With another light on for breeze weather forecast today, the record fleet of 178 boats competing at the 34th Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) will shift gears as the much anticipated Bay Race, which normally occurs on the final day,…
Les Sables d’Olonne, 15th August 2022 Skipper Norbert Sedlacek Koch has set sails to accomplish his ANT ARCTIC LAB record challenge, to sail around the world nonstop, single-handed, without assistance through all five oceans including the most dangerous oceans on…
Vilamoura, Portugal – Two races were completed today in each fleet at the 2022 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships, hosted by Vilamoura Sailing. All 426 boats launched efficiently in under 45 minutes for a smooth start to the day. The…
Monday 15 August, 2022: After nine days of racing 21 teams are still competing in the Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race. All bar three of those teams have rounded St Kilda, the isolated Scottish archipelago in the North Atlantic….
The Global Solo Challenge starts in September. This will be a non-stop, single-handed race around the world. Boats will be starting based on handicap, with the first starters off on 2nd September and the last ones on 28th October. First…
The final day delivered with picture book conditions, 3 races and great sailing… If you’ve never seen a Pathfinder start, have a look at the start of the video to see how to do it as well as how not…
By Jules Hall – Owner of J/99 Disko Trooper After two years of COVID cancellations it was very special to have the Noakes Sydney to Gold Coast race back in action, and the inaugural running of the two handed division….
Following an hour’s delay in racing at Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) today as officials waited for the breeze to fill in, Ray Roberts and his Team Hollywood (NSW) added a further win to their Day 1 victory to take…
Australian Olympian Mara Stransky is among the record numbers taking part in the Whitsunday Sailing Club’s 34th Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW), which started off Airlie Beach in the Whitsunday Islands on Friday. The 23-year-old competed at the 2020 Tokyo…
On Day 2 of Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW), competitors in the record fleet of 178 boats were initially held ashore, as organisers Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) monitored a very light and variable breeze, but eventually all headed out to…
Cork, Ireland: The final day of the 505 Worlds again dawned with no wind, but again the wind filled in from the north-east out to sea and conditions were even better than yesterday, with the wind filling in slightly stronger…
Families that sail together stay together – just ask those whose enthusiasm for sailing has rubbed off on the younger generation and other family members at Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) – among them is Geoff Dews, whose family have…
Charlie Cumbley from Britain has won the 2022 OK Dinghy World Championship after a stressful final day in Marstrand, Sweden, while Niklas Edler (SWE) took Silver with Lars Johan Brodtkorb (NOR) taking Bronze. No more races were possible on the…
Cork, Ireland: Yesterday was a lay day and the plan was to catch up some races at the 505 Worlds, but again there was no wind, so the locals pulled out their boats and we cruised the harbour to Cobh…
California: Dates have been announced for the 58th Congressional Cup regatta and Ficker Cup qualifier hosted by Long Beach Yacht Club: with Congressional Cup slated April 18 to 22, 2023 preceded by the Ficker Cup April 13 to 15, 2023….
A stunning day for the Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) opener, a mass start of 178 boats on Pioneer Bay, in winds of 15 knots from the south-east blowing down on those taking part in the Whitsunday Sailing Club’s marquee…
Pip Hare gives us a tour of her exciting new foiling IMOCA and explains how she handles this beast of a boat singlehanded. It’s the fastest boat ever in the Vendee Globe solo round the world race, and Pip will…
Day Five, 11 August 2022: All of the fleet in the Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race are now racing along the West Coast of Ireland. Progress continues to be slow but the beautiful, rugged coast is providing stunning vistas….
