On August 11th I set off onboard Class 40 Stella Nova for the start of what has turned out to be an incredible record-breaking Round Britain and Ireland Race. The Stella Nova is boat #4 of the Mach 40 series, designed by Sam Manuard and built by Nicolas Groleau in La Trinité sur Mer. I [...]
The RORC Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland race has always been on my bucket list. 1800 miles of the best of the British summer wind conditions and increased tactics incorporating strong tides and even the choice of going clockwise or anti-clockwise around the British Isles. What’s not to like? This years race is shaping up [...]
As I sit in Barcelona airport waiting for my flight back to Brittany I am looking at my massive 'To Do' list. Thanks to all the people for the support and congratulations, calls and letters to catch up with family and friends, a new blog for my website! I'll get it done, I promise. This [...]
For the past 6 months I have been working with Alex Thomson Racing’s management company “5 West” in my search to find a partner for my Vendee Globe Project USA. Our cooperation took another step recently, when I was asked to race onboard HUGO BOSS for the upcoming Ocean Masters race, a double-handed transatlantic from [...]
This week I went from cold and humid Brittany to the hot and humid Caribbean to race in the sixth edition of the Caribbean 600. The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) was founded to encourage long distance yacht racing across a broad spectrum. In 2009 they presented the first ever Caribbean 600 fitting nicely into [...]
Leading American Offshore Sailor Partners Sailing Consultancy Five˚West 17th September, 2013 – Today, leading offshore sailor Ryan Breymaier announces his intention to build a campaign for the Vendee Globe in 2016. Following an increase in interest in short-handed round the world sailing in the United States, Ryan has committed to developing a competitive campaign with [...]
What I really like about sailing is its diversity and within that diversity there are some common themes - this has been driven home to me during this past year quite dramatically. I started back in june with a transatlantic delivery followed by a transatlantic race on the Oman Sail MOD 70. Both went very [...]
Over the past six weeks I have had my head down working hard on a new exciting project called Tritium Racing. The aim is to race the Transpac from Los Angeles to Hawaii this coming July and hopefully beat the course record. Our weapon of choice is.... a real weapon. Originally built and raced as [...]
Last thursday morning myself, Yann Le Breton and JB Daramy left Concarneau with 'Lecoq Cuisine', the latest Class 40 designed by Guillaume Verdier and built by François Robert last year. We're taking the boat to Charleston USA so that owner Eric can compete for the first time in the Atlantic Cup, a series of races [...]
