Gambling on 18ft skiffs
The nature of the boats and the people who have sailed them over the past 130 years always made 18 footer racing unique in the sailing/yachting world and one of the unique parts of the sport has been the gambling…
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ETNZ’s hydrogen powered foiling chase boat reaches speed milestone
Emirates Team New Zealand have been continuing the successful commissioning and testing of their hydrogen powered foiling chase boat ‘Chase Zero’ on Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf since its launch just five weeks ago. The team have now run Chase Zero for…
Antigua Sailing Week 2022: Wrap up
After a two-year hiatus the 53rd edition of Antigua Sailing Week was brimming with success. The trade winds blew all week, with the international fleet enjoying exhilarating racing in sailing paradise.
Lisa Blair blog: Star gazing in the Southern Ocean
On Monday February 21, Australian sailor Lisa Blair set sail from Albany, WA in a second attempt to sail solo, non-stop, around Antarctica in record time aboard her yacht ‘Climate Action Now’. Blair is still trying to raise money to…
Competitors amp up Golden Globe Race preparations
On September 4, Les Sables d’Olonne, the world capital of solo around the world racing, will again host the start of the 2022 Golden Globe Race. Seven entrants on the other side of the world must still sail to the…
CYCA team leads Hardy Cup
Smile you are on camera! Check out the amazing photos from the first day of racing for the Hardy Cup 2022, hosted by Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron. After a slow start in a dying westerly, teams were treated to a…
Charlie Dalin and the ‘usual suspects’ lead Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race
After two days at sea in the Guyader Bermudes 1000 Race, the IMOCA fleet is now heading south-southwest on a starboard reach towards the Gallimard Waypoint situated about 250 nautical miles west-northwest of Cape Finisterre. The fleet set off from…
The Sailing Museum ribbon cutting ceremony
Newport, Rhode Island: The official ribbon cutting ceremony highlights and a sneak peek inside The Sailing Museum.
A Sydney sailor’s journey from local regattas to the international circuit
Zoe Dransfield is 19-years-old, yet she has taken the Australian sailing community by storm. I talked to the two-time Flying Eleven National champion and 470 sailor about her passion for sailing. Zoe Dransfield was a six-year-old in 2009 when her…
Call out to French-designed monohull owners to enter Bastille Day Race
Raise a sail and a glass to Liberté, Égalité and Fraternité at the Queensland French Yacht Owners Association Inc inaugural 2022 Bastille Day Race on Saturday July 16, supported by the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron. On July 14, 1789, Parisian…
Vale Dean Harrigan
From the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA): The CYCA mourns the passing of 20 year Member, Dean Harrigan. Dean joined the CYCA in 1998 and was a generous supporter of youth sailing and the CYCA’s Youth Sailing Academy, sponsoring…
International racing is back with the Hardy Cup
Sydney: The eight competing teams for the 2022 Hardy Cup (May 9-13), hosted by Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron, are currently on the water relishing their first international match racing regatta in two years. Under a bright sun and a building…
SailGP Season 2 in numbers
SailGP welcomed more viewers, attendees, online followers and athletes than ever in Season 2, while making a greater positive impact on the planet, as the league releases its look back at Season 2. From the broadcast product to the on-water…
New ship lift en route to Gold Coast shipyard
The Boat Works is set to welcome a new ship lift, the Italian-built BL90 Telescopic Boat Lift, the first of its kind in Australia. The BL90 represents the latest in boat lift ingenuity with several unique features allowing for versatile…
Countdown to Pro Sailing Tour Season 2
Season 2 of the Pro Sailing Tour, one of ocean racing’s most exciting new competitions, gets underway on Thursday in Bonifacio, Corsica, with two days of inshore racing on the agenda, followed by a round Corsica challenge that kicks-off on…
Victoria to host 2023 International Waszp Games
In December 2023 the Victorian coastline of the Mornington Peninsula will come alive with 150-plus Waszps for the International Waszp Games. The fourth edition of the event will see international sailors join the large Australian contingent for an epic event.
