BMW ORACLE to Test for the America’s Cup X-Factor in Valencia.

The Defender of the America’s Cup BMW ORACLE will test both monohull and multihull boats using a series of TV trials over four days in Valencia. The aim is to develop methods for making the racing more enthralling for fans, more challenging for crews and better portrayed on television screens around the world. It’s an interesting process, but [...]

Global Ocean Race Announces Uruguay Stopover.

In the battle of the competing round the world races for Class40 boats, the Global Ocean Race, organised by Josh Hall, seems to have more momentum. In fact, the Portugal Ocean Race has not updated the news part of their website since October 2009. Meanwhile, the Global Ocean Race has announced that the event will [...]

Round Australia Event Cancelled. Round Britain Starts.

There are hundreds of good ideas in sailing. Perhaps a few too many. While many great potential events can be concieved, making them work requires some risk taking in a finite addressable market for competitors, partners and investors. Despite generating a large level of enthusiasm and regsitrations from 97 boats, organisers of the Round Australia [...]

Alex Bennet Announces New Sponsor for RBI Race.

Professional yachtsman Alex Bennett and his co-skipper Malcolm Dickinson are delighted to announce they have signed new sponsors for their Shetland Round Britain and Ireland Race project for 2010. Three of the south west’s biggest business names, Charles Stanley Stockbrokers, Clydesdale Bank and Michelmores Solicitors are joining title sponsor Fujiifilm in backing the pair’s race [...]

BTBoats Sponsors Global Ocean Race to Promote Production Class 40.

It would do well for some in the business of yacht racing to spend a bit more time looking at the motorsport business. Not F1, but other industries within the industry, for example sports cars. The system that supports the annual 24 hours of Le Mans and determines the rules on how cars are classified [...]

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