44Cup Cascais Oct 3 - 6, Cascais, Lisbon District, Portugal

Team Aqua won the 44Cup Cascais with a race to spare:

Day 4 44CUP Cascais - Oct 6, 2019: Whether it was in big waves or small, gale force or sub-10 winds, Chris Bake’s Team Aqua shone all week and as a result, won the 44Cup Cascais with a race to spare. Although this was common occurrence for Team Aqua during her glory years of 2011-13, winning with a race to spare is very rare these days, such is the level of competition in the high performance one design monohull class.  The final day of 44Cup racing off the Portuguese sailing mecca, where the event was hosted by the Clube Naval de Cascais, provided even brisker conditions than the day before, mainly due to the race committee setting up the start area further offshore, free from the protection of the headlands west of Cascais. As a result, with the wind regularly blowing 20+ knots, and a lumpy and at times random chop set up on top of the Atlantic swell, it was a perpetually wet ride for the crews on this high load, high stress deciding day.

Team Aqua wins the 44Cup Cascais 2019

44Cup Cascais best shots video above, Oct 6, 2019.

Day 3 44Cup Cascais 2019 - Russian bears wake up

While at the 44Cup Cascais there has been a light first day, a medium second day with a large swell, on day three the Portugese sailing mecca saw winds exceeding the forecast, gusting up to 25 knots, with a short wind-driven chop and a reduced swell. 

The wind hovering around 18-20 knots for most of the day provided hair-raising downwinds with the crew hanging on as the RC44s accelerated to 20+ knots speed, engulfed in spray. The conditions placed a premium on crew work and it was easy even for the most polished teams to come unstuck - notably three time World Champion Team Nika which broached dramatically during today’s first kite hoist.

Day 2 44Cup Cascais 2019 - Team Aqua shows ‘golden wheels’ form

Oct 4, 2019: Half way stage the 44Cup Cascais, Chris Bake’s Team Aqua has joined Nico Poons’ Charisma at the top of the leaderboard and is even ahead on countback. The second day of racing for the high performance one design RC44 monohulls, hosted by the Clube Naval de Cascais, was held in slightly more wind than yesterday, 10-16 knots, building slowly in the final race, but remaining more firmly northwest. However the height of the swell was notably larger, drummed up by Hurricane Lorenzo. Thanks to the long wavelength this wasn’t especially dramatic, but it made holding a course tricky as boats experiencing a momentary lull and they disappeared in the troughs.

Day 1 Highlights, 44Cup Cascais 2019 - Charisma and Team Aqua stride ahead

In contrast to their tail end of the fleet finish in Marstrand in July, Nico Poons and Charisma showed the way around the race track on the opening day of the 44Cup Cascais, posting a most respectable 2-1-2. While today Charisma, the 2018 44Cup champion (and winner the last time the high performance 44ft long one design long monohulls visited these waters last November), seemed to be the stand-out team, in fact they finished the day just one point ahead of Team Aqua. Chris Bake’s team, which currently holds the 44Cup’s ‘golden wheels’ as overall 44Cup leader, claimed today’s final race and had nearly as consistently good a day as Charisma, posting a 3-2-1.

See also Who will win the 44Cup Cascais? (video): 9 teams from 6 nations, who will win?

44Cup Cascais Oct 3 - 6, Clube Naval de Cascais, Cascais, Lisbon District, Portugal: the penultimate event of the 2019 RC44 season, the 44Cup Cascais, 3rd - 6th October, as the year draws to a close for the nine strong fleet of high performance one design keelboats, with only four points separating the top six teams.

Venue: located on the mouth of the River Tagus leading up to Lisbon, Cascais is open to the Atlantic and comes with all the potential for big winds and large oceanic swell. It is for this reason, combined with excellent hospitality provided by the Clube Naval de Cascais, that the Portuguese stopover is another regular on the 44Cup circuit, having featured every year since 2012. It hosted the World Championship in 2015 and 2017, both of which were won by Team Nika.

