Park City-area resident Francesca Clapcich is thousands of miles from home this week, racing through the Atlantic Ocean in one of the world’s toughest offshore competitions.

There are so many things that can go wrong over the nearly 30,000 miles of the Vendée Globe: routing and tactical errors, boat breakages, collisions, sheer bad luck—you name it. And that’s why ...

Britain’s Sam Goodchild (VULNERABLE) took the lead today in the Vendée Globe solo race around the world as the leaders of the 40 boat fleet descend south down the Iberian peninsula. Passing the length ...

Italian-American professional offshore sailor Francesca Clapcich is set to become the first American woman to take on the notoriously challenging double-handed race, the Transat Café L'OR.

On Sunday, Francesca Clapcich, a Kamas resident and professional sailor, will make history as the first American woman to ...

Pip Hare's Vendee Globe bid ends after dismasting Hare sets up emergency rig, sails to safety Other sailors face challenges, Dalin leads race Dec 16 - A shattered mast has dashed British sailor Pip ...

Dec 16 - The shattered mast of British sailor PipHare has ended his bid to complete a second Vendee Globe, a 24,000-mile race. The 50-year old woman dismasted the 60ft boat Medallia, about 800 ...

A new winner has just crossed the finishing line of the Vendée Globe, the solo, non-stop, unassisted round-the-world sailing race that takes place every four years. The next edition, in 2028, will be ...

Eighteen duos compete in the Transat Café L'Or. Expect high competition as teams tackle challenging weather and aim for top ...

Eighteen duos are competing in the IMOCA class on the TRANSAT CAFÉ L'OR, a healthy number for a post Vendée Globe year. The level is very high and includes two brand new boats - Association Petits ...

It is tough enough for any sailor just to complete the non-stop round-the-world Vendee Globe, let alone win it but winning it while battling cancer, as French skipper Charlie Dalin did in January, is ...

LES SABLES D’OLONNE, France (AP) — French sailor Charlie Dalin won the around-the-world race Vendee Globe in record time on Tuesday, completing his solo journey in less than 65 days — nearly 10 days ...