26th Apr 2012 Europa Warm’Up : A new chapter for the Europa Race and IMOCA ! »
« Last call before the Vendée Globe »
The Europa Warm'up will serve as the essential final major event before November’s start to the solo Vendée Globe race around the world. It will be the last competitive chance to match up against a group of like minded Vendée Globe rivals, to measure performance across a course which should deliver a useful variety of relevant wind and sea conditions.
28th Mar 2012 Europa Tour to start in Barcelona »
- The city of Barcelona to host the race start following Istanbul’s withdrawal
- Those teams participating in the event are keen to sail in race mode
- A race from Barcelona to La Rochelle via Lisbon
4th Jan 2012 The Transat B to B counted them all out and counted them all back… »
On Tuesday 20th December, the last of those Transat B to B skippers making for the finish port of Lorient arrived safe and sound after an extraordinary, wintry, eastbound transatlantic race. Race Management counted 8 out and counted 8 back...
25th Nov 2011 Transat B to B: D-10 Back to Brittany »
The Transat B to B will lead the IMOCAs from Saint Barts to Lorient
Eight solo entries
The race acts as a qualifier for the Vendée Globe 2012
Start on 5 December!
25th Oct 2011 IMOCA building its future »
As the Transat Jacques Vabre is about to get underway with thirteen boats in the IMOCA fleet, including five from the latest generation, the Class has held a General Meeting in Le Havre to examine what lies ahead after the next Vendée Globe. The goal is to ensure a lively future as we move forward to the 2014 Barcelona World Race and the 2016 Vendée Globe.
8th Jun 2011 The Europa Race postponed until the spring of 2012 »
The IMOCA Executive Committee and Event Committee got together on 31 May to study the postponement of the Europa Race and its consequences on the calendar.
13th May 2011 A sailor has left our midst… »
Hubert Desjoyeaux, creator and director of the CDK yard cast off for one last time.
After three months, his illness has carried him away to other horizons.
For the past 25 years Hubert has been at the helm of CDK Technologie; an entrepreneur, a project man and a technician with a close relationship to sailors, he has helped to develop our sport and our boats.
6th May 2011 IMOCA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP AWARDS CEREMONY »
On Thursday 5th May, the IMOCA held its AGM and the IMOCA world championship awards ceremony. In what was a very relaxed atmosphere, Jean-Pierre Dick was awarded the title of World Champion finishing ahead of Alex Pella, Pachi Rivero, Iker Martinez and Dee Caffari.
28th Apr 2011 JEAN-PIERRE DICK, 2010 IMOCA WORLD CHAMPION »
With the completion of the Barcelona World Race, the 2010 rankings have now been established. Quite logically, it is Jean-Pierre Dick (Virbac-Paprec 3) who is crowned after his faultless performance over the past two years. The weighting given to the Barcelona World Race also means that the Spanish racers make their entrance into the top ten, making it the most international line-up ever.
26th Apr 2011 EIGHTH FOR FORUM MARITIM CATALA »
Fòrum Marítim Català crossed the finish line at 21 17 24 hrs this Friday evening to finish in a creditable eighth place, a good result for a duo which had never met prior to their qualifying sail and which arrived into the race with very different background, ages and cultures.
22nd Apr 2011 HUGO BOSS, SEVENTH IN BARCELONA »
Andy Meiklejohn (NZL) and Wouter Verbraak (NED) on Hugo Boss crossed the finish line during the very early hours of a breezy Barcelona night, breaking the line off the W-Hotel at 00 49 23 hrs local time (UTC +2hrs) to secure seventh place overall from the field of 14 duos which started the Barcelona World Race on 31st December 2010. Hugo Boss' elapsed time for the 25,200 miles course is 111 days 10 hours 49 mins computed to have sailed at a theoretical average of 9,42 knots.
19th Apr 2011 BARCELONA WORLD RACE: INITIAL ASSESSMENT »
There are still three competitors racing in this second edition of the Barcelona World Race. For the crew of Hugo Boss as for the men on Forum Maritim Catala, it will soon be over, while the final boat, We Are Water has just entered the North Atlantic. Now is however a good time to draw up an initial assessment of the race with many boats home and crews having given their reactions.
