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Founded in 2004, the Class40 Association celebrates its 15th anniversary in 2019 ; on the agenda to celebrate this anniversary, more than 12,000 miles of races.

British sailor and native of Jersey, Phil Sharp (37), finished the Route du Rhum -Destination Guadeloupe with a remarkable 3rd place, earning him the outright Class 40 Champion title for the second consecutive year. Securing a podium spot in each of ...

After claiming victory in last year’s European Trophy Award, Phil’s performance objective for 2018 was simple – to defend the title and he successfully did, finishing on the podium of every race he took part!   Phil wins for t...

The first edition of the Class 40’s American Trophy, rewarding those teams that participate in the North American races on the Class calendar, has been won in convincing fashion by a European team* organized by the French skipper Catherine Pour...

Decidedly, 2018 will be the year of superlatives for Class40:a dynamic pre-season with the RORC Caribbean 600 and 1000 milles des Sables, the largest fleets of Class40, making it more difficult to win ... but this year the class has reached its clima...

Following on from the 2017 season which concluded with the closely-fought Transat Jacques Vabre, the 2018 season promises to be a busy one for the Class40 fleet. The programme includes solo, double-handed and crewed races… on both sides of the Atlant

Imerys Clean Energy skipper Phil Sharp has won the 2017 Championship following a creditable 3rd place finish in the final race of the season, the Transat Jacques Vabre.

  Maxime Sorel  and  Antoine Carpentier are really impressive on the Transat Jacques Vabre ! Following the repair of a 1 meter crack on a watertight bulkhead,  the V and B duet  decided to  fight to come-back at t...

  Maxime Sorel  and  Antoine Carpentier are really impressive on the Transat Jacques Vabre ! Following the repair of a 1 meter crack on a watertight bulkhead,  the V and B duet  decided to  fight to come-back at t...

The Royal Ocean Racing Club has crowned its 2017 champions in the Class40 category; the Franco-British duo Halvard Mabire/Miranda Merron who succeed the 2016 winner, Tony Lawson’s Concise 2.