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Sail inventory choices for the Vendee Globe sailors and their boats are a game of give-and-take.
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Sail inventory choices for the Vendee Globe sailors and their boats are a game of give-and-take.
Less than 100 days remain before the Everest of Sailing kicks off, and the entry list is set with 28 skippers from 10 countries.
IMOCA 60 Maître Coq is put through its paces in preparation for the Vendee Globe later this year.
Beyou’s IMOCA 60 “Maître CoQ” crossed the finish line off Les Sables d’Olonne, France after sailing 3460 miles at an average speed of 14.85 knots.
17 IMOCA skippers are queuing up in New York for the final chance to put themselves and their boats to the test before the Vendee Globe.
PRB is back in the water after a winter refit and spring training has begun to prepare for the Vendee Globe.
The winter refits are complete after a string of less than promising results in the fall, and the IMOCA teams have made the final decisions on foils.
Alex Thomson returns with the second installment of his series leading up to the ultimate test – the Vendee Globe.
Alex Thomson reveals the first part of a series documenting the long and grueling task of preparing for the Vendee Globe.
The Vendee Globe is 275 days away, and teams are working tirelessly to make sure boats and sailors are ready.
In the quest for faster speeds, designers put faith in foils for the latest generation of ocean racer, but theory is one thing and practicality is another.
With 5 new IMOCAs sporting foils, the question remains: will the new appendages give the foiled flyers a real advantage over the boats with traditional boards?
Sail inventory choices for the Vendee Globe sailors and their boats are a game of give-and-take.
Less than 100 days remain before the Everest of Sailing kicks off, and the entry list is set with 28 skippers from 10 countries.
IMOCA 60 Maître Coq is put through its paces in preparation for the Vendee Globe later this year.
Beyou’s IMOCA 60 “Maître CoQ” crossed the finish line off Les Sables d’Olonne, France after sailing 3460 miles at an average speed of 14.85 knots.
17 IMOCA skippers are queuing up in New York for the final chance to put themselves and their boats to the test before the Vendee Globe.
PRB is back in the water after a winter refit and spring training has begun to prepare for the Vendee Globe.
The winter refits are complete after a string of less than promising results in the fall, and the IMOCA teams have made the final decisions on foils.
Alex Thomson returns with the second installment of his series leading up to the ultimate test – the Vendee Globe.
Alex Thomson reveals the first part of a series documenting the long and grueling task of preparing for the Vendee Globe.
The Vendee Globe is 275 days away, and teams are working tirelessly to make sure boats and sailors are ready.
In the quest for faster speeds, designers put faith in foils for the latest generation of ocean racer, but theory is one thing and practicality is another.
With 5 new IMOCAs sporting foils, the question remains: will the new appendages give the foiled flyers a real advantage over the boats with traditional boards?
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