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Largest boats with the longest waterlines already burning up the miles to Hawaii. The 20 biggest, fastest boats racing in the 2025 Transpac began their offshore sprint from Los Angeles, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, today. Ranging in length from 51…
Some people drift into sailing. Rachel Mcguigan charged in—eyes up, hands on, no time to waste. When she first spoke to Leo Cantwell, skipper of Aileron, he asked her straight: “What do you want to learn?” Her answer was clear…
Seventeen boats begin the 2,225-mile Pacific Crossing in light air conditions in Transpac’s second start The chase is on in the 53rd edition of the 2025 Transpacific Yacht Race, with 17 boats in three divisions departing Los Angeles today on…
Cowes, Isle of Wight, England — It was rush hour in Cowes on Day 15 of the west-to-east Transatlantic Race 2025, as boats crossed the finish line in Cowes within minutes of each other after an epic 3,000-mile battle for…
Sixteen boats hit the line for the first start of three in the 2025 Transpac. Next stop: Hawaii. The 16 boats that crossed the starting line today in the 2025 Transpac are up against the challenge of a lifetime. As…
COWES, UK: 27 June 2025: One month remains until the 26 July start of the Rolex Fastnet Race, this year celebrating both its centenary as well as that of the club it spawned: the Royal Ocean Racing Club. At present 469…
Volvo 70 Tschüss 2 (USA), owned by Christian Zugel and co-skippered by Johnny Mordaunt, has taken Line Honours in the West to East Transatlantic Race 2025 in an elapsed time of 07 Day 15 Hrs 29 Mins and 10 Secs. Tschüss 2…
Transatlantic Race 2025 – Organized by the New York Yacht Club and the Royal Ocean Racing Club, with support from the Royal Yacht Squadron and the Storm Trysail Club. Six days into the West-East Transatlantic Race, Christian Zugel’s Volvo 70 Tschüss…
The Rushour crew safely returned to Noumea following the capsize of their vessel at approximately 1.15AM Tuesday morning. Timeline of events We commend the professionalism of the authorities, the exemplary solidarity of fellow competitors at sea, and the effectiveness of…
On Saturday at 9:00 AM, as the time limit expired, the long offshore race of the Loro Piana Giraglia 2025 officially came to an end. The 72nd edition was marked by high pressure and light winds yet remained full of charm,…
Loro Piana Giraglia, the Yacht Club Italiano’s offshore race from Saint-Tropez to Genoa via the Giraglia Rock, and fifth event in the International Maxi Association’s 2024-25 Mediterranean Maxi Offshore Challenge, has often seen leader changes in its last miles, but…
The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) has long acknowledged the slow but steady path toward gender inclusion in offshore sailing. For the forthcoming Admiral’s Cup, every boat must have at least one woman, as well as another sailor under 27….
At exactly 11:55 on Wednesday, the starting procedures kicked off on the line off Saint-Tropez, sending the fleet toward the Giraglia rock. A total of 97 yachts are now racing along the 241-nautical-mile course that will take them around the…
Grant Wharington is getting Wild Thing 100 revved up – the new mast to suit the 100 footer was stepped and new sails by Kiwi, Rodney Keenan, added in May – so the timing is right to have a crack…
COWES, 2 June 2025: Less than two months now remain until the start of the 2025 Rolex Fastnet Race, this year coinciding with the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s centenary. Another huge fleet has entered. While 2023’s 50th edition of the…
The 2025 PONANT Sydney Noumea Yacht Race has concluded with all three competing yachts now officially retired. Earlier today, Wild Thing 100, the last remaining boat on course, made the decision to retire with approximately 800 nautical miles to the finish….
