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Golden Globe Race: Kirsten Neuschäfer win a

Winner of the Golden Globe race, without assistance or technology, after 235 days, 5 hours, 44 minutes and 4 seconds of racing (final time will be determined after the calculation of penalties for using fuel and

Around the World Submerged: The Voyage of the Triton

They are to take Triton around the world submerged. Magellan was the first to circumnavigate the world and a cast plaque is made to give Spain of both the achievements.

Global Solo Challenge: William MacBrien

William had sailed past Point Nemo just a few days before, the remotes point from any emerging land on our planet. He was closer to Antarctica than to South America where he was headed in his quest to circumnavigate the globe solo,

50-knot winds and 9m seas delay round the

Charles Caudrelier, long-time leader of the Arkea Ultim Challenge Brest solo around the world race, has paused in the Azores after a severe

15 Best Sailing Movies You Can''t Miss

"Deep Water" is a 2006 documentary film directed by Jerry Rothwell and Louise Osmond about the history of the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, a solo sailing race around the world that was held in 1968.The film follows the stories of the race''s participants, including

Ellen MacArthur

In 2000/01, she came second in the Vendée Globe solo round-the-world race in Kingfisher (named after the company that sponsored her), setting the current world record for a solo non-stop circumnavigation in a single-hulled boat by a

ClassGlobe 5.80 Mini in 23 countries!

The yacht''s ability to ship inside a 20ft container is creating real interest and new opportunities travelling to Europe for the 2021 Globe 5.80 Transat and Mini Globe Race. Solo around the world racing changed forever on Sunday Thirteen

Caudrelier wins first ever solo round the world

Solo skipper Charles Caudrelier has won the Arkea Ultim Challenge Brest, the first ever solo around the world race in multihulls, on the

Sailors set off on solo round-the

Family and friends have bid an emotional farewell to 16 intrepid sailors and adventurers, who have set off from the French port of Les Sables D''Olonne on the third non-stop,

Mid Atlantic rescue for injured solo sailor

He competed in the 2000 OSTAR and raced in the 2000/2001 Vendee Globe solo round the world race and was 13th out of the 24 boat fleet at the Equator before being forced to retire in the South

Six solo skippers ready to race 100ft foiling

According to Gabart this is vital: racing an Ultim solo is about maximising efficiency so, when a gust hits, the rake on the daggerboard elevator is increased, sucking the trimaran''s main hull down.

Floating Containers in the Ocean

The real danger are the notainers that are mostly submerged and usually float with a corner just out of the water. The don''t get seen till it is too late. And yes, they do get seen. I have several

Golden Globe Race: World''s most extreme race is like a

Simon Curwen has led non-stop, solo round-the-world race since September but near-terminal damage showed brutality of race that turns back time Curwen said he was asleep when his

Are shipping containers a real risk to cruisers?

Up to 120 million containers are moved around the world each year, yet the industry claim just 0.001% (1,200) are lost overboard. but it was the most likely thing to be submerged and give that kind of unforgiving impact.''

Round the world Archives

Round the world racers stream out of Southern Ocean. Armel Le Cléac''h''s 100ft foiling trimaran Maxi Banque Populaire XI became the 15th boat to pass Cape Horn in a week,

Have you ever hit a shipping container?

I never liked the idea of being in a fiberglass boat out on the ocean. Ideally you want aluminum, but it is expensive. The life expectancy of a smaller sized steel hulled boat

Sam Goodchild: How to sail round the world,

Sailor Sam Goodchild, 35, is weeks away from completing the gruelling 28,000 mile (45,000km) Vendee Globe race around the world. It is the first time the skipper from Falmouth has entered the solo

Thomas Coville breaks Solo around the World

At 16h 57mn 30s GMT this 25 December 2016, Thomas Coville crossed the finish line situated some six miles offshore of Le Créac''h lighthouse on the island of Ushant (Finistère), to complete the singlehanded round the

A legendary offshore danger

It was around 2200. Seas were running eight to 12 feet and winds were blowing at 44 knots while Segal guided his 53-foot ketch through the storm. "We were sailing hard to weather with a deeply reefed main and Yankee jib,"

Global Solo Challenge Racer Dismasted, Rescued

A Global Solo Challenge racer with strong ties to the Chesapeake Bay has just been rescued about 600 miles off the coast of Argentina, after his boat was

Shipping containers lost at sea

Shipping containers lost at sea from ships are like growlers lurking on the world''s busiest shipping routes, says an official report, and there are more and more of them. Elaine Bunting reports

Around the world submerged : the voyage of the Triton :

Around the world submerged : the voyage of the Triton by Beach, Edward L. (Edward Latimer), 1918-2002. Publication date 2001 Topics Beach, Edward L. (Edward

Vendée Globe Sailor in Trouble After Boat Hits

A French sailor participating in the Vendée Globe around the world race is in serious trouble after his boat collided with what is believed to be shipping container while sailing a few hundred