Karl Smith
Karl Smith Ireland Start date: TBA Boat: La Licorne – Class40 #147 Lives: Dublin, Ireland Born in: 1989 Miles sailed: 60,000+ Status: Full Entry About the boat La Licorne Sail Number: IRL 147 Boat design: Halvard Mabire Class40 Year built: 2016 LOA: 40ft Displacement: 4580kgs Upwind sail area: 115 m2 Downwind sail area: 250 m2 […]
Tim Kent
Tim Kent USA Start date: TBA Boat: Kent Racing – Express 40 – Class40 Lives: Oyster Bay, NY, USA Born in: 1952 Miles sailed: 100,000+ Status: Full Entry About the boat Kent Racing Sail Number: USA 34 Boat design: OCD Express 40 Class40 Year built: 2007 LOA: 40ft Displacement: 5285kgs Upwind sail area: 115 m2 […]
Ari Känsäkoski
Ari Känsäkoski Finland Start date: TBA Boat: ZEROchallenge – OCD Class40 Lives: Pernaja, Finland Born in: 1970 Miles sailed: 40 years of racing Status: Full Entry About the boat ZEROchallenge Sail Number: FIN 38 Boat design: Owen Clarke Design Class40 Year built: 2007 LOA: 40ft Displacement: 5500kgs Upwind sail area: 115 m2 Downwind sail area: […]
Philippe Delamare winner of the Global Solo Challenge 2023-2024
Philippe Delamare of France on the Actual 46 Mowgli. Philippe did not come from the professional offshore racing circuit, but he arrived at the start with lots of experience as a captain, including several passages in the southern seas and multiple Cape Horn roundings. His race was a masterclass in preparation and execution: he sailed […]
Noa Hopper
Noa Hopper USA Start date: TBA Boat: Penelope – Koopmans 41 Lives: United States Born in: 1999 Miles sailed: 40,000+ Status: Full Entry About the boat Penelope Sail Number: TBA Boat design: Koopmans 41 – R. Koopmans Sr Year built: 1997 LOA: 41ft Displacement: 15,000kgs Upwind sail area: 77 m2 Downwind sail area: 145 m2 […]
Hiroki Nakayama
Hiroki Nakayama Japan Start date: TBA Boat: Class40 – TBA Lives: Tokyo, Japan Born in: 1983 Miles sailed: 16,000+ Status: Full Entry Sailing Experience Mini Transat 2025: Finisher. 12 other Mini races in France and Spain. Approx. 16,000 lifetime miles sailed. Where does your passion for sailing come from? Before discovering ocean racing, I was […]
Michal Krysta
Michal Krysta Czech Republic Start date: TBA Boat: TBA Lives: Tynec, Czech Republic Born in: 1984 Miles sailed: 55,000+ Status: Full Entry Sailing experience Globe 5.80 Transat. World Championship RS21. Multiple crossings of the Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. Where does your passion for sailing come from? Michal’s passion for sailing developed from a lifelong […]
Lloyd Davey
Lloyd Davey United Kingdom Start date: TBA Boat: TAQUA II – Borealis (Warwick Buckley) Lives: Mérillac, France Born in: 1961 Miles sailed: 15,000+ Status: Full Entry About the boat TAQUA II Sail number: TBA Boat design: Borealis (Warwick Buckley) Year built: 2022 LOA: 44ft Displacement: 8,000 kg Upwind sail area: 88 m2 Downwind sail area: […]
Christophe Bogrand
Christophe Bogrand France Start date: TBA Boat: Sterec Bleu – Tocade 50 Lives: Ploerdut, Morbihan, France Born in: 1963 Miles sailed: 150,000+ Status: Full Entry About the boat Sterec Bleu Sail Number: FRA 168 Boat design: Tocade 50 (Patrick Balta) Year built: 2007 LOA: 50ft Displacement: 14,000kgs Upwind sail area: 108 m2 Downwind sail area: […]
Juan Merediz
Juan Merediz Spain Start date: TBA Boat: Waypoint – Pogo 40S – Class40 Lives: Valencia, Spain Born in: 1969 Miles sailed: 150,000+ Status: Provisional Entry About the boat Waypoint Sail number: ESP 69 Boat design: Class40 – Pogo 40S (Finot-Conq) Year built: 2008 LOA: 40ft Displacement: 4950kgs Upwind sail area: 115m2 Downwind sail area: 270m2 […]
