WEEK 7: DAMAGE FOR VENDÉE GLOBE WINNER YANNICK BESTAVEN MARS A DAY OF CAPE HORN CELEBRATIONS. They might have been upwards of 60 miles off the actual lighthouse, but for the skipper who passed Cape Horn today the moment of release is the same nonetheless. The realisation that the Pacific is done, the Southern Oceans are safely completed, might only be fleeting but it is a key moment
In December, Ride the “Pony Post” delivers Xmas cards in the British county of Essex, we meet UK Dressage duo Ruby and Rudi, and visit the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony’s mythical metal horse, Zeus.
WEEK 5: WILD IN THE WEST AS LEADER DALIN PREPARES FOR PEACEFUL EXIT TO PACIFIC While Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance), the race leader, is due to pass into the Pacific this evening or tonight, and also cross the theoretical half way point of the 23,890 nautical miles course for the Vendée Globe 10th edition, way far to his west – nearer the Kerguelen Islands – skippers in the second half of the 38 boat fleet are struggling with robust conditions generated by a tough low pressure system.
This month on the World Sailing Show we meet Rolex World Sailor of the Year Marit Bouwmeester, go behind the scenes at the Yacht Racing Forum in Amsterdam and kick off SailGP Season 5 in Dubai. We also look back at a momentous year in sailing which included the Paris Olympics and the America’s Cup. Plus the latest news from the Vendee Globe and the Women’s and Youth Match Racing World Championships.
UPDATED, WATCH ALL THE HIGH-LIGHTS: The Nations Cup of the Tchoukball Geneva Indoors, Switzerland 19th to 21st December 2024. This year’s edition sees a selection of the best tchoukball players in the world, who will be competing in the women’s and men’s categories
There’s a first in Queen & King of the Court history, three Kings were crowned in Doha during the 2024 Finals.
WEEK 5: WILD IN THE WEST AS LEADER DALIN PREPARES FOR PEACEFUL EXIT TO PACIFIC While Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance), the race leader, is due to pass into the Pacific this evening or tonight, and also cross the theoretical half way point of the 23,890 nautical miles course for the Vendée Globe 10th edition, way far to his west – nearer the Kerguelen Islands – skippers in the second half of the 38 boat fleet are struggling with robust conditions generated by a tough low pressure system.
Watch the LONGINES Grand Prix CSI5* A Coruña – FEI WORLD CUP 2024. Highlights programme of the CASA NOVAS CSI5*W 6. – 8. December 2024
Watch: the 21st edition of the Red Bull BC One World Final headed back to Rio de Janeiro (BRA) for the second time after 2012 on December 7th as 16 of the best B-Boys and 16 of the best B-Girls battled one-on-one, only a few months after breaking has made Olympic debut at Paris 2024. The world’s top and most elite competitive breakers, brought their fiery moves to the dance floor in the Farmasi Arena.
WEEK 4: “Monsters Inc.” The Indian Ocean has a fearsome reputation among sailing’s ocean racers and the Vendée Globe leaders are set to deal with their first monster. Longtime pacemaker Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) and second placed Seb Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) are set for a difficult 24 hours which will test their resolve and that of their boats to the full.