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The Citizen (South Africa): A sinking yacht with seven crew on board was successfully towed to shore after hitting a whale in False Bay on Saturday, the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) said. NSRI Simonstown duty crew were activated…
Race one of the Grant Thornton Short Ocean Pointscore and race two of the Grant Thornton Short Haul Pointscore Series was contested today in rough and choppy conditions just outside the Heads. While the wind was nowhere near as strong…
Perseverance, attention, focus, self-confidence and maybe a little bit of luck were needed today to decipher every puff and shift on the race area. Despite granting a great show to the many spectators crowded on the beach and on the…
Davy Beaudart (Flexirub) winner of the first stage of the Mini Transat Iles de Guadeloupe, crossed the finish line today, Saturday 26th September at 10:34:46 local time. The solo skipper sailing on Flexirub took 6 days 19 hours 04 minutes…
Martin Hill and the Estate Master crew settled in today sailed more consistently to fifth and fourth places in Races 4 and 5 respectively. Following a reasonable start in Race 6 and rounding the top mark in the top six,…
First to cross the finish line in the Atlantic Trade Winds Race to Rio was LMAX Exchange at 1718 UTC yesterday, having led the Clipper Race fleet for most of the first leg from London. Among the rest of the…
As of 0900 UTC (midnight AEST), Race 1 leader LMAX Exchange is only 43 nautical miles from the finish line and should be berthing in Marina da Gloria, Rio de Janeiro, tonight. Following Garmin’s decision to go into stealth mode, it remains in…
At the head of their classes, Davy Beaudart (Flexirub) in the prototypes and Ian Lipinski (Entreprises Innovantes) in the series class, continue to widen the gaps in the last hours of the first stage of the Mini Transat îles de…
It took a while for the breeze to set, but at around 1300 a good wind set over the Bay of Cannes and the Golfe Juan enabling the two fleets to dock out, headed to their respective race areas. The…
Fortunes in grand prix sailing can ebb and flow faster than a spring tide, and the first race of day two of the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship was a perfect example. Australian Martin Hill and his team on Estate…
The fleet has cleared the Doldrums Corridor and is charging down the eastern coast of South America at a speed of 9 to 12 knots. Visit Seattle became the sixth team to start the Ocean Sprint at 0616 UTC and…
They say that the Minis make the race by racing it. At these rates, the sailors are reaching exceptional speeds, but when the sea is choppy, they need to be very careful how they navigate to make the most of…
Thursday, day 3 of the Régates Royales de Cannes has started with a full cacophony of horns, bells, sirens saluting Coeur Vaillant docking out. The 8MI owned by Philippe Monnet left the harbour under mainsail only, her crew standing in…
Stuff.co.nz. By Duncan Johstone. Dean Barker admits it's strange to be working alongside Jimmy Spithill after the pair “were trying to rip each other's throats out two years ago”. Barker's ugly departure from Team New Zealand earlier this year saw…
With 8-10 knots of breeze, the first race started half an hour after it had been scheduled, but that did not deter Wolfgang Schaefer from making the best start from the boat end of the line and immediately tacking on…
Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club is now home to two magnificent Grand Prix racing yachts, a Carkeek 47 and a new TP 52. The two yachts have been rivals on the water since Craig Carter purchased Indian. Now the rivalry…
Are you a boater who uses a VHF marine radio in Australian Territorial Waters (within 12 nautical miles of the coast)? You are now able to apply for a more appropriate marine radio qualification: the Australian Waters Qualification (AWQ), which…
The Squadron’s new race management system got its first real test, and came through with flying colours, in last Saturday’s Mini A regatta for the International Etchells class. The sophisticated computer system, developed by John Maclurcan and Alan Phillips, means…
Bumper food issue for this month's Cruising Helmsman with articles helping cruisers to provision your boat for long ocean sails. Plus how to store and protect the different foodstuffs you will need for long journeys. As well as great ideas…
Bridgetown, Barbados (23 September 2015): Now is the time to sign up for the Mount Gay Round Barbados Race Series (16-24 January 2016), as preparations to mark the 80th anniversary, and to commemorate 50 years of independence for Barbados, are…
Today's strong winds forced the organizers to abandon racing, leaving them no choice but keep the boats safely moored in the Vieux Port of Cannes. Since the inception of the Régates Royales de Cannes, owners have always called up professional…
