Tagged: sailing

April 21, 2015 @ 1:59 pm By Erin Hobey  |  

Renaud Laplanche, CEO of Lending Club, co-skipper Ryan Breymaier, and the crew of the 105’ trimaran Lending Club 2 have today established a new world sailing speed record for the 635-nautical mile course from Castle Hill Lighthouse, in Newport, Rhode Island, to Kitchen Shoal Beacon… Read More

April 2, 2015 @ 11:35 am By JD Alois  |  

Renaud Laplanche is best known for turning the world of finance upside down by launching Lending Club – the worlds largest peer to peer lending platform. What you probably did not know is that he is an avid sailor too – and a competitive one… Read More

January 27, 2015 @ 10:49 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Investors have been given a chance to profit from the popularity of sailing, after the company behind a new round Britain yacht race that’s open to all listed on the crowdfunding platform, Funding Tree. Circular Sailing, which has already attracted substantial equity investment, is now seeking… Read More

November 27, 2014 @ 9:44 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to fulfill a life-long dream, Devon sailor, Ben Cornish, launched a crowdfunding campaign on PledgeSport to raise enough funds so that he may attend the Rio de Janeiro Summer Olympics in 2016. According to Western Morning News, the 23-year-old has been a member of the British… Read More