John Bacon wins ORC C at Newport Race Week
A team that was riding a learning curve during the regatta was John Bacon’s crew on The Edge, which won ORC C. Bacon just recently bought the 44-foot boat and sailed it for the first time a few days before…
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Ghio and Suardiaz – GWA European Champions!
GWA Wingfoil Race Class European Championships 2022 The wind took a while to kick in on the final day of the GWA Wingfoil Race Class European Championships at Kritika Beach in Rhodes, Greece, yesterday, but the thermal winds did indeed…
Windcraft proudly presents a premium sail and power collection at 2022 SIBS
Windcraft Yachts’ exclusive and long-standing relationship with top European brands Hanse, Dehler and Solaris means boating enthusiasts coming to this year’s Sydney International Boat Show will be able to gauge firsthand why they are in the vanguard of yachting design…
How the America’s Cup gave rise to world’s most elegant yachts
Written by: Simon de Burton With the 37th America’s Cup a mere two years away, a small number of the world’s billionaires are busily pouring vast quantities of cash into building the AC75 monohull racing yachts that will skim across…
New initiative to look at the rise in abandoned boats
Even though this article by Katy Stickland in Yacting World is based on figures and statistics from the UK, it is still all very relevant for any other country around the World. The scale of boat dumping around the UK…
Street wins WASZP Games
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…
GWA Wingfoil – Day 3 – Rhodes
Day three – Saturday – Mathis Ghio and Nia Suardiaz Race to the TopIt was a slow start for day three of competition in Rhodes, Greece, but the pace picked up very quickly once the trusted winds kicked in at…
Win for Black Star in GC32 Worlds nail biter
K-Challenge Team France was the dominant force for the first half of this GC32 World Championship, held in Lagos, Portugal, but for the second half it was Christian Zuerrer’s Black Star Sailing Team which overtook the French after today’s third…
GWA Wingfoil Race Class European Champs
Day two (Friday) – saw an exceptional day of racing in Rhodes, Greece as we completed 7 eliminations for the women and 3 eliminations for the men in optimal racing conditions.It was a windy start at Kritika Beach in Rhodes,…
GC32 Worlds: K-Challenge chases as Black Star battles back
The top two boats edged further away from the eight other flying catamaran teams on the penultimate day of the GC32 World Championship, being held in Lagos, on Portugal’s Algarve coast. Another uncharacteristically light day resulted in the easterly wind…
Stage set for thrilling final day at Newport’s Race Week
Newport, R.I.: It was a tale of two race days on Day 3 of Newport’s Race Week presented by Rolex, as the one-design boats launched early, held one race in the remnants of a morning northerly breeze, waited patiently for…
Black Star shines at Lagos GC32 Worlds
At the halfway stage of this fourth GC32 World Championship, the full 10-rAce schedule has been achieved, half of the fleet have won races and there is an unexpected stand-out race leader in K-Challenge Team France. Racing today off Lagos…
World Sailing to hold EGM to vote on Governance Reform proposals
World Sailing will hold an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on 18 July 2022 to discuss and vote on proposals for Governance Reform – the meeting will be held virtually and is open to representatives of all Member National Authorities (MNAs)….
Celebration for Jim ‘ACE’ Mowtell
Friends and enemies alike are invited to help celebrate the life of Jim ‘ACE’ Mowtell – ACE Marine Photography at the 18 Footers League in Double Bay at 2pm on Tuesday 2 August Pass the word along as the day…
French Youth Team into lead on Day 2 of Race Week
On a day when it paid to be quick and nimble, no fleet was more of both of those things than the Persico 69F foiling monohulls, the foiling 21-footers leaving the beach at a leisurely hour, banging out six sharp…
GWA Wingfoil Race Class European Championships
There was a warm welcome on the beach in Rhodes, Greece, on Thursday morning as riders arrived to register for the GWA Wingfoil Race Class European Championships, Greece living up to its hospitality as the people of Rhodes welcomed the…
Futures Star Evie Saunders wins Youth Worlds Silver
Australian Sailing Futures (ASF) sailor Evie Saunders has claimed Silver in the ILCA 6 class at the Allianz Youth Sailing World Championships in The Hague, The Netherlands. Saunders finished 15 points behind Eve McMahon from Ireland, who won four of…
SailGP indefinitely pauses Japan team
After much deliberation and taking into account logistical and commercial considerations, SailGP has made the difficult decision to pause the participation of Japan SailGP Team indefinitely. The league would like to thank Nathan Outteridge and all of the athletes and…
How to anchor for heavy weather – Skip Novak’s Storm Sailing
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
