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…
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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…
56th Fireball Australian Championships – Preview
2023 Fireball Australian Championships – Runners and Riders This year marks one of the most open Australian Championships we have seen in the modern era. With sailors joining us from their olympic campaigns and hot shot UK sailors flying in,…
RORC Caribbean 600 – Zoulou Triumph by 11 Seconds
21 February, Antigua: After over 30 hours of racing at speeds approaching 40 knots, MOD70 Zoulou sailed by Erik Maris (FRA) won Multihull Line Honours in the 2023 RORC Caribbean 600 by just 11 seconds. Zoulou completed the 600-mile race…
Magnetic Island Race Week 2023 – entry opens in one week
Entry for Townsville Yacht Club’s (TYC) SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week 2023 will open in one week’s time at 10am (Queensland time) on 1 March – so if you want to be there, you will need to be fast on…
ILCA 7 Masters World Champs – Day 2
Pattaya, Thailand – Day 2 of the 2023 ILCA 7 Masters World Championships at the Royal Varuna Yacht Club. Another beautiful day where competitors completed two races in a lighter breeze of 6–12 knots. Great Grand Master sailor from South…
Heaven and hell in RORC Caribbean 600
21 February, Antigua: At the break of dawn on the second day of the RORC Caribbean 600, Giovanni Soldini’s Maserati Multi70 (ITA) was in pole position, an hour inside race record pace for the 600 mile race. Video footage from…
Celestial sets sights on Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race win
QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA: Dr Sam Haynes, owner and skipper of Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race 2022 winning Celestial has his sights set on making sailing history and putting his name on The Courier-Mail Cup when Australia’s second oldest yacht race,…
Fast pace for RORC Caribbean 600 start
Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club and supported by Antigua Yacht Club, the 14th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 started on time at 11:00 AST on Monday 20th February. Seventy boats racing under IRC, Class40 and MOCRA Rules,…
Manly Skiff Club – Longcourse Race 9
Manly 16ft skiff skipper Daniel Turner had one message for the Sail GP fraternity dealing with the chaos on Sydney Harbour at the weekend: Welcome to our world. The Manly fleet has cut its teeth on Sydney’s temperamental summer weather…
GKA Freestyle-Kite World Cup Columbia
The world tour’s second stop is just around the corner, and it promises to be an unforgettable event. Featuring the idyllic setting of Salinas del Rey and some of the most talented freestyle athletes in the world, this is one…
ILCA 7 Masters World Championships – Day 1
Pattaya, Thailand – Today was the first day of racing at the 2023 ILCA 7 Masters World Championships, hosted by the Royal Varuna Yacht Club. A total of 85 sailors representing 22 countries are enjoying perfect conditions to start the…
Laser 211487 for sale
For Sale – Laser 211487 (2016)Full race setup. Dry boat. No accidents.Available with either full rig or radial setup (or both if required).Carbon top section. Carbon Tiller+Ext. Metal bailer springsRadial option comes with alloy bottom section, training sail and almost…
Western Australian Cruising Guide now available
Article supplied by Kim Klaka, WA Cruising Guide Editor I am pleased to advised that version 5.4 of the Western Australian Cruising Guide was released this week. This latest edition contains more than 150 changes and updates since version 5.3…
Australian Sailing statement on measurement and rating in the 2022 Hobart race
This article from Alistair Murray, President, Australian Sailing appeared on Friday 17th February: I am writing to respond to the speculation concerning the measurement and issuing of rating certificates for boats competing in the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race….
