Best boats of 2022
Turns out it takes more than a pandemic to keep sailors, naval architects and boatbuilders down. It wasn’t fair, but there’s no denying some parts of the global economy fared better than others this past year, and among the lucky…
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Waszp European Games 2021 – Final day highlights
After five days of intense competition, WASZP UK sailor Matt Beck came away with the win at the Waszp European Games at Lake Garda, Italy.
44Cup Cowes: An unexpected final race day
Aleph Racing have won their first event of the 44Cup series, taking them to third on the overall leaderboard. For the full results, see: https://www.44cup.org/results/annual
Tokyo 2020: Men’s Laser race analysis
Laser gold medallist Matt Wearn (AUS) made the most manoeuvres out of the top 10 of the fleet at Tokyo 2020. And although he was the oldest competitor out of 35 sailors, Robert Scheidt (BRA) hit the fastest single average…
Fastnet Race 2021: Inspired performance
The 49th Rolex Fastnet Race closed with a celebratory prize giving in Cherbourg, France for all class winners. The most significant trophy awarded was the Fastnet Challenge Cup presented to Tom Kneen and the British crew of Sunrise for winning…
Good times keep rolling at Airlie Beach Race Week
Three days of superb racing conditions and a fabulous social atmosphere a world away from lockdowns and the serious business of work life as competitors acknowledge and appreciate their week of racing at Whitsunday Sailing Club’s (WSC) Airlie Beach Race…
44Cup Cowes: French team wins by a slim margin
The final day of the 44Cup Cowes was always going to be big. Despite the overnight seven point gap between the leaders Aleph and second placed Ceeref, experience told Hugues Lepic and his team that they should take nothing for…
Local sailor wins Youth Matching Racing World Championship
After the Balboa Yacht Club saw one of its own win the 54th annual Governor’s Cup just two weeks ago, on Saturday the host club was treated to an all-Balboa Yacht Club final at the Youth Match Racing World Championship on Saturday….
Dragon Gold Cup: Day one of racing abandoned
Marstrand, Sweden: The Race Committee went to sea to inspect the conditions on day one of the International Dragon Gold Cup by Yanmar, but sadly the sea state was too severe so racing had to be abandoned for the day….
Teams ready to race for International Dragon Gold Cup
Seventy-three teams from across Europe and as far afield as Japan and Australia have arrived in Marstrand, Sweden to compete for the International Dragon Gold Cup by Yanmar, to be raced from 15 to 20 August. The 2020 Gold Cup…
Austrian sailor sets sail on a world-record voyage
Today fans, colleagues and sailing aficionados saw innovator and skipper Norbert Sedlacek set sail on his lifetime mission to set a world record, unassisted, single-handed and nonstop around the world. This is his third attempt to tackle the biggest challenge of his career as a sailor. A trip around…
Something a little different at Airlie Beach Race Week
They say it takes all kinds when it comes to sailing and that something a little bit different on Jono and Gemma Winterbottom’s Seawind 1000, About Time, has them all talking at the 33rd edition of Airlie Beach Race Week….
44Cup Cowes: Changing gear
Practice or showcase, call it what you will, the 44Cup fleet simply call it another opportunity to line up against each other – and while starting off the Royal Yacht Squadron to canon fire is always special, so too is…
Airlie Beach Race Week: Just another day in paradise
Another day of ideal sailing at Airlie Beach Race Week with a race course weaving through the beautiful Whitsunday Islands and an ideal 15- 20 knot wind, but fun seems to be the focal point for most competitors who are…
Day 2 dawns bright at Airlie Beach Race Week
Day 1 out of the way, officials and competitors at Whitsunday Sailing Club’s annual Airlie Beach Race Week have dusted themselves off after the night’s celebrations and are now looking forward to the day ahead, which Event Chairman, Ross Chisholm,…
44Cup Cowes: Action stepped up
Since arriving in Cowes for the 44Cup, all eight teams had been expecting conditions to build for the second day of racing, and with 20-24 knots to kick things off, that was precisely what was delivered and Aleph finished the…
IRC Four decided in Fastnet Race
With nine JPK 10.10s in action in IRC Four, the smart money was on a fifth in a row win for the highly successful model from Jean-Pierre Kelbert’s boatyard, however, this year’s IRC Four podium did not contain a single…
Capsize and dismastings in Airlie Beach Race Week opener
It had all the drama of soap opera; while some revelled in the 20-knot breeze, others were dismasted or were damaged, which put paid to their race on the opening day of Whitsunday Sailing Club’s (WSC) 33rd Airlie Beach Race…
Sunrise wins 49th Fastnet Race
Tom Kneen’s JPK 11.80 Sunrise has been crowned overall winner of the Rolex Fastnet Race after being confirmed runaway winner of IRC Two division yesterday, and now no other boat still racing on the 695 nautical mile course can catch…
44Cup Cowes: Tight from start to end
What the opening day of the 44Cup in Cowes lacked in sunshine it more than made up for with close racing and the morning started with just 8-10 knots of breeze and flat seas, but as the day played out,…
Fastnet Race: Victory for Léon in IRC Three and Two-Handed
