GC32 Racing Tour resumes in Lagos
Excitement is in the air as competition on the GC32 Racing Tour resumes for the first time since the GC32 Oman Cup in November 2019.
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Italy’s Altea dominates Melges 24 regatta on Lake Garda
Italy: The first regatta of the Melges 24 European Sailing Series 2021 has come to an end. And after a display of some stand out, one-design racing in Malcesine, Lake Garda, Italy’s Altea, steered by Andrea Raccheli, was the victor. Altea’s…
25th Anniversary Day #3- 2021 Superyacht Cup Palma
A final day of sublime sailing conditions brought the Superyacht Cup Palma’s landmark 25th anniversary regatta to a close on Saturday with a first time entrant stealing the headlines. Ravenger takes the overall 2021 Superyacht Cup title while Nilaya was…
Ravenger wins Superyacht Cup Palma
A final day of sublime sailing conditions brought the Superyacht Cup Palma’s landmark 25th anniversary regatta to a close on Saturday with a first time entrant stealing the headlines.
Racing abandoned on final day of Block Island Race Week
Rhode Island: Thick fog and light winds greeted sailors on the final morning of Storm Trysail Club Block Island Race Week, and after an hour-long postponement, the Race Committee ultimately decided to abandon racing on Margaritaville Race Day due to…
Winners declared after final day abandoned at Swan Sardinia Challenge
Porto Cervo: Today was the final day of racing at the inaugural Swan Sardinia Challenge and the fleet of 34 yachts was divided into four classes ready for the final day of racing when the winners were delivered to the…
Beautiful lap around the island at Block Island Race Week
Sailors at Block Island Race Week were treated to the highlight of the series so far, the Regatta Craft Mixers Round the Island Race delivering the best racing conditions, not just for the week, but in recent Round-the-Island history as…
Swan Sardinia Challenge wide open heading into final day
Porto Cervo: Three races were run at the Swan Sardinia Challenge today; the current leaders are Hatari (ClubSwan 50), G-Spot (ClubSwan 36), Nadir (ClubSwan 42) and Ulika (Swan 45), denoting changes at the top in some classes with just one…
Mistral drives racing at Swan Sardinia Challenge
Currently in the lead of Swan Sardinia Challenge in Porto Cervo are ClubSwan 50 Sparti; G-Spot and Vitamina are tied in the ClubSwan 36 Class; Koyré-Spirit of Nerina is in the lead of the ClubSwan 42s and Ulika is leading…
Champagne sailing at Block Island Race Week
Rhode Island: The sun was bright, and the breeze was anticipated to be light for the halfway point, but racing was briefly postponed to allow the Race Committees to set a new course, as the cool 8-10 knot north-westerly breeze…
Louis Robein signs on for Global Solo Challenge
After completing eight Solitaires du Figaro and a solo crossing of the Atlantic, Lyon-born Louis Robein is motivated to move on to the next stage, a single-handed non-stop circumnavigation, and the Global Solo Challenge provides him with the context for…
Light breeze prevails at Block Island Race Week opener
Block Island, Rhode Island: The fog lifted overnight so the Race Committee sent the 158 crews for Block Island Race Week presented by Margaritaville out to their assigned race circles for North Sails Race Day to get some points on…
Day 1 at Swan Sardinia Challenge
Today marked the first day of racing at the Swan Sardinia Challenge, organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in collaboration with Nautor’s Swan and ClubSwan Racing, and although the breeze was light on, all were pleased just to be…
Swan Sardinia Challenge starts in Porto Cervo
Beginning with a Practice Race, the Skipper’s Briefing and the traditional Welcome Cocktail, today was the first day of the first edition of the Swan Sardinia Challenge, organized by Yacht Club Costa Smeralda with Nautor’s Swan and ClubSwan Racing. The…
SCOR and B2SC 2021 cancelled
It is with great regret and disappointment that the Sunshine Coast Yacht Club Management Committee advises that the 2021 SCOR regatta and the B2SC feeder race from Brisbane have had to be cancelled. Entries have been open for a couple…
Introducing Marine Jobs – the new industry careers centre
In support of a buoyant marine sector, the Marina Industries Association (MIA) in partnership with the Boating Industry Association (BIA) and Superyacht Australia has launched Marine Jobs. Marine Jobs is an online ‘career centre’ designed to make it easier for…
Paterson in a ‘Rush’ to claim ORCV Winter Series race
The ORCV Winter Series kicked off with 45 competitors on Port Philip in Melbourne enjoying close racing after the conclusion of the lockdown period last Saturday, and John Paterson was the victor with his Farr 45, Rush. Tricky light winds…
J Boats sweep Performance Cruising classes in Round the Island Race
“Somehow Mother Nature knows when a regatta is starting, so the great weather you have been having is probably going to change,” meteorologist Chris Bedford said with a chuckle, as he kicked off the North Sails Weather Briefing Webinar ahead…
Entries open for an evolved 39th PIC Coastal Classic
With the PIC Coastal Classic now four months away, the New Zealand Multihull Yacht Club has published the Notice of Race and opened entries for the 39th Labor-weekend sail from Auckland to Russell. As New Zealand’s largest coastal yacht race,…
Cold weather bonding
During the colder months, the Technical Advisers at West System and ATL Composites are frequently asked “What’s the lowest temperature West System Epoxy can be applied?” Fortunately, it’s one they’re well equipped to answer. Gougeon Brothers, Inc. got its start…
