145 – Eärendil wins 2018 Atlantic Cup by 1 point over Toothface With a fleet of 11 Class40s competing in the Atlantic Cup, the French team #145 Eärendil skippered by Catherine Pourre and Pietro Luciani, have won the 2018 Atlantic Cup. Skipper Catherine Pourre is the first female to win the race. Both her and Pietro[…..]
Spanish team #123 Tales II, skippered by Gonzalo Botín and Pablo Santurde, captured the 2016 Atlantic Cup presented by 11th Hour Racing title as they dominated the offshore legs and fared well in the inshore series. #145 Eärendil, skippered by French duo Catherine Pourre and Antoine Carpentier, finished in second place and #118 Oakcliff, skippered[…..]
In a tie-breaker #106 Gryphon Solo 2 wins The 2014 Atlantic Cup presented by 11th Hour Racing #39 Pleiad Racing wins the inshore Series and secures 3rd place overall. #116 JeffreyMacFarlane.com secures 2nd place in team’s first race together in Class 40 NEWPORT, R.I. – #106 – Gryphon Solo 2 skippered by Joe Harris and Patrick[…..]
On May 16, 2011, The Atlantic Cup presented by 11th Hour Racing crowned Team Cutlass as it’s first champion. In a condensed version of the more recent Cups’, the 2011 edition had one offshore leg from New York to Newport followed by an inshore series. Cutlass, who finished 2nd in the offshore leg, dominated the[…..]
The third consecutive Atlantic Cup again stood out in sailboat racing with the race achieving a completely carbon neutral status for the second year in a row. The 2013 race proved to be a very close one as well. Bodacious Dream, 2nd in the 2012 Atlantic Cup, claimed the first leg of the race from[…..]
For the 2nd year The Atlantic Cup took to the Atlantic Ocean, but for the first time – of any sailboat race in the United States – the race was run completely carbon neutral. The 2012 race was also the largest Class 40 field ever to race in the United States, including teams from the[…..]