Offshore Racing

The Live Results Table provides detailed information on the current positions of all 25 groups/classes based on sailed (Line Honours) and compensated (Live Corrected) time. The Race Viewer provides the usual graphical overview. ----- The Event Website.

Today, Wednesday, at 7:00 a.m., all 13 Admirals's Cup 1 and 13 of the 15 Admirals's Cup 2 participants crossed the finish line in Cherbourg, France. The winners in corrected time are Van Uden / Rotterdam Offshore Sailing Team NED in AC1, and Django JPK, expected to be in AC2. ----- The Live Results Tabelle, the Admiral's Cup Website, the Race Viewer, and the Fastnet Event Website.

Today, Tuesday at 7:00 a.m., the Admiral's Cup 1 competitors, who will cross the finish line over the next 24 hours, are still close together, and the outcome remains uncertain. In first, 'Beau Geste', the TP52 Botin WB of Karl Kwok HKG, and 'Jolt 5', the Botin 52 IRC of Peter Harrison MON, have swapped first place. ----- In the Admiral's Cup 2, the leading trio 'Jolt 6', a Carkeek 40 Mk2 GP M2 piloted by Pierre Casiraghi MON, are tied with 'Callisto', the GP42 B&C MOD of James Murray NZL, and 'Beau Ideal', a Botin 41 Custom owned by Karl Kwok HKG. ----- The Admiral's Cup Website and that Live Tracking, as well as the Fastnet event website.

The Ultim favorite ‘SVR Lazartigue’ skippered by Tom Laperche FRA (with Frank Cammas FRA and Peter Burling NZL) crossed the finish line in Cherbourg FRA early this morning at 05:20 CET. Thirty minutes later, ‘Banque Populaire’ skippered by Arman Le Cleac'H followed. The other two Ultims are expected to finish the race in the next two to three hours. ----- In the ‘Line Honors Monohull’ category, with 250 nm to go, ‘Black Jack 100’, a Reichel/Pugh Custom30, skippered by Remon Vos MON, leads ahead of 'SHK Scallywag HKG', a Maxi Dowell, skippered by David Witt. Justine Mettraus SUI, on the IMOCA Teamwork/Team SNEF, follows in 12th place, 90 nm behind the leader. ----- The Race Tracker shows the positions of all categories under the Leaderboard link. ----- The event website.

The Admiral's Cup participants, who are sailing in the 411 boats Monohull Line Honor's category, are still close together today, Monday, at 07:00 in the Admiral's Cup 1 Class. Currently, 'Jolt 5', the Botin 52 IRC of Peter Harrison MON is ahead of 'Beau Geste', the TP52 Botin WB of Karl Kwok HKG. ----- In the Admiral's Cup 2 group, 'Django JPK', a JPK 11.80 2.28 Mod KTC8 of Giovanni Lombardi Stronati ITA, is leading, ahead of 'Garm', a JPK 11.80 2.35 Fin6 Mod of Per Roman GBR. ----- The Admiral's Cup Website and the Live Tracking, as well as the Fastnet Event Website.

Since yesterday, Saturday, the Fastnet Race (preview on YouTube) has been slowly underway. ----- In the ‘Line Honors Multihull’ category, Tom Laperche FRA's (with Frank Cammas FRA and Peter Burling NZL) Ultim favorite ‘SVR Lazartigue’ is in the lead, ahead of ‘Actual Ultim 4’ and ‘Banque Populaire’. ----- In the ‘Line Honors Monohull’ category, SHK Scallywag HKG is in the lead. The first 10 keelboats are sailing within 15 nm and the positions are changing every minute. Justine Mettraus SUI, on the IMOCA ‘Teamwork/Team SNEF’, was in 6th place. ---- - The Race Tracker shows the positions of all categories under the ‘Leaderboard’ link. ----- The event website.

