Team Australia will throw down the gauntlet on home waters as they make their debut at the final Act of the 2016 Extreme Sailing Series™, 8-11 December. The Australian-flagged entry, made up of some ...
It was 13.40 UTC on Saturday when the eight women of The Famous Project CIC, aboard the maxi trimaran IDEC SPORT, crossed the starting line of the Jules Verne Trophy, the extreme round-the-world race ...
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--VELA, a pioneering French company innovating in 100% wind-powered maritime transport, is proud to announce a significant funding round of €40 million ($43 million USD)—a ...
This awe-inspiring ship is the first of its kind and was dubbed "the airplane of the seas" for good reasons. Designed and built in France, the Vela trimaran is gearing up to begin transporting ...
On paper, the new Maxi Edmond de Rothschild looks to be 10 to 15% faster than any other boat of its kind. The question is will the veteran offshore skipper Charles Caudrelier be able to harness the ...
VELA to operate the world’s first sailing cargo trimaran powered by 100 percent wind when at sea 1 to sail between Europe and the U.S. Takeda to become the first biopharmaceutical company to ship its ...
**Sidney Gavignet is no stranger to high-pressure yacht racing. **A veteran of four Volvo Ocean Races, the last with Puma Ocean Racing, and the skipper of the giant maxi trimaran Oman Air, you’d think ...