of their trip across the channel - slightly behind PowerPlay, who took line honours, but great seeing the neighbours!

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One of the iconic races on the planet attracting many of the top names (boat and sailor) for the dash across to Ireland and now back to Cherbourg. The Ultime trimaran foilers are leading the charge with the big monohull Maxis, Vendée Globe IMOCAs and the rest of the 337 fleet. The shackles have b...

In mid-July, to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the launch of the ocean-going Maxi Edmond de Rothschild, the 32-metre flying maxi-trimaran and flagship of Gitana Team, the five-arrow team took on the top-flight clash offshore of Lorient with the cooperation of the kitefoilers from the Lorient...

Certainly a 'Highway To Hell' for many but worth it to reach Cherbourg safely! New longer course of 695nm and records set - the Fastnet 2021 Race is over. Maxi Edmond De Rothschild took one day, nine hours and fifteen minutes to race from Cowes to Cherbourg via the Rock - Cammas and Caudrelier ha...

Gitana Team took on the challenge once again - the Fastnet Race. This is their story of how they completed their second consecutive win of the iconic battle against the elements. One day, nine hours, fifteen minutes and fifty four seconds, they secured line honours at the finish, which concluded ...

The 15th Transat Jacques Vabre get ready to set sail. Franck Cammas and Charles Caudrelier, at the helm of the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild, will be on the start line in the Ultime category, where the duo is undoubtedly a firm favourite. As the countdown commences, Gitana Team produces a video mini-...

The 15th Transat Jacques Vabre get ready to set sail - the 2021 edition is treating the competitors in the Ultime category to a completely unprecedented course. Race Management, orchestrated by Francis Le Goff, has devised a route spanning 7,500 nautical miles, which equates to nearly 15,000 kilo...

The 15th Transat Jacques Vabre get ready to set sail - the Gitana Team give you the low-down on the competing giants of the seas. The oceanic maxi-trimarans are making their big comeback to fleet sailing in the legendary double-handed transatlantic and, with five pretenders to outright victory, t...

The 15th Transat Jacques Vabre get ready to set sail - for the Gitana Team it is the last day on land. This final day very often feels like the longest of all for both the sailors and the shore crews, who are keen for the competition to get up and running. Crew on the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild d...

With the clock ticking, the Gitana Team provide an insight into the last few hours on land for the sailors of the five-arrow racing stable. The final moments with the team, their nearest and dearest, docking out, the final adjustments and finally bidding farewell to their preparateurs just minute...

On Tuesday 23 November at 14:16 UTC, the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild crossed the finish line in the Transat Jacques Vabre. After more than 16 days at sea and a race finish which was particularly gruelling for the nerves, Franck Cammas and Charles Caudrelier were finally able to express their deligh...

16 days 1 hour 49 minutes and 16 seconds is the time it took for Franck Cammas and Charles Caudrelier to take the win in the Transat Jacques Vabre 2021 in the Ultime category. The skippers of Gitana Team take you onboard the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild for the duration of the 7,500 theoretical mile...

One of the most iconic ocean yacht races on the planet - the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. The glamour yachts were out in style on Sydney Harbour with 88 yachts taking part in the grueling 628 nautical miles south to Tasmania. Retirements and ...