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Show news New Plymouth Round Iceland Challenge record
Nicolas Manthos took on the challenge of setting a new reference time
Posted on 24 Jun A more sustainable Transat Café L'OR edition
The race aims to be innovative and a driving force for the transitions taking place in ocean racing
Posted on 7 Jun CIC Normandy Channel Race Summary
The Low-Down on an epic week in the English Channel
Posted on 5 Jun CIC Normandy Channel Race overall
Esprit Large is outright champion
Posted on 29 May Admiral's Cup: La Dolce Vita meets the Haka
Yacht Club Costa Smeralda launches assault for the Admiral's Cup
Posted on 29 May RORC Transatlantic Race 2026 - NoR published
Charting a new course west to a spectacular finish in Antigua, West Indies
Posted on 29 May CIC Normandy Channel Race day 4
Heavy two-way traffic in the Celtic Sea
Posted on 28 May CIC Normandy Channel Race day 3
Another 6 retirements after the entire day in meaty conditions
Posted on 27 May CIC Normandy Channel Race day 2
Certainly not par for the course
Posted on 26 May A grandiose start for CIC Normandy Channel Race
Two retirements already, with one due to a dismasting
Posted on 25 May CIC Normandy Channel Race fleet have assembled
32 Class 40 yachts are in Caen for 16th edition
Posted on 23 May Amp-lifi leads the charge in RORC De Guingand Bowl
Round 1 of the IRC Two-Handed National Championship
Posted on 19 May Race hard, sail fast, experience the unforgettable
The countdown is on to the 2026 RORC Caribbean 600
Posted on 12 May Race Yachts latest premium offerings
When only the best will do...
Posted on 12 May Lipinski & Bona win inaugural CIC Med Channel Race
4 days, 23 hours, and 21 minutes to cover 991 miles at an average speed of 8.31 knots
Posted on 2 May Inaugural CIC Med Channel Race Day 5
Accordion atmosphere on the trajectories
Posted on 1 May Brain injury survivor to return to sailing
In support of Headway, the charity which helped him
Posted on 1 May Inaugural CIC Med Channel Race Day 4
Take-off for some, patience for others!
Posted on 30 Apr Inaugural CIC Med Channel Race Day 3
Head for the Balearic Islands!
Posted on 29 Apr Inaugural CIC Med Channel Race Day 2
A duel that set the lead of the race
Posted on 28 Apr Inaugural CIC Med Channel Race underway
A good start despite light winds in Marseille harbour
Posted on 27 Apr CIC Normandy Channel Race preview
Gearing up for a new participation record
Posted on 11 Apr Juan Merediz returns to the Global Solo Challenge
An experienced sailor with over 150,000 nautical miles to his name
Posted on 9 Apr Change of co-skipper for the Cap Pour Elles crew
France's Axelle Pillain will form all-female duo with Spanish sailor Aina Bauza
Posted on 3 Apr 2025 CIC Med Channel Race - one month to go
A novel event designed to develop offshore racing in the Mediterranean
Posted on 27 Mar #empowHer Racing Project launched
Pamela Lee has partnered with DFDS to launch the campaign ahead of the Route du Rhum
Posted on 13 Mar Race Yachts latest premium offerings
Come and experience some of the best Race Yachts on the market today
Posted on 9 Mar DFDS sponsors Pamela Lee
First Irish sailor to compete in world's longest transatlantic solo race
Posted on 9 Mar Caroline and Aina winners of Cap pour Elles
On the eve of International Women's Rights Day
Posted on 7 Mar Rán wins Antigua 360 Race
As 66 teams gear up for the RORC Caribbean 600
Posted on 22 Feb
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The Plymouth - Round Iceland Challenge world record attempt
© Royal Western Yacht Club of England The Plymouth - Round Iceland Challenge world record attempt
© Royal Western Yacht Club of England Luca Rosetti's Muso 40 Maccaferri Futura was launched in March 2025
© Maccaferri Futura Spaniard Pep Costa will be racing his VSF Sports with Pablo Santurde
© Jean-Marie Liot/VSF Sports Class40 start in the 2023 Rolex Fastnet Race off the Royal Yacht Squadron line
© Paul Wyeth/pwpictures.com Greg Leonard state of the art Mach 40.6 Swift & Renaud Courbon's The3Bros
© Rick Tomlinson/www.rick-tomlinson.com Jonathan Tyrrell and Dan Jones' Pogo S4 Gambit
© Rick Tomlinson/www.rick-tomlinson.com Fabien Delahaye will be racing with Aloïs Kerduel in Legallais
© Jean-Marie Liot/CIC NCR 2025 16th CIC Normandy Channel Race Prize Giving
© Jean-Marie Liot Corentin Douguet and Axel Tréhin win the 16th CIC Normandy Channel Race
© Jean-Marie Liot Corentin Douguet and Axel Tréhin win the 16th CIC Normandy Channel Race
© Jean-Marie Liot Corentin Douguet and Axel Tréhin win the 16th CIC Normandy Channel Race
© Jean-Marie Liot Corentin Douguet and Axel Tréhin win the 16th CIC Normandy Channel Race
© Jean-Marie Liot 16th CIC Normandy Channel Race
© Jean-Marie Liot 16th CIC Normandy Channel Race
© Jean-Marie Liot 16th CIC Normandy Channel Race
© Jean-Marie Liot 16th CIC Normandy Channel Race - A grandiose start
© Jean-Marie Liot RORC Myth of Malham
© Martin Augustus / www.sailingimages.co.uk CIC Normandy Channel Race - fleet have assembled in Caen
© IMAGE IN FRANCE Class40 Swift - RORC De Guingand Bowl 2025
© Rick Tomlinson / RORC RORC Cervantes Trophy Race - Jack Trigger and Tom Kneen on Class40 Swift
© Rick Tomlinson / RORC Ian Lipinski and Alberto Bona on Credit Mutuel take the Inaugural CIC Med Channel Race
© Jean-Marie Liot / CIC Med Race 2025 Mathieu Claveau and Victoire Bergercic on PRENDRE LA MER / AGIR POUR LA FORÊT during the CIC Med Channel Race
© CIC Med Channel Race Falmouth sailor and brain injury survivor returns to offshore racing in support of brain injury charity, Headway UK
© Robin Elsey-Webb Chris Kerl and Patrice Pou-Pupp during the CIC Med Channel Race
© Credit Mutuel Credit Mutuel during the CIC Med Channel Race
© Credit Mutuel CIC Med Channel Race
© Jean-Marie LIOT / CIC Med Channel Race CIC Med Channel Race Start
© Jean-Marie LIOT / CIC Med Channel Race CIC Med Channel Race Start
© Jean-Marie LIOT / CIC Med Channel Race Lord Jiminy Dylan, Kevin, Pam and Jimmy after finishing the Melbourne Osaka Cup
© Kazuyoshi Yamano
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