Figaro course is shortened
With the course now shortened by 85 miles to 559 nautical miles because of intermittent periods of light winds, the leaders on Stage 1 of the 2002 La Solitaire du Figaro should round a virtual waypoint at the mouth of…
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Hamilton Island Race Week calm before the Midway Party
Today marks the halfway point of racing at Hamilton Island Race Week, crews squeezing the most from the gentle conditions for their passage race around Denman Island before the biggest Front Street party night and a well-earned day off tomorrow….
Light weather pearler for Australian Yachting Champs Day 3
An overcast morning, but the sun came out in time for racing at Hamilton Island Race Week in Queensland, including those contesting the Australian Sailing’s 2022 Australian Yachting Championships (AYC), who contested island courses on Day 3, starting at five…
GLOBE40 – Arrival of Amhas – Leg 2
After 35 days 10 hours 42 minutes and 42 seconds of racing, Craig Horsfield and Oliver Bond aboard Amhas took line honours in Mauritius in this the second and longest leg of the GLOBE40 round the world race. Crossing the…
Video of Monday’s arrivals in Round Britain & Ireland Race
The Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race came to a thrilling climax on the 16th day of the 1,805 nautical mile race. In a 14-hour flurry, 10 boats finished the race and a passionate dock party on Trinity Landing was…
Thrilling climax for Round Britain & Ireland Race
Monday 22 August, 2022: Cowes – The Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race came to a thrilling climax on the 16th day of the 1,805 nautical mile race. In a 14-hour flurry, 10 boats finished the race and a passionate…
French Tom v Irish Tom duel at front of La Solitaire du Figaro Stage 1
Pre-race favourite Tom Laperche (Région Bretagne-CMB Performance) and Ireland’s Tom Dolan (Smurfit Kappa-Kingspan) are leading the 644 nautical miles Stage 1 of the 2022 La Solitaire du Figaro into the second day of racing since leaving Sunday afternoon’s start off…
Lasagne for the Hamilton Island Race Week long race
For the 16 fortunate crew on the Phillip Neil skippered Drumfire, a 78-foot vision of splendour and timber luxury among the hundreds of newer builds, Hamilton Island Race Week is all about the food, not the sailing, argues boat chef…
Racing and big breeze testing at Australian Yachting Champs Day 2
The Australian Sailing’s 2022 Australian Yachting Championships (AYC) continued at Hamilton Island Race Week today, the planned short race exchanged for the Nautilus Marine Insurance Classic extra-long race for Division Zero, a long race for Division 1 and Multihull Racing,…
Melbourne’s hottest race in the coldest month
“Best day I’ve had sailing” was how Damien King, co-skipper of the Frers 61 ‘MRV’ sailing double handed summed up the day after taking the overall win in a fleet of 47 yachts in Saturday’s Ocean Racing Club of Victoria…
Selden for Sailing Winter Regatta 2022 wraps up at RPAYC
The final round of the “Selden for Sailing Winter Regatta 2022” was held on Sunday at the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club on Pittwater. Although the sun came out to try and keep us a bit warmer, the wind didn’t…
Moving up – class transition tips from Nathan Outteridge
With so many opportunities and pathways in sailing sometimes it can be hard to make a decision on what next?! We hear from sailor and Olympic Gold Medallist Nathan Outteridge on his top tips in regard to class transition.
Theories of giant waves that suddenly appear and vanish
Published AUG 19, 2022 by HARRY VALENTINE on Maritime Executive Maritime folklore tells stories of giant waves that suddenly appear on the ocean and disappear just as quickly. While many people dismiss the existence of such waves as mythology, there…
Cascais 2022 Snipe World Champs – Day 1
65 years later, the Snipe Worlds are back in Cascais waters for 5 days and 9 races of fierce competition for the world title. With 87 boats lining up on the starting line, the Race Committee needed 3 attempts, the…
Stage 1 of 53rd La Solitaire du Figaro Under Way
In light drizzle and a gentle southerly breeze Corentin Horeau (Mutuelle Bleue) made the best start to lead the 34 strong 2022 La Solitaire du Figaro fleet away from the mouth of the Loire estuary, opening a 648 nautical miles…
18ft Skiffs: The 1980s, a decade of innovations
The 1970s is regarded as the ‘golden era’ of 18 footer racing with large fleet and champion competitors competing each week on Sydney Harbour, strong fleets in New Zealand and Queensland and emerging fleets in Western Australia, UK and the…
Ideal conditions for Australian Yachting Champs Day 1
The Australian Sailing’s 2022 Australian Yachting Championships (AYC) began in fine style at Hamilton Island Race Week today, brilliant sunshine and ideal winds set the scene for the Rating and the Multihull Racing divisions on their way from the Eastern…
Hamilton Island Race Week’s perfect opener
Perfect trade wind sailing blessed the 200-plus strong fleet on the opening day of Hamilton Island Race Week in the glorious Queensland Whitsunday islands. Close to two thousand sailors from around the country plus internationals put on a brilliant display…
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark joins Australian SailGP team
Copenhagen: Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Mary of Denmark joined Tom Slingsby’s Australian SailGP Team in a thrilling ‘royal race’ against His Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, who raced on board Nicolai Sehested’s Denmark SailGP Team. The friendly…
Tquila first Class40 to finish Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race
