Race Day 5 highlights – 2021 420 World Championship
Race Day 5 highlights – 2021 420 World Championships – San Remo, Italy. Video by YCS / Alberto Origone. For results, see: https://2021worlds.420sailing.org/en/default/races/race-resultsall
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420 World Championships: It’s raining gold for Team USA
San Remo, Italy: Unfortunately there was no wind on the 10th of July to complete the full 12 races schedule, so the Championship was awarded in accordance to the results from the previous day, seeing American’s Tommy Sitzmann and Luke…
Tips on how to reach from Tokyo 2020 sailors
Nikki Barnes and Lara Dallman-Weiss will be representing Team USA when they race their 470 at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. They share some tips on how to reach like a champion. When reaching, it is a delicate dance of power…
Aegean600: Atalanta II first to finish
Lavrio, Greece: At 14:10 local time on the 7th of July, Carlo Alessandro Puri Egri’s Atalanta II from Italy were crowned champions of the 2021 Aegean 600 after crossing the finish line at Cape Sounio six minutes short of exactly…
AST Coaching Chain Series – Will Phillips
It takes a team of coaches to produce an Olympic athlete. The Australian Sailing High Performance program supports a “coaching chain” where each coach contributes to the development of the athlete at their age and stage of development on and…
Taradin and Moroz win KiteFoil World Series
Four days and 17 races later Denis Taradin (RYF) and Daniela Moroz (USA) are the winners of the KiteFoil World Series Gizzeria, Italy, the first of five events of the 2021 season. Today’s three final races were held with wind…
Navigation Equipment – SheSails Online Workshop
If you have not long started sailing or just want to know more about what goes on at the navigation table, this online workshop on the 10th of August is for you. We will be discussing some of the navigation equipment…
CYCA Women’s Winter Series success
Vamp, Star Ferry, Wax Lyrical and Wild Oats have been crowned divisional champions for the 2021 Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s (CYCA) Women’s Winter Series. In light of the extended COVID-19 restrictions in Greater Sydney, Race 3 of the series was abandoned, meaning the final…
Lake Taupō’s nautical saga: Dreams, disasters, detours and a love story
On Lake Taupō, New Zealand, Sue Hoffart finds a nautical saga that has it all. Although Dave Nesbitt may have been born to sail, he’s taken some unlikely detours en route to yacht ownership. And he’s certainly struck some rough…
Brazil’s Di Francesco Kuhl new Optimist world champion
Riva del Garda, Italy – On the 9th of July a new name was written in the golden books of the Optimist World Champions after Brazilian Alex Di Francesco Kuhl won the World Title over a fleet of 259 sailors,…
Young Azzurra wins Persico 69F Grand Prix 2.1
Porto Cervo: Today was the final day of racing at the first event in the foiling Persico 69F and the home team, Young Azzurra, won the Grand Prix 2.1, followed by the Swiss team Okalys Youth Project and the Italian…
Denis Taradin on top at KiteFoil World Series
A perfect day of sun, wind and kitefoiling at Hang Loose Beach in Gizzeria, Italy for the last five races of the qualification series, with Russia’s Denis Taradin coming out on top at the end of the day. One hundred…
Thailand International Boat Show to lead local recovery
Hit hard by the pandemic, Phuket is set to receive a boost in the new year when the Thailand International Boat Show will be held 6 – 9 of January, 2022 at the award-winning Royal Phuket Marina. Targeting those with…
Zhik – Australian Sailing’s Olympic weapon
Sailors and their superstitions – the list is never-ending; no bananas on board, a green boat is bad luck – and beware of the consequences if you change a boat’s name. But what about clothing and equipment? Can that make…
Marina Militare Nastro Rosa regatta starts August
World Sailing and the European Sailing Federation (EUROSAF) have confirmed that the 2021 Hempel Offshore World Championship and the EUROSAF Mixed Offshore European Championship will be held alongside the 2021 Marina Militare Nastro Rosa regatta in Italy. In addition to…
Autonomous vessel completes pacific crossing to Hawaii
After a voyage lasting 28 days and covering an estimated 2,250 nautical miles, an uncrewed, autonomous vessel mostly powered by wind and solar energy is arriving at the dock in Honolulu, Hawaii this afternoon, July 8. The Saildrone Surveyor, a 14…
The verdict – The Ocean Race Europe
At the end of first-ever edition of The Ocean Race Europe, both veterans and debutants were asked what they thought of it and what their plans are for 2022.
