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Tom Slingsby and the Australia SailGP Team, defending Season 1 champions, took to the water in Sydney’s iconic harbour today in their F50 ahead of the Australia Sail Grand Prix presented by KPMG where they will take on seven other…
New research from the world’s toughest sailing race, has found microplastics, and in particular microfibres, to be prevalent across the length and breadth of the continent. All 36 water samples collected around Europe, including in the Baltic Sea, the English…
Michael ‘Zappa’ Bell was itching to be among those taking part in the inaugural Two-Handed Division of the 2020 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and entered with his younger son, Oli. Fortunately, the same yacht, Kayimai, is available this year, allowing him to…
World Sailing has awarded the upcoming 2022 Foiling Week Special Event status, ensuring the competition can grow, reach more people, and partner with international and national foiling programmes and pathways to create events within the event. Foiling Week joins high…
On December 13, Etienne Messikommer (Switzerland) with his colourful Numbatou (Hull 88) crossed the finish line at 20:48 UTC, sailing into Antigua after 26 days, 7 hours, and 48 minutes at sea, to win the inaugural 2021 McIntyre Adventure Globe 5.80 Transat…
A new team will be challenging for the next America’s Cup, as Red Bull joins forces with double America’s Cup–winning syndicate Alinghi in a campaign for the oldest trophy in international sport. Alinghi founder Ernesto Bertarelli and two-time Olympic champion…
SailGP’s next installment of its Inspire Careers and Racing programmes is set to provide 42 young people with once-in-a lifetime opportunities, both onshore and on the water. The league’s purpose-driven community outreach programmes continue to build a more inclusive talent…
This episode of the behind-the-scenes docuseries in partnership with Rolex takes us behind the curtain of Tom Slingsby’s road to SailGP redemption after being defeated on home waters by Ben Ainslie in 2020. Can Tom and the Australian team claim…
Sailing single-handed is one of those things that bring unparalleled sense of satisfaction and achievement. I remember my first solo Atlantic crossing, I was mesmerised, I loved it. Not every one enjoys sailing solo but often those that do prefer…
Day one in Oman delivered stunning weather for the start of the 2021 Youth Sailing World Championships presented by Hempel. The breeze started around midday at five knots and as the warm Oman sun rose higher above the Barceló Mussanah Resort, the thermal sea breeze climbed to around 12 to 13 knots by late afternoon….
The NSW 12ft skiff Championship has been raced and won with all six races completed in some very windy conditions over the last two weekends (December 4-5 and 11-12). Thanks go to the hosting clubs and volunteers at both the…
After a two-year Covid-related hiatus, Victoria’s historic Festival of Sails will be roaring back into life from Saturday, January 22 to Wednesday, January 26, 2022. Australia’s oldest sporting event and the biggest keel boat regatta in the southern hemisphere, the…
The defending champion Tech2 team of Jack Macartney, Charlie Wyatt and Lewis Brake produced a brilliant finishing burst to grab a last-minute victory in Race 4 of the 2021-2022 NSW 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour today. Tech 2’s team…
Sydney Harbour put on a show for the last day of Sail Sydney, with a gusty southerly providing perfect racing conditions for the 200-plus competitors. The regatta has been the first opportunity for many athletes to test their skills against…
For those who know the history behind Eyachts and founder Peter Hrones, the move into sailing will come as no surprise. Hrones has been sailing for 45 years and for the last 30 years has been responsible for bringing many…
Twenty-nine boats launched prior to 1976, that had all competed in at least one Sydney Hobart, took to Sydney Harbour for the annual Sydney Hobart Classic Yacht Regatta. Inclement weather led to the unfortunate cancellation of Friday’s invitational race, but…
A wild storm lashed Sydney Harbour on the second morning of Sail Sydney, creating delays to the morning racing and a racecourse filled with whitecaps and a strong westerly breeze when racing eventually got underway in the afternoon. The young…
On Friday, December 10, Firefighters responded to a boat fire at Hinckley Yachts on Little Harbor Landing around 10:30 a.m. The fire spread to two super yachts in the marina – a powerboat and a sailboat, each around 100 feet….
