IMOCA Articles
The first prize came quickly — a scoring gate at The Needles. In sparkling downwind conditions, tide in their favour, the fleet tore past Cowes with spinnakers flying. Paprec Arkéa’s Yoann Richomme had grabbed the early spotlight, but once again it was Paul Meilhat and his Biotherm crew who bagged the maximum points, keeping their flawless scoring record intact. Paprec settled for second, while Holcim-PRB, freshly patched up and back from the brink, crossed third.
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From Solent spray to Spanish sun — Leg 2 promises fire, fury, and no easy miles.
23-08-2025
Two days into the 900-mile slog from Kiel to Portsmouth, the Franco-British crew have wrung every ounce out of their foiler, holding first place ahead of Yoann Richomme’s Paprec Arkéa. The lead was built during a bruising tacking duel off Denmark’s north coast, where Biotherm seemed to find an extra gear in the breeze and chop.
Jack Bouttell – sharing duties with Meilhat, Sam Goodchild, and France’s Amélie Grassi – summed it up: “We matched them reaching up the coast, but when the wind went more upwind, we could sail just a bit faster and tack in the right spots.
15-08-2025
Strap in for six weeks of offshore mayhem. Seven of the fastest, foiling, fully-crewed IMOCAs on the planet — and their multination, mixed-gender crews — are setting out from Kiel this weekend on a 4,500-nautical mile sprint-slugfest to Boka Bay, Montenegro.
11-08-2025
Onboard Reporters in the Course des Caps: up close with the sailors and enjoying the challenge of bringing the race to life
09-07-2025