Offshore, the life of the sailors is reduced to the bare minimum. They are totally dedicated, night and day, to getting the boat making headway. Organised around a rotating watch system, their aim is to get the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild powered up to complete the journey around the globe as fast as possible. For the first time in her history, the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild makes her entrance into the Southern Ocean, starting with the infamous Roaring Forties…
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Up Next in 2022
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Gitana Team - Flying Offshore 2022 - ...
Out on the water, it looks like it’s all systems go for Franck Cammas, Charles Caudrelier and their four crew. Their names are added to the history books as they round the Cape of Good Hope, in South Africa, and post the fastest passage of all time; an intermediate record, which they dedicate to ...
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The Comanche Story With Ken Read
Take a look at the 100ft carbon sloop Comanche built for Jim and Kristy Clark. From the first layers of carbon being laid into the hull at Hodgdon's yard in Maine to her first offshore passage from Newport to Charleston, SC. Ken Read tells the Comanche story just days before the boat takes on the...
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Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race 2022
Preview of the Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race - the fleet will motor up the east coast of Australia for the 384nm course. 64 yachts entered with three of the 100 foot maxis including Andoo Comanche, Hamilton Island Wild Oats and Black Jack - plenty of interviews with some of the contenders. ...