44Cup Results and Standings
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Clipper Race Leg 1, Race 2 Start, Portimão, Portugal (video)

Clipper Race, Leg 1, Race 2 Start from Portimão, Portugal

Clipper Round the World Yacht Race: The fleet departed Portimão, Portugal for the second race of Leg 1 to Punta del Este on Sunday 15 September. The race to Punta del Este is the second on the circumnavigation, with the teams having already raced 1,200 nautical miles from London to Portimão. Race 2, The Commodore's Cup will see the crew battle the unpredictable conditions and heat of the Doldrums as they cross the Equator and then pick up the easterly trade winds on the way to South America. The fleet is due to arrive in Punta del Este between Saturday 12 and Wednesday 16 October.

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GC32 Racing Tour 2019 - TV Episode #2 (video)

GC32 Racing Tour 2019 - TV Episode #2

A 26-minute documentary from the 2019 GC32 Racing Tour published July 27, 2019, as the hydro foiling GC32 catamaran fleet compete in the 2019 World Championship event in Lagos, Portugal.

See also: 2019 GC32 World Championship, 26-30 June, Lagos, Portugal

Next GC32 Racing Tour event: 

38th Copa del Rey MAPFRE, Mallorca, Spain, Jul 31-Aug 4

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Cascais 52 Super Series Sailing Week, July 16-20, LIVE Feed

Final Day Video Highlights – Cascais 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week 2019

July 20, 2019: The top four places were decided by a photo finish!  Quantum Racing wins the regatta, but Azzurra leaves Cascais, and the third regatta of the 2019 52 SUPER SERIES season, with a lead of eight points on the overall circuit standings, having started the week five points off the top spot. Read more here.

Cascais 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week--final regatta standings:
1. Quantum Racing (USA) (Doug DeVos) (2,1,2,2,1,4,3,3,5) 23 p.
2. Azzurra (ARG/ITA) (Alberto/Pablo Roemmers) (3,3,1,3,6,2,2,2,2) 24 p.
3. Platoon (GER) (Harm Müller-Spreer) (5,4,3,1,7,5,5,4,1) 35 p.
4. Bronenosec (RUS) (Vladimir Liubomirov) (4,2,4,7,3,3,7,1,4) 35 p.
5. Provezza (TUR) (Ergin Imre) (1,5,7,5,2,7,6,6,3,) 42 p.
6. Phoenix 11 (RSA) (Hasso Plattner) (6,6,5,4,5,1,4,7,DNS8) 46 p.
7. Alegre (USA/GBR) (Andrés Soriano) (7,7,6,6,4,6,1,5,6) 48 p.

2019 52 SUPER SERIES overall season standings after three of five events:
1. Azzurra (ARG/ITA) (Alberto/Pablo Roemmers) 95 puntos.
2. Quantum Racing (USA) (Doug DeVos) 103 p.
3. Platoon (GER) (Harm Müller-Spreer) 103 p.
4. Provezza (TUR) (Ergin Imre) 108 p.
5. Bronenosec (RUS) (Vladimir Liubomirov) 112 p.
6. Alegre (USA/GBR) (Andrés Soriano) 136 p.
7. Phoenix 11 (RSA) (Tina Plattner) 154 p.
8. Sled (USA) (Takashi Okura) 164 p.

Day 4 Highlights – Cascais 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week 2019

July 19, 2019: It took nearly three and a half hours to get a race away... but well worth the wait! Quantum Racing go into the final day of the Cascais 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week with a five-point lead over Azzurra and so sit on the threshold of their first major regatta title since victory in Puerto Portals in late August last year. More here.

Day 3 Highlights – Cascais 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week 2019

July 18, 2019: Incredible images from today's racing--see also Day 2 Highlights and Day 1 Highlights – Cascais 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week 2019.

Cascais 52 Super Series Sailing Week, July 16-20, Cascais, Portugal

• LIVE Virtual Eye and Results.

Venue: Clube Naval de Cascais. The 52 SUPER SERIES stays on the Atlantic as it returns again to the perennial favourite venue of the Clube Naval de Cascais, which was founded in 1938--Offering challenging and ever-changing winds conditions, and excellent racing areas on the Atlantic coast, Cascais has been proven over the years to have some of the best conditions for sailboat racing in the world. Racing on the Atlantic swell and (usually) big winds means high speed thrills and spills, and the 2018 TP52 World Championship in Cascais proved that to be the case.

