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Show news Globe40 Leg 6 Update
Final sprint for all towards Lorient
Posted today at 4:52 am
Ambre Hasson on her new Class40 program
A Q&A with Ambre Hasson about her new Class40 campaign
Posted on 8 Apr
Class 40 family preparing for the TRIN'40
30 solo sailors are registered so far
Posted on 8 Apr
Olympic class racing, Caribbean racing, Globe40
Important times to be speed checking against rivals
Posted on 7 Apr
Globe40 Leg 6 Update
Fierce Strategies and Competitions on the Road to Lorient
Posted on 7 Apr
Ari Känsäkoski returns to Global Solo Challenge
After dismasting in the last edition of the race
Posted on 2 Apr
Globe40 Leg 6 Update
Belgium Team Lead at the Equator
Posted on 1 Apr
Trin'40 : 1200 miles to write a new story
On 24 April, the Class40 skippers will set sail from La Trinité-sur-Mer in this new solo race
Posted on 31 Mar
Globe40 Leg 6 Start
Teams ready for a fight to the finish
Posted on 29 Mar
Class40 reduces its carbon footprint
Strengthening commitment to more sustainable offshore racing
Posted on 17 Mar
Globe40 Leg 5 Finish
Credit Mutuel victorious in the Brazilian heat
Posted on 16 Mar
Globe40 Leg 5 Update: Another fight for the finish
The race seems determined to deliver another one of its signature scenarios in Recife
Posted on 11 Mar
Globe40 Leg 5 Update: Cape Horn Day
Closing gap expected among the leaders
Posted on 5 Mar
Globe40 Leg 5 Update: Cape Horn Day
Six crews crossed the famous shores of this remote Chilean island on Saturday
Posted on 1 Mar
Globe40 Leg 5 Update: Credit Mutuel at the Horn
Crossing the intermediate ranking line for this leg with a comfortable lead
Posted on 26 Feb
Globe40 sailor gives a personal report from Leg 4
Rupert Holmes experiences a closely fought trans-Pacific leg from Sydney to Valparaiso
Posted on 25 Feb
Heading for the 2026 Season in Class40
Several skippers are entering a key phase in their projects
Posted on 25 Feb
2026 RORC Caribbean 600 Day 2
Duels in the Trades
Posted on 24 Feb
RORC Caribbean 600: Fierce duels and flying starts
Racing under way in spectacular style in Antigua from Fort Charlotte
Posted on 24 Feb
Video preview of the 2026 RORC Caribbean 600
A spectacular international fleet of 56 boats will line up for the start
Posted on 23 Feb
Sevenstar Welcome Party
Caribbean vibes before the RORC Caribbean 600
Posted on 22 Feb
RORC Caribbean 600 - How to follow the race
A spectacular international fleet of 57 boats will line up for the start
Posted on 21 Feb
Globe40 Leg 5 Update
On the road to the Horn, tough first days
Posted on 21 Feb
Playbook & preparation for the RORC Caribbean 600
Pressure over promise: Extracts from Brian Thompson's 600 Playbook
Posted on 20 Feb
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
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The Class40 fleet is set for the TRIN'40
© Louis Bregeon / Class40
Globe40 Leg 6 - Free Dom
© Jean-Marie Liot / Globe40
Globe40 Leg 6 - Wilson Around The World
© Jean-Marie Liot / Globe40
Globe40 Leg 6 - Belgium Ocean Racing
© Jean-Marie Liot / Globe40
Globe40 Leg 6 - Credit Mutuel
© Jean-Marie Liot / Globe40
Globe40 Leg 6 - Belgium Ocean Racing
© Jean-Marie Liot / Globe40
Ari Känsäkoski - ZEROchallenge - OCD Class40
© Ari Känsäkoski
Ari Känsäkoski - ZEROchallenge - OCD Class40
© Global Solo Challenge
Zeiss
© Qaptur / Zeiss
Théa Khelif
© TCO / Georgia Schofiled
Lomano Takasi
© Qaptur
Benoît Sineau
© TCO / Jean-Louis Carli
Globe40 Leg 6 Start in Recife, Brazil
© Jean-Marie Liot / Globe40
Class40 #89, which will be co-skippered in 2026 and 2027 by Ambre Hasson and Marine Feuerstein
© yohan brandt 2022
Class40 #89, which will be co-skippered in 2026 and 2027 by Ambre Hasson and Marine Feuerstein
© yohan brandt 2022
Class40 #89, which will be co-skippered in 2026 and 2027 by Ambre Hasson and Marine Feuerstein
© yohan brandt 2022
Co-skippers Ambre Hasson and Marine Feuerstein sailing aboard Class40 #89
© Ambre Hasson Collection
Co-skippers Ambre Hasson and Marine Feuerstein sailing aboard Class40 #89
© Ambre Hasson Collection
Co-skipper Ambre Hasson sailing aboard Class40 #89
© Ambre Hasson Collection
Globe40 Leg 5 - Credit Mutuel
© Sirius Events
Globe40 Leg 5
© Sirius Events
Globe40 Leg 5 - Melodie Schaeffer, double Cap-Horner on Whiskey Jack
© Sirius Events
Globe40 Leg 5 - Cape Horn Day
© Sirius Events
Ian Lipinski and Antoine Carpentier lead the 5th leg
© Sirius Events
Rupert Holmes and Richard Palmer in Jangada finish Leg 4 of the Globe40 in Valparaiso
© Jean-Marie Liot / Globe40
Rupert Holmes and Richard Palmer in Jangada finish Leg 4 of the Globe40 in Valparaiso
© Jean-Marie Liot / Globe40
Rupert Holmes and Richard Palmer in Jangada finish Leg 4 of the Globe40 in Valparaiso
© Jean-Marie Liot / Globe40
Francois Gouin - Kawan3 Unicancer
© Global Solo Challenge
Matéo Le Calvic
© Vincent Olivaud
Thomas Lurton
© Thomas Lurton