At the end of an absolutely epic race, the Class40 Esprit Large (209) has secured the holy grail by being first across the finish line off Ouistreham at 18h 23min 16s French time after 4 days, 4 hours, 23 minutes and…
Virtually all the fleet has now rounded the compulsory Chaussée de Sein passage mark off the west coast of Brittany. The Class40 Bleu Blanc Planète Location (205) is currently bringing up the rear after a pit stop in Roscoff to…
Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) takes pleasure in announcing Harken Australia and New Zealand as naming rights sponsor for the Sydney to Auckland Yacht Race (S2A) and that the first New Zealand entry has been accepted for the challenging…
The Australian flag will fly proud on Zen and Back 2 Black during the Admiral’s Cup to be held in Cowes from the Isle of Wight from 17 July – 1 August. After a 22-year hiatus, the regatta, regarded as the unofficial world championship of…
With the Isle of Wight astern of them, the fleet parted ways. Sitting in the middle of the English Channel, TSS Casquets forced the sailors to make their first strategic decision, namely the rounding to the north or south of…
Margaret Rintoul V (MRV), skippered by Damien King from the Sandringham Yacht Club (SYC), has sailed a fast and furious race to win the 72nd Melbourne to Apollo Bay Race (M2AB). While the lyrics of a well-known song suggest ‘history never…
It was a spectacular start on Sunday for the sailors who set sail on the 16th edition of the CIC Normandy Channel Race. Bracing conditions and a superb light filtering through the partially overcast skies formed the backdrop for this…
Three Iconic Races. One Ambitious Goal – Southern Cross Series Entries Open Australia’s offshore racing scene is setting a bold new course. The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) has launched the Southern Cross Series — a world-class, three-race challenge designed…
Valletta, Malta – 20 May 2025 — There has been an encouraging early wave of entries for the 46th edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race, set to commence on Saturday, October 18, 2025. Among the international fleet already signed up…
While summer time Mediterranean offshore races can often be windless affairs, this was not the case for the 70th Regata dei Tre Golfi, the Circolo del Remo e della Vela Italia’s 156 mile offshore race that formed the opening part…
Synonymous with excellence and innovation in the world of ocean racing, the ULTIM® Class presents an ambitious sport programme for the next four seasons, alternating single-handed, double-handed and crewed races. The classics at the rendezvous Underpinned by the great classics which engage…
Saturday 10 May 2025 – for Immediate Release Island Cruising are excited to announced the departure of the New Zealand group on the Pacific Rally 2025. On Saturday 10 May, the first group of New Zealand rally participants set off from…
From the explosion of joy of Charlotte Yven and Hugo Dhallenne (Skipper Macif) to the happiness of Thomas de Dinechin and Aglaé Ribon, less than three hours passed. In between, there was the popular enthusiasm surrounding Cindy Brin and Thomas…
By Friday, the outcome of the Transat Paprec will be known. But who will have the final say? Who will seize the advantage, who will get stuck, who will claim an honorable finish, and who will be left disappointed? We’ll…
The Project Maintenance Engineering Three Hummock Island Yacht Race, run by Port Dalrymple Yacht Club, has just been confirmed as an official qualifier race for the 2025 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race – a milestone that marks a major…
Osaka, Japan – The Reichel/Pugh 66 Alive, skippered by Duncan Hine and co-skipper Glenn Myler, has made a clean sweep of Line Honours, AMS, PHS and ORCi in the 2025 Melbourne to Osaka Cup. Crossing the finish line in an impressive…
2 May 2025 It took Ian Lipinski and Alberto Bona 4 days, 23 hours, and 21 minutes to cover 991 miles at an average speed of 8.31 knots on the course of the very first CIC MED CHANNEL RACE. Arriving…
Solo Sailors Face Doldrums, Equipment Failures and Avian Invaders in Unprecedented Small Boat Challenge – week five of leg 2 It’s fair to say the world first McIntyre Mini Globe Race is well on its way to proving a point….
At 16:54 today, the VO70 “Trifork” from Real Club Náutico de Palma, skippered by Joern Larsen, crossed the finish line of La Larga after sailing 228 miles in 24 hours and 34 minutes. The rest of the fleet is still competing, so…
Island Cruising are excited to announced the start of the Pacific Rally 2025. On Sunday 27 April 2025, the first group of Australian rally participants set off from Southport to Nouméa, New Caledonia. The passage is around 800 nautical miles…
After more than 5,500 nautical miles and 37 days at sea, Magellan has crossed the finish line in Osaka, and not without some dramas, friendly family rivalry, and a few missing ducks. Magellan, a Knoop 39, skippered by father and…
After more than 5,500 nautical miles of ocean racing, just 44 seconds separated Quest and Lord Jiminy in one of the closest finishes of the Melbourne to Osaka Yacht Race so far. Quest, a Marek 43 skippered Rod Gunther and Peter…
Laure Galley – Kévin Bloch (DMG MORI Academy): “ We couldn’t have dreamed of much better ! ” They’ve been the stars of this early stage of the Transat Paprec. After quickly positioning themselves among the front-runners during the coastal…
Challenging Conditions as the Gladstone Ports Corporation Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race fleet arrives in Gladstone After a slow and strategic journey north, the leading yachts in the 77th Gladstone Ports Corporation Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race began arriving in…
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