SailGP Sydney wrap-up
After the 3 races held in Sydney Harbour on Saturday adternoon, we had a clean sweep by the French, return to form by Jimmy and the USA team (with Aussie Lucy Copeland filling in as strategist) and a solid 3rd…
Beautiful Classics – Dockside with Hound & Pen Duick VI
Hound (USA), the stunning 60-foot aluminium sloop designed by Aage Nielsen and crafted by Abeking & Rasmussen in 1970, is a magnificent sight racing in IRC One. In addition to Hound, Marie Tabarly’s classic 73ft ketch, Pen Duick VI (FRA)…
18ft Skiffs – 73rd JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Champs
The world’s greatest 18 footer regatta, conducted by the Australian 18 Footers League Since 1938, the JJ Giltinan world 18 footer championship has been the premier 18 footer regatta in the world and 21 countries have competed to prove that…
SMB breaks the drought, claims race win in Adelaide-Lincoln
Goeff Boettcher’s 52-foot Secret Mens Business has broken a five-year drought to regain the overall IRC win in the Teakle Classic Adelaide to Port Lincoln Yacht Race. He and his crew emerged victorious in a competitive five-boat Division 1 fleet,…
RORC Caribbean 600 – An international affair
The 14th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 starts on 20th February at 11:00 AST (UTC-4). Seventy boats from all over the world are ready in Antigua for the non-stop 600nm race around 11 Caribbean islands. With over 550 sailors…
Gold for France and Israel at Lanzarote International Regatta
The Israeli squad have dominated the iQFOiL women’s racing all week. Tricky breeze on the race course meant the medal series couldn’t go ahead. So Israel took all three spots on the podium, with Shahar Tibi (ISR) on the top…
Full-on Foam Up for Antigua 360
With 25 knots of wind and a three metre swell, the fifth race of the RORC Nelson’s Cup Series was a full-on foam up. The Antigua 360 Race was a blast from beginning to end, with numerous squalls screeching in…
7Sunrise’s Mark Beretta does SailGP world-first water ski stunt
In a global first, Mark Beretta, one of Australia’s best-loved sports presenters and Channel Seven Sunrise reporter, hit Sydney Harbour to water ski behind the Australia SailGP F50 catamaran during practice. Click here for Facebook video A professional water-skier, Beretta…
World Sailing breaks new ground with its first ever development program in Sudan
World Sailing has taken another step forward in its goal to grow sailing in Africa with the delivery of its first ever sailing development programme in Sudan with support from the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Olympic Solidarity fund. Held in…
11th Hour Racing Team gets approval to replace seriously damaged foils
In brief:– The team’s original foils will be installed into the raceboat for Leg 3 of The Ocean Race, from Cape Town, South Africa, to Itajaí, Brazil.– Team CEO, Mark Towill: “We are pleased with the Race Committee’s decision […]…
GGR – Day 164 – Kirsten Neuschäfer first around Cape Horn
It’s been an eventful month of February for Kirsten Neuschäfer (ZAF), finally rounding Cape Horn at 2020 UTC 15th Feb. She moved to first place after 150 days of racing and since had to face two storms, breaking a spinnaker…
SailGP hits final straight as championship leaders head to home waters
Nine F50s hit the waters of iconic Sydney Harbour ahead of the KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix | Sydney on February 18 and 19 SYDNEY – February 17, 2023 – SailGP has officially arrived in Sydney as all nine F50s…
Schnapper Point Regatta at MYC
Mornington Yacht Club held its annual Schnapper Point Regatta on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February, sponsored by Mornington-based Town Planning Co, and supported by Ronstan. The regatta has been run over the last 25 years, providing some serious race…
Preview IRC Zero – RORC Caribbean 600
The 2023 RORC Caribbean 600, set to commence on 20th February in Antigua, is expected to attract 71 teams representing 16 different nations. The event will feature a number of highly-anticipated classes, with IRC Zero being one of the largest….
ILCA 6 Masters World Champs – Aussie clean sweep in GGM
Pattaya, Thailand – Two races were completed on the final day of the 2023 ILCA 6 Masters World Championships, hosted by the Royal Varuna Yacht Club, bringing the event to a close. Although three races were intended due to the…
Shifty northerly breeze brings a new Lanzarote challenge
Marina Rubicón (Lanzarote, Canary Islands), 15 February 2023 The first northerly breeze of the week brought flatter water and shifty, offshore wind conditions. Compared with previous big wave days at Lanzarote International Regatta, day six was a completely different challenge….
More AC40s lift off
The news that the first AC40, Alinghi Red Bull Racing, has sailed in the beautiful waters of Barcelona for the first time, marks a new chapter in the 37th America’s Cup as this most exciting new foiling class of yachts…
SailGP teams help clean up Sydney’s most polluted beach
Aussie athletes, CEOs come together to clean up Sydney’s most polluted beach in SailGP sponsorship Australia SailGP Team, WLTH & Parley For The Oceans join forces to clean up Sydney’s most polluted beach. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – 16 February 2023: An…
TMG Yachts announced as exclusive Australian importer for Prestige Yachts
Award winning agency TMG Yachts has been announced as the sole distributor for luxury powerboat manufacturer PRESTIGE Yachts – As a part of the Groupe Beneteau, the French based manufacturer is positioned at the top end of the luxury market…
18ft Skiffs – Boost for Queensland 18 footer revival
The revival of the Queensland 18 footer racing scene took a major step forward recently when the Brisbane 18 Footers Sailing Club had a brand new 18ft skiff hull built by Van Munster Boatbuilders for David Hayter’s campaign at the…
Entry open for Scandinavian Gold Cup and 5.5 World Champs in Porto Cervo
Entries are officially opened for the 2023 Scandinavian Gold Cup and 5.5 Metre World Championship in Porto Cervo, Sardinia. The two events take place from 20-29 September. Organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, it will be the first time…
World Sailing’s Steering the Course 2023 aiming at women within the sport
World Sailing has announced that the 2023 edition of its annual women’s sailing festival, Steering the Course, will aim to introduce female sailors to the sport by highlighting the many different pathways and careers available in sailing. The announcement comes…
