The World Sailing Show - March 2019 Edition (video)

The World Sailing Show - March 2019 Edition

The World Sailing Show - March 2019 Edition:

00:52 The Golden Globe – The first two home 

08:00 Spindrift – Down and out again 

10:19 Cool kit – Innovations for 2019

18:36 Another Challenger for the America’s Cup 

19:39 Hempel World Cup Series Miami 

After 211 days at sea, Jean-Luc Van Den Heede completed his solo circumnavigation and took the trophy for the 2019 Golden Globe Race. Among those waiting to greet him was the man who had started it all, the first man to lap the planet non-stop and alone, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston. The man who just missed out despite a 15,000 mile epic chase - second placed Mark Slats describes his trip around the world. From the first to the fastest, how Spindrift’s campaign to set a new round the world time was delivered a crushing blow…again. Plus, a look at some of the coolest kit for 2019. Finally, a report on the latest in the America’s Cup World and the Hempel World Cup Series in Miami. The World Sailing Show video above published Feb 24, 2019:

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Nomad IV Celebrates RORC Transatlantic Win; IDEC SPORT Sailing

EPISODE 10 : IDEC SPORT The Land of ICEBERGS - Published on December 8, 2015: 15 days after his departure, the big trimaran advanced to the land of ice. ... Nicolas Hulot says: "It's behind the adventure word, it is a universal dimension, exceptional:. That of a rare commodity in this dream is what is more beautiful: it is dream carrier for those who exercise, it is perfect for carrying the beholder. for the spectator, one who simply imagine these men on a ship that goes faster than the wind, like that, on the ridge waves in countries and no one can help them except themselves."
Jules Verne Trophy - more info: http://www.idecsport-sailing.com/ and http://www.spindrift-racing.com/jules-verne/en/live

Jean-Paul Riviere's French Finot Conq 100, Nomad IV celebrate their arrival, monohull line honours victory and setting a new monohull race record of 10 days 07 hours 06 minutes and 59 seconds once on the dock in Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina. (RORC/Arthur Daniel)

2015 RORC Transatlantic Race

In association with the International Maxi Association
Saturday 28th November - Start: Lanzarote - Finish: Grenada

Wed 9 December 2015: 1200 UTC--Nomad IV set the bar - Winner of the International Maxi Association Trophy for Monohull Line Honours

Jean-Paul Riviere's French Finot Conq 100, Nomad IV crossed the finish line of the RORC Transatlantic Race at 19 hours 06 mins and 59 secs UTC on Tuesday 8th December 2015, taking Monohull Line Honours to win the exquisite silver International Maxi Association Trophy. Nomad IV has also set a new monohull record for the RORC Transatlantic Race of 10 days 07 hours 06 minutes and 59 seconds. Jean-Paul Riviere and the Nomad IV crew were greeted at Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina by Glynn Thomas, General Manager of Port Louis Marina; James Bremridge, Deputy Racing Manager of the Royal Ocean Racing Club and Chrislyn Lashington, Grenada Tourism Authority, who presented Nomad IV with a basket of Grenadian specialities, including Westerhall Rums, Grenadian Chocolate and Spice. "Fantastic!" exclaimed the French skipper. "We were so disappointed last year when our broken boom made us retire, but this year has been really special. We have had very few problems, so it's a different story. Nomad IV crew is a combination of five regular crew, five French TP52 sailors and five Russian guests and we have had such an incredible time together. To win Line Honours was our goal and we have achieved that. The possibility of winning the race overall will be amazing, but we will have to wait until the other boats finish before we can have a double celebration." After clearing customs in Port Louis Marina, the crew enjoyed dinner at The Victory Restaurant within a stone's throw of the Superyacht Dock. Gerald Bibot's catamaran ZED6, racing Two Handed with Michel Kleinjan is expected to be the next yacht to finish the RORC Transatlantic Race tomorrow evening.

More info: http://rorctransatlantic.rorc.org/ - Follow progress of the race via Race Tracker.

The future of sailing debated at Yacht Racing Forum - The Yacht Racing Forum in Geneva brought together 263 delegates to discuss the future of the sport... The conference saw some inspiring presentations from many big names such as Vendée Globe winner Francois Gabart talking about his plans to race Macif, his 100ft Ultime multihull non-stop singlehanded around the world to Ian Walker, whose Volvo Ocean Races around the planet have opened his eyes to the importance of environmental sustainability, one of the discussion topics in the Forum. Knut Frostad said sailing should stop trying to be a ‘Red Bull’ sport and focus on its other strengths... In Business and Marketing, Vice President of World Sailing Gary Jobson looked forward to much closer integration between sailing’s governing body and other branches of the sport. To emphasis this shift in focus, to a much more all-encompassing overview of sailing, Jobson also took the opportunity of the Forum to formally announce that the International Sailing Federation will from now on be known as World Sailing. ... Foiling technology is being seen to penetrate the sport in ways unimaginable just three years ago. More and more boats, both monohull and multihull, are sprouting foils, so attendees learned how they work, why they work, what performance gains they make, and how they can be controlled on boats as varied as AC 72’s, C-Class cats and the latest generation IMOCA 60’s... Other subjects also included sustainability solutions for composite construction and methods suggested to mitigate their effects, software integration tools and much more ... source and more info: Yacht Racing Forum and @YRFgeneva

