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The 2015 Mini Transat îles de Guadeloupe will be no different to previous editions in being a true laboratory for the latest developments in yacht design whose adoption will depend on how well they work and how practical they are….
It all began in 1966 with a Sparkman & Stephens-designed 36-footer commissioned by local builder Pekka Koskenkylä. Pekka had the intuition and the ability to convince Sparkman & Stephens – New York, one of the most acclaimed yacht designers at…
Some of the best IRC boats in the world are heading to Hamilton Island this month for the IRC Australian Championship, reason enough for leading Hong Kong businessman Karl Kwok to launch a brand new TP52 in Auckland and debut…
For Peter Harrison, last year’s Airlie Beach Race Week was memorable for all the wrong reasons, because his yacht, Rumgutz, capsized on the first race day – but as the old saying goes, ‘You can’t keep a good man down’….
Yachting Australia, with the unanimous support of State and Territory Associations, are a step closer to securing a stronger national governance, management and organisational structure creating closer relationships with clubs and classes and delivering increased participation in sailing. Yachting Australia…
Three straight wins by a British crew on day two of the International Cadet World championships on Italy’s Lake Garda have forced the Tasmanian crew of Sam Abel and Hugo Allison down from first to second overall after six races….
The recent Transpac Race from Los Angeles to Honolulu was the last for record-breaking Australian supermaxi, Wild Oats XI, as we know her. She will never look the same again. The 30.5 metre long sloop, recognised as the most successful…
Cowes, UK, August 2, 2015 – The Solent delivered a bright and sunny day of spectacular sailing conditions for the opening day of the 2015 Etchells Invitational regatta for the Gertrude Cup in Cowes, UK. In a day in which…
Alinghi has won the Bullitt GC32 Sailing Cup Kiel after a light-airs finish to the regatta in northern Germany. Morgan Larson and the Swiss team were always going to be hard to beat after a freaky Friday when they took…
There’s been a lot to like about this year’s Valmadre Series and Pantaenius Western Australian State IRC Championships, sailed in a variety of conditions on the waters off Fremantle which concluded on Saturday with two keenly-contested windward/leeward races for Divisions…
Ocean racing debutant Zack Austin from Rockhampton appreciates he had the perfect entrée with this year’s Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race. Austin, who turned 15 the day the race began on Thursday July 30, and his dad…
A report released by Associated Press on Friday had the world's sailing media in a feeding frenzy. Despite repeated assurances from Rio 2016 authorities that the chronic pollution of the city's beaches was being addressed, AP claimed to have done…
Coaches blog #3 by Tony Bull. Well yesterday started off bright and early (well for teenagers anyway) at 8.30. We were the second team through measurement at 9.40 and boats have to be stripped down so sails and components can…
Coaches blog #4 by Tony Bull. Well the first official day of the regatta is over and now competition starts. Unfortunately the weather put a bit of a dampener on the day as is often the case with these things….
When so many people would love to own a boat and embrace the cruising lifestyle, it's a crying shame that so many vessels around the world lie abandoned or sunk at their moorings. In Related Content (top right) there is…
Extreme Sailing Series organiser, OC Sport, has today confirmed Sydney as host venue for the final Act of the 2015 season, in partnership with the New South Wales Government’s tourism and major events agency, Destination NSW. The 2015 eight-event global…
Young Australian sailors have got off to a fine start at the International Cadet world championships on Italy’s Lake Garda, with Tasmanians Sam Abel and Hugo Allison leading the pointscore after the first three races overnight and five Australian crews…
One of the participants of 34 Copa del Rey MAPFRE can claim to have been reborn. This is an incredible story, especially at 84 years old. The TP52 “Duende 52” was sailing last night towards Palma to join the fleet…
Cruising Yacht Club of Australia team of Harry Price, Murray Jones, Finn Gilbert and Ben Robinson has won the Club Marine NSW Youth Match Racing Championship in difficult conditions. “It’s great to have this result after such a mix of…
Sydney Harbour threw up a tough first day for the Club Marine NSW Youth Match Racing Championship. The Race Committee went from abandoning races for lack of wind early in the day to sending the Elliott 7s back to the…
