The first team to unveil its Open 70 for the 2011-’12 Volvo Ocean Race, CAMPER, with skipper Chris Nicholson, went for a maiden voyage on New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf. Photos by Chris Cameron. Access SW‘s coverage of the previous Volvo Ocean Race.
Loïck Peyron opens up about the ups and downs of his winning run in the Barcelona World Race and elaborates on his plans for the America’s Cup.
General info for competitors
Offshore sailing is very much about enduring all sorts of discomforts. Jim Bahcall’s Paper Shower may just make one of them—going days without a shower—a lot more bearable.
The former Playstation catamaran is supporting a deep-sea mission conceived by Steve Fossett himself.
J.P. Dick and Loick Peyron may have won the Barcelona Race outright, but did the real winners come second?
Race winners Jean-Pierre Dick and Loïck Peyron enjoy the home stretch from the Strait of Gibraltar to Barcelona, Spain. Read about the racing. Photos courtesy Barcelona World Race.
The tsunami that followed the recent earthquake in Japan has created a desperate situation for sailors’ favorite fowl.
On Thursday, Sodebo collided with what Coville believes to be a pilot whale. Luckily, the damage was limited to the sacrificial bow.
For the fourth time, Michael Reppy is attempting to set the singlehand San Francisco—Tokyo record. This time, he’ll be racing for dolphins, too.
From aboard fourth-placed Neutrogena in the middle of the Barcelona World Race, Ryan Breymaier goes into the details of piloting his 60-foot speed machine around the planet.
Aboard Sodeb’O in the middle of a solo round-the-world record attempt, Thomas Coville had time for a virtual chat.
The first team to unveil its Open 70 for the 2011-’12 Volvo Ocean Race, CAMPER, with skipper Chris Nicholson, went for a maiden voyage on New Zealand’s Hauraki Gulf. Photos by Chris Cameron. Access SW‘s coverage of the previous Volvo Ocean Race.
Loïck Peyron opens up about the ups and downs of his winning run in the Barcelona World Race and elaborates on his plans for the America’s Cup.
General info for competitors
Offshore sailing is very much about enduring all sorts of discomforts. Jim Bahcall’s Paper Shower may just make one of them—going days without a shower—a lot more bearable.
The former Playstation catamaran is supporting a deep-sea mission conceived by Steve Fossett himself.
J.P. Dick and Loick Peyron may have won the Barcelona Race outright, but did the real winners come second?
Race winners Jean-Pierre Dick and Loïck Peyron enjoy the home stretch from the Strait of Gibraltar to Barcelona, Spain. Read about the racing. Photos courtesy Barcelona World Race.
The tsunami that followed the recent earthquake in Japan has created a desperate situation for sailors’ favorite fowl.
On Thursday, Sodebo collided with what Coville believes to be a pilot whale. Luckily, the damage was limited to the sacrificial bow.
For the fourth time, Michael Reppy is attempting to set the singlehand San Francisco—Tokyo record. This time, he’ll be racing for dolphins, too.
From aboard fourth-placed Neutrogena in the middle of the Barcelona World Race, Ryan Breymaier goes into the details of piloting his 60-foot speed machine around the planet.
Aboard Sodeb’O in the middle of a solo round-the-world record attempt, Thomas Coville had time for a virtual chat.
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