American Magic’s defining moment
American Magic were the first to launch a full-size test boat, and the first to sail and foil on an AC75. They were the first Challenger to set up in New Zealand and looked on track for a great regatta….
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Kiel Week highlights
On September 6th, the five teams competing in the Nord Stream Race set out on their first leg from Kiel to Copenhagen. This marked the end of the crews’ inaugural event as part of Kiel Week. The teams competed against…
Maxi Yacht Cup: Spectacular opening day
The 31st edition of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup got underway with all three classes undertaking a coastal course winding through the spectacular Maddalena Archipelago. Organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, in conjunction with the International Maxi Association, this…
Magnetic Island Race Week: Launs Townsville Race
Plenty of squirt from early on this morning has convinced organisers at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week to put the famed Around the Island Race off for another day, sending competitors to the Launs Bay course instead, as the wind…
Moth Worlds: Slingsby increases lead
Five races with variable winds, tested the technical skills of the athletes on the second day of the finals at the Redoro Frantoi Veneti Moth World Championship at the Fraglia Vela Malcesine on Lake Garda. But despite these challenging conditions,…
Matt Wearn on his historic Olympic win
When I spoke to Australian sailor Matt Wearn over the phone, he was in Belgium taking a well-deserved break with his fiancée Emma Plasschaert, following his gold-medal win in the Men’s Laser class at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. “It…
Switzerland joins SailGP
A young and ambitious Swiss team, led by Olympic sailor Sébastien Schneiter from Geneva, will compete in the next SailGP season. “This is a major new chapter for Swiss sailing,” said Schneiter. “Our goal is to create a competitive team…
Multi-million-dollar dock to shine at Sail Paradise
Southport Yacht Club’s magnificent new, multi-million-dollar floating megayacht dock is destined to become the centrepiece for Qoin Sail Paradise on January 3-6, 2022. The dock is so large it is likely that all visiting yachts will be able to moor…
La Solitaire: Macaire narrowly leads
After spending most of the second afternoon at sea since leaving Fécamp on Sunday afternoon, shadow boxing with the 20 mile northerly perimeter of the Casquets Traffic Separation Scheme, the leaders of the third stage of La Solitaire were taking…
Day for tacticians at Maxi Yacht Cup
Owner-drivers and crews taking part in the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup were eased gently into competition off Sardinia’s Costa Smeralda today as they fought to make the most of variable sub-10 knot winds out of the northeast quadrant. The light…
Nord Stream Race: First offshore leg starts in Kiel
On Monday afternoon, the five teams of the Nord Stream Race set out on their first leg from Kiel to Copenhagen. This marked the end of the crews’ inaugural event as part of Kiel Week. On Saturday and Sunday, the teams competed against each other for…
Magnetic Island Race Week: Lighter breeze generates new winners
As the weather forecast earlier foretold, a lighter breeze, so ideal sailing was experienced by all at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) on the variety of courses constructed by organisers at Townsville Yacht Club (TYC). Ragamuffin III (Stuart Tivey…
Extreme Moth sailing
Ever wonder what it feels like to fly like a Moth sailor? Well, wonder no longer. You’ll often hear us say: foiling is the future. Not only is it pushing the sport in new directions but it’s also pretty darn…
Magnetic Island Race Week: From lay day to race day
Yesterday was a lay day at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW), it was also Father’s Day, which translated to fun times for all at the Townsville Airport Father’s Day at pretty Picnic Bay on Magnetic Island. Free kids’ activities, markets,…
Moth Worlds: Australians make up top three
Australia continued its dominance on the first day of the Redoro Frantoi Veneti Moth World Championship finals at the Fraglia Vela Malcesine on Lake Garda, securing four of the five top positions. The Ora remained for only five races. Unfortunately,…
Anonymous Australian sailor enters Global Solo Challenge
An Australian, who at this stage wishes to remain anonymous, has become the 32nd person to enter the 2023 Global Solo Challenge (GSC). He will be competing in a 50 plus foot performance yacht. He has been in touch with…
Old and new faces gather for Maxi Yacht Cup
After a year’s hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 43 of the world’s largest and most advanced racing boats have gathered in the jewel of northeast Sardinia that is Porto Cervo, for tomorrow’s start of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup….
Kieler Woche: Dane leads OK Dinghies
Denmark’s Bo Petersen leads the OK Dinghy fleet at Kieler Woche in Germany after three races in fantastic conditions on Sunday. Petersen took two race wins and a second place, while Germany’s Andre Budzien, in second, won the third race….
