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…
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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…
Closely fought battle on penultimate day of 29er Worlds
Just nine points separate the top five overall in the 29er World Championship in El Balis, Spain as the regatta progresses into the final day of racing, but Italians Alex Demurtras and Giovanni Santi regain the top spot. The Italians…
Sedlacek Koch on for world extreme sailing record attempt
In just 10 days from now, Norbert Sedlacek Koch will depart for his Ant Arctic Lab challenge, to sail around the world nonstop, single-handed, without assistance through all five oceans including the most dangerous oceans on the planet; the Arctic…
Closing in on Copa del Rey titles
After a second and a first today, their strongest performance of the week in the best sea breeze so far, Marcus Brennecke’s double world champion, Hatari, leads the ClubSwan 50 class into the final day of the 40th Copa del…
505 Pre-Worlds Day 1
Ireland: The first day of racing at the 505 Pre-Worlds in Crosshaven, Cork was challenging, and three races of an hour each in shifty conditions with large pressure changes, resulted in big numbers on each teams’ scorecard. Race 1 started…
Tight at top of 29er World Championship
French team Hugo Revil and Karl Devaux have taken the lead of the 29er World Championship in the choppy waters of El Balis, Spain, after three races on the first day of the final series, although the pair is tied…
Horonuku has landed
Horonuku has arrived safely in Australia, clearing customs this week in Adelaide after its journey via sea from Auckland over the past month or so. As sure as the sun rises each day, Landspeed pilot, Glenn Ashby, was there to…
Australian Laser youth sailors compete at major overseas events
Across July and August, 22 young Australian sailors are competing in world championship level events overseas in ILCA class Youth events for under 19-year old’s, the third and final of which is the ILCA4 Youth World Championships in Portugal from…
505 Pre-Worlds start Friday
The pre-Worlds for the International 505 class start Friday 5 August, in Crosshaven Ireland. Sailing from the Worlds oldest yacht club, conditions look challenging… Australia is very well represented at this regatta, with 9 out of the 79 entries. The…
Sailor Survives Overnight in an Air Pocket in Capsized Yacht
Against all odds, a French sailor in his 60s survived inside of a capsized sailing yacht off the coast of Galicia, Spain overnight Monday, breathing from an air pocket until Spanish rescue divers reached him the following afternoon. At about…
Copa del Rey – moving into the finals
As the 40th Copa del Rey MAPFRE passed today into the Finals stage many of the class leads are cut right back to one or two points which should ensure an exciting finale on Saturday. Today sees seven of the…
2023 Australian O’pen Skiff Champs
Hey O’pen Skiff sailors,This is a quick heads up from the AUS O’pen Skiff Association to let you know that the Notice of Race and Online entries are now open. We’re heading to South of Perth YC this time from…
Double-handers targeting 50th Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race glory
Amid the double-handed entries already received for the 2022 Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race, there are some serious contenders for the Heemskerk Trophy, awarded to the overall winner of the race each year. Being the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s…
Halfway point in the Globe40’s longest leg
On Wednesday (3rd August), the front runners in the GLOBE40 round the world yacht race reached the halfway point in this second leg having covered 3,600 miles since setting sail from Cape Verde on Sunday 17 July, which equates to…
Copa del Rey moves into the Finals stage
As the 40th Copa del Rey MAPFRE passes from the Preliminary Series which finished today to the three day Finals there are winners and losers as the points scores carried forwards are those of the Preliminary finishing position. Palma, 3th…
Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race – 32 teans in
The Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race starts at midday on Sunday 7th August. Thirty-two teams from around the world will be racing, equalling the record entry for the non-stop version of the tough 1,805nm race. Organised by the Royal…
Entries open for 2022 International Cadet Worlds in Melbourne
EVENT: 2022 International Cadet World Championships CLUB: Royal Yacht Club of Victoria DATES: 19 December 2022 – 2 January 2023 AUTHOR: Harry Fisher – harry@downundersail.com Entries are now open for the 2022 International Cadet World Championships, to be held at…
AC37 Base Allocation
It has been a huge undertaking in a spirit of collaboration between the Port de Barcelona and AC37 Events Limited (ACE) to both identify the satisfactory required spaces for all of the entered teams and communicate requirements effectively. The Port…
2022 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast
