Global Ocean Race News (all Updates)

  • 05 March, 2012: Nick Leggatt and Phillippa Hutton-Squire of Phesheya-Racing survive a severe knockdown in 35-40 knots.
  • 04 March, 2012: Marco Nannini and Hugo Ramon secure second place in Punta with Class40 Financial Crisis in GOR Leg 3.
  • 03 March, 2012: Italian-Spanish team, just 112 miles away from finishing Leg 3 after 34 days of racing.
  • 02 March, 2012: Marco Nannini and Hugo Ramon nearing Argentine coast; tough headwinds expected in final miles to the finish line.
  • 01 March, 2012: Nick Leggatt and Phillippa Hutton-Squire encounter kelp troubles off the Falkland Islands, drifting towards a rocky shoreline.
  • 29 February, 2012: Conrad Colman and Adrian Kuttel win GOR Leg 3 with Class40 Cessna Citation in Punta del Este, Uruguay.
  • 28 February, 2012: All GOR Class40s have safely entered the South Atlantic; improved conditions for Financial Crisis and light wind threatens to prolong final miles for Cessna Citation.
  • 27 February, 2012: Nick Leggatt and Phillippa Hutton-Squire cross the Felipe Cubillos Cape Horn Gate with Phesheya-Racing, winning the Cape Horn Navigation Prize.
  • 26 February, 2012: GOR leader Conrad Colman and Adrian Kuttel nearing the finish line; Marco Nannini and Hugo Ramon face headwinds.
  • 25 February, 2012: Financial Crisis enters the South Atlantic; Phesheya-Racing steadily climbs north towards Cape Horn.
  • 24 February, 2012: Marco Nannini and Hugo Ramon round Cape Horn with Class40 Financial Crisis.
  • 23 February, 2012: Nannini and Ramon approach Cape Horn; Phesheya-Racing continues south.
  • 22 February, 2012: Conrad Colman and Adrian Kuttel lead the GOR fleet around Cape Horn with Class40 Cessna Citation.
  • 21 February, 2012: GOR leaders face hard decisions with gales forecast at Cape Horn.
  • 20 February, 2012: Conrad Colman and Adrian Kuttel lead with 450 miles to Cape Horn.