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This morning the leading duo Charlie Dalin FRA and 21 miles behind Yoann Richomme FRA are still in a flat transition zone, but this afternoon they will reach the southerly trade winds. Sébastien Simon FRA in 3rd place is also battling with flat conditions: Close to the coast of Brazil, he is 348 miles behind this morning. The chasing group (ranks 6 to 11) is still only 130 miles apart. Boris Herrmann GER is 9th, followed 60 miles behind by Justine Mettraux SUI in 10th place. Yesterday Clarisse Cremer FRA, Benjamin Dutreux FRA and Samantha Davis GBR also passed Cape Horn. Next up is the group with Alan Roura SUI who has established himself in 17th place. Oliver Heer SUI is currently in the doldrums in 30th place. The race tracker and the reports.

After 11 days, 15 hours and 11 minutes, the Ultime trimaran Sodebo with Thomas Coville FRA and his team rounded the Cape of Good Hope yesterday - 556 miles ahead of the record set by the trimaran IDEC. The latter crossed the Indian Ocean 7 years ago in a fabulous record time with an average speed of 38 knots! The race tracker.

Good conditions in New Zealand also on today's final day of the Oceania Moth Championship, 4 more races could be sailed. Mattias Coutts NZL remained on top with 3 more race wins in his group. In the second group, Jacob Pye NZL also dominated with 3 race wins, finishing 2nd 2 points behind. Nicolai Jacobsen NOR was the best European in 10th place. Sébastien Schneiter SUI made a big leap forward with a 2nd place in the final race. He finished 15th, directly ahead of Jann Schüpbach SUI. Aymeric Blin SUI finished 51st, Nick Zeltner did not compete this morning and follows in 57th place - the ranking list and the Facebook page. The Moth World Championship qualifiers start on Saturday, with 77 competitors from 15 nations, including the 49er Olympic champions Diego Botin ESP and Iain Jensen AUS, or ILCA World Champion Jean-Baptiste Bernaz FRA.

The Australian championship began today as a warm-up regatta for the Musto Skiff World Championship, which starts on Saturday. No results are available yet. It seems that it was not possible to sail: The race tracker shows all 40 competitors ashore. Among them are Fabrice Kohler SUI, Alexander Greil SUI and Pierre-Yves Pfirter SUI. The event website, the preview and the Facebook page.

The leading duo has not yet reached the southerly trade winds, but made good progress yesterday in the South Atlantic. Charlie Dalin FRA is leading this morning with an 80-mile lead over Yoann Richomme FRA. Sébastien Simon FRA in 3rd place is currently in the calm, his gap has grown to 342 miles. The chasing group in places 5-10 is still only 150 miles apart: Boris Herrmann GER in 9th place is now 53 miles ahead of Justine Mettraux SUI in 10th place, while the second chasing group with Alan Roura SUI is breaking up: Jean Le Cam FRA has been accelerating for two days in 16th place and has opened up a 200-mile lead on his former companions. He is now followed in 17th place by Alan Roura SUI. Oliver Heer SUI is sailing alone along the ice edge in light winds in 30th place. The race tracker and the reports.

In the run-up to the Moth World Championships starting next week, the final test regatta, the Oceania Championship, got underway this morning. Already 58 of the 150 world championship participants are taking part. In good wind conditions - see gallery - 4 races were completed. Mattias Coutts NZL took the lead with two race wins. Enzo Balanger FRA follows as the best European in 10th place, Jann Schüpach SUI is the best of the four Swiss in 19th place, ahead of the World sailor of the year Diego Botin ESP in 24th place. The other Swiss did not finish all races, Sébastien Schneiter SUI is next in 36th place. 4 more races are on the programme tomorrow. The ranking list and the Facebook page.

'Sodebo' also made good progress yesterday on the 11th day of their round-the-world record attempt. Today, Thomas Coville FRA and his team should pass the Cape of Good Hope. The lead on the record is now 650 miles. ----- The race tracker.

