I gots da fever: one man's journey to sailing
I had not been in control of a boat since I was 16 years old. Sure, that is not exactly true. We hired a tinny on the Sunshine Coast with the view to catching a fish. Fortunately, no fish were…
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Realteam sailing hits the gas on Day 2 in Nyon
While on day one there was no stand-out team, today Esteban Garcia’s Realteam Sailing, co-skippered by Jérôme Clerc, had the bit between her teeth, posting an almost perfect 1 1 2 1 scoreline. Race 1 got underway in a steady…
InfoTrack’s quick rise to the top in MC38 class
Every new MC38 team knows it takes a season or two to get a handle on the nuances of the slippery one design keelboat, and usually much longer to climb past the class stalwarts – a couple of them with…
500-Year-old chandlers Arthur Beale sunk by lockdowns
London landmark, run aground by lost revenue and a big repair bill, supplied Shackleton and Everest climbers. Next month, Arthur Beale Ltd., a nearly 500-year-old business that sells maritime supplies from central London, is set to close a store famed…
Upwind medium wind sail controls – Dinghy Sailing Techniques – Tips for sailing in 8 to 15 knots
In this video, Shaun Priestley demonstrates some of the key settings for your sail controls when sailing upwind in medium winds. For this example, we are looking at wind speeds between 8 to 15 knots. RYA – http://www.rya.org.uk
New SailGP racing speed record
As well as beating Australia to win the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess, Great Britain also dealt a further blow to the Aussies by breaking their SailGP racing speed record. Tom Slingsby’s team had held the F50…
GC32 Racing tour 2021 preview
After a break the 2021 GC32 Racing Tour will once again see top foiling catamaran competition between some of the world’s top professional teams as well as owner drivers kicking off in Lagos, Portugal at the end of June.
Alternative events for Paris 2024 approved by World Sailing’s Council
World Sailing’s Council have approved the Men’s and Women’s Kiteboarding (Formula Kite) and Men’s and Women’s Two Person Dinghy (470) as the first and second alternative event proposals to Mixed Offshore at Paris 2024 following their meeting at the 2021…
Spindrift leads day one of T35 Nyon
The opening day of the TF35 Nyon was an unusually high scoring for all but Dona Bertarelli and Yann Guichard’s Spindrift. The French team, helmed this weekend by Xavier Revil, claimed the second race of the day after splitting from…
Fra Diavolo victorious in Stage 1 of Rolex Capri Sailing Week
In light airs, with things not looking good early on, Vincenzo Addessi’s Fra Diavolo came through with two bullets to win Stage 1 of Rolex Capri Sailing Week, while Alberto Leghissa’s Anywave was first over the finish line. Following last…
Back after 18 months – 44Cup ready to set sail in Slovenia
Following a huge effort on the part of the local organisers in Slovenia, the owners and teams arriving from the four corners of the globe are ready for the 44Cup season to fire up again next week at the 44Cup…
SailGP makes an impact with purpose-driven projects in Bermuda
With the high-speed pace being set by the annual, global championship’s Season 2 opening event in Bermuda, SailGP’s purpose-driven mantle to Race for the Future as an international leader in sustainable sport and entertainment wasted no time making its mark…
Discover and explore the Whitsundays this winter…
With Australian’s making the most of domestic travel, the cruising yachts are making their way up the Queensland coast to enjoy a winter cruising season in the tropical north. With high volumes of boat owners making plans to visit the…
Australian Sailing launches Athlete Wellbeing & Engagement Framework
Australian Sailing today launched its Athlete Wellbeing & Engagement Framework (AWEF), which is designed to ensure Australia’s elite and developing sailors are supported in their development both on and off the water. A key element of the new http://Australian Sailing…
Sunfish sighting reported in the ORCV Carnival of Short-Handed sailing race
Sunfish sighting reported in the ORCV Carnival of Short-Handed sailing race The passion for short-handed sailing is well alive in Melbourne sailing scene with James Russell on his Adams 10 yacht, Surprise (SM63) being crowned overall winner in the Ocean…
Andy Maloney sweeps to victory at 2021 Finn Gold Cup
It took more than 60 years for a New Zealand sailor to win the Finn Gold Cup, and now two have come along in a row, with Andy Maloney sweeping to victory and defending champion, Josh Junior, finishing third. Maloney…
The Ocean Race and TIME join forces in race to protect the ocean
The Ocean Race, the world’s toughest test of a team in sport, and the global media brand TIME, are launching a new partnership to help inspire change for the ocean. Combining The Ocean Race’s unrivalled experience of the seas and…
Small boat on a big sea
“So where have you sailed from?” “France.” “On this boat?!” Our new neighbours look surprised, we are invited for sundowners. Indeed, a 25 footer is not the size of a sailing boat one would expect to sail to Australia from…
Try a Trade demonstrates bright future for students
A Try a Trade Careers Expo in Victoria has shown more than 3,000 secondary school students the range of career possibilities in the marine industry. Mercury Marine worked in collaboration with the Boating Industry Association of Victoria (BIAV) and other…
Maxi racing resumes in Capri after a year-long break
Following a very sparse season in 2020, inshore maxi yacht racing fired up in anger again today in Capri, Italy, with the start of the Maxi Yacht Capri Trophy, part of Rolex Capri Sailing Week, running from today to May…
New Zealanders run the show on penultimate day of Porto Finn Gold Cup
New Zealand’s Andy Maloney has extended his lead at the 2021 Finn Gold Cup in Porto, Portugal, to take a five-point lead into the final day on Wednesday, with three races possible. Zsombor Berecz, the 2018 champion, from Hungary, moves…
AIS welcomes extended funding certainty for sports
The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) has welcomed the Australian Government’s extension of high performance sport funding through to the 2024 Paris Games, that will enable sports to plan further ahead with greater certainty. Australian Sports Commission Chair Josephine Sukkar…
Bringing the sisters and soul together at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week
Townsville sailor Donna Dewhurst is happily heading to her 10th SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) where she will arrive with the usual all-female crew and her Hunter 310, Soul Sister, for Townsville Yacht Club’s annual event, which opens spring…
Unstable conditions provoke second lost day at Finn Gold Cup
While different storms rage elsewhere in the sailing world, for the second day running, no racing was possible at the 2021 Finn Gold Cup after offshore Atlantic storms brought very unstable conditions to Porto. It wasn’t for lack of trying….
