Duelling through the Straits
Crews break out of Med and into the Atlantic after two days of gruelling conditions… Day two of The Ocean Race had the fleet searching for calmer waters by heading towards the Spanish coastline to avoid the worst of the…
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I Love Poland win the IMA Transatlantic Trophy
The Polish National Foundation’s Volvo 70 I Love Poland (POL), skippered by Grzegorz Baranowski crossed the finish line outside Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada on Tuesday 17th January 2023. Taking Monohull Line Honours in under nine days, the…
Sail Melbourne scorcher sets up spectacular finale
Sail Melbourne was back in all its glory today, with Royal Brighton Yacht Club hustling and bustling to the sounds of sails slapping, rigging clanging and competitors chatting on the penultimate day of racing. The regatta has been a mainstay…
First 4 clubs secure spots in the NSW Sailing League Final
EVENT: NSW Sailing League – Leg 1: Regional QualifierCLUB: Newcastle Cruising Yacht ClubDATES: 14/15 Jan 2023AUTHOR: NCYC/Alex DarePHOTOS: Jack Buchan The first 4 clubs secure themselves spots in the NSW Sailing League Final, set to take place in April at…
Ukrainian Sail Day at Mornington Yacht Club
On Sunday 15 January Mornington Yacht Club hosted over 20 displaced Ukrainian kids who fled their homeland last year after the outbreak of war. The aim was to give the kids a fun day sailing in our “backyard”, that we…
Who qualifyied for the WingFoil World Tour 2023?
Due to the highly over-subscribed GWA Wingfoil World Tour events for the last two years, participant numbers for each event are capped for the 2023 season. Finishing in the top five of each discipline on the 2022 Qualifying Series was…
Opening day of The Ocean Race brings challenges
Both fleets head into extreme conditions on approach to Gibraltar The opening 24 hours has been challenging, but not unexpected. After running into a quiet spell overnight, during which both fleets concertinaed the forecast has played out its threat with…
Women’s World Match Racing Tour announced for 2023 season
London, UK (16 January 2023) The Women’s World Match Racing Tour today announced the line-up of four events for its 2023 season including San Francisco, Annapolis, Le Havre, and Copenhagen. The Tour is the world’s only professional sailing series for…
Festival of Sails – Two days to close of entries
It’s not too late to join sailors from all over Australia who will saturate Geelong when the Festival of Sails takes place over the Australia Day weekend from 26-29 January, with entries closing this Thursday, 19 January, at 5pm ADST….
2023 Etchells Miami Worlds preparation is officially on
January 16, 2023 (Miami, FL) – The Sidney Doren Memorial Regatta marked the first event of the Etchells Class’ winter series hosted by Biscayne Bay Yacht Club after a false start due the lack of wind at last month’s Louis…
Late Start Marks the Halfway Point of Sail Melbourne
A complete lack of wind at the scheduled start time caused a delay to racing on day three of Sail Melbourne, but a late Seabreeze kicked in allowing for an action-packed afternoon to mark the halfway point of the 2023…
ARC January 2023 Departs Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria bid farewell today to the ARC January fleet for the second edition of the ‘new year rally’ organised by World Cruising Club. Following the first edition in 2022, ARC January 2023 has seen 30 boats gathering to cross…
18ft Skiffs NSW Championship – Race 4
18ft SkiffsNSW Championship, Race 4Today’s Trophy: R. Watt Memorial TrophyRace Sponsor: Rag & Famish HotelSunday, 15 January, 2023Sydney Harbour The Andoo 18ft Skiff team of John Winning Jr., Seve Jarvin and Matt Stenta, wrapped up the 2022-23 NSW 18ft Skiff…
The Ocean Race E-Race – Beat the pros at their own game
The 14th edition of The Ocean Race started on Sunday – both on the water and on your screen of choice! How to follow the start of The Ocean Race – click here Annie Lush, crew member of Guyot Environnement…
Spectacular start day for The Ocean Race in Alicante
The 14th edition of The Ocean Race, the fully-crewed, around the world yacht race, started from Alicante, Spain on Sunday. As The Ocean Race celebrates its 50th jubilee anniversary, a fleet consisting of the best sailors in the world set…
New Zealand claims third win of SailGP Season 3
SINGAPORE – January 15, 2023 – In a gutsy and impressive performance New Zealand defied the odds to win the Singapore Sail Grand Prix. The win cements Peter Burling’s position as the main threat to Tom Slingsby’s charge for a…
Getting Sendy on the Second Day of Sail Melbourne
The upper edge of a low-pressure front sitting off the south coast of Tasmania served up big winds and a bouncy sea state across Port Phillip on day two of Sail Melbourne 2023. The annual event, hosted by Royal Brighton…
On the eve of historic race start, The Ocean Race outlines an exciting future
The iconic around the world race is confirmed to start every four years, with intermediate races now added to the calendar. One day ahead of the start of the historic 50th Jubilee edition of The Ocean Race, race organisers have…
Maserati celebrate with Snowflake and Zoulou in Grenada – RORC Transatlantic Race
Saturday 14 January, Grenada: An impromptu RORC Transatlantic Race Multihull Awards was held at Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina. Crew from Maserati Multi70, Snowflake and Zoulou gathered dockside. Past RORC Admiral and the Secretary General of the IMA, Andrew…
Olympians Set the Standard at Sail Melbourne
A flurry of activity returned to the shores of Brighton today with more than 220 competitors in Olympic and invited classes beginning their Sail Melbourne campaigns in glamour conditions. Also known as the Sailors Regatta, Sail Melbourne 2023 is host…
Australia end day 1 of Singapore SailGP on top
SINGAPORE – January 14, 2022 – Against the spectacular backdrop of the Singapore skyline SailGP made its regional debut in front of packed shorelines at East Coast Park. Season 3 championship leaders Australia ended the first day of action in…
Dramatic Finish to the 16ft Skiff National Champs
A broken rudder pin worth around $20 left one boat heart-broken and another ecstatic as the Australian 16ft Championships ended in the same dramatic way they started at Manly on Saturday. St George entrant Noakes (Dave O’Connor) looked set for…
13ft Skiff National Champions 2023 – EBIX
They bickered constantly when they first sailed together but brother and sister combination Jemma and James Hopkins are now a united front with a national title under their belts after streeting the opposition at the Australian 13ft Championships at Manly….
