Thursday, May 28, 2020
IMOCA Open 60, VOR65 - The Ocean Race 2021/22 - 18 entries so far
The first registration deadline for the Ocean Race 2021 expires at the end of May. Contrary to previous Round-the-World-Races, 10 IMOCA Open 60 and 8 VOR65 have already been firmly registered. Among others, two teams from Germany and one from Austria are on the entry lists.
Yesterday morning, the Pogo 40 'Black Pearl' of Frank Eckardt GER/Yo Wiebel SUI finished first at the Baltic500 regatta. The ranking list in calculated will be posted today on the 
Matthew Sheahan of Planet Sails has reedited the 2019 Brest-Atlantiques video, a must-see 30-minute film covering one of the most spectacular oceanic races on the over 30-meter long foiling Ultime Trimarans. 13'000 miles at top speeds exceeding 40kn were covered at this inaugural event on the Atlantic Ocean last year. -----. The 
Last Friday, the first regatta in Germany after the Corona lockdown started in Kiel GER, an offshore race leading over 500 miles from Kiel around the Danish islands to Laeso and back to Kiel with two-person teams only. The very windy race with an up to 45kn wind will end this morning. ----- With 26nm to the finish line, the Pogo 40 'Black Pearl' of Frank Eckardt GER/Yo Wiebel SUI is leading 3nm ahead the Dehler 30 of Oliver Schmidt GER. (Btw, the '
Alex Thompson GBR not only used the latest technology in the production of his new 'Hugo Boss', but also with state-of-the-art communication in the presentation of his new foiling Open 60. Here the 
The inaugural World Championship for the new 2024 Olympic Event on two-person-mixed offshore keelboats was planned to be held during the 2020 Middlesea-Race in October. Due to the corona crisis, the delivery of the L30 yachts to be used for this Championshje World Cup has stalled, so that the competition has now been canceled. The 
The Vendée Globe 2020 - starting on November 8th - is likely to be the highlight of the 2020 regatta season. The important preparatory regattas across the Atlantic and back had to be canceled. On the one hand, it is about the qualification for the last starting places, on the other hand, the many new designs should be tested in racing. ----- The horizon is starting to look clearer for those aiming to compete in the 2020 Vendée Globe. On 4th July, they are due to start the Vendée-Arctic-les Sables d’Olonne, a 3600- mile solo ocean race around a big triangle reaching up to the limits of the Arctic Circle. ----- The 
A two-part film has been produced on the Volvo Ocean Race 2005/06, won by ABN AMRO with skipper Mike Sanderson NZL. Here 
In 1969, Robin Knox-Johnson GBR won 'The Golden Globe', the first solo non-stop round-the-world race, when the leading Bernard Montessier FRA for unknown reasons decided to turn shortly before the finish line to attempt another round. Knox-Johnson is still a most respected person in the British sail racing scene today. A 
The organizers of the Vendée Globe are holding on to the start date November 8th for the Vendée Globe. What remains, however, is that the Corona measures allow access to the wide starting area along the Coast. With 500,000 spectators normally present on the starting day, the Vendée Globe is one of the most popular sporting events! The 
Together with his helmsman Iker Martinez ESP, Javi Fernandez ESP participated in three Olympic Games in the 49er Class winning a Gold and a Silver Medal. Later, the two switched to offshore racing including the round-the-world Volvo Ocean Race, Fernandez even as a skipper. In a 49-minute 
In his most recent newsletter, Alan Roura SUI informs about his manyfold preparations for the Vendée Globe without interruptions during the Corona lockdown. ----- The 
Our series of Ocean Races presents today the official film of the for the 
