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09/2009 -

Some of the best professional sailing teams, grouped …

11/2008 -

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 …

11/2008 -

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 …

11/2008 -

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 …

11/2008 -

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, …

11/2008

On Wednesday October the 4th, Ericsson 4 broke through the mystical 600 mile ran in 24 hours. With a 40 knots wind and 8 meters seas, Torben Grael and his team broke the previous best 24-hour run for a racing monohull …

08/2008 -

Much has been said in the last few days regarding the 33rd America’s Cup being dragged back to court following GGYC/BMWOracle’s decision to appeal last week NY Appellate Division’s ruling. We have asked a few questions to Shosholoza team’s principal, Captain Salvatore Sarno (South Africa), to give his view on the matter.

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08/2008 -

Following some statements made lately by BMWOracle’s CEO Russel Coutts, Sébastien Destremau asked his comments to Alinghi skipper’s Brad Butterworth.

(Lausanne 4 August 2008)

Sebastien Destremau: Brad Butterworth, you have won the last four America’s Cup as Tactician/Skipper making you the most successful sailor by anyones standards. Your friend Russell Coutts recently said that he would …

19/11/2007 -

The battle is raging for first place in the Imoca Class. Safran is fast, very fast, showing a better speed than Foncia over the last 24 hours and therefore chipping away the miles gap between them after overtaking Cheminées Poujoulat overnight. The situation …

15/11/2007 -

All of the Orma will be in Salvador de Bahia harbour by tomorrow (Sopra’s arrival is forecasted at 2 p.m. French time). The Doldrums are now shaking up the Imoca fleet and putting more pressure on the already exhausted sailors: gales, lightning that …