13th Apr 2011 THE WOMEN ON GAES TAKE SIXTH PLACE »
GAES Centro Auditivos crossed the finishing line of the Barcelona World Race on Wednesday morning at 0917 hrs local time.
11th Apr 2011 A DESERVED FIFTH PLACE FOR NEUTROGENA »
After 100 days 03 hours 13 minutes and 25 seconds of sailing, Neutrogena completed the round the world voyage on Sunday at 17:13:25. The German/American duo formed by Boris Herrmann and Ryan Breymaier were one of the youngest crews in this Barcelona World Race.
10th Apr 2011 UNO, DOS, TRES ! »
Alex Pella and Pepe Ribes finish 4th of the Barcelona World Race onboard Estrella Damm and complete the podium of Spanish crews.
8th Apr 2011 WELL DONE PACHI, WELL DONE TOÑO! »
They were expected to finish early this morning, but Pachi Rivero and Antonio Piris were really slowed down over the last few miles and had to work hard to find any wind. They finally crossed the finish at 0847 hrs (local time) this Friday morning.
5th Apr 2011 MAPFRE SECOND IN BARCELONA »
The Spanish crew aboard the Mapfre monohull, comprising Iker Martinez (33) and Xabi Fernandez (34), finished in second place in the Barcelona World Race after Jean-Pierre Dick and Loïck Peyron. They sailed around the world double-handed in 94 days, 21 hours, 17 minutes and 35 seconds, covering 28,759 miles at an average speed of 12.63 knots.
4th Apr 2011 VIRBAC-PAPREC 3 WINNER OF THE BARCELONA WORLD RACE »
93rd day of racing. Jean-Pierre Dick and Loïck Peyron have won the second edition of the Barcelona World Race, the double-handed round the world race, which began back on 31st December. Virbac-Paprec 3 crossed the finishing line in Barcelona on Monday 4th April at 1220 hrs (local time) after 93 days, 22 hours, 20 mins and 36 seconds of racing. They covered the 29,075 miles at an average speed of 12.9 knots.
31st Mar 2011 Welcome back Thomas! »
The whole of the IMOCA Class salute Thomas Coville’s performance aboard his Sodebo.
Whilst Thomas was chasing after the record, he crossed the path of our skippers racing in the Barcelona World Race.
30th Mar 2011 BARCELONA WORLD RACE: SOME KNOWLEDGEABLE OBSERVERS »
The verdict on the Barcelona World Race will soon be known. Forced out of the competition much too early on, Jean Le Cam, Michel Desjoyeaux and Alex Thomson have continued to show a keen interest in the race. They offer us some of their thoughts about this second edition and already have a few ideas for us to ponder on for the future.
27th Feb 2011 A LOOK AT THE LATEST CLASS NEWS WITH LUC TALBOURDET »
Shortly before some of the skippers in the Barcelona World Race made their pit stop in New Zealand, Luc Talbourdet, President of the IMOCA class replied to a few questions about the race and took advantage of the opportunity to talk more about the next major dates on the IMOCA calendar.
17th Feb 2011 BARCELONA WORLD RACE: THE SITUATION AT THE HALFWAY STAGE »
As the leaders in the Barcelona World Race reach the halfway stage, it is a good time to carry out an appraisal of how this second edition has so far gone. The standard of those taking part, the way the boats are being sailed, how they are dealing with damage and the ice gates are among the features that stand out in this double-handed round the world voyage.
24th Jan 2011 A NEW RECORD »
By sailing 516.37 miles in 24 hours (awaiting ratification from the WSSRC), Jean-Pierre Dick and Loïck Peyron aboard Virbac-Paprec 3, have shattered the previous record held by Alex Thomson and Andrew Cape since the first edition of the Barcelona World Race. This performance only goes to confirm the progress that has been made in terms of the speed potential of the IMOCA 60 boats and indeed the ability of the skippers to get the most out of them.
31st Dec 2010 THE BARCELONA WORLD RACE IS UNDERWAY »
The weather was not so much Barcelona, more Breton or British, but it was the Laughing Cow, driven by a duo representing both the Mediterranean and Brittany, which led the 14-strong fleet away for the second edition of the Barcelona World Race.
