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Puma pipped as 'Moose' strikes
Speedboat, the new 100-foot super-maxi, with Mike ‘Moose’ Sanderson at the helm, has taken line honours in a Newport-Bermuda Race with a gripping Volvo Ocean Race sub-plot. ...
Leopard Eats BMW Round Ireland Record
At 05:48:47 hours this morning Mike Slade’s ICAP Leopard devoured a massive 10 hours, 35 minutes and 10 Seconds off the BMW Round Ireland Yacht Race record, completing a hat trick of records that includes the Fastnet Race and the transatlantic crossing. Near gale force winds - while not always favou...
Alfa Romeo and Southern Star Continue to Dominate
If the first day of this inaugural event at Porto Cervo was ‘champagne sailing’ then the second was ‘premier cru’ a glorious day of sun, breeze and excellent sport....
Alfa Romeo and Southern Star Lead Superyacht Fleet
On day one of the Boat International Superyacht Regatta in Porto Cervo 23 competing yachts left Porto Cervo Marina accompanied by blue skies, sunshine and a southeasterly breeze that would build to an average of 12 knots. ...
Spain victorious at the Sardinia Rolex Cup
The Sardinia Rolex Cup, organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, came to a close today after a long wait for a breeze which did not materialize. The Race Committee waited until the final time limit of 3 p.m. before admitting defeat while Team Spain breathed a sigh of relief as the overall results...
ICAP Leopard racing for record in Round Ireland Yacht Race
ICAP Leopard, the 100 foot super maxi yacht owned by Mike Slade, will this weekend compete in the BMW Round Ireland Yacht Race. Starting from Wicklow, Ireland, on Saturday 21st June, ICAP Leopard will aim to sail the 704 mile course in a clockwise direction around Ireland in under three days, in ord...
Team Spain Leads Charge For ISAF Offshore Team Worlds
Bribon Telefonica spearheaded the charge of Team Spain, the new overall leaders on day two of the Sardinia Rolex Cup - ISAF Offshore Team World Championship in Porto Cervo. More or less perfect conditions off Porto Cervo allowed the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda’s Race Committee to hold three windward-...
Team Germany Top Of ISAF Offshore Team World Standings
Team Germany is the early leader in the battle for the ISAF Offshore Team World Championship as the TP52 Platoon starred in Porto Cervo on the opening day of the Sardinia Rolex Cup....
Fleet Ready To Battle For ISAF Offshore Team World Title
All 15 boats competing in the 16th edition of the Sardinia Rolex Cup are now moored in Porto Cervo Marina ready for Tuesday's first start in the event that is valid as the ISAF Offshore Team World Championship. Five teams each composed of a Farr 40, a Swan 45 and a TP52 will compete in five days of...
Meyers' Numbers Shows its IRC Prowess
Anticipation ran high throughout the New York Yacht Club's 154th Annual Regatta presented by Rolex, hosted Saturday and Sunday from the NYYC's Harbour Court Clubhouse in Newport, R.I. Competitors, designers, journalists and spectators alike were anxious to see how the newest, hottest IRC boats measu...