Class 40

Class 40: Owen Clarke Design and Clay Oliver create new boat for 2009 Dec 5, 2008 2:21 PM

The first of the new OCD (Owen Clarke Design) third generation Class 40s is taking shape in the Plymouth yard of Stig McDonald, just a few miles down ...

Oman Sail Project Officially Launched Dec 3, 2008 7:30 AM

Oman Sail has officially been launched. Ellen MacArthur was on hand in Muscat, Oman, for the announcement of a round the world record attempt, on boar...

Class 40 - Still Early Days? Dec 1, 2008 10:12 AM

The Class 40 is a great idea. A cheaper entry point into short handed offshore sailing for those who can’t commit to a full Open 60 program and ...

Class 40 Assoc announce winner 2008 Championship Nov 27, 2008 9:16 AM

Winning the 2008 Class 40 Championship is Peter Harding and Miranda Merron's 40 Degrees

40 Degrees is 2008 Class40 champion Oct 9, 2008 5:14 PM

The first international ranking of the Class40s has been released and British boat 40 Degrees lead by Miranda Merron and Peter Harding is the 2008 cha...

Artemis Transat Media Value Oct 8, 2008 11:31 AM

OC Events have released media details for the Artemis Transat held earlier this year. The majority of the coverage was around the IMOCA 60 fleet, al...

Spice Race to Focus on Women to Attract Sponsors. Oct 6, 2008 11:15 AM

The Spice Race, a proposed new event on the Class 40 Calendar has been postponed until November 2009. The 4321 mile race from the Solent to St Georges...

De Lamotte wins Class 40 worlds Sep 30, 2008 1:00 PM

A report from last week's Morbihan Mondial 40

Transat Quebec Saint Malo: 13 Class 40 boats in port Aug 6, 2008 8:17 PM

They promised us a race to the end and that is exactly what we got. The light airs in the night along the coast of Brittany from the Héaux Light in B...

Transat Quebec-Saint Malo: Oliver Krauss Mistral Loisirs, 2nd Class 40; an amazing transatlantic race Aug 3, 2008 5:12 PM

He’s done it! Oliver Krauss and his two fellow crewmen, Paul Maxime and Vincent Jéricot, crossed the finish line of this seventh Transat Quebec...

Transat Quebec-Saint Malo: Pogo Structures wins Class 40 Aug 3, 2008 9:43 AM

At 04 h 50 minutes and 43 seconds (GMT), today (Sunday) 3rd August 2008, Halvard Mabire, on board Pogo Structure crossed the finish line of the sevent...

Mabire takes Class 40 victory Aug 3, 2008 9:00 AM

Pogo Structures first home in the Transat Quebec-St Malo

Transat Quebec-Saint Malo: Class 50 Open: The multi battle continues, Pogo Structures takes Class 40 lead Aug 1, 2008 2:00 PM

While Crêpes Whaou! was the first boat to finish yesterday evening in Saint-Malo, the battle continues for the 50-foot multihulls. Imagine and Prince...

Transat Quebec Saint Malo: Stormy conditions for multihulls and leading Class 40 boats Jul 30, 2008 7:18 PM

It's either one thing or the other: a choice of two extremes. A ridge of high pressure annoying you or a deep low over your head. Today, at the...

Transat Quebec-Saint Malo: Telecom Italia & Pogo Structures battle for Class 40 lead Jul 27, 2008 8:03 PM

Whilst the 7th Transat Quebec-Saint Malo was changing both the rhythm and the setting as the fleet made it into the Atlantic, the news fell early this...

Transat Quebec-Saint Malo: Tanguy De Lamotte escapes in Class 40 Jul 21, 2008 11:46 AM

After setting out from Quebec yesterday, a city celebrating its 400th anniversary this year, the fleet of the 7th Transat Quebec Saint Malo are gradua...

Transat Quebec-Saint Malo: Samuel Manuard takes to the Class 40 Jul 17, 2008 10:55 AM

It is something that the organisers of this seventh Transat Quebec Saint Malo can be proud of, but in the absence of the IMOCA monohulls, which with t...

