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Eric de Turckheim's Nivelt-Muratet 54 Teasing Machine finished the 2017 RORC Transatlantic Race on Friday 8 December in an elapsed time of 13 days 19 hrs 29 mins 08 secs, meaning the French team leads the race overall after IRC…
Strong winds are forecast for the start of Leg 3 of the Volvo Ocean Race on Sunday afternoon in Cape Town as the famous ‘Cape Doctor’ – a strong south-easterly wind – pays a visit over the weekend. On Saturday…
It’s been a week of consistently excellent winds, gusting to 25 knots at times, but lighter conditions appeared for Day Four of the of Phuket King’s Cup Regatta in Thailand, having the potential to alter standings ahead of tomorrow’s conclusion…
Crews of the 35 SB20 sports boats contesting day one of their Australian Championship today spent around six hours on the water for eight attempts to start a race – and just two affirmative outcomes. It was a most frustrating…
The 2018 Golden Globe Race will start from Les Sables d’Olonne on Sunday July 1, 2018, marking the 50th anniversary of the Sunday Times Golden Globe solo non-stop round the world race in 1968/9 when rules allowed competitors to start…
he second boat to finish the 2017 RORC Transatlantic Race was Jochen Bovenkamp's Marten 72, Aragon, crossing the finish line in Grenada at 07 hrs 49 mins 37 secs UTC on Friday 8 December. Completing the race in an elapsed…
Vestas 11th Hour Racing and Dongfeng Race Team traded blows throughout the first half of the Cape Town In-Port Race course on Friday afternoon, before the Chinese-French team grabbed the lead midway through the race and stretched away for their…
Following an intense day of racing on the sixth day of Race 4, the ClipperTelemed+ Tasman Test, it can be revealed that an incredible 13 seconds separated the top two teams, and just three minutes 16 seconds separated top three…
Often thought of as a particularly difficult section of the round the world, because of the combination of fatigue resulting from the Great South and difficult weather, François Gabart has lived up to his reputation on the sail up the…
Former Youth World Champions in the 29er, Natasha Bryant and Annie Wilmot, will use their results against New Zealand’s 2016 Olympic silver medallists at Sail Sydney next week as a gauge for how they’ve progressed since switching to the 49erFX…
Victorian brothers Kevin and Ross Wilson have been recognised with the Kevin Wood Award for their dedication and commitment to the Sail Melbourne International Regatta. Named after Kevin Wood, who was the event chairman and driving force when Sail Melbourne…
Tamar River sailing siblings Chloe and Bayley Fisher have a big weekend-plus of high profile sailing ahead of them – Chloe in China, Bayley in Hobart. Chloe (18) and Jasmin Galbraith are representing Australia in the 29er skiff class at…
As preparations for the upcoming Sundance Marine Melbourne Osaka Cup 2018 get into full swing, up to 11 crews will practice their double-handed skills when they take part in the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s (ORCV) Melbourne to Hobart (Westcoaster)…
The Elliot Brown Ocean Sprint is in full swing on day 5 of Race 4: The ClipperTelemed+ Tasman Test, and the racing remains as close as ever. Qingdao has continued its incredible rise in the rankings, with the team now…
As the sun set in Saint Lucia on Wednesday 6th December, crews of ARC+ 2017 came together to mark the end of a wonderful ocean adventure with a special prize giving ceremony held at Pigeon Island National Park. The experience…
Twenty-one yachts are still racing in the RORC Transatlantic Race. At 0800 UTC on the 13th day, Jochen Bovenkamps's Marten 72 Aragon was 273 miles from the finish and estimated to arrive at Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina around…
Millions of tiny particles of plastic have been detected in European waters in ground breaking scientific research conducted as part of the Volvo Ocean Race. The scientific research, using data collected by Race team ‘Turn the Tide on Plastic’, identified…
Australia’s 14-strong team for the Youth Sailing World Championships in China fields only one sailor who has been to the world underage championship before. However, former Olympic gold medallist Belinda Stowell, one of the team’s three coaches, is confident the…
Ludde Ingvall's Australian Maxi CQS finished the 2017 RORC Transatlantic Race on Wednesday 6th December taking Monohull Line Honours in an elapsed time of 11 days 00 hrs 03 mins 08 secs. CQS committed to a southerly route for the…
Phuket, 6 December, 2017 – Perfect breezes at 12-15 knots on top of two whole days of strong wind had the swells riding higher today, and conditions that were way more “Rock ‘n’ Roll”. Nevertheless, it’s time to set up the…