2019 52 SUPER SERIES: best of 5 events gets the trophy

• Menorca 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week  May 21st - 25th, Menorca, Spain
• Puerto Sherry 52 SUPER SERIES Royal Cup  June 18th - 22nd, Cadiz, Spain
• Cascais 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week  July 16th - 20th, Cascais, Portugal
• Rolex TP52 World Championship Puerto Portals 2019 August 25th - 29th, Mallorca, Spain
• Porto Cervo 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week September 24th - 28th, Sardinia, Italy

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2019 GC32 World Championship, 26-30 June, Lagos, Portugal

Day 4 GC32 World Championship:

Alinghi, World Champion, with two races to spare--GC32 Racing Tour video above published Jun 30, 2019--Having looked secure, leading by 16 points going into the last day, Ernesto Bertarelli’s Alinghi team, helmed by Arnaud Psarofaghis, scored a 2-1-1 in the first races to win the 2019 GC32 World Championship with two races to spare – an incredible result given the calibre of competition racing here off Lagos, Portugal.

Best shots from the GC32 World Championship, Lagos

All the best shots from the 2019 World Championship, Lagos, Portugal. Enjoy! GC32 Racing Tour video above published Jun 30, 2019.

Day 3, June 29, Video Highlights - GC32 World Championship 2019

Fighting for the podium positions: Conditions took on a different turn for day three of the GC32 World Championship. While a brisk northwesterly was anticipated, the wind that blew for the majority of the day was southeasterly, backing into the east as the afternoon wore on. This became patchy during the third and what would become the final race of this penultimate day of competition. GC32 Racing Tour video above published Jun 29, 2019. Sunday, Day 4, will be the final day of racing.

Day 2 Highlights - GC32 World Championship 2019

GC32 Racing Tour video above published Jun 28, 2019: While four boats were separated by one point as day two dawned, now, at this half way stage of the event, two teams have edged ahead: Leader Alinghi and second placed Oman Air are now separated by just three points, six points ahead of INEOS Rebels UK in third.

Day 1 GC32 World Championship 2019, Lagos - Four leaders within one point

Day one of the GC32 World Championship, taking place with the support of the City of Lagos, Marina de Lagos and Sopromar, started in an uncharacteristic southwesterly, blowing across Lagos’ bay and at times gusting to 16-17 knots. Two races were held in this before the lighter prevailing northwesterly filled in, requiring a new race course to be set up and a change from upwind to reaching starts. While the top four teams came out close, all had deep results, the most polarised being those of Alinghi, which ended the day second but tied on points with the leader, Oman Air. GC32 Racing Tour video above published Jun 27, 2019.

10 teams line up for the 2019 GC32 World Championship, Lagos. The nimble GC32s fly at 30+ knots. For more information see GC32 Racing Tour 2019 TV Episode #1, the first 26-minute documentary from the 2019 GC32 Racing Tour, as the hydro foiling GC32 catamaran fleet kicked off their season in spectacular style in Villasimius, Sardinia, See also the GC32 Villasimius Cup, 22.-26 May 2019, best shots video.

2019 GC32 World Championship, 26-30 June, Lagos, Portugal: taking place at the end of June, the GC32 World Championship in Lagos, Portugal, will be only the GC32’s second World Championship since becoming a World Sailing International Class. The southern Portugal event will double as the second event on the Tour, and the third event will be 31 July-4 August, 38 Copa del Rey MAPFRE / Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

Official website: gc32racingtour.com and results.

Racing off Lagos takes place on the Atlantic, but the waters are protected by Cape St Vincent, the southwestern tip of Europe, just 10 km away. With sea breeze conditions and flat water, the GC32 World Championship should offer perfect foiling conditions.
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Volvo Ocean Race Video: Behind-The-Scenes in the Boatyard

Behind-The-Scenes in the Boatyard | Volvo Ocean Race

Volvo Ocean Race video above published Dec 16, 2018: After the most intense Race ever, the boats are all ready for another lap of the planet – and Head of the Boatyard, Neil Cox, shows us around the Volvo Ocean Race Boatyard facility in Lisbon, Portugal, and talks us through the future.

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RC44 Cascais Cup, Nov 14-18, Cascais, Portugal, LIVE Feed

Best shots of the RC44 Cascais Cup

RC44 Class Association video above published Nov 18, 2018.

