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Ireland's Pam Lee continues her determined bid to complete the 2026 Drheam Cup after rejoining the race following emergency repairs in Baltimore, Co Cork. The Class40 skipper diverted into the West Cork harbour after flooding disabled the engine aboard her…
For three members of the crew of HYC Xcalibur, the 2026 Aegean 600 represented unfinished business. A year earlier, Howth Yacht Club sailors Darren Wright and his brother Michael, together with Grace Murray, had competed in the same race. They…
Ireland's Pam Lee is back racing in the Drheam-Cup after emergency engine repairs in Baltimore, Co Cork, enabled the Class40 skipper to resume her Route du Rhum qualifying campaign. Lee diverted to Baltimore after her Pogo S4 EmpowHer suffered engine…
Ireland's Pam Lee Diverts to Baltimore After Engine Problems in Drheam-Cup
13th July 2026 Pamela Lee
Ireland's Pam Lee has diverted to Baltimore, West Cork, after suffering engine problems during the opening stages of the 2026 Drheam-Cup, one of the qualifying races for the Route du Rhum. The solo skipper, racing her Pogo S4 EmpowHer (FRA178),…
French offshore sailor Alexia Barrier is set to become the first woman to compete in the ULTIM class at the Route du Rhum–Destination Guadeloupe. Barrier will line up for the 2026 transatlantic race at the helm of the legendary IDEC…
Ireland’s two Aegean 600 entries have made strong progress since Afloat.ie’s earlier report on Wednesday, 8 July, and are now expected to finish on Thursday, 9 July. At the earlier 12.15pm update, Darkwood had 162 nautical miles remaining and Xcalibur…
Irish entries Darkwood and Xcalibur Team HYC remain in the hunt at the Aegean 600 as the race leaders complete the 605-nautical-mile offshore classic in Greece. At the 12.15 pm race update on Tuesday, 8 July, Darkwood had 162 nautical miles remaining…
Canada Ocean Racing has selected six young sailors for its 2026 Youth Pathway Programme following a nationwide recruitment process that attracted almost 40 applicants. The initiative is designed to identify and develop Canada's next generation of offshore sailors by providing…
Trentesaux Reveals Courrier Pogo RC Had Just Four Hours' Training Before Round Ireland
6th July 2026 Round Ireland
French offshore racing legend Géry Trentesaux has revealed that his new Pogo RC, Courrier, had just four hours of crew training before taking on this year's Round Ireland Race – making the yacht's remarkable runner-up finish on corrected time all…
The first boats in the ARC Europe fleet have arrived in Faial, Azores, after completing a demanding 1,800-nautical-mile Atlantic crossing from Bermuda. The passage formed the second leg of the World Cruising Club's multi-stage rally and tested crews with a…
A powerful Meltemi breeze delivered a dramatic start to the sixth AEGEAN 600 on Sunday, sending the 71-boat fleet racing south under reefed sails in 25 to 30 knots of wind. Organised by the Hellenic Offshore Racing Club (HORC) and…
The Beaufort Cup returns to Cork Week this week as international military and emergency service crews prepare to contest the unique inter-services regatta, now in its 10th year. Launched in 2016 as a joint initiative between the Defence Forces and…
A Howth Yacht Club crew will represent Ireland in the 2026 Aegean 600 when the international offshore race starts from Athens, Greece, on Sunday, 5 July. Skipper Darren Wright leads Xcalibur Team HYC in the 605-nautical-mile race, which begins at…
Twenty-six Sea Cadets from across the UK will represent their country in this summer's Tall Ships Races aboard the sail training brig TS Royalist. With an average age of just 17, the crew will be among the youngest in the…
The Royal Ocean Racing Club's historic Cowes-Dinard-St Malo Race returns on Friday, July 3, with a strong international fleet contesting the 150-nautical-mile Channel classic. The race starts from the Royal Yacht Squadron Line in Cowes before heading west through the…
Black Jack 100 claimed line honours in the 2026 Newport Bermuda Race after a rapid passage from Newport to Bermuda that came within an hour of the race record. Skipper Tristan Le Brun's 100-footer crossed the finish line off St…
