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Show news One month to the 20th Palermo-Montecarlo Regatta
A major international edition is under way for the regatta's twentieth anniversary
Posted on 20 Jul Middle Sea Race fleet continues to build
Global fleet is equally diverse in terms of experience, with debutants and serial attendees
Posted on 17 Jul A century of human endeavour
The Fastnet Race is regarded as one of offshore sailing's most complete proving grounds
Posted on 15 Jul RORC Cowes Dinard St Malo Race concludes
Farr 100 Leopard 3, skippered by Joost Schuijf, completed a remarkable hat-trick
Posted on 14 Jul Aegean 600 - Snakes and ladders in extremis
Event was the sixth in the IMA's annual Mediterranean Maxi Offshore Challenge
Posted on 14 Jul Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez preview
An exceptional fleet of grand classics are preparing
Posted on 10 Jul Mediterranean Regatta season in full swing
A+T instruments seen all over Europe delivering high-level performance for racing fleets
Posted on 8 Jul Rolex Fastnet Race IRC One preview
Beyond the French legends there is plenty of international talent with podium potential
Posted on 4 Jul Rolex Fastnet Race: Offshore classics set to race
IRC Zero has a rich seam of ocean-going history running through it
Posted on 2 Jul Rolex Fastnet Race at 100 – the making of a giant
At present 469 yachts have entered this special edition - a far cry from its humble origins in 1925
Posted on 27 Jun Tschüss 2 - Transatlantic Titans
Line Honours for Christian Zugel's Volvo 70 in the Transatlantic Race 2025
Posted on 26 Jun Can a maxi achieve the Rolex Fastnet Race triple?
The fight to claim the prestigious monohull line honours prize is lining up to be a tough one
Posted on 25 Jun Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez preview
Looking ahead to the 27th edition
Posted on 22 Jun Competitors readying for epic battle
Distance racing is inherently an uncomfortable sport
Posted on 18 Jun Loro Piana Giraglia 2025 Winners Announced
The 72nd edition was marked by high pressure and light winds, yet remained full of charm
Posted on 14 Jun Capricorno wins Loro Piana Giraglia maxi 'double'
A neck and neck dash for the finish
Posted on 13 Jun Loro Piana Giraglia 2025 the first roundings
It was a magical and spectacular dawn, following a night of sailing under the full moon.
Posted on 12 Jun Loro Piana Giraglia 2025 Offshore Race Start
A total of 97 yachts are now racing along the 241-nautical-mile course
Posted on 11 Jun Loro Piana Giraglia overall
The 22 maxi yachts sail a coastal course on the final day
Posted on 10 Jun Loro Piana Giraglia overall
Ideal sailing conditions on the final day of inshore racing
Posted on 10 Jun Loro Piana Giraglia Day 3: Capricorno rising
Upset on day three of the inshore racing
Posted on 9 Jun Maxi boat blast off on Loro Piana Giraglia Day 2
A different complexion after the light wind opener
Posted on 8 Jun Loro Piana Giraglia day 2
The mistral day!
Posted on 8 Jun Strong start at Loro Piana Giraglia
Saint-Tropez laid on fine conditions for the first day of inshore racing
Posted on 7 Jun Loro Piana Giraglia day 1
Spectacular conditions welcomed the competitors, with a beautiful sunny day.