James McHugh’s Tquila is the first Class40 to complete the Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Rac, finishing on Saturday 20 August at 14:06:47 BST in an elapsed time of 13 days 2 hrs six mins and 47 secs. The crew…
Record sailors for Snipe Worlds
The Snipe World Championship, organised by Clube Naval de from 20-25 August, officially started today with a training regatta and the opening ceremony taking place at this ‘Day 0’. The Championship will mark the history of the Snipe class, not…
Light winds promised for La Solitaire du Figaro start
The 34 skippers of the 53rd La Solitaire du Figaro and their Figaro Beneteau 3s left Nantes on Saturday at lunch time local time to sail down to Saint-Nazaire at the mouth of the Loire, where they will dock for…
Racing abandoned on final day of 2022 ILCA 4 Youth Worlds
Vilamoura, Portugal: No races were sailed on the final day of the 2022 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships, due to lack of wind, which means double Gold for Italy; Nicoló Cassita, U16 sailor, and Ginevra Caracciolo were leading both divisions…
New Zealand dominates racing in Copenhagen
The New Zealand SailGP Team has comprehensively established itself as the new form team of SailGP Season 3, winning three fleet races and dominating the event final at the Rockwool Denmark Sail Grand Prix | Copenhagen. On a bumper day…
Veteran Vines unbeaten at Uffa Fox 50 Celebration Regatta
Cowes, Isle of Wight, England: Jeremy Vines and his team sailing the National 18 Ace remain undefeated, in the fast handicap class, after the second and final day of the Uffa Fox 50 Celebration Regatta. The toughest fleet at the…
ILCA 4 Youth World Champs – Day 5
19 August 2022 Vilamoura, Portugal – Three races were completed today in each fleet at the 2022 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships. Vilamoura provided a nice southeast breeze of 7–13 knots, and with pent-up energy from no racing yesterday, the…
Young talent and top internationals for La Solitaire du Figaro
Nantes, France: The 53rd edition of La Solitaire du Figaro is set to start off Saint Michel Chef Chef, at the entrance to the Loire, on Sunday August 21 at 1540hrs local time, with 34 yachts taking part following a…
Racing abandoned but Denmark Sail Grand Prix gets royal seal of approval
Copenhagen, Denmark: On a day of highs and lows for the SailGP athletes and fans, the event site in Copenhagen was treated to a royal visit before adverse weather conditions meant day one of the Rockwool Sail Grand Prix Copenhagen…
Lipton Challenge Race in full swing
The Lipton Challenge started in False Bay on Wednesday with the Royal Natal Yacht Club defending the Lipton Challenge Cup which they won last year on Saldanha Bay. Challenging them are five other clubs, namely the Royal Cape Yacht Club…
From the Ground Up
It’s finally here… Join us for the premiere of our brand new documentary, From the Ground Up, supported by Harken Australia. This 30-minute doco takes a look at the manufacturing history of the Australian Sharpie class to identify the importance…
Most competitive Australian Yachting Champs yet
The best grand prix yachts and multihulls from around Australia and overseas will take to the water for the 2022 Australian Yachting Championships (AYC) at Hamilton Island in the Whitsundays, where racing takes place from 21-27 August. All the big…
Introducing the Australian strategist stepping into flight control
Alongside SailGP veteran Nina Curtis and aspiring driver Tash Bryant, Lucy Copeland completes Australia’s three-strong female roster for Season 3. Despite joining alongside Bryant this season, 25-year-old Copeland had her sights set on SailGP since the very beginning. Learning about…
Sailing The Corsair 880 Sport Trimaran
Sydney, Australia – 19th August 2022 We’ve just had the joy of sailing the all new 28ft Corsair 880 Sport trimaran on Sydney Harbour and we filmed a video review of our experience. If you missed it at the Sydney…
Concord Ryde Sailing Club start of season
Now is the time for you or your kids to come on down and give sailing a try yourself. The 2022/2023 sailing season at Concord and Ryde Sailing Club (CRSC) kicks off on Saturday the 3rd of September 2022 and…
New Sharpie documentary celebrates sailing’s grassroots manufacturers
CLASS: Australian Sharpie AUTHOR: Harry Fisher, Down Under Sail IMAGES & VIDEO: Down Under Sail – Available from 6pm this evening Showcasing the importance of grassroots manufacturers in sailing is the focus of a new documentary by Down Under Sail,…
GB SailGP Team sustain damage in practice
The Great Britain SailGP Team is in a race against time to compete in the ROCKWOOL Denmark Sail Grand Prix this weekend, after sustaining damage to its F50 race boat during practice racing today in Copenhagen. The team was completing…
Denmark chasing breakthrough SailGP event win
COPENHAGEN – August 18, 2022 – Having made its first ever event final last time out at the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix in Plymouth, the Denmark SailGP Team presented by ROCKWOOL is looking to go one better and make…
ILCA 4 Youth World Champs – Day 4
After 3 glorious days of racing, it was AP over A in Vilamoura, Portugal. No races were sailed today due to lack of wind. Scoring remains the same as yesterday. Three races are scheduled for friday, with the first warning…
Round Britain & Ireland Race – Medallia Takes Line Honours
Day 12 Race Report: Thursday 18 August IMOCA Medallia, skippered by Pip Hare, took Line Honours in the Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race in an elapsed time of 10 days 13 hours 23 minutes and 22 seconds. High pressure…
Final day at Airlie Beach Race Week a glamour
A magic day on the water for the record fleet of 178 taking part in the final day of racing at Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) in the Whitsundays, the sun and wind turned on their charms one more time,…
