British sailor Richard Tolkien has been rescued by a cargo ship after sustaining a head injury during the solo The Transat bakerly race from Plymouth to New York. Tolkien, 61,…
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François Gabart and his giant trimaran MACIF conquer The Transat bakerly
French sailor François Gabart crossed the finish line of The Transat bakerly this week in his 100ft trimaran MACIF to take line honours. Gabart finished in 8d 8h 54m, just…
Video: Loïck Peyron talks about racing solo across the Atlantic on Pen Duick II
It is 52 years since Eric Tabarly won the OSTAR. The late, great Frenchman’s victory, on his first ever solo Atlantic race, was feted in France and ignited a passion for…
Skippers prepare for The Transat bakerly, one of yacht racing’s toughest tests
Plymouth is where the sport of solo ocean racing was minted in 1960. The first transatlantic race to New York, the race that became famous as the OSTAR, was a…