The overview “How to Follow” not only provides a brief overview of the event, but also contains links to all the important details, including livestreams of the press conference and the skippers/weather briefing on Friday afternoon.

Since yesterday, Saturday, the Fastnet Race (preview on YouTube) has been slowly underway. This morning, the leading boat had only covered 235 of the 720 nm. ---- - For the Admiral's Cup participants, starting in the 411-boat Monohull Line Honor's category, the Fastnet Race result will be scored with a factor of 3 and cannot be deleted. ----- Today, Sunday at 7:00 a.m., the first five yachts in the Admiral's Cup 1 Class are tied. Currently, ‘Imagine’, the TP52 3.35 B&P, owned by Holger Streckenbach GER, is in first place. In the Admiral's Cup 2 group, ‘Beau Ideal’, a Botin 41 Custom, owned by Karl Kwok HKG, is 1 nm ahead of ‘Callisto’, the GP42 B&C MOD, owned by James Murray NZL. ----- Die Admiral's Cup Website. -----

The overview “How to Follow” not only provides a brief overview of the event, but also contains links to all the important details, including livestreams of the press conference and the skippers/weather briefing on Friday afternoon, as well as live tracking. ----- The Fastnet Event Website.

Today, Saturday, July 26, 2025, the start of the Fastnet Race (Preview YouTube), the world's largest offshore race with 446 participants on the Entry list takes place from off the Royal Yacht Squadron line, West Cowes, from 11h20 BST (12h20 CET), with rolling starts for the classes separated by 10-minute intervals. ----- The race for the line honors will most likely be between the four Ultim Foiling Trimarans, with special attention to be paid to the record holder, the Trimaran SVR-Lazartigue of Tom Laperche FRA with Franck Cammas, co-skipper, and Tom Burling NZL, multiple America's Cup, Olympic, World, and SailGP champion in the crew. But also the 7 IMOCA-60 with Justine Mettraux SUI will deliver an exciting race among themselves. ----- The overview “How to Follow” not only provides a summary of the event, but also contains links to all the important details, including livestreams of Friday afternoon's press conference and skippers/weather briefing. The start of the race, divided into different categories, can be followed via livestream. ----- The event website.

Why not set a counterpoint to today's start of the Fastnet Race? Slow Down in our hectic world? ----- Enjoy the start of the 14 homemade sailboats with a length of 5.8 meters (19 feet) at 00.00 today for the third stage of the Mini Globe Race 2025. At 9,700 nautical miles, it is likely to be the most difficult and dangerous. The course leads north past Australia across the Southern Ocean to Cape Town, South Africa. ----- The favorite remains Swiss skipper Renaud Stitelmann , CER Genève, who already won the first two stages. ---- - The website of the McIntyre Mini Globe Race 2025.

Yesterday, the last 3 inshore races were held at the Admiral's Cup. ----- The leaders in the interim standings after 7 races are, in AC Class 1, ‘Django WR 51’, the Wallyrocket51 owned by Giovanni Lombardi Stronati ITA, one point ahead of ‘Jolt 3’, the TP52 owned by Peter Harrison MON, tied with ‘Beau Geste’, the TP52 owned by Karl Kwok IVB, ..... and in AC Class 2, 'Callisto', the GP 42 B&C 3.30 (09) MOD owned by James Murray NZL, tied with ‘Beau Ideal’, a Botin 41 Custom owned by Karl Kwok IVB, and ‘Jolt’, a Carkeek 40 Mk2 GP MOD LH owned by Peter Harrison MON. ----- In the team standings, the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club increased its lead over the Yacht Club Monaco to 8 points. Newly, 23 points behind the leader is the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, already 14 points back. ----- The illustrated report on the last Inshore Race Day. ----- The Admiral's Cup continues next Saturday, July 26, with the Fastnet Race.