Maserati takes Multihull Line Honours in RORC Transatlantic Race
13 January 2023 – Grenada RORC Transatlantic Race – Multihull Line Honours Giovanni Soldini’s Maserati Multi70 crossed the finish line outside Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada on Friday 13th January 2023 at 19:46:26 UTC. Maserati Multi70 elapsed time…
Maxi Edmond de Rothschild prepares for record run
Friday January 13, 2023 – Friday the 13th, a lucky day? The Maxi Edmond de Rothschild left her base in Lorient to head for Brest shortly after 12 noon local time today. Objective number one for Charles Caudrelier, Franck Cammas…
13ft and 16ft Skiff Nationals – Day5
St George boat Noakes has launched one of the great back-from-the dead revivals in recent history to snatch the lead and set-up a thrilling finish to the 2022/23 Australian 16ft Championships at Manly. The Dave O’Connor-skippered Noakes was outside the…
Aussie Crew change ahead of Singapore SailGP
The Australians are preparing to face challenging light air conditions today at the first ever Singapore Sail Grand Prix. Slingsby has also been faced with a last minute crew change, with Wing Trimmer Kyle Langford unable to race due to…
SailGP Singapore debut looms
SINGAPORE – January 13, 2023 – As SailGP continues to enhance its reputation as a truly global championship with a regional debut this weekend, all nine drivers have been coming to terms with the unique waters off the coast of…
Ocean Race Skippers’ Press Conference
For some teams, the date of the skippers’ press conference sat amid an intensely hectic period as they prepared for the 32,000 mile, seven-leg, race around the world. For others, the date for facing the world’s cameras and microphones en…
86th 12ft Skiff Australian Titles
The 12 Foot Skiff Australian titles where held at the Sydney Flying Squadron from the 5th to the 8th January. For Sydneysiders this conincided with the strong southerly gusting into the +30 knot range for the fist two days &…
Bertrand seals the win at Etchells Nationals
Australian yachting icon John Bertrand, alongside star-studded crew George Richardson and Lewis Brake, has taken out the 2023 Australian Etchells Championship in a dominating display at the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia this week. On board Triad2020, Bertrand’s team…
13ft and 16ft Skiff Nationals – Day 4
SKE Electrical was forced to overcome a notorious harbour flat spot, an intruding power boat and a stablemate desperate to spoil the party on a day where two more clubs joined the winners’ list at the Australian 16ft Championships at…
18ft Skiffs – NSW Championship
Back on Sydney Harbour this Sunday The incredible story of John ‘Woody’ Winning and his son John ‘Herman’ Winning Jr. continues on Sydney Harbour this Sunday when the two skippers lead their teams in the quest to win the 2022-23…
Sail GP teams test the water in Singapore
SINGAPORE, 12 January 2022 – The nine teams competing at the inaugural Singapore Sail Grand Prix took to the water on Thursday (12 January), where they familiarised themselves with the course ahead of this weekend’s races. The nine teams –…
Record pace in RORC Transatlantic Race
12th January, Race Update: Day Five: At 0800 UTC on the fifth day of the RORC Transatlantic Race, three 70ft trimarans are under 1,000 miles from the finish at Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina Grenada. Giovanni Soldini’s Maserati Multi70…
Wing Foil Nationals is now a World Beach Games qualifier event
The 2023 Wing Foil Nationals are proudly part of the North Aussie Wing Series and are set to take place in Rose Bay, Sydney between the 3-5th February, 2023. Kiteboarding Australia is excited to announce that the Nationals will incorporate…
GGR heading home to Les Sables d’Olonne and Simon Curwen breaks away again!
Michael Guggenberger (AUT) on NURI sailed through the Hobart Gate on January 3rd having sat becalmed for two days within sight of Tasmania. He was happy to arrive and decided to stay for two days to “tidy the boat, sleep,…
Girls on Fire the 13ft & 16ft Skiff Nationals
It literally was a day for the ladies as girls ruled and showed the strength of female sailing at the official Australian 13ft and 16ft Championships’ Ladies Day celebrations at Manly on Tuesday. A function featuring some of the country’s…
Optimist Australian Championship Day 1
The RPAYC on Pittwater are hosting this event. Here’s some video highlights from Day 1 of racing. For the latest results, click on the link below. https://sailingresults.net/sa/results/overall.aspx?ID=81511.2
Competition heating up at 2023 Australian Etchells Championship
EVENT: 2023 Australian Etchells ChampionshipCLUB: Cruising Yacht Club of South AustraliaDATES: 7-12 January 2023AUTHOR: Harry FisherPHOTOS: Jack Fletcher Four of Australia’s most recognisable names in sailing are all within striking distance ahead of the final two days of the Australian…
