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Whether you’re looking to plan some anchorages along your cruising route or to find a few hidden gems to explore, Queensland is blessed with an abundance of anchorages. And with so many to choose from, it was hard to narrow…
This interview is with Bruno Belmont the design director at Lagoon, discussing the Lagoon 51 rig design and other new design features. Bruno Belmont has been designing Lagoon catamarans for 35 years in collaboration with the design team including; VPLP…
The next generation of Australian Olympic sailing stars are emerging, with a wave of new Australian Sailing Squad (ASS) teams dominating top five positions at the Hempel World Cup Allianz Regatta. After a long delay onshore, racing finally got underway…
The Sailing Squad tells the story of young international sailors who meet for the first time in Valencia ahead the Bol d’or Mirabaud sailing race. In this episode, the sailors meet for the first time in Valencia, Spain. They have…
Amsterdam: Emma Plasschaert (BEL) shot up the rankings in the ILCA 6 fleet on day three of the Hempel World Cup Series at the Allianz Regatta. Like many of the favourites in the 57-strong women’s singlehanded dinghy class, the reigning world…
Two races were completed on day two of the 2022 ILCA 7 Masters World Championship in Riviera Nayarit, Nueveo Vallarta, Mexico. With a grey start to the day and a little rain shower, the Race Committee hoisted the AP flag…
Sardinia, Italy: The second day of racing at the Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta, an event organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, was graced with an ENE breeze of 10 to 14 knots, which allowed the Race Committee to commence…
Andrew Strachan, the history-making line honours winner of the tough 1993 Sydney Hobart with his Farr 47, Ninety Seven, passed away suddenly on Saturday evening. Andrew only took delivery of Ninety Seven, distinguished by its 9797 sail number, in December…
Almost 2000 miles into the circumnavigation, having left A Coruña and passed the Iberian Peninsula, the Canary Islands, and the coast of Mauritania, the skippers of the Global Solo Challenge will metaphorically ‘leave the old world’. From the Cape Verde archipelago and following almost the same…
The Ocean Race Summit Stockholm – Racing to protect the Southern Ocean, brought together sailors, scientists, policymakers and adventurers yesterday, Wednesday 1 June, to discuss the urgent need to protect Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. Recognising the inherent rights of…
Industry professional Petrea McCarthy spotlights the knowledge and highlights the pitfalls to look out for before ordering your dream boat. Working on a variety of current-model production yachts has shown me aspects of them that few people get to see….
The 52 Super Series is established as the world’s leading grand prix monohull yacht racing circuit. The year 2022 marks the 10th season of the 52 Super Series.
It didn’t take long for Canada to record their first win in SailGP. In Driver Phil Robertson’s first appearance with Canada at SailGP Bermuda, he showed his class to navigate their F50 to a dominant win on the Great Sound!
The racing in Almere at the Hempel World Cup Allianz Regatta has been described as diabolical as big wind shifts and pressure changes meant sailors needed to have their head on a swivel to spot the next opportunity on the…
The first two races of the 2022 ILCA 7 Masters World Championship in Riviera Nayarit, Nueveo Vallarta, Mexico were completed today in each fleet: Apprentice and Masters, Grand Masters, and Great Grand Masters. The sailors took to Banderas Bay in…
Almere, The Netherlands: Odile van Aanholt and Annette Duetz (NED) started the Hempel World Cup Series at the Allianz Regatta as they were expected to in the 49erFX, winning three of the four races in the 23-boat fleet. However, they were…
The 2022 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show kept the Multihull Solutions team busy with very strong interest over the event despite the challenging weather. The company staged the premiere of the Neel 43 trimaran, which was showcased alongside Fountaine Pajot’s…
On Sunday Xavier Doerr departed Southport Yacht Club, Queensland on his ‘Little Aussie Lap’. The 21-year-old had aimed to beat the World Speed Sailing and Guinness World Records as the fastest and smallest racing yacht to solo circumnavigate Australia without…
The first day of racing was held today in the Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta, an event organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, scheduled to run through Saturday 4 June. After yesterday’s friendly sail featuring the two classic schooners Shenandoah…
Introducing the ILCA Wear Protectors, a product designed to stop the damage which can be caused by the mainsheet traveller blocks, ensuring your boat stays protected. Anyone who sails an ILCA will know that having your traveller line as tight as possible…
