Tired, But Proud, Cammas Reflects on Route du Rhum
With a 105-foot weapon, Franck Cammas slayed the Atlantic and the Route du Rhum’s Unlimited Class. Was it as easy as it looked?
With a 105-foot weapon, Franck Cammas slayed the Atlantic and the Route du Rhum’s Unlimited Class. Was it as easy as it looked?
Success has come often to offshore legend Michel Desjoyeaux. However, the cerebral Frenchman has no intention of resting on his laurels with two major races this winter and the granddaddy of shorthanded sailing, the Vendée Globe, next year.
The 2011-’12 edition is shaping up to be the most competitive Volvo Ocean Race yet.
Doug Baker is gunning for the course record with his Reichel Pugh 78 Akela.
Igor Simcic’s Esimit Europa 2 took line honors in this 600-mile dash through the Mediterranean. Photos courtesy Rolex / Rene Rossignaud and Rolex / Kurt Arrigo
This singlehanded, transatlantic challenge is the most exciting sailboat race of the year.
Hailing from New York YC and Chicago YC, Bryon Ehrhart’s TP52 Lucky took first place overall in this 600-mile dash through the Mediterranean.
En route to Charleston, S.C., from Punta del Este, Brazil, the four remaining skippers have encountered cracked ribs, leaky water ballast, a water shortage, and a surprise attack by flying fish.
The four—soon to be five—skippers competing in this solo challenge are just days into a 30,000-mile journey. Photos courtesy onEdition Follow the racing in SW‘s Finish Line forum.
Here’s a radical new plan for a struggling ocean race.
Twelve months can seem like an eternity, but when the long-range goal is an overall victory in the Volvo Ocean Race, there’s little time to waste. “Gaining Bearing” in our October 2010 issue
Global warming has opened up a brand-new Arctic racecourse, writes Tim Zimmermann in “The Wetass Chronicles.”
With a 105-foot weapon, Franck Cammas slayed the Atlantic and the Route du Rhum’s Unlimited Class. Was it as easy as it looked?
Success has come often to offshore legend Michel Desjoyeaux. However, the cerebral Frenchman has no intention of resting on his laurels with two major races this winter and the granddaddy of shorthanded sailing, the Vendée Globe, next year.
The 2011-’12 edition is shaping up to be the most competitive Volvo Ocean Race yet.
Doug Baker is gunning for the course record with his Reichel Pugh 78 Akela.
Igor Simcic’s Esimit Europa 2 took line honors in this 600-mile dash through the Mediterranean. Photos courtesy Rolex / Rene Rossignaud and Rolex / Kurt Arrigo
This singlehanded, transatlantic challenge is the most exciting sailboat race of the year.
Hailing from New York YC and Chicago YC, Bryon Ehrhart’s TP52 Lucky took first place overall in this 600-mile dash through the Mediterranean.
En route to Charleston, S.C., from Punta del Este, Brazil, the four remaining skippers have encountered cracked ribs, leaky water ballast, a water shortage, and a surprise attack by flying fish.
The four—soon to be five—skippers competing in this solo challenge are just days into a 30,000-mile journey. Photos courtesy onEdition Follow the racing in SW‘s Finish Line forum.
Here’s a radical new plan for a struggling ocean race.
Twelve months can seem like an eternity, but when the long-range goal is an overall victory in the Volvo Ocean Race, there’s little time to waste. “Gaining Bearing” in our October 2010 issue
Global warming has opened up a brand-new Arctic racecourse, writes Tim Zimmermann in “The Wetass Chronicles.”
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