Black Jack captain Mark Bradford concedes a lack of recent racing could put his line honours contending boat at a disadvantage against the other two supermaxis heading into this month’s Sydney to Hobart. The boat didn’t line up alongside supermaxi…
America’s Cup, SailGP and Olympic professional sailors Pete Burling, Nathan Outteridge and Blair Tuke explore Tarifa, Spain during down time between Sail GP events. The boys were introduced to wing foiling from Armstrong foils top Man Armie Armstrong. Working together,…
Borkumriff II would make the perfect Christmas gift for a superyacht owner with a taste for the finest things in life. Borkumriff II, the delightfully unique 31 metre schooner, is now listed for sale and would make an excellent acquisition…
The future stars of Australian sailing were on show at Sail Sydney, with a mix of Australian Sailing Team, Australian Sailing Squad and Australian Sailing Futures athletes among the big winners on day one of the annual regatta. Since many…
SailGP is proud to officially launch SailGP Insights, a new online dashboard which provides fans with vast amounts of data from the identical hydrofoiling F50 catamarans that feature in the purpose-led, global racing league. SailGP Insights perfectly complements SailGP’s broadcast…
The winners of the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image, including Agence France-Presse (AFP) photographer Loïc Venance from Nantes (FRA) and Patrick Condy (UK), were celebrated on Thursday night at Le Nautic in Paris in the presence of sailing stars Alan Roura…
Santiago Lange (ARG) is the new President of the International Nacra 17 Class Association. The Nacra 17 executive co-opted Lange officially into the role at an executive meeting on December 8. Lange stepped up to the commitment and is prepared…
The seaside resort of Mussanah in Oman is ready to host the world’s best young sailors when the 2021 Youth Sailing World Championships presented by Hempel commences on 11 December. A total of 433 sailors from 56 nations are entered…
With the world turning to electric engines at a rapid rate in our vehicles, what about yachts? So many people have discounted electric engines due to the perceived issues of lack of range, expensive batteries, no power, etc. At Ocean…
The Notice of Race is out, and the first entries are rolling in for the Gladstone Ports Corporation’s 74th Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race. The race is set to sail on Good Friday, April 15 2022 from Moreton Bay to…
The inaugural Virtus Para Sailing World Championship will be staged in Gold Coast, Australia, 5 – 12 November 2022, for Hansa 303 class sailors from all around the world. A World Championship deserves a World Class athlete and sailor at…
On November 23, Franck Cammas and Charles Caudrelier took the win in the Ultime category of the Transat Jacques Vabre with real panache, adding yet another victory to the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild’s list of achievements. Ultimately, it is on this…
The 52 Super Series, the world’s leading grand prix monohull circuit, will mark its historic 10th year of continued success with an exciting five regatta season which will open in May at a beautiful venue which is new to the…
Sir Peter Blake’s environmental legacy lives on 20 years after his death. Lady Pippa Blake told Breakfast the Sir Peter Blake Trust was going from strength to strength.
Treat yourself, family and friends this Christmas and summer sailing season with top quality gear and gadgets from Ronstan, a world-leading manufacturer of sailboat hardware, rigging components, sailing wear and accessories. RF4056 Analogue Watch: The latest offering in Ronstan’s famous ClearStart™ watch range is…
Southport Yacht Club’s premier sailing event, Qoin Sail Paradise, is shaping up to be the biggest and best ever when it is staged from January 3-6. A record fleet of more than 50 yachts are already registered, and the signs…
Fast forward from an epiphany in the navigation station on a round-the-world yacht race in 2014 to today and marine tech company savvy navvy, founded by Jelte Liebrand, has just finished its most successful year yet. Ex-Google software engineer and…
Since the birth of the 18 footer class on Sydney Harbour in January 1892, there has been an incredible number of stories about the competitors, the clubs, the rules, the boats, supporters and sponsors during the following 130 years. Realising…
When you are so utterly focussed on getting the best out of a particular programme, you need to put only the very best into it. In a way, this would have to be a streamlined version of one of the…
Get ready for the SailGP season of more! More events, more teams, and more drama starting in May 2022.
The 2021 Sail Sydney regatta is shaping up to provide quality sailing action with a large fleet of sailors keen to hit the water and compete after another disrupted year of racing. From Thursday December 9 to Sunday December 12,…
SailGP returns in its third season with additional new teams, more iconic cities and thrilling racing as it reaffirms its status as the most exciting and purpose-driven racing on-water. The future has never looked brighter for SailGP as it expands…
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