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RC44 Virgin Gorda Cup, Fleet Racing Final Day, Sailing Videos

Day 4 Fleet Racing - RC44 Virgin Gorda Cup - Published on Nov 29, 2015: Artemis RC44 wins in Virgin Gorda as Team Nika clinches 2015 title

Artemis Racing today won the fleet racing at the RC44 Virgin Gorda Cup, with a four point margin over Peninsula Petroleum, having led from the outset of the four day regatta. While this was close, the outcome of the 2015 RC44 Fleet Racing Championship was far closer, only decided in the last seconds of the final race, followed by some intense mathematics and the breaking of a tie. 

For Torbjörn Törnqvist’s Swedish team this win represented a late charge this season, achieving their first RC44 regatta victory since the Austria Cup in 2012.

The 2015 Fleet Racing season for the one design 44ft race boats ended up a two horse race between Vladimir Prosikhin’s Team Nika and Vladimir Liubomirov’s Bronenosec Sailing Team. The two teams had either won or come second in the two previous events and, in the championship, Team Nika was one slender one point ahead of her rival going into the RC44 Virgin Gorda Cup. 

Ahead of the final races today, Bronenosec was lying third, one place ahead of Team Nika, but needed another boat to finish the regatta between her and Team Nika to win the Championship. Initially this seemed all but impossible, but with the leaders doing badly in the first of day’s three races, by today’s last race overtaking second placed Peninsula Petroleum had became a real prospect for Bronenosec. In fact they had comfortably achieved this going into the final leg of the last race when a squall bringing with it torrential rain and 30 knots turned the leaderboard on its head. Because of this Peninsula Petroleum maintained second and while this left Bronenosec and Team Nika tied on points at the top of the 2015 leaderboard, Team Nika won on tiebreak – the closest ever finish to an RC44 championship. For more info: http://www.rc44.com/   #RC44VirginGorda


Jules Verne Trophy - Day 8 - Retour de la vitesse / Return to speed - more info: http://www.spindrift-racing.com/ #julesvernetrophy

RORC Transatlantic Race Update: On the third day of the RORC Transatlantic Race, the duelling MOD 70s are locked in a high speed battle approaching the Cape Verde Islands. 800 miles to the north, Zed 6 is cutting a cold lonely figure and Tales II is back in the race after a pit stop in Tenerife. The trio of powerful maxis have played their first tactical battle and further back in the fleet, there is a very different standard of cuisine aboard Nunatak and Aloha. On the second night at sea, Lloyd Thornburg's Phaedo3, skippered by Brian Thompson was still leading the charge south, but only just. Tony Lawson's Concise 10, skippered by Ned Collier Wakefield - re-branded Ms Barbados - has significantly closed the gap... more info: http://rorctransatlantic.rorc.org/ #rorctr

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Route du Rhum, Loick Peyron first, Yann Guichard second, Guadeloupe Finish videos

Loïck Peyron, grand vainqueur ! by routedurhum



Yann Guichard, deuxième en Guadeloupe by routedurhum

Maxi Solo Banque Populaire VII
International Sailing Federation
Peyron sailed the 3,524 NMs theoretical course at an average of 19.34kts. In reality he sailed 4,199NM at an average of 22.93kts. Skipper of the 14 ...

Route du Rhum: One final hurdle before the finish line
euronews
Competitors in the 10th edition of the Route du Rhum might have their final destination, Guadeloupe, in their sights, but there remains a final hurdle ...
Loick Peyron Wins La Route Du Rhum in Record Time - Scuttlebutt Sailing News
French yachtsman Peyron wins Route du Rhum race - RFI
Loick Peyron wins Route du Rhum in record time - The State


Sail World
Route du Rhum - Yann Guichard finishes second aboard Spindrift 2
Sail World
Yann Guichard has finished the 10th edition of the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe in second position. After eight days, five hours, ...

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Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe


My Sailing
First navigator casualty of Volvo Ocean Race
My Sailing
CAPE TOWN, November 10 – Jean-Luc Nélias, the man who helped mastermind Groupama's win in the last Volvo Ocean Race, will take over as ...


Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Registration open for ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Portsmouth, RI (November 10, 2014) – On-line entry to ISAF Sailing World Cup Miami 2015 is open. The deadline for priority entries with regards to ...
Kellett awarded World Sailing Federation's Beppe Croce Trophy - Scuttlebutt Sailing News

Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Mexico Sailing Circuit concludes in Acapulco
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico (November 10, 2014) – There were eight regattas that were part of the Mexican Sailing Circuit (CMV) 2014, supported by ...

