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Stuff.co.nz. By Duncan Johnstone. Team New Zealand executives say they will “move heaven and earth” to try to get the two axed America’s Cup courses back into play. That will take some delicate mediating with relations strained between the defenders…
RUSSELL, 24 October 2020 – At 3:58am this morning, Bianca Cook and Darryl Wislang with their all-kiwi NZ Ocean Racing crew became the first monohull to win the PIC Coastal Classic yacht race since 2009. After 18 hours racing through…
22 October 2020 – Forty videos were submitted for the Mirabaud Sailing Video of the Century. The 2020 edition of the Mirabaud Sailing Video Award rewards the best videos produced between 2000 and 2020, allowing directors, editors, cameramen and producers…
It is the year that just keeps on giving. By midnight on Wednesday, 15 of the 50-boat fleet had completed the course. Ten of those were competing under IRC for the overall Rolex Middle Sea Race trophy and the French…
Royal Geelong Yacht Club (RGYC) was today announced as 2020 Yacht Club of the Year at the Australian Sailing Awards, following the biggest sailing season in the club’s 161-year history. The announcement follows the club’s success in winning the Victorian…
Tom Slingsby and Lisa Darmanin have taken out top honours at the 2020 Australian Sailing Awards, with the Olympic-medal winning athletes being crowned Male Sailor of the Year for the fourth time and Female Sailor of the Year for the…
The Daily Maverick. By Sasha Planting. About 30 international yachts headed for Richards Bay and Durban are about to receive an unpleasant surprise. The South African government will not clear them for entry. They have travelled from Reunion, Seychelles and Tanzania…
New details have emerged about a yacht found abandoned on the coast of Shenghin in Albania two days ago. According to local media, authorities suspect the boat was used for drug smuggling. The Slovanian-flagged yacht named Tai Pan, said to…
What a day! No one following this year’s Rolex Middle Sea Race had foreseen that two 70-foot ocean-racing maxis would match race the final 10 nm to the finish line to decide the monohull line honours title of the 41st…
KETCHIKAN, Alaska A 29-foot foot Response Boat-Small crew from U.S. Coast Guard Station Ketchikan encountered the animal while conducting a patrol in the area. The crew spotted the animal and reduced their speed. The deer swam to the boat and…
Auckland, New Zealand – 22nd October 2020 Emirates Team New Zealand is outraged that after three years of planning a land-based stadium event, the Challenger of Record Luna Rossa has led a campaign through the Arbitration Panel which has destroyed one…
22 October 2020- A global pandemic and some of the worst ocean conditions experienced in decades have not stopped world renowned Australian yachtsman Jon Sanders AO OBE from reaching home soil on his record 11th solo circumnavigation of the world….
1700 CEST: The story of day three of the 41st Rolex Middle Sea Race was undoubtedly the dogfight between Maserati and Mana, which finally concluded last night (Monday) at just after 2030 CEST. A classic tale of boat-on-boat competition between two…
Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s longstanding Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship (SSORC) will go ahead over the weekend of November 28-29, another positive bounce back from the New South Wales major sailing event doldrums. Last week the Cruising Yacht Club of…
Auckland, 21 October 2020 – Friday’s PIC Coastal Classic yacht race is not looking to be one of the fastest on record, but a strategic battle up the coastline with plenty of opportunities for the 175 competing boats to make…
The prime role of the International Maxi Association, as endorsed by World Sailing, is to encourage and support all forms of maxi racing internationally. In line with this remit, five years ago it introduced the IMA Mediterranean Maxi Offshore Challenge…
Maserati Multi70 (ITA), skippered by Giovanni Soldini, crossed the finish line of the 2020 Rolex Middle Sea Race at the Royal Malta Yacht Club to take Multihull Line Honours at 20:41:31 CEST on Monday 19th October in an elapsed time…
The Italians of Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli Team have launched their race boat Luna Rossa today at 1030 NZT during an official ceremony held at the team’s new base on Hobson Wharf. The ceremony was simple and traditional, enhanced by…
Sail faster, higher and improve your overall sailing skills based on data and analytics; MAX makes it possible. This new compact, portable and wireless smart device from Sailmon is revolutionising the market for dinghies and sport boats. More and more…
