Video from final day of 505 Worlds in Cork
The final day delivered with picture book conditions, 3 races and great sailing… If you’ve never seen a Pathfinder start, have a look at the start of the video to see how to do it as well as how not…
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Gold Coast Race 2022. A thinker’s game!
By Jules Hall – Owner of J/99 Disko Trooper After two years of COVID cancellations it was very special to have the Noakes Sydney to Gold Coast race back in action, and the inaugural running of the two handed division….
Team Hollywood makes it 2 from 2 at Airlie Beach Race Week
Following an hour’s delay in racing at Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) today as officials waited for the breeze to fill in, Ray Roberts and his Team Hollywood (NSW) added a further win to their Day 1 victory to take…
Olympian ‘home’ at Airlie Beach Race Week
Australian Olympian Mara Stransky is among the record numbers taking part in the Whitsunday Sailing Club’s 34th Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW), which started off Airlie Beach in the Whitsunday Islands on Friday. The 23-year-old competed at the 2020 Tokyo…
Airlie Beach Race Week: Wind gods make call – racing abandoned
On Day 2 of Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW), competitors in the record fleet of 178 boats were initially held ashore, as organisers Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) monitored a very light and variable breeze, but eventually all headed out to…
505 Worlds title goes to McNay and Paine
Cork, Ireland: The final day of the 505 Worlds again dawned with no wind, but again the wind filled in from the north-east out to sea and conditions were even better than yesterday, with the wind filling in slightly stronger…
Families soak up sailing and celebrate at Airlie Beach Race Week
Families that sail together stay together – just ask those whose enthusiasm for sailing has rubbed off on the younger generation and other family members at Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) – among them is Geoff Dews, whose family have…
Charlie Cumbley lifts 2022 OK Dinghy World title
Charlie Cumbley from Britain has won the 2022 OK Dinghy World Championship after a stressful final day in Marstrand, Sweden, while Niklas Edler (SWE) took Silver with Lars Johan Brodtkorb (NOR) taking Bronze. No more races were possible on the…
Struggle of the 505 Worlds is over – wind finally arrives
Cork, Ireland: Yesterday was a lay day and the plan was to catch up some races at the 505 Worlds, but again there was no wind, so the locals pulled out their boats and we cruised the harbour to Cobh…
Dates set for 58th Long Beach Congressional Cup
California: Dates have been announced for the 58th Congressional Cup regatta and Ficker Cup qualifier hosted by Long Beach Yacht Club: with Congressional Cup slated April 18 to 22, 2023 preceded by the Ficker Cup April 13 to 15, 2023….
Airlie Beach Race Week: Mass start enthralls onlookers
A stunning day for the Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) opener, a mass start of 178 boats on Pioneer Bay, in winds of 15 knots from the south-east blowing down on those taking part in the Whitsunday Sailing Club’s marquee…
Fuels ain’t fuels #2 – Regular or Premium?
This article is reproduced from the May 2019 edition of our Cruising Helmsman Magazine. In the second of this series on outboard maintenance, Andrew Norton discusses the issue between the different fuels available and how they interact with both the…
NEAR Misses: Best of Season 2 | SailGP
It’s Friday night, so grab a beer or a Chardy and enjoy the action! With racing this close, there is never any shortage of NEAR misses. Relive some of the best close calls of SailGP Season 2, brought to you…
Guy Sails Into A Dock
Turns out, rushing around the cockpit hysterically doesn’t make for better sailing. This article appeared during the week on Cruising World by David Blake Fischer. I’m sure we can all relate to the words, either directly or indirectly! Have a…
Pip Hare’s tour of her IMOCA 60 Medallia 2
Pip Hare gives us a tour of her exciting new foiling IMOCA and explains how she handles this beast of a boat singlehanded. It’s the fastest boat ever in the Vendee Globe solo round the world race, and Pip will…
Round Britain & Ireland Race – Day 5
Day Five, 11 August 2022: All of the fleet in the Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race are now racing along the West Coast of Ireland. Progress continues to be slow but the beautiful, rugged coast is providing stunning vistas….
