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Greece: The first impressions of the second competition day was a glassy look-alike Aegean sea staring right back at us and with the wind from the opposite direction, there was no excitement to be found, which meant less to no…
Last night, all the boats in the 53rd edition of the Solitaire du Figaro arrived safely in Royan, the 32 sailors having finished this 635-mile leg from Port-La-Forêt to Charente Maritime; yet another incredible leg full of twists and turns….
Youngsters Jack Ferguson and Max Paul have continued their rich form at the 49er, 49erFX And Nacra 17 World Championships by adding another win in the 49er today to the one they bagged yesterday. They now sit in 23rd place,…
Sarah Newberry and David Liebenberg (USA) became the first team to break the dominance of the Italian run of straight bullets in the Nacra 17 when they won Race 7, the first heat of today’s session. The Americans were expert…
Nautilus Marine Insurance Race Day opened proceedings at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) today, competitors warming up for a week of racing and fun social activities ashore – there is no better way to beat the winter blues for…
When four J Class yachts, Ranger, Svea, Topaz and Velsheda line up next week on the beautiful waters of the Costa Smeralda at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, it will be the first time that there has been stand-alone J…
French rookie Guillaume Pirouelle (Région Normandie) crossed the finish line off Royan at the mouth of the Gironde estuary at 06:28:26hrs (CEST/FRANCE) in this morning’s breaking dawn to claim victory on the 655 nautical Stage 2 of the 53rd La…
After the tempest comes the calm. Nice wind and sunny skies greeted the crews on St Margarets Bay for the second day’s racing at the 2022 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships. First up were the 49ers, which completed…
With just over 100 nautical miles to the finish line of the 655 miles Stage 2 of La Solitaire du Figaro at 17.00hrs French time this late afternoon the leading group are tightly packed, the solo skippers doing all they…
Sometimes getting away early can spell trouble for sailors, but for seven of the 12 Australian crews taking part in the 2022 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 World Championships, competing in the first session of the day meant they were…
As you might know, Jeff Bezos’s controversial Y721 yacht arrived at Greenport in Rotterdam without her masts last Tuesday. The fore, main and mizzen mast of the 127m/ 417ft schooner were transported and stepped last week, so we took the…
After two of the toughest, fastest and most demanding spinnaker reaching legs of recent editions of La Solitaire du Figaro – totaling nearly 220 relentless nautical miles – accomplished in winds gusting to over 30kts, only one minute separated the…
H.C.PRESS A famous name in Australian 18 footers sailing One of the most famous names in Australian 18 footer history is H.C.Press, which must represent a world and Australian record, for continuous sailing of 16 boats bearing the same name…
Author: Dave Proctor for Global Solo Challenge ‘Water, water everywhere and not a drop to drink’ So says the poem, ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ by Samuel Coleridge. And for the majority of us that have taken a mouthful…
Thailand represented for the first time on the international inclusion sailing stage recently when the two-person sailing team of Tanat Upatising (skipper) and Paul Merry (crew) competed at the Inclusion World Championship for Sailing 2022, held 24-28 August in Rostock,…
Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s (MHYC) popular Inshore Sprint Series starts again this spring and the Club is expecting a good roll-up when the first two Sydney Harbour races are sailed on Saturday 24 September. The series is open to mixed…
Nova Scotia, Canada: Dejected wasn’t the right word for the look on Odile van Aanholt’s face after she missed the Gold Fleet cut at the 2020 Melbourne Worlds, it was certainly something a little angrier than that, but whatever the…
With some 25 nautical miles of hard upwind sailing into a building easterly breeze the leading group, headed by Tom Laperche (Région Bretagne-CMB Performance), on Stage 2 of La Solitaire du Figaro can anticipate rounding the Desormes Bank buoy between…
12 Australian crews are all set to take part in the 2022 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships taking place from August 31 to September 5 on Saint Margarets Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada. The venue is just to the…
On the last of four days of magnificent racing off the Dutch port of Breskens, two final races were held and the winner of the 2022 IRC European Championship decided by the closest of margins. Coming off the water it…
