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Lisa Blair blog: New surf record
Over three weeks ago, 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’. In her latest blog post,…
Oyster Yachts star at London Luxury Afloat
Oyster Yachts will be one of the star attractions at London Luxury Afloat, taking place at St. Katharine Docks from 21-24 April. The historic setting of St. Katharine Docks, alongside Tower Bridge, offers the perfect location for Oyster to showcase…
Vendée Arctique notice of race is published
The Vendée Arctique is a non-stop, solo offshore race with no outside assistance allowed following in the tradition of the Vendée Globe. Now approaching its second edition, it is a very unique and demanding event, an extreme adventure very much…
18ft skiffs: ‘Queen of the Harbour’ race history
The Australian 18 Footers League’s 2021-22 season comes to a close on Sunday when the club will conduct the time-honoured Queen of the Harbour race on Sydney Harbour, when each of the 21-boat fleet will include a female crew member…
Outdoor appeal for all at Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show
The 2022 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show (SCIBS) is back from 19 – 22 May 2022 with an all-star cast of trailer boats, bowriders, cruisers and countless other vessels in one incredible location at Sanctuary Cove on the Gold Coast….
Port city comes alive with 74th Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race
Southeast Queensland residents are being asked to consider a sea change and spend their Easter in Gladstone as the port city comes alive with an array of harbourside celebrations centred around the iconic Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race. This year’s…
Bucket loads of promise as J Class lines up in Saint Barth’s
As the perennially popular Saint Barth’s Bucket superyacht regatta returns from the 18-20 March, bringing 30 boats to the tiny French island in the Caribbean, the J Class fleet resumes for the first time since 2019, naturally taking centre stage with two…
Two further venues added to SailGP Season 3
SailGP’s Season 3 calendar has expanded into 2023 with the announcement of two further events including fan favourite destination San Francisco and a debut trip to Christchurch for the purpose-led, global championship. The 10 teams competing in Season 3 –…
69F Clean Sailors Youth Racing Team wins Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta
The Clean Sailors Youth Racing Team have won the 69F division in the Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta (BCIR) in Miami. Lukas Hesse of Germany, sailing with his team mates Jan Schüpbach from Switzerland and CJ Perez from Hawaii, was buzzing after…
Women who made history in offshore sailing
It may not be very common to see women accepting – or having the opportunity to accept – challenges such as that of sailing single-handed around the world non-stop, but more and more are following in the footsteps of some…
Queenscliff Cup introduces female helm trophy
Queenscliff Cruising Yacht Club (QCYC), Victoria is gearing up for their annual Queenscliff Cup regatta over Easter 2022, with the inclusion of an exciting new two-race female helm series, the inaugural Queenscliff Commodore’s Trophy. QCYC Commodore Lee Renfree, as first…
Lisa Blair blog: In honour of Kay Cottee
Over three weeks ago, 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’. In her latest blog…
Victorian Etchells Championship concludes in Geelong
The Rex Gorell Ford Victorian Etchells Championship concluded with two final races yesterday, the last of the series raced in a beautiful sea breeze just off the outer wall of the Royal Geelong Yacht Club. Shoulda Gone Left AUS1395 skippered…
Wooden Boat Festival showcases the best of Corio Bay
The 2022 Wooden Boat Festival of Geelong showcased the best of Corio Bay over the weekend, with 89 classic and wooden boats attracting record numbers to the festival and the Geelong waterfront. The Royal Geelong Yacht Club hosted the biennial…
SailGP Racing on the Edge: The contenders
In the penultimate episode of Season 2 of this behind-the-scenes docuseries in partnership with Rolex, we get to know the contenders for the title of SailGP Season 2 Champion. But when they have more Olympic medals, America’s Cup wins and…
Foiling Film Festival 2022 trailer
Foiling Week presents the first edition of the Foiling Film Festival from June 29-July 2 at Malcesine, Lake Garda.
