Barcelona World Race

10.06.2013 - GAES and the FNOB win the Business and Sport Prize for Partenership awarded by UFEC and INDESCAT

Prize awarded for the development of the Full Duplex Wireless Communication System used by the yacht GAES Centros Auditivos during the last edition of the Barcelona World Race. More

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03.06.2013 - Kito de Pavant smashes Marseille – Carthage monohull record

He crossed the Western Mediterranean solo aboard Groupe Bel in 1 day, 53 minutes and 30 seconds. More

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06.05.2013 - Racing, Athletes and Machines: the quest for the perfect balance

All of the participants at the Racing, Athletes and Machines debate held on the 24th of April were in agreement on one key objective; the need to find a balance between innovation, cost and safety in the search for a set of rules to regulate open format racing. The new IMOCA rules were at the heart of the discussion. More

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29.04.2013 - François Gabart, the youngest ever IMOCA World Champion

The MACIF skipper and outstanding winner of the most recent Vendée Globe was awarded the title at Lausanne and is the youngest ever sailor to receive the accolade. More

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24.04.2013 - Video content of the round table: “Racing, athletes and machines”

The debate brought together Pierre Bojic from Pen Duick, Javier Alonso of Dorna Sports, alongside Joan Villadelprat, Guillermo Altadill, Joan Porcar, Santi Serrat and Víctor Lavagnini. More

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22.04.2013 - IMOCA chooses the boat for the future

The Skippers and Members of IMOCA met in Paris on Thursday 18 and Friday 19 April 2013 at the IMOCA Annual General Meeting to decide the future direction of their class, and in particular to discuss two major subjects: the design of the future boat and the programme for the years to come. More

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16.04.2013 - Racing, athletes and machines: the next debate

IMOCA will announce a set of resolutions following the General Assembly for the class, at the Barcelona World Race Interpretation Centre to coincide with the round table debate to be held on the 24th of April: Racing, athletes and machines. The debate's focus will be the different racing formats in the... More

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06.04.2013 - IMOCA Class: keels under focus

Ahead of the General Assembly taking place on the 18th and 19th of April, IMOCA will be taking decisions on technical matters due set the pace for the future of the class. Yacht reliability and financial costs will be up high on the agenda and are likely also to be key factors in influencing expected changes to the... More

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25.02.2013 - Is there more ice or is it that detection has improved?

All scientific evidence points to a direct relationship between an acceleration of the melting of the ice in Antarctic and climate change. However, there is still a lack of data to be able to effectively evaluate the danger of ice breaking off into the ocean and whether the ice is moving further north, up into... More

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21.02.2013 - A tool in the advance towards sustainability

The book Commitment to the Environment, with a prologue by Maite Fandos, President of the FNOB was presented at the Barcelona World Race Interpretation Centre and is a guide for developing sustainability in ocean sailing as well as consolidating the sport's relationship with the world of science. More