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Star World Championship will be held during Kiel Week
The Star World Championship returns to Kiel. And this September, two events are on the schedule at once....
World’s fastest sailboats sign up for Rolex Fastnet Race
While the Vendée Globe grabbed headlines over the winter with a record fleet of 31 boats, France boasts...
Day 5 of the 470 Europeans – Champagne Sailing
Champagne sailing in Vilamoura, with an excellent breeze with 10/12 knots all along the day, D Flag going...
Day 4 of the 470 Europeans – Perfect Conditions
A sunny and warm day in Vilamoura (air temp. 27 C), with excellent breeze, allowed, again, to complete...
Four rarely-heard ocean terms
1. Gravity Wave Gravity waves, not to be confused with gravitational waves, form when air is pushed up and...
High Speed action Video from SailGP
Experience life onboard the F50 with GoPro, SailGP’s adrenaline action content partner for Season 2. SailGP is sailing...
Day 3 of the 470 Europeans – Challenging Conditions
Day 3 of the 470 European Championship in Vilamoura. Two races sailed for the 3 fleets with the...
The AC75 Wings
Talking about the 36^ America’s Cup presented by PRADA means talking about foils. Flying boats are the new frontier of...
Day 1 – Cascais 49er & 49erFx Championship
On the first day of the 2021 Cascais 49er & 49er Fx Championship races, the Olympic fleet consisting...
Heavy hitters heading to Airlie Beach Race Week
A trio of past Sydney Hobart winners in Geoff Boettcher, Darryl Hodgkinson and Phil Turner, along with yachting...
Belcher and Ryan move in to top three at 470 European Championships
Published Tue 04 May 2021 Australia’s hopes for a medal in the 470 men’s division at the Tokyo...
Entries open for 30th Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta
Organisers at Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron are pleased to announce entries are now open for the 30th Australian...
Australians re-join the international 470 fleet at last stop before Tokyo
With less than three months until the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Australia’s two 470 representative teams have been...
F35 Opening Grand Prix – A Win for Alinghi
At the skippers briefing in the morning PRO Benoit Deutsch warned that the day looked difficult as the...
New IMOCA rules for 2021-25 – evolution not revolution
Over the winter, the Vendée Globe sailors treated us to a thrilling competition and their ability to share...
Big and small takes it all in Newport – Ensenada Race
Taniwha and Pyewacket finished the 73rd Newport to Ensenada International Yacht Race with eight trophies between them. With an elapsed time of...
New ORCV offshore series working a treat for father and son duo
Experienced yachtsman David Lynch and his son Andrew, newly initiated into the joys of ocean racing, have successfully...
First Newport Ensenada race finishers cross the line
Pyewacket, Roy Disney’s Volvo 70, got a clean and fast start in better than average Newport Beach winds...
PowerPlay and Maserati break world speed record
On Thursday, the MOD70 PowerPlay completed the 138-mile Cowes-Dinard course in an unofficial time of 04 hours 34...
The Ocean Race Europe marks a new fully-crewed standard
The Ocean Race Europe will see IMOCA and VO65 teams compete in a race from the Atlantic to...
The Ocean Race Europe to gather data on the state of the seas
The Ocean Race, the world’s toughest test of a team in sport and sailing’s greatest round-the-world challenge, will...
Rolex Fastnet Race – more than an ocean race
While this year’s Rolex Fastnet Race will be highly competitive at the front of the fleet, for many...
Have you earned a purple heart for cruising medal?
The Purple Heart is well-known as a US military decoration, awarded to the unfortunates who are wounded in...
Want to save an island’s coral reefs? Get rid of invasive rats
The stark surface of Redonda Island is turning green again. Hundreds of years ago, Europeans were sailing the...
SAM and the nature of frontal depressions
The weather picture in temperate latitudes can get very messy. Between the southern edge of the sub-tropical ridge...
Shooting the breeze: paradise must be earned
Five years ago we were at a remote Pacific island with just a few other yachts. There was...
The deadly hazard of urination – don't pee off the rail
Have you ever heard of “Micturition syncope”? This is a fainting spell that can occur during or, more...
Outboard Starting Problems and How to Fix Them Part 3: Refitting the Carburettor
Refitting the carburettor after cleaning, testing the motor. Cruising Association – https://www.theca.org.uk/
So, just how much does it cost to cruise?
Experiencing what can only be described as a man’s ‘young-life crisis’, twenty-one year old Andrew Godfrey puzzled over...
The Coral Sea is calling! Down Under Rally spots available
With the arrival of 2021 and the ongoing uncertainly in regard to when Australia`s Borders might reopen for...
Lifejackets and you – it’s time to get personal
There has been a bit of a quiet revolution going on in Australia with lifejackets over the past...
America’s Cup technology in your foiling harness
Forward WIP (water impact protection) was established in 2015 in Switzerland, originally to design and supply gear for...
The new Zhik Z-Skin – a ‘second skin’ for sailing and watersports
Zhik’s Z-Skin Top is claimed to be one of the thinnest ever, skin-fitting neoprene tops. “It’s the perfect...
Typhoon International’s Storm3 wetsuit for sea and beach
Storm from Typhoon is a name you will be hearing a lot of in 2021. The Storm3 wetsuit...
Launch of the Maxi Banque Populaire XI
The Ultim trimaran Banque Populaire XI exited the yard in Lorient, Brittany this Tuesday 27 April 2021. In...
Uffa Fox regatta to be held at Cowes
To celebrate the life of a man so ahead of his time, a regatta will be held for...
Multihull Solutions and The Yacht Sales Co expand their industry support
Asia Pacific yacht sales companies Multihull Solutions and The Yacht Sales Co have demonstrated their continued support for...
Typhoon International’s new multi-sport Amrok buoyancy aid
The Amrok 50N buoyancy aid is the first of a range of new generation buoyancy aids that leading...
Port Stephens 2021 Video Wrap
Here it is! The wrap video from last week at Sail Port Stephens. Enjoy, and remember to book...
Bermuda Sail Grand Prix Highlights | SailGP
All the highlights from an action-packed final day of racing at the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by...
UPWIND LIGHT WIND SAIL CONTROLS – Dinghy Sailing Techniques – Tips for sailing in 2 to 7 knots
In this video, Shaun Priestley demonstrates some of the key settings for your sail controls when sailing upwind...
Sailing World on Water News April 23.21 SailGP Capsize, Charleston Race Week, Euro Finns, OZ Moths
Highlights of what happened globally in the sport of Sailing in the last 7 days. If you like...
World on Water – SailGP will it float, Champs League, Waszp, SODEBO, Sam Davies more
Highlights of the Global Sport of Sailing in the last 7 days The SailGP is in limbo as...
CYCA Wednesday Twilight Series – 2020-21 finale
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s 2020-21 Wednesday Twilight Series ended with a spectacular evening of racing on...
SailGP: Racing on the Edge // Episode 3: $1 Million Race
The penultimate episode of ‘SailGP: Racing on the Edge’ in partnership with Rolex delves into the relationship between...
Outboard Starting Problems and How to Fix Them Part 2: Blocked Carburettor Jets
An explanation of the causes of blocked carb jets, how to avoid the problem and how to fix...
