king clac clac clac
No French solo sailor has more personality than “Le Roi” Jean Le Cam, and he’s in good spirits as he passes the Horn on the last day of the year. Watch from about 1:10 to see him wrestle verbally...
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day of the jackal
UPDATE: French sailor Armel Le Cléac’h has today won the Vendée Globe, setting a new record for the solo non-stop round the world race in the process. Le Cléac’h, 39, from Brittany, crossed the finish...
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kings of the ocean
Big Pimpin’ What do the Vendee Globe champion, the Volvo Ocean Race winner and the solo mono 24 distance record holder all have in common? They all trust one company to keep them warm and dry wherever...
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colman crunch
Unless Conrad Colman can figure out a jury rig and slog it out to the finish, the elusive ‘first non-fossil fuel Vendee Globe finisher’ may have to wait four more years, as today the Friwi dismasted...
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only two biscuits left
We’re not sure what it is about Conrad “The Crazy Kiwi/Friwi” Colman, but every race he enters becomes an Odyssian epic. His Global Ocean Race, Barcelona World Race, and now Vendee Globe have been...
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tour de france
There’s only one place in the world where you’d see an 60-foot racing yacht hoisted up on a nation’s most recognizable landmark, and it’s no surprise that place is France. Go here to find out what’s...
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On the 21st episode of the Sailing Anarchy Podcast, we go straight to the source for an analysis of the new direction announced last week by the Volvo Ocean Race. First, Clean updates us on the...
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the best sailing movie ever
The only window most non-sailors will ever get into our sport comes through a movie or TV screen, but only a tiny handful of films have portrayed sailing in anything like a realistic or positive light....
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With both foils extended and the Open 60 getting almost entirely airborne as she gets healthily into the 30+ knot range, Alex Thomson Hugo Boss looks as much like a huge bird as she does an oceangoing...
View Articlein order to finish first…
We couldn’t be more gutted for Alex Thomson and the UK-based Hugo Boss team after the world’s best known English-speaking ocean racer crashed headlong into the rocks on Guadeloupe Island at nearly 20...
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