The Ocean Race: One year to go
The first leg of the 14th edition of The Ocean Race will start on 15 January 2023 from Alicante, Spain. With just one year to go to the start gun for leg one, the countdown is on and Ulysse Nardin,…
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Vendée Globe dream builders
Putting together all of the building blocks which form a successful Vendée Globe project is a seemingly endless task. Over the next few weeks we will look at some of the key people who perform vital roles behind the scenes…
Comanche sets Transatlantic Race monohull record
The 30.48m (100ft) VPLP Design/Verdier Maxi Comanche, skippered by Mitch Booth, has taken Monohull Line Honours in the 2022 RORC Transatlantic Race, winning the magnificent IMA Trophy. Comanche has set a new race record for the 3,000nm race from Lanzarote…
Tech2 moves up NSW 18ft skiff Championship leaderboard
The third race win of the NSW 18ft skiff Championship to the Tech2 team of Jack Macartney, Charlie Wyatt and Lewis Brake, in Race 6 on Sydney Harbour today, puts it into equal lead of the series with just two…
Para Sailing champions decided at Sail Melbourne
Three National Champions were decided at Sail Melbourne today, with the Australia Para Sailing National Championships concluding on another stunning Melbourne day. Wynyard Yacht Club’s Chris Symonds is the current World Champion in the Hansa 303 class, and he doubled…
A wave of wins for Wearn at Sail Melbourne
Tokyo Olympic champion Matt Wearn has continued his domination of the ILCA 7 class, with the Western Australian posting his sixth straight race win in his return to competition at Sail Melbourne today. “It’s nice to be back in the…
Maserati takes Transatlantic Race multihull line honours
Giovanni Soldini’s Multi70 Maserati (ITA) has taken Multihull line honours in the 2022 RORC Transatlantic Race, crossing the finish line outside Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina in Grenada at 05:51:41 UTC on Saturday 15th January (Corrected: 6d 18h 51m…
Eyachts adds another gem to sailing range
As Australia’s largest importer of high-end performance power dayboats from Europe, it was only fitting for Eyachts to bring the world’s largest day boat manufacturer to our shores down under. “Most sailors nowadays only take their boats out during the…
RORC Transatlantic Race: Multihull mayhem
On the morning of the seventh day of the RORC Transatlantic Race, news in from PowerPlay and Argo confirms they are in sight of each other, 500 miles from the finish, so at dawn in Grenada on Saturday 15 January,…
Sail Melbourne: Heated racing continues on path to Paris
There was plenty of heat on and off the water on Day 2 of Sail Melbourne 2022, where kiteboards and wing foils took to Port Phillip for their first day of racing in 32-degree temperatures. Kiteboarding is scheduled to make…
42 South has bearings right
Mark Ballard’s 42 South is in a commanding position in Division Two of the Combined Clubs Harbour Series, run by Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, Derwent Sailing Squadron Inc and Bellerive Yacht Club, leading on both AMS and PHS handicaps with two…
Australian Major Haul Out, Repair and Maintenance Directory
The Australian Commercial Marine Group (ACMG) is fulfilling an industry need through the production of an ‘Australian Major Haul Out, Repair and Maintenance Directory’. It contains key information, contacts and locations of marine related businesses in Australia with the ability…
Clean Sailors launch Youth Racing Team
Not-for-profit Clean Sailors announces the launch of their Youth Racing Team with three international Champion sailors; CJ Perez (18), Lukas Hesse (22) and Jan Schüpbach (20). The Clean Sailors Youth Racing Team will see the exceptional young champions compete together…
RORC Transatlantic Race: Never laugh at crocodiles
On the sixth day of the RORC Transatlantic Race a thrilling finish is shaping up for multihull line honours contenders – PowerPlay, Argo and Maserati. The 100ft Maxi Comanche (CAY), skippered by Mitch Booth is estimated to be over two…
Olympians return to racing for Sail Melbourne
Sail Melbourne kicked off today, welcoming the return of several Olympians including Tokyo ILCA 7 champion, Matt Wearn. Following the event’s cancellation in 2021, sailors have flocked to Royal Brighton Yacht Club and the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria for…
Scuderia 65 proves racers can be cruisers
A golden autumn in Europe has brought a hugely successful close to the first full year of competition for the new Scuderia 65 racer-cruiser. On the racecourse, the full carbon yacht has repeatedly shown her pace, with line honours and…
2022 Australian Musto skiff Championship recap
With Covid still impacting interstate travel and high on consideration for summer plans, there were less boats at the 2022 titles than in previous years. But the same excitement and anticipation was felt as most of the fleet left Victoria…
Pirates at Weta Australian Championship
With issues around border closures looming, nineteen boats – including six sailed two-up – made it to Port Kembla Sailing Club on Lake Illawarra near Wollongong, NSW for the five day Weta Australian Championship held over New Year. Light winds…
RORC Transatlantic Race: A game of chess
The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) Transatlantic Race enters the fifth day with the potential for a real twist of fate at the front of the RORC fleet. Peter Cunningham’s MOD70 PowerPlay (CAY) still leads the multihulls, but as the…
Málaga confirms America’s Cup hosting bid
The Spanish port city of Malaga has confirmed it is keen on hosting the next America’s Cup. Malaga mayor Francisco de la Torre broke his silence on the discreet bid, confirming that since October the administration had been assessing the…
