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July 26: The Laser and Laser Radial classes were back in action on Day Two of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Hear from our sailors below, and remember that you can a full list of results here. Mixed day for Matt Perth sailor…
Honolulu, Hawaii: Several entries in this year’s Transpac, even class winners whose crew lists were peppered with pro sailors, had father-son pairs on board; seeing many father’s passing on the lessons learned in offshore racing to their offspring, including how…
Organisers for the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club’s Bermuda Gold Cup match racing tournament regret to announce that the 2021 regatta will not be held in September as planned, but instead will be rescheduled to next year (the date is yet…
Thousands of visitors are set to arrive on the Whitsunday coast for the annual Great Barrier Reef Festival (August 5 – 8), as Airlie Beach comes alive to celebrate the Whitsundays’ lifestyle and the communities at the heart of the Great…
Turku Archipelago, Finland: Swan 45 Aurora (winner of ORC1 Class) and Swan 37 Tarantella II (winner of ORC2 Class) came away with the Swan European Trophy at the Swan European Regatta 2021 over the weekend. More than 40 Swans (representing the…
Sailing was represented by 11 flagbearers from 8 nations at the #Tokyo2020 #OpeningCeremony, and their families and friends were watching with pride back at home! – World Sailing
All the facts and figures surrounding #Sailing at #Tokyo2020! Here’s all the stats you need to know about the athletes, the venue and the competition. – World Sailing
The #Tokyo2020 Olympic Sailing Competition is officially underway! Here’s a recap of the big news from the Laser, Laser Radial and RS:X Men and Women fleets on the opening day of competition. Read the full Day 1 report: https://bit.ly/Tokyo2020-D1Report –…
July 25: Australian sailors were faced with light winds, a delay and a postponement on the first day of action at the long-awaited Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Team Leader Iain Murray shared his thoughts on the day with us here. “Today…
After two weeks of training in steady onshore breezes, the sailors were dealt a very different and more difficult hand for the opening day of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition. On the Enoshima course, close to the sailing centre,…
There are always many stories to come out of the Olympic Games, but for the 19 Finn sailors at Enoshima, these are all the more poignant as they contemplate the Finn’s final appearance at the Games and maybe their only…
Laser sailor Sam Meech (NZL) knows one bad race doesn’t make a regatta, especially at the Olympics, and has made a habit of navigating his way to the front of the fleet throughout his career. The Rio bronze medallist was 19th…
More than half of the fleet of 41 entries of the 51st edition of the Los Angeles-Honolulu Transpac are expected to be in to their berths before another large wave of 18 finishers are expected tomorrow night. Having start dates staggered…
Tokyo 2020: Everyone is ready on the eve of the start of the last Olympic Finn event; most have been ready for at least a year, but in the next eight days, many years of hard work will come to…
Nestled in the quiet waters of North West Bay south of Margate, one of Tasmania’s newest and best equipped marinas is continuing its major redevelopment. Margate Marina represents one of Tasmania’s largest private marina investments, ideally situated on the gateway…
Five years ago, Santiago Lange and Cecilia Caranza Saroli (ARG) set the Games alight with their victory in the Mixed Multihull – Nacra 17 event at Rio 2016. First was the fact that Lange was 54 years old competing in…
It’s the eve of competition for sailing at Tokyo 2020, and the boat park has been a place of focus and precision in the final 24 hours before battle commences in the Laser, Laser Radial and Men’s and Women’s RS:X….