Ludde Ingvall's Maxi CQS is expected to finish the 4th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race tomorrow, and the overall leader under IRC – Eric de Turckheim's French Teasing Machine – is under threat from two Maxis. Everyone is keeping…
Phuket, 5 December, 2017 – Day Two kicked off as strongly as yesterday had ended with consistent, shifting and challenging winds; a day demanding of well-drilled crews and months invested prior in slickly executed technical nous. Limited margins for raising spinnakers…
It has been a very close third day of racing in Race 4: The Clipper Telemed+ Tasman Test with just 38 nautical miles separating first and tenth position. Day 3 has also brought about much change throughout the leaderboard as…
An Australian crew will steer a course for Hobart aboard Invictus Games Sydney 2018 DOWN UNDER with a UK Crew aboard Invictus Games Sydney 2018 GAME ON in what’s tipped to be an ‘Ashes on the Water’. Two-time America's Cup…
A fleet of multihulls took Pittwater by storm in late November at the hugely successful Multihull Solutions Pittwater Rally. Thirteen multihulls participated in the biennial three-day event which incorporated laidback cruising in Pittwater’s marine wonderland and an itinerary of relaxation…
Two days after rounding Cape Horn, François Gabart has met tough wind and sea conditions, off Argentina, that are a severe strain on the boat and the skipper. The picture will gradually change on Wednesday, with a ridge of high-pressure…
Port Lincoln Yacht Club held its annual (early December) race to Memory Cove last Saturday. Our keelboat fleet is small but competitive and all will be ready and racing in next February's Adelaide to Lincoln race and Lincoln Week regatta!…
Vancouver Sun. By Kevin Griffin. Ada the robotic sailboat was lost, but now is found and heading back home to the University of B.C. Ada is a 5.5-metre keel sailboat — or Sailbot — designed to cross the Atlantic Ocean…
Ludde Ingvall's CQS suffered a setback in the RORC Transatlantic Race; the westbound leg of the Atlantic Anniversary Regatta. “We got caught in a bad squall of probably 40 knots which resulted in a number of issues,” Ingvall reported from…
After beating upwind to the south, the Clipper Race fleet is now heading eastwards towards the Great Australian Bight and Sanya Serenity Coast has maintained its lead on the pack over the last 24 hours in Race 4: The Clipper…
Bangkok/Phuket, 4 December, 2017 – The exciting prospect of week-long strong winds and fast sailing conditions is extremely tantalizing, and Phuket looks set to deliver as promised. Race Day One kicked off with some of the best conditions seen at…
The three-day Australian Admiral’s Cup 50th reunion regatta, with 21 yachts of yesteryear entered, along with the names and faces that came out of the woodwork, was a spectacular success, most sailing and others out to watch – all hoping…
Alinghi stole the show for the second day running to extend its lead in the standings at Extreme Sailing Series Act 8, Los Cabos, presented by SAP, but crucially SAP Extreme Sailing Team retained the podium position that is the…
Another day of strong winds for the final day of Sail Melbourne International (29 November to 3 December 2017) meant an early finish to the event with the last day of Invited class racing called off (Sunday, 3 Dec)….
The defending champion Smeg team of Lee Knapton, Mike McKensey and Ricky Bridge strengthened their grip on the 2017-2018 NSW 18ft Skiff Championship with their second win of the championship in Race 2 on Sydney Harbour today. A winning margin…
After a short but very welcome stopover in Fremantle, Western Australia, the Clipper Race fleet has enjoyed its initial 24 hours at sea on the first day of Race 4: The Clipper Telemed+ Tasman Test. The fleet continues to be…
François Gabart is racking up performances in his attempt to beat the single-handed round the world record. Today, Sunday 3 December 2017, at 13:20 (French time, UTC+1), the skipper of the MACIF trimaran crossed the longitude of Cape Horn, 29…
On the ninth day of the RORC Transatlantic Race, twenty teams are now south of the rhumb line with the vast majority enjoying fast running conditions in the northeast trade winds. Ludde Ingvall's Australian Maxi CQS is under…
The Royal Gazette. By Lisa Simpson, Paul Johnston. The America’s Cup was a “silver bullet” that hit the target in time to save Bermuda’s economy, the Shadow Minister of Economic Development told Parliament last night. Grant Gibbons said the island’s economy…
Stuff.co.nz. By Kevin Norquay. America's Cup yachting hero Peter Burling will not be 2017 Sportsman of the Year, unless there is a late change of tack by Team New Zealand (TNZ), who do not want him put above the team. …
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