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With temperatures in the high twenties and sizeable swell across the racecourse, Kiel felt like Queensland for the Australian Sailing Team (AST) and Australian Sailing Squad (ASS) athletes competing in Germany where the top performer again was Tokyo Olympian, Mara…
A small, uncharacteristic error approaching the first windward mark of the second race today cost regatta leaders Quantum Racing dearly, but it sets up what promises to be an engaging Saturday local time title showdown against Platoon for the Rolex…
Lagos demonstrated again today what an excellent ‘find’ this venue was by the GC32 Racing Tour, which first held an event here for its foiling catamarans back in 2018, followed by the GC32 World Championship in 2019. Conditions on day…
New Caledonia: First Caledonian boat to reach home in the Groupama Race was Eye Candy, which was pushed along by her rivals and fellow Sydney 38s, Guilty Pleasures and Poulpito. Kalolo, a catamaran, which had been the leading Caledonian boat…
Yesterday’s light wind frustrations were forgotten for the Australian sailors competing at Kiel Week in Germany, as a thermal breeze came through mid-morning which built to 7-10 knots giving the fleets a full day of competition. The breeze suited many…
Multihull Central today announced the new Corsair 880 is on its way to Australia to be showcased at the upcoming Sydney International Boat Show. The Corsair 880 has revolutionised traditional trimaran designs and offers a new way for performance sailors…
The first yacht of the brand-new ClubSwan 80 range was launched in La Spezia yesterday (23rd of June) . The 80-foot ClubSwan yacht highlights Nautor’s Swan’s ability to offer a range of yachts that are based on values of style,…
Our friends at Multihull Solutions in Mooloolaba are gearing up for a huge Sydney International Boat Show at the end of July and encourage you to book your appointments to view their extensive range on display before all spots are…
While Ernesto Bertarelli’s Alinghi Red Bull Racing team has topped GC32 competition for many years, they are now focused on 37th America’s Cup training and so are fielding two teams on the GC32 Racing Tour: SUI 8, which emphatically won…
Brilliant conditions on Thursday opened the Olympic part of Kiel Week with eight different nations wearing yellow leader jerseys. At the belated start of the second part of Kiel Week, the leading positions in the eight Olympic disciplines are internationally…
“If you ain’t first you’re last” While Quantum Racing returned a second and a sixth to finish the day with a two points lead at the top of the Rolex TP52 World Championship on the waters off Cascais, Portugal one…
Last night, just before midnight, Rushour was the first for the 7th Edition of the New Caledonia Groupama Race to cross the finish line. The Australian Drew 15 catamaran won this in real time in 3d 13h 42m 38s. Live…
When racing kicks off today (Thursday 23rd) on Portugal’s Algarve at the GC32 Lagos Cup, the flying catamaran fleet will be back up to its full pre-pandemic size of ten boats. As reported, new additions for this second event of…
The judges of the Boat International Design and Innovation Awards 2022 declared the Swan 120 – Audrey the First – winner of the best interior design for the Sailing Yachts category.The Swan 120 brings together the skills and craftsmanship of…
Crews are beginning to assemble ahead of the racing, the J-Class quartet will start the action out on the water and two other superyacht classes will deliver great competition. The time has come and it is all systems go for…
The weather gods had little in mind for the sailors on Wednesday (22 June) at the start of the Olympic part of Kiel Week. Because the sun hid for too long, the thermal easterly wind did not build up. Doldrums…
Maintaining a superior level of consistency Quantum Racing lead the Rolex TP52 World Championship by four points after another two challenging light winds races on the waters off Cascais, Portugal. And while double world champions Platoon are pressing their US…
Battles throughout the fleet and imminent finishes 300 nautical miles upwind, the second half of the New Caledonia Groupama Race has not been an easy task. We have seen varying strategies, with some opting to stay offshore, and others flirting…
The Calm After the Storm The trade winds have settled in New Caledonia and the fleet have continued to enjoy the calmer conditions. The majority of the fleet are now around the North of the Island and heading upwind for…
The Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race has been cancelled due to the size of boats competing, and the amount of water at the entrance to Keppel Bay Marina or Rosslyn Bay Boat Harbour. “The water is only 1.1m at…