The international fleet in the Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race is now in the Celtic Sea heading for the West Coast of Ireland. Pip Hare’s IMOCA Medallia has raced 217 miles in the last 24 hours and is just…
The boat speed has ramped up in the Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race with the two IMOCAs in the race wicked up and closing in on The Isles of Scilly. The Class40s are yet to taste full downwind conditions…
The 2022 Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race started on time from the Royal Yacht Squadron Line in Cowes at midday on Sunday 7th August. The international fleet got away for the non-stop 1,805-mile race without incident. The infamous Solent…
Cowes, UK: 7 August, 2022: The 2022 Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race started on time from the Royal Yacht Squadron Line in Cowes at midday on Sunday 7th August. The international fleet got away for the non-stop 1,805-mile race…
The Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race starts Sunday local time and all 30 teams attended the Skippers Briefing, held at the RORC Clubhouse in Cowes, with RORC CEO Jeremy Wilton welcoming all competitors to the race. “This is the…
In just 10 days from now, Norbert Sedlacek Koch will depart for his Ant Arctic Lab challenge, to sail around the world nonstop, single-handed, without assistance through all five oceans including the most dangerous oceans on the planet; the Arctic…
Turns out, rushing around the cockpit hysterically doesn’t make for better sailing. This article appeared during the week on Cruising World by David Blake Fischer. I’m sure we can all relate to the words, either directly or indirectly! Have a…
Coral Sea Marina Resort, the Great Barrier Reef’s most popular and awarded destination marina, has won ‘World’s Best Superyacht Marina’ 2022 in the prestigious ACREW Superyacht Business Awards this week. The ACREW Superyacht Business Awards are considered globally to be…
Rachael Sprot, July 20, 2022 Yachting Monthly instructor Rachael Sprot steps aboard to help Sophia Lagus and crew anchor off the beaten track with confidence and improve their anchoring skills. Anchoring is one of the greatest joys of sailing, yet…
An article from Yachting World back on 2014, but still relevant to any skipper today. In this one, Skip goes through how to formulate a bail-out plan, how to weigh anchor and break the anchor out. www.yachtingworld.com/storm-sailing-techniques
The team at Performance Cruising Yachts is proud to announce that they have been appointedthe exclusive Australian and New Zealand dealer for ICE Yachts.A premium brand, Ice Yachts is based in Salvirola, near Milan, producing outstanding customcruiser/racer yachts from 52…
Two yacht sailors are alive and back in the arms of their loved ones today after a dramatic rescue in extreme sea conditions by the crew of the Royal Australian Navy Destroyer HMAS Brisbane. The two experienced mariners struck difficulty…
Multihull Solutions has added the new Cora Cat 48 to its range after being announced as the shipyard’s exclusive Asia Pacific distributor. The feature-packed family power catamaran is built by the prestigious PMG shipyard who have been building a number…
The first yacht of the brand-new ClubSwan 80 range was launched in La Spezia yesterday (23rd of June) . The 80-foot ClubSwan yacht highlights Nautor’s Swan’s ability to offer a range of yachts that are based on values of style,…
This article is reproduced from the May 2019 edition of our Cruising Helmsman Magazine. In the second of this series on outboard maintenance, Andrew Norton discusses the issue between the different fuels available and how they interact with both the…
If you want a chance to see the incredible Lagoon 46 and chat to the TMG team this is your chance. When: August Friday 19th – 1-4 pmSaturday 20th 9-12 am Where: Sanctuary Cove Marine Village What: Lagoon 46 Display…
Katy Stickland from Yachting Monthly talks to Gipsy Moth IV’s new owner Simon Oberholzer about his passion for the yacht and the plans for her future. More than 250,000 people jostled for space on Plymouth Hoe waiting to catch a…
This article by Dave Proctor was recently posted on the Global Solo Challenge website and makes a very interesting read. Enjoy: One of the biggest problems the World’s yachting race organisers have faced is, how can you devise a system…
Sydney 38’s and their sailors really are in a class of their own; the proof is in the pudding with the likes of Thierry Leseigneur’s Eye Candy taking out IRC and ORCi honours in the Groupama Around New Caledonia Race…
Against all odds, a French sailor in his 60s survived inside of a capsized sailing yacht off the coast of Galicia, Spain overnight Monday, breathing from an air pocket until Spanish rescue divers reached him the following afternoon. At about…
This article from yachtingworld.com was written by Will Burton for the UK market, but what is discussed is still relevant to us here in Australia: Commissioning a yacht survey before buying a boat is essential due diligence, giving the buyer…
For the last week, experts say three humpback whales have been frolicking very close to shore in Plymouth, USA, probably because that’s where the baitfish are schooling. But a near tragedy has the harbour master warning boaters. Justin Enggasser was…
One year to go to the 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships where 14 World Champions will be crowned at the historic event on 10-20 August 2023. The world will be watching. Will you? Read more: https://bit.ly/AllianzSailingWorldChamps
The final day of the KiteFoil World Series Gizzeria in Italy produced three highly-deserving winners after a quick-fire Medal Series. By the women’s four-rider final it was well established that port tack was the best way to start on today’s…
Day 1 of KiteFoil World Series Gizzeria in the south of Italy asked as many questions as it provided answers for the 96 competitors. Safe starboard tack, or risky port tack at the start? Both strategies were working at different…
After three years of build-up, significant preparation and 5 days of quality racing, New Zealander Sam Street has taken out the 2022 International WASZP Games in an exhilarating final day of racing on Lake Garda. Street made his move on…
With the main axis of the windy Meltemi shifting west to buffet the shores of Attica now with 20-30 knot winds, almost all entries have made it across the finish and are safely ashore at Olympic Marine after this second…
After a beautiful sunny start and a glorious moonlit night of downwind sailing, the fleet in the second edition of the Hellenic Ocean Racing Club’s (HORC) AEGEAN 600 is flying around the race course with the fleet leaders passing the…
With a 18-22 knot Meltemi wind blowing from the north generating white-capped seas under bright blue skies, race managers from the Hellenic Offshore Racing Club (HORC) got the fleet off to a fast start yesterday in the 2nd edition of…
The third day of competition in Lanzarote offered a Surf-Slalom show for registered and local riders.It was Nia Suarez and Titouan Galea who proved to be unstoppable throughout the day!You can find out more here: Video by Mintautas Grigas
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