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Class 40

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Show news Fleet arrives in Wicklow in Round Ireland Race
Pep Costa's VSF Sports completed the 704 nautical mile race on Thursday morning
Posted on 25 Jun The Globe40 2028-2029 countdown begins
The finish line of this second edition marks much more than the end of an adventure
Posted on 21 Jun Ronnie Simpson Racing launches 2026 Sailing Season
As Global Solo Challenge 2027-28 approaches
Posted on 17 Jun Normandy Channel Race 2026 Finish
Guillaume Pirouelle and Jules Ducelier take the win at 4:20 PM in Ouistreham
Posted on 3 Jun Normandy Channel Race 2026 Day 4
Epic ride in the English Channel for the Class40s
Posted on 3 Jun The tech curve…
It just marches on. Slide rule and Hewlett Packard be damned, these vessels are a tour de force
Posted on 2 Jun Normandy Channel Race 2026 Day 3
Battle at the top at Wolf Rock
Posted on 2 Jun Normandy Channel Race 2026 Day 2
First Express English Channel Crossing
Posted on 1 Jun Classic Winsome wins RORC De Guingand Bowl Race
The fleet faced a proper offshore test where experience, handling, sharp decisions made difference
Posted on 31 May Normandy Channel Race 2026 Start
22 Class 40s set off from Caen/Ouistreham bay
Posted on 31 May RORC De Guingand Bowl Race 2026 Preview
A technical test with offshore bite
Posted on 28 May #TeamMusto's Pam Lee and Will Harris join forces
Ambassadors race together in the CIC Normandy Channel Race
Posted on 27 May Normandy Channel Race 2026 Preview
Teams between renewal and experience
Posted on 27 May Globe40: A third chapter to be written in 2028/29
The excitement hasn't subsided after the epic finish in Lorient
Posted on 21 May 15th Armen Race results
350 miles of a course rich in tactical choices and breathtaking scenery
Posted on 17 May Drheam-Cup: ten years and two stunning locations
Enough to offer dream conditions for the tenth anniversary of the race
Posted on 16 May 15th Armen Race Finish
Saliou and Leclerc Ville La Grand take a commanding victory
Posted on 15 May 15th Armen Race Underway
A sporty start in Quiberon Bay
Posted on 14 May 2026 CIC Med Channel Race Overall
A promising result for the 2nd edition
Posted on 12 May Transatlantic Race and Caribbean 600 Entry Open
From Atlantic Racing to Caribbean Classic
Posted on 11 May 2026 CIC Med Channel Race Finish
Victory by 10 minutes and 15 seconds after 5 days and 23 hours of racing
Posted on 10 May Tim Kent enters the Global Solo Challenge 2027-28
The natural next step for him after the 2002-2003 Around Alone Race
Posted on 9 May 2026 CIC Med Channel Race Day 7
Tight race for the finish in Marseille
Posted on 9 May 2026 CIC Med Channel Race Day 6
Duel at the top and final spring in sight towards Marseille
Posted on 8 May 2026 CIC Med Channel Race Day 5
Chasing towards the Balearic Islands
Posted on 7 May 2026 RORC Round Britain and Ireland Race webinar
RORC shares Hard Won Wisdom
Posted on 6 May 2026 CIC Med Channel Race Day 4
Twists and Turns along the Sardinian Coast
Posted on 6 May 2026 CIC Med Channel Race Day 3
Mathieu Claveau and François Verdier (Phare 40 - HA Plus PME) lead in Bonifacio
Posted on 5 May 2026 CIC Med Channel Race Day 2
Tactical games on the road to the Strait of Bonifacio
Posted on 4 May 2026 CIC Med Channel Race Start
A good start for the 1000 mile offshore race in the Mediterranean
Posted on 3 May
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Tim Kent races his Class 40, Kent Racing, in the Ida Lewis Distance Race
© Stephen Cloutier Tim Kent plans to compete in the 2027-2028 Global Solo Callenge aboard Kent Racing, his 2007 Owen Clarke-designed Class40
© Tim Kent Collection Tim Kent plans to compete in the 2027-2028 Global Solo Callenge aboard Kent Racing, his 2007 Owen Clarke-designed Class40
© Tim Kent Collection Tim Kent plans to compete in the 2027-2028 Global Solo Callenge aboard Kent Racing, his 2007 Owen Clarke-designed Class40
© Tim Kent Collection VSF Sports was second boat home in the 704 nautical-mile Round Ireland Race and wins the Classe 40 event
© David Branigan / Oceansport Ronnie Simpson Racing launches 2026 Sailing Season
© Ronnie Simpson Racing Ronnie Simpson Racing launches 2026 Sailing Season
© Virginia Sambuco Ronnie Simpson Racing launches 2026 Sailing Season
© Ronnie Simpson Racing Ronnie Simpson Racing launches 2026 Sailing Season
© Billy Black Sharon Ferris-Choat (NZL) after finishing in Southport - Solo Trans-Tasman Challenge - June 6, 2026
© YB Tracker PredictWind showing a rough final night for the Sol Trans-Tasman Challenge competitors - June 5, 2026
© Predictwind.com Normandy Channel Race 2026 winner
© Jean-Marie Liot / CIC NCR2026 Alderan during the Normandy Channel Race 2026
© Jean-Marie Liot / CIC NCR2026 Sogestran-Seafrigo during the Normandy Channel Race 2026
© Jean-Marie Liot / CIC NCR2026 Normandy Channel Race 2026 Day 1
© Jean-Marie Liot / CIC NCR2026 Normandy Channel Race 2026 - Day 1
© Jean-Marie Liot / CIC NCR2026 Normandy Channel Race 2026 - Day 1
© Jean-Marie Liot / CIC NCR2026 Normandy Channel Race 2026 - Day 1
© Jean-Marie Liot / CIC NCR2026 A third chapter to be written in 2028/2029
© Jean-Marie LIOT / Globe40 Michael Hennessy's scow bow Class40 Scowling Dragon?
© Ted Martin 2026 CIC Med Channel Race
© Jean-Marie LIOT / CIC MCR 2026 CIC Med Channel Race
© Jean-Marie LIOT / CIC MCR The Phare 40 team of Mathieu Claveau and François Verdier win the 2026 CIC Med Channel Race
© Jean-Marie Liot / CIC Med Race 2026 CIC Med Channel Race
© Jean-Marie Liot / CIC Med Race Tim Kent - Kent Racing - Express 40 (Owen Clarke Design) Class40
© 2026 Jamie Ayaka Tim Kent - Kent Racing - Express 40 (Owen Clarke Design) Class40
© 2026 Jamie Ayaka Tim Kent - Kent Racing - Express 40 (Owen Clarke Design) Class40
© 2026 Jamie Ayaka Tim Kent - Kent Racing - Express 40 (Owen Clarke Design) Class40
© 2026 Jamie Ayaka 2026 CIC Med Channel Race
© Jean-Marie Liot / CIC Med Race 2026 CIC Med Channel Race
© Jean-Marie Liot / CIC Med Race
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