Oyster World Rally 2026/27 dates announced
Entries are now open for the Oyster World Rally 2026-27, which begins in Antigua on January 11, 2026. The event gives Oyster Yacht owners an exclusive opportunity to sail around the world fully supported. This voyage of a lifetime covers 27,000…
GKA Freestyle World Cup Colombia highlights
Salinas del Rey on the northern coast of Colombia made its debut as a stop on the GKA Kite World Tour, playing host as the first Freestyle event of the 2022 season. This new location really delivered and will surely…
Lisa Blair blog: Knockdowns
Three weeks ago, 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’. In her latest blog post,…
Melbourne to Osaka Yacht Race 2025 announcement
The announcement of the 9th running of the Melbourne to Osaka Yacht Race (M2O), scheduled to start in Melbourne in March 2025, has excited organisers. Up to 117 expressions of interest have been received, from 10 countries. In response, to…
Sydney Noumea Yacht Race postponed until 2024
The PONANT Sydney Noumea Yacht Race has been postponed until 2024. The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) – organiser of the bi-annual race – made the difficult decision due to ongoing challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, including uncertainty…
World Sailing celebrates first for Paralympic development
World Sailing has kicked off its 2022 Paralympic Development Programme with its first event ever to be held in the Sultanate of Oman. Para sailors and coaches have come together at the Mussanah Barceló resort, home of Oman Sail, for…
Italian sailor becomes 42nd Global Solo Challenge entrant
Italian skipper Riccardo Tosetto, from Cittadella in the North-East of Italy, has worked at sea on sailboats since he was 18. Sailing around the world single-handed and by the three great capes is a life-long dream for him. The Global…
Rozinante II wins slow dance to Grassy in 50th King Island Race
Rozinante II has won a protracted King Island Race from Melbourne to Grassy at the southern end of the Island, while John Newbold’s Primitive Cool took line honours in the time of 1 day, 3hrs 13mins 11secs, well outside the…
Maintaining your dignity with pilotage planning
A few simple steps are required to prevent yourself from looking like a fool when leaving or entering a harbour on a yacht, as Alan Punch, an RYA Navigation Instructor with Navathome Australia, writes. Going out on a boat means that at…
Lisa Blair crosses International Date Line
Just under three weeks ago, 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’. In her latest…
Andoo wins JJ Giltinan Championship in style
The Andoo team of Seve Jarvin, Matt Stenta and Sam Newton officially became the 2022 JJ Giltinan 18ft skiff champion, although it was in an unbeatable position before going into today’s final race of the championship on Sydney Harbour. Andoo’s…
Debut MC38 helm takes out shortened Act 2
Pete Cummings stepped onto the MC38 InfoTrack for the first time in Act 2 and helmed the boat to a brilliant shortened series victory on a busy Sydney Harbour. Christian Beck’s InfoTrack, from Middle Harbour Yacht Club, pipped Marcus Blackmore’s…
Multihull Solutions set for show-stopping return at Sanctuary Cove Boat Show
After two years of Covid-induced boat show cancellations, Multihull Solutions is set for a show-stopping display at the 2022 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show with three exclusive Asia Pacific launches. The companies will be premiering the remarkable NEEL 43 trimaran, Fountaine Pajot’s Isla…
Wooden boats steal the show as Etchells are left without wind
There was no racing in Geelong today for day two of the Etchells Victorian State Championship brought to you by Rex Gorell Ford, as fickle and light breezes prevailed and the Race Committee were forced to call the day at…
Lisa Blair blog: Great surfing conditions
Just under three weeks ago, 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’. In her latest…
Andoo wraps up JJ Giltinan Championship a day early
The Andoo team of Seve Jarvin, Matt Stenta and Sam Newton wrapped up the 2022 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship with another brilliant win in Race 8 of the Championship, which was sailed on Sydney Harbour today. Andoo’s victory today…
Closing in on podium at Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta
On the penultimate day of racing at the Bacardi Cup and Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta, Miami turned on another day of exhilarating sailing, with a consistent southerly breeze of 12-17 knots across the race courses. The Biscayne Bay stage is…
Team New Zealand Project Speed update
Much has been made about the increasing crossover into F1 and motorsport for the America’s Cup teams in this 37th America’s Cup cycle, with a lot of focus around aerodynamics and design tools, which remains true in the case of…
French Connection Series – The Ocean Race part 1 – Pioneers
This is the first in a series of features celebrating the strong French heritage of The Ocean Race and produced in cooperation with IMOCA Class, these stories highlight 50 years of the ‘French Connection’, dating back to the inception of…
JJ Giltinan Championship: Noakesailing and Finport Finance have their day
Races 3 and 4 of the 2022 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship, which were unable to be sailed last Tuesday, were sailed on Sydney Harbour on Friday. In the 5-12 knot south-east wind, the previous domination by the Andoo team…
Lisa Blair passes South Cape New Zealand
Just over two weeks ago, 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’. In her latest…
Jump on board an M32 at the Miami Winter Series
Experience what it is like to be onboard an M32, as team INGA From Sweden tackles the Course on Biscayne Bay, Miami.
Andoo strengthens grip on JJ Giltinan 18ft skiff Championship title
After several days of bad weather which forced the temporary abandonment of three races, the Australian 18 Footers League was able to conduct the scheduled Race 7 of the 2022 JJ Giltinan 18ft skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour today, as well…
