Sail World

One wave at a time: Francesca Clapcich tells her life story in a new book

Francesca Clapcich, the only Italian to have won The Ocean Race - and now aiming for the 2028 Vendée Globe - shares her story ...
Sail World

Five days into the Transat Café L'OR and the IMOCA fleet is playing a light airs chess match

After five days at sea, the front group in the 18-strong IMOCA fleet in the Transat Café L'OR is bunched together in a large ...
Il Messaggero

Riding the Atlantic: Italian Yachtsmen in Action

We are talking about Ambrogio Beccaria with Alla Grande Mapei and Francesca Clapcich with 11th Hour Racing among the 18 IMOCA 60 in the race, both preparing for the Vendée Globe 2028 solo, both here ...
Mysailing

Transat Café l’Or – Phase two

The TRANSAT CAFÉ L'OR features 37 Class40s racing from La Coruña to Martinique, facing tactical challenges and unpredictable weather.

Transat Cafe L'Or - The Dramatic First Week

What has become the second leg for the Class 40 fleet started at 1300 hours local time on Saturday. The teams had taken an enforced break from racing in Spain after the organisers decided the ...
Wall Street Journal

Reporter, The Wall Street Journal

Francesca Fontana is a reporter for Exchange, The Wall Street Journal's weekend business and finance features section. Her recurring columns include "The Score: Stocks That Defined the Week" and "If ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Francesca Giovannini

Francesca Giovannini is the executive director of the Project on Managing the Atom at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs. In addition, she is a ...