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The event. The GLOBE 40 is a Round the World race, which is accessible to both informed amateurs and professional skippers. It is a Round the World, which combines competitive performance, adventure and travel, a Round the World whose course takes skippers off the beaten track and offers up some unique stopovers, a Round the World on a craft that is accessible both competitively and financially.
Ocean Globe Race
The Race. The Ocean Globe Race (OGR) is a fully crewed retro race in the spirit of the 1973 Whitbread Round the World Race. It marks the 50th anniversary of the original event. It's an eight-month adventure around the world for ordinary sailors on normal yachts. Racing ocean-going GRP production yachts designed before 1988, there will be no ...
Why iconic Whitbread Round the World race boats are arriving in
Sir Peter Blake skippered Steinlager 2 to a win in the 1989-90 edition of the Whitbread Round the World race. Photo / Photosport. Half a century ago, 19 yachts set out from Portsmouth, England, in ...
Ocean Globe Race
Starting in Southampton in September 2023, the OGR is a 27,000-mile sprint around the globe, spread across four legs, taking in the Southern Ocean and the three Great Capes. Stopovers will include Cape Town, Auckland and Punta del Este, before finishing back in the UK in April 2024. To win the OGR challenge is to be first in class or handicap ...
Ocean Globe Race
Watch the MCINTYRE OCEAN GLOBE 50th Whitbread Reunion in Auckland highline. Barry Pickthall, AKA Mr Whitbread and Peter Montgomery, AKA the voice of the Whitbread, hosted the casual evening in the Ocean Globe Race office, located next to the race fleet prepping for race start for Leg 3, Auckland to Punta del Este starting on Sunday, 14th January.Fifty veterans representing yachts dating back ...
Final festive Ocean Globe Race finish into Auckland
First all-female crew to win a Round the World Race On Tuesday 16 April 2024, in a brisk northerly breeze the iconic yacht and her young all female crew from around the world crossed the finishing line at 1152hrs completing the 4th and final leg of the Ocean Globe Race. Posted on 22 Apr Maiden wins McIntyre Ocean Globe IRC win official!
Ocean Globe Race 2023: everything you need to know
The Ocean Globe Race is a round-the-world yacht race, held to mark the 50th anniversary of the first Whitbread Round the World Race in 1973. ... The third leg - 8,370 miles - is from Auckland, New Zealand to Punta del Este, Uruguay. It starts on 14 January 2024. The first boats are expected to finish between 9-18 February 2024.
The Ocean Race confirms its return to Auckland
The Ocean Race will come to Auckland, New Zealand, during the next edition of the fully-crewed, round the world race. As The Ocean Race approaches its 50th anniversary, the event will be returning to New Zealand for the 12th time. All but one of those stops have been in Auckland, the City of Sails. "It is a great pleasure for me to confirm ...
Sail-World NZ: Nov 10
A round-the-world yacht race is headed to Auckland. The Ocean Globe Race fleet left Cape Town on Sunday, headed for the Southern Ocean on the traditional Whitbread Round the World Race course. The event has attracted a fleet of 14 boats - it's billed as a fully crewed retro race in the spirit of the 1973 Whitbread Round the World Race.
Ocean Globe Race: Leg 2 winner expected in Auckland on Tuesday
Posted on 24 Apr Maiden wins the Ocean Globe Race 2023-2024 First all-female crew to win a Round the World Race On Tuesday 16 April 2024, in a brisk northerly breeze the iconic yacht and her young all female crew from around the world crossed the finishing line at 1152hrs completing the 4th and final leg of the Ocean Globe Race.
Ocean Globe Race: Roaring into Auckland
The OGR, a race celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Whitbread Round the World Race, means Translated 9's triumphant return to Auckland is particularly poignant. The yacht and her crew have deep ...
Back to the future: Ocean global race comes to Auckland
The event celebrates 50 years since the first Whitbread Round the World yacht race using technology and yachts employed in those early days. ... 17-year-old Ryder Ellis of Auckland, is on board ...
1997-1998 Whitbread Round the World Race
The 1997-98 Whitbread Round the World Race was the seventh edition of the around-the-world sailing event Whitbread Round the World Race.The Whitbread Round the World Race ran for the first time with all W60 boats and to a "points vs time" (instead of aggregate leg time) scoring system to enhance the value of the shorter race legs.. Also, in an effort to attract additional media coverage, the ...
