Matador too good in Act 2 of TP52 Gold Cup
David Doherty and his reigning TP52 Gold Cup champion, Matador, is proving a hard act to follow – Doherty won Act 1 of the Pallas Capital TP52 Gold Cup in March and romped home to victory in Act 2, being…
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Dragons are back in Cascais
After three days and a full program, with seven sailed races, the Australian Yeahnah team took the HM King Juan Carlos Trophy today, with 11 points. The championship was raced at Clube Naval de Cascais by eight teams, from five…
Quest wins Act 2 opener of TP52 Gold Cup
Craig Neil’s Quest has scored victory on the opening day of Act 2 of the 2023 Pallas Capital TP52 Gold Cup series, held in conjunction with Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club’s (NCYC) fourth running of SailFest Newcastle Regatta. Scored under TPR,…
Melges 24 -Split to host 2024 Euros and Hyeres the 2025 Worlds
April 14, 2023 – The World Council of the International Melges 24 Class Association (IM24CA) at its Extraordinary General Meeting held on April 12, voted to hold the 2024 Melges 24 European Championship in Split, Croatia in early October and…
2023 Worlds Preview – Etchells Class Still Going Strong After Almost Sixty Years
As the International Etchells Class prepares to contest its 47th world championship next week in Miami (April 16-21), some of the greatest sailors to ever step foot on the boat reflected on its enduring popularity. This 15-minute read takes an…
What’s happening in the America’s Cup
The announcement of the first pre-regatta to be held in the beautiful Catalan seaside port of Vilanova i la Geltrú from the 14th-17th September 2023 was the month’s big news from an organisational standpoint and certainly sharpened the minds and…
Horonuku’s additional record run of 225.58 KM/H revealed
Emirates Team New Zealand and Glenn Ashby’s World Record Run of 222.43km/h in Horonuku was widely celebrated when achieved on December the 11th 2022, breaking the previous record of 202.9km/h by Richard Jenkins which had been unbroken for over 13…
KISS is back for 2023
Queenscliff Cruising Yacht Club is excited to announce the second running of their successful “Keelboat Introduction to Sailing Savvy” (KISS) program is back for 2023. Buoyed by positive feedback from the graduates of the inaugural class of 2022 and with…
Newcastle steeling itself for SailFest TP52 showdown
Newcastle’s working harbour will doff its hard hat to the sight of vibrant spinnakers and eager crews as the fourth SailFest Newcastle Regatta is staged this weekend, bringing a flotilla of grand prix yachts and fleet-footed performance craft to the…
Mayfair first interstate entry for inaugural Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race
James Irvine is the latest to sign on for the inaugural Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race and represents the first interstate entrant for the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club’s (RPAYC) race, which starts on Saturday, 7 October 2023 and finishes…
WingFoil – Final wrap-up of the Mondial du Vent
The Mondial du Vent kicked off with a bang as strong Tramontana winds swept across the competition venue, allowing us to run the competition from sunrise to sunset on the first day. We completed the women’s Surf-Freestyle division, and made…
18ft Skiffs – Chris Webb the first great 18 footer champion
Chris Webb was the most famous 18 footer skipper during the early period of the class. He was a legend and a major draw card every time he raced for the Sydney Flying Squadron (SFS), won four ‘official’ Australian Championships,…
Lifejackets and you – it’s time to get personal
There has been a bit of a quiet revolution going on in Australia with lifejackets over the past two decades. Better design and technology have led to a range of lifejacket styles that look good, are easy to wear and…
HIRW 2023 – First timers join regulars for the ultimate action-packed week on the water
The internationally acclaimed Hamilton Island Race Week will be contested on the tropical waters around Hamilton Island from August 19 – 26, 2023. A longstanding feature of the east coast sailing calendar, Race Week 2023 has so far drawn 170…
GGR – Ian Herbert Jones rescued
It was 1740 UTC when Ian Herbert Jones first saw the Taiwanese Fishing Vessel ZI DA WANG arriving from the North. 26 hours before, the Shropshire sailor closing the GGR fleet in the southern Atlantic was unable to make contact…
FreeFly-Slalom Day 5
MEN’S ELIMINATION 2 During the Men’s Elimination finals, the wind was blowing at around 12 knots, providing the perfect conditions for the competitors to showcase their skills. Mathis Ghio, one of the top contenders, took an early lead at the…
GGR – Puffin activates EPIRB in extreme storm
Dateline: Les Sables d’Olonne, Monday, 10th of April, 2023 At 1540UTC Ian Herbert Jones SKIPPER PUFFIN rang the GGR Race Office on Iridium phone to advise that he was in extreme weather and confused sea, 50 knots, gusting over 70…
Classic yachts finish top of the table Brisbane to Gladstone
The classic pint-sized yachts have proven their might weathering this year’s brutal and long 75th Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race which set sail on Good Friday (7 April) with the oldest yacht in the race fleet winning overall on corrected…
Season 24 – Meet the Characters
It seems like only yesterday we packed down Tokyo, but the sprint is on for Paris 2024 and the Princess Sofia Trophy 2023 is our first chance to see the new characters and who is returning. For all the talk…
First finishers in a historic and brutal Brisbane to Gladstone
Celestial was the first yacht across the Gladstone Harbour finish line at dawn on Sunday morning in what has been a historic but brutal 75th Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race (75th B2G). 2022 Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race overall…
