52 Super Series and TP52 Invitational: Event wrap up
Check out the event summary from the 2021 Puerto Portals 52 Super Series Sailing Week and TP52 20th Anniversary Invitational. For more information, see: https://www.52superseries.com/
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Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup highlights
The 2021 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup was an exceptional example of commitment, determination, passion and skill. Organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, in conjunction with the International Maxi Association, and partnered by Rolex since the early 1980s, the 31st…
Sustainability practices for ocean racing
In Latitude 38‘s August issue, Michelle Slade caught up with Bill Erkelens to learn about the future of sustainability in ocean racing. We talk about the need to reduce our impact and get to net-zero in 2050 — what will yachting…
Formula Kite and A’s European Championship: Day four highlights
Three French men locked out the top of the rankings with searingly-fast kiteboard foil racing on the penultimate day of the Formula Kite European Championships off Montpellier’s Villeneuve Lès-Maguelone beach, when it was all about booking a place in the final race. For…
The making of IMOCA 60 11.2: Sustainable and innovative
In the third instalment of the ‘Making of IMOCA 60 11.2’ members of 11th Hour Racing Team dig into the details of innovative projects that were realised as a part of the IMOCA 60 boat build. By 11th Hour Racing…
SailGP: Champagne celebrations for Team Japan
The scintillating waters of Saint-Tropez lit up with excitement for thousands of fans on the final day of racing of the France Sail Grand Prix, the fifth event of the season. Equipped with the newly-fitted, mammoth 29 metre wingsail, the…
Final Fastnet ultramarathon to decide La Solitaire victor
Corentin Horeau (Mutuelle Bleue pour l’Institut Curie) led the La Solitaire du Figaro fleet out of Bay of Morlaix this afternoon at the start of one of the longest legs in the recent history of the 52nd edition of the…
Realteam Sailing wins TF35 Scarlino nail-biter
Esteban Garcia’s Realteam Sailing, co-skippered by Jérôme Clerc, triumphed at the end of a thrilling final day at the TF35 Scarlino Trophy. After four days of racing, Clerc and the team were head-to-head with Alinghi until the last race in…
Spithill’s USA Team dominates SailGP France
The spectator-lined seawall of Saint Tropez was matched by the dazzling array of superyachts surrounding the F50 racecourse for the opening day of the France Sail Grand Prix, where fair weather brought out large crowds for an adrenaline-fueled day of…
La Solitaire: Long and complex finale
The final stage of the 52nd La Solitaire du Figaro promises to be a long, slow, complex finale 685 miles from the Bay of Morlaix around the Fastnet to a finish line off Saint Nazaire on the Loire Atlantic coast…
Mistral conditions for TF35 fleet
TF35 Trophy Principal Race Officer, Benoit Deutsch, picked his moment well today to get two thrilling races in, with the boats foiling upwind at 24 knots in 16 knots of breeze, before the heavy mistral wind cut the day short….
Suspenseful ending to Star Worlds
The fog lifted, the wind picked up slightly, just in time for the final race of the Star World Championship during Kieler Woche in Germany, and while Frithjof Kleen and Diego Negri, who had already been crowned world champions stayed…
Petersen leads opening day at Ficker Cup
Long Beach, California: With six wins from seven matches, Jeffrey Petersen (USA) dominated on the first day of round robin match racing for the Ficker Cup trophy at Long Beach Yacht Club. The reigning US Youth Match Racing Champion at…
Akos Lukats wins Finn European Masters
Akos Lukats has won the 2021 Finn European Masters at the Tihanyi Hajós Egylet in Tihany, Hungary after no more races were possible on the final day, with Bas De Waal (NED) and Taras Havrysh (UKR) placing second and third…
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup enjoys spectacular renaissance
The wind off Porto Cervo failed to fill in on the final day of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, so following Friday’s layday, the results at the end of play on Thursday stand, at this the pinnacle event of the…
Three bullet day for Spindrift in Scarlino
A challenging second day for the seven TF35s in Scarlino started with an hour delay ashore as the moody overcast skies prevented the sea breeze from kicking in, and when the racing got going, it was in an inconsistent 6-8…
Three winners from three races at Finn Masters
Hungary: The new Hungarian national champion, Akos Lukats, has taken the lead on the penultimate day of the 2021 Finn European Masters at Tihanyi Hajós Egylet in Tihany, Hungary. Bas De Waal, from The Netherlands, is back up to second…
SailGP’s high-speed action graces Saint-Tropez
France: The fifth event of SailGP will make its debut in the world-famous French seaside resort of Saint-Tropez this weekend, for the France Sail Grand Prix, where Tom Slingsby and the Australia Team are hoping to keep their winning streak…
Spirit 46 yacht to feature in Bond film
Spirit Yachts has announced a partnership with EON Productions, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios (MGM) and Universal Pictures International. The partnership sees a Spirit 46 sailing yacht feature in the upcoming film No Time To Die. For more information, see: www.spirityachts.com…
Czech sailor maintains lead at Finn Masters
Zdenek Gebhart, from the Czech Republic, continues to lead the Finn European Masters at the Tihanyi Hajós Egylet in Tihany, Hungary after two more races on Thursday. Akos Lukats, from Hungary, is up to second while Taras Harvrysh, from Ukraine,…