Almost always the 151 Miglia-Trofeo Cetilar offers typical weather for a mid-season Mediterranean offshore race: light winds, sea and land breezes and calms. However at present this looks not to be the case for the 14 maxis among the 263…
Thirty Australian sailors across seven Olympic classes threw themselves back into action overnight as the Hempel World Cup Allianz Regatta got underway in Almere, The Netherlands. Unfortunately, light winds made it impossible for the Race Committee with only two races…
Emirates Team New Zealand’s land yacht pilot Glenn Ashby reflects on the second week of testing on ‘Horonuku’ ahead of their Wind Powered Land Speed World Record attempt later this year. Gday all, it is with great pleasure that I announce the…
Marie Barrue (FRA) won the opening race of the ILCA 6 (former Laser Radial) competition on day one of the Hempel World Cup Series at the Allianz Regatta, taking place in The Netherlands. Barrue was outright winner of last year’s Allianz…
The 2022 ILCA 7 Masters World Championship has kicked off in Riviera Nayarit, Nueveo Vallarta, Mexico. Today is the final day for equipment inspection, and there will be a practice race held for the competitors before the Opening Ceremony this…
Meet Jake Lilley (AUS), grinder and the newest signing of the Spain SailGP Team.
Sardinia, Italy: The Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta gets underway today, an event organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda with the support of new title sponsor Giorgio Armani. Racing will run through till Saturday, June 4. The 15th edition of…
The World Sailing Council and World Sailing Board met in person for the first time in over two years at the mid-year meeting held in Abu Dhabi, bringing together representatives from across the global sailing community, hosted by the Abu…
A new era of offshore racing in the Baltic Sea begins in 2022 with the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s new 630 nautical-mile race, starting from Helsinki, Finland on July 21 and heading around Gotland before returning to the tranquil harbours…
With a DNA in high-speed racing, SailGP Technologies officially launches today to deliver leading edge, applied innovations from sea to space. With award-winning capabilities in design, manufacturing, engineering, software and systems, SailGP Technologies will lead the way in high-performance, sustainable design…
The Pro Sailing Tour, offshore sailing’s most exciting new competition, is coming to Cowes. The home of yacht racing on the Isle of Wight will host the event for the first time in a little over a month, bringing high…
Worldwide, one person in four does not have access to a clean and safe source of water and one in three lives without sanitation. In South Africa, described as “the world’s most unequal country” by the World Inequality Lab and World Bank, these…
Two days in and it has been absolutely hard going for Xavier Doerr, who on Sunday departed Southport Yacht Club, Queensland on his ‘Little Aussie Lap’. The 21-year-old is aiming to beat the World Speed Sailing and Guinness World Records…
World Sailing is excited to announce the re-launch of the World Sailing Show. Check out the first episode here, with highlights including: 🔸 Hempel World Cup Series at Trofeo Princesa Sofìa 🔸 SailGP Grand Final of season 2, with a…
Tasmania can lay claim to a rich history in the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s (ORCV) Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race, or ‘Westcoaster’ as it’s also known, with the likes of Bob Clifford, John Saul, Michael Pritchard, David Alpin and…
The Etchells Gold Coast Championship and Australasian Championship were sailed from the Southport Yacht Club from 28-29 and 28-30 May 2022 respectively. Martin Hill, Julian Plante, Sean O’Rourke and Mathew Belcher sailing on Lisa Rose AUS1449 took both titles by…
Amsterdam is to host more than 400 of the world’s best sailors and riders in nine Olympic disciplines at the Hempel World Cup Series at the Allianz Regatta. Competition takes place from 31 May to 5 June in two venues….
When researching the attributes of the yachts entered into the Global Solo Challenge (GSC) and the possibility of them capsizing and whether they would self-right, one of the first pieces of advice I found was, that you should not go sailing in…
The ClubSwan Racing focus shifts to the magnificent location of Villasimius at the end of May for the Swan Sardinia Challenge, a new location for the race teams competing in The Nations League series at venues across the Mediterranean. Based…
‘The Sailing Squad’ is back with a second edition. The Sailing Squad tells the story of young international sailors who meet for the first time in Geneva during the Bol d’or Mirabaud sailing race. For the teaser, see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48mv9szIxcs This…
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