The Ocean Race
The Ocean Race. The Ocean Race is a yacht race around the world, held every three or four years since 1973. Originally named the Whitbread Round the World Race after its initiating sponsor, British brewing company Whitbread, [ 1] in 2001 it became the Volvo Ocean Race after Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo took up the sponsorship, [ 1] and ...
Whitbread Round the World Race: An all-female voyage is reborn
Whitbread Round the World Race: An all-female voyage is reborn. The first time Maiden sailed into Auckland, on a balmy night in January 1990, a phenomenal crowd of 14,000 people lined the waterfront to wave her in. It didn't matter that it was 1am, or that Sir Peter Blake's unbeatable Steinlager II had already won line honours three days ...
1985-1986 Whitbread Round the World Race
The 1985-86 Whitbread Round the World Race was the fourth edition of the Whitbread Round the World Race (now known as the Ocean Globe Race).Fifteen boats started out from Southampton on 28 September 1985 for the around-the-world race.. L'Esprit d'Équipe, skippered by Lionel Péan, won the race in a corrected time of 111 days 23 hours. Philips Innovator was second, and Swan 651 Fazer Finland ...
Ocean Globe Race
This retro Ocean Globe Race (OGR) takes to the high seas with 14 teams on September 10th from Ocean Village, following the same route as the clipper ships and the inaugural 1973 Whitbread Race in similar, affordable yachts. The Ocean Globe Race is the future of accessible around the world ocean yacht racing for any sailor and has a huge future.
Volvo Ocean Race Around the World
The City of Sails is perfectly situated for a stopover of the Volvo Ocean Race Around the World. Auckland has been a host for nearly all of the races since its inception in 1973. A gruelling test of skill and endurance, the Volvo Ocean Race is the world's longest and most challenging yacht race, and is often considered the world's most ...
Harbour Classic
The Harbour Classic - a party, a spectacle, a yacht race. A unique 14 mile nautical yacht race in Auckland Harbour - 31 March to 1 April 2023. top of page. Log In. 8 - 9 March 2024. ABOUT. The Harbour Classic; The Organisers; Frequently asked questions; THE COURSE. ... (one day) - Guiness Book of World Records anyone! It's a festival, a ...
Dalton open to keeping America's Cup in Spain or returning home if New
The New York Yacht Club, back this year represented by American Magic, successfully defended the cup 24 times after the schooner America beat the British in the inaugural race around the Isle of Wight back in 1851. But even during that great 132-year-run, the NYYC was never represented by the same boat syndicate more than twice in a row.
Ocean Globe Race
The Ocean Globe Race takes to the high seas in 2023. Latest News: ... Race Start: Auckland. Home; Race Start: Auckland; Start Day: 14th January 2024 ... From the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron the yachts will sail up the harbour to a rounding mark off the Royal Akarana Yacht Club then proceed towards North Head. You can view the action all ...
Ocean Globe Race
The Ocean Globe Race is currently enjoying an Auckland stopover, after the lead boats finished Leg 2 in mid-December. ... The first ever all-women crew to win an around the world yacht race Maiden UK has taking first in IRC handicap rankings against a 14 strong fleet of very experienced and committed sailors. They have also been written into ...
America's Cup: Everything you need to know about famous race
The trophy itself was created in 1848 and the competition began in 1851, when the New York Yacht Club beat Great Britain's Royal Yacht Squadron on the Isle of Wight, with Queen Victoria in ...
1989-1990 Whitbread Round the World Race
The 1989-90 Whitbread Round the World Race was run from Southampton to Southampton in 1989-90. It was run with several classes of yacht. Steinlager 2 skippered by Peter Blake won the race easily. For the first time since 1981-82 (when the race comprised just four legs), the victor won every leg in their division (albeit closely chased by both Grant Dalton's Fisher & Paykel NZ and Pierre ...
Louis Vuitton 37th America'S Cup Aims for Record Audiences
The America's Cup aims to make sailing open and accessible to all and, whilst being the oldest international sporting trophy, operates like a restless, start-up organisation. The Louis Vuitton 37th America's Cup will see many significant production innovations intended to entertain existing fans of sailing and attract and educate new fans to the sport.
America's Cup: The Billionaire's Trophy Where $135 Million Disappears
(Bloomberg) -- Ernesto Bertarelli might be Switzerland's wealthiest man, but a $135 million bet on a sailing race is a lot when it risks disappearing in days. The America's Cup is a brutal, winner-takes-all event. Every three to four years, teams attempt to build the world's fastest sailing yacht.
