Cruising

Thursday, March 20, 2025   

  

Round-the-world in a 4m boat

In mid-June, Yann Quenet FRA set off on his second circumnavigation of the world in his 4-metre self-built yacht! In the meantime, he has arrived in the Caribbean, where he will spend the winter before sailing along the North American coast to the mouth of the Labrador, before travelling overland to Vancouver CAN in the Pacific. France 3 recently dedicated a 20-minute video portrait to him. The report.

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Tuesday, October 15, 2024   

  

Barcolana - Trieste ITA - Final results

The Barcolana was sailed in light winds in Trieste on Sunday, already for the 56th time. With more than 1,500 participants, it was once again the largest regatta in the world this year. ----- The big racers decided the victory among themselves: The 100-foot maxi 'Arca SGR' won ahead of the 90-foot 'Prosecco.doc'. Among the Maxis, Nicolas Groux SUI came an excellent 11th with his 'Psaros 33', followed by David Mizrahi SUI in 23rd place with his 'Botin 51'. ----- The ranking list and the event website.

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Wednesday, May 15, 2024   

  

Yacht sank after contact with Orcas

Last week, there was a new contact between orcas and a 15-metre Sun Odyssey off the coast of Morocco, during which the yacht got a leak and sank. The crew of two was rescued by a freighter. The report.

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024   

  

Yacht sinks in the pacific - the video

After the rudder system on their 46-foot yacht broke and tore a hole in the hull, the Swedish owner couple filmed the sinking of their yacht from the life raft. The report.

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Thursday, May 11, 2023   

  

Swiss cruising Yacht sank after orca attack !

On the way from Tenerife to Spain, a Swiss cruising yacht was attacked for two hours by three orcas. The crew was rescued by the coast guard, the yacht sank ! The report.

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Thursday, April 16, 2020   

  

Corona Cinema - Clipper Race - Monte-Video URU - Capetown RSA leg - Racing in the Roaring Forties

During the race from Uruguay to South Africa, the winds on the South Atlantic were exceeding 70. ----- The 18-minute onboard-video shows life aboard in the storms of the Roaring Forties.

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Monday, April 13, 2020   

  

eSailing - Virtual Melges World Series - Day 5

Group A of the Virtual Melges World Series concluded the qualification phase with another five races yesterday. Yasar Aribas TUR is on top of the rankings ahead of Giuseppe Capaldi ITA and Samuel Naldi ITA. Travis Greenberg USA follows as 57th among the 96 participants. ----- The results and the video.

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Sunday, March 29, 2020   

  

Corona News - over 800 yachts blocked in the Caribbeans

The Caribbeans offer Europeans and North Americans the best sailing conditions every winter. Now would be the time for the return trip, since the hurricane season will begin there in June. Due to the Corona-restrictions, the recruiting of crews has become difficult, and the usually planned stopovers on the Bermudas and the Azores cannot be carried out either. Those affected try now to organize themselves and start the return journey in larger fleets for safety reasons. An article in the German FAZ newspaper (translate with Google).

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Friday, December 13, 2019   

  

The Ocean Cleanup - Vancouver CAN - successful first tests

With the successful conclusion of Mission One, the Ocean Cleanup has begun preparations for their next system, System 002. The aim of this new design is to create an operational system to a full-scale cleanup of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. ----- The report with video.

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Sunday, November 24, 2019   

  

Atlantic Rally for Cruisers - Las Palmas ESP - Start today with over 200 teams

The start to the 2019 Atlantic Rally of Cruisers will be given on the Canary Island this afternoon for the over 200 teams heading for the Caribbeans on time for Christmas. ----- The preview. The race can be followed over GPS tracking.

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Thursday, June 13, 2019   

  

Stormy Sea Rescue by Helicopter - a video

A cruising yacht in distress in the heavy storm over the Bay of Biscay on Whitsun Saturday North of La Coruna was rescued by the Spanish Coast Guard. The five person crew was lifted of the yacht by helicopter, an action filmed with a helmet camera. The video.

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Sunday, November 25, 2018   (Image © Rodrigo Rato)

  

RORC - Transatlantic Race - Puerto Calero - Day 1

In light winds, the start to the RORC-Transatlantic Race was given on Lanzarote ESP yesterday with the two MOD-70-Trimarans taking the lead right from the beginning. 'Maserati' (Giovanni Soldini ITA) is 3nm ahead of 'PowerPlay' (Ned Collier USA). In the monohulls, the 130-foot 'My Song' of Pier-Luigi Loro Piana ITA is already well ahead of the half-as-large opponents. 'Kuka' of Franco Niggeler SUI with Roberto Bermudez ESP steering follows on rank 2.
The race tracker and the report on the start.

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