Day 4 RC44 Cascais Cup - Charisma claims Cascais and Championship

RC44 Class Association video above published Nov 18, 2018: After day one here in Cascais, Nico Poons' Charisma was dead last having posted a 7-8. Even newcomer to the fleet, Paulo Mirpuri and his Mirpuri Foundation, enjoying his first ever day racing in the RC44 fleet, were ahead. A 2-2-6-1 on day two saw the Monaco-based Dutchman's team fight back to fourth place, still nine points from the lead. Yesterday, a welcome continuation of their winning streak saw them win both races in big winds and giant seas, coinciding with a most unfortunate day for day two's leader, Team Nika. This propelled Charisma into the lead. 

Final overall standings:

No racing on the final day left Charisma hitting the jackpot, winning the RC44 Cascais Cup, with a three point advantage over Chris Bake's Team Aqua, second on countback to Igor Lah's Team CEEREF. Charisma also overhauled both Team Nika and Team CEEREF to claim the annual RC44 Championship for the first time. The RC44 Cascais Cup is the final event of the 2018 RC44 Championship Tour which pits the world's top businessmen and the best sailors in the industry compete in high-performance one-design 44-foot carbon racing yachts.

Day 3 RC44 Cascais Cup 2018 - Charisma cleans up in big conditions Cascais

RC44 Class Association video above published Nov 17, 2018: The dramatically different conditions on day three of the RC44 Cascais Cup saw some teams come to the fore today, perhaps better suited to the severe conditions, none more so than Nico Poons' Charisma. The Monaco-based Dutchman had won yesterday's final race and continued his winning streak today to claim bullets in both of the two races held. In comparison yesterday's runaway leader, Vladimir Prosikhin's Team Nika, had a day they'd rather forget, posting a disappointing 6-8, the latter following some leeward gate spinnaker trawling. The end result going into the final day of the RC44 Cascais Cup, and of the 2018 season, is that Charisma has streaked into the lead, three points ahead of Chris Bake's Team Aqua.

See also Day 2 Video RC44 Cascais Cup 2018 - Four races, four different winners.

The RC44 Cascais Cup is the final event of the 2018 RC44 Championship Tour which pits the world's top businessmen and the best sailors in the industry compete in high-performance one-design 44-foot carbon racing yachts.

Day 2 RC44 Cascais Cup - Drone Shots

RC44 Class Association video above published Nov 16, 2018: Beautiful drone shots from day two in Cascais from our team at Icarus Sports shows just how close the racing is for the teams competing in the RC44 final.

The final event of the 2018 RC44 Championship Tour is being hosted in Cascais, Portugal, 14th -18th November, 2018, taking on the oceanic conditions and big breeze that makes this sunny spot in southern Europe a favourite with all of the RC44 teams. Official website: www.rc44.com

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RC44 Cascais World Championship, Cascais, Portugal, Sep 26-30

The best shots from the 2018 RC44 World Championship

RC44ClassAssociation video above published Sep 30, 2018: "From our editors at Icarus Sports all the best shots from the 2018 RC44 World Championship."

Day 4 RC44 World Championship 2018 - record third title for Team Nika

RC44ClassAssociation video above published Sep 30, 2018: Team Nika became the first team ever to claim a hat trick of RC44 World Championship titles after Vladimir Prosikhin, tactician Dean Barker and their crew managed to fend off Igor Lah's Team CEEREF on the final day of big conditions racing off Cascais. The two boats started the day with Team Nika five points ahead.

Day 3 RC44 World Championship - Team CEEREF on a charge at RC44 World Championship

RC44 Class Association video above published Sep 29, 2018: Another adrenalin-pumping, top of the range day off Cascais at the RC44 World Championship saw Igor Lah's Team CEEREF claim two bullets from three races, enabling the Slovenian team to stay in contact with Vladimir Prosikhin's ultra-consistent leader Team Nika.

Day 2 RC44 World Championship 2018 - New leader at the RC44 World Championship

RC44ClassAssociation video above published Sep 28, 2018: Day two of their 2018 World Championship will go down in RC44 history books with three races sailed in waves, and at the top of the wind range, forcing teams to break out their no3 headsails and small spinnakers. Racing got underway on time at 1300 when the wind was already in the mid-teens. Once again the right side of the race course, close to the shore, was paying massively, offering the triple win on the upwinds of tidal relief, flatter water and a favourable right shift.

