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RORC Cowes Offshore Racing Series

Bolney Returns as official Sparkling Wine partner of North Sails Cowes Week

Bolney Returns As Official Sparkling Wine Partner Of North Sails Cowes Week
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// Photo credit: Jean-Louis Carli - polaRYSE / Nefsea / SAEM Vendée | Vendée Arctique 2026
Vendée Arctique

Charlie, thank you

The offshore racing world has lost one of its brightest lights. Charlie Dalin, t...
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// Photo credit: Vendée Arctique 2026
Vendée Arctique

Charlie Dalin

Charlie Dalin, the French offshore sailor who conquered the 10th edition of the ...
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Coastguard News

Coastguard Houhora pulls off 10-hour overnight rescue 40 miles north of North Cape

A fatigued skipper and seasick crew are safely ashore after Coastguard Houhora c...
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// Photo credit: Petit déjeuner à bord de l'Imoca April Marine - Recherche Co-Partenaire, skippé par Arnaud Boissières lors de la Vendée Arctique 2026 - en mer le 11/06/2026 | Vendée Arctique 2026
Vendée Arctique

Much luck to be there

Sam Goodchild has already crossed into the Arctic Circle, but for most of the fl...
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// Photo credit: SamGoodchildMACIF Santé Prévoyance | Vendée Arctique 2026
Vendée Arctique

Sam Goodchild, first to cross the Arctic polar circle

Sam Goodchild crossed into the Arctic Circle west of Iceland at 9:45 am on Thurs...
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Photo credit: Andrea Francolini / AWKR
Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta

Day 3 of the Australian Woman’s Keelboat Regatta finally gets decent water

Melbourne turns it on for final day of Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta Me...
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Photo credit: Andrea Francolini / AWKR
Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta

Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta day 2

Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta – a special event The Australian Keelboat...
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Photo credit: Andrea Francolini / AWKR
Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta

Media RELEASE – 2 June, 2026

Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta kicks off Friday Thirty-six all-female crews...
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// Photo credit: Sam Goodchild | Vendée Arctique 2026
Vendée Arctique

The Grand North within reach of the bow

The Arctic circle looms as something more than a line on a map for the IMOCA fle...
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// Photo credit: DR | Vendée Arctique 2026
Vendée Arctique

Of the importance of having a head start

Sam Goodchild and Élodie Bonafous will cross the Arctic Circle tonight, but nobo...
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// Photo credit: Sam Goodchild | Vendée Arctique 2026
Vendée Arctique

Leader reinvigorated Goodchild prepares to cross the Arctic polar circle

Sam Goodchild has finally caught his breath. After three days of relentless raci...
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// Photo credit: AmbrogioBeccariaALLAGRANDE MAPEI | Vendée Arctique 2026
Vendée Arctique

When Ambrogio takes to the water

Ambrogio Beccaria knew something was wrong the moment his IMOCA lost pace. A fis...
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// Photo credit: Nico d'Estais | Vendée Arctique 2026
Vendée Arctique

The life points go up, the polar circle approaches

The nine IMOCA skippers racing the Vendée Arctique crossed into easier waters on...
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April 2026

Navetta 62 judged best passagemaker motor yacht

Navetta
Absolute Yachts has been honoured with one of the most prestigious awards in the...
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// Photo credit: Association Petits Princes - Quéginer | Vendée Arctique 2026
Vendée Arctique

The offshore rodeo

The past 24 hours have turned the Vendée Arctique into an offshore bruiser. Sinc...
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// Photo credit: Gauthier Le Bec | Vendée Arctique 2026
Vendée Arctique

Corentin Horeau: “Working to come back stronger!

Corentin Horeau's Vendée Arctique campaign ended abruptly on Monday evening when...
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// Photo credit: Christophe Favreau | Vendée Arctique 2026
Vendée Arctique

It shakes and it’s intense!

