Transat countdown begins
On November 7 2021, 81 boats will take to the start line of the 15th edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre. Created back in 1993 and run biennially, this legendary two-handed race enables some of the big…
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Australian 18 Footers League Academy
The Australian 18 Footers League has established an exciting new concept to encourage and educate new recruits, or recently recruited young sailors to the high-speed world of 18ft skiff racing. According to organisers, the Academy will fast track learning and…
Olympic champion Mat Belcher joins Zhik Board
Triple Olympic medallist Mat Belcher is used to being at the top of his game and, in the wake of his gold medal at Tokyo 2020, has just been appointed to join the Zhik Board of Directors. The move comes…
Canada completes 10 boat line-up for SailGP Season 3
SailGP has announced that the line-up for Season 3 – starting May 2022 – will be further enhanced with the addition of Canada. This is the league’s second expansion franchise to be announced, with Canada joining Switzerland on the start-line…
Yachting Malta Coastal Race: Competitors warm up for Middle Sea Race
The Yachting Malta Coastal Race started at 10:00 CEST on Wednesday October 20. Forty two teams entered the race representing 17 countries. Royal Malta Yacht Club Principal Race Officer, Peter Dimech, sent the competitors on a course of approximately 30 nautical miles northwest to Comino. The…
Mini Transat: 80 skippers given redress
On Wednesday October 20, the international jury responsible for examining the protests from 19 racers competing in the 23rd edition of the Mini Transat EuroChef, which were filed at the end of the first leg, has returned its verdict. The…
Brazilian tall ship collides with bridge
The Brazilian navy tall ship Cisne Branco collided with a draw bridge over the Guayas River in Ecuador on Monday. Video of the incident was posted online and shows the tall ship pinned broadside against the bridge after apparently attempting…
Bodies found in search for missing boat
Two bodies have been found in the search for three people missing at sea off Tasmania’s north-west coast for two days. On Monday, Isaiah Dixon, Thomas Courto and Bree-Anna Thomas set out on a day trip from the north-west coast town…
Australian Sailing Awards finalists announced
The finalists for the 2021 Australian Sailing Awards have been announced, with volunteers, clubs and our Olympic sailing stars all in contention for Australia’s peak sailing awards. The 2020-21 season was not your standard sailing season with lockdowns and border…
Sydney Fish Market pontoon access changes
Sydney Fish Market’s redevelopment is underway, with on-water works taking place to transform the iconic market into a world-class attraction on Blackwattle Bay. These works require the closure of the boardwalk’s public drop-off pontoon, with recreational vessels no longer able…
Shanghaiing crew the modern way
Getting crew can be fraught with danger, while Cruising Helmsman contributor Michael Kildea went through the agony he ended up with the right Juan. This is the story of Juan and me, okay more about me than Juan. I was…
New York Yacht Club statement on 37th America’s Cup
In a letter to the Trustees of the New York Yacht Club, the Flag Officers of the Club announced the Club was pausing its pursuit of the America’s Cup. New York Yacht Club Commodore Christopher J. Culver wrote: “There are…
Swan One Design Worlds: Final day highlights
Swan One Design winners were crowned on a balmy evening in St Tropez following four days of great racing.
International fleet ready for Yachting Malta Coastal Race
The Yachting Malta Coastal Race starts on Wednesday October 20. The race follows one of four courses around Malta, Gozo, Comino or Fifla, and is a perfect race for boats preparing for the 42nd edition of the Rolex Middle Sea…
Search resumes for missing boat
Rescue crews searching for three Tasmanians missing at sea off the state’s north-west coast will face stronger wind conditions today. A land, sea and air search for Isaiah Dixon, Thomas Courto and Bree-Anna Thomas resumed early on Wednesday morning, after…
New York Yacht Club will not challenge 37th America’s Cup
The New York Yacht Club, which backed American Magic in the 36th America’s Cup in Auckland, has written to members saying it won’t challenge the 37th edition of the event in 2024. It’s understood American Magic, led by Terry Hutchinson,…
Life rafts: A decision that could save your life
How much do you know about your life raft? Cruising Helmsman contributor Heather Francis explores a world she hopes she never has to visit. Fully inflated and sitting in the middle of the workshop floor our life raft looked rather…
The manufacturer saving our planet one boat at a time
Ten years ago, Australia’s largest aluminium boat manufacturer Telwater approached Suez in a bid to reduce landfill waste and embark on a sustainability journey. Today, with the help of the Suez team, Telwater consistently diverts about 77per cent of its waste…
Swan One Design winners crowned
Swan has crowned its winners across the four classes of the Swan One Design Worlds after a week characterised by challenging conditions on the Gulf of Saint Tropez. The final day of racing delivered more shifty wind and allowed two…
Strong fleet building for 2021 Sydney Hobart Classic Yacht Regatta
The fleet for the 2021 Sydney Hobart Classic Yacht Regatta has grown to 20, with some of Australia’s most historic boats set to take to Sydney Harbour from 10-12 December. The annual regatta, organised by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia,…
Protect your skin with IceRays UV Sleeves
If you love sailing but hate the damage the sun does to your skin, then you will love IceRays UV Sleeves. No longer will your sunscreen wash off, sweat off or need to be replaced, just slip on your IceRays and…
Kite Worlds: Moroz lands fifth successive world title
The US’s Daniela Moroz closed out a remarkable consecutive five titles at the Formula Kite World Championships on the Italian island of Sardinia, coming from behind in the final shootout on the sparkling Gulf of Oristano, to seize the coveted crown….
