July 1, 2023 - 4PM CET
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11TH HOUR RACING TEAM AND FORMULA E’S ENVISION RACING TEAM COME TOGETHER TO SHOWCASE ELITE SPORT AND SUSTAINABILITY IN CAPE TOWN 11th Hour Racing Team, which sails in the world’s longest and toughest sporting event, The Ocean Race, and Formula E team, Envision Racing, part of the world’s first-ever net zero carbon sport, came together … Continue reading SHOWCASING ELITE SPORT AND SUSTAINABILITY IN CAPE TOWN WITH FORMULA E
In the lead up to the Cape Town arrivals – which looks like it will be a nail-biting finish – we asked the sailors onboard to document their day in the same 24 hours. Without seeing what the others had written or said, they each completed the task. This is one day onboard Mālama from … Continue reading ONE DAY, FIVE PERSPECTIVES
The Ocean Race teams visit some of the most inhospitable and remote places on earth. So with no ambulances, hospitals, or doctors nearby – how do they prepare in the case of a medical emergency? Today all The Ocean Race Teams are doing a medical refresher course on-site in Alicante ahead of the race start … Continue reading THE DISTANCE IS REAL: MEDICINE AT SEA
How a lawyer in training from Essex, UK, became one of the world’s most accomplished offshore navigators. At 44 years old, Simon Fisher, known more commonly throughout the industry as ‘Si Fi’, is the most experienced sailor in this edition of The Ocean Race* and arguably one of the best navigators in the industry. Over … Continue reading A TALE OF SLIDING DOORS: MEET SIMON FISHER
Cue the riff from Europe’s popular ballad .“It’s the Final Countdown” As I sit here, in cold and blustery Rhode Island, 3,500 miles from Alicante, Spain, we’re just three short weeks from the start of The Ocean Race 2022-23. It’s safe to say that the lead-up to this, the 14th edition of the race, has … Continue reading A WORD FROM CHARLIE AS 2022 DRAWS TO A CLOSE
“Mum, I’m going to sail my Mini in the Southern Ocean, it’s going to be amazing!” From terrifying her mother to becoming an Olympian – Francesca Clapcich’s story comes with one message: if you can imagine it, you can do it. Francesca Clapcich, more affectionately known as Frankie to her teammates, is a 34-year-old Italian … Continue reading THE POWER OF IMAGINATION: MEET FRANCESCA CLAPCICH
Jack Bouttell is a silent risk-taker. From couch-surfing to winning The Ocean Race, this half-Australian, half-Brit has shown that with ambition and grit, anything is possible. Just over six feet tall and almost 100kg, Jack Bouttell certainly looks the part of an offshore sailor. Stoic, observant, and reserved, this 32-year-old is the most recent member … Continue reading STOIC, OBSERVANT AND RESERVED: MEET JACK BOUTTELL
A small center of excellence in Brittany is delicately bridging the gap between collaboration and competition in the world of offshore sailing. They’re picky about who they select and you must play by their rules. Welcome to Le Pôle Finistère. With a little over 100 days to go to the start of The Ocean Race, … Continue reading LA CRÈME DE LA CRÈME
OUTSIDERS How a small coastline in France became the beating heart of offshore sailing Unless you are French, or you holiday in Brittany, there’s a very real chance you won’t have heard of Port La Fôret, Concarneau, or even Lorient. Spanning 100 kilometers these towns lie deep in the heart of Brittany’s coastline and are … Continue reading OUTSIDERS: a story about how a small coastline in France became the beating heart of offshore sailing
A week has passed since we returned to our French base in Concarneau, Brittany after a 3,050 nautical mile transatlantic training run from our US base in Newport, Rhode Island, and the data sets from onboard shows a new benchmark for distance covered in 24-hours by a yacht 60-foot or under. Two days after leaving … Continue reading Team completes “fastest” transatlantic to date setting new benchmark for 24-hour distance; Fall plans unveiled