Charlie Dalin FRA back in the lead ! In the still inconsistent conditions on the South Atlantic Yoann Richomme FRA had to let his pursuer pass, and the gap this morning is 20 miles. The day's winner yesterday was again Sébastien Simon FRA, who has now made up 400 miles in 3 days and is only 272 miles behind. Ranks 5-10 are still only 100 miles apart. Boris Herrmann GER in 9th place is now 70 miles ahead of Justine Mettraux SUI. Yannik Bestaven FRA (2020 winner), sailing in 11th place, had to abandon the race with the damaged rudder system and turned off at Cape Horn for a repair stop. Alan Roura SUI is now 18th, Oliver Heer SUI follows in 30th place. ----- The race tracker and the reports.

With 834 miles in 24 hours, Thomas Coville FRA and his 'Sodebo' team also made rapid progress yesterday and were able to extend their lead on the record to 747 miles. The race tracker with reports and videos.

The Christmas Classic of the Starboats ended yesterday in Nice with two races. Thanks to 2nd and 3rd place, Franz Kloiber/Michael Fischer AUT moved into the lead. Vincent Schrader/Marcel Vockel GER are 3 points behind in 2nd place, while Urs Infanger/Oleg Chtchetinine SUI remain in 9th position. ----- The ranking list and the Facebook page with the pictures.

There was no wind off Hvar yesterday either. So far only on the start day one race could be sailed. The rankings and the Facebook page with the pictures.

In the still inconsistent conditions of the South Atlantic, the leading duo was slowed down again and moved closer together: Yoann Richomme FRA is only 7 miles ahead of Charlie Dalin FRA this morning ! The winner of the day is Sébastien Simon FRA , who is making good progress in south-easterly winds on his bow with an intact foil and has reduced his deficit to 334 miles. The wind direction should continue to be right for Simon up to the equator, but he will have to make do without a foil again in the westerly wind belt north of the trade winds. It will probably be impossible to catch up with the first three without damage. The chasing pack has moved closer together south of the Falklands: Paul Meilhat FRA in 5th place is only 70 miles ahead of Justine Mettraux SUI in 10th place. In between Boris Herrmann GER is only 14 miles behind Meilhat FRA in 8th place. The second chasing pack with Alan Roura SUI is in the process of breaking up: Jean Le Cam FRA was also one of the fastest yesterday with his non-foiler and has distanced ‘his group’ by more than 200 miles. Alan Roura SUI lost his storm jib in 19th place due to a broken halyard, and Isabelle Joschke FRA was hit even harder when a foil broke off after a series of minor damage. Oliver Heer SUI sails unchallenged in 31st place in moderate conditions. ----- The race tracker and the reports.

With daily distances of around 800 miles, the ultra-trimaran 'Sodebo' continues to make good progress in the South Atlantic and has extended its lead over the record to 500 miles. The conditions should remain good, and tomorrow, Thomas Coville FRA and his team will reach the Cape of Good Hope. ----- The race tracker.

At the Star Classic in Nice, 5 races have been sailed so far in sunshine and moderate winds. Samuel Enjalabert/Eliot Bourgois MON lead the classification with a 2-point advance over Franz Kloiber/Michael Fischer AUT. Urs Infanger/Oleg Chtchetinine SUI follow in 9th place. The ranking list and the Facebook page with the pictures.

Due to a lack of wind, only one race each could be completed at the start of the last Europacup of the year in Hvar. Lilliana Dymak CZE won the ILCA 4, Bohdan Rukhlin UKR is on top of the ILCA 6 and Nazar Artiukh UKR took the lead in the ILCA 7. There are no Swiss this year. All rankings and the Facebook page with the photos.

