Uffa Fox 50 celebration
A total of 12 organisations in Cowes and East Cowes have come together to plan Uffa Fox 50 – a celebration of famous boat designer Uffa Fox’s life and to mark the 50th anniversary of his death. To be held…
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SailGP launches new WASZP Grand Final
London: SailGP has launched the first Inspire WASZP Grand Final – Championship of Champions, which will see the top young athletes from around the world compete for the overall season podium at the Mubadala United States Sail Grand Prix, March…
RORC Caribbean 600: Class40 division winner decided
The winner of the nine-strong Class40 division was decided on the fourth day of the RORC Caribbean 600 with a dramatic finish between two teams. Charles-Louis Mourruau’s Guidi (FRA), which had led for most of the race, stalled as the…
Looking back at protests at 18 footer Worlds
Two Australian skippers from the earlier years of 18 footer World Championships, were totally unimpressed at actions which they each believed deserved very strong reactions. The first in 1939, involved the defending champion Bert Swinbourne and his Taree skiff. The second,…
New Caledonia Yacht Race: Race in paradise returns
The past few years have been some of the most difficult we have all experienced. We have all missed out on something crucial from work to family. We have all been missing a little bit of paradise. The New Caledonia…
RORC Caribbean 600: Warrior Won wins overall
The overall winner of the 13th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 is Christopher Sheehan’s Pac52 Warrior Won (USA).
RORC Caribbean 600: The Volvo battle
A multinational crew on the chartered VO65 Sailing Poland competed in the RORC Caribbean 600 under the famous team banner of Groovederci Racing. The Volvo 65 Groovederci Racing – Sailing Poland, skippered by Deneen Demourkas, crossed the finish line of…
RORC Caribbean 600: Warrior Won announced as overall winner
The overall winner of the 13th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 is Christopher Sheehan’s Pac52 Warrior One (USA). None of the teams still racing under IRC have any realistic chance of beating Warrior Won after time correction. Christopher Sheehan…
Lisa Blair reflects on Antarctic circumnavigation so far
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’. Read the below blog post from Blair, where…
Top ranked skippers return for LBYC’s Congressional Cup
Long Beach Yacht Club is ramping up for Congressional Cup 2022 with an all-star line-up including more than half of the world’s top-ranked match racing skippers. Kicking off the 2022 World Match Racing Tour, this legendary Grade 1 sailing event…
RORC Caribbean 600: Cheers and beers in Antigua
The Caribbean: On the fourth day of the RORC Caribbean 600, 23 teams had completed the race and were enjoying the hospitality of Antigua Yacht Club, with an army of volunteers providing a warm welcome and cold Carib beers dockside….
Emirates Team New Zealand finalises core sailing team
The America’s Cup Emirates Team New Zealand core sailing team consists of six key sailors led by skipper Peter Burling. Burling is joined by Blair Tuke, Andy Maloney, Nathan Outteridge, Glenn Ashby and Josh Junior whose focus will be on…
Irish Scoresby Sound expedition 2022
In July 2022, ‘Danú of Galway’ will depart from Ireland for Scoresby Sound, East Greenland, the largest fjord in the world. The team will comprise of a small group of independent adventurers aiming to sail to and climb in this…
RORC Caribbean 600: Monohull line honours
RORC Caribbean 600: Dmitry Rybolovlev’s ClubSwan 125 Skorpios (MON), skippered by Fernando Echavarri, crossed the finish line in Antigua to take monohull line honours at 03:59:51 on Wednesday 23 February 2022. Read more at: https://bit.ly/3HcPUEI
RORC Caribbean 600: Skorpios strikes
Dmitry Rybolovlev’s ClubSwan 125 Skorpios (MON), skippered by Fernando Echavarri, crossed the finish line in Antigua to take monohull line honours in the RORC Caribbean 600 at 03:59:51 on Wednesday February 23, 2022. The elapsed time was 1 day, 16…
RORC Caribbean 600: Argo sets a new record
Jason Carroll’s MOD70 Argo (USA) finished the RORC Caribbean 600 at 17:18:44 AST and has come runner-up on the two previous races, so to win on the third attempt was a sweet victory.
Western Australia’s challenge for the JJ Giltinan 18ft skiff Championship
Western Australia’s return to the pinnacle of world 18ft skiff racing received a tremendous boost with the announcement that a strong team of champion WA sailors will contest the 2022 JJ Giltinan Championship in the well-named, Black Swan skiff. The…
All aboard for Superyacht Australia Soirée 2022
Superyacht Australia is the peak body for the Australian superyacht industry and is the organiser of the Superyacht Australia Soirée in partnership with Benetti Yachts and Musson Jewellers. The event will be held at Jones Bay Marina this Saturday, 26…
RORC Caribbean 600: Record win for MOD 70 Argo
Jason Carroll’s MOD 70 Argo (USA) crossed the finish line of the RORC Caribbean 600 to take Multihull Line Honours and set a new Multihull Race Record of 29 hours, 38 minutes, 44 seconds. Giovanni Soldini’s Multi70 Maserati (ITA) was…
Crocodile dreaming: Wyndham to Kimberleys
How intrepid it it to take a trailer sailer from Northern Territory to Derby WA? Find out in this four part story by Suzan Muir. A tall Indigenous Australian man ambled down the Wyndham wharf with a little girl in…
Is it seasickness or food poisoning?
