It’s official! Will Harris is going to be my co-skipper for this year’s TRANSAT CAFÉ L’OR. I’m really pleased we’ll be racing alongside each other - he knows the IMOCA we’ll be racing inside out and I’ll be able to learn so much from him. Stoked to get going!

Tomorrow, Friday, August 16, 2024 I'll be setting sail. Again.

It takes a lot of organization and the unwavering support of incredible people to manage multiple projects, travel, and training.

I’m writing this on an airplane back to the US in a brief moment of quietness. I’m taking my daughter Harriet to stay with her Grandma while her Mom, Sally, is working in France for the US Sailing…

Francesca takes a look back on the first Act of the Ocean Fifty Series in Saint-Malo and looks forward to Act Two

The selection process for the UpWind by MerConcept squad is about to begin … hear the latest from Francesca

Francesca’s dream is to race solo, non-stop around the world in the Vendee Globe - the pinnacle of offshore sailing