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(Ed) Looks like Scotty is pushing those starts pretty hard!. These reports are translations from the original Italian press release, so apologies for some of the expressions, but they are quite funny in their own right! It strengthens the supremacy…
With the first races this afternoon supported by easterlies, the World Championship of the windsurfer class started in Mondello, organized by the circle Albaria in the 40th anniversary of the foundation. On the water are 350 competitors from 25 nations….
The Swiss challenger for the America’s Cup has been putting its AC75 training boat BoatZero – bought from Emirates Team New Zealand earlier this year – through its paces in Barcelona. The learning curve is steep, but the results of…
While between themselves 44Cup teams may appear nonchalant that the annual World Championship for their high performance RC44 one designs is “just another regatta”, in fact this is far from the case with teams saving their best gear for the…
A few days after the end of the Royal Cup 52 Super Series Scarlino, the Yacht Club Isole di Toscana returns to the forefront of international sailing by hosting the TF35 class for the second consecutive year, to confirm once…
Spirit of Malouen X limbering up! The Maxi 72s establish their domination Lyra excels in Maxi 3 In many respects, today’s racing was very similar to yesterday’s for the 800 sailors and 46 Maxis competing in week two of Les…
Lake Gairdner – 5th October 2022 Emirates Team New Zealand’s land yacht ‘Horonuku’ has had its first day of sailing on Lake Gairdner, in South Australia, with pilot Glenn Ashby behind the wheel in his bid to eclipse the 2009…
A winning 18 footer combination One of the highlights of the Australian 18 Footers League’s 2021-22 season was the performance of the talented rookie Rag & Famish Hotel team of Harry Price, Josh McKnight and Harry Hall against the world’s…
04 October 2022 The 30 skippers in the Rhum Mono and Rhum Multi categories who are due to compete in the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe 2022 are preparing to set off on the famous solo course across the…
LONDON, ENGLAND – October 4, 2022 – SailGP, the world’s first climate positive sport and entertainment property, has been announced as the winner of the Ambition and Impact award in the first edition of the BBC Green Sport Awards at…
– A first race ticked off for all the groups in a summer ambiance.– Morgana makes her mark amongst the Super Maxis– Wallycento versus Maxi 72: hostilities commence Enrapt yet studious, focused on micro-trimming and calculating the race zone with…
The finalists of the 2022 Australian Sailing Awards have been announced, with clubs, volunteers and Australian Sailing Team stars all in the running for recognition at the nation’s peak sailing awards. In the Male and Female Sailor of the Year…
Under the stars, a navigation challenge Last weekend a fleet of 15 entrants sailed all night in the ORCV Overnight Challenge on Port Phillip Bay. “A race that offered a bit of everything, in perfect conditions” commented Andrew Neeson, skipper…
The largest ever fleet of ClubSwan 36s has gathered in the historic Croatian port of Split for a highly competitive event to decide the class’s first European Champion. No fewer than 12 of the state-of-the-art one-design racing machines will contest…
– The Maxis to decide their season finale in Saint Tropez– 46 superyachts in the Gulf– Flying Nikka, a foiler at Les Voiles The last of the Classic and Modern yachts cast off from Saint Tropez early this morning, immediately…
The M32 fleet is getting together for the final and major event of the season. The World Championship, this year in Cascais, Portugal. The three series of the season, Miami, Newport and Europe have come together and it’s game on….
