(Reuters) — Team Macif, skippered by François Gabart and a five-man crew, arrived in New York on Monday (July 3), the first among four trimarans that were attempting to beat the ocean liner Queen Mary 2 in a unique race across the Atlantic. The race between Saint-Nazaire, France and New York was celebrating a century of Franco-American relations. The ocean liner arrived in New York on Saturday with a time of five days, 16 hours […]
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Celebrations as Comanche wins Sydney to Hobary yacht race
Ken Read, the American skipper of super-maxi Comanche, said the yacht was “nothing shy of spectacular” after it took line honours in the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race on Monday (December 28). Comanche crossed the finishing line in Hobart’s Derwent River estuary late on Monday night, clocking an unofficial time of two days, eight hours, 58 minutes, over 50 nautical miles ahead of compatriot Rambler 88, vindicating Read’s decision to make running repairs in winds […]





