Having been so dramatically pipped at the post by Maxi Groupe Edmond de Rothschild in the last breath of the 2019 race, François Gabart and his team, this time racing the giant 32m lo… Read More

Who’s the best? This is perhaps the most difficult question to answer, especially when we talk about sailing. Too many technology differences, too different boats… So we pr… Read More

Yann Guichard, Spindrift 2’s skipper, made the decision to turn around and end the current Jules Verne Trophy record attempt.A difficult decision following a sudden loss of contro… Read More

Having recently announced his participation in the M32 World Match Racing circuit as well as the 2019 Bol d’Or, Yann Guichard has further strengthened his 2019 sporting calendar with t… Read More

Yann Guichard and his crew started their world tour at Ushant today, Wednesday, January 16 at 11h 47min 27sec UTC.  To win the Jules Verne Trophy they have to recross the line by F… Read More

In this article, IMOCA and The Ocean Race get the low-down on a crewed round-the-world race that has been a genuine technological laboratory, from the first edition in 1973-74 to the most re… Read More

In this article devoted to the history of the French heritage in the round-the-world crewed race, IMOCA and The Ocean Race revisit the technological evolution that has colored a race, which… Read More

We have compiled the second part of the best “Sailing interviews” from our long reads archive to fill those long lockdown hours whether you’re self-isolating at home or… Read More

Bad news for Spindrift 2: yesterday, February 1, the skipper Yann Guichard contacted his technical team ashore to report damage to the structure of the starboard rudder. Spindrift racing is… Read More

In the closest finish since it was first staged in 1978, the French ocean racing veteran Francis Joyon won the 40th anniversary Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe solo transatlantic r… Read More

On Monday 21 January at 07h45 UTC, Spindrift 2 broke her own record by just over an hour, by crossing the Equator in 4 days 19 hours 57 minutes.  This also gave the black and gold… Read More