ROCNA and VULCAN Anchor appoints AMS Master Distributor for Australia
All Marine Spares (AMS) has been appointed the Master Distributor across Australia and the Asia Pacific region for the Rocna and Vulcan Anchor range. The well-known Rocna design has established itself as the preferred anchor within the Bluewater cruising community…
Nature wins on second day of Finn Gold Cup as discussions on future of Finn continues
Racing was cancelled on the second day of the 2021 Finn Gold Cup in Porto, Portugal, with huge waves battering the harbour entrance in the afternoon, following a complete lack of wind in the morning, following overnight storms. While the…
United States and Germany win 49er and 49erFX Championships
Portugal: Two months out from the Olympics, the big winners of the 49er and 49erFX Championships 2021 in the Olympic class 49er were the North Americans Nevin Snow and Dane Wilson, while Germany’s Tina Lutz and Susann Beucke held their…
Rebuilding a boat can rebuild a memory
My mother and father owned a succession of sailing boats when my sister and I were growing up. They were all wooden and mostly old, rather like Maurice Griffith’s description about his early east coast years. Their first boat was…
Porto delivers on opening day of 2021 Finn Gold Cup
New Zealand’s Andy Maloney has grabbed the early lead at the Finn Gold Cup in Porto, Portugal, after three races on Saturday, the first day of racing, and Australia’s Jake Lilley is well-placed in 10th. Joan Cardona, from Spain, won…
Top ten qualify for 49er and 49erFX Medal Races
On the fifth and penultimate day of the 2021 Cascais 49er and 49erFX Championships, the 49ers sailed their three scheduled races, but the light wind on the bay of Cascais fizzled during the 49FX first race of the day, and…
France and Israel win 470 European Championships – Australia fourth
France’s Kevin Peponnet/Jeremie Mion and Camille Lecointre/Aloise Retornaz have produced outstanding performances, respectively taking out the Men’s and Women’s 470 European Championships in Portugal, with Israel ‘s Nitai Hasson/Saar Tamir winning the Mixed team title and New Zealand winning the…
Finn world champions disappointed by Olympic decisions ahead of Finn Gold Cup
The 2021 Finn Gold Cup opened on Friday in Porto, Portugal, but minus an opening ceremony due to COVID-19, but with a practice race with a small fleet taking part. Nearly 60 sailors from 33 nations are taking part in…
Spain and the United States in control in Cascais
On the fourth day of the 2021 Cascais 49er & 49erFX Championship, the Cascais the Race Area once again did not disappoint, delivering epic conditions for the 49er and 49erFX fleets where Australians Tess Lloyd and Jaime Ryan are in…
Australian Sports Commission apology
The following statement is from the Australian Sports Commission (ASC) Board: The Australian Sports Commission (ASC) Board offers our apology and ongoing support to former Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) athletes treated inappropriately in the past. We know incidents and…
Nina Curtis to join Australian SailGP Team for Season 2
Australian sailor and Olympic silver medallist, Nina Curtis, has been selected to join the Australian SailGP Team for the duration of season 2 of the global league, following a development and training camp at the Bermuda Grand Prix event. The…
Fivepointfive magazine -April 2021 edition
The April 2021 issue of fivepointfive, the International 5.5 Metre class magazine has been published. It comes at a time of limited 5.5 Metre racing because of COVID-19, but at time of great optimism and growth within the class with…
18 Footers: Record breaking boat – record breaking team
When Michael Walsh, Phil Barnett and Neil Paton teamed in the 18ft Skiff Prudential and won the 1989 JJ Giltinan world championship on Sydney Harbour, they equalled the 1981 record set by the legendary Color 7 team of Iain Murray,…
The Ocean Race launches Relay4Nature
The launch of Relay4Nature marks the start of an exciting new collaborative program ahead of this year’s major global environmental and ocean summits and the initiative of The Ocean Race, Relay4Nature will involve a baton passing from team to team,…
American match race – Spanish on rise at 49er and 49er Fx Championship
On the third day of the 2021 Cascais 49er & 49er Fx Championship races, the two Olympic class 49er fleets returned to the Guia race area to fulfill, once again, the scheduled races of the day. Today was the time…
Rolex Middle Sea Race Fleet Building Steadily
With six months to go to the start of the 42nd Rolex Middle Sea Race on Saturday 23 October, the Mediterranean’s premier 600-mile offshore classic looks well set. Some 47 yachts from 17 countries have entered, currently ranging in size…