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup: Disaster for Highland Fling XI
Today, after three relatively light races, the wind was knocking on the door of 20 knots for the penultimate day of competition at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup. This was the most breeze seen all week and the reason the…
La Solitaire: Quiroga in command after second consecutive win
When he crossed the finish line off Roscoff on Thursday morning at 11:59:54am (local time) to win Stage 3 of La Solitaire du Figaro, Pierre Quiroga (Skipper Macif 2019) crucially extended his lead at the top of the General Classification…
America’s Cup: New pathway for female and youth sailors
The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) and Defender Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) along with the Royal Yacht Squadron Ltd (RYSL) and Challenger of Record INEOS Team UK made an announcement today in regards to the exciting initiatives that…
Auscrew anniversary: Lunch for legends
They came, they saw, they sort of remembered! Yes, they remembered each other and many good times in the past and they remembered how to get to Cowes for the Auscrew 50th anniversary lunch. Some of the other memories were…
TF35 Scarlino: Realteam Sailing takes narrow lead
The opening day of the TF35 Scarlino Trophy in Tuscany, delivered everything the fleet had hoped for their first experience following the last two events at Lake Geneva: a steady 8-12 knot breeze and flat water under brilliant sunshine. Coming…
Nord Stream Race: Danes make use of home advantage
The Danish team made full use of their home advantage to come out on top following the three inshore races during the Copenhagen stopover of the Nord Stream Race. Racing in light winds the Danes won two out of the three windward/leeward short…
Luna Rossa’s defining moment
It’s incredibly rare for the Challenger of Record to become the actual Official Challenger in an America’s Cup Match, but Luna Rossa PRADA Pirelli did it in style with consistent performances on the water and one hell of a celebration…
A simple fuel polishing system
Practice all the skills when building Eian Mathieson’s explanation of his in-line fuel polishing system. There have been a few articles on fuel polishing in past Cruising Helmsman in the past year (October 2015), but they motivated me to do…
Nautical origins of common phrases
Joan Wenner, boating safety writer, looks into the meaning of sailing phrases from the time of masted sailing ships, that those newer to sailing may not be familiar with. Did you know? Long Shot – Early ships’ guns tended to…
Nautor’s Swan delivers new generation of luxury yachts
Nautor’s Swan is leading the sailing yacht market (from 10 to 40 plus metres), with the launch of new products throughout its three divisions. The strategy of dividing into the three distinct product lines proved to be successful and enables…
Slalom World Championship: Final day highlights
Great Britain’s Jenna Gibson and the Croatian Enrico Marotti won the 2021 Slalom World Championship in Paros, Greece.
Maxi Yacht Cup: The midpoint
The 31st edition of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup reached its mid-point at the end of the third day. Three coastal races have been completed, with owners and their highly-skilled crews enjoying the spectacular scenery and sublime conditions of the…
Magnetic Island Race Week wraps for another year
The 14th SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) was over too quickly, the week flying by as it does when you are in such a beautiful tropical location at the beginning of spring and the conditions are conducive – but that…
Paradise sailing at largest ever Finn European Masters
The largest ever Finn European Masters opened at the Tihanyi Hajós Egylet, Hungary, on Wednesday in ‘paradise’ sailing conditions. After two races Zdenek Gebhart, from Czech Republic, leads Bas de Waal and Cees Scheurwater, from The Netherlands. A fleet of…
La Solitaire: Quiroga leads after Macaire drops to 27th
With just over 100 nautical miles to go to the finish line at Roscoff on the Bay of Morlaix, Pierre Quiroga (Skipper Macif 2019) was maintaining a slender lead of just under one mile after passing Bishop Rock at the…
Maxi Yacht Cup: Bomb Alley race course delivers on day three
After three races, it is the leaders in the largest and smallest classes that have retained perfect scores at the half way stage of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup at Porto Cervo. This morning many thought today would be unsailable…
Big Aussie BBQ at Coral Sea Marina
We all love a good barbie and even more so when it raises money and awareness for a cause close to so many hearts of those in the Whitsundays. September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month and Coral Sea Marina are rolling up…
INEOS Team UK’s America’s Cup comeback
When they came to Auckland, they were off the pace and struggled to finish a race in the The America’s Cup World Series. But INEOS TEAM UK’s defining moment was the post Christmas comeback where they dominated the Prada Cup…
Five exciting multihulls at Cannes Yachting Festival
In conjunction with the return of Europe’s biggest on-water boat show, scheduled for September 7-12, Yachting World have picked the best of the multihulls due to be at the 2021 Cannes Yachting Festival. 1. Privilege Signature 510 The first major…
Don McIntyre on S&S 34 yachts
Yachting World ask top sailors and marine industry gurus to choose the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. This month, Australian sailor and explorer, Don McIntyre nominates S&S 34. The most innovative all-time classic is the S&S 34….