Day two of the Vendée Arctique race is revealing what every offshore sailor drea...
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Obituary

Thetford CEO passes away

If you have spent any time aboard a New Zealand boat...
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Fishing

Two Northland fishers fined for breaching marine protection rules

Two recreational fishers have been hit with $1000 fines each after being caught ...
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// Photo credit: Sam Goodchild | Vendée Arctique 2026
Vendée Arctique

The time for timing

The forecast proved brutally simple for the IMOCA fleet tracking north-west of I...
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Rowing

The woman who changed New Zealand rowing receives its greatest lifetime accolade

A lifetime dedicated to rowing has earned Lesley Milne the 2026 Sir Eion and J...
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Features

Papua New Guinea and Bougainville: an explorer’s paradise

Papua New Guinea doesn't see many cruisers due to its reputation for being crime...
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Weather Updates

Tuesday update: Wellington braces ahead of forecast huge swells

We are tracking the latest regarding the weather hitting the Pacific side of the...
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Vendée Arctique

Corentin Horeau on MACSF forced to abandon

Corentin Horeau’s Vendée Arctique campaign came to an abrupt end on Monday eveni...
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April 2026

Fair winds, farewell. On epiphanies, experiences and learning from them – selling a beloved boat.

What's the thing with epiphanies. You remember every last little detail. Aft...
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// Photo credit: Jean-Louis Carli - polaRYSE / Nefsea / SAEM Vendée | Vendée Arctique 2026
Vendée Arctique

The channel, Sables of emotions

9 skippers IMOCA, 2 km de chenal, des milliers de spectateurs : revivez le dépar...
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// Photo credit: Martin Keruzoré | Vendée Arctique 2026
Vendée Arctique

It’s a good warm-up

The fleet hit its first real test on Monday morning as forecast winds materializ...
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// Photo credit: Francesca Clapcich 11th Hour Racing | Vendée Arctique 2026
Vendée Arctique

First knit, then accelerate

Light winds off the Vendée coast turned Sunday’s opening miles into a chess matc...
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Big C Atlantic Challenge // Photo: Big C Atlantic Challenge
Global Coastguard Updates

Rescue ends transatlantic record bid in world’s smallest ocean-going yacht

Lancashire sailor Andrew Bedwell's attempt to cross the Atlantic in a boat rough...
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Photo credit: YCCS / Young Azzurra
Foiling Week

One Hundred Participants Attend YCCS Clean Beach day

The event took place today, 8 June, to mark World Oceans Day Porto Cervo, 8 June...
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// Photo credit: Jean-Louis Carli - polaRYSE / Nefsea / SAEM Vendée | Vendée Arctique 2026
Vendée Arctique

The battle has already begun

The Vendée Arctique fleet scattered its first tactical move before the afternoon...
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// Photo credit: CorentinHoreauMACSF | Vendée Arctique 2026
Vendée Arctique

The route of the polar circle is open

Nine IMOCA yachts slipped out of Les Sables d’Olonne on Sunday, 3 June at 15:02 ...
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// Photo credit: MACSF | Vendée Arctique 2026
Vendée Arctique

Corentin Horeau: “a great dress rehearsal for the Vendée Globe

De la baie de Quiberon à l’IMOCA MACSF, Corentin Horeau poursuit son ascension. ...
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// Photo credit: SamGoodchildMACIF Santé Prévoyance | Vendée Arctique 2026
Vendée Arctique

The moment when everything becomes real

The boats have been ready for weeks. The weather files have been studied, every ...
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Cruising the Pacific: A shakedown in the Sea of Cortez // Photo credit: Steve Raea
Cruising

Cruising the Pacific: A shakedown in the Sea of Cortez

In early 2013, boating journalist Steve Raea returned to Mexico's west coast...
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Photo credit: YCCS / Young Azzurra
Foiling Week

Royal Ocean racing Club team claims 2026 Range Rover Sardinia Cup

Second place for the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, with RORC Gold in third James Ne...
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Photo credit: Women's WMRT
Women's Match Racing

Back-to-back Win for Team Baam at Santa Maria Cup

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (June 6, 2026) – USA’s Team BAAM, skippered by Allie Blecher, suc...
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Ambrogio Beccaria | // Photo credit: Vendée Arctique 2026
Vendée Arctique

Ambrogio Beccaria | Vendée Arctique 2026

Italian sailor Ambrogio Beccaria doesn't chase headlines—he chases consistency, ...
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Francesca Clapcich | // Photo credit: Vendée Arctique 2026
Vendée Arctique

Francesca Clapcich | Vendée Arctique 2026

Francesca Clapcich arrives at the Vendée Arctique 2026 as perhaps the most decor...
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