The Swan 56 sailing yacht Clem is celebrating being the first Swan yacht to cross the ARC 2011 finish line in Rodney Bay, St. Lucia after the 26th ARC finished in fine style on Saturday 17th December with a spectacular prize giving ceremony at the Gaiety Nightclub. S/Y Clem victoriously finished the 2,700 nautical mile…
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Transatlantic Superyacht Regatta – Transatlantic Maxi Yacht Cup 2011
October 31, 2011
The entry list for the Transatlantic Superyacht & Maxi Yacht Regatta which starts on the 21st November 2011 is growing with a total of nine sailing yacht giants confirmed to assemble in Tenerife in less than one month’s time. The 2011 Transatlantic Superyacht Regatta – Transatlantic Maxi Yacht Cup is scheduled to leave Santa Cruz…
Transatlantic Race 2011 Winners Take a Bow
August 15, 2011
Cowes, England (August 12, 2011) – With the presentation of the awards this week at the Royal Yacht Squadron’s Cowes Castle on the Isle of Wight, the cast of players has taken its final bow, and the production that was the Transatlantic Race 2011 has closed to rave reviews. The race made history with the…
Inaugural Biscay Race- Part of the Atlantic Ocean Racing Series (AORS)
July 29, 2011
The Royal Yacht Squadron is delighted to announce the inaugural Biscay Race that forms part of the Atlantic Ocean Racing Series (AORS) in which competitors are required to take part in three races, including the Transatlantic Race 2011 (TR 2011), to qualify for a series victory. The Biscay Race is also open to any yacht only…
Transatlantic Race 2011
July 22, 2011
As “an extended adventurous voyage,” the odyssey that is the Transatlantic Race 2011 was a defining event in ocean racing, as well as in the lives of the sailors aboard the 26 competing yachts. The race made history with the establishment of a new record – crossing 2,975 miles of ocean from Newport, R.I. to…
Transatlantic Race 2011: A Great First Day onboard Superyacht Maltese Falcon
July 01, 2011
The 289ft Perini Navi designed superyacht Maltese Falcon which is one of the largest privately-owned sailboats in the world had a fantastic start to the 2011 Transatlantic Race on the 29th of June, as described in Jeremy Smith’s blog, a Deckhand onboard sailing yacht Maltese Falcon. “Yesterday afternoon, we had a fantastic start for the…
The Transatlantic Race 2011 – A Start 2 Preview
June 29, 2011
Newport, R.I. USA – Having cheered on the first six yachts when they departed on the Transatlantic Race 2011 two days ago, the 14-strong group of yachts that will take the second of the three staggered starts now have less than 24 hours until they begin the race across the North Atlantic for themselves. The…
Transatlantic Race 2011: Perini Navi Sailing Yacht Maltese Falcon largest in fleet
June 16, 2011
The extremes of crossing the Atlantic Ocean will be experienced very differently by crews on the longest and shortest yachts competing in the upcoming Transatlantic Race 2011 (TR 2011). This adventure challenge, which aims to add 2,975 nautical miles to its participants’ log books, is co-organized by the Royal Yacht Squadron, New York Yacht Club, Royal…
Transatlantic Race 2011 Entry List Includes Charter Yachts
May 03, 2011
While the water views from anywhere along Newport Harbor (R.I.) are already magnificent, they will be absolutely breathtaking in late June and early July when 32 ocean-going yachts set sail in the Transatlantic Race 2011, which charts a course that stretches 2,975 nautical miles from Newport to Lizard Point, at the end of a peninsula…
A new Transatlantic Maxi Yacht Cup
April 05, 2011
The International Maxi Association (IMA) is pleased to announce the Transatlantic Maxi Yacht Cup, the transoceanic crossing of the Atlantic towards Caribbean at the end of the Mediterranean sailing season will now end in the British Virgin Islands. Simultaneously the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda will organize a new event starting on the same day: the Transatlantic Superyacht Regatta, reserved to maxi boats with LOA upper than 30.51, boats more cruising than racing-oriented.
The 80 metre (220 ft) Maricuda Project to win the Hales Trophy, the Blue Riband of the Atlantic gains momentum
April 04, 2011
The Maricuda project to win the Hales Trophy, the Blue Riband of the Atlantic has gained significant momentum recently with its association and assistance from General Electric, Renk, Wartsila and Devonport Yachts. The design process of the 80 metre (220 ft) Maricuda Atlantic Challenger, the craft that is being designed to cross the Atlantic in under two days is closer to becoming a reality.
The 80 metre (220 ft) Maricuda Global Atlantic Challenger Trimaran
January 01, 2011
On the Nov 28th, 2010 Maricuda launched a world preview of the Maricuda Atlantic Challenger yacht concept, a large and technologically advanced power boat or ship designed to break ocean speed records and cross the Atlantic in record time. This UK bid win the Hales Trophy, which shared its history with the Blue Riband, and…
TÛRANOR PlanetSolar Catamaran reaches Miami, Florida.
November 28, 2010
The TÛRANOR PlanetSolar has reached the American continent on its voyage around the world. This morning at 8.15 a.m. LT (1.15 p.m. UTC) the boat docked at the Miami Beach Marina (South Beach). The entire circumnavigation of the globe will take at least ten months.
TÛRANOR PlanetSolar Catamaran’s Record Transatlantic Crossing
November 18, 2010
Today, on November 18, TÛRANOR PlanetSolar briefly stopped in St. Marteen to register the fasted Transatlantic crossing of a solar boat yet. For TÛRANOR, it took 26 days and 19 hours 10 minutes to cover the distance between Las Palmas and St Marteen
Super-maxi ICAP Leopard to start Transatlantic record attempt.
May 27, 2010
ICAP Leopard, the 100ft super-maxi racing yacht owned by Helical Bar PLC chief executive Mike Slade, today announced the required weather window for her record attempt has finally arrived. She will leave New York on Saturday 29th May in her bid to become the fastest monohulled sailing vessel ever to cross the Atlantic.
Sailing yacht ICAP Leopard prepares for Transatlantic Record
May 05, 2010
The ICAP Leopard 3, the 100ft super-maxi racing yacht is preparing to launch her assault on the west-to-east monohull transatlantic sailing record in the coming weeks.