FreeFly-Slalom discipline continues for Day 3 in Leucate
MEN’S ELIMINATION 1 and 2 Following a protest that had taken place the day before, the race committee had decided to re-run the men’s elimination 1 final. The decision was made after carefully considering the circumstances that had led to…
Brisbane to Gladstone
QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA: There are still 38 of the original 46 starting fleet out on course racing one of Australia’s oldest and most iconic yacht races, the Gladstone Ports Corporation 75th Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race which set sail on Good…
Silver flows for Thomson, Burton and Paul in Palma
It was a breakthrough kind of day for Australian sailors in Palma today, with Zoe Thomson (ILCA 6) and Tom Burton OAM and Max Paul (49er) both claiming silver medals in personal best international performances that highlight their intentions for…
School Championships at MYC
Mornington Yacht Club hosted its 3rd regatta in just 7 weeks, this time the Victorian School Team Sailing State Championships. 18 Pacer yachts, 24 teams, over 170 kids, almost 200 races, hundreds more hamburgers and a thousand more smiles. Schools…
GGR – Kirsten Neuschäfer out of doldrums and defending her lead
In the northern hemisphere, it’s been tense for Kirsten Neuschäfer (ZAF), in less wind than her runner-up for longer. Every time it looks like she’s losing the lead, she finds the resources to grab some miles back, or clutch to…
FreeFly-Slalom discipline gets underway at Mondial du Vent
What is the FreeFly-Slalom? The GWA Wingfoil World Tour has introduced a new discipline called FreeFly-Slalom in Tauranga, New Zealand, replacing the Surf-Slalom category at all eight events for the 2023 season. The head judge, Álvaro Onieva, said that this…
Brisbane to Gladstone off and racing
It was a wet start today for one of Australia’s oldest yacht races, the Gladstone Ports Corporation 75th Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race which set sail at 11am on friday from Moreton Bay. Challenging conditions lie ahead for the 46…
Bullets mark Aussie sailors’ arrival into medal races at Palma
Four Australians will be racing for medals at the Trofeo Princesa Sofia tomorrow, with many of them collecting first place finishes (bullets) in the final gold fleet races. Among those winning races were Tom Burton OAM and Max Paul in…
SailGP Season 4 calendar finalized
Fan-favorite locations such as Sydney and Chicago return to the calendar, alongside the new venues of Los Angeles and Canada. SailGP will also return to New York for one of four separate visits to the United States, before the Grand…
Windsurfer Worlds back on again in Perth
The IWCA have annonced this week that they have reached an agreement with SoPYC to run the 2023 Windurfer World Championships. Dates remain unchanged – 29th Dec 2023 to 4th Jan 2024 That’s going to make a lot of people…
GWA Wingfoil World Tour – Day One
For the third event of the GWA Wingfoil World Tour this season, 48 men and 18 women have registered to compete. As the 26th edition of the Mondial du Vent in Leucate, it’s evident why this location is a prime…
The Globe40 film
9 months of competition, 8 unprecedented stopovers, 25 competing skippers, 35,000 nautical miles sailed around the planet… the Globe40 film in english version is online! IMAGE IN FRANCE is offering viewers a wonderful 38-minute showcase of this extraordinary human and…
Steady march up the results tables for Aussie Sailors in Palma
Six Australian entries find themselves ensconced in the top ten after day four of racing at the Trofeo Princesa Sofia Regatta in Palma. “The first day of Gold Fleet racing didn’t disappoint,” said the Australian Sailing Team’s (AST) High Performance…
A time to shine as the seabreeze lights up the Troefo Princesa Sofia
A day when the local Embat sea breeze came in on cue at 12-13kts allowed Mallorca’s showcase 52 Trofeo Princesa Sofia to complete qualifying series for all classes, allowing tomorrow’s Finals to be contested on schedule to decide who will…
Stories of resolve and resilience as 11th Hour Racing Team and Biotherm finish in Itajaí
11th Hour Racing Team earn final podium position for Leg 3 with Biotherm taking fourth place in the longest Leg in race history… As skipper Charlie Enright put it, this wasn’t the finish they wanted, but it was a massive…
Royal Geelong Yacht Club to host 2024 Fireball Worlds
The Royal Geelong Yacht Club (RGYC), in cooperation with the International Fireball Association (FI), is pleased to announce Geelong as the host venue for the Fireball World Championship to be held in February of 2024. Combining the perfect sailing conditions…
Challenges continue with ‘long day at the office’ for Aussies at Palma
More shifts, more pressure changes, and even more clouds made Day Two in the Bay of Palma no less challenging and exciting for the Australian sailors and Olympic hopefuls at the Trofeo Princesa Sofia regatta. This followed on almost precisely…
Chance of a lifetime as world’s best young sailors converge on San Francisco Bay
LONDON – April 4, 2023 – The top young male and female sailing athletes from around the world will converge on San Francisco Bay next month to compete for the ultimate prize at the WASZP Grand Final – Championship of…
Top WingFoil field for Mondial du Vent
France’s biggest windsports event, the Mondial du Vent, is set to host the GWA Wingfoil World Cup where a stellar cast of leading wingfoil athletes will battle in Surf-Freestyle and the new FreeFly-Slalom disciplines. It is the third straight year…
GKA – The Epic Showdown in the World of Big Air
The Lords of Tram GKA Big-Air Kite World Cup France has concluded with a phenomenal display of big air kiting, thanks to the strong Tramontana wind. Undoubtedly, this event was the highlight of the kite world this year. Spain’s Liam…
