NYYC Invitational: Four straight wins for San Diego
Rhode Island: The story line at the sharp end of the fleet on Day 4 of the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup was much the same as on Day 3, as San Diego Yacht Club played from in…
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Bribon 500 and Thisbe new Xacobeo 6mR Europeans champions
Sanxenxo, Spain: The spectacular final race of the Xacobeo Six Metre European Championship 2021 proved to be an absolute cliff hanger, but in the end, Bribon 500 and Thisbe came out on top and are the new champions. Initially the…
GC32 Worlds: Red Bull finds wings on penultimate day
Villasimius in south eastern Sardinia delivered completely today, providing the perfect combination of wind, sun, flat water, a stunning backdrop and welcome reception ashore back in Marina di Villasimius for the flying catamaran teams. In the north easterly to easterly…
Maris clings to GC32 Worlds lead
From some time out, day two of the GC32 World Championship in Villasimius, Sardinia was looking set to be tough, with light winds forecast and after one false start early on, the fleet was returned to the Marina di Villasimius….
Epic day of OK Dinghy sailing in Bandol
Nick Craig extended his lead on the third day of the OK Dinghy Autumn Trophy in Bandol, France after three more races were sailed in 15-25 knots, huge waves and brilliant sunshine. It was an epic day on the water…
Xacobeo 6mR Europeans: Just a breath away from final play
Following a day of non-racing due to the complicated conditions in the Ria de Pontevedra, Saturday local time is the final day of the Xacobeo 6mR Europeans, with all options open and the continental title still at play. Javier de…
Lisa Darmanin on chasing Olympic medals
MySailing editor, Greta Quealy, caught up with Nacra 17 sailor Lisa Darmanin back home in Sydney after time spent in hotel quarantine following an eventful Tokyo Olympics. Cousins Lisa Darmanin, 30, and Jason Waterhouse, 29, had a mammoth task ahead…
Hylas Yachts’ H57 turns heads at Newport Boat Show
Hylas Yachts’ H57 hull number one featuring the progressive Bill Dixon design and luxurious interior made her official international debut at the Newport International Boat Show. Also, business is booming at Hylas Yachts as global demand grows for its range…
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race update
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, home of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, remains hopeful the ‘Great Race’ will return in 2021. With 100 days until the start of the race, Noel Cornish AM, CYCA Commodore, provided an update…
Day 1 at GC32 World Championship
The third GC32 World Championship got off to a difficult start today off Villasimius, Sardinia. One race was successfully held the magnificent bay off Marina di Villasimius and the Capo Carbonara marine reserve before the wind began performing laps of…
Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship: Something to look forward to
Sydney sailors are anxiously awaiting news of Sydney’s lockdown coming to an end and after an enforced four-month hiatus from yacht racing, there is now a light on the horizon. Middle Harbour Yacht Club has announced the first major keelboat…
2021 Australian Yachting Championships cancelled
Australian Sailing regrets to announce that the 2021 Australian Yachting Championships have been cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The event was scheduled to be run as a part of Hamilton Island Race Week (HIRW) from 21-28 August. With…
37th America’s Cup venue still up in the air
Following a very close 37th America’s Cup (AC37) Host Venue selection process consisting of three compelling and professional international proposals, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) together with Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ), announced today that they are extending…
Dynamic day two at Congressional Cup
Long Beach, California: It was evident on day two of the Congressional Cup regatta, that racers have shaken off any dust or rust caused by the pandemic pause. Racing in the five-day regatta – hosted by Long Beach Yacht Club…
Zoulou leads after tricky opening at GC32 Worlds
The third GC32 World Championship got off to a difficult start today off Villasimius, Sardinia. One race was successfully held on the magnificent bay off Marina di Villasimius and the Capo Carbonara marine reserve before the wind began performing laps…
La Solitaire: Quiroga does enough to take overall win
French skipper Pierre Quiroga (Skipper Macif 2019) crossed the finish line off Saint Nazaire on France’s Loire Atlantique coast at 22:23:30pm on Thursday evening to win (subject to jury), the 52nd La Solitaire du Figaro, the longest and toughest edition of…
NYYC Invitational Cup: San Diego thrives while Southern survives
Rhode Island: Wherever sailors competing in the 2021 Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup turned today, there was something standing between them and the groove so essential for a solid finish in a competitive fleet: a wave, a shift,…
Six Metre Europeans Championship: Locals thrive
A steady 12 knots from the northeast and glorious warm sunshine made for a near perfect third day of racing at the Xacobeo Six Metre European Championship in Sanxenxo. After two days of very light airs the change of pace…
Craig opens OK Dinghy Autumn Trophy with two bullets
Forecasts promised good winds on the second day of the OK Dinghy International Association (OKDIA) Autumn Trophy, however light winds prevailed all day. Three races were started but only two were finished after the wind died. Nick Craig leads from…
Nord Stream Race: Finland leads going into final leg
The Russian team won the penultimate leg of the Nord Stream Race from Stockholm to Helsinki, ahead of the Finns by 15 minutes. The German crew crossed the line in front of the Finnish capital another 12 minutes behind the Finns. This means the…
François Gouin enters Global Solo Challenge
François Gouin from Pornic in France is the 35th entry in the Global Solo Challenge (GSC) with his Pogo 40S Kawan3, a first generation Class40 (Finot-Conq) built in 2008 by Structures. He wanted to participate in a round-the-world circumnavigation by…
Match Racing World Champion leads Congressional Cup
Long Beach, California: Four-time Congressional Cup winner Taylor Canfield (USA) and his Stars+Stripes team ended the opening day of the 56th Congressional Cup undefeated with seven straight wins in the qualifying round robin. Sweden’s Johnie Berntsson, also a former winner of…
GC32 World Championship descends on Villasimius
Top international sailors, including America’s Cup winners and Olympian gold medallists, are descending on Villasimius for one of the pinnacles in foiling catamaran racing – the third GC32 World Championship.
