World Sailing Awards 2021 nominees revealed
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Iain Brambell set to lead sailing’s path to Paris
Highly regarded international sports administrator and Olympian Iain Brambell has been charged with leading Australian Sailing’s High Performance program after being announced as its new High Performance Director. “We are delighted to have secured Iain’s services as our new High…
Vee Jay celebrates 90th birthday at Vaucluse Yacht Club
Many will agree that widespread dinghy racing was born in Australia due to an 11ft 6” two-handed skiff, conceived by Sylvester ‘Sil’ Rohu and designed by Charles Sparrow in 1931. Named the Vaucluse Junior or affectionately the Vee-Jay (VJ), the…
44Cup Lanzarote: Light and tricky winds
The 44Cup Calero Marinas Lanzarote, the final and deciding event of the 2021 44Cup, got off to a difficult start. Only five to six knots of wind is needed to race the nimble RC44s. On several occasions the race committee…
Transat Jacques Vabre: Class40 competitor retires
A breakage aboard HBF-Reforest’Action forces her to become the first Class 40 boat to abandon the race. Sam Davies chases the IMOCA leaders whilst Leyton wins a night-time duel in the Ocean Fifty. Class 40 – down to 44 The…
Voting open for World Sailing Awards 2021
The World Sailing Awards 2021, celebrating the outstanding achievements and exceptional contributions to sailing, is now open for online voting. A record number of athletes and projects have been nominated in this remarkable period for global sailing. This year’s winners…
Leaderboard shuffles at Nacra 17, 49erFX and 49er Worlds
Musab Al Hadi with Waleed Al Kindi (OMA) moved into 25th place and qualified for gold fleet in a first for Oman at a 49er World Championship. The pair have been sailing 49er for almost a decade, and became quite…
Anyone’s game at 18 foot skiff NSW Championship
Many of the Australian 18 Footers League’s new team combinations will go into next Sunday’s Race 1 of the NSW 18 Footers Championship on Sydney Harbour practically untested due to mostly poor conditions since the 2021-2022 season began on October 24. …
ePropulsion appoints Australian distributor
ePropulsion, a global leader and market challenger in marine electric propulsion systems and services, announced today that it has selected a distribution partner. ePropulsion Australia is the sole licensed representative for the company and its products in the Australian market in…
New kids on the block at Nacra 17, 49erFX and 49er Worlds
The 49er fleet saw teams go from hero to zero on some of the beats today at the 2021 Nacra 17, 49erFX and 49er World Championships at Mussana, Oman. In the 49er fleet, Korean and Indian teams felt the pain…
A crucial 48 hours for Transat Jacques Vabre fleet
The next two days could be crucial in deciding the winners of the Transat Jacques Vabre. Lead changes are expected across three of the four classes today as the weather roles the dice. Ocean Fifty – searching for a way out…
Man with a vision
A story in Cruising Helmsman in 2004 sparked a visionary dream in Robert Latimer that he has lived to see fulfilled — delivering life-changing eyecare services to the remote islands of Vanuatu by yacht. But now he needs a new partner…
AC37 Protocol announcement
The Protocol of the 37th America’s Cup was released today by the Defender, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and Emirates Team New Zealand and the Challenger of Record – Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd and their representative team INEOS Britannia,…
AC37 Protocol and Class Rule announcement
The Protocol of the 37th America’s Cup was released today by the Defender, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron and Emirates Team New Zealand and the Challenger of Record – Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd and their representative team INEOS Britannia,…
Belmont’s 16 foot skiff season off to a flying start
They’ve been champing at the bit like Melbourne Cup favourites, and finally a 25-strong fleet of 16-Foot skiffs has been unleashed in spectacular style at Belmont 16s on Lake Macquarie, NSW. The previous season was a stellar one, crowned by…
Tense days ahead for Transat Jacques Vabre fleets
After nine days of racing in the Transat Jacques Vabre, the monohulls are still bunched together in cat and mouse battle in which any mistake will prove costly. Maxi Edmond de Rothschild keeps getting faster at the front of the Ultimes…
Wild weather for inaugural Battle of the Sound regatta
During Covid-19 restrictions, Laser sailors from sailing clubs at the northern end of Sydney Harbour came up with the idea for a Battle of the Sound regatta. The Sound is that part of Sydney Harbour where Sydney Harbour, Middle Harbour…
Globe 5.80 Transat: Five sailors to compete in second leg
Due to a weak weather forecast for the scheduled start on November 18th, the Race Director and the five remaining entrants of the inaugural Globe 5.80 Transat agreed to move the start date forward to Wednesday 17 November at 10:00 am…
Clipper Race to resume in 2022
The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race has announced it will be resuming its 2019-20 edition in March next year after receiving a Special Event Permit from the Philippines. After sailing halfway around the world, the sailing event was suspended…
SailGP: What is the Impact League?