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28 August 2022 Vilamoura, Portugal – No races were completed today on the final day of the 2022 ILCA U21 World Championships, due to lack of wind again. The scores remain unchanged from yesterday, so Germany’s U19 sailor Ole Schweckendiek…
Coco de Mer emerged as the deserved winner of the 2022 Multihull Cup on Sunday, finally overturning a long-running sequence in the runner-up spot. The 66′ Morrelli & Melvin designed Gunboat has finished in second place at three of the…
Three levels of government (Government of Canada, Province of Nova Scotia and 2 Municipalities, including Halifax & Chester) and 16 private sponsors have come together in support of the World Championship and its Legacy with an overall budget of $2.7…
MEDIA RELEASEAugust 28, 2022 The 36th edition of Hamilton Island Race Week concluded on Saturday with a mixture of courses around Lindeman Island, the traditional landmark of the closing passage race which sorted the finish order in multiple divisions of…
Press release, Sunday 28th August 2022 The second stage of the 53rd La Solitaire du Figaro left Brittany’s scenic bay of Port-la-Forêt in a gentle ESE’’ly breeze and perfect warm sunshine at 1300hrs this Sunday afternoon, ideal weather to muster…
27 August 2022 Vilamoura, Portugal – Two races were completed today at the 2022 ILCA U21 World Championships. It was another morning without wind, so the race committee displayed the AP flag to start the day. The wind finally filled…
The IRC European Championship has a bit of a tradition of smaller boats winning; in Cork in 2016, the first ever IRC European Champion was Paul Gibbons and his diminutive Quarter Tonner Anchor Challenge, while the following year in Marseille…
The halfway point of the 2022 Multihull Cup proved a day of consolidation for some, one of commiserations for others, but with the final placings still up for grabs going into the deciding coastal race on Sunday. The British-flagged Coco…
In contrast to Leg 1, the second leg of 635 nautical miles in La Solitaire Du Figaro, which starts Sunday 1300hrs CEST from Port-La-Forêt heading to Royan via the Channel Islands and Eddystone Rock, looks set to be an initial…
There was plenty resting on the final race of the 2022 Australian Yachting Championships (AYC) at Hamilton Island Race Week today, apart from deciding the winners of each division, Sandy Oatley took the helm of Hamilton Island Wild Oats, while…
In Les Sables d’Olonne, Place du Vendée Globe, the Golden Globe Race Village is a popular success attracting thousands of visitors every day, with the opportunity to meet the entrants and discover their boats on the GGR pontoons. Spectators can…
Day two of the IRC European Championship at Damen Breskens Sailing Weekend could not have been more different to Day 1; yesterday’s opening race, a medium coastal, was tricky in the extreme for race committee and competitors alike as the…
Vilamoura, Portugal: Three races were completed today at the 2022 ILCA U21 World Championships, the day starting with around 6–7 knots of wind that died soon after, so the race committee abandoned the first race. The breeze then picked up…
High-performance multihull racing returned to the waters of southern Mallorca on Friday with the opening day of the 2022 Multihull Cup. The fifth edition of the exclusive regatta for 50’+ performance cruising multihulls clearly demonstrated the appetite for competitive sailing…
Race Direction of La Solitaire du Figaro, in consultation with OC Sport Pen Duick and Météo Consult, took the decision this Friday to modify the direction of the course of the second stage of La Solitaire du Figaro due to…
With just one week remaining to submit nominations for this year’s World Sailing 11th Hour Racing Sustainability Award, the fifth edition of the highest recognition of success in marine sustainability, World Sailing has unveiled its expert panel of judges. Alexandra…
Racing crews are at the business end of Hamilton Island Race Week with one day remaining of the huge 36th edition. Two windward-leewards for Multihull Racing and Rating Divisions 3 and 4, and passage races for the remaining divisions, split…
An overcast day, breezy and chilly at the 2022 Australian Yachting Championships (AYC) was sent to brush the cobwebs away from those who are tired after nearly a week of hard racing and the glittery social activities that entice competitors…
Racing got underway today in the seventh IRC European Championship, this year taking part in the Netherlands as part of Damen Breskens Sailing Weekend. Part of the four-day competition to determine who gets this year’s title for the RORC and…
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