Ari Huusela brings Vendee Globe to a close
Ari Huusela, the last skipper to cross the finish line of the ninth Vendee Globe, was given a huge warm welcome as he sailed into Les Sables d’Olonne to complete the dream he has held for 22 years since he…
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JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship starts today
Since winning the last season’s Australian 18ft Skiff Championship in the then new tech2 skiff, Jack Macartney and his crew’s 2020-21 season has gone to another level of performance and consistency, the trio taking all three major championships held so…
Melges 24 Worlds cancelled
The Melges 24 Organising Committee announces the cancellation of the 2021 Melges 24 World Championship, expected to be held in Charleston, SC, USA on April 9-17. With the increased restrictions being put in place to manage the further spread of…
America’s Cup 36th Match to start Wednesday under Level 2 restrictions
The highly anticipated Race 1 of the 36th America’s Cup Match will start shortly after 4 pm (NZT) on Wednesday 10th March after the Government announced a reduction in alert levels today.Under COVID-19 Alert Level 2 or 1, the race schedule will remain…
2021 Brisbane to Keppel and Brisbane to Hamilton Island Yacht Races
After the cancellation of Hamilton Island Race Week last year, interest is building in the northern regattas for 2021 at Airlie Beach, Hamilton Island and Magnetic Island. To entice more owners to head north, Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron is running…
12 Metre Yacht Club releases film: 12mR: An Enduring Legacy
NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, USA (March 4, 2021) – The 12 Metre Yacht Club (12MYC) is excited to announce the release of 12mR: An Enduring Legacy. Filmed during the 2019 12mR World Championship in Newport R.I., highlights include racing footage and…
Newspaper and website barred from media centre over video row
Stuff.co.nz. By Duncan Johnstone. Team New Zealand’s event arm has banned the New Zealand Herald from the America’s Cup media centre after a disagreement over the use of copyright race video. The ban is thought to be the first of a media company at a…
Team New Zealand stretches dual-helmsmen testing beyond starting box
Team New Zealand has developed their dual-helming capabilities beyond the starting zone as they maximise the bonus training time handed to them by the delayed start to the America’s Cup match. Team New Zealand takes on Luna Rossa in a…
Portugal brings its charm to hosting The Ocean Race Europe in June
Following the Race start from Lorient, France, at the end of May, the inaugural edition of The Ocean Race Europe will stop in Cascais, bringing the top international offshore racing teams in the world to Portugal. Located 30km west of…
Outremer Open Day on Saturday March 6
Multihull Central is inviting interested people to their Outremer Open Day this Saturday 6th March, 10am-3pm, at their Annandale Marina in Sydney. On display will be a 2016 Outremer 5X and the Outremer 51 ‘Archer’ with special guests ‘The Sailing Family’…
NOAA begins four-year transition to phase out paper charts
The Maritime Executive Two years after announcing its intent to begin the phaseout of paper nautical charts, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has officially begun the effort to sunset one of the most basic of tools for…
Lorient, France will host the start of The Ocean Race Europe
The French city of Lorient in Brittany has been appointed as the starting point for The Ocean Race Europe. The port, in the heart of the renowned ‘Bretagne Sailing Valley’, will host the start for both the IMOCA and VO65…
Airlie Beach Race Week 2021 entries open
Entry to Airlie Beach Race Week 2021 is open and organisers at Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) are confident of large numbers following the success of last year’s event, one of the rare major sporting events to go ahead in Australia…
Sailing Champions League abandoned due to gale warning
A gale warning along the New South Wales coast kept disappointed crews ashore on day one of the Sailing Champions League (SCL) Asia Pacific Northern Qualifier out of Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club. A high-pressure system over the southern Tasman Sea…
Kiel Week 2021 postponed
Due to the current coronavirus pandemic, Kieler Woche cannot take place at the end of June this year as is usual, so has been postponed to September 5-13, 2021. “We as a city have decided this step together with the…
Another Australian makes her mark on World Sailing
Australian Stephanie Lyons is making her mark on the global sailing scene with her election to World Sailing’s Audit Committee. A native of Ireland, Lyons moved to Australia 11 years ago and brought her love of sailing with her. She…
Royal Navy revives tall ship training
The Maritime Executive For the first time in decades, Royal Navy sailors are learning the art of seafaring on a traditional tall ship. Over four months, junior sailors are crewing TS Tenacious – giving them a unique insight into the days of sail…
Six people rescued after yacht sinks off New South Wales Mid North Coast
