The start of the Transat Jacques Vabre in Sunday 29 October 2023, only three of the scheduled four fleets got underway, due to a severe forecast in the Atlantic. Now,…
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How to follow the Transat Jacques Vabre 2023
The Transat Jacques Vabre is one of the ultimate tests of short-handed racing, a double-handed dash from France that sees many of the world’s top racing machines take on the…
“A torrent of flames came out of my cabin” – dramatic mid-ocean rescues in the Route du Rhum
It has been another intense 24 hours in the Route du Rhum 2022, with two dramatic mid-ocean rescues, as well as multiple other abandonments as the 138-boat fleet continues to…
Dismastings, a capsize and damage toll rises in Route du Rhum
The Route du Rhum’s reputation as one of the toughest offshore races in the solo sailing calendar is proving to be true once again. Last night the IMOCA 60s went…
UPDATE: Route du Rhum 2022 start postponed. Is this the greatest ever offshore race?
The Route du Rhum 2022 single-handed transatlantic race start has been postponed until Wednesday 9 November. The decision was announced at this morning’s skippers’ weather briefing. While the forecast for…
How to follow the Route du Rhum 2022
NOTE: Since this article was published the start date for the Route Du Rhum 2022 has been pushed back to Wednesday 9th November at 1415hrs local time. A major storm…
Collision as new double-handed Globe40 race starts from Morocco
The inaugural Globe40 Race got underway on Sunday, June 26, with seven Class 40 teams starting from the Moroccan city of Tangier on a 30,000-mile circumnavigation. The new double-handed Globe40…
The Yachting World hall of fame: 50 yachts that changed the way we sail
1. Mariquita Built: 1911 Design: William Fife III Mariquita is a living link between the ‘Big Class’ behemoths, such as Britannia, the J Class and all that went after, including…
Veedol: On board Yoann Richomme’s record-breaking Lift 40
A curious pattern repeated in the 2018 Route du Rhum, as the newest designs – like the foiling Ultimes, and foil-assisted IMOCAs Charal and Hugo Boss – were defeated on…
Record smashed in “boat breaking” Azores and Back shorthanded yacht race
The Azores and Back race record of 5d 23h 11m set in 1987 and all other records except the multihull record, have been smashed by the Class 40 Coix du…
Class 40 ticks all the boxes
One of most successful oceanic designs ever has doubled to over 100 in the last few years
March of the short-handed sprinters
Two new Class 40s take this burgeoning class into its third generation
Nick Bubb on TJV Class 40
British sailor Nick Bubb racing Rogers design Class 40 in Transat Jacques Vabre talks about tomorrow's start 2/11/07
Taking up the challenge
Sounds like the Class 40s are gathering speed
Class 40 stirring in US?
Several new designs in the offing, reports Tim Kent
Sharp strengthens Class 40 lead
Phil Sharp increases lead by 70 miles during 24 hours in Route du Rhum Class 40 7/11/06
Bubb to race new Class 40 in Route du Rhum
Nick Bubb announces plans for new Class 40 in forthcoming Route du Rhum 31/8/06
Nick Bubb to race in Route de Rhum
Solo sailor is campaigning a Class 40