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In Saint Tropez today, the 250 boats out on the racetrack wrote the final chapter of this wonderful 2024 epic of Les Voiles, a fitting title for which might well be ‘135 years of naval architecture.’ Maxi, Modern and Tradition yachts…
Newport, R.I. — After six days of competitive inshore and offshore racing within three classes, two new and one returning team have been crowned ORC World Champions at the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court. These three teams demonstrated an…
The start of racing in the Puig Women’s America’s Cup felt like the start of a whole, new and exciting chapter in the story, not only of the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup, but also for women’s elite sport. Excellence…
Sanxenxo, Spain, 4th October 2024 The Ria de Pontevedra was the setting for an action-packed fifth day of the Trofeo Xacobeo. The event, held by the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo (RCNS), and that will decide the new 6 Metre…
Inches and hard yards were fought for in Barcelona today in a classic final race at the Louis Vuitton Cup, and when the dust settled from the on-water fireworks, it was INEOS Britannia that emerged as the top Challenger and…
Excitement has been building in Barcelona for what is expected to be the closest of regattas with the inaugural Puig Women’s America’s Cup attracting the world’s greatest women sailors for the first ever staging of this all-female America’s Cup. Today…
At Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez, Thursday is traditionally dedicated to Challenges, a playful nod to the origins of the Nioulargue and a wonderful way to gauge just how far we’ve come since then. The passage of time was also a…
Newport, R.I. — A delayed start to wait for wind today still yielded two more windward-leeward inshore races at the 2024 ORC World Championship held at the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court. With five inshore races completed, the scorelines…
Newport, R.I. — The weather was the star on Day Three of the 2024 ORC World Championship held at the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court. A rather gloomy forecast of a 6- to 8-knot easterly blossomed into 10 to…
Wednesday 2 October 2024 The Maxis enjoyed a day off today, with only My Song and Balthasar out on the racecourse as they duelled for the Club 55 Paul Watson Maxi Yachts Cup. As such, it was the Modern and Classic yachts who were…
The event organized by the Real Club Náutico de Sanxenxo crosses the halfway line with the dispute of a third day in which the wind and rain were again protagonists. In Classics, “Bribon” continues to settle at the top of…
The J Class yachts which will compete at next week’s J Class Barcelona Regatta and their crews will assemble over the next few days in the heart of the Catalan capital, host city for the 37th America’s Cup as final…
Momentum in sport can be an infuriatingly sparse commodity, but once it begins it can become an unstoppable force. Today in Barcelona as the tense duel continued between INEOS Britannia and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli it was the British who…
Barcelona, 2nd October 2024 The America’s Cup e-Series culminated today in a groundbreaking event that blurred the lines between the virtual and real worlds of sailing. eSailingCentral (Liam Dimock, New Zealand, 14) and Booshify (Robbie Wooldridge, New Zealand, 19), the top two…
2 October – Update Australia’s women lift into practice racing mode with stiff competition After three practice days in Barcelona on the Puig Women’s America’s Cup AC40’s, the Andoo Team Australia women finally got the chance to line up head…
OCTOBER 2 2024, LONDON, UK | SailGP has confirmed the acquisition of the Canada SailGP Team by Canadian biotech entrepreneur, Dr. Greg Bailey. In a move set to send shockwaves through the global racing championship, double Olympic Gold medalist Giles Scott…
Class winners of first offshore race are WIZARD, ZAMMERMOOS and RIMA98 Newport, Rhode Island, USA – After 24 to 30 hours of racing and sailing courses varying in length from 157 to 203 miles the fleet has now finished and the results in for the first race of the 2024 ORC World Championship held at New York Yacht…
What a showstopping spectacle! Revelling in the summery conditions, the 250 competitors racing at Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez put on a thrilling display from the Portalet tower to the bay of Pampelonne and as far as the Fourmigue as they…
The Louis Vuitton Cup Final between INEOS Britannia and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli is starting to resemble the most tense of penalty shoot-outs. Every time one team feels they have the upper-hand, the other responds and at the end of…
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) has formed an ‘Offshore Academy Working Group’ (OAWG) to determine the feasibility of establishing an ‘Offshore Sailing Academy’ (OSA) at the CYCA. As part of its studies, the OAWG is pleased to invite…
