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Diane Brand, University of Auckland Every good race needs an avid audience of dedicated fans to spur the competitors along and the 36th America’s Cup, which starts today, is no exception. But current protocols are a far cry from the…
No overseas fans will be permitted to attend the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, organisers have confirmed today at a five-party meeting. The International Olympic Committee (IOC), International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo 2020 and the…
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia is accepting entries for the 2021 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, which will start on Saturday 31 July. After the cancellation of last year’s race due to COVID-19 restrictions, the CYCA is excited…
Following the most exciting Vendée Globe in the event’s history, the IMOCA class is ready for its next challenge, and this time it will be fully crewed racing on the fastest offshore monohulls on the planet in the inaugural edition…
No sooner were entries open than entries flooded in for Australia’s favourite regatta, SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW), and days later, all 80 berths were filled for the Townsville Yacht Club hosted event to be held from 2-8 September,…
Watch all three Medal Races in the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 classes on the final day of the Lanzarote International Regatta
The Ocean Cleanup, the Dutch non-profit developing advanced technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic, announced its collaboration with musicians and philanthropists Coldplay. The band will directly support the non-profit’s mission by sponsoring an Interceptor, The Ocean Cleanup’s solution…
Immerse yourself in the world of SailGP with the new documentary series ‘SailGP: Racing on the Edge’ in partnership with Rolex. Get a behind-the-scenes look at how the league was born, and the high speed, high tech and high drama…
From ice baths to sauna training, if you’re watching the world’s top sports people prepare for the Olympics, you’re sure to see them engage in one or more of these extreme activities. While the debate continues over the pros and…
Sir Ben Ainslie believes taking the America’s Cup back to its British roots would be a game-changer for the event. The skipper and man in charge of Team UK has used his latest column in The Telegraph to outline developments in the…
The wild weather didn’t help things but it had nothing to do with the sinking of a boat in Belmore Basin on Tuesday afternoon. Fire and Rescue NSW Wollongong Station Commander Andy Barber said the 40-foot steel yacht “just sank”….
THE boyfriend of a Brit who vanished off a yacht was jailed for attacking his ex-wife, The Sun can reveal. Ryan Bane, 44, claims he woke up at 2am to find his girlfriend Sarm Heslop, 41, had mysteriously disappeared from…
The Tokyo Olympics looks set to go ahead in July and the signs are positive the youth sailing world championships will also be staged in 2021 after last year’s event was cancelled. The youth worlds is the pinnacle regatta for youth…
Watch live Gold Fleet racing in the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 classes at the Lanzarote International Regatta.
It is with great regret that the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC), the Organising Authority for the 2021 Club Marine Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race, has cancelled the race due to safety concerns. “The decision has not been…
Under the War on Wrecks program, 13 derelict vessels which posed a hazard to users of Torres Strait waterways, by potentially drifting or breaking apart in bad weather, were earmarked for removal. Their removal was put out to tender as…
The 2020/21 Farr 40 National Titles have concluded today after eight races. Crews were met by driving rain and strong southerly conditions on Sunday morning forcing the Race Management team, led by PRO Denis Thompson, to display the AP ashore…
Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto has suggested the number of times athletes are tested for coronavirus could be increased amid growing fears over the spread of more transmissible variants. Plans are in place for competitors to be tested once every…
The Smeg team of Michael Coxon, Ricky Bridge and Trent Barnabas was unbeatable for the title of 2021 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff champion after yesterday’s Race 8 of the championship, but today’s final race on Sydney Harbour held more than…
Weather won the day on the Waitemata Harbour today on the fourth day of the 36th America’s Cup, with the Race Committee forced to call off racing due to the lack of wind. The scoreboard between Emirates Team New Zealand…
As if it was written in the script, Day 3 of the America’s Cup presented by PRADA is again locked up with Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli in a 3-3 tie – and to lift the…
Auckland, New Zealand: With the America’s Cup Defender Emirates Team New Zealand and Challenger Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli tied on two wins apiece going into today’s racing, the intensity, already brutally high, ratchets up another notch. Light winds were forecast…
A second-place finish in today’s Race 8 on Sydney Harbour was enough to give the Smeg team of Michael Coxon, Ricky Bridge and Trent Barnabas, an unbeatable points lead and victory in the 2021 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship sponsored…
After Wednesday’s opening salvo of the 36th America’s Cup presented by Prada produced a 1-1 scoreline for defender Emirates Team New Zealand, and challenger Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli, both teams remained ashore during the lay day, using their time wisely….
He won the 1992-93 edition at the age of 31, was the longtime safety consultant for the event and this time was the director of Isabelle Joschke’s MACSF project, Alain Gautier has had many Vendée Globe roles in his life….
After a one-day break, racing resumed in the Match for the 36th America’s Cup presented by Prada and conditions were light, with a northerly 8-10 knot breeze throughout the afternoon. In the pre-start of race one, Luna Rossa managed to…
A magnificent setting for anyone dreaming of escape, who live for the thrill of the open sea. Port Olona, with its high-quality infrastructures, the infamous channel that so many great sailors have sailed through, the south-facing bay and the Atlantic…
Sailing Champions League Asia Pacific organisers today announced that the final of the current season will be built into Newcastle’s annual SailFest maritime festival program. Over three days, April 9-11, open, youth and women’s teams from around the country who qualified for…
The 2020/21 Farr 40 Nationals opened on Sydney Harbour on Friday amid a strong wind warning from the Bureau of Meteorology prompting PRO, Denis Thompson, to alert competitors that racing would be conducted inshore for the day. Shifting breezes kept…
Southport Yacht Club Inc. had the wind in its sails at Tuesday night’s Clubs Queensland Awards for Excellence, returning to the Gold Coast with three of the top awards. Over 900 guests from across the State attended the Brisbane Convention…
It was another day of “win the start, win the race” in light airs on the Hauraki Gulf today. At times the wind strength dropped below 8 knots but both crews managed to keep their hulls out of the water….
All school children in New Zealand will have the opportunity to learn more about sailing through a new schools programme that focuses on the science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) associated with harnessing the power of the wind. The new…
Having built Sail Port Stephens into one of Australia’s premier yachting regattas, organisers are now looking to replicate the same successful formula for dinghy, skiff, catamaran and sailboard racing. For the first time, a full off-the-beach regatta will be held…
Boasting four legs and a route spanning nearly 2,500 miles, which alternates between offshore roller-coaster rides and high-voltage coastal skirmishes, the 52nd edition of the Solitaire du Figaro 2021, the third to be contested on a Figaro Bénéteau 3, is…
Ibiza, March 11, 2021. STP Shipyard Palma, Europe’s main hub for sailing yacht refit and repair, and Marina Ibiza, an exclusive marina in the Med, have joined forces to create the Ibija Joysail Regatta. It is a new competition for yachts…
Extended highlights from the 36th America’s Cup Presented by PRADA.
The Smeg team of Michael Coxon, Ricky Bridge and Trent Baarnabas scored its third race win of the 2021 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour today to virtually wrap up the series with two more races still to…
The organisers of The Race Around, Class40’s official round-the-world race, are today pleased to announce following significant interest, the establishment of a solo category running alongside the already announced double-handed fleet. In a move that will spark memories of the highly successful ‘BOC…
What a difference a day made at the JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour, when the Australian champion tech2 team came roaring back on Day 4 today, with two outstanding victories after its devastating Day 3 which had…
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