Entry opens for 2020 Finn Gold Cup
The 2020 Finn Gold Cup is to be held from 8-16 May in the Bay of Palma, Mallorca and will be organised by the Club Nàutic S'Arenal. Entry for sailors and coach registration is now open through the event website….
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Australian Sailing and Kiteboarding Australia announce joint intentions
Australian Sailing and Kiteboarding Australia have today announced their intentions to work together to develop the next generation of Australian Olympic sailing champions. With the Mixed Kite event (IKA Formula Kite) to make its debut as an Olympic discipline at…
Stormy seas: Singapore grapples with a spate of piracy
By Joelyn Chan From Aseantoday.com The Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS) is one of the busiest trade routes in the world. Nearly half of all global seaborne trade passes through this marine corridor making it a strategic chokepoint for…
America's Cup: Team NZ show how far they've come
From stuff.co.nz Team New Zealand have shown the huge development in America's Cup design as they engaged a 1995 version during training in Auckland. The Cup defenders were flying on their foils while NZL41, a former Japanese entry from the…
Challenging day for competitors at Sail Melbourne
With wind limits on the edge, conditions on day one of Sail Melbourne International 2020 provided many competitors with a wild, windy and challenging day on Port Phillip Bay. Racing started out in around 20-22 knots, but with wind gusting…
Sailor thought to have drowned in Bristol Channel after going into the water to untangle rope
A sailor is thought to have drowned in the Bristol Channel after going into the water to untangle rope wrapped around his boat's propeller, an inquest has heard. David Moore, 43, an administrative assistant from Watchet, departed Watchet Marina on…
Geelong Sailing Veteran Prepares For 32nd Consecutive Macglide Festival Of Sails
Royal Geelong Yacht Club sailor Brendan Garner first competed in the MacGlide Festival of Sails in 1988, when he was just 12 years old. Three decades later the avid sailor who learned to sail at RGYC on Geelong’s Corio Bay,…
National Youth Champions decided after final day of racing abandoned
National Youth Champions decided after final day of racing abandoned Racing has been abandoned for the final day of the Australian Youth Championships at Sorrento Sailing and Couta Boat Club (SSCBC). The race committee continuously monitored conditions throughout the day…
The IDEC SPORT maxi-trimaran is in China
After her recent record attempt and new reference time set between Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) and Hong Kong, the crew of the IDEC SPORT maxi-trimaran took advantage of the festive season to get some well-deserved rest. After arriving back…
RORC Transatlantic Race moves to January from 2021
London 14 January 2020: The Royal Ocean Racing Club have announced a new start date for the 7th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race. Traditionally held in November each year from Lanzarote to Grenada, the next edition will start from…
Philippe Briand SY200 superyacht concept delivers a true zero emissions sailing experience
The SY200 is the latest concept project from Philippe Briand. The equivalent power harnessed by the SY200’s sails is calculated to be 2,000kW, in optimum wind conditions. The SY200 would capture some of this kinetic energy through the movement of…
Provisional Australian Sailing Youth Team announced
The provisional Australian Sailing Youth Team (ASYT) has been announced at the 2020 Australian Youth Championships at Sorrento Sailing and Couta Boat Club (SSCBC). The team, which requires ratification from the Australian Sailing Board before being finalised, will represent Australia…
New Interpretations to the Special Regulations Issued
Five new Interpretations have been issued in accordance with Special Regulation 1.01.5 addressing drinking water, GPS, toilets, resistance to capsize and reserve navigation lights. The interpretations are published at https://www.sailingresources.org.au/safety/special-regs-interpretations/ The intent of SR 4.11.2 is to ensure there is…
Amendment 3 to the Special Regulations Issued
Special Regulation 3.07 is amended to bring the Special Regulations into line with the ISO 12217 and the World Sailing Offshore Special Regulations. Amendment 3 to the Special Regulations can be found at https://www.sailingresources.org.au/safety/specialregs/. Many production boats have hatches or…
Artemis XIV secures 5.5 world title after exciting final day in Pittwater
Artemis XIV (NOR 57, Kristian Nergaard, Johan Barne, Anders Pedersen) has won the 2020 5.5 Metre World Championship at the Royal Prince Alfred YC, in Newport, Australia, after a thrilling final day of racing. New Moon II (BAH 24, Mark…