Sean Langman says he was incredibly excited and emotional after lifting the Peter Rysdyk Memorial Trophy as overall winner of the 2022 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race. Langman’s Reichel/Pugh 69 Moneypenny clinched victory on IRC for the third time…
2022 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race
RACE UPDATE as at 0600hrs Wednesday 3 August David Myer’s Beneteau First 40 Flying Cloud & Alex Seja & Felicity Nelson’s Sydney 36 Supernova are closing in on the finish, passing Surfers Paradise with only a few miles remaining. Shane…
29er World Championships 2022 Day 1
On Monday 1st August, the 29er World Championship opened under the spanish sun in the clear waters of the Club Nàutic El Balís, Sant Andreu de Llavaneres. 242 crews from 26 countries went into battle over three race courses, with…
Italians and Germans strong in key classes at 40th Copa del Rey
With four good races now sailed at Palma, Mallorca’s showcase 40th Copa del Rey MAPFRE the only boat with a perfect scoreline – four first places – is Enzo de Blasio’s all Italian Italia 11.98 Scugnizza which finished runners up…
Second hand boats – getting a yacht survey
This article from yachtingworld.com was written by Will Burton for the UK market, but what is discussed is still relevant to us here in Australia: Commissioning a yacht survey before buying a boat is essential due diligence, giving the buyer…
Record fleet for Airlie Beach Race Week
Airlie Beach Race Week: Record fleet as onshore entertainment hits new high A record fleet of 185 plus entries in 2022, surpassing the all-time record of 133 boats at Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) in 2016 will enjoy their first…
National Cherub Championships at Wangi
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Breaching Humpback whale lands on fishing boat
For the last week, experts say three humpback whales have been frolicking very close to shore in Plymouth, USA, probably because that’s where the baitfish are schooling. But a near tragedy has the harbour master warning boaters. Justin Enggasser was…
40th Copa del Rey opens in perfect conditions
The Bay of Palma switched on a perfect 14kts sea breeze to open the 40th anniversary edition of the Copa del Rey MAPFRE. And though it built a little there was more than enough going on with small shifts and…
Noakes Sydney Gold Coast update
Skipper Mark Bradford believes Black Jack’s second place finish over the line in the Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race is another sign the crew knows how to “get the best out of the boat”. Peter Harburg’s Reichel/Pugh 100 finished…
NZ’s Jordan Stevenson Wins 55th GovCup
On Saturday, New Zealand’s Jordan Stevenson, Mitch Jackson, and George Angus won the 55th Governor’s Cup International Youth Match Racing Championship 3-1 over the defending champion Jeffrey Petersen NEWPORT BEACH, CA (July 30, 2022 – BYC Media Team) — Jordan…
2022 ILCA 6 Youth World Championship – Day 6
Shoreacres, TX, USA – Three races were completed yesterday on the final day of the 2022 ILCA 6 Youth World Championship, due to the lack of racing on Day 5, and Eve McMahon of Ireland and Italy’s Mattia Cesana claimed…
Andoo Comanche wins Line Honours in Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race
Congratulations to skipper John Winning Jr and his crew. The VPLP 100 crossed the line in 1 day, 17 hours, 55 minutes and 43 seconds.Tracker ➡️ goldcoast.cycaracing.com/tracker/
NZ SailGP Team triumph in first ever SailGP event final
It was a day to remember at the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix in Plymouth for Peter Burling and Blair Tuke’s New Zealand SailGP Team, as it first competed against The Duchess of Cambridge on the waters of Plymouth Sound…
Black Jack leads Sydney Gold Coast fleet – Gweilo overall leader
At 4am and after 15 hours on the water in the Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, Peter Harburg’s super maxi Black Jack had just passed Forster and retained the race lead on water, just 3.3 nautical miles ahead of John…
Kiwis stun field in front of packed Plymouth shoreline
Peter Burling and his New Zealand SailGP Team produced one of the most impressive days seen on the water in SailGP, taking 28 points from a possible 30 on day one of the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix in Plymouth….
Light breeze frustrates fleet at Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race start
The 2022 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race got underway on Sydney Harbour at 1300hrs today in extremely light conditions. A fickle 2-3 knot sou’easter, which disappeared at times, kept tacticians and navigators on their toes as the fleet of…
Start gun ready for 40th edition of Copa del Rey
On Friday 29 July, the Sala Magna at the Real Club Náutico de Palma hosted the opening ceremony of the Copa del Rey Mapfre, with an act which has served as the start gun to the 40th edition of the…
La Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe
Today Friday July 29 at 1302hrs CEST marks exactly 100 days before the start of the 12th edition of La Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe, a symbolic point in time for sailors who are set to compete, for the…