An epic final battle is looming for the Finn class in Tokyo; all bets are off with one of the strongest line-ups of potential medalists in a generation, as the Finn class making its final appearance at Tokyo 2020 after…
As sailors, you need resilience and there are times when you are tested beyond the limits of human endeavours, whether you are sailing around the world non-stop on your own or testing yourself in the smallest of dinghies in strong…
You can’t win an Olympic medal in sailing without having a fast boat. Just like in motor racing where winning comes from a combination of man and machine working together in harmony, the same is true in Olympic sailing. To…
Honolulu, Hawaii : Five days, 16 hours, 53 minutes and 20 seconds since starting off San Pedro in Los Angeles last Saturday, the team on Roy Disney’s turbo Volvo 70 Pyewacket crossed Diamond Head finish line at 2:53am, first to…
Up to 45 boats from 14 countries will compete in the three BMW ORC classes at the 39 Copa del Rey Mapfre, including several 2019 champions returning to defend their titles against a varied fleet. From the start in 1982,…
There is no greater honour than carrying your national flag into the Olympic Stadium, and for the chosen few who become flag bearers for their nation, this evening’s Opening Ceremony was one of the most special of their lives, including…
Honolulu, Hawaii: All eyes are on the trackers to anticipate the arrival of the first finishers in the 2021 Transpac, as the favorable weather in this year’s 2225-mile race, from Los Angeles to Honolulu, has resulted in shorter distances and…
It takes a team of coaches to produce an Olympic athlete. The Australian Sailing High Performance program supports a “coaching chain” where each coach contributes to the development of the athlete at their age and stage of development on and…
Triple amputee army veteran Craig Wood is cruising around the world to raise awareness of sailing with disabilities. He shared his story with Katy Stickland. Three months after his 18th birthday, Craig Wood’s life changed forever while on deployment to…
The exceptional SVR-LAZARTIGUE trimaran, launched on July 22, breaks the codes in terms of current technologies, and it is no exaggeration to say that she’s a machine from a whole other era. For a great many years, the CDK Technologies…
The cleaning and lubrication of mooring ropes are typically done by hand, which is unsafe, time-consuming, ineffective, and very messy. The Viper WRL System has been designed to provide safe, simple and effective lubrication of your wire ropes by: Reducing direct contact with the rope and the…
Lagos, Portugal: Coming in race fit to the GC32 Lagos Cup 2 kicking off next week will be several skippers and crew who competed last weekend at the British stopover of SailGP in Plymouth. Alinghi’s co-helmsman Arnaud Psarofaghis was standing…
The 2021 Rolex Fastnet Race is a labour of love for the 500 sailors spread across the 70 plus strong fleet racing in IRC Division Four; especially seeing that many of these yachts consist of amateur sailors competing in boats…
Hard work and determination – plus a lot of natural talent – helped Luc Chevrier of Saint Lucia qualify for #Tokyo 2020 as a tripartite athlete. After staying focused during quarantine and forming a solid training group, he’s more than…
What better way to mark your seventh Olympics than as flagbearer for your country at the Opening Ceremony? Rio 2016 gold medallist Santiago Lange, alongside team-mate Cecilia Carranza Saroli, will have this honour for Argentina at #Tokyo2020. – World Sailing
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, in conjunction with Ocean Clothing Group, is pleased to announce the Bollé International Youth Match Racing Regatta will return from 22-26 November 2021. Following the cancellation of the 2020 regatta due to the COVID-19 pandemic, competitors will…
Yachtshare and the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron are proud to present the inaugural Brisbane Yachting Expo. Spread over three days from the 30th July – 1st August, the Expo showcases leading sailing and motor yacht brands in the heart of Brisbane’s yachting…
For most part of the past five years since Rio, the fight for 470 supremacy has swung back and forth between three men’s teams – the Swedes, the Spanish and the Australians. In recent times, however, things have got more…
This morning, #Tokyo2020 athletes (Australian sailors included) and officials were greeted by dancers performing the #TokyoGorinOndo on their arrival in Enoshima – it certainly brightened everyone’s day! – World Sailing
Thursday 22 July: Ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony, Japan’s Ocean Day (also known as Marine Day) is being celebrated across the nation; a cause that hits close to home for the ambassadors of the world’s waterways –…
To succeed in the 470 Men’s class, you need a strong tactical mind and the technique to back it up. The physicality and skillsets of the sailors has changed in recent years but the leading contenders have adapted. For most…
The 36th America’s Cup in Auckland returned 79 cents for every dollar invested by the Government and the Auckland Council, a new study has shown. The pandemic ensured the event fell far short of providing the $600m to $1 billion expected boost to the…
Strap in for a wild ride with the Nacra 17! These foiling beasts are a joy to watch and a thrill to sail, with the mixed crews having to ensure they are on the same wavelength throughout – one mistake…
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