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How to follow RORC Caribbean 600
A spectacular fleet of 75 boats, ranging from 32ft (10m) to 125ft (38.07m) will take the start of the 13th edition of the 600 nautical mile Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) Caribbean 600 on Monday 21 February 2022. Teams from…
American Magic announces AC leadership team
New York Yacht Club’s American Magic is pleased to announce its leadership team as the program continues its investment in top talent and preparation for the 37th America’s Cup. The leadership appointments reflect a commitment to people who bring deep…
Bali 4.4 hot off the press in minus two degrees celsius
The Bali 4.4 belongs to a radical new catamaran design family from the French builder of the Bali range. To watch the Bali 4.4 trial run in minus two degrees celsius out of La Rochelle in Western France, hence the…
Call to action for boat building industry
A dramatic rise in the carbon footprint of the build of a performance race boat has been unveiled in the Sustainable Design and Build Report from US-based offshore sailing outfit 11th Hour Racing Team, leading to a call to action…
eSailing World Championship opens in style
The 2022 eSailing World Championships have kicked off with players around the world battling it out in the season opener in the Bay of Cádiz, Spain. Thousands of eSailors have competed to get a head start in this prestigious event, which…
Cup Regatta returns to Port Phillip
The signature two-day classic yachting event on Port Phillip is all set for its 16th consecutive replay on February 19-20. The Cup Regatta is organised and hosted by the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria for the Classic Yacht Association of…
Wally’s new 101 foot cruiser-racer demoulded
Wally’s latest bespoke sailing creation has just passed a crucial construction milestone with the demoulding of the hull. The sleek carbon hull of the new 101-foot cruiser racer was lifted out of its female mould. She is the fourth Wally…
New Cruising Association guide for Mediterranean bound yachts
The European Inland Waterways Section of the Cruising Association (CA) has published a new comprehensive guide for yachts planning to reach the Mediterranean through the inland waterways, entitled ‘Through France via the Inland Waterways’. Edited by Gordon Knight with map illustrations…
18ft skiff Club Championship final this Sunday
One of the Australian 18 Footers League’s most important events of the season comes to a conclusion this Sunday, February 20 on Sydney Harbour with the final race of the 2022 Club Championship. The championship recognises the most consistent performances in…
Etchells fleet warms up for States with Milson Silver Goblets
The Etchells NSW Championship will commence tomorrow, Friday 18 February, to be sailed over three days from the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron (RSYS) with a fleet of 28 boats. The preview was sailed just two weeks ago, with the Milson…
d’Albora powers solo Antarctic speed record attempt
d’Albora, Australia’s largest premium marina and hospitality network has continued its long running sponsorship with record-breaking solo sailor Lisa Blair as she prepares to embark on her latest adventure, a tilt at the speed record for circumnavigating Antarctica solo. Already…
RORC Caribbean 600: IRC runners and riders
Seventy-five boats are entered for the RORC Caribbean 600 which starts on Monday 21 February in Antigua. The bulk of the astonishing fleet will be racing under IRC for overall victory and the RORC Caribbean 600 Trophy. The glitterati of…
Spanish and Dutch IQFoilers win Lanzarote International Regatta
Canary Islands: Spain’s Nicole Van Der Velden had a fantastic last day at the IQFoil Lanzarote International Regatta, snatching first place from Britain’s Islay Watson who dominated the opening races, with Italy’s Marta Maggetti taking silver. Pilar Lamadrid made the final 10 but an OCS stopped her…
Past champions and budding challengers for 17th Sydney Harbour Regatta
Early indications are that Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s (MHYC) 17th Sydney Harbour Regatta (SHR), to be held over the first weekend of March, will be hotly contested with the return of past champions and up-and-coming challengers. Bob Cox’s DK46, Nine…
Australian Sailing’s ‘Sailing 2032’ strategic plan
Today Australian Sailing will launch its landmark 10-year strategic plan, ‘Sailing 2032’. Sailing 2032 is a long-term vision for the sport that outlines why Australian Sailing exists, what the organisation hopes to achieve between 2022 and 2032, and how they…
Female sailors excel at NSW Sabot Championship
The Sabot class continues to develop the sailing skills for our sport’s future and is extremely proud that the junior training class is continuing to be a chosen class for female sailors, with girls representing 44 per cent of the…
Multihulls ready for RORC Caribbean
This year’s RORC Caribbean 600, which starts on February 20, features a spectacular MOCRA Class with 10 multihulls in action. Whilst the overall winner of the RORC Caribbean 600 will be the monohull with best corrected time under IRC, racing…
Etchells Bill Steele Cup at Geographe Bay Race Week
Geographe Bay Race Week is one of Western Australia’s premier yachting regattas and this year featured the racing of the inaugural Etchells Bill Steele Cup. Once called the Opium Pipe Ashes Trophy, the Cup was originally raced for in teams…
Sydney Hobart: How John Quinn didn’t drown
How John Quinn survived nearly six hours in the Bass Strait and lived to tell the tale is a miracle. But in the miracle there are lessons, as Mark Chisnell writes. In Sydney, Australia, it’s called a southerly change, and it…
Twelfth French sailor enters Global Solo Challenge
New Global Solo Challenge entrant, Frenchman Robert Scharr has dreamed of sailing around the world in a competitive event all his life, especially at the time of the first edition of the Vendée Globe. However, back then he didn’t have the…
Miami hosts its first YFGC round
The 69F swapped the cool mountain water of Lake Garda for the sultry seas of Miami’s Biscayne Bay with the opening act of the Youth Foiling Gold Cup (YFGC) last week, and by all accounts it was a brilliant success….
