The Europa Race will indeed set sail from Istanbul on 5 May 2012. Under threat for a while, in the face of the Franco-Turk diplomatic controversy, the race is finally going ahead thanks to the combined willingness of the organiser, Olay Nautic, and IMOCA who have made sure that everything is in place so that this essential meeting is honoured in the event schedule.
Continue Reading ...The IMOCA Executive Committee and Event Committee got together on 31 May to study the postponement of the Europa Race and its consequences on the calendar…
Continue Reading ...06/2010 – Esimit Europa 2 has taken line honours in the Giraglia Race after it majestically crossed the finish line in San Remo at 11:05 in the morning. Owner Igor Simcic and his European crew onboard the 100-foot canting keel maxi yacht completed the 241 nautical mile course in just over 23 hours. The fleet […]
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Franck Nöel’s TP52 Near Miss (SUI) has been confirmed as the overall winner of the 2012 Giraglia Rolex Cup.
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The Europa Warm’Up came down to a difference of just over an hour. That was the final gap this Sunday morning between past Vendée Globe winner Vincent Riou and this coming edition’s ‘rookie most likely to…’, Francois Gabart on MACIF.
Lire plus ...08/2010 – The Imoca skippers are due to meet up again in St Malo on 31st October for the Route du Rhum-la Banque Postale and in Barcelona on 31st December for the Barcelona World Race. 9 boats are set to compete in the Rhum and at least ten for the Barcelona. At the present time, […]
Lire plus ...The final day of the 2010 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup has proved every bit as fascinating as the previous days.
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