Italy: Scheduled for day two of the IMA Maxi Europeans’ inshore/coastal racing were two windward-leewards. After a delay out on the Bay of Naples, the wind finally built to 8-12 knots from the west. After one aborted start due to…
Pieter-Jan Postma, from the Netherlands, is the early leader of the thrilling 2022 Finn Gold Cup at Fraglia Vela Malcesine on Lake Garda, Italy, after three finntastic races in a 10-14 knot southerly on Wednesday. Finland’s Oskari Muhonen is second…
A young team representing the Australian Sailing Squad (ASS) and Australian Sailing Futures program (ASF) in a new Olympic class learned the cost of mistakes on Day 2 of the iQFOiL European Championships on Lake Garda in Italy, but there…
On Monday February 21, Australian sailor Lisa Blair set sail from Albany, WA in a second attempt to sail solo, non-stop, around Antarctica in record time aboard her yacht ‘Climate Action Now’. Blair is still trying to raise money to…
Sydney, Australia: The 2022 Beneteau Pittwater Cup was a real celebration for all. One set of problems around the world have been replaced by another, and so the enthusiasm stemming from the chance to relax and simply go for a…
It was a difficult opening day at the iQFOiL European Championships on Lake Garda in Italy, with those representing the Australian Sailing Squad (ASS) and Australian Sailing Futures (ASF) were not immune, as a lengthy wait for the breeze to…
The World Match Racing Tour is pleased to announce the launch of the first Women’s World Match Racing Tour, a global professional series designed to promote and grow female participation in sailing and match racing around the world. The inaugural…
Italy: Following on from the Regata dei Tre Golfi offshore race, the International Maxi Association’s Maxi European Championship entered a new phase with the first of four days of inshore/coastal racing at the Maxi Yacht Sorrento Trophy, part of Tre…
The famous Garda wind machine broke down today and the 111 Finn sailors at the Finn Gold Cup at Fraglia Vela Malcesine on Lake Garda, Italy, will have to wait for another day to begin this long-heralded restart of elite…
One hundred and nine Finns from 19 nations have gathered at Fraglia Vela Malcesine on Lake Garda, Italy for the 2022 Finn Gold Cup. Ten races are scheduled over the next five days to determine the 2022 Finn World Champion. …
The TF35 Trophy 2022 season gets underway next week, racing out of Nyon, Switzerland, over 19-22 May, for the Realstone Cup for Léman hope. Seven teams will contest the TF35’s second season, and making their debut on the cutting-edge hydro-foiling…
Emirates Team New Zealand and Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei today christened the land yacht to be used in their Wind Powered Land Speed World Record attempt as ‘Horonuku’ in front of team members and land speed suppliers and supporters at their…
Tom Slingsby delivered a masterclass against Great Britain driver Ben Ainslie, known as the sailing ‘GOAT’ (greatest of all time) and most successful sailor in Olympic history, and Phil Robertson’s Canada Team, to win the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix. The…
After building nicely this season and knocking on the door of a series win, Leslie Green’s MC38 team on Ginger wrapped up a shortened Act 3 with plenty to spare. A 5-12 knot autumn nor’easter meant Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s…
The Tasar class, a hugely popular and highly competitive class, will be taking to the waters of Port Phillip from 28 to 31 December 2023 for the Australian National Championship and will follow this up with the main event –…
The passing of Jim ‘Ace’ Mowtell, long-time Australian 18 Footers League member and director of the Australian 18 Footers League since 1993, will be celebrated at the Club at 2pm on Tuesday, 2 August. ‘Ace’ was a true character in…
With the exception of the Class40s Fuji Zerochallenge and La Boulangère Bio, virtually all the crews competing in the 2022 edition of the CIC Normandy Channel Race have rounded the Tuskar Rock lighthouse, the most northerly point of the course….
