IRC

An American VO70 has continued its phenomenal winning streak to claim the Fastnet Challenge Cup, the overall prize for the 2019 Rolex Fastnet Race

One hundred and seventy one teams in the Rolex Fastnet Race were taking part in IRC Three and IRC Four, close to half of the record-breaking fleet.

Rambler 88 has won monohull line honours this morning, after crossing the Plymouth finish line at 09:55:02

Maxi Edmond de Rothschild's elapsed time of 1 day 4 hours 2 minutes and 26 seconds, bettered the outright multihull race record, set by Loick Peyron and the crew of Maxi Banque Populaire

Whether to go inshore or offshore, how long will it take, will it be a 'big boat or small boat' race

In the Mallorca Sotheby’s IRC class, the Maxi72s, the Copa del Rey class title is wide open

Proteus, Bella Mente and Cannonball are the three largest boats that will compete in the 38th edition of the Copa del Rey MAPFRE

French Farr 36 Absolutely II, skippered by former Finn sailor Yves Ginoux, is the IRC Europeans overall winner

Yesterday’s races not only ensured the championship’s validity  but contributed to better shaping the leaderboard in each of the classes

The opening day of the IRC Europeans, hosted by Italy’s Yacht Club Sanremo, got underway under sunny skies, scorching temperatures but nearly no wind

IRC, one of the key racing events in Europe is just a few days away, from 23 through 29 June. Organised by Yacht Club Sanremo with UVAI and UNCL.

The Bay of Palma was on excellent early season form, offering a brisk southerly breeze which moved slightly more to the west over the day

The presentation of the 16th Sail Racing PalmaVela was hosted today in the Sala Magna of the Real Club Náutico de Palma

The most impressive collection of offshore racing hardware from across the globe is set to gather off Cowes for the start of the Rolex Fastnet Race on 3 August

Entries for 340 available places in the RORC's classic 600 miler snapped up in under five minutes

To create this sailboat, which is to be sailed either fully crewed or short handed, Jeanneau enlisted not one, but two renowned naval architects

Representatives of the RORC and ORC met at the Royal Malta Yacht Club before the start of the Rolex Middle Sea Race to discuss the continued cooperation

The 2018 Rolex Middle Sea Race has seen further changes to the leaderboard as the steady stream of finishers continued overnight and during the fifth day

As predicted, the 50th anniversary Rolex Middle Sea Race exploded into life overnight

The first 24 hours of the 2018 race have proved once again that the challenging nature of the Rolex Middle Sea Race is as much a test of concentration