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On May 31st the 151 Miglia regatta 2012 will set off from livomo in Italy for 151 miles of epic offshore racing. Skimming Giraglia and the islands of the Archipelago the race will end in the Punta Ala. Currently there are 85 participants entered into the regatta and Yelowbrick are very proud to be tracking [...]

David Summerville is preparing for a challenge of a lifetime that looks set to embark the end of this week. David will sail a Dinghy single handed across the Irish Sea to raise awareness and generate vital funds for mental health charity Mind, and the John Merricks Sailing Trust. David will sail 115 nautical miles [...]

  At 2051BST on 4th May 2012, double Guinness World Record holder Charlie Martell departed Choshi, Japan, to row solo and unsupported for 4,500 miles across the North Pacific to San Francisco, USA. As well as raising money for his three chosen charities, including; Toe in the Water, Give Them A Sporting Chance and Operation [...]

In association with Classic Mini France The Royal Western Yacht Club is pleased to welcome back the Classe Mini Sailors for 2012. This year there will be races from the West coast of France and the Solent to Plymouth beforehand. The Notice of Race and Entry Form is below. The competitors will set off on [...]

The 28th of May marks the start of the Pantaenis Rund Skagen Regatta 2012 – the only German regatta that takes place on the open sea. 80 yachts are taking part, each one of them fitted with one of our Yellowbrick Trackers, enabling live, real-time race coverage on the internet that gives details of; positional [...]

Here at Yellowbrick we don’t just track global races, challenges and explorers off to uncharted territory, completing astonishing record breaking goals – we now track whole islands! Yellowbrick Tracking are very proud to be providing the Nowhereisland project with a tracking system that will monitor the movement of the island on its six week journey [...]

UK-Based Colombian trans-Atlantic rower arrives in Guyana after 84 days at sea. Nicolas (31) arrived at the Georgetown Ferry Wharf in Guyana, South America at 17:17pm (23:17 GMT) on Thursday 19th 2012. As he arrived closer to the wharf, claps and cheers erupted from his fiancé, mother-Pilar Uribe- and, father- Juan Carlos Carvajal. Carvajal was [...]

The Okinawa Tokai Yacht Race, due to depart Okinawa’s Ginowan Marina April 29th 2012. Sailing through sub-tropical latitudes of the East China Sea, enjoying a warm climate and beautiful natural scenery. 14 yachts of mostly Japanese crews will be racing 720 miles, and will arrive at Laguna Marina in Alchi ken a few days after [...]

Wednesday 25 April 2012 – 22:45 BBC One Rowing the Arctic: “Scots adventurer Mark Beaumont (The Man who Cycled the Americas) joins polar veteran Jock Wishart on an expedition to row a boat to the 1996 north magnetic pole, a point only ever reached across solid ice. In their tiny boat, the six-man team navigate [...]

Friday the 27th of April marks the start of the 44th annual regatta del sol al sol 2012. The Regata del Sol Al Sol is a offshore open ocean sailing regatta held in April each year that starts in St. Petersburg, Florida and Finishes in Isla Mujeres, Mexico. The race dates as far back as [...]

Summer 2012 will see Alan Rankin undertake a solo sailing challenge of the full circumnavigation of the UK and Ireland – around 2,300 miles in some of the most challenging waters in Britain. The route will take Alan on a singlehanded sailing voyage from Ullapool on the North West coast of Scotland to Sula Skeir [...]

Team Seagate secured victory last night by crossing the finish line in New Zealand’s only expedition length adventure race – Godzone 2012. The team included; Captain Nathan Fa’avae (40), Sophie Hart (29), Chris Forne (34) and Trevor Voyce (31) pictured below. The race started on Saturday 7th and has taken Team Seagate 3 days, 14 [...]

On the 20th April Sarah Outen (26) will continue her amazing round trip expedition with a recording breaking solo row across the North Pacific Ocean. Sarah set off on the  two and a half year London2London expedition on 1st April 2011 from London, which has seen her push the limits of human power towards completing [...]

This month Anthony Smith fulfills his dream to cross the Atlantic Ocean on a craft made of water pipes to promote his chosen charity Water Aid. This month Anthony Smith fulfills his dream to cross the Atlantic Ocean on a craft made of water pipes to promote his chosen charity Water Aid. Captain Anthony is [...]

Dave Sissens sets off on an adventure to the North Pole this month to help raise money for the charity Children with Cancer. Having spent 18 months in preparation, both physically and mentally, Dave and his team intend to walk 150km across a moving ice floe to the North Pole.  Hauling their equipment through temperatures of -40°C, [...]