Life aboard Thomas Coville’s Ultim maxi trimaran Sodebo is steadily improving for the seven-strong crew as the French foiling multihull powers its way south at record pace on the team’s latest tilt at the Jules Verne Trophy for the fastest nonstop lap of the planet by sea.
It was cold, dark, wet, and windy on Monday evening when they ripped across the official record attempt start line between the Créac'h lighthouse on Ouessant Island, France and the Lizard Point lighthouse in Cornwall, England.
20+ knot winds made for a bumpy ride for the sailors in the boat’s enclosed cockpit, but they have been making excellent progress since then, with top speeds up around 37 knots, and by Thursday morning in Europe had covered over 1,800 nautical miles.
PlanetSail's Matt Sheahan reviews this weekend's spectacular opening event to SailGP Season 6 which took place down in Australia on the windy and wavy waters off Perth.
The 34m Baltic 111 Raven has rewritten the limits of monohull offshore performance, taking monohull line honours to win the IMA Transatlantic Trophy and setting a new monohull race record in the 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race from Lanzarote to Antigua – writes RORC communications manager Louay Habib
Defending champions Emirates Great Britain have sent a defiant message to their SailGP rivals with a commanding victory in the opening event of Season 6 after a supremely dominant second day of racing in blustery conditions on the choppy waters off Perth, Australia.
The Rolex SailGP Championship’s 2026 Season opener has already wrought havoc across the fleet – with New Zealand out for the weekend after a shocking collision with the Swiss in race one. Artemis top the event leaderboard after a commanding performance that included two race wins.
PlanetSail's Matt Sheahan reviews this weekend's spectacular opening event to SailGP Season 6 which took place down in Australia on the windy and wavy waters off Perth.
The Genoa International Boat Show renews industry confidence, reporting further increases in exhibition space, visitor numbers, turnover and more.
In this episode of the Yacht Racing Life podcast, British sailing journalists Justin Chisholm and Magnus Wheatley dive into the thrilling opening event of SailGP Season 6 which took place in Perth, Australia over the weekend.
The 34m Baltic 111 Raven has rewritten the limits of monohull offshore performance, taking monohull line honours to win the IMA Transatlantic Trophy and setting a new monohull race record in the 2026 RORC Transatlantic Race from Lanzarote to Antigua – writes RORC communications manager Louay Habib