ABC Mid North Coast. By Hannah Palmer. Six people have been rescued by emergency services in the middle of the night after their yacht began to sink off Nambucca Heads on the New South Wales Mid North Coast. The group was travelling…
Change of dates entices the best for Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race
A new superyacht, a super maxi, a TP52 that is the benchmark in yachting and a multihull that will be difficult to beat, along with their equally high-profile owners, are among the classy field taking part in the Royal Prince…
INEOS TEAM UK and Royal Yacht Squadron Racing confirm Challenger of Record status
Emirates Team New Zealand is pleased to confirm that the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron has accepted a Notice of Challenge for the 37th America’s Cup (AC37) from the Royal Yacht Squadron Racing, represented by INEOS TEAM UK, which will act…
Desperate search for British woman who vanished from her yacht in the Caribbean
Divers are searching for a British woman who went missing from her yacht in the Caribbean six days ago. Sarm Heslop, 41, has not been seen since Sunday night when she went out for dinner with her boyfriend. He woke up on their catamaran, a…
Western Australian Cruising Guide v5.3 now available
The Western Australian Cruising Guide is regarded as the coastal cruising bible for WA, covering the coast from Darwin to Eucla, including the Christmas and Cocos Islands. This book is a definite must-have, especially for cruising the Kimberley, with over…
Sailboat sinks near dock in Port Townsend
The Port Townsend Leader (Washington) Yet another vessel was claimed by the surly waters of Port Townsend Bay Sunday. Port Townsend police received the call for a boat sunk near the city dock at 7:06 a.m. Sunday. The boat had…
Team UK confirmed as challenger of record, now intrigue deepens
Team UK are the next challenger of record for the America’s Cup, working alongside defender Team New Zealand. Sir Ben Ainslie’s syndicate, backed by British billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe, will replace Italian outfit Luna Rossa for the next cycle of…
#38 | Off Watch – Tracy Edwards: Teenage rebel to sailing pioneer
Tracy Edwards is one of The Ocean Race’s true pioneers and rule breakers with an unbelievable and inspiring story. In this episode we hear the full story – including the bits she didn’t include in the award-winning documentary ‘Maiden’ about…
FIRST BEAT STRATEGY – Connect to Coaching – Coaching the fundamentals of a dinghy race start
This episode we focus on an activity coaches could use to help sailors plan a strategy for the first leg of the race course. Identifying factors and predicting what the fleet will do.
New Zealand retains the America’s Cup
It’s always said that the faster boat wins the America’s Cup. And so it proved today when Emirates Team New Zealand powered away from Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli in perfect conditions on the Hauraki Gulf to close out their defence…
2021: Year 1 of the Quentin Vlamynck and Arkema 4 duo
2021 will undoubtedly be a year of discovery for Quentin Vlamynck, the promising young skipper of Arkema 4, a new trimaran of the Ocean Fifty class launched a few months ago. Under the guidance of his mentor Lalou Roucayrol still, Quentin…
Americas Cup Superyachts can enter Australia without quarantine
With both New Zealand and Australia enjoying extremely low Covid cases and almost no community transmission, Australia established quarantine free access for New Zealand arrivals by air some months ago. This open access is now also available to superyachts, just…
18ft Skiffs: Queen of the Harbour this weekend
The annual Queen of the Harbour (originally known as the ‘Queen of the Waves’) is one of the most important events to the Australian 18 Footers League and has a history almost as long as the League itself. Next Sunday’s…
NZ on match point in America’s Cup
On what could have been the final day of the 36th America’s Cup, the defenders Emirates Team New Zealand won an exciting first race that featured a number of lead changes. It wasn’t until they sailed into a big right-hander…
71st JJ Giltinan Skiff Championship – Race 9 – 14/03/2021
71st JJ Giltinan Skiff Championship – Race 8 – 13/03/2021
LIVE: Medal Races | 470 World Championship & RS:X European Championship 2021
It’s the final day of racing at the 470 World Championship and the RS:X European Championships in Vilamoura, Portugal. Tune in to watch the Medal Races live, in both the Men’s and the Women’s fleet in each class and the…
71st JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship – Race 7 – 11/03/2021
71st JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship – Race 5 & 6 – 10/03/2021
71st JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship – Race 3 and 4 – 09/03/2021
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2021 | SailGP
This International Women’s Day we celebrate the incredible female athletes from all over the world who participated in our recent invitational camps. They may have thought they were learning from us, but in reality we were learning from them. Learning…