Spectacular racing at 420 Worlds
Sanremo, Italy: The fourth day of the 2021 420 World Championships delivered nice medium winds of around 10-15 knots, allowing the race committee to run three races. Full results: https://2021worlds.420sailing.org/en/default/races/race-resultsall
Hackel maintains Optimist Worlds lead
Riva del Garda, Italy – A single race completed on the penultimate day of racing at the Optimist World Championship, hosted on the Northern Garda Lake. A storm coming from the South and the consequent instability of the wind did…
2021 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 Junior World Championships – Day One Highlights
This is the first event since Covid and the teams are thrilled to be racing again. 111 teams from around the world are competing in Gdynia, Poland. For results, see: https://49er.org/event/2021-junior-world-championship/#49erresults
Whitsundays Better Boating series
With leisure boat sales on the rise, the Whitsunday region is experiencing unprecedented levels of new visitors this year, many of which are experiencing our spectacular backyard for the first time. In addition, the annual migration of cruising yachts is…
No spectators for Tokyo Olympics
The beleaguered Tokyo Games has been forced to hold the Olympic events without any fans in the stands. The decision follows the Japanese government’s announcement of a new state of emergency for Tokyo starting Monday 12 July. For the full…
KiteFoil World Series pre-race day
The long-awaited KiteFoil World Series is back. The first event of the year kicks off tomorrow at Hang Loose Beach Club, Gizzeria, Italy, a much loved spot for kiters around Europe. Racing will take place from July 8th – 11th.
KiteFoil World Series kicks off
Gizzeria, Italy: They’re back. After a long, forced, leap year, the KiteFoil World Series are back. The first event of the year kicks off tomorrow at Hang Loose Beach Club, a much loved spot for kiters around Europe. The maximum number of entries…
The Marine Paintings of Russ Kramer
Acclaimed artist Russ Kramer, who specializes in historically-correct dynamic recreations of famous yacht races and turn-of-the-century yachting society, will give a presentation surveying his oil paintings, inspirations, methods and techniques. Russ will focus on the great Herreshoff America’s Cup defenders…
69F presents: The Magenta Project experience
An all-female team, sponsored by GAC Pindar, is participating in the second event of the Persico 69F Cup in Porto Cervo, Sardinia, from the 5-10 July.
Grand Prix 2.1: Swiss youth team takes lead
Costa Smeralda, Northern Sardinia, Italy: Today was the first day of racing at the Grand Prix 2.1 event of the Persico 69F Cup circuit and currently in the lead is the Swiss team Okalys Youth Project followed by the Italian…
Sydney sailor gets haircut for good cause
Having long hair as a sailor can be a major inconvenience. It can get caught in blocks, flicks into your face and often at the end of the day spent on the water it is one big, knotted clump. But…
Beyond Meat to support upcoming SailGP event
LONDON – In the lead-up to the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix, Beyond Meat® – a leader in plant-based meat – is teaming up with SailGP as the official plant-based meat partner for the event in Plymouth, UK on July…
All-female team to race in 69F Cup
The 69F Team is fully in support of The Magenta Project’s initiatives and following a recent 69F training camp aimed at up-skilling female sailors. The 69F Team were keen to see an all-female team in the upcoming 69F events. Now,…
Round The Island Race 2021 – race highlights
Cowes, England: The highlights of the 2021, and 90th, Round The Island Race.
How Protests Work – SheSails Online Workshop
Ever wondered about how the protest process works? If you have not long started sailing or want to take the next step towards club racing, this online workshop is for you. We will be discussing the on-water prerequisites to submitting…
First ever single-handed multihull race confirmed
The first ever single-handed race around the world in the giant Ultim multihulls will take place in 2023, 15 years after the vision was originally conceived. An incredible test of both man and machine awaits the skippers, in a race…
Change in leaderboard at Optimist World Championship
Riva del Garda, Italy – After two days of the Team Race World Championship, racing for the individual World Championship resumed today. Two races were completed today. The fleets have been divided into Gold fleet (from which will emerge the…
Sailing terms everyone should know
Knowing the right sailing terms to use on board a boat is not just a way of sounding super cool and impressing your friends, though it does works for that too… It’s actually very useful, and sometimes crucial in communicating…
Off-Wind sails for cruising boats
Three sailmakers take a look at off-wind sails that will keep your boat moving on a reach and a run. Not so long ago, most production sailboats featured sail plans that were a bit different from what one might encounter…
Location uncertainty for 37th America’s Cup
Luna Rossa helmsman Francesco Bruni says Team New Zealand need to “get a move on” and has criticised their boss Grant Dalton over the delays in deciding what the next edition of the America’s Cup will look like. After successfully…
Top ten boat names for 2021
It’s been a tumultuous year for the world, and getting away from it all on a recreational boat has given many the respite they’ve needed. With lives upended, some recreational boat owners have chosen to reflect on the times when…
Grand Prix 2.1 Persico 69 Cup kicks off tomorrow
Costa Smeralda, Northern Sardinia, Italy: Starting tomorrow and running until July 10th the Grand Prix 2.1 for Persico 69F foiling yachts will be held in Costa Smeralda. 69F yachts are a 6.9 metre, one-design, monohull foiling class. The event is…
Q&A with world-renowned sailors Murray Jones and Jordi Calafat
How do you set up your rig for max speed? Whether you’re talking small boats, multihulls or keelboats, two experts that really know all about rig tune are five-times America’s Cup winner Murray Jones from New Zealand, and 470 Olympic…
