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WEBJay Leon and Keith Whittemore on the J/24 Words Sail-World checked in with Jay Leon, press officer of the 2024 J/24 Worlds, and Keith Whittemore, 2019 and 2023 J/24 world champion skipper and assistant regatta chair, via email, to learn more about this world-class one-design regatta. by David Schmidt Posted 25 Sep 08:00 PDT J/70s, Louis Vuitton ...
Multihull Cup 2024 off to a memorable start in great breeze
WEB18 hours ago · Superb sailing conditions greeted the Multihull Cup 2024 fleet as racing got under way today off Mallorca's eye-catching southwest coast. Bright sunshine and a steady 18-20 knots of westerly breeze helped to create a marvellous arena for the performance catamarans to strut their stuff and show what they are capable of at the sixth edition of ...
Honours even at the Louis Vuitton Cup Final in sensational …
WEB2 days ago · After a couple of delays as the upper wind limit of 21 knots was breached - the first time this has happened in the Louis Vuitton 37th America's Cup this summer - racing in Race 2 got under way with Sir Ben Ainslie and Dylan Fletcher turning the tables on the Italians, starting fast and smart, leading back to the start line to leeward and ahead.
Swiss sailors unite behind ambitious new project: Swiss Offshore …
WEB1 day ago · The project aims to unite Swiss sailors, decision-makers and institutions behind the Swiss Offshore Team: One team, with two boats, engaging young women and men to achieve results and build on the legacy of a 'made in Switzerland' know-how, that dates back over 40 years, since the first adventures of …
Sassnitz to host Germany's first-ever SailGP event
WEB2 days ago · The coastal town of Sassnitz on the island of Rügen will host the first-ever Germany SailGP event. The international championship, recognized as the world's most exciting racing on water, will take place on August 16-17, 2025 in front of the stunning backdrop of the region's chalk cliffs and picturesque harbour.
Lorient Gears Up for Offshore Sailing World Championship - Part 2
WEB5 days ago · Lorient Gears Up for Offshore Sailing World Championship - Part 2. Organised by Lorient Grand Large in association with FFVoile, the Yacht Club De France and the Royal Ocean Racing Club with the support of Cap-Regatta and Multiplast/Jeanneau. Less than two days before the start of the Offshore Double Handed World Championship (ODHWC), teams ...
SailGP Day 1: Tight race for third Grand Final spot in San Francisco
WEBJul 13, 2024 · The Spanish team led by Diego Botin, were incredulous to hear, after the finish of Race 3, that they had dropped out of the bracket of three teams, who will go on to contest the $2million winner takes all prize that will be sailed as the sixth and final race on Sunday afternoon. Race 1: The French, who missed the Practice Day, started Day 1 the ...
Ocean Globe Race 2023 begins, Global Solo Challenge update, …
WEBSep 12, 2023 · This weekend marked the start of the Ocean Globe Race 2023, which began on the waters off of Southampton, United Kingdom, and which is a fully crewed race that seeks to recreate the adventures and challenges of the 1973 Whitbread Round the World Race. Teams must compete in production boats built before 1988, and they can look forward to getting ...
All action. All to race for. SailGP is back for Season 4 - Sail …
WEBSailGP is back for Season 4. SailGP is set to ignite the global sporting stage once again when Season 4 kicks off on June 16-17 with an exhilarating opening event - Rolex United States Sail Grand Prix - in the iconic city of Chicago at Navy Pier. Boasting the biggest calendar to date and a new team on the grid, there will be all to race for in ...
2023 Ocean Globe Race set to be the World's biggest ever - Sail …
WEBThe clear expectation is, that a full fleet of 34 yachts, sailed by professional and amateur, mixed gender crews, will cross the start line on Sept. 10th 2023. If so, the OGR is set to become the largest ever, crewed, round-the-world race! Starting in Europe, the Four Leg, 28,000-mile race around the globe, via the three Capes, will stop over ...