Day 1 RC44 World Championship 2018 - Bronenosec's two bullet surprise

RC44 Class Association video above published Sep 27, 2018: Winning two out of today’s three races made Vladimir Liubomirov and Kirill Frolov’s Bronenosec Sailing Team the stand-out performer on day one of the RC44 World Championship. With winds starting at 12 knots and building into the high teens, plus flat water and shorts and T-shirt temperatures, Cascais laid on tourist board-approved conditions. However these only materialized mid-afternoon, after wise instructions to wait ashore by PRO Peter Reggio and the race management team from the Real Club Nautico de Cascais.

 The World Championship, Cascais, is the fourth event of the 2018 RC44 Championship Tour which pits the world's top businessmen and the best sailors in the industry compete in high-performance one-design 44-foot carbon racing yachts.

Racing schedule and results.

Standings before Cascais:

1.    Monaco Charisma (MON 69)
2.    Slovenia Team Ceeref (SLO 11)
3.    Sweden Artemis Racing (SWE44)
4.    Russia Team Nika (RUS 10)
5.    United Kingdom Team Aqua (GBR 2041)
6.    United Kingdom Peninsula Petroleum (GBR 1)
7.    France Aleph Racing (FRA17)
8.    Russia Bronenosec Sailing (RUS 18)
9.    Russia Tavatuy Sailing Team (RUS 21)

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2018 RC44 Class RC44 Championship Tour 2018 event schedule

• 28 Feb - 4 Mar – RC44 Calero Marinas Cup 2018 – Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, Spain
• 9 - 13 May – RC44 Portorož Cup – Portorož, Slovenia
• 28 Jun - 1 Jul - RC44 Marstrand Cup – Marstrand, Sweden
• 26 - 30 Sep - RC44 Cascais World Championship – Cascais, Portugal 
• 14 - 18 Nov – RC44 Valletta Cup – Valletta, Malta

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GC32 Racing Tour 2018, Lagos, Portugal (video)

GC32 Racing Tour 2018 - TV Episode #2

GC32 Racing Tour video above published Jul 23, 2018: Icarus Sports presents their full 26 minute documentary from the second event of the 2018 GC32 Racing Tour as the hydro foiling GC32 catamaran fleet makes its high-speed debut in Lagos, Portugal. Enjoy!

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2018 Extreme Sailing Series Act 4, Cascais TV Series Episode

Act 4, Cascais TV Series episode - 2018 Extreme Sailing Series™

Extreme Sailing Series video above published Jul 23, 2018: Settle in for 26 minutes of action-packed #extremesailing from Cascais, Portugal with this official TV Series episode.

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ROLEX TP52 World Championship Cascais 2018, July 17-21, LIVE Feed

HIGHLIGHTS: Final Day – ROLEX TP52 World Championship Cascais 2018

52 Super Series video above published Jul 22, 2018: A fitting finale to a thrilling week of +18 knots. Next event is at Mallorca for the Puerto Portals 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week--racing starts on 21 August 2018.

LIVE TV: ROLEX TP52 World Championship Cascais 2018 – Day 5

LIVE July 21, 2018, the final day of the ROLEX TP52 World Championship Cascais 2018.

ROLEX TP52 World Championship Cascais 2018 – Day 4 Highlights

52SuperSeries video above published Jul 21, 2018: A breezy penultimate day in Cascais threw up a few curve balls.

ROLEX TP52 World Championship Cascais 2018 – Day 3 Highlights

52SuperSeries video published Jul 20, 2018: The fog begins to clear as we reach the mid-point of the regatta, and the season. The penultimate day of the Rolex TP52 World Championship.

ROLEX TP52 World Championship Cascais 2018 – Day 2 Highlights

52 Super Series video Jul 18, 2018: Day 2 highlights of the ROLEX TP52 World Championship Cascais 2018.

ROLEX TP52 World Championship Cascais 2018 – Day 1 Highlights

52SuperSeries video above--Day 1 highlights of the ROLEX TP52 World Championship Cascais 2018. A fleet of nine new-build TP52s lined up on Atlantic waters off Cascais for what will possibly be the most competitive ROLEX TP52 World Championship in history.

52 Super Series 2018 results after Cascais:

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ROLEX TP52 World Championship Cascais 2018 – Cascais, Portugal, July 17-21, 2018

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Extreme Sailing Series Act 4, Cascais, Portugal, July 5-8 LIVE Feed

Extreme Sailing Series Results and Overall Standings After Cascais:

Next up: Cardiff, Wales, UK, August 24-27

Meet Team Portugal sailors Henrique Brites and Bernardo Loureiro:

Young sailors Henrique Brites and Bernardo Loureiro competing on Team Portugal in Cascais.

