Transat AG2R – LA MONDIALE
— 1 March 2020Place: Concarneau – France Details: transat.ag2rlamondiale.fr Concarneau – St Barth
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Transat AG2R LA MONDIALE : Thrilling finish in two-handed transatlantic marathon
— 26 April 2016Close finishes to marathon ocean yachts races are becoming standard fare these days and the Transat AG2R La Mondiale proved it was no exception with an incredibly dramatic finish at the Caribbean island of St Barts.
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VG2020 – Flash : Issue onboard HUGO BOSS
— 22 November 2020At approximately 19:00 UTC on Saturday 21st November, British Skipper Alex Thomson notified his team on shore of a possible structural issue onboard the HUGO BOSS boat.
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Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe : Today’s analysis by Sébastien Simon
— 15 November 2018It is shortly after midnight in Europe that Alex Thomson is expected off Tête à l’Anglais island to the north of Basse-Terre. He will then have the tricky task of sailing around Guadeloupe.
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Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe : Today’s analysis by Charlie Dalin
— 11 November 2018With the final outcome being decided in the Ultime category tonight, the leading IMOCAs are about to cross the halfway point in the Route du Rhum.
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Vendée Globe : Romain Attanasio takes fifteenth place, Conrad Colman sixteenth
— 24 February 2017French skipper Romain Attanasio, sailing Famille Mary-Etamine du Lys, took 15th place in the Vendee Globe non stop solo race around the world this morning (Friday 24th February) when he crossed the finish line at 1006hrs UTC.
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Front runner Skipper Macif dismasted in The Transat AG2R La Mondiale
— 8 April 2016At 1100 BST French Figaro Skipper Macif, co-skippered by Charlie Dalin and Yoann Richomme, was unfortunately dismasted during the Transat AG2R La Mondiale while on route to the fleet’s only turning mark at La Palma. Battling it out in the top five with Adrian Hardy and Vincent Biarnes aboard AGIR Recourvrement and Thierry Chabagny and […]
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Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe 2018 : A delighted Paul Meilhat is crowned IMOCA winner
— 17 November 2018French solo skipper Paul Meilhat at the helm of SMA was crowned the unexpected winner of the IMOCA class in the 2018 Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe solo transatlantic race today from Saint Malo in Brittany to Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadeloupe.
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Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe : today’s analysis by Nicolas Lunven
— 13 November 2018Alex Thomson continues to extend his lead in the trade winds. Now less than 1000 miles from the finish in Pointe-à-Pitre, the British skipper seems well placed, even if Paul Meilhat, Vincent Riou and Yann Eliès will remain a threat until the end, while Boris Herrmann is also lying in wait. The first boat to finish in the IMOCA class is expected in Guadeloupe on Thursday night (European time).
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The women leading the charge in the 2018 Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe
— 1 November 2018The 2018 Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe fleet consists of a record-breaking entry of 123 sailors, six of which are female with three each racing in the highly-competitive IMOCA and Class40 divisions.
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