Solo Sailing and Circumavigation News
Irish Solo Offshore Sailor, Tom Dolan, Prioritises Mental and Physical Preparation for 2024 Racing Season
11th March 2024 Tom Dolan
Irish solo offshore sailor, Tom Dolan, is starting his 2024 racing season with a new approach. Rather than spending most of his time on the water, the skipper of Smurfit Kappa-Kingspan has prioritised his physical and mental preparation. Dolan is…
Irish Solo Sailor Tom Dolan to Showcase "Around My Island" TV Documentary at Irish Cultural Centre in Paris
29th February 2024 Tom Dolan
Renowned Irish solo sailor Tom Dolan is set to showcase his upcoming documentary "Around my Island" this St. Patrick's weekend at the Irish Cultural Centre in Paris. The documentary focuses on Dolan's record-breaking attempts to sail solo around Ireland's coastline.…
French Skipper Charles Caudrelier Wins First Ultim Challenge Solo Multihull Race Around the World
27th February 2024 Ultim Challenge
French sailor Charles Caudrelier has emerged victorious in the Ultim Challenge, the first-ever solo multihull race around the world. Caudrelier, skipper of the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild, crossed the finish line off the coast of Brest on Tuesday morning at…
Another “First” For Conor O'Brien: His Alternative Image of An Unknown Ibiza
14th February 2024 Conor O'Brien
Conor O'Brien’s outstanding pioneering achievement was in demonstrating that a sailing vessel as small as his own-designed 42ft Baltimore-built ketch Saoirse could complete a global circumnavigation through the vast expanse of the Southern Ocean, south of the Great Capes. The…
Thomas Coville on This Weekend's Ultim Challenge Solo Multihull Race Around the World
4th January 2024 Ultim Challenge
More than any other skipper on the Ultim Challenge-Brest, at 55 years old, Thomas Coville knows what lies ahead. He has sailed around the world eight times, five times on a multihull and in 2016 broke the solo round the…
The Ultim Challenge: The Next Big Step in the History of Sailing Round the World
30th December 2023 Ultim Challenge
The Arkea Ultim Challenge - Brest, which starts from Brest, France, on Sunday, 7th, January, will be the first-ever solo race around the world on giant Ultim trimarans, the biggest and fastest ocean-going sailboats in the world. There are many…
Ireland’s Cruising And Voyaging Continues To Develop The Rich Legacy And International Friendship Radiating From Cork
16th December 2023 W M Nixon
In a week’s time, Sailing on Saturday will resume normal service with a preview on December 23rd of the up-coming Cruising Yacht Club of Australia Rolex Sydney-Hobart Race on December 26th, both generally and from an Irish angle, for we…
Yoann Richomme Wins inaugural Retour à La Base Solo Transatlantic Race
9th December 2023 Solo Sailing
When he crossed the finish line off Lorient, Brittany at 16:03:48hrs UTC today (Saturday 9th December) to win the inaugural 3,500 miles Retour à La Base, this afternoon French skipper Yoann Richomme marked himself as a sailor worth watching on…
The winner of the Retour a La Base is forecasted to cross the Lorient finish line on Saturday afternoon. It is looking increasingly likely to be a maiden solo IMOCA race triumph for longtime race leader Yoann Richomme on the…
Thomas Ruyant Races to New 24 Hour Record in Retour à La Base Solo Race
4th December 2023 Solo Sailing
With more than 2200 nautical miles still to sail and at least two more low-pressure systems due before a timely finish into Lorient expected Saturday, there is still a long, long way to go on the Retour à La Base…
Britain's Sam Goodchild Leads Retour à La Base Solo IMOCA Race from Martinique to Lorient
4th December 2023 Offshore
The Retour à La Base solo IMOCA race from Martinique to Lorient, France, is heating up as the leaders complete their curve around the North Atlantic high-pressure system and start to head towards the east. They are seeking to find…
Pip Hare on Retour à La Base: “It is Looking Classic, Head North, Find Depression Put your Foot Down….”
29th November 2023 Solo Sailing
Pip Hare, who recently visited Dun Laoghaire on Dublin Bay, is one of those racers who is probably happiest when she is at sea, at one with her IMOCA Medallia. But the British racer now faces her biggest test yet…
Exhibition to Mark Commander Bill King's Epic Circumnavigation Opens in Galway City Museum
29th November 2023 Bill King
A new exhibition marking the 50th anniversary of the global circumnavigation by yacht by the late Commander Bill King opens in Galway City Museum this week. A display of objects and memorabilia relating to his voyage, loaned by his family…
The Only Solo IMOCA Race of 2023: 'Le Retour à La Base' Race Starts From Martinique on Thursday
27th November 2023 Solo Sailing
Thursday 30th, November at midday local time (0800hrs UTC), more than 30 solo skippers on their IMOCA 60s will start the 3,500 nautical miles inaugural Rétour à La Base race from Martinique in the French Antilles across the Atlantic to…
Shannon Estuary & Limerick Have Combined Over Centuries As Ireland’s Most Innovative Sailing Area
18th November 2023 W M Nixon
The Cruising Group can often emerge as the backbone of any sailing club, particularly in the winter. Back in the day when the new Howth Yacht Club premises opened in March 1987, fresh concepts were needed to ensure that the…
Tom Dolan Sets the Record Straight on Last Week’s 'Sailing on Saturday' Article on his Round Ireland Challenge
11th November 2023 Tom Dolan
Tom Dolan halted his latest Round Ireland speed challenge on October 31st due to worsening weather forecasts off the South and Southwest coast. It was a disappointing decision for him and his team and a great many readers who had…