LIVE from Cascais, Portugal: Day Four - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2018

Extreme Sailing Series LIVE video above scheduled for Sunday, Jul 8, 2018

Live Cascais, Portugal: Day Three - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2018

Extreme Sailing Series video above scheduled for Saturday, Jul 7, 2018.

Extreme Sailing Series™ Act 4, Cascais, Portugal, July 5-8, Day One Highlights

2018 Extreme Sailing Series™ Act 4, Cascais -- Extreme Sailing Series video above published July 5, 2018. Highlights from the first day of Act 4, Cascais. Day One. Full Replay (3D) here.

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2018 GC32 RACING TOUR - Lagos Cup 2018 Best Shots Video

Best shots from the GC32 Racing Tour Lagos Cup 2018

GC32 Racing Tour video above published Jul 1, 2018: A brilliant first event for the GC32 Racing Tour in Lagos, Portugal. 20 races across five days with eight teams competing from seven nations.

Podium finish in Lagos on GC32 Racing Tour debut

INEOS TEAM UK video above published Jul 1, 2018: INEOS TEAM UK in Lagos, Portugal for their first racing outing on the GC32 Racing Tour 2018.

Results via gc32racingtour.com/results:
Rank Team Total
1 NORAUTO 49
2 Zoulou 66
3 INEOS TEAM UK 85
4 Realteam 85
5 Frank Racing 87
6 Argo 91
7 .film Racing 106
8 Código Rojo Racing 159

2018 GC32 RACING TOUR
1 | GC32 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 23–27 May | Riva del Garda, Lake Garda, Italy
2 | GC32 LAGOS CUP 27 June – 1 July | Lagos, Portugal
3 | 37TH COPA DEL REY MAPFRE 31 July – 4 August | Palma de Mallorca, Spain
4 | GC32 VILLASIMIUS CUP 12 – 16 September | Villasímius, Sardinia Italy
5 | GC32 TPM MED CUP 10 –14 October | Toulon, France

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Volvo Ocean Race: Leg 2 Week 2, The Long Push South (video)

Volvo Ocean Race - Leg 2 Week 2 - The long push South

Volvo Ocean Race Leg 2, Week 2: Fast racing continues for the teams as they head south and through the Doldrums – a famously tricky part of the world which has historically stranded ships for weeks –then, the Equator and a visit from King Neptune for the 19 offshore rookies, the Pollywogs, in the fleet, during this leg from Lisbon, Portugal, to Cape Town, South Africa. Volvo Ocean Race video published Nov 15, 2017.

See also: JohnTheCrowd.com | Sailing News: Volvo Ocean Race Leg 2, Lisbon to Cape Town, Nonstop, LIVE Feed.

It's not all fast racing, dolphins & rainbows 🌈

This is sport's toughest team test, and the pressure is relentless. Could you do this? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/or5U3wjDAG

— Volvo Ocean Race (@volvooceanrace) November 15, 2017

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Volvo Ocean Race Leg 2, Lisbon to Cape Town, Nonstop, LIVE Feed

Volvo Ocean Race Leg 2 in 200 seconds

Volvo Ocean Race video above published Nov 27, 2017: What an incredible leg from Lisbon to Cape Town! The three-week race had everything – fast, wet sailing, a Doldrums crossing, an Equator ceremony, and extremely close racing! Here's all the action in 200 seconds.

Full Replay: MAPFRE win Leg 2 into Cape Town! | Volvo Ocean Race

Volvo Ocean Race video above published Nov 24, 2017: Spanish team MAPFRE took the plaudits in front of thousands of fans in the Race Village, winning Leg 2 after a 7,000 mile Atlantic marathon from Lisbon.

The Leg 2 Start from the air! | Volvo Ocean Race

Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 video: Watch the Leg 2 Start from the best seat in the house!

So you think your Monday is rough!? | Volvo Ocean Race

Volvo Ocean Race video above published Nov 6, 2017: Scallywag takes a dive during Leg 2 to Cape Town in big winds and big seas.

Full Replay: Epic helicopter footage of the Leg 2 start!

