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Jules Verne Trophy – Famous Project CIC first all-female crew to sail non stop around the world
Monday 26 January 2026, The Famous Project CIC cross the finish line after having sailed around the world. By crossing the line of the Jules Verne Trophy between Ushant and Cape Lizard, Alexia Barrier, Dee Caffari, Annemieke Bes, Rebecca Gmür Hornell, Deborah Blair, Molly LaPointe, Támara Echegoyen and Stacey Jackson become the first all-female crew…
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Winter Boat Maintenance: How Charter Fleets are Looked After and Upgraded Over Winter
The winter months are a time for dealing with maintenance issues. That applies on a huge scale when dealing with a Greek charter fleet as Sail Ionian’s Tom Fletcher explains.
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New Clipper RX Fleet: Designing Boats for Circumnavigation
What sort of boat do you design for arguably the most demanding ocean race on earth? Ask Nigel Irens, who was tasked with designing a new generation of yachts to take part in the Clipper Race.
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Jules Verne Trophy – Famous Project CIC expected finish Monday
The Famous Project CIC’s arrival at the Jules Verne Trophy finish line expected Monday, between 1pm and 4pm.
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Jules Verne Trophy – Sodebo 3 set new circumnavigation record time
Sodebo 3 of Skipper Thomas Coville and his crew break circumnavigation record set by Francis Joyon on IDEC Sport in 2017
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ILCA Under 21 World Championships – Triple championship title victory for Italy
Italy took a clean-sweep at the 2026 ILCA Under-21 World Championships in Lanzarote.
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Jules Verne Trophy – Sodebo 3 heads for record breaking circumnavigation
Sodebo 3 of Skipper Thomas Coville and his crew are on pace to break the circumnavigation record set by Francis Joyon on IDEC Sport in 2017 of 40 days 23 h 30 m 30 sec.
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Jules Verne Trophy – Final push for Maxi Trimaran IDEC SPORT
Maxi Trimaran IDEC SPORT and the eight women on board their damaged trimaran, face one last storm before they complete a non-stop circumnavigation in a multihull
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First prosecution under new watercraft safety laws
A motorboater who injured a teen kayaker in a “totally avoidable” collision has become the first to be sentenced under new The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023, which came into force in 2024. The powerboat was seen travelling at speeds of up to 25mph shortly before the collision with the kayak. Credit MCA Swansea Crown…
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Jules Verne Trophy – IDEC SPORT reduced to bare mast by Storm Ingrid
Maxi Trimaran IDEC SPORT sailed by the women of The Famous Project CIC, suffered more mainsail damage during night . . . reduced to bare mast