Ocean Globe Race
That led to the first ever around the world yacht race in 1968 called the Sunday Times Golden Globe. It was single handed, so in 1973 it was decided to hold the first ever fully crewed yacht race around the world. The legend of the Whitbread Race was born. On Sept. 10th next year, the inaugural 2023 Ocean Globe Race will set sail around the ...
History of the America's Cup
The America's Cup is the oldest international competition still operating in any sport. [1] [2] [3]The cup was originally known as the 'R.Y.S. £100 Cup', awarded in 1851 by the British Royal Yacht Squadron for a race around the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom.The winning yacht was a schooner called America, owned by a syndicate of members from the New York Yacht Club (NYYC).
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The event. The GLOBE 40 is a Round the World race, which is accessible to both informed amateurs and professional skippers. It is a Round the World, which combines competitive performance, adventure and travel, a Round the World whose course takes skippers off the beaten track and offers up some unique stopovers, a Round the World on a craft that is accessible both competitively and financially.
The Race. The Ocean Globe Race (OGR) is a fully crewed retro race in the spirit of the 1973 Whitbread Round the World Race. It marks the 50th anniversary of the original event. It's an eight-month adventure around the world for ordinary sailors on normal yachts. Racing ocean-going GRP production yachts designed before 1988, there will be no ...
Sir Peter Blake skippered Steinlager 2 to a win in the 1989-90 edition of the Whitbread Round the World race. Photo / Photosport. Half a century ago, 19 yachts set out from Portsmouth, England, in ...
Starting in Southampton in September 2023, the OGR is a 27,000-mile sprint around the globe, spread across four legs, taking in the Southern Ocean and the three Great Capes. Stopovers will include Cape Town, Auckland and Punta del Este, before finishing back in the UK in April 2024. To win the OGR challenge is to be first in class or handicap ...
Watch the MCINTYRE OCEAN GLOBE 50th Whitbread Reunion in Auckland highline. Barry Pickthall, AKA Mr Whitbread and Peter Montgomery, AKA the voice of the Whitbread, hosted the casual evening in the Ocean Globe Race office, located next to the race fleet prepping for race start for Leg 3, Auckland to Punta del Este starting on Sunday, 14th January.Fifty veterans representing yachts dating back ...
First all-female crew to win a Round the World Race On Tuesday 16 April 2024, in a brisk northerly breeze the iconic yacht and her young all female crew from around the world crossed the finishing line at 1152hrs completing the 4th and final leg of the Ocean Globe Race. Posted on 22 Apr Maiden wins McIntyre Ocean Globe IRC win official!
The Ocean Globe Race is a round-the-world yacht race, held to mark the 50th anniversary of the first Whitbread Round the World Race in 1973. ... The third leg - 8,370 miles - is from Auckland, New Zealand to Punta del Este, Uruguay. It starts on 14 January 2024. The first boats are expected to finish between 9-18 February 2024.
The Ocean Race will come to Auckland, New Zealand, during the next edition of the fully-crewed, round the world race. As The Ocean Race approaches its 50th anniversary, the event will be returning to New Zealand for the 12th time. All but one of those stops have been in Auckland, the City of Sails. "It is a great pleasure for me to confirm ...
A round-the-world yacht race is headed to Auckland. The Ocean Globe Race fleet left Cape Town on Sunday, headed for the Southern Ocean on the traditional Whitbread Round the World Race course. The event has attracted a fleet of 14 boats - it's billed as a fully crewed retro race in the spirit of the 1973 Whitbread Round the World Race.
Posted on 24 Apr Maiden wins the Ocean Globe Race 2023-2024 First all-female crew to win a Round the World Race On Tuesday 16 April 2024, in a brisk northerly breeze the iconic yacht and her young all female crew from around the world crossed the finishing line at 1152hrs completing the 4th and final leg of the Ocean Globe Race.
The OGR, a race celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Whitbread Round the World Race, means Translated 9's triumphant return to Auckland is particularly poignant. The yacht and her crew have deep ...
The event celebrates 50 years since the first Whitbread Round the World yacht race using technology and yachts employed in those early days. ... 17-year-old Ryder Ellis of Auckland, is on board ...
The 1997-98 Whitbread Round the World Race was the seventh edition of the around-the-world sailing event Whitbread Round the World Race.The Whitbread Round the World Race ran for the first time with all W60 boats and to a "points vs time" (instead of aggregate leg time) scoring system to enhance the value of the shorter race legs.. Also, in an effort to attract additional media coverage, the ...