NYYC Invitational Cup: One-design racing at its best
Rhode Island: It was just the sort of moment that the founders of the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup envisioned more than a decade years ago when they created the event: two identical boats crewed by amateur sailors blasting downwind,…
Six Metre European Championship: Day two highlights
Sanxenxo, Spain: Check out the highlights from day two of the Six Metre European Championship 2021.
Six Metre European Championship: Light winds and a leaderboard reshuffle on day two
The second day of the Xacobeo Six Metre European Championship at the Real Club Nautico Sanxenxo in Galicia got off to a regal start with a visit from Her Royal Highness Infanta Dona Elena of Spain. The Infanta is a…
La Solitaire: Quiroga’s final hurdle
The leadership of the decisive fourth stage of the 52nd La Solitaire du Figaro was in the balance as the top group passed the northwestern tip of Brittany, on track to the finish line at Saint Nazaire on the Loire-Atlantic coast. …
GC32 World Championship: Old and new teams shake things up
Top international sailors, including America’s Cup winners and Olympian gold medallists, are descending on Villasimius for one of the pinnacles in foiling catamaran racing – the third GC32 World Championship. Taking place from Thursday until Sunday this event is organised…
Strong winds delay start of OK Dinghy Autumn Trophy
Before the start of the OK Dinghy Autumn Trophy in Bandol, France, there were near perfect conditions for training, while enjoying the perfect French hospitality. Over the past two days 10-15 boats have been out training in great sailing conditions…
Nord Stream Race 2021: Stockholm highlights
After a thrilling offshore leg between the Danish and the Swedish team from Copenhagen to Stockholm, the Danes took the overall lead in the offshore ranking. After the inshore race in Stockholm won by Team Russia, the Danes caused a…
NYYC Invitational Cup: Almost flawless first day for British team
The Royal Thames Yacht Club’s entry competing in the 2021 Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, put on an almost perfect display of racing on the first day of the event. The British team, which won the event in…
Six Metre European Championship: Day one highlights
Sanxenxo, Spain: Check out the highlights from day one of the Six Metre European Championship 2021. Sailors put up a good fight in the light and flukey wind conditions. But their had work was rewarded when some marine life decided…
Six Metre European Championship: Notorious and Aida dominate in light winds
The opening day of the Xacobea Six Metre European Championship 2021 in Sanxenxo, Spain, featured two tricky light airs races for the thirty-one competing teams from eleven nations. Racing for the Open and Classic Divisions was run in a light…
France SailGP highlights
All the highlights from an incredible weekend of racing on the Gulf of Saint-Tropez as eight national teams went head to head, the big wings made their debut, and a whole lot more.
La Solitaire: Quiroga is poised to win overall
French rookie Jules Delpech (ORCOM) is the breakaway leader of the fourth stage of the 52nd La Solitaire du Figaro, taking a lone, solo route more than 25 miles to the east of the main body of the fleet as they…
Ficker Cup: Danish sailor has surprise win
Emil Kjaer, representing the Royal Danish Yacht Club, won the 2021 Ficker Cup on Sunday, official event of the World Match Racing Tour, qualifying his team to this week’s 56th Congressional Cup along with second and third placed Ficker Cup skippers…
Nord Stream Race: Pre-start collision forces Denmark and Sweden to retire
For the first time in the history of the Nord Stream Race, a collision between the Danish and Swedish boats led to their retirement, resulting in only three out of five teams able to compete in the third leg from Stockholm to Helsinki and all…
Elan Yachts latest addition to performance range
The latest yacht to join the Elan Yacht family is the highly anticipated 47 foot Elan E6, the largest addition to Elan’s performance range so far. Pininfarina, the legendary design studio from Turin, Italy, joined the project team, along with…
50 foot Ketch Saecwen: A modern classic
From childhood memories to a brand new ketch designed to handle the 21st century, the owner of Saecwen has created a true modern classic, as Nic Compton finds out. We are hunkered down in the saloon of Saecwen, the latest design…
Two year countdown begins for Ocean Globe Race
It is two years until the start of the Ocean Globe Race (OGR) and a return to Corinthian round the world racing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Whitbread round the world race back in 1973/74. Sir Chay Blyth,…
