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Pessimists were predicting showers and light winds but the optimists and opportunists seized the day as the Pantaenius Sail Port Stephens Trophy Series and NSW Yachting Championships got off to a mostly bright and breezy start. The eight-strong TP52 fleet…
As expected, Peter Harburg’s super maxi Black Jack made the best of the start in Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club’s (RPAYC) Club Marine Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race this afternoon. Due to start at 1pm off Barrenjoey Headland, signalling…
On Day 4 of the Princess Sofia Trophy in Palma, the ILCA 6, ILCA 7, 470 Mixed, 49er, 49er FX and Nacra 17 classes moved into the Finals stage and multiple athletes from the Australian Sailing Team (AST) and Australian…
Superyacht Cup Palma 2022 is getting ready to greet new entries and familiar faces to the mid-summer festival of sail, as well as celebrating the welcome return of long-standing Preferred Hotel Partner, St. Regis Hotels & Resorts, part of Marriott…
Just one week after Emirates Team New Zealand christened their hydrogen-powered foiling catamaran ‘Chase Zero’, the 10m prototype was up and foiling around Waitematā Harbour in Auckland today. Chase Zero has been progressing through a highly measured and stringent commissioning…
Emirates Team New Zealand’s chase boat ‘Chase Zero’ has been progressing through a highly measured and stringent commissioning process with every element of the Hydrogen powered boat tested independently and collectively before bringing it up to foiling flight mode at…
The Royal Cape Yacht Club and Yacht Club do Rio de Janeiro are pleased to announce a new entry to the Cape2Rio Race. This brings the total number of entries received to date to 12 boats, with another 14 boats…
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’. In her latest blog post, Blair endures frustrating…
Shifty winds on Day 3 of the Princess Sofia Trophy produced a mixed bag of results for the Australian Sailing Team (AST) and Australian Sailing Squad (ASS) athletes competing in Palma, the best results coming from the ILCA 6 and…
Queensland has Surfers Paradise, NSW has Sailors Paradise. It’s located just outside the headlands of Port Stephens, where a cluster of Hawaiian-style islands from the set of Jurassic Park create an idyllic racecourse for yachts competing in the Sail Port…
As sailors, we try not to dump anything in our seas. Common sense, right? and not all that hard if we put our minds to it. But there’s one yearly ritual that we may have overlooked that is actually polluting…
Over the last six months, the SP80 team have been coordinating a critical stage of the adventure with the construction of their boat. This spaceship-like sailboat has been designed to reach 80 knots (150km/h), shattering the world sailing speed record….
All fleets racing on Day two of Princess Sofia Regatta. In today’s highlights we caught up with Tom Needham and Joel Turner in the 49er and Nia Jerwood and Conor Nicholas in the mixed 470. #GoAusSailors
Australia enjoyed excellent results on Day 2 of the Princess Sofia Trophy in Palma, Mallorca as Nia Jerwood and Conor Nicholas, Luke Elliott, Tokyo gold medallist Matt Wearn and Casey Imeneo won races to maintain or markedly improve their positions,…
After traveling to Belmont 16s Skiff Club, Lane Cove 12ft Sailing Skiff Club, Drummoyne Sailing Club, and Jervis Bay Sailing Club for the first three rounds of the NSW Cherub Championship, the fourth and final round of the Championship was…
Australian solo sailing record holder Lisa Blair is 400 nautical miles ahead of her Russian rival’s record time as she hits the half-way mark, rounding Cape Horn this week, in her attempt to set a new world record for circumnavigating…
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’. In her latest blog post, Blair finally manages…
In less than six weeks, Switzerland SailGP Team will make its racing debut at SailGP and today they announce four new recruits who will race under the Swiss flag in the global racing league. The Swiss team is part of…
They say history never repeats but a ‘lightening’ breeze can certainly strike twice, as 120 yachts competing in Sail Port Stephens’ Commodores Cup Race 2 discovered today. The start was delayed for over an hour as a morning westerly conceded…
The RORC Easter Challenge is back with three days of racing in the Solent, UK over the Easter Bank Holiday, 15-17 April. Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club for over 30 years, the RORC Easter Challenge offers crews the chance for…
