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Final Clipper leg still too close to call
The thirteenth and final race of the Clipper 2017-18 Race remains anyone's, with the fleet still tightly packed as the upwind beat down the western Irish coast continues. And with now less than 36 hours left until the teams reach…
Carnage doesn't dampen the fun at this yacht club
While many yacht clubs take themselves a bit seriously, it is good to see that there are still those for whom having fun is the main objective. This news report about a regatta in the USA certainly shows that Shinnecock…
Boat runs aground near Coffs Harbour
Coffs Harbour Water Police are currently at North Beach, Mylestone, in relation to a yacht which has run aground approximately 1.30am this morning (Thursday July 26, 2018).. The skipper called for assistance and set off his personal epirb. Coffs Harbour…
Slingsby, Outteridge and Jensen all line up for Aarhus World Championships
Iain Murray admits he’s unaware if Australia’s returning Olympic gold medallists have their eye on a spot for the Tokyo Games, but the Australian Sailing Performance Director has no doubt about the value of them competing at the most important…
Crew failed to take steps to try and save man swept overboard from yacht, says Maritime NZ report
Stuff.co.nz. By Laine Moger. An investigation into a yachting tragedy in which two men died concluded not enough was done by crew members to save one of the victims after they were knocked overboard. Nick Saull and Steve Forno died as a result of the incident on…
Wright of Passage project heads to MyState Wooden Boat Festival
A Herreshoff-designed 53-foot ketch built by Canadian tuna fisherman Douglas Baron in 1974 in Sidney, Vancouver, British Columbia will be featured at the 2019 MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival. Originally called the Mercator, the renamed Wright of Passage Mercator completed…
New and old entries for the 8th Gstaad Yacht Club’s Centenary Trophy
In two and a half months' time, some of the most handsome boats from the classic yachting circuit will reunite again on the Cote d'Azur for the 8th edition of the Gstaad Yacht Club Centenary Trophy. Can there be anything…
Clipper Race final leg: The beat goes on
The second day of Race 13 has been dominated by a continued tough upwind beat as the fleet races south down the West Coast of Ireland, separated by just 15nm. With the teams tacking and trimming to keep Virtual Mark…
Looking for films about wooden boats
An exciting new feature is being added to the already-successful MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival (AWBF) program. A film festival focusing on, or highlighting, wooden boats is now to be part of the greater festival. The AWBF Film Festival carries…
Prepare for winter racing with our cold weather gear guide
With the wind in your hair, the winter sun reflecting off the waters below, and that cold bite in the air, there is nothing quite like racing in cold weather. Without the thermal-inducing impact of the warm summer weather, the…
Cargo ship rescues two Australians from stricken yacht
Maritime Executive The Singapore-flagged general cargo ship IVS Phinda rescued two Australian sailors on Monday 370 kilometers (230 miles) north of Darwin, Australia. The Australians were sailing from Indonesia to Australia on their yacht the Jepeda IV when they lost…
Burling and Tuke confirm road to Tokyo Olympics and America's Cup defence
AUCKLAND, July 25, 2018. Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have today confirmed their intention to try to win another gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games as well as being part of Emirates Team New Zealand’s defence of the…
Coast Guard finds adrift sailboat a month after rescuing owners
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard Cutter Barracuda crew found the sailing vessel Kelaerin, Sunday while on routine patrol near Fort Bragg more than 440 miles south-southeast from its position on June 16. The Barracuda crew inspected the vessel’s seaworthiness…
Snakes and ladders start to final leg of Clipper Race
The final race of the Clipper 2017-18 Round the World Yacht Race got underway yesterday following a spectacular stopover and send off from Derry-Londonderry. The start line, positioned between Greencastle and Magilligan Point was tightly contested. First to cross was…
Golden Globe Race leaders break out of the Doldrums
The last few days has seen frustration sweep across the entire Golden Globe Race fleet as these solo circumnavigators experience the intense heat and humidity of the Tropics while trying to escape the clutches of the Doldrums. But today, the…
ORCV introduces innovative ‘Four + Autohelm' racing
Finding full crew for the growing major racing events market has become challenging Australia-wide, but the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria (ORCV) in Melbourne, Victoria has come up with an innovative solution to keep competitors romping on the offshore racetrack….
Wind, wind and more wind, a fitting finale to the 2018 Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek
PHUKET, Thailand – There were some tired faces on the beachfront this morning as the sailors prepared for the fourth and final day of racing at the Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek. No, those tired faces had nothing to do…
Varuna confirmed IRC as overall and IRC winner of Atlantic Anniversary Regatta
On July 21, 2018, which marks the birthday of Varuna VI's owner and skipper, Jens Kellinghusen (NRV), the Race Committee confirmed that Varuna's overall win of the Bermuda Hamburg leg after corrected time is not at jeopardy anymore. In theory,…
Officials suspend search of Lake Michigan for missing boater in Mackinac race
ABC7. By Diane Pathieu Sunday, July 22, 2018 10:37AM CHICAGO (WLS) — A sailor who went overboard into Lake Michigan during the Race to Mackinac remains missing and the search has turned into a recovery mission Sunday. Jon Santarelli,…
Two arrested at Newlyn as police seize yacht off Cornwall in suspected drugs trafficking operation
Cornwall Live Two men have been arrested for suspected drug trafficking offences in a yacht off the coast off Cornwall. A border patrol boat swooped on the yacht on Thursday, July 19, which was then brought in to Newlyn Harbour….