Volvo Ocean Race video above published Nov 5, 2017: Follow the fleet as it races out of Lisbon in 25-30 knots of wind and huge waves! See also Volvo Ocean Race Leg 2 Start Highlights--Volvo Ocean Race video published Nov 5, 2017--The fleet departs for the 7,000nm downwind slog to Cape Town – but first, the boats must negotiate a tricky in-shore course in Lisbon, in 20-25 knots!

Mirpuri Foundation In-Port Race Lisbon in 150 seconds | Volvo Ocean Race

Seven boats, a short, 4 lap course and some incredible racing conditions – the Mirpuri Foundation In-Port Race was epic!

Full Replay Video: Lisbon In Port Race: Mirpuri Foundation In-Port Race Lisbon | Volvo Ocean Race

Team Brunel Animation

Volvo Ocean Race video published Nov 2, 2017: Everything you need to know about the Volvo Ocean Race in two minutes, courtesy of Team Brunel.

Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18, Leg 2: Lisbon, Portugal, to Capetown, South Africa, 7000 nautical miles non-stop:  LIVE tracker.

Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 route map - source: volvooceanrace.com

Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 schedule Legs 1-3

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Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18, Leg 1, Alicante to Lisbon, LIVE Twitter Feed

An epic Leg 1 in 230 seconds | Volvo Ocean Race

Volvo Ocean Race video above published Oct 28, 2017: A 1,450 nautical mile sprint from Alicante to Lisbon, Leg 1 was the perfect start to the 2017-18 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race. Here's what happened in a concise but rollercoaster 230 seconds!

Vestas 11th Hour Racing win Leg 1 of the 2017-18 edition

Volvo Ocean Race video above published Oct 29, 2017: After a short but intense sprint from Alicante, Spain Charlie Enright and his crew on Vestas 11th Hour Racing became the first ever Danish-flagged team to win a leg of the race!

Gibraltar Strait from the air! | Volvo Ocean Race

Volvo Ocean Race video published Oct 24, 2017: The fleet raced through the narrow Gibraltar Strait in 30 knot gusts, tide against wind and close, intense battles. Here's how it looked from the air.

Volvo Ocean Race Leg 1 Start - Full Replay LIVE Video Oct 22, 2017:

VolvoOceanRace.com video above published Oct 22, 2017. LIVE tracker.

Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18, Leg 1, starts from Alicante, Spain, Oct 22, 2017, 8am ET (US)

Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 route | source: VolvoOceanRace.com

Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 Leg 1 Alicante, Spain to Lisbon, Portugal, start Oct 22, 2017:

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RC44 CASCAIS CUP, Cascais, Portugal, Sep 28-Oct 1, LIVE Feed

Day 4 RC44 Cascais Cup - Come from behind win for Katusha in Cascais

RC44 Class Association video above published Oct 1, 2017: Cascais laid on an action-packed day for the conclusion of the 2017 RC44 Championship's penultimate event, the RC44 Cascais Cup. At the beginning of it, Igor Lah's Team CEEREF held a slender lead, but lost it to Charisma. By the start of the third and final race Alexander Novoselov's Katusha was leading by two points. Despite Team CEEREF sailing an immaculate final race, a second placed finish for Katusha enabled the Russian team to win the RC44 Cascais Cup by just one point.

Day 3 RC44 Cascais Cup - New faces win races

RC44ClassAssociation video above published Sep 30, 2017: Day three of the RC44 Cascais Cup saw three more teams come to the fore for the first time. Conditions were difficult for the race committee, who ran the first race on the 'offshore course' in wind heading for the high 20s, and then had to move the race track into the Tagus estuary. Here the sea state was calmer, but an unusual offshore northerly was causing significant shifts, gusts and holes in the breeze. 

Vladimir Prosikhin's Team Nika has had a difficult regatta so far, having picked up four penalty points following two collisions, but today they came good winning the first race. In less boisterous conditions, today's second race was an RC44 classic, with at least three lead changes with Nico Poons' Charisma untimely taking the win. In the final race there was again a change of leader on the final run on this occasion with Artemis Racing overhauling Katusha to take the win. The RC44 Cascais Cup is the fourth event of the 2017 RC44 Championship Tour, which pits the world's top businessmen and the best sailors in the industry compete in high-performance one-design 44-foot carbon racing yachts.

