The Smallest Club
Rich Wilson became the second American to complete the Vendée Globe in 2009. Read his story, and this interview, to get a look at one of the smallest clubs on this planet.
Rich Wilson became the second American to complete the Vendée Globe in 2009. Read his story, and this interview, to get a look at one of the smallest clubs on this planet.
Gabart becomes the youngest and fastest sailor to circumvent the world alone in the Vendée Globe.
The 45th Annual EDHEC Sailing Cup, run by students at the French Business School EDHEC, is looking for teams from across the pond to join the regatta in April.
Two skippers are forced to abandon their dreams of winning the Vendée Globe less than 48 hours after the start. Bruce Gain reflects on the drama of the race and the emotional cord it strikes with the French public.
Nineteen of the 20 skippers sailing the Vendée Globe solo race around the world started the 24,048-mile, three-month circumnavigation off Les Sables d’Olonne, France, on Nov. 10. Bertrand de Broc returned to port before the start to make a repair to a small puncture in his hull. Photos: Jean Marie Liot/DPPI/Vendee Globe Click here to meet the skippers.
[Click here to read more about the race.](http://www.sailingworld.
Bruce Gain checks in with the Vendée Globe skippers to see how they’re sizing up their competition for the solo, around-the-world race.
Ben Ainslie (GBR) and Lijia Xu (CHN) were named ISAF Rolex World Sailors of the Year for 2012.
A community project built and based in Emsworth, England, for the London Cultural Olympiad, the Collective Spirit is a 30-foot encapsulation of over 1,200 donated family heirlooms and parts of U.K. history.
The 606-nautical-mile Rolex Middle Sea Race starts and finishes in Malta, and includes the deep azure waters of Sicily and the Strait of Messina, the islands of Pantelleria and Lampedusa, and even features Stromboli’s active volcano as a course mark. Photos: Rolex/Kurt Arrigo Click here for results.
Bruce Gain goes for a spin on Marc Guillemot’s IMOCA-class _Safran _and gets the scoop on Guillemot’s hopes for the Vendée Globe, which starts this November.
Will the move to a one-design for the next Volvo Ocean Race be enough to bring eight quality teams to the starting line come 2014?
A micro and macro account of this year’s Tall Ships Races shows what lessons beginner sailors can take away from the world’s largest offshore event of its kind.
Rich Wilson became the second American to complete the Vendée Globe in 2009. Read his story, and this interview, to get a look at one of the smallest clubs on this planet.
Gabart becomes the youngest and fastest sailor to circumvent the world alone in the Vendée Globe.
The 45th Annual EDHEC Sailing Cup, run by students at the French Business School EDHEC, is looking for teams from across the pond to join the regatta in April.
Two skippers are forced to abandon their dreams of winning the Vendée Globe less than 48 hours after the start. Bruce Gain reflects on the drama of the race and the emotional cord it strikes with the French public.
Nineteen of the 20 skippers sailing the Vendée Globe solo race around the world started the 24,048-mile, three-month circumnavigation off Les Sables d’Olonne, France, on Nov. 10. Bertrand de Broc returned to port before the start to make a repair to a small puncture in his hull. Photos: Jean Marie Liot/DPPI/Vendee Globe Click here to meet the skippers.
[Click here to read more about the race.](http://www.sailingworld.
Bruce Gain checks in with the Vendée Globe skippers to see how they’re sizing up their competition for the solo, around-the-world race.
Ben Ainslie (GBR) and Lijia Xu (CHN) were named ISAF Rolex World Sailors of the Year for 2012.
A community project built and based in Emsworth, England, for the London Cultural Olympiad, the Collective Spirit is a 30-foot encapsulation of over 1,200 donated family heirlooms and parts of U.K. history.
The 606-nautical-mile Rolex Middle Sea Race starts and finishes in Malta, and includes the deep azure waters of Sicily and the Strait of Messina, the islands of Pantelleria and Lampedusa, and even features Stromboli’s active volcano as a course mark. Photos: Rolex/Kurt Arrigo Click here for results.
Bruce Gain goes for a spin on Marc Guillemot’s IMOCA-class _Safran _and gets the scoop on Guillemot’s hopes for the Vendée Globe, which starts this November.
Will the move to a one-design for the next Volvo Ocean Race be enough to bring eight quality teams to the starting line come 2014?
A micro and macro account of this year’s Tall Ships Races shows what lessons beginner sailors can take away from the world’s largest offshore event of its kind.
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