Lisa Blair blog: Finishing line in sight
On Monday February 21, Australian sailor Lisa Blair set sail from Albany, WA in a second attempt to sail solo, non-stop, around Antarctica in record time aboard her yacht ‘Climate Action Now’. Blair is still trying to raise money to…
Natasha Bryant joins Australia SailGP Team
Tom Slingsby’s Australian crew commenced training on the Great Sound in Bermuda today, with newest and youngest team member Natasha Bryant getting behind the wheel of the F50. Bryant, 21, of Sydney will join the team for Season 3 through…
Australia to host 2023 International Waszp Games
In December 2023, the southern end of Port Phillip Bay will come to life, with Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club set to host the International Waszp Games (Worlds). Sorrento has been a fantastic supporter of Waszp sailing since the class…
Fifteen-year-old completes first iQFOiL foiling tack
The first iQFOiL foiling tack has just been completed by a 15-year-old. The performance gap between youth and senior sailors has never been smaller. iQFOiL history was written by 15-year-old Harry Joyner from Australia as he foiled through the first-ever…
Straight bullets for Galateia at Palmavela
Spain: The Wally Cento Galateia won the IRC-IMA Maxi division at Mallorca’s big boat season opener PalmaVela with a perfect scoreline of six wins from six starts. Galateia in a final light-winds coastal race back-and-forth across the Bay of Palma maintained their…
Antigua Sailing Week wrap up
After a two-year hiatus the 53rd edition of Antigua Sailing Week was brimming with success. The trade winds blew all week, with the international fleet enjoying exhilarating racing in sailing paradise. The compliments from sailors from the four corners of…
Lisa Blair blog: Trying not to get too excited about the finish
On Monday February 21, Australian sailor Lisa Blair set sail from Albany, WA in a second attempt to sail solo, non-stop, around Antarctica in record time aboard her yacht ‘Climate Action Now’. Blair is still trying to raise money to…
Bay of Palma delivers as Sunday showdowns beckon
After a slow day punctuated by a long wait for the breeze to reappear, the Bay of Palma returned to what might be considered ‘normal service’ today for the 100-boat field racing the penultimate day of Mallorca’s PalmaVela regatta. For…
United nations of Antigua Sailing Week
The final day of racing at Antigua Sailing Week featured a full schedule of racing for all classes, with teams from over 20 countries competing, making for a welcome return after the disruption of travel for the last two years….
44Cup returns to Portuguese sailing mecca
Next week, the 44Cup will return to the Portuguese sailing mecca of Cascais for event two of its 2022 season, with racing in the eight high-performance one-design monohulls to take place from 11-15 May. Joining the fleet for the first…
Galateia tops maxi fleet at PalmaVela
Spain: The Wally Cento Galateia retains an unbeaten record at the 18th edition of PalmaVela and after three races leads the IRC-IMA Maxi fleet by six points with two days of racing to go. After conclusively winning Thursday’s blustery 28…
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez expands
Following on from the success of the new two-week format, which won widespread approval during the unforgettable 2021 edition the Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez, which is consistently in the vanguard of development, is opening up its 2022 start lines to…
SailGP expanded Season 3 opens in Bermuda
SailGP Season 3 launches on May 14-15 and is back bigger and bolder, with an expanded season, new national teams, innovative tech, world-class athletes and even more impact, all of which will guarantee high speeds, fierce rivalries and some breath-taking…
Lisa Blair blog: Less than 3000nm to go
On Monday February 21, Australian sailor Lisa Blair set sail from Albany, WA in a second attempt to sail solo, non-stop, around Antarctica in record time aboard her yacht ‘Climate Action Now’. Blair is still trying to raise money to…
Lisa Blair blog: Close call with fishing boat
On Monday February 21, Australian sailor Lisa Blair set sail from Albany, WA in a second attempt to sail solo, non-stop, around Antarctica in record time aboard her yacht ‘Climate Action Now’. Blair is still trying to raise money to…
A commodore’s plan to increase female sailing participation in Victoria
Victoria, Australia: Queenscliff Cruising Yacht Club’s (QCYC) Commodore Lee Renfree is on a mission to encourage more women to become active participants in keelboat sailing. Elected as the Club’s first female commodore in October 2021, she acutely observed the low…
Inaugural Round Iceland Yacht Race coming in 2023
It is with great excitement that the Royal Western Yacht Club announce a new race to its four-year cycle of ocean racing events. The Round Iceland Yacht Race (RIR) – first edition – will start on Sunday 14 May 2023…
Women’s Race Day at Antigua Sailing Week
Locman Italy Women’s Day at Antigua Sailing Week was blessed with solid trade winds of 15-18 knots, just north of east, with squall activity raising the tempo during the day. All 15 classes completed their full programme of races with…
Galateia and Nadir open PalmaVela with decisive victories
The 18th edition of Mallorca’s showcase PalmaVela regatta opened with a blast of gusty northeasterly winds which produced spectacular, challenging conditions during the 28 miles coastal race which was sailed by the seven strong fleet of IRC-IMA Maxi yachts. Revelling…
Sail Paradise 2023: Bigger and better than ever
Following the success of the most recent Qoin Sail Paradise Regatta, coupled with positive feedback from competitors, sponsors and all involved, Southport Yacht Club, on Queensland’s Gold Coast, has announced that Sail Paradise 2023 will be ‘bigger and better than…
Youth sailors enjoy Antigua Sailing Week
Here are the highlights from today’s racing at Antigua Sailing Week.
SailGP announces debut event in Asia
SailGP’s rapid global expansion continues with the addition of Singapore to its Season 3 calendar, as the iconic city-state plays host to Asia’s first Sail Grand Prix on January 14-15, 2023. The event, which is supported by the Singapore Tourism…
Luxury expedition company announces Kimberleys sailing experience
Ponant is set to take luxury expeditions at sea to another level in 2023 announcing the planned arrival to Australian waters of the company’s iconic 32 guest, three-masted sailing yacht Le Ponant for the 2023 Kimberley season. Born out of…
Scotch College wins College Cup
The 2022 College Cup at Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club, WA had the presence of former and current Royal Perth Yacht Club sailors from Trinity College, Aquinas College and Christ Church Grammar School. Last Sunday morning (1 May) was a…