Making your food stocks last longer is useful, but make sure you take the necessary precautions writes Brigitte Cox. Food poisoning is rare; even so one in five Australians can expect to get food poisoning each year. We think of…
IACH launches multi-crew circumnavigation register
The International Association of Cape Horners (IACH), has published its multi-crew circumnavigation register to compliment a similar register for solo circumnavigations published in 2020. This latest roll of honour currently lists 1,848 individual circumnavigations during past Whitbread/Volvo Round the World races,…
Solo Transatlantic rower found safe after false distress alert
A British transatlantic solo rower prompted a search and rescue effort when his EPIRB accidentally went off on Sunday, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Jack Jarvis, 28, is a former British soldier who is attempting an unsupported solo row…
Record pace in RORC Caribbean 600
Tropical heat, moderate trade winds and ocean swell provided superb racing conditions for the first day and night of action in the 2022 RORC Caribbean 600. In the deep south a battle is raging between the three foremost multihulls, with…
Sailors ready for action at Youth Sailing World Championships
Over 450 of the world’s very best youth sailors from 69 countries have confirmed their participation in the Allianz Youth Sailing World Championships 2022. Taking place off the coast of Scheveningen in The Hague, The Netherlands, from 8-15 July 2022,…
Lisa Blair challenges solo Antarctic circumnavigation record
Fearless Australian yachtswoman Lisa Blair nearly lost her life, twice, in the Southern Ocean back in 2017. On Monday 21 February she slipped lines from Albany, Western Australia, to face her fears and return to these notoriously stormy seas in…
RORC Caribbean 600 2022: Start film
The 13th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 started on time from Antigua on Monday 21 February.
Midnight Rambler unstoppable in Bellerive Regatta
River Derwent, Hobart: Midnight Rambler proved unstoppable in the Banjo’s Shoreline Crown Series Bellerive Regatta over the weekend, winning on PHS and IRC handicaps in the racing keelboat group, and defending the Tasmanian AMS Championship for a third consecutive year….
Lisa Blair’s world-record attempt begins
On July 25, 2017, Lisa Blair became the first woman to sail solo and unassisted around Antarctica — with one stop. She set out in January 2017 with the intention of completing the circumnavigation without stopping. But 72 days into…
RORC Caribbean 600 blasts off in Antigua
The 13th edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) Caribbean 600 started on time from Antigua on Monday 21 February. The IRC Super Zero start was nothing short of hell-raising, with Comanche reaching at full speed towards the Pillars…
First Tracks claims Etchells NSW Championship with race to spare
First Tracks AUS1485 skippered by Peter Merrington with Ian McKillop and Steve Jarvin (David Gilmour day one and two) have won the Etchells NSW State Championship from the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron (RSYS) with a race to spare in the…
Cruising the Queensland Coast eBook
Cruising the Queensland Coast is a cruising guide for yachts cruising the Queensland coast, written by Greg Luck, the owner of the luxury charter yacht Curlew Escape. Each of the 13 coasts, from the Gold Coast to the Cooktown coast,…
The Boat Works Mega Sheds officially open
Officially opening last week on February 17, The Boat Works largest refit sheds – the Mega Sheds – have welcomed bookings from the region’s premium superyachts. The new Mega Sheds are now even larger than the existing sheds built two…
Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show: Tickets now on sale
Tickets are now on sale for the 2022 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show (SCIBS) held from 19 – 22 May 2022 at the stunning waterfront location of Sanctuary Cove on the Gold Coast. Attracting more than 51,000 attendees and 300-plus…
Updated Monday departure for Lisa Blair solo Antarctic circumnavigation
After working through the night to complete final preparations and software updates, Lisa Blair has reluctantly decided to put back her departure by 24 hours to Monday morning 21 February local time. Blair is attempting to sail solo, non-stop, around Antarctica in…
Tech2 wins three consecutive 18ft skiff Club Championships
Sydney Harbour: Jack Macartney, skipper of Tech2, today became only the fifth skipper in the 87-year history of the Australian 18 Footers League to win three consecutive Club Championship titles. Macartney and his team of Charlie Wyatt and Lewis Brake have…
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.
Southport Yacht Club’s megayacht berth official opening
Seen by many as Australia’s most progressive yacht club in recent times, Southport Yacht Club, on Queensland’s Gold Coast, has taken another significant step into the future with the opening of its spectacular megayacht docking facility. Costing some $9 million…
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,…