Day 2 RC44 Cascais Cup - Big conditions arrive for the RC44s

RC44 Class Association video above published Sep 29, 2017: Cascais turned on the conditions for which it is famous – 25 knot winds and sunshine - for day two of the RC44 Cascais Cup.

Day 1 RC44 Cascais Cup - Overtaking manoeuvres

RC44 Class Association video above published Sep 29, 2017: Competition out on the water today showed that it is no aberration that just two points separate the top five boats in the overall 2017 RC44 Championship. After day one the RC44 Cascais Cup leaderboard is similarly tight with just five points separating the top seven boats. Not only were there three different winners, but in each case the winner was not the leader at the first top mark rounding. 

RC44 Class Association: RC44 CASCAIS CUP, Cascais, Portugal, 28 September–1 October, 2017
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Clipper Race 2017-18: Serious Injury Forces Diversion to Portugal (video)

Serious injury forces diversion to Portugal on Clipper Race 2017-18:

Clipper Round the World Yacht Race video published Aug 31, 2017:  On board footage and interviews detailing the successful medevac of Greenings team Skipper David Hartshorn following a serious hand injury on Day 7 of the opening Atlantic Trade Winds Leg from Liverpool to Punta del Este, Uruguay. Immense gratitude owed to the Portuguese Rescue Services, Manuel Cunha and staff at Douro Marina, Porto, and the amazing medical team at Hospital de São Sebastião.

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Extreme Sailing Series, Act 3, Madeira Islands, June 29 - July 2 (video)

Extreme Sailing Series™, Act 3, Madeira Islands highlights

Jul 2, 2017: Act 3, Madeira Islands, drew to a nail-biting close today following four days of thrilling action from the GC32s and the Flying Phantom Series. SAP Extreme Sailing Team led from day one, but not without having to fight off advances from Alinghi and Oman Air. Take a look back at some of the best moments. The international fleet reconvenes for Act 4, Barcelona, in less than three weeks.

LIVE & Replay: Madeira Islands: Day 4 Extreme Sailing Series™ 2017

LIVE July 2, 8am EDT (US)

Madeira Islands Day Three - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2017

Jul 1, 2017:Watch the highlights from the penultimate day of racing in Madeira Islands. Alinghi was the champion of the day and Red Bull Sailing Team had a dramatic capsize. SAP Extreme Sailing Team remains on the top spot going into tomorrow’s finale.

Madeira Islands : Day Two Highlights - Extreme Sailing Series™ 2017

Madeira Islands Day Two Extreme Sailing Series™  Jun 30, 2017: Watch some of the best moments from day two of the Extreme Sailing Series™ in Madeira Islands. The competition heated up in Funchal as the fleet battled it out in eight races. Danish-flagged SAP Extreme Sailing Team stays on top going in to the penultimate day but Oman Air is hot on its heels.

3D Madeira Islands : Day One (Graphics) Extreme Sailing Series™ 2017

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2017 Extreme Sailing Series™: The action so far

Take a look back at the 2017 Extreme Sailing Series™ action so far, before the battle for the Series title resumes in Madeira Islands, Portugal, 29 June - 2 July.

Extreme Sailing Series Act 3 Racing Results and Standings

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This Is Why We Race: 2017 RC44 Championship Tour (video)

This is why we race - 2017 RC44 Championship Tour

Video above published Apr 4, 2017: Join in all the action from one of the most competitive one-design racing circuits in the world, the 2017 RC44 Championship Tour.

2017 RC44 Championship Tour Calendar of Events:

• RC44 Sotogrande Cup 27 - 30 Apr
• RC44 Porto Cervo Cup 29 Jun - 2 Jul
• RC44 Marstrand World Championship 10 - 13 Aug
• RC44 Cascais Cup 28 Sept - 1 Oct
• RC44 Calero Marinas Cup 23 - 26 Nov

The 2017 RC44 Class events season and host venues will be comprised of five European events: Sotogrande, Spain (27 – 30 April), the iconic Sardinian sailing mecca of Porto Cervo, Italy (29 June – 2 July), Marstrand, Sweden for the 2017 RC44 World Championship (10 – 13 August), then the penultimate regatta of the season will be held in the sailor’s favourite stop, Cascais, Portugal (28 September – 1 October), with season finale, the RC44 Calero Marinas Cup 23-26 Nov. More info: rc44.com.

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