The Ocean Race. The Ocean Race is a yacht race around the world, held every three or four years since 1973. Originally named the Whitbread Round the World Race after its initiating sponsor, British brewing company Whitbread, [ 1] in 2001 it became the Volvo Ocean Race after Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo took up the sponsorship, [ 1] and ...
Whitbread Round the World Race: An all-female voyage is reborn. The first time Maiden sailed into Auckland, on a balmy night in January 1990, a phenomenal crowd of 14,000 people lined the waterfront to wave her in. It didn't matter that it was 1am, or that Sir Peter Blake's unbeatable Steinlager II had already won line honours three days ...
The 1985-86 Whitbread Round the World Race was the fourth edition of the Whitbread Round the World Race (now known as the Ocean Globe Race).Fifteen boats started out from Southampton on 28 September 1985 for the around-the-world race.. L'Esprit d'Équipe, skippered by Lionel Péan, won the race in a corrected time of 111 days 23 hours. Philips Innovator was second, and Swan 651 Fazer Finland ...
This retro Ocean Globe Race (OGR) takes to the high seas with 14 teams on September 10th from Ocean Village, following the same route as the clipper ships and the inaugural 1973 Whitbread Race in similar, affordable yachts. The Ocean Globe Race is the future of accessible around the world ocean yacht racing for any sailor and has a huge future.
The City of Sails is perfectly situated for a stopover of the Volvo Ocean Race Around the World. Auckland has been a host for nearly all of the races since its inception in 1973. A gruelling test of skill and endurance, the Volvo Ocean Race is the world's longest and most challenging yacht race, and is often considered the world's most ...
The Harbour Classic - a party, a spectacle, a yacht race. A unique 14 mile nautical yacht race in Auckland Harbour - 31 March to 1 April 2023. top of page. Log In. 8 - 9 March 2024. ABOUT. The Harbour Classic; The Organisers; Frequently asked questions; THE COURSE. ... (one day) - Guiness Book of World Records anyone! It's a festival, a ...
The New York Yacht Club, back this year represented by American Magic, successfully defended the cup 24 times after the schooner America beat the British in the inaugural race around the Isle of Wight back in 1851. But even during that great 132-year-run, the NYYC was never represented by the same boat syndicate more than twice in a row.
The Ocean Globe Race takes to the high seas in 2023. Latest News: ... Race Start: Auckland. Home; Race Start: Auckland; Start Day: 14th January 2024 ... From the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron the yachts will sail up the harbour to a rounding mark off the Royal Akarana Yacht Club then proceed towards North Head. You can view the action all ...
The Ocean Globe Race is currently enjoying an Auckland stopover, after the lead boats finished Leg 2 in mid-December. ... The first ever all-women crew to win an around the world yacht race Maiden UK has taking first in IRC handicap rankings against a 14 strong fleet of very experienced and committed sailors. They have also been written into ...
The trophy itself was created in 1848 and the competition began in 1851, when the New York Yacht Club beat Great Britain's Royal Yacht Squadron on the Isle of Wight, with Queen Victoria in ...
The 1989-90 Whitbread Round the World Race was run from Southampton to Southampton in 1989-90. It was run with several classes of yacht. Steinlager 2 skippered by Peter Blake won the race easily. For the first time since 1981-82 (when the race comprised just four legs), the victor won every leg in their division (albeit closely chased by both Grant Dalton's Fisher & Paykel NZ and Pierre ...
The America's Cup aims to make sailing open and accessible to all and, whilst being the oldest international sporting trophy, operates like a restless, start-up organisation. The Louis Vuitton 37th America's Cup will see many significant production innovations intended to entertain existing fans of sailing and attract and educate new fans to the sport.
(Bloomberg) -- Ernesto Bertarelli might be Switzerland's wealthiest man, but a $135 million bet on a sailing race is a lot when it risks disappearing in days. The America's Cup is a brutal, winner-takes-all event. Every three to four years, teams attempt to build the world's fastest sailing yacht.
That led to the first ever around the world yacht race in 1968 called the Sunday Times Golden Globe. It was single handed, so in 1973 it was decided to hold the first ever fully crewed yacht race around the world. The legend of the Whitbread Race was born. On Sept. 10th next year, the inaugural 2023 Ocean Globe Race will set sail around the ...
The America's Cup is the oldest international competition still operating in any sport. [1] [2] [3]The cup was originally known as the 'R.Y.S. £100 Cup', awarded in 1851 by the British Royal Yacht Squadron for a race around the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom.The winning yacht was a schooner called America, owned by a syndicate of members from the New York Yacht Club (NYYC).