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Tom Slingsby and the Australia Team couldn’t hide their disappointment after suffering a dismal first race day of the Dubai Sail Grand Prix on Port Rashid, Tom Slingsby confessing, “We had a shocker.” The race course, described by SailGP CEO…
Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe leaders, Charles Caudrelier (Maxi Edmond de Rothschild) and François Gabart (SVR Lazartigue), are less than 15 miles apart and on converging tracks as they negotiate the Azores islands, looking to get through the next cold front…
On a day of light winds and close racing, Sir Ben Ainslie mastered conditions to take control of the inaugural Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by P&O Marinas, meaning the British team sits five points clear at the top of…
Belgian Class40 skipper, Jonas Gerckens, has been forced to retire from the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe this Friday evening local time due to a combination of technical problems which are exacerbated by his poor state of health. The 42-year-old solo…
The title favourite, Charlie Dalin (APIVIA) has been enjoying something of a rich-get-richer scenario at the front of the 36 strong Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe IMOCA fleet, his lead of 60 miles ahead of Thomas Ruyant (LinkedOUt) increasing by the…
Tom Slingsby and the other SailGP drivers are expecting adrenaline fuelled racing and possible carnage after practising on the tight race track ahead of the first ever Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by P&O Marinas this weekend. In the press…
There are days in competition that truly go down in the history books and day two of the Copa Kitley GKA Freestyle-Kite World Cup Brazil in Taiba is one of them. As the final Freestyle event of the season, the…
Since Wednesday at 14:15 hours, Charles Caudrelier, deemed to have crossed the start line of the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe too early, was the subject of a procedure, but the latter was lifted last night. In the Sailing…
Dubai: The SailGP title race has never been more wide open, with three different winners in the last three events, as the sport’s best athletes prepare for the inaugural Dubai Sail Grand Prix presented by P&O Marinas. On the spectacularly…
Damien Seguin’s IMOCA Groupe APICIL was hit by a cargo ship and dismasted around 0330hrs (French time) this morning. The French skipper is racing on the Route du Rhum Destination Guadeloupe solo race across the Atlantic and was lying in…
World number 1, Pauline Courtois and her Match in Pink team from France, lead the qualifying round at the 2022 Barfoot & Thompson Women’s Match Racing World Championship after two days of racing in challenging conditions on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour….
Auckland, New Zealand (10 November 2022) The home of the America’s Cup delivered thrilling conditions for the opening day of the 2022 Barfoot & Thompson Women’s Match Racing World Championship, the final stage of the Women’s World Match Racing Tour….
10 NOVEMBER 2022With the first 24 hours of racing completed and the record sized fleet of solo racers settling into their ocean racing rhythm, the biggest threat to the lead of Charles Caudrelier and the Ultim 32/23 pacemaker Maxi Edmond…
SailGP on CBS delivers best U.S. broadcast sailing viewership in 30 years NEW YORK – November 9, 2022 – SailGP, one of the world’s fastest growing sport leagues, is proving that high-octane, hydrofoiling sailboat racing is ready-made for the mainstream….
The annual FREE Discover Sailing Day, which offers the experienced and beginner alike the opportunity to try life under sail, is scheduled for Sunday 20th November(10am-3.00pm) at Concord and Ryde Sailing Club located at Kissing Point Park Corner of Waterview…
STOP PRESS:Pat Lawless (IRL) – ” GREEN REBEL ” has decided to retire from the Golden Globe Race 2022, due to windvane issue. More details shortly… Dateline: Cape Town, Wednesday, 9th of November 2022 Dreams shattered for a $20 part,…
The Waitemata Harbour in Auckland, New Zealand is set for its second consecutive week of world-class sailing with the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron hosting the Barfoot & Thompson Women’s Match Racing World Championships from 9-13 November, the final event…
09 NOVEMBER 2022Editor update: At the time of writing this post, Rupert Henry’s Eora was in 7th place in the Class40 Division. Postponed for three days due to stormy conditions in the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay today’s…
The latest in a line of Rag & Famish Hotel 18ft skiffs, dating back to 1996, was launched in the rigging area alongside the Australian 18 Footers League clubhouse in Double Bay on Sunday October 30 and continues the unbroken,…
New teams, a new coach and new equipment have been the keys to unlocking Australia’s quest for success in the 49erFX class at the Paris 2024 Olympics. The squad, which is comprised of experienced Olympians and emerging talent, competed overseas…