World Sailing Show Episode 5 recaps the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships in Nova Scotia · In-depth look at the 53rd La Solitaire du Figaro multi-stage race· Feature on the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup· Interview with current Rolex…
THE LITTLE AUSSIE LAP 2.0 CAMPAIGN ANNOUNCEMENT – Xavier DoerrI would like to take the the opportunity to express how hugely grateful I am to my sponsors for my first campaign; Aramex, Waterline, Deepwater Collective, Australian Framing Solutions, Rawcorp and…
Sail Port Stephens (SPS) is revamping its event schedule and revising dates for racing in April and May 2023, having outgrown the previous week-long format that remained largely unchanged since its inception in 2008. The highly popular regatta has traditionally…
Brei Whitehead has continued her upward trajectory finishing sixth at the Lepanto 2022 Formula Kite Europeans in Nafpaktos, Greece. The Townsville Yacht Club member improved on her 16th in Palma and 10th in Hyeres and has her perfectly poised for…
Australia’s Breiana Whitehead remains firmly in the hunt for a medal at the 2022 Lepanto Formula Kite European Championships entering tomorrow’s Semi Final series in sixth place. The unique nature of the Formula Kite final day means anyone from the…
A festival beyond compare: Act 2 The Classics and Modern yachts give way to the Maxis The Trophies from the first week of Les Voiles For this second Sunday of Les Voiles, the port of Saint Tropez was the theatre…
Bo Petersen won his third OK Dinghy European Championship at Société Nautique de Bandol, France, after one final race was sailed on Saturday local time, while Stefan de Vries took second place and Valerian Lebrun placed third after winning the…
Doug DeVos’ Quantum Racing won the Royal Cup 52 Super Series Scarlino title today in Tuscany, Italy, their third regatta triumph of the five-event 2022 season, after turning a one-point deficit to triumph. DeVos’ boat finished five clear points ahead…
Thousands of square metres of sails were lowered in a din on Saturday evening local time after a truly amazing finale to part one of Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez 2022. Particularly boisterous conditions that greeted today’s fleets prompted the Race…
On Day 5 of the 2022 Lepanto Formula Kite European Championships in Nafpaktos, Greece there were plenty of place changing in the Men’s and Women’s fleets as Lauriane Nolot from France took the yellow bib away from compatriot Jessie Kampman,…
It has been a week like no other so far in Emirates Team New Zealand’s the wind powered landspeed world record campaign, with Horonuku finally reaching its destination at Lake Gairdner, South Australia. When Glenn Ashby said last week “Let’s…
It was a meteorologist’s nightmare on the fourth day of racing at the 2022 Lepanto Formula Kite European Championships in Nafpaktos, Greece as the expected 12-13 knots never materialised, causing long waits ashore. When fickle winds did emerge, they caused…
It was amidst a soundtrack comprising hand canons on large schooners, sea shanties from the schooner Naema and the drone of bagpipes from the top spreader of the gaff schooner Elena, that the 3,000 sailors competing at Les Voiles returned…
Seventy-four competitors and 37 teams from five nations sailed the Rooster 29er Euro Cup and National Championships at Balatonfüred in Hungary. The first three days started with a postponement, but racing took place on all but one day thanks to…
Denmark’s Bo Petersen has taken the lead at the OK Dinghy European Championship at Société Nautique de Bandol, France but sits on equal points with Stefan de Vries from The Netherlands, while Britain’s Nick Craig is up to third, just…
Just one point separates Sled from second placed Quantum Racing going into Saturday’s two scheduled races to decide the winners of the Royal Cup, the top trophy for the fourth regatta of the 2022 52 Super Series season. Just after…
Race wins for Magda Woyciechowska from Poland and Gal Zukerman from Israel moved the two teenagers further up the rankings at the end of day four of the 2022 Lepanto Formula Kite European Championships in Nafpaktos, Greece. Still holding on…
3-Bullet Boschetti sleeps his way to the top HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DAY10 to 15 knot winds from the west in the Gulf of Patras3 bullets from 4 races for Boschetti, Taradin and MaederFrench hold the top 4 places in the…
Clear your diary. Set the date. The countdown has commenced for what promises to be one of the most exciting, innovative and ultimately consequential series of events of the 37th America’s Cup. The Notice of Race for the 2024 Women’s…
Valerian Lebrun from France is the early leader at the 2022 OK Dinghy European Championship at Société Nautique de Bandol, France, after the first day of racing. He leads Bo Petersen, from Denmark and Stefan de Vries, from The Netherlands….
Windless holes, dead birds, dust and flying fish play with entrants’ nerves entering the dreaded doldrums. Entrants missing family, some hampered with repairs, most nervous about the lack of wind. Back of the fleet surge toward the mid fleet, Pat,…
A whole day of fun and fiery Challenges of all kinds To France (12mR) the Club 55 Cup! Kismet triumphs among the Centenarians Thursday at Les Voiles has the spirit of the Nioulargue and the breeze at its centre, wrapped…
The waters of the Golfo di Follonica, Tuscany continue to deliver excellent racing conditions for the Royal Cup 52 SUPER SERIES Scarlino. With winds gusting over 25kts for Race 5 of the ten race series and a slight drop to…
Hobie 16 World Championships Conclude – With 5 Australian teams in the top 9 ! Congratulations to our new 2022 Hobie 16 World Champions, Cam Owen and Susan Ghent from Australia. After a long day of waiting and an eventual…
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