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Slingsby takes control of SailGP
Tom Slingbsy delivered when it mattered for his Australia SailGP Team. Dominating the final race on Saturday afternoon after an inconsistent weekend of results, the home team claimed victory in the Australia Sail Grand Prix presented by KPMG to secure…
Australia SailGP: Locals dominate on Sydney Harbour
The flying roo has done it again at Australia SailGP. This afternoon Team Australia stormed to victory on Sydney Harbour, its fourth win in Season 2. The F50s were scooting around the harbour with north easterly winds gusting up to…
Youth Sailing Worlds: First time victories for Peru and Bermuda
Oman: Female One Person Dinghy ILCA 6 Florencia Chiarella (PER) has made Peruvian sailing history by becoming the first to win a Youth Worlds gold medal for her country. Anja von Allmen (SUI) won silver and Théa Lubac’s (FRA) victory…
Australian Sailing welcomes Kieren Perkins as Sport Australia CEO
Australian Sailing has welcomed the news of Kieren Perkins OAM’s appointment as CEO of Sport Australia earlier today. Perkins, a three-time Olympian and two-time Gold Medallist, will join the organisation from Swimming Australia where he is the current President. Prior…
Australia SailGP: Disaster for Japan and Great Britain
The opening day of SailGP’s seventh and penultimate event of Season 2 saw destruction on the harbour, as Sir Ben Ainslie, the most successful sailor in Olympic history, sent the Great Britain SailGP team right through the bow of the Japanese…
Electric engines in yachts: Renewable versus diesel
In our previous article we spoke of how we are going to turn our TP52 electric and how we will comply with the Special Sailing regulations. There are a lot of arguments out there about how green electric really is…
Maritimo 11 sets sail to compete in Sydney Hobart
Maritimo Racing’s sail contingent has embarked on the journey south to Sydney this week, to compete in the Boxing Day Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. The yacht was formally farewelled today by the Gold Coast’s Mayor Tom Tate as it…
Fleet prepare for RORC Transatlantic Race
With less than a month to the start of the RORC Transatlantic Race, well over half of the record international fleet have arrived in Calero Marinas Puerto Calero in Lanzarote for the start of the 3,000 nautical mile race to…
Early wins at Youth Sailing Worlds
Oman: The gold medals have been decided in five of the 11 events at the 2021 Youth Sailing World Championships presented by Hempel. The 420 girls along with both windsurfing and kitefoiling divisions have been wrapped up before Friday’s final…
‘The band is back together’ for Australia SailGP
Sydney Harbour was busy on Wednesday morning, as many leisure boaties got a surprise preview of Australia SailGP, as the Australian Team went out for their first training session prior to the event, to be held on the afternoons of…
SailGP’s high-speed action hits Sydney Harbour
SailGP’s seventh and penultimate event of Season Two returns to the iconic Sydney Harbour this week, December 17-18, for the Australia Sail Grand Prix presented by KPMG. As the purpose-led racing league draws toward a dramatic conclusion on the global…
Australian Sailing helps develop new sports director education course
Australian Sailing CEO and Commonwealth Games President, Ben Houston and Vice-President of World Sailing and Chair of the Sport Integrity Advisory Council, Sarah Kenny, have joined a team of sporting directors and governance experts to help develop a new free…
World Sailing’s mission to reinstate Para Sailing for LA28
2022 is set to be a crucial year for Para Sailing as the international federation, World Sailing, pursues its ambition to see sailing reinstated for the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympic Games. “This is the year it will be decided which…
BIA and Mulpha join forces to deliver national boat shows in 2022
Australians can expect a fleet of National Boat Shows to start rolling out in 2022 with today’s announcement of a partnership between the Boating Industry Association (BIA) and Mulpha Events Australia, owner-operator of the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show. Mulpha…
Lisa Blair’s Southern Ocean adventure with West System
Ahead of her journey from Brisbane to Albany, WA preparing for her circumnavigation of the Antarctic in January, Lisa Blair met with Lorraine Duckworth from ATL Composites to stock up on WEST SYSTEM products to keep her yacht ship-shape during…
Where to watch Australia SailGP
The Australia Sail Grand Prix returns to the iconic Sydney Harbour December 17-18, with live coverage on Foxtel and Kayo. In addition, the Australia SailGP will be available to watch live and free on Kayo Freebies. In a major coup for…
Emerging nations enjoy their day in the Oman sun
Oman: Winning is not the only thing that matters at the 2021 Youth Sailing World Championships presented by Hempel. But when two sailors from emerging nations each win a race on the same day, that’s a reason for the whole…
Australia SailGP Team touchdown on Sydney Harbour
Tom Slingsby and the Australia SailGP Team, defending Season 1 champions, took to the water in Sydney’s iconic harbour today in their F50 ahead of the Australia Sail Grand Prix presented by KPMG where they will take on seven other…
The Ocean Race discovers microfibres are rife in Europe’s seas
New research from the world’s toughest sailing race, has found microplastics, and in particular microfibres, to be prevalent across the length and breadth of the continent. All 36 water samples collected around Europe, including in the Baltic Sea, the English…
Father and son team up for Sydney Hobart two-handed debut
Michael ‘Zappa’ Bell was itching to be among those taking part in the inaugural Two-Handed Division of the 2020 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and entered with his younger son, Oli. Fortunately, the same yacht, Kayimai, is available this year, allowing him to…
Foiling Week granted World Sailing Special Event status
World Sailing has awarded the upcoming 2022 Foiling Week Special Event status, ensuring the competition can grow, reach more people, and partner with international and national foiling programmes and pathways to create events within the event. Foiling Week joins high…
Swiss sailor wins inaugural Globe 5.80 Transat 2021
On December 13, Etienne Messikommer (Switzerland) with his colourful Numbatou (Hull 88) crossed the finish line at 20:48 UTC, sailing into Antigua after 26 days, 7 hours, and 48 minutes at sea, to win the inaugural 2021 McIntyre Adventure Globe 5.80 Transat…
Alinghi Red Bull Racing launches America’s Cup bid
A new team will be challenging for the next America’s Cup, as Red Bull joins forces with double America’s Cup–winning syndicate Alinghi in a campaign for the oldest trophy in international sport. Alinghi founder Ernesto Bertarelli and two-time Olympic champion…
Australia SailGP: Youth embark on Inspire Careers and Racing programmes
SailGP’s next installment of its Inspire Careers and Racing programmes is set to provide 42 young people with once-in-a lifetime opportunities, both onshore and on the water. The league’s purpose-driven community outreach programmes continue to build a more inclusive talent…
SailGP Racing on the Edge: Redemption down under
This episode of the behind-the-scenes docuseries in partnership with Rolex takes us behind the curtain of Tom Slingsby’s road to SailGP redemption after being defeated on home waters by Ben Ainslie in 2020. Can Tom and the Australian team claim…
What brings people to like single-handed sailing?
