Six Metre European Championship: Day two highlights
Sanxenxo, Spain: Check out the highlights from day two of the Six Metre European Championship 2021.
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Six Metre European Championship: Light winds and a leaderboard reshuffle on day two
The second day of the Xacobeo Six Metre European Championship at the Real Club Nautico Sanxenxo in Galicia got off to a regal start with a visit from Her Royal Highness Infanta Dona Elena of Spain. The Infanta is a…
La Solitaire: Quiroga’s final hurdle
The leadership of the decisive fourth stage of the 52nd La Solitaire du Figaro was in the balance as the top group passed the northwestern tip of Brittany, on track to the finish line at Saint Nazaire on the Loire-Atlantic coast. …
GC32 World Championship: Old and new teams shake things up
Top international sailors, including America’s Cup winners and Olympian gold medallists, are descending on Villasimius for one of the pinnacles in foiling catamaran racing – the third GC32 World Championship. Taking place from Thursday until Sunday this event is organised…
Strong winds delay start of OK Dinghy Autumn Trophy
Before the start of the OK Dinghy Autumn Trophy in Bandol, France, there were near perfect conditions for training, while enjoying the perfect French hospitality. Over the past two days 10-15 boats have been out training in great sailing conditions…
Nord Stream Race 2021: Stockholm highlights
After a thrilling offshore leg between the Danish and the Swedish team from Copenhagen to Stockholm, the Danes took the overall lead in the offshore ranking. After the inshore race in Stockholm won by Team Russia, the Danes caused a…
NYYC Invitational Cup: Almost flawless first day for British team
The Royal Thames Yacht Club’s entry competing in the 2021 Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, put on an almost perfect display of racing on the first day of the event. The British team, which won the event in…
Six Metre European Championship: Day one highlights
Sanxenxo, Spain: Check out the highlights from day one of the Six Metre European Championship 2021. Sailors put up a good fight in the light and flukey wind conditions. But their had work was rewarded when some marine life decided…
Six Metre European Championship: Notorious and Aida dominate in light winds
The opening day of the Xacobea Six Metre European Championship 2021 in Sanxenxo, Spain, featured two tricky light airs races for the thirty-one competing teams from eleven nations. Racing for the Open and Classic Divisions was run in a light…
France SailGP highlights
All the highlights from an incredible weekend of racing on the Gulf of Saint-Tropez as eight national teams went head to head, the big wings made their debut, and a whole lot more.
La Solitaire: Quiroga is poised to win overall
French rookie Jules Delpech (ORCOM) is the breakaway leader of the fourth stage of the 52nd La Solitaire du Figaro, taking a lone, solo route more than 25 miles to the east of the main body of the fleet as they…
Ficker Cup: Danish sailor has surprise win
Emil Kjaer, representing the Royal Danish Yacht Club, won the 2021 Ficker Cup on Sunday, official event of the World Match Racing Tour, qualifying his team to this week’s 56th Congressional Cup along with second and third placed Ficker Cup skippers…
Nord Stream Race: Pre-start collision forces Denmark and Sweden to retire
For the first time in the history of the Nord Stream Race, a collision between the Danish and Swedish boats led to their retirement, resulting in only three out of five teams able to compete in the third leg from Stockholm to Helsinki and all…
Elan Yachts latest addition to performance range
The latest yacht to join the Elan Yacht family is the highly anticipated 47 foot Elan E6, the largest addition to Elan’s performance range so far. Pininfarina, the legendary design studio from Turin, Italy, joined the project team, along with…
50 foot Ketch Saecwen: A modern classic
From childhood memories to a brand new ketch designed to handle the 21st century, the owner of Saecwen has created a true modern classic, as Nic Compton finds out. We are hunkered down in the saloon of Saecwen, the latest design…
Two year countdown begins for Ocean Globe Race
It is two years until the start of the Ocean Globe Race (OGR) and a return to Corinthian round the world racing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Whitbread round the world race back in 1973/74. Sir Chay Blyth,…
Global Solo Challenge reaches milestone of 10 French entrants
French skipper Jérôme views the 2023 Global Solo Challenge as a magnificent opportunity to live an extraordinary, unique adventure. Organisers are delighted to welcome him as the 34th entry in the GSC, 10th among the French skippers. For the full…
11th Hour Racing: New boat names address ocean health
11th Hour Racing Team has officially named their two 60-foot round the world offshore race boats in Concarneau, France. Drawing on the Hawaiian heritage of team CEO, Mark Towill, the brand new IMOCA 60, previously nicknamed ‘11.2’ has been named…
Stolen boat sails into Hurricane Larry
The furthest Graham Collins sails his boat is along the coast of Nova Scotia, so the Haligonian was stunned when he got a call from the U.S. Coast Guard on Friday, asking if he was sailing through the eye of Hurricane…
La Solitaire: Green green grass of home drawing Irish sailor first towards Fastnet
Irish skipper Tom Dolan leads Stage 4 of La Solitaire du Figaro towards the Fastnet Rock and the waters where he did his first real offshore sailing as a sailing instructor out of Baltimore more than a dozen years ago….
