Offshore News
Sodebo claims Jules Verne Trophy after 40 days of relentless ocean racing
After 40 days at sea, Thomas Coville and his crew crossed the finish line looking every bit as battered as their boat, finally claiming the prize that had eluded them for six years. Crossing the virtual finish line between Ushant...
Rise of the machines: Why automation is a problem
Did you know that Tom Cruise does his own movie stunts? Yes, of course you do. It’s part of the reason why his movies are such profitable blockbusters. After 30 or more years of incredible CGI effects, the Mission Impossible...
The Ocean Race route announced for 2027
The Ocean Race 2027 will open with the longest first leg in the event's 53-year history, organisers confirmed today. The fleet departs Alicante on 17 January 2027, bound for Auckland – a 14,000-nautical-mile passage that will...
The Foil Weekly Wrap - 19 Jan '26
This week we've got the first AC38 date confirmed, the inaugural Perth Sail Grand Prix delivered strong racing with the usual dose of controversy, and there's been action across the Atlantic from both the RORC Transatlantic Race...
MOD70 Argo claims line honours with new Atlantic record
SailGP might be grabbing headlines this week, but out on the open Atlantic, offshore racing has just delivered something equally spectacular. Jason Carroll's MOD70 trimaran Argo has stormed across the finish line in Antigua to...
The Foil Weekly Wrap - 5 Jan '26
From a record-breaking bid in Shenzhen to a rule breach that rewrote Sydney-Hobart history, the first week of 2026 has given us plenty to talk about. We've also got grassroots foiling making waves in Naples, potentially 250 boats...
The Foil Weekly Wrap - 29 Dec '25
It may be the festive season, but still the sailing world keeps turning. A supermaxi showdown in one of the sport's most brutal Sydney-Hobarts in years, Ben Ainslie finally securing the financial lifeline his America's Cup...