On Monday February 21, Australian sailor Lisa Blair set sail from Albany, WA in a second attempt to sail solo, non-stop, around Antarctica in record time aboard her yacht ‘Climate Action Now’. Blair is still trying to raise money to…
The whole of the compact fleet in the CIC Normandy Channel Race 2022 is powering its way along the coast of southern England. The surprising and unexpected duo made up of Matthieu Perraut / Kevin Bloch is still leading the…
Solo sailing is not for the faint-hearted – it requires all-round sailing skills and knowledge, a high level of fitness, quick thinking and reflexes, common sense and a mighty dose of bravery. Add to that the challenges that come with…
Sailed double-handed by owner Alex Toomey and crew-mate Andrew Hibbert, Ryujin has won the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s (ORCV) 2022 Apollo Bay Race, in which Margaret Rintoul V (Damien King) took line honours in a close race across the…
If your dream is a Sydney Hobart Yacht Race podium in 2022, here’s the opportunity. Atomic Blonde, a JPK 10.80 and 2021 Ocean Racing WA Siska Trophy winner is now available through private sale by JPK Pacific. This is the…
To say the 60 sailors who set sail this Sunday on the 13th Normandy Channel Race were eager to get going would be an understatement. In stormy yet magnificent conditions, the Class40s were released onto the racetrack at bang on…
Quentin Vlamynck (FRA), the youngest skipper in the history of the Ocean Fifty class, along with his two crew, Alex Pella (ESP) and Antoine Gautier (FRA), won his first-ever Pro Sailing Tour Episode on Sunday afternoon in Bonifacio, Corsica. He drove…
Ponant is set to take luxury expeditions at sea to another level in 2023 announcing the planned arrival to Australian waters of the company’s iconic 32 guest, three-masted sailing yacht Le Ponant for the 2023 Kimberley season. Born out of…
Welcome to Tasmania’s cruising directory. Using the experience of Lagoon owners Kerry and Bryn Wellington, the cruising knowledge of sailors Tania and Greig Ebeling and my (Marnie Ebeling) own adventures around Tasmania, we have created the ultimate guide to exploring…
Entries are now open for the Oyster World Rally 2026-27, which begins in Antigua on January 11, 2026. The event gives Oyster Yacht owners an exclusive opportunity to sail around the world fully supported. This voyage of a lifetime covers 27,000…
A few simple steps are required to prevent yourself from looking like a fool when leaving or entering a harbour on a yacht, as Alan Punch, an RYA Navigation Instructor with Navathome Australia, writes. Going out on a boat means that at…
A fleet of 23 boats have crossed a huge milestone in their their-year voyage, sailing an estimated 4,700 nautical miles since their departure from Tenerife last November to pass through the Panama Canal into the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday 2nd, and…
As the 25 Oyster Yachts taking part in the Oyster World Rally 2022-23 set off on their 16-month, 27,000 nm circumnavigation of the world, join them live in a series of updates revealing their adventures en-route, and be the first…
In 1519, on behalf of Spain, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan and his mostly Spanish crew set off on five ships with the intention of becoming the first fleet to sail around the world. At the time most people didn’t believe…
In July 2022, ‘Danú of Galway’ will depart from Ireland for Scoresby Sound, East Greenland, the largest fjord in the world. The team will comprise of a small group of independent adventurers aiming to sail to and climb in this…
After a lengthy tendering process, future construction of the Infiniti 52 racing yachts outside of the USA is to be undertaken by Persico Marine. The all-carbon fibre Infiniti 52 is the latest model in the Hugh Welbourn-designed Infiniti range that…
From racy runabouts to luxury liners, the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show (SCIBS) shores up its status as the hottest ticket in town when the 33rd annual event anchors at Sanctuary Cove on the Gold Coast from 19 to 22…
From Volunteer Marine Rescue Southport’s Facebook page: VMR Southport and the Gold Coast Water Police were last night involved in a massive operation to assist a distressed vessel and crew. At approximately 1640 on Wednesday VMR Southport were advised of…
The Boat Works is set to welcome a new ship lift, the Italian-built BL90 Telescopic Boat Lift, the first of its kind in Australia. The BL90 represents the latest in boat lift ingenuity with several unique features allowing for versatile…
Archaeologists in Tallinn, Estonia have discovered the wreck of a wooden vessel dating back to about 1300 AD, putting it within the timeframe of the famed Hanseatic League. The 80-foot wreck was found during excavation at a construction site near…
Quantum Annapolis’ David Flynn pulls from his extensive racing and cruising knowledge and recent race aboard the Carkeek 40 Meridian XI to discuss reaching trim. He lays out tips based on the different kinds of sails you might fly while reaching…
The 2022 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show (SCIBS) will roll out the red carpet for the greatest show afloat with a stellar line up of more than 600 boats on display from 19 – 22 May 2022 at Sanctuary Cove…
Gear up at the 2022 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show (SCIBS) with all the latest marine innovations, gadgets and technology to make your time on the water a breeze. SCIBS is back from 19 – 22 May 2022 and overflowing…
All the best moments from the first racing of Season 3 at the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess.
Join Philip Fontaine from Multihull Central as he tours the beautiful HH50 OC catamaran built by high performance builders @HH Catamarans and designed by @Morrelli Melvin Design and Engineering, with a very detailed overview from President Seth Hynes (formerly of…
After a two-year hiatus the 53rd edition of Antigua Sailing Week was brimming with success. The trade winds blew all week, with the international fleet enjoying exhilarating racing in sailing paradise.
Newport, Rhode Island: The official ribbon cutting ceremony highlights and a sneak peek inside The Sailing Museum.
In December 2023 the Victorian coastline of the Mornington Peninsula will come alive with 150-plus Waszps for the International Waszp Games. The fourth edition of the event will see international sailors join the large Australian contingent for an epic event.
Here are the highlights from today’s racing at Antigua Sailing Week.
Here are the highlights from today’s racing at Antigua Sailing Week.
Tight racing on Day 4 of Semaine Olympique Française in Hyeres. Catch up on 470 and ILCA 6 & 7 racing, featuring interviews with Chris Charlwood/Amelia Catt (470), Casey Imeneo (ILCA 6), Zoe Thomson (ILCA 6), Finn Alexander (ILCA 7)…
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