Posted on 7 Jun Diverse maxi fleet ready for Loro Piana Giraglia
Inshore/coastal racing prior to the event's famous offshore race to Genoa
Posted on 7 Jun In Memoriam - Darren 'Baz' Williams
The yachting industry was shocked and saddened at the passing of Darren Williams
Posted on 4 Jun Loro Piana Giraglia 2025 preview
139 yachts are set to line up on the starting line
Posted on 4 Jun 16th 151 Miglia-Trofeo Cetilar concludes
Mylius 60 crossed the finish line to win the IRC Over 60 maxi class
Posted on 1 Jun Ponant Sydney Noumea Race Start in Images
A light and variable breeze got the three-boat fleet away in the afternoon light
Posted on 31 May
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    Aiolos takes line honours beneath the Temple of Poseidon on Cape Sounion
    © Nikos Alevromytis / Alen Photography     George Procopiou's VO70 line honours winner Aiolos
    © Nikos Alevromytis / Alen Photography     Adrian Keller's Allegra and maxi monohull frontrunners blasted away from the start but soon parked up
    © Nikos Alevromytis / Alen Photography     Philip Rann's Umiko was the eventual winner of the Aegean 600's Maxi class
    © Nikos Alevromytis / Alen Photography     Aiolos chases the nimble and tenacious Carkeek 54 Daguet 5, which for a time led the race on the water
    © Nikos Alevromytis / Alen Photography     Philip Rann raced with a half pro-half amateur crew on Umiko. However in September at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup they will transfer to his newly acquired Rogers 82 Aegir II
    © Nikos Alevromytis / Alen Photography     The Mylius 76 E Vai chases Philip Rann's Umiko
    © Nikos Alevromytis / Alen Photography     Adrian Keller helms Allegra gingerly past Santorini
    © Helena Darvelid / Allegra     Aiolos negotiates Santorini's magnificent, if light wind, caldera
    © Nikos Alevromytis / Alen Photography     Aiolos' George Procopiou was presented with the George Andreadis Challenge Trophy by the IMA Secretary General Andrew McIrvine
    © Nikos Alevromytis / Alen Photography     Breeze up on board Allegra, which completed the race with full aircon and a showered crew
    © Helena Darvelid / Allegra     Federico Marchi and Diego San Giuliano's sleek-looking Nacira
    © Nikos Alevromytis / Alen Photography     Deep Blue - Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez
    © Gilles Martin-Raget     Ramon Vos' Black Jack 100
    © Yacht Club Italiano / Studio Borlenghi     Seng Huang Lee's 100ft maxi SHK Scallywag
    © Kurt Arrigo / Rolex     Matt Toynbee at the helm of Drum
    © David Frame     Loro Piana Giraglia 2025
    © Loro Piana / Studio Borlenghi     The Maxi fleet sets sail from Saint-Tropez on the Loro Piana Giraglia's offshore race
    © Loro Piana / Studio Borlenghi     Alessandro Del Bono's Capricorno is a on roll at present having won this week's inshore racing in the Maxi 100 class
    © Loro Piana / Studio Borlenghi     Guido Paolo Gamucci prepares to celebrate with his Cippa Lippa X crew
    © International Maxi Association     YCCS President Carlo Cameli presents SHK Scallywag skipper David Witt with some liquid refreshment for the crew
    © Loro Piana / Studio Borlenghi     Guido Paolo Gamucci's canting keel Mylius 60 Cippa Lippa X
    © Loro Piana / Studio Borlenghi     SHK Scallywag crosses the finish line to take line honours
    © Loro Piana / Studio Borlenghi     Giovanni Lombardi Stronati's new Django 7X was an early corrected time Maxi class leader in the race
    © Loro Piana / Studio Borlenghi     Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones is used to winning line honours in this race but had to settle for being second home this year aboard his brand new Magic Carpet E
    © Loro Piana / Studio Borlenghi     The Furio Benussi-skippered ARCA SGR was fifth to finish yesterday evening
    © Loro Piana / Studio Borlenghi     Close crossing within metres of the finish line between SHK Scallywag (left) and Magic Carpet E
    © Loro Piana / Studio Borlenghi     Tactician/navigator Tommaso Chieffi looks to weather on Pier Luigi Loro Piana's My Song, which finished second under IRC in the maxi class
    © Loro Piana / Studio Borlenghi     Loro Piana Giraglia 2025
    © Loro Piana / Studio Borlenghi     Sir Peter Ogden's Jethou - amid today's maxi yacht mêlée - won the combined Maxi 100 and Grand Prix class - Loro Piana Giraglia
    © Loro Piana / Studio Borlenghi
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