44Cup Oman – Day 1
The 2023 44Cup set sail today with the opening races of the 44Cup Oman Cup, hosted by Oman Sail from its base in Muscat’s Al Mouj marina in 20+ knot winds. This made for spectacular downwind legs, the RC44s frequently…
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IMOCA sailors facing up to tough challenges in The Ocean Race
Team Holcim-PRB has escaped to the east, while repairs are underway on Team Malizia’s mast In this edition of The Ocean Race, Kevin Escoffier’s Team Holcim-PRB has selected Sia’s “Unstoppable” as its team song for dockout and stage ceremonies, and…
The Yacht Sales Co appointed exclusive Maritimo SE Asia dealer
The Yacht Sales Co continues to consolidate its position as the leader in premium yacht sales with its appointment as Maritimo’s exclusive Southeast Asia dealer. The company was selected by the renowned Australian luxury motor yacht manufacturer to represent Maritimo…
X4.3 MKII Named in Top 10 Boats
For almost 20 years Sail magazine has been awarding the “Best Boats of the Year” over several categories and sizes. In 2023, “Sail” decided to simply honor the Top 10 boats. X-Yachts X4.3 has been awarded a place in the…
Quest for Olympic Virtual Sailing glory begins
World Sailing and Virtual Regatta have joined forces once again to offer players from around the world the opportunity to test themselves against the best and become an Olympic Esports Series winner as part of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC)…
Sails of Change – ending standby for Jules Verne Trophy
After months of delaying the standby period as long as possible for the ever-elusive weather window, Sails of Change have officially announced today they will not cast off this year to challenge the Jules Verne Trophy record. They have been…
44Cup teams to sail with female crew
In another step towards re-energising the 44Cup, the rules for the International RC44 One Design class have been revised for 2023 so that going into the 44Cup Oman, which starts out of Muscat’s Al Mouj marina tomorrow, all nine teams…
Sail Paradise Media Release
Come join the 14th Sail Paradise Regatta on the stunning Gold Coast this King’s Birthday Long Weekend from September 30th to October 2nd. Experience the thrill of racing as you set sail through the picturesque ocean waters of the Gold…
GUYOT environnement turns back to Cape Town
Two teams suffered setbacks over the past 24 hours with GUYOT environnement electing to return to Cape Town while Team Malizia is down a sail… It’s been a busy 24 hours in The Ocean Race, with the fleet pushing east…
Contenders shape up for Sydney 38 NSW Champs
Reigning Sydney 38 NSW champion Conspiracy, owned by Peter Byford/David Hudson, is ready to defend their title at Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s (MHYC) Nautilus Marine Insurance Sydney Harbour Regatta over two days this coming weekend, 4-5 March. Conspiracy, from the…
JJ Giltinan Veteran – John Winning
When John (Woody) Winning lines up as skipper of Yandoo for Race 1 of the 73rd JJ Giltinan World 18 footer Championship on Sydney Harbour on Saturday, March 4, it will be for the 36th time for the “70½-year-old” 18ft…
29er 2023 Worlds and Euros NOR Published
The 2023 World Championship will take place at WPNSA – Weymouth, United Kingdom and all information can be found at www.29erworlds.org The newly published Notice of Race is available on the ‘Notice Board’ tab The 2023 European Championship will take…
Ocean Race – Breeze on
As The Ocean Race fleet heads further south, conditions change dramatically The wind has arrived for leg 3 of The Ocean Race as the five IMOCA teams settle into higher latitudes and begin to criss-cross to the east, hooking into…
Manly 16s Club Championship Heats 8,9
If you’d seen the Cunninghams crew in the rigging park before Manly’s 16ft club championship double header on Saturday, you would have immediately put a red line through their chances. Skipper Nick Connor turned up with a sore head after…
Where did the wind go?
A fast and furious start sequence out of Cape Town has given way to light winds as the fleet attempts to work to the south and the promise of stronger conditions After beating upwind into the teeth of a gale…
NSW Cherub States Final Round this Weekend
The final round of the NSW Cherub State Championships for 2022/23 will be held at Port Kembla Sailing Club on the 4th and 5th of March. Please continue reading for all important information. A Change to Sailing Instructions: The Cherub…
February edition of the World Sailing Show
February’s episode of the World Sailing Show leads with an update from The Ocean Race as the five teams leave Cabo Verde and head south on a 4600-mile journey across open seas to Cape Town through vastly different conditions. From…
Vale Syd Fischer AM OBE
By Di Pearson. Yachting legend Syd Fischer passed away on Thursday evening, he was 95. Born 4 March, 1927, Fischer stood head and shoulders above the rest. His work life revolved around the building industry, property development and the marine…
18ft Skiffs – Club Champs – Race 15
18ft SkiffsClub Championship, Race 15Race Sponsor: Lazarus Capital PartnersSunday, 26 February, 2023Sydney Harbour The Andoo team of John Winning Jr, Seve Jarvin and Sam Newton became the Australian 18 Footers League 2022-23 club champions despite Seve and Sam being unable…
Etchells 2023 NSW Championship concludes at Gosford
The Etchells 2023 NSW Championship supported by the Bendigo Bank and hosted by Gosford Sailing Club had no racing on the final day due to a lack of consistent breeze. The results from the end of day two therefore stand,…
Wild start to Leg 3 from Cape Town