Yesterday, the Admiral's Cup Race 4 Inshore was held in light winds. ----- The leaders in the interim standings after 4 races are ‘Jolt 3’ in AC Class 1, Peter Harrison MON's TP52, tied on points with ‘Django WR 51’, Giovanni Lombardi Stronati ITA's Wallyrocket51, and ‘Callisto’ in AC Class 2, the GP 42 B&C 3.30 (09) MOD owned by James Murray NZL, one point ahead of ‘Beau Ideal’, a Botin 41 Custom owned by Karl Kwok IVB. ---- - In the team rankings, the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club now leads, one point ahead of the Yacht Club Monaco. The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron in third place is already 14 points behind. ---- - The illustrated Race 4 daily report. ---- - Further inshore races (windward-leewards/round the cans) will be held until July 24, before the Fastnet Race starts on July 26.

The Admiral's Cup 2025 continued yesterday inshore with Race 2 and Race 3. The leaders in the interim standings after 3 races are in AC Class 1 ‘Django WR 51’, the Wallyrocket51, owned by Giovanni Lombardi Stronati ITA, and in AC Class 2 ‘Callisto’, the GP 42 B&C 3.30 MOD, owned by James Murray NZL. ----- In the team rankings, the Yacht Club Monaco leads by one point ahead of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club and eight points ahead of the tied Yacht Club Costa Smeralda and the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron. ----- The illustrated daily report of July 22. ----- Further inshore races (windward-leewards/round the cans) will be held until July 24, before the Fastnet Race starts on July 26.

The Admiral's Cup was one of the most prestigious sailing competitions for ocean-going yachts, running biannually from 1957 to 2003, and was considered the unofficial world championship in offshore racing. Since last Sunday, the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) has been organizing the revival of this traditional regatta to mark its 100th anniversary. ----- The first event was the Channel Race, a race lasting approximately 24 hours on a circuit around the island of Cowes. Line honors in AC Class 1 went to Niklas Zennstrom's Carkeek 52 ‘Rán’ (SWE/KSSS), and in AC Class 2 to James Murray's B&C 42 ‘Callisto’ (NZL/RNZYS). ----- An exemplary structured results page provides information on the overall IRC results, broken down into individual categories and classes, and contains details about the yachts and team members. Full Race Tracker replays and jury decisions are also available here.----- The IRC overall winner is James Murray NZL on the GP 42 B&C ‘Callisto’. In Admiral's Cup 1, ‘Django WR 51’, the Wallyrocket51 owned by Giovanni Lombardi Stronati ITA, is in first place. James Murray's ‘Callisto’ is also in the lead in Admiral's Cup 2. ----- The report. ---- - The inshore races (windward-leewards/round the cans) are currently underway and are scheduled to continue until July 24, before the Fastnet Race starts on July 26.

The winner of the first leg of the “PURU Transgascogne 2025” from Port Bourgenay to Gijon (Asturias) was Benoit Marie FRA in the Scratch (overall) classification and in Protos Solo. The 2nd Scratch Pozzoli/Chapot FRA won in Protos Double. Comont-Cloarec FRA, in 7th place, were first in the Series Double. Nicolò Gamenara FRA came in first in Series Solo . ----- The best of the five Swiss competitors was Mathis Bourgnon SUI in 3rd place in Protos and 4th in Scratch . Alicia Anna Pfyffer from Altishofen SUI finished an excellent 21st in the large fleet and 10th in the Series Minis . ----- The Race Tracker page contains links to the ‘Actus’ (news), the ‘Scratch’ (finish list), and the rankings for the four boat categories. ---- Leg 2 back to Port Bourgenay will start on July 23, with an ETA of July 25. ---- The News and the Event Website.

