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Last updated on 02/03/2026 at 12:20 AM

Feel the thrill of speed on the water with catamaran sailing

Sailing, from the first tacks in an Optimist, the first regattas in a 420 or 470 dinghy, to the first trapeze experiences on a Hobie Cat 16 — so many emotions and sensations right at the water's edge.

On the menu

Offshore races

the Golden Globe Race
the Route du Rhum
the Vendée Globe Challenge
the Transat Jacques Vabre
the Route de la Découverte is a former crewed race now used for ocean records: the Route de la Découverte record

Ocean records

International regattas

The America's Cup

Class40 sailboats
The Beaufort scale
The glossary of nautical terms

Catamarans waiting on the beach with sails already rigged

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Follow all the latest sailing news and keep up day by day with offshore races and record-breaking attempts !

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