La Solitaire: Quiroga attempts to defend lead
The third stage of the 52nd La Solitaire du Figaro, a 624 nautical mile race from Fécamp in France to the Bay of Morlaix in Brittany, commenced on Sunday afternoon in warm conditions with a light easterly wind. The leg opened…
La Solitaire: Quiroga takes solid advantage into Stage 3
Stage 3 of the 52nd La Solitaire du Figaro starts at midday Sunday local time and will take the 34 solo racers a marathon 624 nautical miles from Fécamp in France to the Bay of Morlaix in Brittany. The route…
OK Dinghy racing abandoned at Kieler Woche opener
The 2021 edition of Kieler Woche in Germany got off to a sunny, but slow start for the 37 OK Dinghies taking part, with the only race of the day abandoned at the downwind mark as the already light wind…
Magnetic Island Race Week: Big day out at The Strand
A spectacular sight awaited locals and tourists who were out and about on The Strand at Townsville, where they were treated to racing at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week with the Strand Race, including a leg that took competitors on…
Magnetic Island Race Week: Where there’s a will there’s a way
There are some things you can run on the smell of an oily rag, but race management at a major event is not one of them – just ask Australia’s most experienced Principal Race Officer, Denis Thompson, who is once…
Moth Worlds: Australians lead at end of Qualifying Series
By the end of six races held on Day 2 of the Redoro Frantoi Veneti Moth Worlds at the Fraglia Vela Malcesine on Lake Garda, four Australians feature in the top five, led by Tom Slingsby and Iain Jensen. The…
Open Bar wins Cascais SB20 World Championship
Portugal, Cascais: Henrique Haddad and his crew have won the SB20 World Championship hosted by the Clube Naval de Cascais and held over an intense week, with 66 boats and more than 200 sailors representing 13 countries. Sailors from Belgium,…
TF35’s ready for open water racing
This week final preparations are being made for the new cutting-edge TF35 hydro-foiling catamarans first open water regatta in Scarlino, Italy, to be held from 9-12 September. Until now, the TF35 have raced the first five events of their inaugural…
Magnetic Island Race Week – it’s one of those gems
It was straight into the thick of things when Townsville Yacht Club (TYC) kick-stated SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) proceedings today, with a race taking in Four Foot Rock off Townsville, the sailing conditions superb with a solid 15…
Large amount of plastic found in Sydney Harbour
The Seabin Project’s marine litter in Sydney Harbour report is now here. Click here for full report: https://bit.ly/2XwebUT
Demystifying in-boom reefing
Ever wondered about the benefits and possible horrors of in-boom reefing? This video spells out what I’ve learned from my own experience over many thousands of miles with a Leisure Furl system. By Tom Cunliffe
Jean-Luc Van Den Heede: Solo-sailing legend
Jean-Luc Van Den Heede, the last seadog, the man of records and the “long route” talks to the team at Global Solo Challenge (GSC) about the mother of all non-stop solo circumnavigations, an in-depth analysis of solo sailing and the…
International rookies take on La Solitaire
There are four international rookies among the 11 sailors who are taking on La Solitaire du Figaro for the first time; and as well as all originating from different countries all of them have different sailing backgrounds and cultures. Thirty-three-year-old…
Superyacht Australia continues strong partnership with Pantaenius Australia
Superyacht Australia, the peak body for the Australian Superyacht industry, is excited to announce that long-time member and sponsor Pantaenius Australia has upgraded to Platinum Membership with the association. Pantaenius first established itself in the Australasian market in 2012 and…
The Ocean Race: Relay4Nature
Relay4Nature is an initiative from The Ocean Race, developed in collaboration with UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean – Peter Thomson.
Moth Worlds: Strong performance from Australian sailors
Today at the Fraglia Vela Malcesine, on the shores of Lake Garda, the first day of the Moth World Championship took place; where over 150 athletes from more than 24 nations were on the water to hash it out on foils. A stable 8…
11th Hour Racing Team: Unique branding inspires environmental action
Dive below the surface of the colourful artwork splashed on the hull and sails of 11th Hour Racing Teams brand new IMOCA 60. To inspire a connection with the ocean, 11th Hour Racing enlisted the extremely talented artists of Van…
Phuket Raceweek delivers quality racing
The Andaman Sea shone in all its glory upon the return of the award-winning Phuket Raceweek. After a one year hiatus due to pandemic restrictions, organisers pulled out all the stops and worked with the Thai yachting community to showcase…
Auscrew 50 years on
“If you can remember it, you weren’t there,” a phrase often used in connection with Woodstock, but equally applicable to the infamous Auscrew parties of the Admiral’s Cup era of offshore racing. Some of those who pretend to remember them…
The Ocean Race calls for climate action
The Ocean Race, the round-the-world sailing competition known as the toughest test of a team in sport, is set to play a leading role in one of the world’s most important environmental conferences. Starting on Friday in Marseille, France, The IUCN…
Superyacht Cup Palma: Returning in 2022
The 26th edition of the Superyacht Cup Palma will take place between the 22nd and the 25th June 2022.
Book review: Downwind Faster than the Wind
‘Downwind Faster than the Wind’ is a ground breaking and intriguing book by Nicholas Landell-Mills, an independent researcher in applied physics, which explores the theory of sailing in a new and perhaps controversial way that breaks with established models. His analysis…