An addendum to the ILCA European Cup resp. the Euromed of the Optis of Malta, which were held shortly before Christmas: ----- The winners in Malta were Timmy Vasallo MLT (ILCA 4), Leo Yates GBR (ILCA 6) and Jérémy Moutout MON (ILCA 7). See all rankings ILCA, and the report. ----- Andrey Zhakov MLT won the large fleet of Optmistis. Lou Eisenhut SUI was 22nd out of 78 participants. The Optimist ranking.

In the South Atlantic, the leading duo - Yoann Richomme FRA was 50 miles ahead of Charlie Dalin FRA this morning - is cruising in northerly winds in search of the trade winds. Sébastien Simon FRA, on the other hand, is sailing in 3rd place in southerly winds on his ‘healthy bow’ with foil and was able to reduce the gap to 590 miles. The large chasing group that rounded Cape Horn yesterday, on the other hand, is in the calm and should continue regroup close. Boris Herrmann GER is 7th, 1705 miles behind, Justine Mettraux SUI follows in 10th place, 1757 miles behind. Yannick Bestaven FRA dropped out of the group after damaging his rudder. Jean Le Cam FRA, 17th and best classified non-foiler, was able to break away from the group with Alan Roura SUI. The Swiss is sailing 19th alongside Isabelle Joschke FRA. Oliver Heer SUI in 31st place survived the stormiest night of his race so far with more than 50 knots of wind and should reach Cape Horn in 12 days. ----- The race tracker and the reports.

After falling a little short of the record when crossing the equator 3 days ago, the Ultime trimaran 'Sodebo' accelerated again on the South Atlantic in good sailing conditions, gaining a lead of 292 miles at an average speed of 35 kn (65 km/h). Thomas Coville FRA and his team will pass the Cape of Good Hope tomorrow. ----- The race tracker with videos and reports.

Meanwhile, 13 teams have arrived in Hobart, including in 6th place the New Zealand-flagged Botin 52 ‘Caro’ sailed by Max Klink SUI, who won IRC Division 1. 61 teams are still in the race, with more than 300 miles to go for the last ones. ----- The leaderboard, the race tracker and the reports.

This morning, only three teams have reached the finish in Hobart so far: After one day and 13 hours (5 hours over the record), the 100-foot super maxi ‘Law Connect’ with Christian Beck AUS won almost 3 hours ahead of the Volvo70 ‘Celestial 70’ with Sam Haynes AUS. 27 minutes later, the 100-foot super maxi ‘Wild Thing’ with Grant Wharington AUS also reached the finish line. In the rough conditions, 29 teams have abandoned the race so far. ----- The race tracker, the leaderboard and the reports.

Rush hour at Cape Horn ! This morning the first chasing group (ranks 5-11) is about to round Cape Horn. Jérémy Beyou FRA and 15 miles behind Nicolas Lunven FRA in 5th and 6th place are already through, Paul Meilhat FRA and Boris Herrmann GER are next in line. Paul Goodchild GBR and Justine Mettraux SUI will also reach the Atlantic this morning. Yoann Richomme FRA is now 89 miles ahead of Charlie Dalin FRA. After Sébastien Simon FRA, Thomas Ruyant FRA also passed the cape yesterday in 4th place, his gap is 1281 miles. Still close together are 17th (Jean Le Cam FRA) and 20th Alan Roura SUI) - 100 miles behind. Oliver Heer SUI[/URL] had to fight with winds up to 50 knots tonight, he is still 31st. ----- The race tracker and the reports.

After the co-favourite ‘Masterlock-Comanche’ had to retire yesterday with a torn mainsail, last year's winner ‘Law Connect’ is on her way to a comfortable overall victory, this morning she was still 125 miles short of Hobart. The main fleet is just about to tackle the crossing of Bass Street. Unfortunately, the rough conditions have also led to two fatalities: Two competitors were struck by the boom - the report. The intermediate standings from this morning, the race tracker and the Facebook page.

