Sunday, April 20, 2025
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Offshore Racing
Offshore Racing – Sunday, April 20, 2025
Offshore Racing – Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Mini 580 - Mini Globe Race - Leg 2 - Day 20
The fleet of 15 Mini 580s has now been sailing in the Pacific towards Fidji for 20 days. Along the equator in the Doldrums, the fleet has been making slow progress for a long time. Now, in the southerly trade winds, the 5.80-long Minis are reaching 24-hour distances of up to 155 miles ! Renaud Stitelmann SUI, already the winner of the first leg, has once again pulled away at the front with a lead of 110 miles. A third of the 6,500-mile leg has now been completed. The race tracker, the event website and the Facebook page with videos and pictures.
Offshore Racing – Sunday, April 13, 2025
Sunday, April 13, 2025
Mini 650 - Plastimo Mini - Lorient FRA - Final results
After a fast race in ideal conditions, the fleet of the 72 Minis reached the finish line on Friday evening. After 24 hours 33 minutes, Caroline Boule/Benoît Marie FRA with their foiling Proto ‘Nicomatic’ had a 2 hour lead over Alexandre Demange/Thaïs Le Cam FRA - the leaderboard of the Protos. The best series mini was Paul Cousin/Marie Zugolaro FRA in 6th place, while Alicia Pfyffer/Damien Cloarec SUI were the best of the 3 SUI teams in 8th place in the fleet of the 48 series minis - the ranking list series mini.
Offshore Racing – Friday, April 11, 2025
Friday, April 11, 2025
Mini 650 - Plastimo Mini - Lorient FRA - Day 1
Offshore Racing – Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Mini 580 - Mini Globe Race - Panama - Leg 2 - Day 1
In very light winds - see the video on the Facebook page - the start of the 2nd leg of the Mini Globe Race took place in Panama yesterday. This morning, after 66 of the 6500-mile leg, Renaud Stitelmann SUI, winner of leg 1, was already back in the lead. Daniel Turner AUS is one mile behind in second place. The race tracker and the event website.
Offshore Racing – Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
Mini 580 - Mini Globe Race - Panama - Leg 2 - Start today
After crossing Panama by land, the fleet of 15 Mini 580s is now ready for the second leg, which will take them over 6,000 miles to Fiji. Stops in Tahiti and Tonga are permitted along the way to pick up provisions. The first leg was won by Renaud Stitelmann SUI - the leaderboard. ----- The start will be broadcast live this afternoon at 15h CET. If possible, we will connect to the live broadcast. The event website and the Facebook page with numerous video interviews.
Offshore Racing – Thursday, March 20, 2025
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Round-the-world in a 4m boat
Offshore Racing – Friday, March 14, 2025
Friday, March 14, 2025
Mini 580 - Mini Globe Race - Panama - Leg 1
Offshore Racing – Saturday, March 8, 2025
Saturday, March 8, 2025
IMOCA Open 60 - Vendée Globe 2024 - Les Sables d'Olonne FRA - Final Day
Today at around 9am Denis Van Weynbergh BEL will be the last participant to reach the finish in Les Sables d'Olonne...but now out of competition after the time limit expired yesterday. All around there is a lack of understanding for this arbitrarily set limit (it corresponds to the finishing time of Ari Hussela FIN, who finished last 4 years ago), it remains to be seen whether the last word has already been spoken. From 9am, we will be showing the live broadcast of his finish at the top of the screen, - again we can expect a big crowd ! The race tracker and the reports.
Offshore Racing – Friday, March 7, 2025
Friday, March 7, 2025
IMOCA Open 60 - Vendée Globe 2024 - Les Sables d'Olonne FRA - Day 116
The time limit for the Vendée Globe expired this morning at 8 am. However, last-placed Denis Van Weynbergh BEL will not cross the finish line until tomorrow afternoon. This morning, he was still 218 miles short of Les Sables d'Olonne. ------ The race tracker and the reports.
Offshore Racing – Thursday, March 6, 2025
Thursday, March 6, 2025
IMOCA Open 60 - Vendée Globe 2024 - Les Sables d'Olonne FRA - Day 115
The time limit for the Vendée Globe expires tomorrow at 8 am. The 116 days and 18 hours correspond to the final time of Ari Huusela FIN, who finished last 4 years ago. ----- Denis Van Weynbergh BEL, the last remaining competitor in the race, will not make it tomorrow. He was still 300 miles short of the finish line this morning. Yesterday he barely made any progress with his damaged Open 60, and the Bay of Biscay is also very calm. It remains to be seen whether the requests made here and there to extend the time limit until the weekend will be heeded. ----- The race tracker and the reports, but still without an official statement on the time limit.
Offshore Racing – Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
IMOCA Open 60 - Vendée Globe 2024 - Les Sables d'Olonne FRA - Day 114
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
Mini 580 - Mini Globe Race - Panama - Leg 1 - Victory for Renaud Stitelmann SUI
Yesterday, Renaud Stitelmann SUI reached the finish of the 1st stage of the Mini-Global Race in first place. Keri Harris GBR follows in second place, 5 hours behind. 4 of the 15 participants have reached the finish so far. The leaderboard. An 80-minute video introduces the class. Now, it's off through the Panama Canal, with the 2nd leg to Fiji starting on 23 March. ----- The Facebook page has more videos and reports.
