Eight years ago in Paris I stopped into the Palais de Tokyo modern and contemporary art building to view new artwork revealed for the Gitana 17—the then latest Maxi Edmond de Rothschild racing ...

The Maxi Trimaran IDEC SPORT sailed by Francis Joyon, Clément Surtel, Alex Pella, Bernard Stamm, Gwénolé Gahinet and Sébastien Audigane won the Jules Verne Trophy, the outright round the world sailing ...

Since this morning, the 40m maxi-trimaran Spindrift 2 has been enjoying more lively conditions than in recent days, whilst remaining in a relatively flat sea, which is allowing the boat to maintain ...

PARIS - Skipper Guo Chuan, the world solo circumnavigation record holder of Class 40 monohull from China, received the world famous IDEC maxi trimaran at the Mecca of offshore sailing in West France's ...

Alexia Barrier is ready to break some marine barriers. The French skipper, who has notched 200,000 nautical miles racing over the past 20 years, has decided to try and beat the current speed record of ...

Six experienced sailors left the western French port of Brest on Sunday for the Arkea Ultim Challenge - the first solo around the world race for powerful maxi-trimarans. They are expected to complete ...

The reason is because boats pass through two fluids—air and water—and whispy air is easier to move through than briny ocean. The trick, then, is to pluck your boat out of water so that it glides ...