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Show news Globe40 Leg 5 Update: Credit Mutuel at the Horn
Crossing the intermediate ranking line for this leg with a comfortable lead
Posted on 26 Feb Globe40 sailor gives a personal report from Leg 4
Rupert Holmes experiences a closely fought trans-Pacific leg from Sydney to Valparaiso
Posted on 25 Feb Heading for the 2026 Season in Class40
Several skippers are entering a key phase in their projects
Posted on 25 Feb 2026 RORC Caribbean 600 Day 2
Duels in the Trades
Posted on 24 Feb RORC Caribbean 600: Fierce duels and flying starts
Racing under way in spectacular style in Antigua from Fort Charlotte
Posted on 24 Feb Video preview of the 2026 RORC Caribbean 600
A spectacular international fleet of 56 boats will line up for the start
Posted on 23 Feb Sevenstar Welcome Party
Caribbean vibes before the RORC Caribbean 600
Posted on 22 Feb RORC Caribbean 600 - How to follow the race
A spectacular international fleet of 57 boats will line up for the start
Posted on 21 Feb Globe40 Leg 5 Update
On the road to the Horn, tough first days
Posted on 21 Feb Playbook & preparation for the RORC Caribbean 600
Pressure over promise: Extracts from Brian Thompson's 600 Playbook
Posted on 20 Feb 2026 RORC Nelson's Cup Day 2
Battles and razor-thin margins
Posted on 19 Feb Globe40 Leg 5 Start
The Horn Totem and the steep climb back to Brazil
Posted on 18 Feb RORC Caribbean 600 - From titans to trailblazers
Nearly 500 sailors from 40 different countries around the world will be competing
Posted on 18 Feb 2026 RORC Nelson's Cup Day 1
Squalls, sunshine and protest shape the opening salvo
Posted on 18 Feb Free Dom finishes Globe40 Leg 4
Determination, patience, and courage guided the crew all the way to Valparaíso
Posted on 15 Feb RORC Nelson's Cup Series 2026 Preview
Race ready in Antigua
Posted on 12 Feb Hiroki Nakayama enters the Global Solo Challenge
He has a background in alpine climbing
Posted on 2 Feb Worldstar: a solo circumnavigation race
Built on seamanship, not spectacle
Posted on 2 Feb A strand of Globe40 Leg 4 arrivals in Valparaiso
Four competitors arrived within 4 hours after 7,000 miles
Posted on 29 Jan Class40 holds Annual General Meeting 2026
A key moment to review the past season and plan for the future
Posted on 27 Jan Incredible GLOBE40 Leg 4 Finish
Seconds split Belgium Ocean Racing - Curium and Credit Mutuel
Posted on 23 Jan GLOBE40 Leg 4 Update: Two leaders neck & neck
A final twist 300 miles from the Valparaiso finish line
Posted on 22 Jan GLOBE40 Leg 4 update: Final stretch to Valparaiso
The great southern experience towards another suspenseful finish?
Posted on 18 Jan GLOBE40 Leg 4 Update: At Point Nemo
A Transpacific Express - A life-changing milestone
Posted on 14 Jan GLOBE40 Leg 4 Update: New 24-hour distance record
Belgium Ocean Racing - Curium covered 459.78 nautical miles yesterday
Posted on 10 Jan GLOBE40 Leg 4 Update
Leaders cross the antimeridian
Posted on 7 Jan GLOBE40 Leg 4 Update
Heading towards the Roaring Forties
Posted on 4 Jan GLOBE40 Leg 4 Start
The Pacific Ocean to cross as a start to the New Year
Posted on 1 Jan A remarkable Class 40 season
Cédric de Kervenoael, President of Class40 reflects
Posted on 31 Dec 2025 A new measurement system
What if you could create something that measured for real? Where we wouldn't need acronyms...
Posted on 29 Dec 2025
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Ian Lipinski and Antoine Carpentier lead the 5th leg
© Sirius Events Rupert Holmes and Richard Palmer in Jangada finish Leg 4 of the Globe40 in Valparaiso
© Jean-Marie Liot / Globe40 Rupert Holmes and Richard Palmer in Jangada finish Leg 4 of the Globe40 in Valparaiso
© Jean-Marie Liot / Globe40 Rupert Holmes and Richard Palmer in Jangada finish Leg 4 of the Globe40 in Valparaiso
© Jean-Marie Liot / Globe40 Francois Gouin - Kawan3 Unicancer
© Global Solo Challenge Matéo Le Calvic
© Vincent Olivaud Thomas Lurton
© Thomas Lurton Alexis Loison
© Yves-Marie Quemener Class 40 fleet
© Class40 Axel Tréhin
© Class40 Class40 Scowling Dragon (USA) - 2026 RORC Caribbean 600
© Arthur Daniel / RORC Class40 Scowling Dragon (USA) - 2026 RORC Caribbean 600
© Tim Wright / Photoaction.com Dolphins along for the ride during Globe40 Leg 5
© Globe40 Globe40 Leg 5 Start in Valparaiso Bay, Chile
© Alejandro Cubillos Right: Mike Hennessy's Class40 Scowling Dragon (USA)
© Tim Wright / Photoaction.com Globe40 - Arrival Free Dom 4th Leg
© Globe40 Mike Hennessey's Owen Clarke Class40 Scowling Dragon
© Billy Black A Class40 heads out for the Fastnet Rock - 2025 Rolex Fastnet Race, Cowes, Isle Wight - July 2025
© Richard Gladwell - Sail-World.com/nz GLOBE40
© Jean-Marie Liot GLOBE40
© Jean-Marie Liot GLOBE40
© Jean-Marie Liot GLOBE40
© Jean-Marie Liot Class40 holds Annual General Meeting 2026
© Class 40 Class40 holds Annual General Meeting 2026
© Class 40 Belgium Ocean Racing - Curium and Credit Mutuel finish GLOBE40 Leg 4 neck and neck in Valparaiso
© Jean-Marie Liot / Globe40 Valparaiso awaits for the GLOBE40 Leg 4 finish
© Sirius Events GLOBE40 Leg 4 update: Final stretch to Valparaiso
© Sirius Events Globe40 at Point Nemo
© Globe40 Belgium Ocean Racing - Curium - GLOBE40
© Jean-Marie Liot The GLOBE40 Leg 4
© Sirius Events
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