Newport, RI — After an impressive spinnaker start out of Newport Harbor, the first several hours have shown great progress into first race at the 2024 ORC World Championship held at New York Yacht Club. The three competing classes have been sailing in a relatively steady northeast breeze of 11-16…
The low-down on a 15th anniversary celebrated in styleFor its fifteenth anniversary, the CIC NORMANDY CHANNEL RACE treated its skippers, partners and organisation teams to the very best it has to offer. Indeed, as ever, it boasted an exceptionally competitive…
· The challenge for the new European 6 metre class title kicked off today in the Ria de Pontevedra, with the first race in the programme, and two leaders initiating the classification: “Bribon” skippered by H.M King Juan Carlos in…
Wind ahoy, at last! After some very light conditions initially for the Modern yachts and a more established breeze at Pampelonne for the Maxis, who experienced highs and lows throughout the afternoon… patience and concentration were the order of the…
Women’s team knock out another top Practice Day in the AC40 Today (Monday) the Andoo Team Australia’s women’s squad had their third day in fantastic sailing weather in Barcelona to stitch together their race practice for the Puig Women’s America’s…
The decision to utilise the first Reserve Day of the Louis Vuitton Cup proved to be a far-sighted one by Race Director, Iain Murray, as perfect conditions greeted INEOS Britannia and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli today for the fourth day…
Australia will welcome competitors for Etchells World Championship in January and passionate Etchells sailor and renowned Australian champion, John Bertrand shared his excitement on the upcoming event and Australia’s role as host to teams from around the world. “What an…
The Swiss America’s Cup Challenger Alinghi Red Bull Racing CAPSIZED in strong winds on sunday afternoon whilst training outside the main race course area off Barcelona. Details are sparse, but the main thing is the crew are safe! Once righted,…
Put your best sailor forward! Come be a part of the excitement at the ‘Hansa World Championship Pittwater Charity Race‘! This is a unique opportunity to race a Hansa 303 class dinghy and get a sneak peek of the international…
Following yesterday’s strong gusts, conditions were dreamy today with a gentle ten knots of thermal breeze and the ever-faithful sunshine. Offering up champagne sailing to the Modern and Maxi fleet having a ball out on the water training, the Gulf…
INEOS Britannia and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, the outstanding finalists in the Louis Vuitton Cup were kept on standby prior to racing today as a solid Mediterranean ‘Garbi’ breeze pushed frustratingly above the stipulated 21-knot upper wind-range. Eventually the breeze…
Today is the first official day of the 2024 ORC World Championship and North American Maxi Championship hosted by New York Yacht Club here in Newport. 46 participating teams are using today and tomorrow to pass inspections and to prepare for the week of in-shore and offshore racing that lies ahead. This is a historic World Championship event: the last one…
The KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix | Sydney returns to the iconic Sydney Harbour on 8/9 February 2025! The Aussies will be battling to secure another victory on home waters. Mark your calendars, as a limited number of pre-sale tickets…
Barcelona, 28th September 2024 The America’s Cup has concluded its first-ever esports season, the America’s Cup e-Series, with a thrilling Grand Final event in Barcelona that saw eSailingCentral emerge victorious, claiming the coveted e-Series trophy and the €25,000 grand prize. The…
Andoo Team Australia’s Women’s squad hit the water in Barcelona for Puig Women’s America’s Cup first practice day on Saturday. Andoo Australia’s women’s team, led by skipper Olivia Price with co-helm Laura Harding and trimmers Lisa Darmanin and Annie Wilmot…
The 2024 52 SUPER SERIES championship went to the wire once again. After 41 races at five different regattas, contested between April and September, including two at Newport RI in the USA, and from a record sized fleet of 13…
Beta Crucis (AUS 63, Martin CROSS, Bob STODDARD, John CROSS) has won the 5.5 Metre French Open after an eventful final day in Cannes in some spectacular conditions. They won the only race completed on Friday to win another title for…
Super close three cornered title fight for 2024 52 SUPER SERIES circuit title set for Saturday. After three races contested in very varied offshore wind conditions on the waters off Valencia’s famous Malvarrosa Beach three teams go into the final…
A spectacular summer finale is scheduled for September 2025 on the Adriatic Sea. The Ocean Race Europe 2025 will finish in Boka Bay, Montenegro, with the IMOCA fleet racing into the Adriatic Sea for the first time, to connect European…
Elodie Mettraux, Simon Koster and Alan Roura are the leaders of the Swiss Offshore Team, due to be launched in 2025 ahead of The Ocean Race Europe A new, Swiss national offshore sailing team is being launched, with the mission…
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