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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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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/
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…
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…
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…
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
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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: 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 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…
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…
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…
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…
The high calibre of sailing among the RC44 fleet today, made it hard to believe that it was just a day of practice racing. Following the 44Cup in Marstrand, Sweden in early July, eight teams will compete in the UK…
Windstar Cruises has resumed cruising on four of its six small ships now that the flagship Wind Surf, the world’s largest sailing ship, has launched voyages in the Mediterranean. The 342-passenger Wind Surf departed Aug. 8 from Barcelona on an eight-day…
On board reporter Paddy Condy takes us on the bow of HUGO BOSS in the Fastnet Race. – Alex Thomson Racing
The iconic 24.2 metre Perini Navi sailing yacht Malizia has run aground on the Italian island of Stromboli. The yacht, which was originally commissioned by Prince Rainier III of Monaco, was on charter at the time of the incident, according to reports, with five…
No matter how you feel about selling your boat, the process will go easier if you have kept a detailed maintenance log extending all the way back to when you bought it. The reason this will ease the process is…
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger travels the globe with legendary windsurfer and pioneering waterman Robby Naish. Watch Now: https://geni.us/TheLongestWave
Dmitry Rybolovlev’s ClubSwan 125 Skorpios took line honours in the Rolex Fastnet Race, after crossing the finish line in Cherbourg at 2015 BST. Their total elapsed time for completing the 695 nautical mile course from Cowes to Cherbourg was 2…
After Sunday’s start in strong south-westerly winds, less than 48 hours in and across the Rolex Fastnet Race fleet competitors have been struggling in light winds, especially around the Traffic Separation Scheme between Land’s End and the Scilly Isles and,…
As the mighty Ultime trimaran Maxi Edmond de Rothschild was arriving in Cherbourg for the finish of the Rolex Fastnet Race having completed the 695 mile course in just over one day, Alaistair Cooke’s Sigma 36 Sundance was heading backwards…
Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin have revealed a plastic bag hooked on their rudder has foiled their bid for a medal in Japan. The devastated cousins were in a bronze medal winning position when disaster struck in the medal race…
Would you know what to do if you had a fouled anchor in rough seas? James Stevens looks at the problem and provides the solution. Question: Can you retrieve a fouled anchor in rough sea? Dave and three friends are…
Boat designer and three-time Olympian Bruce Kirby, best known globally as the designer of the Laser 14 Olympic sailing dinghy, passed away at his home in Connecticut on 19 Jul 2021, at the age of 92. In 1969, at the…
Boat solar panels are the gift that keeps on giving; free power, coupled with zero running costs – what could possibly be better than that? The fact of the matter is that there are costs associated with boat solar panels…
The French trimaran, Maxi Edmond De Rothschild, repeated her performance from 2019 by rounding the Fastnet Rock first and going on to take line honours across the entire fleet, finishing in Cherbourg some 12 hours after passing the rock. Behind…
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