Pat Lawless Out for Good as Corroded Fittings Fail His Rudder
Pat Lawless confirms his Golden Globe Race is over after corroded rudder fittings failed. Damien Guillou stalls in a calm as Beskardes holds second.
Pat Lawless confirms his Golden Globe Race is over after corroded rudder fittings failed. Damien Guillou stalls in a calm as Beskardes holds second.
Marathon Electric Sign & Light joins Key West World Championships as a sponsor, providing the power and signage backbone behind the 2026 event.
Between races at the Key West World Championships, sailors can play the mangrove-lined Key West Golf Club, designed by Rees Jones.
Key West World Championships 2026 offers on-water viewing boats and VIP ferries, putting spectators metres from the racing turns on race days.
The free Australian Sailing Hub app gives Discover Sailing Centre instructors skills, session plans and teaching tips from their phone.
The new Paprec IMOCA goes narrow, betting foil power over hull width will outpace wider IMOCA 60 rivals next season.
The Route du Rhum village in Saint-Malo has reopened at 2.30pm after bad weather forced another closure of the event site.
A rapidly deepening storm, Austen, could disrupt the Route du Rhum start window as skippers prepare to leave Saint-Malo this week.
Inside the Route du Rhum, shore-based routers help ULTIM and Ocean Fifty skippers avoid capsize on the gruelling Atlantic crossing.
Strong gusts forced a temporary Route du Rhum village closure, but crowds returned by afternoon to enjoy boats, exhibitors and autograph sessions.
Route du Rhum village closure confirmed as organisers cite safety over foul weather forecast for Saint-Malo, with reopening expected by Saturday.
Florence Arthaud, the only woman to win the Route du Rhum, still inspires today's solo sailors crossing the Atlantic 36 years on.