Scuttlebutt Sailing News
ARC Cape Verde sets sail
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
November 10, 2014 – The second edition ARC+ Cape Verde set sail from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria yesterday, bound for Mindelo in the Cape ...

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Volvo Ocean Race, Abu Dhabi Wins Leg 1, Cape Town Finish video

Streamed live on Nov 5, 2014: Follow the race to the finish line in Cape Town,

Abu Dhabi Wins Leg 1 of the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race | Sail Magazine: "Abu Dhabi has prevailed in Leg 1 of the 2014-15 Volvo Ocean Race edging out Dongfeng by the slimmest of margins in the opening chapter of what is looking to be one of the most competitive VOR’s ever. Indeed, right up to the very end, it was a battle royal for first and second, with Abu Dhabi throwing in a number of defensive gybes to fend off Dongfeng in the light airs just off Cape Town...."

Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing wins first leg of Volvo Ocean Race
Inmarsat
Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing wins first leg of Volvo Ocean Race. 05 November 2014: After 25 days, 6,847 nautical miles, and countless thrills, Abu Dhabi ...

Volvo Ocean Race: Ian Walker's Abu Dhabi team win first leg
BBC.com
Briton Ian Walker skippers Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing to victory in the first leg of the Volvo Ocean Race to Cape Town...

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Volvo Ocean Race official website 

Volvo Ocean Race dashboard
MeteoEarth.com - Interactive 3D globe weather: Volvo Ocean Race 

The Team Brunel Song | Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 -
Published on Nov 5, 2014: Skipper Bouwe Bekking sings the Team Brunel song as they approach Cape Town in good spirits.

Route du Rhum 2014:

Route du Rhum 2014 : The time has come

Route du Rhum coverage: johnthecrowd.com: RDR2014  and #LaRouteDuRhum and #RDR2014
Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe: news updates


Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Loick Peyron blistering pace in Route du Rhum
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
(November 5, 2014; Day 4) – The Route du Rhum leader Loick Peyron reported today that he had just enjoyed his first hot meal after two and a half ...
Route du Rhum - Left in the soup? - Sail World


Sail World
Route du Rhum - Spindrift still lying in 2nd position
Sail World
After the stormy weather experienced during the first couple of days, the atmosphere has somewhat changed for the Ultimes on day three of the Route ...
Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe: Braking before the tradewinds - Sail World
World's Apart - Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe - Multi70 EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD - BYM News (press release)


Sail World
Route du Rhum - IMOCA Class not spared breakage in inital phase
Sail World
The IMOCA class, like the other competitors, has not been spared of breakage during the initial phase of the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe.

Dramatic start to Route du Rhum with a dismasting and a cargo ship collision
Yachting and Boating World
The 10th Route du Rhum race, which sees its competitors sailing single-handedly from St Malo, France 3,542 miles to Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadelope ...
Route du Rhum: Safran repaired, Tanguy de Lamotte resumed its course - BYM News (press release)


Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Lofty sailing ambitions for China
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Ms Du Yingying cited the rise of the Chinese participation in global sailing events, and burgeoning Chinese engineering and manufacturing expertise ...


CNN
America's Cup hero James Spithill awarded sailing 'Oscar'
CNN
(CNN) -- It was deemed arguably the greatest sporting comeback of all time as Oracle Team USA won the America's Cup in September last year.
Young Brazilians recognized as dominant women in 2014 - Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Oscar - CNN.com

College Sailing Chalk Talk: Season 11, Episode 6
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
This week in college sailing, many of the top districts around the country held their conference championships, mostly in gusty and frigid conditions.


Irish Examiner
Sailing star Joe English passes away
Irish Examiner
Born into a proud sailing tradition — his parents both serving as Commodores of Cove Sailing Club — English had a fascination for ocean sailing, and ...

VIDEO: Hoofer Sailing Club 2014
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
The Hoofer Sailing Club has been a part of the Hoofer outdoor adventure clubs at the University of Wisconsin – Madison since 1939. In that time it has ...


Scuttlebutt Sailing News
Cancellation of 2014 Carlos Aguilar Match Race
Scuttlebutt Sailing News
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (November 5, 2014) – The Virgin Islands SailingAssociation (VISA) announces the cancellation of the 2014 Carlos ...


SurferToday
Rob Douglas confirms superiority at the 2014 North American Speed Sailing Invitational
SurferToday
Rob Douglas has claimed the 2014 North American Speed Sailing Invitational (NASSI), held on the island of Martha's Vineyard, in Massachusetts, ...

World's Apart
International Sailing Federation
Solo skippers who had been forced into Breton havens for technical repairs have returned to the race course. The notable exception is the IMOCA ...

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