Harry Price wins Governor's Cup in Newport
NEWPORT BEACH, CA (Saturday, July 21, 2018) – Cementing his position atop the world of match-race sailing, Harry Price (AUS, Cruising Yacht Club of Australia) showed his prowess in boat handling and tactics in a challenging 3-2 win over 20th…
Cadet Worlds Coaches Blog #2
Hello from Bodstedt. The small, quiet village and particularly the harbour precinct have been turned into a hive of activity. Boats and competitors are arriving from all over the world. Marquees are popping up, country zones marked out on the…
Australia among remaining medallists at 48th Youth Sailing Worlds
The 48th Youth Sailing World Championships wrapped up this afternoon with the final three gold medallists determined. The racing portion of the 48th Youth Sailing World Championships wrapped up this afternoon with the final three gold medallists determined. Carmen and…
Surf is up on Day 3 at Phuket Raceweek
They say “bad things come in threes” and today, Day 3 of the 2018 Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek, was clear proof that good things also come in threes as competitors enjoyed fantastic sailing for the third day in a…
Quantum Racing lifts TP52 World Championship crown
Ten years after their first world title together in the class’ formative years in Lanzarote, Quantum Racing today lifted the Rolex TP52 World Championship crown in Cascais, winning a spirited ding-dong battle with rivals Azzurra in the typically muscular Atlantic…
Australian Cadet Team: Coaches Blog #1
Well we have arrived in Bodstedt, Germany, the first team to set up and warmly welcomed by our great hosts, big Alex and the German contingent. We came in by dribs and drabs, Big Alex and his daughter Saskia (little…
Ant Arctic Lab readies for world record attempt
After two months of busy preparation, our Innovation Yachts Open60AAL and skipper Norbert Sedlacek are ready to go. With the help of all our partners we were able to build and prepare a unique racing boat for a unique world…
Team Hollywood continues assault on Day 2 at Phuket Raceweek
Thailand: Taking a leaf out of the 35th America's Cup rulebook where a top wind limit for racing was set of 24 knots, at the Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek Skipper's Briefing, Race Officer Simon James announced if winds averaged…
A first day to remember at Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek 2018
PHUKET, Thailand – A busy registration day at Cape Panwa Hotel saw 38 boats and more than 450 crew and families from 20 plus countries registered for the 15th Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek yesterday and with weather warnings by…
Beau Geste wins Offshore Worlds with a day to spare
With yet another sunny day on the North Sea coast, in a little gentler winds than in the last few days, another two inshore races were held in The Hague Offshore Sailing Worlds. The completion of the first race prompted…
Quantum Racing leads the nine-boat fleet with a seven-point cushion at TP52 Worlds
Cascais, 19 July 2018 – The Rolex TP52 World Championship may be the most recent addition to the Rolex yachting portfolio, but it feels just as much a natural fit as any of the events that have featured during the…
Six classes clinched at the Youth Worlds with race to spare
The fourth day of the 48th Youth Sailing world Championships saw six class winners crowned gold medalists. The Youth Worlds has become the pinnacle sailing event for teenagers aged 16-18. Past gold medalists have gone on to very successful…
Malizia takes line honours in Atlantic Anniversary Regatta
It was the last chapter of an epic 3,500nm transatlantic rivalry between Jens Kellinghusen's Varuna VI, and Boris Herrmann's Malizia – Yacht Club Monaco. In the end, Malizia was the fastest boat on the water and first after elapsed time,…
Golden Globe fleet down to 12 as Philippe Péché leads through the Doldrums
As the leading trio of Philippe Péché, Jean-Luc Van Den Heede and Mark Slats position themselves to cross the Doldrums, the dramas continue at the back of the Golden Globe Race fleet. Nabil Amra, the US based Palestinian sailing the…
Racing tightens up in The Hague Offshore Worlds
While there's no change at the top of the leaderboards in each of the three classes in The Hague Offshore Sailing Worlds, the fight for the other podium positions remains keen as the points totals tighten up going into tomorrow…
Preparations are underway for the 10th Anniversary Bartercard Sail Paradise Series
Celebrating the Gold Coast’s 10th Anniversary Sail Paradise Series, Southport Yacht Club will ensure entertainment will reach a new high this year with multiple onshore action planned for the 2019 event. Entries are now open for the Bartercard Sail Paradise…
Close quarters at Youth Sailing World Championships
Of the nine classes racing at the 48th Youth Sailing World Championships, few are as closely contested as the Girls' RS:X, the Boys' Laser Radial and the Girls' 29er. While the podium is starting to take shape in a few…
New winds but same class leaders at Offshore Worlds
In contrast to the past few days of light shifty winds, today's superb 12-17 knot southerly breeze made for fast and furious racing on all courses of The Hague Offshore Sailing World Championship 2018. And so even with a later…
Cascais delivers vintage champagne on Day 1 of TP52 World Championship
(Tuesday 17th July, Cascais) – If the first two regattas of the 52 SUPER SERIES season in Croatia were tactical, cerebral and subtle; about moving up and down the gears through small wind variations, choosing the right side of the…
