SYC’s megayacht berth opening
Southport Yacht Club’s Megayacht Berth offical opening took place on February 16, 2022. The event celebrated the opening of Australia’s largest 160 metre floating Berth.
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Strong line-up of maxis for Caribbean 600
The International Maxi Association’s Caribbean Maxi Challenge is due to make a strong start from Antigua tomorrow with the new series’ first event, the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Caribbean 600. Of the 74 yachts competing, 18 are maxi monohulls of…
Lanzarote International Regatta: Spain, Brazil and Norway crowned winners
Canary Islands: The final of the second edition of the Lanzarote International Regatta begun with the 49er fleet, going out to a race course with almost no waves, with winds blowing between 14-18 knots. After three races with the Papagayo beaches as a backdrop,…
Adelaide-Lincoln four-peat for Ichi Ban
Matt Allen’s Ichi Ban has clinched its fourth Teakle Classic Adelaide to Port Lincoln Yacht Race in as many appearances, taking out line honours and overall handicap in a wet and windy race. Ichi Ban finished just after 3am yesterday…
First Tracks stays on top at Etchells NSW Championship
Day two of the Etchells NSW Championship was exceptionally variable and shifty on Sydney Harbour with breeze starting at 210 degrees, and moving at times all the way to 240, then later in the day right around to 90 degrees…
Team New Zealand to attempt Wind Powered Land Speed World Record
Auckland, New Zealand: Some childhood dreams can become realities, others remain just that- dreams. For a 10-year-old boy growing up in Bendigo Australia, his childhood dream was to go faster than anyone else had done, powered by the wind. Speed…
Sunday departure for Lisa Blair solo Antarctic circumnavigation
Fearless Australian yachtswoman, Lisa Blair (36), nearly lost her life, twice in the Southern Ocean back in 2017 and on Sunday, starting at noon, she will face her fears and return to these notoriously stormy seas in a second attempt…
Bellerive Crown Series Regatta entries breach 100
The River Derwent will be flush with colour this weekend when over 100 entries from Tasmania’s top sailors take to the water in the Banjo’s Shoreline Bellerive Crown Series Regatta. The three-day event, which started with a twilight race on…
First Tracks running first after day one of Etchells NSW Championship
The 2022 Etchells NSW Championship commenced Friday on Sydney Harbour from the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron (RSYS) and First Tracks, skippered by Peter Merrington with Ian McKillop and fill-in bow David Gilmour posted a dominating 1, 1, 2 to lead…
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston on Dafydd Hughes
Dafydd Hughes was one of the first entries in the Global Solo Challenge 2023/2024 when it was first announced in late 2020 and since then he has acquired a Sparkman & Stephens 34 for the event, renamed Bendigedig, which had…
Navigators plot for RORC Caribbean 600
Antigua: Three navigators spill the beans on what lies ahead for their respective teams in the 13th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600, which starts on Monday, 21 February. The RORC Caribbean 600 has a racecourse like no other, testing…
Bali 4.4 catamaran exclusive boat review
Watch the very first Bali 4.4 sea trials in La Rochelle, France.
How to follow RORC Caribbean 600
A spectacular fleet of 75 boats, ranging from 32ft (10m) to 125ft (38.07m) will take the start of the 13th edition of the 600 nautical mile Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) Caribbean 600 on Monday 21 February 2022. Teams from…
American Magic announces AC leadership team
New York Yacht Club’s American Magic is pleased to announce its leadership team as the program continues its investment in top talent and preparation for the 37th America’s Cup. The leadership appointments reflect a commitment to people who bring deep…
Bali 4.4 hot off the press in minus two degrees celsius
The Bali 4.4 belongs to a radical new catamaran design family from the French builder of the Bali range. To watch the Bali 4.4 trial run in minus two degrees celsius out of La Rochelle in Western France, hence the…
Call to action for boat building industry
A dramatic rise in the carbon footprint of the build of a performance race boat has been unveiled in the Sustainable Design and Build Report from US-based offshore sailing outfit 11th Hour Racing Team, leading to a call to action…
eSailing World Championship opens in style
The 2022 eSailing World Championships have kicked off with players around the world battling it out in the season opener in the Bay of Cádiz, Spain. Thousands of eSailors have competed to get a head start in this prestigious event, which…
Wally’s new 101 foot cruiser-racer demoulded
Wally’s latest bespoke sailing creation has just passed a crucial construction milestone with the demoulding of the hull. The sleek carbon hull of the new 101-foot cruiser racer was lifted out of its female mould. She is the fourth Wally…
Cup Regatta returns to Port Phillip
The signature two-day classic yachting event on Port Phillip is all set for its 16th consecutive replay on February 19-20. The Cup Regatta is organised and hosted by the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria for the Classic Yacht Association of…
New Cruising Association guide for Mediterranean bound yachts
The European Inland Waterways Section of the Cruising Association (CA) has published a new comprehensive guide for yachts planning to reach the Mediterranean through the inland waterways, entitled ‘Through France via the Inland Waterways’. Edited by Gordon Knight with map illustrations…
18ft skiff Club Championship final this Sunday