It started in Portugal, 12'000 nm and six months ago, with 16'000 nm still to go. 15 solo sailors from eight countries are navigating around the globe on identical 5.8-meter (19-foot) self-built plywood yachts. ----- After dominating Leg 1, the Swiss skipper Renaud Stitelmann, CER Geneva has secured another victory, crossing the finish line in Fiji on 13 June after 79 days, 17 hours, and 19 minutes at sea. ----- The
Report, published a few days ago after the arrival of all participants, provides all details on Leg 2, including skipper information and results. ----- The next 9,700-mile leg 3 is expected to be the toughest and most dangerous, with the sailors crossing over the top of Australia, then across the Southern Ocean to Cape Town, South Africa. The start, scheduled for July 25th, 24.00 UTC, will be live covered on the Mini Globe Race Facebook-, respectively Youtube- channels, beginning at 22.45 UTC. Mike Blenkinsop, on 'Popeye', retired from the race. ----- The McIntyre Mini Globe Race 2025 Website

The Admiral's Cup will kick off this coming Saturday, July 19, with the Channel Race around the island of Cowes on a course lasting 24 to 30 hours. The race will be scored in the IRC, IRC Two-Handed, Class40, and MOCRA Multihull categories. ----- The Entry list with SUI participants. ----- The Channel Race will be followed by three days of inshore races (windward-leewards/round the cans) and the Fastnet Race on July 26.

Normandy skipper Fabien Delahaye FRA on L'Égallais' brilliantly won the second leg of Les Sables – Horta – Les Sables. By winning solo after a complex course between the Azores and Vendée, he also takes the lead in the overall standings of this 10th edition. The news.
---- - Eight minutes behind, William Mathélin-Moreaux FRA's “Les Invincibles” finished second, and 24 minutes back, Pep Costa ESP on “VSSV Sport” came in third. This morning at 7 a.m., ‘Gustave Roussy’ of Christophe Rateau was ranked last among all starters. ----- The Race Tracker with positions, and the Event Website.

The tenth edition of Les Sables – Horta – Les Sables is set for a thrilling finale! The first competitors in the second leg are expected to arrive today, Monday 14 July, from 1 pm onwards in Les Sables d'Olonne. ----- Fabien Delahaye (‘Legallais’) still leads the fleet, but he was only a short nautical mile ahead of Guillaume L'Hostis (‘Alternative Sailing – Constructions du Bellon’). The suspense remains intact, and every maneuver could change the game. ----- The latest News , the Race Tracker with positions, and the Event Website.

The traditional Transpacific Race from Los Angeles, California to Honolulu, Hawaii, set off in three waves last week. Last Friday, 'Lucky', an 88-foot Juan K-designed yacht owned by Bryon Ehrhart, crossed the finish line in first. She completed the 2,225-mile course in 5 days, 21 hours, 23 minutes and 49 seconds—the fifth-fastest elapsed time in race history. ----- The Newsletter, latest edition, the Race Tracker, and the Event Website.

The second leg of Les Sables – Horta – Les Sables, sailed solo for the first time, is living up to all expectations. With the first competitors expected to arrive on Monday evening, the battle is raging between two major strategic options. Fabien Delahaye (‘Legallais’), who dared to take a very southerly route, is still in the lead, even though the solo sailors further north are now also enjoying favorable conditions. The suspense remains intact as the fleet continues to make slow progress towards Les Sables d'Olonne in still unstable winds. ----- The Race Tracker with rankings, and the Event Website.

Yesterday afternoon, Sam Goodchild GBR on “Macif Sante Prévoyance” finished the Course des Caps in first place ahead of Elodie Bonafous FRA with “Association Petits Princes Queguines,” who relegated Nicolas Lunven FRA with “Holcim PRB” to third place in the final stage of the race. Justine Mettraux SUI's “Teamwork-Team SNEF” crossed the finish line at midnight in sixth place, around nine hours behind. ----- The Race Tracker and the Event Website.

This Saturday morning, Sam Goodchild GBR with “Macif Sante Prévoyance” is in the lead 22 nm ahead of Nicolas Lunven FRA with “Holcim PRB.” Elodie Bonafous FRA with “Association Petits Princes Queguines” follows 24 nm behind. Justine Mettraux SUI's “Teamwork-Team SNEF” is in sixth place, 73 nm behind the leader. ----- The Race Tracker and the Event Website.

