Francesca Clapcich Archives

49erFX: World’s Coolest Yachts

January 8th, 2026

Yachting World has been asking top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of

March 20th, 2025

Francesca Clapcich, two-time Olympian and on 11th Hour Racing Team when they won The Ocean Race 2022-23, has launched her

February 14th, 2025

Using the Ocean Fifty offshore trimaran circuit as the platform, two time Olympian Francesca Clapcich launched in 2024 a new

December 5th, 2024

Francesca Clapcich, two time Olympian and the only Italian to win The Ocean Race, revealed in February 2024 that she

July 3rd, 2024

The growth of sailing beyond its base of white males is a Catch-22. People are attracted to activities with those

April 19th, 2024

The UpWind by MerConcept project begins in 2024 with this new racing program seeking to provide female sailors with racing

February 13th, 2024

Francesca Clapcich, two time Olympian and the only Italian to win The Ocean Race, will lead a new project by

June 13th, 2023

Ask Francesca Clapcich what it’s going to take to seal victory in The Ocean Race for the 11th Hour Racing

June 6th, 2023

Despite the hoopla of the inaugural Women’s America’s Cup that seeks to provide new opportunity for females, the pathway beyond

May 16th, 2023

by Andy Rice, Yachting World Francesca Clapcich has enjoyed a hugely diverse and successful racing career. Her years racing the