Class 40 favourite? Jul 17, 2008 2:00 AM

Brian Hancock speaks to Chilean Portimao Global Ocean Race entrant Felipe Cubillos

Spice Race: The event is on, with 20 serious enquiries from Class 40 and IRC yachts Jun 30, 2008 12:05 PM

To date the Spice Race, (starting on November 15th, 2008 from the Solent), has had nearly 20 serious enquiries from Class 40 and IRC yachts, and more ...

Ocean Racing World Cup to be launched as Class 40 event between nations Jun 24, 2008 5:36 PM

The first Ocean Racing World Cup is to be launched. The race, organised by The Ocean Racing Organisation (TORO), is due to begin in the Autumn of 200...

Artemis Transat: Class40 race highlights Jun 5, 2008 6:11 PM

The skippers of the 11 Class40s entered in the 2008 Atremis Transat included a diverse range in talent, experience and age: the highly experienced ...

Final Class 40 arrives Jun 2, 2008 2:54 PM

Simon Clarke from Beaulieu, Hampshire on his Akilaria 40, Clarke Offshore Racing, was the last Class 40 across the Marblehead finish line at 1915 GMT ...

New Pictures Published May 31, 2008 12:59 PM

Artemis Transat / Tous les class40 à bon port : classement et images

Artemis Transat: Class40 rankings, arrival times, average speeds and time behind the race winner May 31, 2008 9:42 AM

1st Telecom Italia 28/05/08 at 11:11:57GMT after 16d 22h 11min 57s at an average speed of 7.23 knots 2nd Beluga Racer 29/05/08 at 01:09:47GMT after...

Final four cross line in Class40 Artemis Transat May 31, 2008 3:19 AM

All Class40 entrants still racing, have completed the Artemis Transat.

Portimao Global Ocean Race: Jeremy Salvesen and Victoria Sanders-Perrin to race new Class 40 May 30, 2008 10:37 PM

Jeremy Salvesen and Victoria Sanders-Perrin only started sailing back in August 2005 but the bug hit hard and their ambitionswere big from the very...

Bouchard takes third in Artemis Transat Class 40 May 30, 2008 1:00 AM

Thierry Bouchard takes third place in the Artemis Transat Class 40

Bouchard takes third in Artemis Transat Class 40 May 30, 2008 12:04 AM

Thierry Bouchard takes third place in the Artemis Transat Class 40

Artemis Transat: Class 40 racing continues to the wire for fourth place May 29, 2008 6:57 PM

The Class40 fleet is beginning to roll into Marblehead in tight formation. This morning, Louis Duc in 4th place on Groupe Royer trailed Mistral Loisir...

Last of Class40 May 29, 2008 5:25 PM

Thierry Bochard and Mistral Loisirs Pole Sante ELIOR completed The Artemis Transat Class40 podium taking third place behind Boris Herrmann and Beluga...

Bouchard completes the Class 40 podium May 29, 2008 3:18 PM

Thierry Bochard and Mistral Loisirs - Pole Sante ELIOR completed The Artemis Transat Class 40 podium taking third place at 1042 GMT on day 19 of racin...

Artemis Transat: Thierry Bouchard Mistral Loisirs Pole Sante ELIOR completes the Class40 podium May 29, 2008 2:39 PM

Thierry Bochard and Mistral Loisirs - Pole Sante ELIOR completed The Artemis Transat Class40 podium taking third place behind Boris Herrmann and Belug...

Artemis Transat Class 40: Miranda Merron counting down miles to Marblehead May 29, 2008 12:52 PM

Giovanni Soldini predictably won the Class 40 race yesterday, impressing everyone with his effortless style of racing and very fast boat! Miranda comm...

CLASS 40 NEWS FROM MARBLEHEAD May 29, 2008 9:29 AM

Yesterday, Italian solo sailor, Giovanni Soldini, crossed the finish line of The Artemis Transat race in Marblehead, USA. On a crisp, clear early morn...

Class 40 Artemis Transat win for Soldini May 28, 2008 9:23 PM

Italian solo sailor, Giovanni Soldini, has crossed the finish line of The Artemis Transat race in Marblehead, USA.

Soldini wins Class 40 of Artemis Transat May 28, 2008 7:05 PM

Italian solo sailor, Giovanni Soldini, crossed the finish line of The Artemis Transat race in Marblehead, USA Wednesday

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