2012 RORC Caribbean 600 yacht race with start on 20th February

With less than one month to go, to the fourth edition of the RORC Caribbean 600, the Royal Ocean Racing Club is preparing for this truly international affair, with over 500 competitors taking part.

Emirates Team New Zealand testing rather than racing

Emirates Team New Zealand has decided on the South Island in the winter rather than tropical Fiji  for the next phase of testing sails, systems and […]

Sailing Yacht Groupama 4 launched – The first Volvo 70 built in France

On Saturday 14 May, sailing yacht Groupama 4, the first Volvo 70 built in France, was launched at 1400 GMT, opposite Groupama Sailing Team’s base in Lorient. Groupama’s representatives, the sailors, the members of the shore team and an enthusiastic crowd attended this important stage of the project led by skipper Franck Cammas.

Volvo Ocean Race: Puma Ocean Racing to build Volvo 70 sailing yacht in Newport, RI, USA.

New England Boatworks Inc. has been contracted to build PUMA’s new Volvo 70 for the upcoming VOLVO OCEAN RACE 2011-2012. Design for this latest generation round the world race yacht will be provided by Valencia based Naval Architecture firm Juan Yacht Design.