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Golden Globe Race (GGR) veteran, Australian oceanographer Mark Sinclair, ‘Captain Coconut’, crossed the Les Sables d’Olonne start line of the GGR’s 50th anniversary nearly four years ago on July 1, 2018. This Friday, May 27, he will finally cross the finish line as…
Following cancelation in 2020 and 2021, organisers at Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron are looking forward to welcoming all for the 30th Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta (AWKR), to be held over the Queen’s Birthday weekend, 10-13 June, 2022. “It’s going to be…
The Australian sailing community is mourning the passing of one of its greatest contributors, David Forbes OAM (1934-2022). Born in Sydney, Forbes went on to become one of Australia’s most successful yachtsmen throughout a domestic and international career. “We have…
Galicia, Spain: While Quantum Racing made the best of the great conditions on Galicia’s Ría de Vigo on the second day of the Abanca 52 Super Series Baiona Sailing Week scoring a first and a second, it is Phoenix which has…
Australian solo sailing record holder Lisa Blair has made landfall in Albany, Western Australian today, Wednesday May 25, shaving 10 days off the record to claim the Antarctica Cup and the World Sailing Speed Record for the fastest circumnavigation of…
Stéphane Girolata has discovered the sea and sailing almost by chance, whilst running a mushroom farming business he wanted to get a boating licence to reach out to new potential clients anchored in the bay of Saint-Tropez. It was a turning…
For 130 years 18 footer sailors have been regarded as talented larrikins who like to challenge the elements, go fast, win at all costs, have a drink and place a bet on the races. One of the modern-day champions who…
Marine technology company savvy navvy has teamed up with Meteomatics, the global leader in weather intelligence, giving users of the all-in-one boating app smarter weather solutions adapted to their location. The latest feature from UK-based savvy navvy, often referred to…
The lure of sailing on the warm waters of the Whitsunday islands in August, not to mention the competition from Australia-wide, has owners and crews once again feeling the pull of Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) and all it offers…
Building consistency is the greatest challenge for the Australian ILCA 7 squad, as they battle it out with the world’s best on Banderas Bay at the 2022 World Championship. Luke Elliott continued to show he knows how to make it…
Galicia, Spain: The Plattner family’s Phoenix team, with man of the moment Tom Slingsby calling tactics, issued a clear statement of intent when they unrolled a truly comprehensive victory in the first race of the 52 Super Series Baiona Sailing…
Victoria: Here at Queenscliff Cruising Yacht Club (QCYC), under the helm of a new Chair, Lee Renfree, we don’t shy from asking ourselves the tough questions and putting in the hard yards to achieve real change. We aim to be…
From October 28 to November 20, 2022, Bahrain will host the Star Sailors League (SSL) Gold Cup 2022 Final Series, sailing’s version of the Football World Cup. The SSL Gold Cup, a World Sailing special event organised every four years…
Australian solo sailing record holder Lisa Blair is set to make landfall in Albany, Western Australian tomorrow morning, (Wednesday May 25) shaving 10 days off the record to claim the Antarctica Cup and the World Sailing Speed Record for the…
Emirates Team New Zealand’s land yacht pilot Glenn Ashby reflects on the first week of testing on ‘Horonuku’ ahead of their Wind Powered Land Speed World Record attempt later this year. We have just completed a successful week of testing…
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’. Blair is still trying to raise money to…
The opening day of the 2022 ILCA 7 Men’s World Championship took place under the hot Mexican sun on Banderas Bay, where 126 sailors began their hard road for the gold. Racing is due to take place every day until…
The Australian Sailing Team came out of the blocks firing on day one of the ILCA 7 World Championships in Mexico, with Western Australian Luke Elliot winning the first race of the 12-race series. Elliot’s early win turned out to…
Teenage solo cruiser Katie McCabe has set her sights on a transatlantic crossing in a 21ft race boat. The 14-year-old said: “After spending eight weeks on board the lovely Falanda as I completed my circumnavigation of Britain last summer, I only fell…
Spain: The 52 Super Series fleet warmed up for Tuesday’s start of the 2022 season with three good practice races today on the beautiful ría de Vigo off Baiona where the world’s leading grand prix monohull circuit is visiting 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’. Blair is still trying to raise money to…