When Emirates Team New Zealand arrived in Bermuda in 2017 for the 35th America’s Cup, they spectacularly wrong-footed their rivals when they unveiled a mini peloton of four “cyclors” pumping away on a row of fixed bikes instead of a…
The first Kiel Week 2022 winners have been determined and saw four Germans, three Danes and a Norwegian plus Hungarians and Kiwis in front in the international classes. The Gold Cup in the Folkboats was won by Søren Kæstel, Erik…
Runners Up Twice Today, Quantum Racing Open Strong in Cascais at the Rolex TP52 World Championship. Racing in winds which were much lighter than Cascais has built its reputation for, Doug DeVos US flagged Quantum Racing has the early lead…
The Bureau of Meteorology has announced an end to the 2021-22 La Niña in the tropical Pacific, with the status changed to La Nina WATCH. Whilst the 2021-22 La Niña has ended, there is around a 50 per cent chance…
The GP2.1 Persico 69F Cup, a three-day highly competitive event in one of the best race courses in the Mediterranean, Puntaldia, has just ended, crowning Fin1Racing team for the third GP in a row. Allan Norregaard, Janne Jarvinen and Iago…
One of the world’s most popular and prolific YouTube sailing channels, Gone with the Wynns, have just announced their purchase of a new ecofriendly hybrid-electric HH44 sailing catamaran. The HH44 ‘Ocean Cruiser’ version is a high-performance cruising catamaran designed to…
Dame Ellen MacArthur is set to sail alongside young people supported by her cancer charity after confirming she will take part in this year’s Round the Island Race on Saturday 25th June. The Ellen MacArthur Cancer Trust has been the…
Good luck to CYCA Members Geoff Hill and Ian Edwards, who are taking on the 654 nautical mile New Caledonia Groupama Race. Geoff, a 30-Year CYCA Member, leads the monohull charge on his Santa Cruz 72, Antipodes. Antipodes has been…
A Russian-owned superyacht seized by the United States is now in Honolulu Harbour flying an American flag. The US earlier this month won a legal battle in Fiji to take the $450 million vessel and immediately sailed it to Hawaii….
When sailing single-handed for extended periods, the greatest problem was, in the past, who was going to helm and keep watch when the skipper had to sleep? This was an intractable and potentially dangerous situation. So it is no wonder…
An amendment to the Special Regulations now allows HMPE ropes (such as Dyneema) to be used as lifelines in category 4 to 7 monohulls and all categories for multihulls. This presents new challenges for Equipment Auditors. Category 4 – 7…
It’s time for round two of offshore racing’s most exciting new competition! Seven Ocean Fifty foiling trimarans that regularly see speeds of up to 42 knots are converging on Brest in Finistère, Brittany, this week for Episode 2 of the…
WWW in Schilksee – Waiting for wind and weather was the name of the game on the third day of the Kiel Week regatta for the crews in the ten international classes and for the offshore yachts: Thunderstorm cells around…
The second event of the 52 Super Series, the 2022 Rolex TP52 World Championship, will see nine teams compete at the hugely popular venue of Cascais, Portugal renowned for its strong winds and Atlantic waves for the world’s leading grand…
Elans new flagship, the E6 performance cruiser has won the prestigious designaward in the category for Sailing Yachts at the 11th International Yacht & AviationAwards 2022. This award ceremony last week was hosted by interior and aviationdesign magazines Design et…
On Tuesday, 1st October 1872 in Tom Keary’s Hotel on the corner of William and Brougham Streets, Sydney, a meeting culminated in the formation of Sydney Amateur Sailing Club with four boats and 12 members. In 2022 we celebrate our…
Captain of yacht Morgan of Marietta loses life after going overboard HAMILTON, Bermuda (June 19, 2022)— The organizers of the Newport Bermuda Race regret to report that our Fleet Communications Office for the 52nd Bermuda Race received a report of…
The finish line of the 2nd Arctic Vendée – Les Sables d’Olonne has been closed since the arrival of the last competitor, Kojiro Shiraishi (DMG MORI Global One), Saturday June 18 at 10:33 p.m. The classification is now official, let’s…
GWA Wingfoil World Cup Switzerland – Day Five – Surf-Freestyle Finals Day five lined up to be a similar day to the first. With not a cloud to be seen and scorching sun, it was only a matter of time…
ROUND FIVE: Ensis Engadinwing by Dakine GWA Wingfoil World CupWRAP-UP – Day Five Check out all the action from Day five in the highlight video below! Yesterday we saw the completion of the Men’s Surf-Freestyle which gave awesome action from…
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