Racing starts in up to 25 knots and two teams suspend racing with heavy conditions in the forecast. It was an extraordinary ‘stop-go’ type of start to Leg 3 of The Ocean Race in Table Bay as the five-boat IMOCA…
ILCA 7 Masters World Champs – Day 6
Pattaya, Thailand – The final day of racing at Royal Varuna Yacht Club for the 2023 ILCA 7 Masters World Championships began with the strongest breeze of the entire event. The first race started in NNE winds of 10-15 knots…
Banjo’s Shoreline Crown Series Bellerive Regatta
Sailors competing in the Banjo’s Shoreline Crown Series Bellerive Regatta battled intense heat and challenging conditions during Saturday’s sailing, hosted by the Bellerive Yacht Club. The keelboat racing groups started the racing program in a consistent northerly breeze, albeit with…
First Tracks take lead at Etchells 2023 NSW Champs
The Etchells 2023 NSW Championship supported by the Bendigo Bank and hosted by Gosford Sailing Club continued on Brisbane Waters on the NSW Central Coast today, and First Tracks, skippered by Peter “Billy” Merrington, with Ian McKillop and Grant Simmer…
ILCA 7 Masters World Champs – Day 5
Pattaya, Thailand – Two races were completed on the penultimate day of the 2023 ILCA 7 Masters World Championships, hosted by the Royal Varuna Yacht Club, in about 10–12 knots of shifty breeze on the Gulf of Thailand. The same…
Etchells 2023 NSW Champs underway
The Etchells 2023 NSW Championship commenced today from the Gosford Sailing Club, with 31 boats on the start line, the largest fleet of Etchells to race in Australia post-COVID. Jeanne-Claude Strong on Flying High AUS1435 currently leads the regatta with…
Team Holcim-PRB wins in Cape Town
Team Holcim – PRB has blitzed the Cape Town In-Port Race presented by V&A Waterfront Team Holcim – PRB (SUI) led the Cape Town In-Port Race presented by V&A Waterfront from start to finish in Cape Town. With the South…
Globe40 starts final leg
On Saturday 11 June 2022, the GLOBE40 competitors set sail from LORIENT LA BASE within the scope of the GLOBE40 prologue, bound for the GREAT START IN TANGIER. Once they’d rounded the Pen Men headland on the Ile de Groix,…
ILCA 7 Masters World Championships – Day 4
Pattaya, Thailand – Today’s sailing followed a different format at the Royal Varuna Yacht Club (RVYC) for the 2023 ILCA 7 Masters World Championships since the Grand Masters were only able to complete one race on Day 3. The Grand…
HH50-SC carbon fibre catamaran to debut at Sanctuary Cove Boat Show
HH Catamarans makes its Australian boat show debut at Sanctuary Cove with the stunning new HH50 catamaran ‘Synergy’, built entirely from epoxy resin-infused carbon fibre and designed as a highly efficient performance cruising catamaran for ocean sailing. In 2021 the…
18ft Skiffs – The Man they call “Bucko”
Andrew Buckland and a decade of influence in the 18s Regular viewers of the Australian 18 Footer League’s Sail Media livestream coverage of 18ft Skiff Racing on Sydney Harbour will hear the insightful comments of Andrew Buckland without knowing the…
High stakes and great prizes at Sydney Harbour Regatta
Numbers are building for the 2023 Nautilus Marine Insurance Sydney Harbour Regatta and the good news is that organiser, Middle Harbour Yacht Club (MHYC), has extended the early entry fee to 28 February 2023. To take place on the weekend…
Australian Women’s Challenge campaign announced for America’s Cup
Trailblazing Australian sailors step up for first ever Women’s Competition for the World’s Oldest Sport Trophy – The America’s Cup Australia is bidding to return to the cauldron of the world’s oldest sporting trophy competition, The America’s Cup, with an…
Champions crowned in Port Lincoln as Teakle Classic comes to an end
The 2023 Australian Yachting Championships, as part of the Teakle Classic Lincoln Week Regatta in Port Lincoln, has come to an end with champions across the range of divisions crowned. The first three keelboat divisions all held racing on IRC…
2023 Brisbane to Hamilton Island Yacht Race entries open
Entries have opened and the Notice of Race published for the 2023 Yacht Sales Co Brisbane to Hamilton Island Yacht Race, due to start at 11am on Friday 4 August 2023. The 530 nautical mile race, inaugurated in 2019 and…
Rush-hour in Antigua – Day 4
23 February, Antigua – Day 4 AM Race Update: By dawn on day four of the RORC Caribbean 600, 29 teams had finished the race with nearly all of them crossing the finish line in a hectic overnight period. The…
Pyewacket 70 announced Overall Winner of the 2023 RORC Caribbean 600
23 February, Antigua: The Royal Ocean Racing Club announce that the overall winner of the 14th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 is Roy P. Disney’s Pyewacket 70 (USA). None of the teams still racing under IRC has any realistic…
ILCA 7 Masters World Champs – Day 3
Pattaya, Thailand – The sailing continued for the third sunny day at the Royal Varuna Yacht Club for the 2023 ILCA 7 Masters World Championships. The strong current and winds of 6–12 knots with considerable shifts were major influencing factors…
Sail Port Stephens Media Release – Sports Boats
Sail Port Stephens thrilled to welcome sports boats Like sausage rolls and sauce or apple pie and icecream, Sail Port Stephens and sports boats have been inextricably linked since 2016, and race organisers are looking forward to another great series…
Glamour conditions at Australian Yachting Champs in Port Lincoln
Racing is heating up as we hit the halfway point of the Australian Yachting Championship, hosted in Port Lincoln as part of the Teakle Classic Lincoln Week Regatta. All divisions are tight at the top with three races left to…