Navigating the 251 boats on the marina at the 33rd Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show (SCIBS) (May 19-22) at Hope Island, Queensland was, to be frank, overwhelming. Where do you start when there are almost too many options among 337…
Amongst the entrants for the Global Solo Challenge (GSC), you may have noticed a yacht to be skippered by Dafyd Hughes, an S&S 34. One of the smallest yachts in the fleet that will set off on the circumnavigation next year. This…
The 2022 ILCA 7 World Championships are set to kick off today in Riviera Nayarit on the west coast of Mexico. Glamourous sailing conditions are expected as the warm weather encourages a moderate thermal breeze. The Championship will be held…
The Boat Works won two awards at the 2022 Australian Marine Industry Awards held on Wednesday 18 May at Southport Yacht Club. The Boat Works is the largest shipyard and marina facility in the Southern Hemisphere. Against strong competition, The…
The 33rd annual Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show (SCIBS) has upped the ante again, cruising into another successful year with outstanding attendance contributing to climatic sales and an exuberant atmosphere. Across four action-packed days, SCIBS welcomed 43,852 boating enthusiasts to…
Even before the starting gun fired, the 13th CIC Normandy Channel Race was expected to be a record-breaking edition. With an historic 30 boats entered, an unprecedentedly high calibre line-up, and the presence of nearly all the latest additions to…
After four days of racing on Lake Geneva in light conditions under sunny skies but with a far from straightforward meteorological picture to contend with, Esteban Garcia’s Realteam, co-skippered by Jérôme Clerc, has claimed the opening event win of the…
Day four of the Kitefoiling Youth World Championships saw the three divisions competing in 8 to 12 knot winds and another four hard-fought races completed. There were some significant moves on the leaderboard too. Highlights Three wins from four for Max Maeder of Singapore in theboys’ Formula Kite A breathtaking port-tack flyer makes France’s Arthur…
Australian competitors scored some of their best results to move up the leaderboard to end competition in fine fashion on their final day of the iQFOiL European Championships on Lake Garda in Italy. Australian Sailing Futures (ASF) athlete Will McMillan…
Cowes, Isle of Wight: Brilliant sun, big tides and light to moderate winds that built from 6-8 knots in the morning to 10-12 knots during the afternoon, provided glorious conditions for the second day of the RORC Vice Admiral’s Cup….
Fraglia Vela Malcesine, Italy: Pieter-Jan Postma from The Netherlands made history today by winning the 2022 Finn Gold Cup, the first Dutch winner of this massively prestigious trophy in its 66-year history. Oskari Muhonen, from Finland, took silver, while Hungary’s…
Lake Geneva presented a challenging third day of racing for the TF35s, but the light-to-no wind forecast eventually rewarded the patience of the teams and perseverance of the race committee, who were able to hold one successful race. In this,…
Day one of testing for Emirates Team New Zealand’s land yacht, ‘Horonuku’, ahead of their Wind Powered Land Speed World Record attempt.
Maya Ashkenazi, Singapore’s Max Maeder and Poland’s Jan Koszowski excelled on Day 3 of the Kitefoiling Youth World Championships in Sardinia, each scoring three wins from four races. The day brought a strong but unpredictable breeze that made it hard…
Australians Will McMillan and Grae Morris produced their best on Day 4 of the iQFOiL European Championships overnight, as Lake Garda, Italy continued to offer up conditions to appeal to the masses. Four Course races were held in a wide…
Cowes, Isle of Wight: A thriller on the opening day of the RORC Vice Admiral’s Cup delivered three fast-paced and testing races for every class in a solid west/south-westerly of 12-14 knots after a short wait for the wind to…
Pieter-Jan Postma found second gear today to dominate the 110-boat fleet from 17 nations on the fourth day of the Finn Gold Cup at Fraglia Vela Malcesine on Lake Garda, Italy. The Netherlands sailor took two decisive race wins for…
After finishing at the bottom of the raking on day one, Frédéric Jousset’s golden hulled TF35, Team Sailfeaver, helmed by Frenchman Loïck Peyron, turned their fortunes around on the second day of the Realstone Cup for Léman hope taking place…
A complex week of racing at the International Maxi Association’s inaugural Maxi European Championship, comprising last weekend’s Regata dei Tre Golfi offshore, followed by four days of inshore and coastal courses on the Bay of Naples, culminated in the one…
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