One of the Australian 18 Footers League’s most important events of the season comes to a conclusion this Sunday, February 20 on Sydney Harbour with the final race of the 2022 Club Championship. The championship recognises the most consistent performances in…
Etchells fleet warms up for States with Milson Silver Goblets
The Etchells NSW Championship will commence tomorrow, Friday 18 February, to be sailed over three days from the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron (RSYS) with a fleet of 28 boats. The preview was sailed just two weeks ago, with the Milson…
d’Albora powers solo Antarctic speed record attempt
d’Albora, Australia’s largest premium marina and hospitality network has continued its long running sponsorship with record-breaking solo sailor Lisa Blair as she prepares to embark on her latest adventure, a tilt at the speed record for circumnavigating Antarctica solo. Already…
RORC Caribbean 600: IRC runners and riders
Seventy-five boats are entered for the RORC Caribbean 600 which starts on Monday 21 February in Antigua. The bulk of the astonishing fleet will be racing under IRC for overall victory and the RORC Caribbean 600 Trophy. The glitterati of…
Spanish and Dutch IQFoilers win Lanzarote International Regatta
Canary Islands: Spain’s Nicole Van Der Velden had a fantastic last day at the IQFoil Lanzarote International Regatta, snatching first place from Britain’s Islay Watson who dominated the opening races, with Italy’s Marta Maggetti taking silver. Pilar Lamadrid made the final 10 but an OCS stopped her…
Past champions and budding challengers for 17th Sydney Harbour Regatta
Early indications are that Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s (MHYC) 17th Sydney Harbour Regatta (SHR), to be held over the first weekend of March, will be hotly contested with the return of past champions and up-and-coming challengers. Bob Cox’s DK46, Nine…
Australian Sailing’s ‘Sailing 2032’ strategic plan
Today Australian Sailing will launch its landmark 10-year strategic plan, ‘Sailing 2032’. Sailing 2032 is a long-term vision for the sport that outlines why Australian Sailing exists, what the organisation hopes to achieve between 2022 and 2032, and how they…
Female sailors excel at NSW Sabot Championship
The Sabot class continues to develop the sailing skills for our sport’s future and is extremely proud that the junior training class is continuing to be a chosen class for female sailors, with girls representing 44 per cent of the…
Multihulls ready for RORC Caribbean
This year’s RORC Caribbean 600, which starts on February 20, features a spectacular MOCRA Class with 10 multihulls in action. Whilst the overall winner of the RORC Caribbean 600 will be the monohull with best corrected time under IRC, racing…
Etchells Bill Steele Cup at Geographe Bay Race Week
Geographe Bay Race Week is one of Western Australia’s premier yachting regattas and this year featured the racing of the inaugural Etchells Bill Steele Cup. Once called the Opium Pipe Ashes Trophy, the Cup was originally raced for in teams…
Sydney Hobart: How John Quinn didn’t drown
How John Quinn survived nearly six hours in the Bass Strait and lived to tell the tale is a miracle. But in the miracle there are lessons, as Mark Chisnell writes. In Sydney, Australia, it’s called a southerly change, and it…
Twelfth French sailor enters Global Solo Challenge
New Global Solo Challenge entrant, Frenchman Robert Scharr has dreamed of sailing around the world in a competitive event all his life, especially at the time of the first edition of the Vendée Globe. However, back then he didn’t have the…
Miami hosts its first YFGC round
The 69F swapped the cool mountain water of Lake Garda for the sultry seas of Miami’s Biscayne Bay with the opening act of the Youth Foiling Gold Cup (YFGC) last week, and by all accounts it was a brilliant success….
Researchers uncover new evidence in search for Endurance
A team of explorers is currently attempting to locate the wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance on what would have been the famous Irish explorer’s 148th birthday. A research vessel left Cape Town, South Africa on Saturday, February 5 in…
Canada SailGP Team: Introducing Phil Robertson
SailGP Season 3: On the water, world match racing champion Phil Robertson (NZL) will be in the driver’s seat of the Canadian team’s F50.
Canada SailGP Team announces CEO and Driver
Canada SailGP Team is pleased to announce two key appointments as the team’s preparations continue in the lead up to the start of Season 3 in Bermuda. Leading Canada SailGP Team will be incoming CEO Jean-Sébastien Chénier Proteau. An accomplished…
Sydney 36 Midnight Rambler dominates Bruny Island Race
Midnight Rambler has once again stamped her dominance on the off-shore sailing scene in Hobart with a win in the IRC and AMS rating divisions of Saturday’s Bruny Island Race. Skipper Ed Psaltis sailed the Sydney 36 to her numbers…
Australia’s marine industry reconnects with the world
The Australian International Marine Export Group (AIMEX) has confirmed its annual conference, ASMEX 2022 will be held from Monday May 16 to Wednesday May 18 at the InterContinental Sanctuary Cove Resort on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Now in its 11th…
The coconut milk run
When it comes to heading out there, crossing the Pacific is usually one goal. Jess Lloyd Mostyn describes the different paths you can take. Many people choosing to set off and sail full-time do so with a big dream in…
How many mistakes have you made?
Most first-time cruisers get a lot of things wrong, Petrea McCarthy provides a salient tale for those about to get out there. 1) Thinking you have enough shade You may or may not have a great bimini, but when the…