Further impeccable sailing from Vladimir Liubomirov and the crew of his light blue RC44 saw Bronenosec Sailing Team claim the RC44 Marstrand Cup for the second year running. This came after a challenging fourth day of fleet racing off Marstrand…
Nicolai Sehested (DEN) and his TREFOR Match Racing Team clinched victory today at the Energa Sopot Match Race, Poland, the 10th stage and World Championship Event of the 2015 World Match Racing Tour (WMRT). A triumphant Sehested defeated current ISAF…
Yann Guichard and Spindrift racing were today’s winners after a solid performance across six races at the Bullitt GC32 Sailing Cup Kiel. Racing on the Kieler Fjord in a moderate northerly breeze under sunny skies, there were multiple place changes…
Andre Budzien (GER) has won the OK Dinghy World Championship in Puck, Poland after a very difficult, and sometimes contentious, final day. Charlie Cumbley (GBR) took the silver while Bo Petersen (DEN) took the bronze. It was certainly a day…
On day four the remaining eight boats racing in the Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race are on approach to the finish and making quick time in an 8kt southerly, a welcome change from the previous 60 or…
There was no stopping current, and five-time ISAF Match Racing World Champion Ian Williams (GBR), GAC Pindar today at the Energa Sopot Match Race as he swiftly dispatched his Quarter Final opponent Joachim Aschenbrenner (DEN) in three straight wins. Defending…
Under a bright blue moon and still with wind on their side, Philip Turner’s 66-footer Alive claimed an unopposed line honours victory and may have also cleaned out the Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race trophy cabinet. The…
Even Alinghi skipper Morgan Larson could barely comprehend his team’s level of dominance in today’s racing at the Bullitt GC32 Sailing Cup Kiel. Six wins from eight races was unthinkable in such tricky and variable conditions in the narrow confines…
After a particularly horrible day in Puck, Poland, Andre Budzien (GER) has retaken the lead at the OK Dinghy World Championships, though Thomas Hansson-Mild (SWE) dominated both races for two big wins in the big wind and huge rainfall. Jim…
An extraordinary era in Australian yacht design, building and ocean racing came an end yesterday, 27 July 2015, with the death in Sydney of Magnus Halvorsen, just short of his 97th birthday. The record set by Magnus and his brother…
When the 52 SUPER SERIES fleet of 11 TP52s gather for next week’s Mediterranean summer showcase regatta, the 34th Copa del Rey MAPFRE, series leaders Azzurra will be bidding to win their third regatta in a row and the fleet…
With one day of racing left at the RC44 Marstrand Cup on Sweden's west coast, the two Vladimirs' teams are vying for the lead. This morning Vladimir Liubomirov's Bronenosec Sailing Team was ahead by a mere point, an opening race…
Sopot, Poland (30th July 2015) Veteran Polish match racer and America’s Cup helmsman Karol Jablonski skilfully played the gusty conditions today to lead the twelve strong field of teams at the end of Day 2 of Qualifying at the 2015…
Sweden lived up to the tourist brochures on day two of fleet racing at the RC44 Marstrand Cup. The boats headed out to the west of Marstrand Island where they were treated to three races in a 8-14 knot northwesterly,…
There was a sense of anticipation about day 1 of the Bullitt GC32 Sailing Cup Kiel. The Kieler Fjord is the narrowest race course that the fleet of high-speed GC32s has yet encountered, so the five teams were keen to…
Jim Hunt (GBR) has taken the lead for the first time at the OK Dinghy World Championship in Puck, Poland after only one race was sailed on the third day. André Budzien (GER) drops one to second and Bo Petersen…
Navionics has announced new updates to Australia and New Zealand charts as well as recent innovations and expanded compatibility. SonarChart for Garmin GPS This version of the SonarChart HD bathymetry map, customized for use with several Garmin GPS chartplotters and…
Overnight in the Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race the fleet fanned out and race leader Alive added more distance to the separation between them and Peter Harburg’s Juan K 70 Black Jack which is in pursuit. At…
Sopot, Poland (29th July 2015) – The World Match Racing Tour’s tenth stage of the 2015 season, the Energa Sopot Match Race – set sail today. The twelve competing teams finished the first half of Qualifying in a day of…
Andre Budzien (GER) has taken the lead at the OK Dinghy World Championships in Puck after two more races were sailed in an extremely shifty offshore breeze. Jørgen Svendsen (DEN) moves up to second while Charlie Cumbley (GBR) stays in…
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