Sailing single-handed is one of those things that bring unparalleled sense of satisfaction and achievement. I remember my first solo Atlantic crossing, I was mesmerised, I loved it. Not every one enjoys sailing solo but often those that do prefer…
Flying start for Italians at Youth Sailing Worlds
Day one in Oman delivered stunning weather for the start of the 2021 Youth Sailing World Championships presented by Hempel. The breeze started around midday at five knots and as the warm Oman sun rose higher above the Barceló Mussanah Resort, the thermal sea breeze climbed to around 12 to 13 knots by late afternoon….
Seconds between leaders at NSW 12ft skiff Championship
The NSW 12ft skiff Championship has been raced and won with all six races completed in some very windy conditions over the last two weekends (December 4-5 and 11-12). Thanks go to the hosting clubs and volunteers at both the…
Geelong’s Festival of Sails returns
After a two-year Covid-related hiatus, Victoria’s historic Festival of Sails will be roaring back into life from Saturday, January 22 to Wednesday, January 26, 2022. Australia’s oldest sporting event and the biggest keel boat regatta in the southern hemisphere, the…
Photo finish at 18ft skiff NSW Championship
The defending champion Tech2 team of Jack Macartney, Charlie Wyatt and Lewis Brake produced a brilliant finishing burst to grab a last-minute victory in Race 4 of the 2021-2022 NSW 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour today. Tech 2’s team…
Big winds and big results round out Sail Sydney
Sydney Harbour put on a show for the last day of Sail Sydney, with a gusty southerly providing perfect racing conditions for the 200-plus competitors. The regatta has been the first opportunity for many athletes to test their skills against…
Eyachts makes move to sailing with YYachts
For those who know the history behind Eyachts and founder Peter Hrones, the move into sailing will come as no surprise. Hrones has been sailing for 45 years and for the last 30 years has been responsible for bringing many…
Plenty of action at Sydney Hobart Classic Yacht Regatta
Twenty-nine boats launched prior to 1976, that had all competed in at least one Sydney Hobart, took to Sydney Harbour for the annual Sydney Hobart Classic Yacht Regatta. Inclement weather led to the unfortunate cancellation of Friday’s invitational race, but…
Storms cross the harbour on day two of Sail Sydney
A wild storm lashed Sydney Harbour on the second morning of Sail Sydney, creating delays to the morning racing and a racecourse filled with whitecaps and a strong westerly breeze when racing eventually got underway in the afternoon. The young…
Portsmouth boat fire
On Friday, December 10, Firefighters responded to a boat fire at Hinckley Yachts on Little Harbor Landing around 10:30 a.m. The fire spread to two super yachts in the marina – a powerboat and a sailboat, each around 100 feet….
Sydney Hobart super maxi faces short preparation
Black Jack captain Mark Bradford concedes a lack of recent racing could put his line honours contending boat at a disadvantage against the other two supermaxis heading into this month’s Sydney to Hobart. The boat didn’t line up alongside supermaxi…
America’s Cup sailors wing foiling in Spain
America’s Cup, SailGP and Olympic professional sailors Pete Burling, Nathan Outteridge and Blair Tuke explore Tarifa, Spain during down time between Sail GP events. The boys were introduced to wing foiling from Armstrong foils top Man Armie Armstrong. Working together,…
A rare chance to acquire a piece of sailing history
Borkumriff II would make the perfect Christmas gift for a superyacht owner with a taste for the finest things in life. Borkumriff II, the delightfully unique 31 metre schooner, is now listed for sale and would make an excellent acquisition…
Australia’s Olympic future on show at Sail Sydney
The future stars of Australian sailing were on show at Sail Sydney, with a mix of Australian Sailing Team, Australian Sailing Squad and Australian Sailing Futures athletes among the big winners on day one of the annual regatta. Since many…