Missing sailor found off Hawaii after week-long search
On Friday, one single-handed sailor got very lucky: after a week-long search, a U.S. Navy patrol aircraft located him off the coast of Oahu and vectored in other assets to assist. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter William Hart rescued 67-year-old…
52 Super Series and TP52 Invitational: Event wrap up
Check out the event summary from the 2021 Puerto Portals 52 Super Series Sailing Week and TP52 20th Anniversary Invitational. For more information, see: https://www.52superseries.com/
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup highlights
The 2021 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup was an exceptional example of commitment, determination, passion and skill. Organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, in conjunction with the International Maxi Association, and partnered by Rolex since the early 1980s, the 31st…
Sustainability practices for ocean racing
In Latitude 38‘s August issue, Michelle Slade caught up with Bill Erkelens to learn about the future of sustainability in ocean racing. We talk about the need to reduce our impact and get to net-zero in 2050 — what will yachting…
Formula Kite and A’s European Championship: Day four highlights
Three French men locked out the top of the rankings with searingly-fast kiteboard foil racing on the penultimate day of the Formula Kite European Championships off Montpellier’s Villeneuve Lès-Maguelone beach, when it was all about booking a place in the final race. For…
The making of IMOCA 60 11.2: Sustainable and innovative
In the third instalment of the ‘Making of IMOCA 60 11.2’ members of 11th Hour Racing Team dig into the details of innovative projects that were realised as a part of the IMOCA 60 boat build. By 11th Hour Racing…
SailGP: Champagne celebrations for Team Japan
The scintillating waters of Saint-Tropez lit up with excitement for thousands of fans on the final day of racing of the France Sail Grand Prix, the fifth event of the season. Equipped with the newly-fitted, mammoth 29 metre wingsail, the…
Final Fastnet ultramarathon to decide La Solitaire victor
Corentin Horeau (Mutuelle Bleue pour l’Institut Curie) led the La Solitaire du Figaro fleet out of Bay of Morlaix this afternoon at the start of one of the longest legs in the recent history of the 52nd edition of the…
Realteam Sailing wins TF35 Scarlino nail-biter
Esteban Garcia’s Realteam Sailing, co-skippered by Jérôme Clerc, triumphed at the end of a thrilling final day at the TF35 Scarlino Trophy. After four days of racing, Clerc and the team were head-to-head with Alinghi until the last race in…
Spithill’s USA Team dominates SailGP France
The spectator-lined seawall of Saint Tropez was matched by the dazzling array of superyachts surrounding the F50 racecourse for the opening day of the France Sail Grand Prix, where fair weather brought out large crowds for an adrenaline-fueled day of…
La Solitaire: Long and complex finale
The final stage of the 52nd La Solitaire du Figaro promises to be a long, slow, complex finale 685 miles from the Bay of Morlaix around the Fastnet to a finish line off Saint Nazaire on the Loire Atlantic coast…
Mistral conditions for TF35 fleet
TF35 Trophy Principal Race Officer, Benoit Deutsch, picked his moment well today to get two thrilling races in, with the boats foiling upwind at 24 knots in 16 knots of breeze, before the heavy mistral wind cut the day short….
Suspenseful ending to Star Worlds
The fog lifted, the wind picked up slightly, just in time for the final race of the Star World Championship during Kieler Woche in Germany, and while Frithjof Kleen and Diego Negri, who had already been crowned world champions stayed…
Petersen leads opening day at Ficker Cup
Long Beach, California: With six wins from seven matches, Jeffrey Petersen (USA) dominated on the first day of round robin match racing for the Ficker Cup trophy at Long Beach Yacht Club. The reigning US Youth Match Racing Champion at…
Akos Lukats wins Finn European Masters
Akos Lukats has won the 2021 Finn European Masters at the Tihanyi Hajós Egylet in Tihany, Hungary after no more races were possible on the final day, with Bas De Waal (NED) and Taras Havrysh (UKR) placing second and third…
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup enjoys spectacular renaissance
The wind off Porto Cervo failed to fill in on the final day of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, so following Friday’s layday, the results at the end of play on Thursday stand, at this the pinnacle event of the…
Three bullet day for Spindrift in Scarlino
A challenging second day for the seven TF35s in Scarlino started with an hour delay ashore as the moody overcast skies prevented the sea breeze from kicking in, and when the racing got going, it was in an inconsistent 6-8…
Three winners from three races at Finn Masters
Hungary: The new Hungarian national champion, Akos Lukats, has taken the lead on the penultimate day of the 2021 Finn European Masters at Tihanyi Hajós Egylet in Tihany, Hungary. Bas De Waal, from The Netherlands, is back up to second…
SailGP’s high-speed action graces Saint-Tropez
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Spirit 46 yacht to feature in Bond film
Spirit Yachts has announced a partnership with EON Productions, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios (MGM) and Universal Pictures International. The partnership sees a Spirit 46 sailing yacht feature in the upcoming film No Time To Die. For more information, see: www.spirityachts.com…
