Adventures

Comanche: on the dock and on board

30 July 2016
Congratulations Comanche! Trans-Atlantic monohull record: 5D 14H 21M 25S Prior record: 6D 17H 52M 39S (Mari Cha 2003) 1D 3H 31M 14S faster over 2880nm Averaging 21.44 knots The last time I was waiting for Comanche to arrive after achieving a goal that they had set out to achieve was a very different scene to the empty dock at Williams Shipping in Southampton last night, with four shore crew…
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IMOCA 60 adventures - Alex Thomson of Hugo Boss and on board "No Way Back"

24 May 2016
A quick catch up with Alex Thomson before he docked off from the Newport Shipyard to head to New York in preparation for the Ocean Masters race to Vendee on 29 May. While the offshore race from Newport to New York was cancelled, I still got a sail on the foiling IMOCA “No Way Back” on Saturday afternoon, and I included a few snippets on board with the Canadian Ocean Racing guys after…
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Live from 100ft - up a mast!

21 May 2016
With the Canadian Ocean Racing team – Image by John Lincourt Photography The IMOCA 60 fleet are currently gathering at the Newport Shipyard to prepare themselves for the New York to Vendee race on 29 May. I took the opportunity of being in Newport to head up the rig of the Canadian Ocean Racing team’s IMOCA 60 “Oh Canada” yesterday. It was a great view of the Ocean…
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Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series - Steve Colgate & Offshore Sailing School

6 May 2016
Steve Colgate. Offshore sailor, Olympian, US Sailing Hall of Fame member, boat designer and owner of Offshore Sailing School (Florida, Tortola, New York) and above all as he says “a lover of sailing”. Steve’s career and passion are unwavering, spanning from his first time in a boat at nine years old, to now at almost 81. Tomorrow his business Offshore Sailing School will help…
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