Sebastian Bohm’s NSW based TP52 Smuggler is among the latest entries received by Royal Geelong Yacht Club (RGYC) for the 2023 Festival of Sails, Australia’s oldest and largest keelboat regatta, to be held from 26 to 29 January 2023. Campaigning…
Paralympic sailor Xu Jingkun has entered the history books as China’s first competitor in the solo transatlantic race Route Du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe. Jingkun, 33, who lost his left forearm aged 12, will race against the elements, the clock…
PROJECT LANDSPEED: Holding for a couple of weeksLake Gairdner – 9th November 2022 With the team poised to make the most of the 25-35 knot winds on Lake Gairdner this week, the party has once again been spoilt by surface…
Over the weekend Palm Beach Sailing Club hosted a fleet of 15 Waszps and 32 Wing Foilers for their Kiteboarding Australia Slalom State Championships. The record amount of entrants in the wings made for awesome spectating along the shores of…
With the rescheduled start of the 12th Route du Rhum-Destination now confirmed as on Wednesday 9th November at 1415hrs local time, the 138 skippers in six classes, have been able to relax today, Sunday. The release of the mental pressure…
Sunday 6 November 2022 ARC+ 2022, World Cruising Club’s two-stage transatlantic rally to Grenada, set sail today, 6 November, from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria with 90 boats spirited away by the gentle tradewinds bound for Mindelo Marina, Cape Verde…
18ft SkiffsSpring Championship, Race 4Today’s Trophy: Eric Bowen Memorial TrophyRace Sponsor: Rag & Famish HotelSunday, 6 November 2022Sydney Harbour The Noakes Youth team of Tom Cunich, George Richardson and Jed Cruikshank took full advantage of the 3-buoys handicap system to…
Champagne sailing conditions on the very last day of the 2022 season of the Youth Foiling Gold Cup, the Grand Final began last Thursday and in the four days of racing has had all kind of different wind and sea…
Shaun Lane and Quentin Stewart’s Lazy Dog is both 2022 MC38 season champion and three-time back-to-back Australian champion after sealing the national series on Sydney Harbour nine points clear of Steven Proud’s Swish. “We had good teamwork by the end…
Ian Snape’s Cookson 12, Sailient, had a stellar day in her last hit out before next Friday’s TasPorts Maria Island Race, winning Group 1 PHS, finishing runner up to the Don Calvert-sailed Intrigue in IRC and third behind Intrigue and…
The 3542 miles Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe solo race across the Atlantic from Saint Malo to Guadeloupe, due start on Sunday at 1302hrs local time, has been postponed due to forecast storms which would have hit the 138-boat fleet during…
A beautiful blue sky and warm sun, but very light wind on day three of the Youth Foiling Gold Cup Grand Final in Barcelona where six races were finished by as many teams who accessed the final fleet races. Competitors…
Three wins from four starts for Shaun Lane and Quentin Stewart’s Lazy Dog branded her breakaway MC38 and boat of the day on day two of the class’s Australian Championship. In perfect spring conditions, an east-north-easterly 10-15 knot breeze on…
Australian sailing stars Tom Slingsby OAM, Mara Stransky OLY and Chris Symonds have been recognised for their incredible achievements at tonight’s Australian Sailing Awards, with the trio taking out Male Sailor of the Year, Female Sailor of the Year and…
The Notice of Race is out and sailors now have the opportunity to be a part of Australian sailing history by entering the Gladstone Ports Corporation’s Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race, which celebrates 75 years when it sets sail on…
For Boris Herrmann, the popular 41-year-old German solo ocean racer who took fifth on the last Vendée Globe, managing the expectations of the hundreds of thousands of fans he has at home now and a big media following, is all…
Following a very successful 2022 season, celebrating 10 years since the world’s leading grand prix monohull circuit started in Barcelona in 2012, the 52 Super Series again follows the preferences of its passionate, committed owners in 2023, with an itinerary…
he forecast spoke of a windy day, but what Barcelona put in place today was a great show, with strong winds from 15 to 25 knots, beautiful blue sky and white caps on the waves coming from Barceloneta beach. On…
Australian sailing legends will receive the sport’s highest accolade, with four inductees to the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame at the Australian Sailing Awards Dinner, on Friday November 4, at the Australian National Maritime Museum. Hall of Fame inductees for…
The Youth Foiling Gold Cup Grand Final started today in Barcelona, Spain, hosted by Marina Vela with the support of Club Nautico Vilassar de Mar. Nine races of the two-day Qualification Stage were finished by the nine teams competing here…
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