Sydney, Australia: Quest won the inaugural Pallas Cup, an exclusive sailing event held on Tuesday 15 March, hosted by leading specialist property lender Pallas Capital. The 20 nautical mile 2022 Pallas Cup featured three of Sydney’s finest TP52 high performance…
California: Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia will help Long Beach Yacht Club kick off the 57th Congressional Cup regatta with a ribbon cutting and re-dedication of Congressional Cup Stadium Tuesday April 19 at 9:00AM; while the thrilling on-the-water competition starts at…
The last race of the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta on Sunday, the windward race, saw the winds calm down to a steady 18 to 20 knots with clear Caribbean skies which gave the crews a welcome break from the blustery…
11th Hour Racing Team and Save The Med Foundation have launched an innovative partnership dedicated to the regeneration of the marine ecosystem in Mallorca’s Formentor area. The grassroots organisation works to protect one of the world’s most fragile marine environments and has…
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’. In her latest blog post, a major electrical…
Nia Jerwood and Conor Nicholas mastered the tough conditions best of the Australians in Palma, Mallorca on the opening day of the Princess Sofia Trophy, winning the opening race and scoring fifth in the second to be placed third overall…
In 2013, France’s Pascal and Alexis Loison, made history when they became the first double-handed crew to win the Rolex Fastnet Race overall on IRC aboard the JPK 10.10 (10m/32ft) Night and Day. In second place, was another JPK 10.10…
Rarely has there been a view as sweet as watching 120 yachts slide down a sparkling Port Stephens under spinnaker in Race 1 of the 2022 Bannisters Port Stephens Commodores Cup. Three days earlier it was blowing 40 knots from…
The Jeanneau Yachts range has welcomed the addition of the Jeanneau Yachts 60. This new sailing yacht will make its Pacific debut at the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show from May 19-22, 2022. With one already sold and delivered to…
On Saturday, the second day of Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, the trade winds were still blowing hard which tested the lovely classic boats and their crews especially after the Friday evening dock party with a steel band and plenty of…
In every respect other than the air temperature, there was a baptism of fire on the Bay of Palma when three new classes contested their first races in the Olympic classes arena at the 51 Trofeo Sofia Mallorca today. Strong,…
Édouard De Keyser from Brussels in Belgium has dreamed of completing a long voyage by sea ever since taking part in the 1989 Mini Transat. Now that his children are becoming independent, the Global Solo Challenge opens this opportunity for…
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’. In her latest blog post, the countdown is…
The day’s coverage of the 49th BVI Spring Regatta (BVISR) starts with the cruising classes on the far course. Meet the director and some of the sailors to listen and see for yourself whey this is one of the most scenic…
British Virgin Islands: It was another windy day in paradise as the race committee for the 49th BVI Spring Regatta (BVISR) prepared to send 11 fleets out on various courses. After three days of long reaching courses, the racing boats had…
When racing starts on Monday on Mallorca’s famous Bay of Palma at the giant 51 Trofeo Sofia Mallorca, the first Hempel World Cup Series regatta will usher in a whole new era for Olympic classes sailing. Of the ten classes…
The body of missing fisherman Jed Farraway has been found almost 10 hours after he was flung into the water when his boat crashed at Port Alma in Central Queensland. Police believed Mr Farraway was returning from a fishing trip with three…
British Virgin Islands: April Fools or not, it was no joke on the BVI Spring Regatta (BVISR) racecourse today, as 11 classes set out for two challenging races on multiple courses. Chris Haycraft, Tortola resident and long-time BVISR participant, summed…
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’. In her latest blog post, Blair takes a…
The first race of the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Old Road, started with winds gusting up to 35 knots, but all sailors returned from racing safely, with smiles on their faces as everyone is so pleased to be back on…
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