Round the world upside down record attempt
On Tuesday January 4, Romain Pilliard and Alex Pella set off for the round the world upside down record with the aim of setting a new benchmark time for crewed multihulls. Jean-Luc Van Den Heede’s all-time record to date has been…
Kangaroo Island sailors do battle in Sydney Hobart
Two sailors with Kangaroo Island connections tackled the tough conditions in the 2021 Sydney to Hobart yacht race. Ian Roberts last sailed in the epic race back in 1981 as a crewman for the late Jamie Cowell on the 34-foot…
Tampa Bay women reflect on nine-month adventure
Two Tampa Bay area women have returned to St. Petersburg, Florida after the trip of a lifetime on a sailboat that sent them up the east coast for nine months. Vanessa Goodrum and Sara O’Brien both had full-time jobs at…
Introduction of electronic visual distress signals in Canada
For a number of years Sail Canada and Provincial Sailing Associations have been advocating Transport Canada in support of the approval of alternatives to the requirements for recreational boats to carry pyrotechnic distress signals. The Small Vessel Regulations were recently…
Landmark sexual assault trial of Greek sailing coach begins
The landmark trial of a Greek sailing coach accused of sexual assaulting a minor opened in Athens on Wednesday, a year after an Olympic champion effectively launched the #MeToo movement in the country by speaking out about her experiences. The…
NSW 18ft skiff Championship continues
The Australian 18 Footers League’s 21-boat fleet will be back on Sydney Harbour next Sunday (January 16) for Race 6 of the eight-race 2021-22 NSW 18ft skiff Championship. When racing went into recess after Race 5 of the series on…
Sydney Hobart: The competitors’ view
The on board view for the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, featuring Flying Cloud, White Bay 6 Azzurro, MRV, LawConnect, Sidewinder and Disko Trooper_Contender Sailcloth. By CYCA
RORC Transatlantic Race: Rolling in the deep
On day four of the 2022 RORC Transatlantic Race, Peter Cunningham’s MOD70 PowerPlay (CAY) is over halfway and just two hours outside multihull race record pace. The 100ft Maxi Comanche (CAY), skippered by Mitch Booth, is 1,900 miles from Grenada…
Global Solo Challenge reaches 40 entries
After the quiet Christmas period, 2022 started with good news for the 2023 Global Solo Challenge. First, we received two new entries bringing the total to 40. It is such an incredible milestone for the event. We never imagined the…
Sail Melbourne returns to Port Phillip
The 2021 Sail Melbourne regatta is set to bring some excitement and on-water action to kick off the calendar year of racing. Held from January 12 to 17 2022, sailors are looking forward to making up for lost time on…
Expedition bids to locate lost ship of Ernest Shackleton
An expedition to locate the lost ship of renowned polar explorer and Kildare native Sir Ernest Shackleton will set sail 100 years after his death. The Endurance22 Expedition aims to find, survey and film the wreck of Endurance, which sank during Shackleton’s quest to Antarctica in…
Construction contract signed for sailing cargo ship
In recent years, several companies have presented plans to take cargo shipping backward to the age of sail-powered transportation. In the latest advancement in these concepts, French shipping company TOWT (TransOceanic Wind Transport) announced that it has signed a shipbuilding…
PalmaVela returns in May
The 18th PalmaVela regatta, organised by the Real Club Náutico de Palma, has already opened for entries for 2022. The 18th PalmaVela will run from May 1 to 8, 2022. These are the dates that have been confirmed for the showcase early season event that once…
Another successful Ladies of the Sea Coaching Regatta
Female sailors ruled the harbour at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron’s (RSYS) Ladies of the Sea Coaching Regatta, held over the weekend of January 8-9. More than 80 sailors across 15 boats, from nine NSW-based sailing clubs, participated in the…
Only six miles from care
It is incredible, thinks John Tylor, that you can be only six miles from suburbia but in a whole different world. When I retired from work my wife and I thought we would be able to settle into the grey…
16ft skiff Australian Championship highlights
What a week it was on the water, with high-speed action, thrills and a few spills at the 2022 16ft Australian Championship, Belmont, Lake Macquarie. Video highlights by Mark Rothfield, Promocean Media.
16ft skiff Australian Championship final day
No wind on the final day but plenty of happy winners at the 2022 Red Pumps 16ft skiff Australian Championship. Hear how it was run and won.
Sydney Hobart: Halvorsen legacy continues through Solveig
The historic Halvorsen 36, Solveig, was the final boat to finish in the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Owner Annie Lawrence and skipper John Whitfeld were greeted at the dock by some family members of Magnus Halvorsen, who raced…
Sydney Hobart retirees: ‘Sometimes things just happen’
Close to 40 yachts did not finish the 2021 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Months of hard work was thwarted by breakages, injuries and sea sickness, as the fleet battled against an uncomfortable southerly for the first 30 hours of…
ARC departs Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
For the first time Gran Canaria bid farewell to an Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) fleet in the new year as ARC January 2022 set sail from Las Palmas on Sunday 9 January. The new route has brought together an…
