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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…
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.
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
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…
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
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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,…
Cowes, England: The highlights of the 2021, and 90th, Round The Island Race.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Los Angeles, California – After a long winter and spring that made planning even more difficult due to Covid uncertainty, the fleet for this year’s Transpacific Yacht Race (aka, the Transpac) is at last in their final days of preparation….
In the lead-up to Tokyo Australian Sailing are going to be telling the story of the Coaching Chain through the eyes and voices of our world class Olympic athletes. Each and every coach has had a role to play in…
A solo sailor has spent seven hours trapped on his yacht after it smashed onto rocks off the Coffin Bay National Park on South Australia’s west coast. Key points: Will Fantom was circumnavigating Australia when he ran aground near Coffin Bay…
To swivel or not to swivel? That is the question. Responsible for never-ending and ongoing discussions, swivels are described by some as unnecessary and to others essential. Titan Swivel, brings a solid answer to the debate. Titan® is a brand…
Lavrio, Greece: 24 hours after the race start, it has been predominantly light winds for all those participating in the Aegean 600 race.
Lavrio, Greece: In the last 24 hours, the Greek Meltemi winds finally arrived on the AEGEAN 600 race course to speed up all members of the fleet as they start to pass through the halfway point in the race. This halfway point is…
AEGEAN 600 Day 2 race analysis video, presented by Dobbs Davis, technical editor at Seahorse Magazine. The YB tracker software is used to discuss the positions and tactics of the teams at key points on the race course, and what…
Riva del Garda, Italy: After two days of racing and over one hundred races completed by the 48 registered teams, the Italian team made up of Quan Adriano Cardi, Alessandro Cirinei, Alex Demurtas, Lorenzo Ghirotti and Lisa Vucetti won the…
Personal floatation devices come in two main forms buoyancy aids and life-jackets. Worn correctly a personal flotation device could save your life.
Check out some of the ways that the amazing teams in The Ocean Race Europe are helping the planet, including joining the @UNFCCC Sports for Climate Action initiative 👏 💙 🌎 #RacingwithPurpose
The designers, engineers, boatbuilders and the sailors at Nautor’s Swan in Finland have really upped the ante with the launch of their newest, largest and no doubt, the fastest sailing yacht they’ve ever built – Skorpios. In fact, their new ClubSwan125 looks powerful enough to break…
Experience the excitement of a ride on The Great Britain SailGP Team’s foiling ‘F50’ race boat in the Andalusian port city of Cádiz, the host of the Spanish Grand Prix. You’ll be meeting 4x Olympic Gold Medallist, Sir Ben Ainslie…
A major clash of the titans will take place between two of the world’s fastest maxi-monohulls at August’s Rolex Fastnet Race. While the most sought-after victory is, of course, the overall win under IRC, for the monohull that is first…
Congratulations to the 11 divisional winners from the 2021 Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Winter Series. With the final two races of the series abandoned due to COVID-19 restrictions, the winners were crowned from the seven completed pointscore races. Division…
Silvaplana, Switzerland: After eight races in typical Silvaplana conditions with the Maloja wind (a thermal south-westerly wind) blowing from the south west, it was the French teams that took the first three places in the 2021 Open Nacra 15 European…
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