With a strong following wind, the Minis bowled along the portuguese coast, with the same worry in each person’s mind: the best way to attack, whilst also keeping the boat under control. In this constant game, it’s experience that makes…
As the 2015 Mini Transat fleet depart France at the start of this year’s race, Kiwi sailor Cory McLennan has officially announced his intention to represent New Zealand in the 2019 Mini Transat. McLennan made the announcement at the official…
Spirit of Europe has won the 2015 Nord Stream Race after extending an early lead near Flensburg across 800 nautical miles through the Baltic Sea to finish as champions in Saint Petersburg, Russia today. Bronenosec has finished in second with…
Continuing the introduction of global sail making brand OneSails to the West Australian market the group continues to expand in the Australasian region with new partnerships in Geelong, Brisbane and Thailand. Commenting on this new development, Managing Director Paul Eldrid…
Ron Jacobs is a well-known expert in yacht racing. With over forty years’ experience, he has represented Australia internationally and project managed some of the most successful campaigns on the local and international circuit. After establishing Sydney based brokerage…
Qingdao, Derry~Londonderry~Doire, GREAT Britain and Garmin are all in the Ocean Sprint phase of the course, headed south in steady south-easterly Trade Winds. The teams are focused on careful trimming and helming as they beat upwind in an attempt to…
On the opening day of classic racing at the Régates Royales, Aeolus did his very best to make the eighty plus crews happy, despite a very disorderly and chaotic sea-state. The fleet, divided into seven classes, enjoyed a south-westerly of…
As often happens, the Gulf of Gascony has made its choices through testing the resolve and spirit of the sailors. While the leaders continue to skip along quickly and to burn up the miles in their boats, those behind are…
HAMILTON, Bermuda – America’s Cup sailors Dean Barker and Francesco Bruni join Royal Bermuda Yacht Club regular Blythe Walker in the lineup for the 67th annual Argo Group Gold Cup match racing regatta, scheduled Oct. 6-11. The Argo Group Gold…
FINNTEAM is an Olympic sailing team like you have never seen before. It is multi-national sailing team promoting synergy, collaboration, fair play, tolerance and cultural diversity. The concept is simple: create a team of Finn sailors from around the world,…
Australian Sailing’s group of Youth sailors, who were part of this year’s invitational Australia – Japan Youth Exchange program, have topped the ranks at the Japanese Youth Worlds selection regatta in Wakayama, Japan (20-22 September 2015). Conor Nicholas (WA), who…
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority has given beacon owners more choice, with an improved online beacon registration system that went live on 15 September. The registration system on the AMSA website is mobile-optimised, handy for renewing beacon registration from a…
Marseille, home of the powerful Mistral wind, will for the second consecutive year host the Bullitt GC32 Racing Tour’s final regatta of the season, Marseille One Design. This event, running over Wednesday, 30th September until Saturday, 3rd October, is backed…
It is the great innovation of the new generation IMOCA 60. And the first monohull equipped with foils to be launched, Morgan Lagravière’s Safran, has led the way; the other five VPLP-Verdier designed boats launched since are also equipped with…
It's show time again in Cannes! The Cote D'Azur is going to play its cards right, with an exceptional line-up and some of the biggest and greatest yachts from the last century or even older: Bona Fide (Charles Sibbick, 1899),…
There has been a decided chance of scenery on Mini Transat îles de Guadeloupe. With the arrival of a front, rain and wind have joined the party whilst the boats reach speeds in double digits. Aboard the Minis, they dropped…
The Transat – the oldest race in professional sailing – is now open for entries as the build-up to the 2016 renewal of this North Atlantic solo classic continues apace. With over 40 skippers competing in four classes expected on…
There could not have been better conditions for the opening day of the Farr 40 Pre-Worlds Regatta. A steady westerly of 10-14 knots provided the fifteen competitors with sufficient indication of what to expect in the forthcoming World Championship. Almost…
Martin and Lisa Hill’s Estate Master preserved their third place at the end of the Farr 40 Pre-Worlds in Long Beach, California today, auguring well for their hopes of winning the 2015 Rolex Farr 40 World Championship title, starting Thursday…
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