Famous races

ITC announces improvements made to 2010 ORC VPP

Monday 16 November 2009

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The Offshore Racing Congress (ORC) has accepted and approved all changes made by the International Technical Committee (ITC) to next year’s VPP to be used in ORC International and ORC Club rating systems. This is the first year the ITC had met to …

Transat Jacques Vabre: BT activates distress beacon, rescue process is activated

Friday 13 November 2009

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At approximately 10:20hrs GMT today, BT crew Sébastien Josse and Jean-François Cuzon who are racing in the IMOCA Open 60 class in the Transat Jacques Vabre two handed race from Le Havre to Costa Rica, activated their EPIRB distress beacon after having suffered major …

DoGZilla : a wing sail for the America’s Cup

Wednesday 11 November 2009

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BMW Oracle Racing, the challenger of the 33rd America’s cup installed an almost 190-foot airplane-like hard wing sail and completed the first …

Tim Jeffery joins BMW ORACLE Racing

Monday 7 September 2009

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Tim Jeffery joins BMW ORACLE Racing as Director, Communications. The 33rd America’s Cup will be his ninth.

He has reported on the America’s Cup, as well as five Olympics and many of the world’s major sailing events as The Daily Telegraph’s (London) longstanding sailing …

Gitana 11 : Monday is the big day

Saturday 5 September 2009

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After being put back a few days due to bad weather over the …

Creation of the Louis Vuitton World Series

Wednesday 2 September 2009

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Some of the best professional sailing teams, grouped …

America’s Cup: BMW Oracles Racing’s trimaran successfully completes phase I of sea trials in San Diego

Friday 28 November 2008

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Russell Coutts, CEO and Skipper of BMW ORACLE Racing, today announced that BOR 90, the syndicate’s state-of-the-art trimaran, has successfully completed Phase I of its sea trials in San Diego.

The 90 foot high-tech trimaran now will undergo further modifications to improve …

Volvo Ocean Race : Ericsson 4 still ahead

Wednesday 26 November 2008

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Ericsson 4 has once again won a fight. Passing the 58th meridian ahead of Ericsson 3, the boat skipped by Torben Grael confirms its leadership at the intermediate classment of the 2008 Volvo Ocean Race. It is 4 points ahead of Green …

America’s Cup: BMW Oracle is testing their trimaran

Friday 14 November 2008

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DOGZILLA ATTACKS.

The BMW Oracle Team goes on testing their new trimaran in California. At sea since August 25th, 2008, the BOR 90 is now berthed in her new base, after having sailed in Anacortes …

Vendée Globe 2008 - Presentation

Monday 10 November 2008

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30 adventurers around the world

On November the 9th at 13:02, 30 sailors are leaving Les Sables d’Olonne for a crazy adventure. The 6th edition of the Vendée Globe will lead them to inhospitable seas, for a non stop circumnavigation. 24 000 milles along, …