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Show news Playbook & preparation for the RORC Caribbean 600
Pressure over promise: Extracts from Brian Thompson's 600 Playbook
Posted today at 6:17 pm 2026 RORC Nelson's Cup Day 2
Battles and razor-thin margins
Posted on 19 Feb Globe40 Leg 5 Start
The Horn Totem and the steep climb back to Brazil
Posted on 18 Feb RORC Caribbean 600 - From titans to trailblazers
Nearly 500 sailors from 40 different countries around the world will be competing
Posted on 18 Feb 2026 RORC Nelson's Cup Day 1
Squalls, sunshine and protest shape the opening salvo
Posted on 18 Feb Free Dom finishes Globe40 Leg 4
Determination, patience, and courage guided the crew all the way to Valparaíso
Posted on 15 Feb RORC Nelson's Cup Series 2026 Preview
Race ready in Antigua
Posted on 12 Feb Hiroki Nakayama enters the Global Solo Challenge
He has a background in alpine climbing
Posted on 2 Feb Worldstar: a solo circumnavigation race
Built on seamanship, not spectacle
Posted on 2 Feb A strand of Globe40 Leg 4 arrivals in Valparaiso
Four competitors arrived within 4 hours after 7,000 miles
Posted on 29 Jan Class40 holds Annual General Meeting 2026
A key moment to review the past season and plan for the future
Posted on 27 Jan Incredible GLOBE40 Leg 4 Finish
Seconds split Belgium Ocean Racing - Curium and Credit Mutuel
Posted on 23 Jan GLOBE40 Leg 4 Update: Two leaders neck & neck
A final twist 300 miles from the Valparaiso finish line
Posted on 22 Jan GLOBE40 Leg 4 update: Final stretch to Valparaiso
The great southern experience towards another suspenseful finish?
Posted on 18 Jan GLOBE40 Leg 4 Update: At Point Nemo
A Transpacific Express - A life-changing milestone
Posted on 14 Jan GLOBE40 Leg 4 Update: New 24-hour distance record
Belgium Ocean Racing - Curium covered 459.78 nautical miles yesterday
Posted on 10 Jan GLOBE40 Leg 4 Update
Leaders cross the antimeridian
Posted on 7 Jan GLOBE40 Leg 4 Update
Heading towards the Roaring Forties
Posted on 4 Jan GLOBE40 Leg 4 Start
The Pacific Ocean to cross as a start to the New Year
Posted on 1 Jan A remarkable Class 40 season
Cédric de Kervenoael, President of Class40 reflects
Posted on 31 Dec 2025 A new measurement system
What if you could create something that measured for real? Where we wouldn't need acronyms...
Posted on 29 Dec 2025 Entries open on 2nd January for the DRHEAM-CUP
High participation is once again expected
Posted on 21 Dec 2025 Round Britain and Ireland defines offshore sailors
The 1,800 nautical mile non-stop race has proven in the past editions to reshape offshore sailors
Posted on 17 Dec 2025 Transat Café L'or - Prizegiving time
The ceremony brought back fond memories of a challenging and memorable Route du Café race.
Posted on 16 Dec 2025 Globe40 Leg 3 Finish
Credit Mutuel returns to victory in Sydney Bay
Posted on 12 Dec 2025 Globe40 Leg 3 Update
Credit Mutuel takes the lead at the Bass Strait
Posted on 9 Dec 2025 Pirouelle and Château are Class40 champions
3 podiums including one victory and one top 5
Posted on 5 Dec 2025 Globe40 Leg 3 Update
An unforgettable week in the Roaring Forties
Posted on 5 Dec 2025 17th Transat Café L'or - The full story
The race was full of twists and turns - a formidable, engaging challenge at all levels
Posted on 26 Nov 2025 Globe40 Leg 3 Update
Desperately seeking the Roaring Forties
Posted on 26 Nov 2025
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Globe40 Leg 5 Start in Valparaiso Bay, Chile
© Alejandro Cubillos Right: Mike Hennessy's Class40 Scowling Dragon (USA)
© Tim Wright / Photoaction.com Globe40 - Arrival Free Dom 4th Leg
© Globe40 Mike Hennessey's Owen Clarke Class40 Scowling Dragon
© Billy Black A Class40 heads out for the Fastnet Rock - 2025 Rolex Fastnet Race, Cowes, Isle Wight - July 2025
© Richard Gladwell - Sail-World.com/nz GLOBE40
© Jean-Marie Liot GLOBE40
© Jean-Marie Liot GLOBE40
© Jean-Marie Liot GLOBE40
© Jean-Marie Liot Class40 holds Annual General Meeting 2026
© Class 40 Class40 holds Annual General Meeting 2026
© Class 40 Belgium Ocean Racing - Curium and Credit Mutuel finish GLOBE40 Leg 4 neck and neck in Valparaiso
© Jean-Marie Liot / Globe40 Valparaiso awaits for the GLOBE40 Leg 4 finish
© Sirius Events GLOBE40 Leg 4 update: Final stretch to Valparaiso
© Sirius Events Globe40 at Point Nemo
© Globe40 Belgium Ocean Racing - Curium - GLOBE40
© Jean-Marie Liot The GLOBE40 Leg 4
© Sirius Events The GLOBE40 Leg 4
© Crosbie Lorimer The GLOBE40
© Sirius Events Cédric de Kervenoael, President of Class40
© Vincent Olivaud Class 40 fleet at the start of the Transat Café L'Or Le Havre – Normandie
© Vincent Curutchet / Alea Palmer & Holmes at Cape Leeuwin in the Globe40 Race
© Jangada Racing DRHEAM-CUP
© Alexis Courcoux Credit Mutuel returns to victory in Sydney Bay - Globe40 Leg 3
© Sirius Events Credit Mutuel returns to victory in Sydney Bay - Globe40 Leg 3
© Sirius Events Credit Mutuel returns to victory in Sydney Bay - Globe40 Leg 3
© Sirius Events Marc Lepesqueux returns with his much-loved vintage Sensation Class40
© James Mitchell Credit Mutuel - GLOBE40
© Jean-Marie Liot / Globe40 Guillaume Pirouelle and Cédric Château are Class40 champions 2025
© Tim Wright / photoaction.com Guillaume Pirouelle and Cédric Château are Class40 champions 2025
© Jean-Louis Carli / Alea
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