The winds also remain inconsistent in the South Atlantic: After a lull zone, the leading duo has picked up speed again, Yoann Richomme FRA leads by a narrow 13-mile margin over Charlie Dalin FRA. 665 miles behind, Sébastien Simon FRA continues to hold 3rd place. 4th to pass Cape Horn today will be Thomas Ruyant FRA, who is 1330 miles behind the leading duo. The chasing group is only a few miles behind, with 5th to 11th place only 200 miles apart. Boris Herrmann GER in 7th place is now only 50 miles ahead of Justine Mettraux SUI, who has moved up to 9th place. Alan Roura SUI is still 20th, Oliver Heer SUI has now also reached the Pacific in 21st place. The race tracker and the reports.

After passing the equator, Thomas Coville FRA and his Sodebo team off the coast of Brazil are now benefiting from good trade wind conditions, their lead on the record is 90 miles this morning. The race tracker.

The start of the 86th Sydney-Hobart Race took place early this morning in fresh north-easterly winds. The wind forecasts promise a record-fast race (the record is 1 day 8 hours), with the wind only shifting west on Bass Street on the approach to Tasmania. As expected, the two supermaxis ‘Masterlock-Comanche’ and ‘LawConnect’ have pulled away slightly at the front. ----- The race tracker and the reports.

While the leading duo in the South Atlantic is currently in the doldrums, Sébsatien Simon FRA rounded Cape Horn yesterday in 3rd place. Thomas Ruyant FRA, sailing in 4th place, is still 1,000 miles short. He continues to lead the chasing pack with Boris Herrmann GER - 7th place, 1753 miles behind - and Justine Mettraux SUI, who has moved up to 10th place, 60 miles behind Herrmann. Alan Roura SUI is still 20th, Oliver Heer SUI follows in 31st place. The race tracker and the reports.

The Ultime trimaran 'Sodebo' crossed the equator yesterday. However, Thomas Coville FRA and his team were slowed down a little in the Doldrums, and are 33 miles behind the record this morning. ----- The race tracker with reports and videos.

After the Cape Horn rounding, the leading duo has now reached an inconsistent zone on the South Atlantic. ----- Yoan Richomme FRA was able to extend his lead over Charlie Dalin FRA to 92 miles. 720 miles behind, Sébastien Simon FRA arrived at Cape Horn today in 3rd place. The rest of the fleet, led by Thomas Ruyant FRA, is another 1,000 miles behind. Boris Herrmann GER is still 7th, Justine Mettraux SUI is still 11th, but as expected has caught up massively: 4th place is only 260 miles ahead, Paul Meilhat FRA in 10th place is only 6 miles ahead of the Swiss! Alan Roura SUI is still in 20th place, Oliver Heer SUI in 31st place will reach the Pacific in the south of Tasmania today. ----- The race tracker and the reports.

On the approach to the equator, the Ultime trimaran 'Sodebo' slowed down slightly in the Doldrums and "only" reached a speed of 22 knots. Accordingly, Thomas Coville FRA and his team are 22 miles behind the record this morning. ----- The race tracker with permanent live transmission!

Shortly before midnight yesterday, Yoann Richomme FRA ('Paprec-Arkea') passed Cape Horn after 43 days 11 hours in a new record time - 3 days faster than Armel Le Cléac'h FRA on his record run in 2017. This afternoon, Sébastien Simon FRA will also reach Cape Horn. The chasers are still stuck in a flat transition zone in the South Pacific. Thomas Ruyant FRA in 4th place is now already 1,500 miles behind. Boris Herrmann GER follows in 7th place, 1747 miles back. Justine Mettraux SUI, 1836 miles behind, as last in the chasing group is the only one to benefit from slightly fresher winds and will continue to catch up today. She is only 34 miles behind Paul Meilhat FRA. Alan Roura SUI in 20th place is now 4291 miles in arrears. Oliver Heer SUI in 31st place continues to sail in safety mode on the bow without the non-usable canting keel. ----- The race tracker and the reports.