Researchers uncover new evidence in search for Endurance
A team of explorers is currently attempting to locate the wreck of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance on what would have been the famous Irish explorer’s 148th birthday. A research vessel left Cape Town, South Africa on Saturday, February 5 in…
Canada SailGP Team: Introducing Phil Robertson
SailGP Season 3: On the water, world match racing champion Phil Robertson (NZL) will be in the driver’s seat of the Canadian team’s F50.
Canada SailGP Team announces CEO and Driver
Canada SailGP Team is pleased to announce two key appointments as the team’s preparations continue in the lead up to the start of Season 3 in Bermuda. Leading Canada SailGP Team will be incoming CEO Jean-Sébastien Chénier Proteau. An accomplished…
Sydney 36 Midnight Rambler dominates Bruny Island Race
Midnight Rambler has once again stamped her dominance on the off-shore sailing scene in Hobart with a win in the IRC and AMS rating divisions of Saturday’s Bruny Island Race. Skipper Ed Psaltis sailed the Sydney 36 to her numbers…
Australia’s marine industry reconnects with the world
The Australian International Marine Export Group (AIMEX) has confirmed its annual conference, ASMEX 2022 will be held from Monday May 16 to Wednesday May 18 at the InterContinental Sanctuary Cove Resort on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Now in its 11th…
The coconut milk run
When it comes to heading out there, crossing the Pacific is usually one goal. Jess Lloyd Mostyn describes the different paths you can take. Many people choosing to set off and sail full-time do so with a big dream in…
How many mistakes have you made?
Most first-time cruisers get a lot of things wrong, Petrea McCarthy provides a salient tale for those about to get out there. 1) Thinking you have enough shade You may or may not have a great bimini, but when the…
Applications now open for Vendée Globe 2024
Applications for the 10th edition of the Vendée Globe are officially open – 1,000 days to go until the start on November 10, 2024. The Vendée Globe is a single-handed, non-stop round the world yacht race. Since the conclusion of…
IQFoils take flight at Lanzarote International Regatta
Canary Islands: After two days enjoying the sun and friendly training for iQFoilers, finally the winds of Lanzarote offered perfect conditions to launch the Lanzarote International Regatta. Winds ranged from 10-16 knots, with flat sea with little wave, spectacular for slalom…
Registration now open for the Giraglia’s 69th edition
The Yacht Club Italiano, organiser of the 69th edition of the classic offshore regatta, is pleased to announce the opening of registrations and the publication of the Notice of Race for the Rolex Giraglia. In 2022 the race will return to…
Pittwater Regatta: Day three highlights
The final races were completed in the inaugural NSW ORC Championship, the Sydney 38 One Design NSW Championship and Pittwater Regatta, with new champions crowned and winners announced at the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) early this evening.
Andoo wins Australian 18ft skiff Championship
The Andoo team of Seve Jarvin, Matt Stenta and Sam Newton became a deserved winner of the 2021-22 100th Australian 18 Footer Championship which concluded on Sydney Harbour today. With three wins, a second and two thirds from the seven…
Two NSW ORC champions crowned and Pittwater Regatta winners announced
The final races were completed in the inaugural NSW ORC Championship, the Sydney 38 One Design NSW Championship and Pittwater Regatta, with new champions crowned and winners announced at the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) early this evening. Gerry…
Ethan Prieto-Low wins 2022 Perth Youth Cup and WA Tour
The Swan River Sailing Team, skippered by Ethan Prieto-Low (RFBYC), won the 2022 Perth Youth Cup over the weekend. Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club (RFBYC) hosted the match racing regatta. Prieto-Low’s team also won the WA Tour title after winning all…
Narrow win for Ceeref at 44Cup Calero Marinas
Going into the final day of the 44Cup Calero Marinas in Lanzarote, Igor Lah’s Ceeref powered by Hrastnik 1860 held a strong 11-point lead. Normally this would have seen them packing their bags early, having won with a race to spare….
NSW ORC Championship continues as Pittwater Regatta opens
While the NSW ORC Championship continued with an offshore passage race, the Sydney 38 One Design NSW Championship and Pittwater Regatta began their respective competitions in the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club’s (RPAYC) hosted events. It was a big day…
Weather throws a curve ball on Day 1 of NSW ORC Championship
Day 1 of Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club’s (RPAYC) NSW ORC Championship was a testing one for all competitors as torrential rain, squalls, thunder and lightning, combined with some shifty winds made for difficult but exciting racing on Pittwater. The…
Tiny lead for Ceeref at 44Cup Calero Marinas halfway stage
After a zero wind opening day of the 44Cup Calero Marinas in Lanzarote, forecasts indicated day two might repeat this but in fact, after an hour’s delay, an easterly filled in and built to 12-14 knots allowing three good races…
