Class40
Guillaume Pirouelle and Jules Ducelier aboard SOGESTRAN-SEAFRIGO have won the 17th CIC Normandy Channel Race after crossing the finish line in Ouistreham at 4.20 pm. The Norman duo completed the 816-nautical-mile course in 3 days, 2 hours and 20 minutes,…
The 2026 CIC Normandy Channel Race is heading for a dramatic finish after a high-speed charge through the English Channel left the leading Class40 crews separated by just a handful of miles. SOGESTRAN-SEAFRIGO, skippered by Guillaume Pirouelle and Jules Ducelier,…
The battle for overall honours intensified at Wolf Rock today as the leading Class40s in the 17th CIC Normandy Channel Race remained locked in a high-speed duel off the south-west coast of England. After a demanding exit from the Solent,…
The 2026 RORC Cervantes Trophy Race was decided by just 13 seconds after more than 20 hours of racing from Cowes to Le Havre. Nicolas Dezeustre’s Sun Fast 3600 Princesse Gotionude II secured overall victory under IRC, narrowly beating Nick…
Four Class40 yachts are now entered in the 2026 Round Ireland Yacht Race, lifting the overall fleet to 37 boats. The latest entries add to the race’s international profile, with teams from France, Italy and the UK now confirmed in…
Two Class40 campaigns have now entered the 2026 Round Ireland Yacht Race, signalling early momentum for the offshore class. As Afloat reported on Saturday, Italy’s Luca Rosetti has entered Maccaferri Futura, a 12.19m Class40 representing Club Nautico Rimini. Rosetti is…
Credit Mutuel Class40 has won Leg 5 of the GLOBE40 after a 5,898-nautical-mile passage from Valparaiso to Recife. The French team crossed the finish line at 22:20 UTC after 25 days and five hours at sea. Skippers Ian Lipinski and…
ICRA Conference: Pamela Lee Seeks French Entries for Round Ireland Race
5th February 2026 Round Ireland
Irish International Class 40 sailor Pamela Lee will tell the 2026 Irish Cruiser Racing Association (ICRA) Conference how she is working to attract French Class 40 entries to this year’s Round Ireland Race. Lee will outline efforts to encourage French offshore…
Race leaders in the GLOBE40 are about 1,100 miles from Valparaiso this morning, Sunday, January 18. Belgium Ocean Racing‑Curium and Credit Mutuel have begun the final stretch of Leg 4. They exited the Southern Ocean 48 hours ago after a…
Skippers Benoît Hantzperg and Djemila Tassin logged 459.78 nautical miles at 19.16 knots, recorded at 22:30 UTC on 9 January. The Belgian crew surpassed their own previous mark of 457.41 miles, set earlier in the race between Cape Verde and…
Wicklow Sailing Club is inviting Class40 teams back to Irish waters for the 2026 Round Ireland Yacht Race, which starts on Saturday, 20 June. Race organisers say they are keen to see a strong turnout from the high-performance offshore class,…
County Wicklow’s Pamela Lee, Ireland’s lone competitor in the Class40 fleet, has closed out her first full season with a top-ten finish. Lee, now based in France, placed tenth overall in the 2025 Class40 championship, a season marked by 100…
Irish Skipper Pam Lee Leads Class40 International Reactions
20th November 2025 Transatlantic Jacques Vabre
Irish sailor Pam Lee has led the international reaction as Class40 finishers arrived in Fort-de-France after a demanding Transat Café L’Or. Lee and co-skipper Jay Thompson finished 19th on #EmpowHer. Both said the race pushed them technically and mentally. Thompson…
Class40 Leaders Face Critical 36 Hours in Transat Café L’Or Race, Ireland's Pam Lee Lying 15th
13th November 2025 Class40
At the head of the Class40 fleet today on the Transat Café L’Or, with less than 1000 miles to go to the finish in Martinique, the leaders Corentin Douguet and Axel Tréhin (SNSM Faites un don) are still holding out…
At 08:05 hrs UTC this Wednesday morning, Corentin Douguet and Axel Tréhin (SNSM Make a donation!) crossed the Class40 finish line first in La Coruña, NW Spain, for what has become the first leg of the Transat Café L'Or Le Havre…
Class40 Fleet Stops in La Coruña Due to Weather Conditions
26th October 2025 Transatlantic Jacques Vabre
Because of an incoming frontal system, deterioration in weather conditions is forecast at the entrance to the Bay of Biscay in the coming days. Transat Cafe L'Or ace management has decided to alter the Class40 course. The 42 boats in…
