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THE LITTLE AUSSIE LAP 2.0 CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCEMENT – Xavier DoerrI would like to take the the opportunity to express how hugely grateful I am to my sponsors for my first campaign; Aramex, Waterline, Deepwater Collective, Australian Framing Solutions, Rawcorp and…
Sail Port Stephens (SPS) is revamping its event schedule and revising dates for racing in April and May 2023, having outgrown the previous week-long format that remained largely unchanged since its inception in 2008. The highly popular regatta has traditionally…
Brei Whitehead has continued her upward trajectory finishing sixth at the Lepanto 2022 Formula Kite Europeans in Nafpaktos, Greece. The Townsville Yacht Club member improved on her 16th in Palma and 10th in Hyeres and has her perfectly poised for…
Australia’s Breiana Whitehead remains firmly in the hunt for a medal at the 2022 Lepanto Formula Kite European Championships entering tomorrow’s Semi Final series in sixth place. The unique nature of the Formula Kite final day means anyone from the…
A festival beyond compare: Act 2 The Classics and Modern yachts give way to the Maxis The Trophies from the first week of Les Voiles For this second Sunday of Les Voiles, the port of Saint Tropez was the theatre…
Bo Petersen won his third OK Dinghy European Championship at Société Nautique de Bandol, France, after one final race was sailed on Saturday local time, while Stefan de Vries took second place and Valerian Lebrun placed third after winning the…
Doug DeVos’ Quantum Racing won the Royal Cup 52 Super Series Scarlino title today in Tuscany, Italy, their third regatta triumph of the five-event 2022 season, after turning a one-point deficit to triumph. DeVos’ boat finished five clear points ahead…
Thousands of square metres of sails were lowered in a din on Saturday evening local time after a truly amazing finale to part one of Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez 2022. Particularly boisterous conditions that greeted today’s fleets prompted the Race…
On Day 5 of the 2022 Lepanto Formula Kite European Championships in Nafpaktos, Greece there were plenty of place changing in the Men’s and Women’s fleets as Lauriane Nolot from France took the yellow bib away from compatriot Jessie Kampman,…
It has been a week like no other so far in Emirates Team New Zealand’s the wind powered landspeed world record campaign, with Horonuku finally reaching its destination at Lake Gairdner, South Australia. When Glenn Ashby said last week “Let’s…
It was a meteorologist’s nightmare on the fourth day of racing at the 2022 Lepanto Formula Kite European Championships in Nafpaktos, Greece as the expected 12-13 knots never materialised, causing long waits ashore. When fickle winds did emerge, they caused…
It was amidst a soundtrack comprising hand canons on large schooners, sea shanties from the schooner Naema and the drone of bagpipes from the top spreader of the gaff schooner Elena, that the 3,000 sailors competing at Les Voiles returned…
Seventy-four competitors and 37 teams from five nations sailed the Rooster 29er Euro Cup and National Championships at Balatonfüred in Hungary. The first three days started with a postponement, but racing took place on all but one day thanks to…
Denmark’s Bo Petersen has taken the lead at the OK Dinghy European Championship at Société Nautique de Bandol, France but sits on equal points with Stefan de Vries from The Netherlands, while Britain’s Nick Craig is up to third, just…
Just one point separates Sled from second placed Quantum Racing going into Saturday’s two scheduled races to decide the winners of the Royal Cup, the top trophy for the fourth regatta of the 2022 52 Super Series season. Just after…
Race wins for Magda Woyciechowska from Poland and Gal Zukerman from Israel moved the two teenagers further up the rankings at the end of day four of the 2022 Lepanto Formula Kite European Championships in Nafpaktos, Greece. Still holding on…
3-Bullet Boschetti sleeps his way to the top HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY10 to 15 knot winds from the west in the Gulf of Patras3 bullets from 4 races for Boschetti, Taradin and MaederFrench hold the top 4 places in the…
Clear your diary. Set the date. The countdown has commenced for what promises to be one of the most exciting, innovative and ultimately consequential series of events of the 37th America’s Cup. The Notice of Race for the 2024 Women’s…
Valerian Lebrun from France is the early leader at the 2022 OK Dinghy European Championship at Société Nautique de Bandol, France, after the first day of racing. He leads Bo Petersen, from Denmark and Stefan de Vries, from The Netherlands….
