Category: Sailing regattas

Golden Globe Race 2026 — Day 11: leaders clear the Lanzarote film drop

The 2026 McIntyre Golden Globe Race has reached Lanzarote with plenty of stories already written and another weather challenge taking shape. On day 11 of this solo, non-stop, unassisted round-the-world race — sailed in small full-keel production yachts that left Les Sables-d'Olonne on 6 September — the fleet has arrived at its first film-drop gate at Marina Rubicón, with roughly 301 days still to go. France's Damien Guillou, aboard the Rustler 36 SOLAREM, was first to...

#Round The World Sailing #Sailing #Golden Globe Race #Solo Sailing #Golden Globe Race 2026 #Damien Guillou September 17, 2026

The Ocean Race Atlantic: a close-fought debut, the race film and the road to Alicante 2027

The first Ocean Race Atlantic brought six IMOCA crews from New York to Lorient, with United by the Ocean taking victory and less than half an hour separating the leading four boats. The organisers’ retrospective, released on 16 September, looks back at a demanding crossing and ahead to the round-the-world race starting in Alicante on 17 January 2027. The event was The Ocean Race’s first point-to-point transatlantic in its 53-year history and, according to the organisers,...

#Imoca #The Ocean Race 2027 #The Ocean Race Atlantic 2026 #Lorient September 16, 2026

MSIG Europe completes The Ocean Race Atlantic as the final standings are confirmed

MSIG Europe was classified sixth on 12 September 2026, completing the fleet’s results in the inaugural Ocean Race Atlantic from New York to Lorient. Conrad Colman’s crew brought the event to a close after a demanding crossing aboard its only non-foiling IMOCA. A shortened course in light windsWith extremely light winds and an adverse tidal current preventing progress, the race committee finished MSIG Europe in place, approximately 15 nautical miles short of the original...

#Imoca #The Ocean Race Atlantic 2026 #Lorient #Offshore Racing September 13, 2026

United by the Ocean wins The Ocean Race Atlantic by just 8 minutes 56 seconds

Paul Meilhat’s United by the Ocean won the first edition of The Ocean Race Atlantic on 10 September 2026, beating Francesca Clapcich’s 11th Hour Racing by 8 minutes 56 seconds in Lorient. After nearly eight days of racing from New York, the result came down to a close duel along the French coast. A crossing decided in the final milesThe Atlantic had delivered rough seas and boat speeds above 30 knots. Near Lorient, the leaders faced a different test: flat water, roughly 10...

#Imoca #The Ocean Race Atlantic 2026 #Lorient #Offshore Racing September 13, 2026

The Ocean Race Atlantic: four contenders with 500 miles to Lorient

Four teams were still in contention as The Ocean Race Atlantic entered its final 500 nautical miles on 9 September 2026. DMG MORI Global One held the advantage in the inaugural fully crewed IMOCA crossing from New York to Lorient, with fast reaching conditions giving way to the prospect of a tense, lighter-wind finish. This report covers the organisers’ bulletin of 9 September. Positions are the snapshot at 12:00 UTC that day; the arrival window below is the forecast...

#Imoca #The Ocean Race Atlantic 2026 #Lorient #Offshore Racing September 10, 2026

Golden Globe Race 2026 sets sail from Les Sables-d’Olonne as Biscay brings the first challenges

Sixteen solo sailors began the McIntyre Golden Globe Race from Les Sables-d’Olonne on 6 September 2026, setting off on a non-stop, unassisted circumnavigation of roughly 30,000 nautical miles. After an emotional farewell and a light-wind start, the Bay of Biscay quickly delivered the first tests of endurance and seamanship. This report draws on the organisers’ release dated 8 September. Race positions refer to 12:00 UTC on 8 September 2026. Four years of preparation, one...

#Solo Circumnavigation #Golden Globe Race #Les Sables D'olonne September 10, 2026