Spaniard Gorka Rozas makes it 23 for Global Solo Challenge
Gorka Rozas, who hails from Ortuella in the Basque Country, Spain is the 23rd entry in the Global Solo Challenge with his Northwind 40 produced by the Angus Pimrose shipyard. We put some questions to Gorka: Where does your passion…
Malcesine to open Melges 24 European Sailing Series 2021
Hoping to have definitively left behind the pandemic issues, the International Melges 24 Class Association’s specialists are confidently looking to preparing a revised and amended racing calendar and have chosen Malcesine, Italy for the season opener. Management of the class,…
Fareast 28R selected for World Match Racing Tour finals
The World Match Racing Tour today announced the Fareast 28R keelboat has been selected and approved for the Shenzhen Bao’an Match Cup, host of the WMRT Finals in Shenzhen, China from 15-19 December 2021. A new fleet of seven Fareast…
Rán wins Fast 40+ Round 2 after windless final day in Cowes
Round 2 of the Fast 40+ 2021 Race Circuit concluded Sunday in Cowes with a win for Niklas Zennstrom’s Rán, from Peter Morton’s Jean Genie and Christian Hamilton/Guy Gillon’s Khumbu, with no more races possible on the final day due…
Melges Argentario Rally: Di Maio wins Melges 14s while Brontolo claims Melges 20 title
Cala Galera, Italy: The battle for the Melges 20 title was open until the last day, when Filippo Pacinotti and his reigning world champion crew of Brontolo crew established themselves as the winners. Consistency paid for Pacinotti, especially on the…
Hooligan hailed winner of MC38’s Act 3
Sydney dumped an ice-bucket on MC38 crews racing on Pittwater in Act 3 of the season, but Marcus Blackmore’s local Hooligan crew shook off the dismal winter conditions and their class rivals, to land back on top of the one-design…
Melges Argentario Rally: Tavatuy wins Melges 32 title
Cala Galera, Italy: Light breeze set the pace over the second event of the Melges World League, the Argentario Rally, and because of this, all crews were tested over the three days, with tacticians having to make complicated choices based…
2021 52 SUPER SERIES – Preview
The long winter is finally over! Get ready for a SUPER-CHARGED three-event 2021 52 SUPER SERIES season, starting in Puerto Portals on 24th August!
Behind The Scenes in Taranto | France SailGP Team
Go behind the scenes with Billy Besson and the France SailGP Team at the first Italy Sail Grand Prix in Taranto.
The Ocean Race Europe – Final Highlights Genoa
Wonderful last day of The Ocean Race Europe with the coastal race in Genoa. It has been a month full of emotions and we have enjoyed it along with the teams!
Team Germany and Mirpuri Foundation crowned The Ocean Race overall winners
Class leaders Offshore Team Germany (GER) and Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team (POR) have been confirmed as the respective IMOCA and VO65 winners in the inaugural edition of The Ocean Race Europe, after an exciting final day of coastal racing in…
Large fleet in for 2021 ASBA Nationals
There must be something about sailing on Queensland waters in winter, because the 2021 ASBA National Title, hosted by Darling Point Sailing Squadron, has attracted 20 Sports Boats to the regatta with less than a week until the starters gun….
Jean Genie lets rip on Day 2 of Fast 40+ Round 2
eter Morton’s Jean Genie had the best of Day 2 of Round 2 of the Fast 40+ 2021 Race Circuit, part of the RORC IRC National Championship in Cowes, Isle of Wight on a very grey day, with flat water…
The Ocean Race Europe – This was Leg 3
The highs, the lows, from Alicante 🇪🇸 to Genoa 🇮🇹. This was Leg 3 of The Ocean Race Europe.
Italian youth crew prevails among Rolex Giraglia’s IRC 0 maxis
In a fantastic result for the Rolex Giraglia’s hosts and organiser, the Yacht Club Italiano (YCI), their ‘club boat’, Adriano Calvini’s Felci 61 Itacentodue, claimed the race’s IRC 0 maxi boat class after crossing the Genoa finish line mid-evening yesterday….
Fast 40+ Round 2 – dismal day on Solent but sizzling racing
Race 1 and 3 winner, Niklas Zennstrom’s Rán leads the Fast 40+ in Cowes, Isle of Wight after the first day from Peter Morton’s Jean Genie (Race 2 winner) and Christian Hamilton/Guy Gillon’s Khumbu. Rán won Races 1 and 3,…
The Ocean Race: Teams prepared for winner-take-all finale in Genova
After three weeks of intense offshore and inshore action that has seen The Ocean Race Europe’s 12-boat fleet race over 2,000 nautical miles from France to Italy with stops in Portugal and Spain, the event’s inaugural edition will come to…
Melges Argentario Rally: Race fleet doubles in Cala Galera
Cala Galera, Italy: Today was the second day of racing at the Melges Argentario Rally for the Melges 32 fleet with three more races completed, bringing the series total to six, and the Russian entry Tavatuy (Pavel Kuznetsov) continues to…
Crews look forward to stepping up competition in Swan Sardinia Challenge
Preparations are under way to welcome 35 Swan one-design yachts to the season’s second major regatta in the splendid surroundings of Porto Cervo, where the Swan Sardinia Challenge will take place in all four Swan one-design classes from 22-26 June….
The Ocean Race: Offshore Team Germany claims IMOCA leg three victory
Offshore Team Germany, the non-foiling IMOCA 60 skippered by German Olympian Robert Stanjek, has pulled off a spectacular victory in the third and final offshore leg of The Ocean Race Europe. After almost four days of racing since leaving Alicante,…