Windless holes, dead birds, dust and flying fish play with entrants’ nerves entering the dreaded doldrums. Entrants missing family, some hampered with repairs, most nervous about the lack of wind. Back of the fleet surge toward the mid fleet, Pat,…
A whole day of fun and fiery Challenges of all kinds To France (12mR) the Club 55 Cup! Kismet triumphs among the Centenarians Thursday at Les Voiles has the spirit of the Nioulargue and the breeze at its centre, wrapped…
The waters of the Golfo di Follonica, Tuscany continue to deliver excellent racing conditions for the Royal Cup 52 SUPER SERIES Scarlino. With winds gusting over 25kts for Race 5 of the ten race series and a slight drop to…
Hobie 16 World Championships Conclude – With 5 Australian teams in the top 9 ! Congratulations to our new 2022 Hobie 16 World Champions, Cam Owen and Susan Ghent from Australia. After a long day of waiting and an eventual…
Original article published by The Maritime Executive After an “enhanced due diligence process,” Gibraltar’s Admiralty Marshal has confirmed the winner of the auction for the seized Russian megayacht Axioma, which was put on the block last month. The top bid…
It was Mistral 2: OK Dinghy Europeans 0, on Wednesday with 35-38 knots of wind blasting the bay of Bandol on the first day of the 2022 OK Dinghy European Championship. After the practice race was also lost on Tuesday,…
The French were fast out of the blocks on the first day of racing at the 2022 Lepanto Formula Kite European Championships in Nafpaktos, Greece. Poema Newland, Jessie Kampman and Alexia Fancelli hold the top three places in the 47-strong…
132 IRCs make towards Cavalaire: TP52s dominate play The schooners put on a show! Thursday festivities at Les Voiles Thanks to a slight easing of the Mistral and a warm sunshine, all the racers, in both the Modern and Classic…
Day 1 Finals racing – Building breeze and tight quarters for the first day of the finals. Winds started out on the lighter side but quickly built to 10-15 knots. With the field cut to just the top 48 teams,…
After four races at the Royal Cup 52 SUPER SERIES Scarlino regatta in Tuscany, Italy there have now been different winners in every race. Takashi Okura’s 2021 circuit champions Sled are tied with Quantum Racing at the top of the…
The new ICE 62 TARGA premiered at the recent Cannes Yachting Festival to ravereviews. This remarkable yacht was nominated for this prestigious award in thecategory of best luxury cruiser. The ICE 62 TARGA is an authentic, high-quality, fast luxury cruiser…
It’s become a tradition at VPLP Design to release a new concept boat during the Monaco Yacht Show, the international show dedicated to superyachts, and this year is no different! For the 2022 edition (28 September – 1 October) VPLP…
A variety of entries for Royal Geelong Yacht Club’s (RGYC) 2023 Festival of Sails include newly minted Australian Yachting Championship winners, who look forward to racing at the annual event from 26-29 January when it celebrates the 180th edition of…
National Safe Boating Week (NSBW) is back from the 1st to the 7th of October, reminding boaters of the importance of lifejackets ahead of the busy summer season. The Boating Industry Association Ltd (BIA) has partnered with the Australia New…
Once again, the beach at Bandol, France, has filled up with OK Dinghies from all over Europe ahead of the 2022 European Championship, which was opened on Tuesday at the Société Nautique de Bandol. The OK Dinghy class loves coming…
Sea, sun, sailboats… and the Mistral! Shenandoah of Sark, star of the Rolex Trophy A working boat among the Classics, Madcap graces Les Voiles. Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez brings together all the ingredients of a festive extravaganza: sea, sun, sublime…
In a double announcement by America’s Cup Events Limited (ACE) it is confirmed today that Iain Murray has been appointed as Independent Regatta Director for the 37th America’s Cup in Barcelona alongside Richard Slater who continues in the role as…
Storm Force from NafpaktosDay one of the Lepanto 2022 Formula Kite European Championships in Nafpaktos, and the weather forecast in western Greece was so apocalyptic that the government forbade any on-water activity today, and that included the kiteboarders. NO SERIOUSLY,…
Day 3 Semi-finals racing – Similar to yesterday, racing for the final day of the semi-finals got underway shortly after 11:00 AM in the offshore breeze. The early race started off in 12 knots of breeze but, it didn’t hold….
After two races in winds which topped 27kts in the gusts Quantum Racing lead the Royal Cup Scarlino 52 SUPER SERIES regatta. With American owner driver Doug DeVos back as helmsman after missing the last event in July in Mallorca,…
Below is a quick report from Juliet COSTANZO, representing the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club at the Women’s World Match Racing Tour in Denmark with her crew – Clare COSTANZO, Sarah PARKER, Jemma HODGSON and Ruby SCHOLTEN. Great job girls….
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