Teams arriving at speed at the AEGEAN 600
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…
GC32 World Champs – Day 1
K-Challenge Team France shows the way in Lagos’ GC32 Worlds Conditions didn’t look promising for day one of the GC32 World Championship in Lagos, Portugal. While the prevailing conditions here – strong offshore northwesterlies and flat water – have made…
WASZP Games – Championship – Day 2
After much hype and anticipation, finally, we arrived at the first day of championship racing at the International WASZP Games. The beauty of the WASZP Class is that the preparation of the sailors from around the world is tracked through…
Spain wins Nations Trophy at Youth Worlds
HIGHLIGHTS ● Spain wins the Nations Trophy ● Twin wins for Ireland in the ILCA 6 dinghy fleets ● Twin wins for Argentina in the 29er Skiff fleets ● Dominant victories in all four foiling fleets Spain has won the…
Introducing Australia’s 21-year old with her eyes on the wheel
Australia’s Tash Bryant may be a new recruit for Season 3 but she’s no stranger to the racing circuit. It began in Pittwater, an inlet north of Sydney Harbour, where Bryant grew up. She learned to sail ‘following’ her father…
The rapid AC40 begins to emerge
With the news that the world’s first AC40 is just weeks away from being shipped to its new base in Auckland, expectation is ramping up for this most exciting of classes. “We didn’t hold back on the design,” was how…
Performance Cruising Yachts
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…
WASZP Games – Epic Slalom Championship
One of the most dramatic Grand Final series’ you could ever hope to see, ensued on the opening day of the 2022 International WASZP Games in Malcesine Lake Garda. The championship not decided until the final gybe of the final…
All star cast for Lagos’ GC32 World Championship
Ten teams from as far afield as Australia and the USA are competing from today until Sunday in the fourth GC32 World Championship, off Lagos on Portugal’s Algarve. The line-up includes America’s Cup winners, Volvo Ocean Race sailors, Olympic and…
Youth Worlds – Day 4
HIGHLIGHTS ● Winds build during the day from 5 to 14 knots ● Steinberg wins all her iQFOiL Female races ● McMahon has one hand on ILCA 6 Female gold ● Three-way tie at the top of the ILCA 6…
Allegra is first to finish in the Aegean 600
At an average speed of 11.3 knots around race course, Adrian Keller’s 78-foot Nigel Irens-designed performance luxury catamaran ALLEGRA (SUI) crossed the finish line at 19:36:02 local time today (tuesday) in the second edition of the Hellenic Offshore Racing Club’s…
Youth Worlds – Day 3
HIGHLIGHTS ● Light winds of 5 knots meant no racing for some fleets● The 420s complete both scheduled races, Germany and Spain leading the two fleets● Singing goes hand in hand with winning● New Zealand closes gap on Argentina 29er…
The fleet is flying in the Aegean 600
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…
eYachts at the Sydney Boat Show
For the first time, Sydney will be able to see the new Axopar 22 range. Europe’s fastest-growing boat company have come up with a 22-footer that offers all the benefits of Axopar, in a sleek, trailerable vessel. Superior to many…
Ainslie: “In some ways we’ve had to go back to the drawing board”
by Miranda Blazeby, Digital Editor SailGP As the most decorated Olympic sailor of all time, Driver and co-owner of the British team Ben Ainslie is one of the best known athletes in SailGP. He joined the circuit ahead of Season…
Australian Sailing launches landmark Club Participation Programs
Australian Sailing is proud to release its long-awaited Club Participation Programs, giving clubs and class associations a valuable resource on how to deliver sailing programs and keep members engaged with the sport. This club-focused guide helps clubs support members through…
Safety Review into the Nexba incident
Australian Sailing is aware of the recent incident involving the FarrX2 “Nexba” when the yacht capsized off Wollongong on the NSW South Coast. We would like to thank the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre, NSW Water Police, the Master and Crew…
GC32 Racing tour as an owner-driver
Travelling to compete on the GC32 Racing Tour from the other side of the world is challenging at the best of times, but when the pandemic stuck and draconian travel restrictions were introduced it was a step too far for…
Big Battles in the Female Doublehanders
HIGHLIGHTS ● Light winds of 5 to 8 knots for most of the day● Strong current again plays its part in the racing● A U-Flag disqualification for Spain sees Germany retain the lead in Female 420● Female 29er battle between…
Fast and perfect start for the Aegean 600
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…
WASZP Pre Games – Wrap Up
The preparation is now complete, for an event three years in the making, excitement is at fever pitch on the ground in Malcesine on Lake Garda as 170+ WASZPs prepare for battle at the International WASZP Games. The Pre-Games event…
