A sizeable IMOCA Fleet for the End of 2010

General

1:42 PM Fri 3 Sep 2010 GMT

'Alex Thomson (GBR) and his new Hugo Boss IMOCA Open 60 race yacht.' Lloyd Images ? Click Here to view large photo

The Imoca skippers are due to meet up again in St Malo on 31st October for the Route du Rhum-la Banque Postale and in Barcelona on 31st December for the Barcelona World Race. Nine boats are set to compete in the Rhum and at least ten for the Barcelona. At the present time, some skippers are finishing off their projects in order to make it to the start line, while others are adding the final touches to their brand new prototypes. The new projects: Four major projects are under way at the moment. The most advanced of these belongs to ...

Click here for full story.

by IMOCA Media

Newsfeed supplied by

#News #Cruising

Cruising

Night Watch: Stay Useful After Dark

Watch stints, handovers and sleep that holds up

Your local Change

Sydney (Coastal), NSW · Updated 8:00 pm

19 °C

Partly cloudy.

Feels 19 °C · 6 kn ENE

Live Weather

Nearby
North Head, NSW	5 kn NE
Little Bay, NSW	4 kn NE
Cronulla, NSW	6 kn ENE
Windiest in Australia
Low Head (Coastal), TAS	26 kn WNW	12°
Most Windless in Australia
Cerberus, VIC	Calm	12°
Hottest in Australia
Curtin, WA	7 kn SW	39°
Coldest in Australia
Mount Read, TAS	13 kn NNW	2°
Wettest in Australia
Narrabri, NSW	13.4 mm