One of the most intense battles, both on the water and under IRC corrected time, in this year’s Rolex Fastnet Race played out in IRC Three, where the scratch boat was unquestionably the JPK 1030 Léon. Skippered by the defending…
New yachts stand out at Southampton Boat Show
There may have been fewer boat launches in Britain compared to pre-COVID times, but there’s still plenty new to see at the 2021 Southampton Boat Show this September. For top-end luxury, there’s the Contest Yachts 55CS. It’s been around for a couple…
Puerto Portals 52 Super Series returns
The biggest ever fleet of TP52s will meet on the Bay of Palma in August (24th to 28th) in Mallorca, Spain for the Puerto Portals 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week. For more, see: https://www.52superseries.com/events/2021/eu/puerto-portals-52-super-series-sailing-week-tp52-20th-anniversary-invitational/
Night-time navigation tips
Would you know what blue and yellow flashing lights meant while night sailing? James Stevens answers your questions of seamanship. Question: What is the blue and yellow light ahead? Bill and Rose are on board Emma, a 13m cruising yacht. They…
How to check the health of your marine transmission
Don’t neglect the transmission for your inboard motor, as you don’t want to be left stranded if it fails. The below tips will assist you in taking better care of your marine transmission. Eyeball Look for signs of leaks running…
Emerging nations succeed at Tokyo 2020
World Sailing’s Emerging Nations Program helped eight sailors compete at Tokyo 2020. Nethra Kumanan (IND); Deizy Nhaquile (MOZ); Khouloud Mansy (EGY); Jalese Gordon (ANT); Sophia Morgan (FIJ); Rose-Lee Numa (PNG); Teariki Numa (PNG); and Aly Badawy (EGY) all made it…
44Cup Cowes: Day one highlights
What the opening day of the 44Cup in Cowes lacked in sunshine it more than made up for with close racing. For the full results, see: https://www.44cup.org/results
Fastnet Race: Tidal advantage for Sunrise crew
While more than half the 49th Rolex Fastnet Race fleet found themselves stuck in a windless zone at the Isles of Scilly towards the end of Wednesday, those that broke clear made good time to the finish in Cherbourg. Discover…
Fastnet Race: Sunrise dominates IRC Two
Tom Kneen’s JPK 11.80 Sunrise has dominated IRC Two in the Rolex Fastnet Race, beating her closest rival by 120 nautical miles. The Devonshire team crossed the Cherbourg finish line at 1004 BST this morning. Sunrise’s corrected time of 4…
Fastnet Race: Jump pack rescue mission
Baltimore RNLI was launched last night (Thursday 12 August) to assist a yacht taking part in the Rolex Fastnet Race that was suffering power problems 1 mile east of the Fastnet Rock Lighthouse off the coast of West Cork. The…
Fastnet Race: RORC Commodore first home in IRC One
Royal Ocean Racing Club top brass, including former Commodore Michael Boyd, out-going and in-coming CEOs Eddie Warden Owen and Jeremy Wilton, got together last night to welcome in the present RORC Commodore James Neville whose Judel/Vrolijk-designed HH42 finished the Rolex…
USA and Denmark emerge as leaders at Youth Match Racing Worlds
On the second day of the Youth Match Racing World Championship at Balboa Yacht Club, California, there was little change as the two favourites continued to dominate the double round robin stage of the event. First day leader Jeffrey Petersen…
Consistency is key for 44Cup competitors
Hugues Lepic’s Aleph Racing is currently leading the 44Cup in Cowes after having podium finishes for all three races. The morning had started with just 8-10 knots of breeze and flat seas but, as the day played out a series…
Working at Tokyo 2020
Tokyo 2020 was no easy gig as COVID-19 restrictions, language barriers, and the field of play offered constant obstacles. New Zealand’s Megan Kensington, a member of the Race Management Team, shares what life was like in the bubble. For the full…
Tokyo 2020: Women’s RS:X race analysis
What did Yunxiu Lu’s journey to gold involve? Which sailor hit an average of almost 20 knots in one race? All the facts and figures from the 27-person RS:X Women’s fleet at Tokyo 2020. World Sailing
Tokyo 2020: Men’s 470 race analysis
Tokyo 2020: Furthest distance sailed? Most manoeuvres completed? Fastest race speed? Learn more about the 19-boat 470 Men’s fleet and how gold medallists Belcher & Ryan fared over the course of the week. World Sailing
Frenchman enters 2023 Global Solo Challenge
Frenchman Philippe Delamare from Le Mans always knew he would someday sail solo around the world and thanks to the Global Solo Challenge, Delamare can now achieve his lifelong ambition. He is the 29th registered entry for the challenge. Interview…
Fastnet Race: Double-handed sailors stand-out performance
Double-handed French sailors Charlie Dalin and Paul Meilhat have won the the 13-strong IMOCA fleet in the Rolex Fastnet Race on the yacht Apivia. This came as some small vindication after Dalin suffered victory slip through his fingers in this…
Fastnet Race: Monohull line honours
Dmitry Rybolovlev’s ClubSwan 125 Skorpios secured monohull line honours at the 49th Rolex Fastnet Race on the third day of racing. Crossing the finish line in Cherbourg at 2015 BST, 140 foot (42.6 metre) Monegasque supermaxi’s elapsed time for the…
Fastnet Race: Britain fights back
France dominated the 2019 Rolex Fastnet Race, winning nine of the 10 classes; but times have changed in the 2021 edition of the race with two British boats and one German in contention for the IRC Zero podium. Two British…