This Friday morning, Sam Goodchild GBR, ‘Macif Sante Prévoyance’, is in the lead, 48 nm ahead of Elodie Bonafous FRA, ‘Association Petits Princes Queguines’, and 82 nm of 'Holcim PRB' Nicolas Lunven FRA. 'Teamwork-Team SNEF' of Justine Mettraux SUI is in 6th place, 182 nm behind the leader. ----- The race tracker and the event website.

The Course des Caps - Boulogne sur Mer - Banque Populaire du Nord is a new event on the IMOCA circuit, starting and finishing in Boulogne-sur-Mer with mixed crews, including a mediawoman/man on board, and will count towards the IMOCA Globe Series championship. The participants, who set sail last Sunday, will cover nearly 2,000 miles around the British Isles for 5 to 8 days. ----- This Thursday morning, Sam Goodchild GBR, ‘Macif Sante Prévoyance’, is in the lead, 26 nm ahead of Thomas Ruyant FRA, ‘Vulnerable’, and Elodie Bonafous FRA, ‘Association Petits Princes Queguines’, at 48 nm. Justine Mettraux SUI is in 7th place, 115 nm behind the leader. ----- The race tracker and the event website.

Ferrari in Maranello, Italy, is currently building the prototype of a groundbreaking 100-foot foiling monohull. Leading French naval architect Guillaume Verdier is responsible for this maxi yacht, designed for stable gliding on three contact points. One hydrofoil is connected to a canting keel. The other support points are the rudder and, alternatively, one of the two side hydrofoils. This state-of-the-art vessel combines the most advanced Ferrari technology with maritime innovation as the first fully-foiling ocean racer that is completely energy self-sufficient. ---- - The boat is currently being built in Italy and is scheduled to be launched in 2026, followed shortly thereafter by sea trials and tuning. ----- The official announcement and a report.

On June 11 at 11:55 a.m., 97 ICR yachts set sail from St. Tropez for the 72° Loro Piana Giraglia race covering 241 nm toward the Giraglia Rock and the finish line in Genoa. Yesterday at 10:05 p.m., ‘Magic Carpet’ (owner: Owen-Jones GBR) was the first to cross the finish line in Genoa, followed by ‘Scallywag’ (owner: Lee HKG) and ‘Capricorno’ (owner: Del Bono ITA). As of this morning's editorial deadline, 9 yachts reached the finish line. ----- The Race Tracker with the leaderboard and the Press Releases.

A week ago, Justine Mettraux announced her plans for the future, with the exciting news that she will be competing in the 2028 Vendée Globe with a new IMOCA. ----- The details.

Leaders departed Tahiti bound for Tonga (1500 miles) for an 8-day pitstop, and then onto Fiji (500 miles) with the finish of Leg 2 at Fiji 'Vuda Marina'. After a four-week regroup, the start of Leg 3 to Cape Town, South Africa, will take place on 26th July 2025. ----- The fleet is now scattered across the South Pacific, with leaders like Renaud Stitelmann ('CAPUCINETTE') well rested in Papeete now bound for TONGA, while the indomitable John and Mike Blenkinsop ('DELJA 99' & 'DELTA 100') continue their slow but steady charge westward toward the Marqueseas. ----- A Week 9 Report, and the Event Website.

Mathis Bourgnon's 'ASSOMAST' came in fifth, and Felix Oberle's Big Bounce came in sixth, promising results for the two Swiss sailors competing in the Mini en Mai. This solo race, which counts toward the French Mini Championship, has become a must for the 100 participants (maximum number) in Proto and Production Minis. Benoît Marie 'Nicomatic - Petit Bateau' was the winner of this nearly 500-mile regatta, which ended last week. ----- The map with rankings and the event website.