Starting in Season 2 SailGP has two leaderboards: one for sport, one for the planet. The Impact League is a world-first initiative that tracks the positive actions our teams make to reduce their overall carbon footprint and help accelerate inclusivity…
Transat Jacques Vabre: From Canaries to Doldrums
Over a week in the Transat Jacques Vabre and the Doldrums are reducing Maxi Edmond de Rothschild’s lead in the Ultime class, whilst Primonial is extending her lead over the other Ocean Fifty boats. Meanwhile the monohulls are feeling the…
Mini Transat: High drama to the wire
Rarely in the history of the Mini Transat has it been so tight among the production boats. Indeed, right to the last minute, a large proportion of the fleet were embroiled in a close-contact race and (virtually) all the way…
Wireless load-sensing function by Raymarine and Cyclops Marine
Raymarine is pleased to announce the LightHouse Hvar 3.16 operating system software update. Named after the Croatian island in the eastern Adriatic sea, LightHouse Hvar 3.16 incorporates several new features, including integration with smart, wireless, load-sensing technology from Cyclops Marine….
Sailors ready for 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 Worlds
Oman Sail is preparing to welcome a 148-strong fleet representing 29 countries when the 2021 49er, 49erFX and Nacra the World Championships get underway in Mussanah on 16 November. Being held in Asia for the first time in event history, the regatta is the one of the first global…
TJV: Update aboard 11th Hour Racing Team’s Mālama
It’s day seven of the 2021 Transat Jacques Vabre. Tune into the latest update from on board 11th Hour Racing Team’s IMOCA 60, Mālama, as Charlie Enright and Pascal Bidégorry make their way through the Canary Islands.
Bird Island Race: Highlights from the race start
Relive some of the action from the start of the 2021 Bird Island Race. By CYCA
Action-packed finish to 18 footers Spring Championship
The Tech2 team of Jack Macartney, Charlie Wyatt and Lewis Brake survived a wild day of high winds and a late race capsize to win Race 6 (the final race) of the 2021 Spring Championship, when the 18 footers returned to…
Transat Jacques Vabre: Race still wide open one week on
We’re exactly one week into the 15th edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre race. Overall the racing is close, with many of the leading boats bunched together across the four classes. The fleet of 79 boats has been reduced to…
Nothing between competitors in Maria Island Race
The first three boats in the TasPorts Maria Island Race crossed the finishing line at Castray Esplanade soon after midnight on Sunday morning within half an hour after a shade over 29 hours of close racing. Brent McKay’s Jazz Player…
Ichi Ban wins thrilling Bird Island Race
Strong winds sparked an exciting sprint in the 2021/22 Audi Centre Sydney Blue Water Pointscore’s Bird Island Race, with Ichi Ban, Disko Trooper_Contender Sailcloth and URM all taking away wins. A blustery 12-25 knot westerly provided an entertaining start to…
Transat Jacques Vabre: Sailors being put to the test
After six days of racing, the first signs of wear and tear are appearing on board the boats and fatigue is putting the sailors to the test in the Transat Jacques Vabre. Imoca: decisionsIt’s bombing southwards and it’s the new…
Transat Jacques Vabre: Edmond de Rothschild faces DIY and doldrums
With a lead of more than 142 nautical miles over their closest pursuer, and 256 miles over the third boat at 2pm Saturday local time, Charles Caudrelier and Franck Cammas have increased their lead at the head of the race…
Mini Transat: Weapons being honed throughout the fleet
While Pierre Le Roy (1019 – TeamWork) has taken the outright win (prior to the jury’s decision) in Saint-François, the fight continues at every stage of the fleet in the 23rd Mini Transat EuroChef. In the prototype category, Fabio Muzzolini…
Transat Jacques Vabre: Lead changes overnight amid repairs
There was a lead change in the IMOCAs this morning, but as the Ultimes power south to Cape Verde, many of the Class 40 contesting the Transat Jacques Vabre are stuck again without wind. “I feel a bit like a…
44Cup gears up for 2021 finale in Lanzarote
The fifth and final event of the 2021 44Cup Championship Tour is to conclude next week in Puerto Calero, Lanzarote and the nine boats entered are lining up for an ultra-competitive conclusion. In true 44Cup style, the scoreboard remains impressively…
Bumper fleet locked in for Bird Island battle
A fleet of 50 boats will take on the 83 nautical mile Bird Island Race on Saturday 13 November, the second race of the 2021/22 Audi Centre Sydney Blue Water Pointscore. Much of the fleet from last week’s Flinders Islet…
Record entry for 2022 Transatlantic Race
The Royal Ocean Racing Club, in association with the International Maxi Association (IMA) and the Yacht Club de France, expect a record entry for the 2022 RORC Transatlantic Race. From the mighty Comanche to the miniscule Jangada, 29 teams from all over the…
Smooth sailing with new portable battery charger
Australia is a nation of boat lovers, with 2.51 million Aussies holding a boat license. While owning a boat has a lot of benefits, what happens if you experience a breakdown on the water? The freedom that comes from being…
TJV: Simon Fisher on Alaka’i’s dismasting
Simon Fisher, co-skipper with Justine Mettraux onboard 11th Hour Racing Team Alaka’i, recounts what happened when the mast went down onboard their IMOCA in the Transat Jacques Vabre and what happened next.
Hylas H57: Home on the high seas
Striking new interior photos of the capable H57 cruising yacht from Hylas Yachts have been released. The images of this first hull of four showcase all the Taiwanese yard’s finishing skills and design nous. A contemporary mixture of warm woods…