Kite Worlds: Competition heats up ahead of finals
The penultimate day of the Formula Kite world championships fought out on the glorious Gulf of Oristano on the Italian island of Sardinia, sparked tense drama all over the race track in difficult conditions. Shifty ponente sea-breezes that fluctuated between…
Swan One Design World Championships: Day 3
The Gulf of Saint Tropez kept the surprises coming for the third day of the Swan One Design Worlds.
Twenty five years of the Clipper Race
For 25 years, Race Crew, from all walks of life, have had the same purpose: saying yes to discovering personal frontiers and achieving something extraordinary. The ocean is their race track.
Success for Swan 115 crew at inaugural JoySail Regatta
Racing at their first regatta since acquiring the boat, the crew of the Swan 115 Moat, were crowned winners of the inaugural Ibiza JoySail regatta. The team led by skipper Nicolas Gonzalez and with round the world race and America’s…
A ‘new team’ of experienced 18 footer crew
Keagan York’s Finport Finance will feature a brand-new team when it lines up against 17 other top performers at the Australian 18 Footers League for the club’s 2021-22 season on Sydney Harbour. Keagan, Director and Co-Founder of sponsoring Compass Global…
Fitful easterlies rewrite Swan leaderboard in St Tropez
The Gulf of Saint Tropez kept the surprises coming on the third day of the Swan One Design Worlds, with the wind swinging right round to the east again and signs of a good sailing breeze early on were scuppered…
2021 Formula Kite Worlds Day 3
Only the finest margins separate the top of the order after scintillating racing, as the Formula Kite World Championships are about to hit the final series on the penultimate day of the regatta on the Gulf of Oristano on the…
Medals decided at Finn World Masters
The 2021 Finn World Masters at Mar Menor, Murcia, Spain concluded on Friday with no more races possible and so the minor medals were decided, as France’s Valerian Lebrun had already secured the Championship win. With a difficult forecast, the…
Westerlies finally give Swan fleets boost in St Tropez
Crews were scrambled early this morning, given the news that racing in the Swan One Design Worlds was to begin early at 11am to take advantage of a good sailing breeze, after the light winds and long waiting of yesterday….
Formula Kite Worlds Day 2
The fight for the Formula Kite world titles, which are being contested on the sumptuous Gulf of Oristano on the Italian island of Sardinia, shifted into high gear with drama all over the track in tough conditions that left some…
World Match Racing Tour final postponed
London, UK: Organisers of the World Match Racing Tour today announced the final event of the 2021 season, the Boa’an Match Cup/WMRT Final in Shenzhen, China will be postponed to March 2022 following a review of the current border and…
Empire Marinas acquires Marmong Point Marina
Empire Marinas is proud to announce the acquisition of Marmong Point Marina on Lake Macquarie in New South Wales. Marmong Point Marina is the largest marina on Lake Macquarie and one of the largest privately owned full service commercial marinas…
Sails of Change in Jules Verne Trophy attempt
Dona Bertarelli and Yann Guichard are once more set to take on the Jules Verne Trophy, held since 2017 by Francis Joyon and his crew in a time of 40 days 23 hours 3 minutes 30 seconds. Re-modelled for improved…
Third time lucky for Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race
After two false starts, the first an early casualty COVID-19 in 2020 and the second due to flooding on an incredible scale throughout New South Wales in 2021, the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club is looking forward to getting the…
Yacht Racing Image 2021: Vote now
The international jury of the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image award has selected the 80 best pictures taken this year by photographers based all around the world. The public is now invited to vote. Click here to view the images and vote for…
Valerian Lebrun wins Finn World Masters with day to spare
The fourth day of the 2021 Finn World Masters on Mar Menor in Murcia, Spain produced yet more great racing, with Valerian Lebrun, from France, securing the title with a day to spare. He takes an insurmountable 17-point lead into…
Champions crowned at Hansa World Championships
An exciting final day in Palermo, Italy, saw medals awarded in all four categories at the 2021 Hansa World Championships. Over 180 sailors from 25 nations showed exceptional technical para sailing and determination in extremely changeable conditions all week. Sailors…
Technical racing on opening day of Swan One Design Worlds
The excitement among competitors was palpable along the quayside on Thursday morning as crews prepared for the first race of the Swan One Design Worlds in St Tropez. After the fun of Wednesday night’s opening ceremony, it was game on…