The Marcus Ashley-Jones led Andoo team produced a powerful last lap of the course to score a thrilling come-from-behind victory in the Australian 18 Footer League's Race 2 of the Spring 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour today. After…
The impressive size and scale of the record sized fleet of IMOCA 60 yachts which will take the start line of the ninth edition of the Vendée Globe solo race round the world on Sunday November 8th, was immediately apparent…
The final day of the Farr 40 One Design Trophy was sailed on Sydney Harbour and Nutcracker, with substitute helmsman Ray Roberts, held on to their substantial lead from yesterday to take out the regatta. The standard has now been…
BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 10-16-2020 08:29:23 A dramatic rescue effort is underway to save 62 seafarers from a remote South Atlantic island after their vessel stuck rocks and sank on October 15. The South African Maritime Authority (SAMSA) is confirming the sinking…
Well over thirty years ago, my soon wife-to-be Janet seemed slightly shocked by my lack of hygiene level when she first came aboard my boat in Gosport, UK. After feeding her a great British B&E breakfast, I then washed up:…
The Asia Pacific region now has a premium new yacht sales company with the launch of The Yacht Sales Co. Founded by marine industry expert Mark Elkington, The Yacht Sales Co is set to follow the enduring success of Multihull…
It has been a while, but a new foiling Mini 6.50 has finally touched the water and is foiling. The boat is currently undergoing testing conducted by the yard Knierim Yachtbau in Kiel, Germany.. Designer Thomas Tison said: “I am super…
Inside the Games. By David Owen. A bitter Presidential election is under way at sailing’s governing body, with incumbent Kim Andersen under challenge from three rivals. There was a time not so long ago when International Federation (IF) bosses seemed as…
Stuff.co.nz. By Duncan Johnstone. British challenger Sir Ben Ainslie has delivered on his promise to push the design boundaries, delivering a radical reincarnation of his America’s Cup boat. The second generation AC75 Britannia was launched in Auckland on Saturday morning…
The Festival of Sails Executive Committee and the Royal Geelong Yacht Club (RGYC) Board have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2021 Festival of Sails, which was scheduled for Saturday 23 – Tuesday 26 January, 2021. Festival of Sails…
BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 10-14-2020 07:36:08 Piracy and armed robbery on the world’s seas was on the rise in the first nine months of 2020, according to a new report issued by the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB). They especially highlighted a…
October 15, 2020 – The international jury of the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image of the Century award, composed of Loris von Siebenthal, Jen Edney, Chris Museler, Justin Chisholm, Luca Rizzotti and Nicolas Mirabaud, has selected the top 80 images captured since the…
Radio New Zealand. By Tracy Neal. A grieving UK family wanting to sell their 17-metre yacht in New Zealand could have it imported here – but it would cost them tens of thousands of dollars. Barbara Genda, Harry Jarman and…
One of the most encouraging aspects of this year’s Vendée Globe is the participation of female sailors, with a record-breaking six skippers taking the start, among them Miranda Merron on Campagne de France, one of the most experienced sailors in…
After being the first team to bring an AC75 up on foils last year, American Magic set a new record as PATRIOT was the first race boat to touch the water. The official launch ceremony took place this morning at…
CYCA Media: The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) continues planning for the 2020 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. The CYCA is committed to conducting a COVIDSafe Rolex Sydney Hobart for all stakeholders including competitors, spectators, volunteers, officials and staff….
The Maritime Executive On Tuesday, a giant WWII-era “earthquake bomb” detonated unexpectedly near the port of Swinoujscie, Poland as an explosives ordnance disposal team attempted to disable it. Last year, a Royal Air Force “Tallboy” bunker-busting bomb was found nose-up…
Melbourne, Australia – Ronstan is pleased to announce a partnership with Sailmon of The Netherlands, for the distribution of their new innovative MAX unit for the Australian and New Zealand markets. MAX is a compact, portable, wireless smart device for…
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