NEWSLETTERJUNE 14, 2026 DAILY REPORTVENDÉE ARCTIQUE Nearly seven days into the Vendée Arctique, and Francesca is in good heart on board 11th Hour Racing, having managed to get some decent sleep…
Francesca Clapcich
Clapcich finishes 1000 Race in fifth place and qualifies for the Vendée Arctique IN BRIEF: Italian-American offshore sailor Francesca Clapcich has finished her first solo IMOCA race in fifth place,…
NEWSLETTERFRANKIE KICKS OFF THE 1000 RACE There she goes! Today, at 1200 CEST [1000 UTC], Francesca took the start of the 1000 Race – her very first solo race on…
Clapcich reflects on finishing fourth with Team Malizia in the Course des Caps after 6 days, 6 hours, 4 minutes, and 26 seconds of racing around Britain and Ireland IN…
WELCOME TO THE BEING FRANK(IE) JOURNEYEPISODE 1 WATCH HERE In this very first episode, I’m opening the doors to a new chapter in my life: a new team, a new…
Offshore sailor Francesca Clapcich announces groundbreaking sport performance research partnership with Leeds Beckett University
IN BRIEF: IN FULL: Double Olympian and round-the-world sailor, Francesca Clapcich (ITA/USA), has announced a groundbreaking research partnership with the Carnegie School of Sport at Leeds Beckett University in the UK. Supported…




