Class40
Irish Sailors on Board Class40 Favourite Palanad 3 for Round Britain and Ireland Race
21st June 2022 Class40
Two Irish sailors, James Crampton and James Murphy are on the crew of one of the class favourites for August's Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race - Palanad 3, skippered by Antoine Magre (FRA). Ten Class40s are among the entries and…
Favourite for RORC Morgan Cup Line Honours Will Be Antoine Magre’s Class40 Palanad 3
16th June 2022 Class40
The Royal Ocean Racing Club Season’s Points Championship continues with the eighth race of the series, the Morgan Cup Race. Starting from the Royal Yacht Squadron Line at 1800 BST on the 17th of June. The intention is to start…
Class40 Race Around The World Names La Rochelle as Host City for Inaugural 2023 Event
19th April 2022 Class40
The Race Around, Class40’s official round-the-world offshore yacht race, has named La Rochelle in Western France as the host city for its inaugural event in 2023. A location steeped in offshore sailing history, La Rochelle will become the home of…
The hard work of Wicklow Sailing Club's 2022 Round Ireland Race committee is bearing fruit with the early entry for this summer's race of the new Class40 yacht Influence by Italian skipper Andrea Fornaro. The VPLP design is the first such Class40…
International Fleet Eyes Round Ireland Race as Wicklow Classic Makes Class40 2022 Calendar
20th December 2021 Class40
The Round Ireland Race is one of 25 world-class offshore fixtures to make it onto the 2022 International Class40 calendar. Class 40 is a type of monohull sailboat primarily used for short-handed offshore and coastal racing. It may well be…
Irish waters are the centre of attention for French offshore sailing fans today as the 12th CIC Normandy Channel Race races around the Fastnet Rock. The five leaders in the 12th CIC Normandy Channel Race rounded Fastnet at dawn this…
Hopes are high within the Class 40 fleet that a reduced European Trophy will be confirmed — if there is enough participation for at least two out of the three races on the calendar. Alongside the classic Normandy Channel Race…
Two more international entries into August's SSE Renewables Round Ireland Yacht Race brings the fleet total to just under 50 registered entries so far. Franz Bouvet's Yoda from Caen, France and Greg Leonard's Mach 40.3, Kite brings to four the…
Route du Rhum Boasts Record Class 40 Fleet including Round Ireland Race Competitor Nicolas Troussel
12th October 2018 Class40
The largest fleet in the Route du Rhum 2018 – the solo transatlantic race that starts from St Malo on November 4th – is the Class 40 monohull division with 53 sailors taking part that includes Nicolas Troussel, the French entrant…