OK Dinghy Worlds – Day 4
The 2022 OK Dinghy World Championship is going down to the wire with just 0.4 points separating Briain’s Charlie Cumbley and Sweden’s Niklas Edler after two more races were completed on Thursday in Marstrand, Sweden. Denmark’s Jens Eckardt led all…
Lagoon 46 Open Days
If you want a chance to see the incredible Lagoon 46 and chat to the TMG team this is your chance. When: August Friday 19th – 1-4 pmSaturday 20th 9-12 am Where: Sanctuary Cove Marine Village What: Lagoon 46 Display…
Dates set for 58th Congressional Cup Regatta
LONG BEACH, CA 10 AUGUST 2022 – – Dates have been announced for the 58th Congressional Cup regatta and Ficker Cup qualifier hosted by Long Beach Yacht Club: with Congressional Cup slated April 18 to 22, 2023 preceded by the…
OK Dinghy Worlds – Day 3
Charlie Cumbley, from Britain, has consolidated his lead on the third day of the 2022 OK Dinghy World Championship in Marstrand, Sweden, to take a three point lead at the top from Sweden’s Thomas Hansson-Mild, with Norway’s Lars Johan Brodtkorb,…
Countdown to the 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships
One year to go to the 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships where 14 World Champions will be crowned at the historic event on 10-20 August 2023. The world will be watching. Will you? Read more: https://bit.ly/AllianzSailingWorldChamps
One year until 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships
On 10 August 2023, 1,400 of the world’s best sailors will take to the waters of the port of Scheveningen in The Hague, The Netherlands, for two life-changing prizes. First, the World Championship title, which has been held by many…
Local sailor opens Festival of Sails proceedings
No sooner had the Notice of Race and entry form for the 2023 Festival of Sails (FOS) hit the official website, local Geelong sailor, Brendan Garner, clicked to enter for his 36th year of competition at Australia’s oldest and largest…
OK Dinghy Worlds – Day 2
Charlie Cumbley, from Britain, has taken the lead on the second day of the 2022 OK Dinghy World Championship in Marstrand, Sweden, after winning both races on Tuesday. Sweden’s Thomas Hansson-Mild remains in second, while Norway’s Lars Johan Brodtkorb drops…
Round Britain & Ireland Race – Day 3
The international fleet in the Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race is now in the Celtic Sea heading for the West Coast of Ireland. Pip Hare’s IMOCA Medallia has raced 217 miles in the last 24 hours and is just…
When were yacht racing handicap rules invented?
This article by Dave Proctor was recently posted on the Global Solo Challenge website and makes a very interesting read. Enjoy: One of the biggest problems the World’s yachting race organisers have faced is, how can you devise a system…
Sydney 38 sailors in a class of their own
Sydney 38’s and their sailors really are in a class of their own; the proof is in the pudding with the likes of Thierry Leseigneur’s Eye Candy taking out IRC and ORCi honours in the Groupama Around New Caledonia Race…
OK Dinghy Worlds in Marstrand – Day 1
Lars Johan Brodtkorb, from Norway, has taken the early lead at the OK Dinghy World Championship in Marstrand, Sweden. Sweden’s Thomas Hansson-Mild is in second with Charlie Cumbley, from Britain in third. The race wins on the first day went…
505 World Champs Ireland – Day 1
The first day of racing at the 505 World Championships continued the challenging conditions we saw at the Pre-Worlds. Racing was postponed with sailors held ashore in anticipation of an afternoon seabreeze. Competitors launched around midday with the hope of…
Youth Foiling Gold Cup in Lake Garda
The 69F circuit continues with Act 4 of the Youth Foiling Gold Cup in Torbole, Lake Garda, Italy. Torbole, 8 August 2022 – Twelve international teams are getting ready to compete in Act 4 of the 69F Youth Foiling Gold…
Alinghi Red Bull Racing Christened and Ready to Fly
It has been just four months since Barcelona was announced as the venue for the 37th America’s Cup due to take place in September and October 2024 and as a mark of how seriously the challengers are gearing up for…
Leaders past The Lizard in Round Britain & Ireland Race
The boat speed has ramped up in the Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race with the two IMOCAs in the race wicked up and closing in on The Isles of Scilly. The Class40s are yet to taste full downwind conditions…
Aussies 2nd at 49er Junior World Championship
Lake Como, Italy – The 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 fleets completed the biggest ever Junior World Championship for each of the classes. A total of 140 teams from 30 nations are racing in the 2022 edition from Lago di…
The Marathon Has Begun – Round Britain & Ireland Race
The 2022 Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race started on time from the Royal Yacht Squadron Line in Cowes at midday on Sunday 7th August. The international fleet got away for the non-stop 1,805-mile race without incident. The infamous Solent…
Round Britain & Ireland Race has begun
Cowes, UK: 7 August, 2022: The 2022 Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race started on time from the Royal Yacht Squadron Line in Cowes at midday on Sunday 7th August. The international fleet got away for the non-stop 1,805-mile race…
18ft Skiffs-Lazarus wins for Australia
The Lazarus team of Marcus Ashley-Jones, Angus Williams and Phil Marshall became the 2022 Mark Foy Trophy 18 footer champion when it defeated a 16-boat fleet on Italy’s Lake Garda. A 4-boat team representing the Australian 18 Footers League took…
British pair wins 505 Pre-Worlds
Ireland: On Day 2 of the 505 Pre-Worlds at Crosshaven in Cork, the final three races of the six-race series and there was a mighty battle for the title, but in the end, it went to Nathan Batchelor and Sam…
All set for Round Britain & Ireland Race
The Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race starts Sunday local time and all 30 teams attended the Skippers Briefing, held at the RORC Clubhouse in Cowes, with RORC CEO Jeremy Wilton welcoming all competitors to the race. “This is the…
Argentinians win the 29er World Championship
A day of snakes and ladders for the leaders of the Gold fleet led to an incredibly tight finish with only one point between the final positions overall at the 29er Worlds in Spain, but in the end the title…
Titles decided at 40th Copa del Rey
Marcus Brennecke’s ClubSwan 50 Hatari clinched the ClubSwan 50 class title on the final race at the 40th Copa del Rey Mapfre, but the German flagged crew endured some nervous moments after nearest rivals, Stefan Heidenreich’s OneGroup, seemingly came back…