‘Smiling Seductress’ Rawene will sail with maiden crew on Anniversary Day
The Auckland Anniversary Regatta has seen many changes over the course of its 180 year history. But one sight that’s still rare to behold as the ‘A Classic’ fleet of vintage yachts takes to the harbour is a majority of…
Sailing in the Greek Islands for a week this July
Sailing and teenagers don’t always mix but when the swim stops are frequent, the night spots full of fun and the actual sailing legs short sharp and snappy – it’s a no brainer. Add the Greek Islands of Skiathos, Skopelos,…
Smooth sailing by ‘Roughie’ brings cherished 16ft skiff title
Sutech Musto Racing is the new Australian 16ft skiff champion, winning by the narrowest margin in an enthralling game of snakes-and-ladders on the final day at Port Stephens NSW. The Manly skiff, helmed by Daniel Turner with Angus Williams and…
Wins for Shaolin and Ali Baba, but Artemis XIV extends at 5.5 Metre Worlds
Artemis XIV (NOR 57, Kristian Nergaard, Johan Barne, Anders Pedersen) has extended its lead to nine points with just two races to sail at the 2020 5.5 Metre World Championship, at the Royal Prince Alfred YC, in Newport, Australia. New…
Tricky conditions cause leader board chaos at Australian Youth Championships
Several leading boats got knocked off their perch atop the standings after a tricky second day today at the Australian Youth Championships at Sorrento Sailing and Couta Boat Club (SSCBC). Racing didn’t get underway until 45 minutes after the scheduled…
Tech 2 wins final race of 18 Footers NSW Championship
The Winning Group team of John Winning Jr., Seve Jarvin and Sam Newton didn't start in today's final race of the NSW Championship as the team had already won the title title but today's winner Tech2 showed that the Winning…
Big fleet lining up for ABSA Nationals
The 2020 Australian Sports Boat Nationals will be held between February 16 and 20 at the Royal Motor Yacht Club, Toronto. There is a quality fleet of boats preparing to “bring it on” to the current national champion Malcolm Dean…
Nick Rogers wins his 12th Prince Philip Cup
Hobart yachtsman Nick Rogers has won his 12th Prince Philip Cup In the International Dragon class, adding to an extraordinary list of State, National and World Championship victories going back nearly four decades. In the last two summers the now…
Team New Zealand releases video footage of their AC75 flying over the camera
Emirates Team New Zealand, the Defender of the 35th America's Cup to be held in Auckland in 2021, has released an amazing video of their AC75 flying over a camera in the Hauraki Gulf. Go to https://emirates-team-new-zealand.americascup.com/ to watch the video. Make…
Australians arriving in the Whitsundays en mass
The global sailing race which empowers anyone from teachers to chiropractors, and from teenagers to septuagenarians, to become ocean racers, has just finished its Coast to Coast stage around Australia. And the team with most Aussie’s onboard took the top…
Racing abandoned at Youths due to smoke haze and light winds
Racing was abandoned due to poor air quality and low visibility from the bush fires along with light shifty wind on day three of the Youth Championships at Sorrento Sailing and Couta Boat Club (SSCBC). After waiting five hours for…
High seas stop racing on third day of 5.5 Metre World Championship
High seas, following a very strong overnight southerly change, stopped all racing on Day 3 of the 2020 International 5.5 Metre World Championship, at the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club on Pittwater in Sydney, Australia. The overnight change brought a…
Strong winds push upper limits at Australian Youth Championships
Strong winds provided exciting conditions on the first day of racing at the 2020 Australian Youth Championships at Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat Club (SSCBC) on Melbourne's Port Phillip today, with 22 to 25 knot south-westerly winds gusting 30 awaited competitors….
Artemis XIV and New Moon II share spoils on Day 2 of 5.5 Metre Worlds
Artemis XIV (NOR 57, Kristian Nergaard/Johan Barne/Anders Pedersen) was again the boat of the day at the 2020 International 5.5 Metre World Championship, in Newport, Australia, to lead the fleet after the second day of racing. Artemis XIV opened the…
Sutech Musto breezes back into lead on a good ol’ day
With a snowy-haired squadron of 16ft skiff ol’ boys watching intently from the club veranda, the young guns of the class gave a sublime exhibition of power sailing in heat 8 of the 2020 Australian 16ft and 13ft Skiff Championships…
Clipper Race: Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam first into Whitsundays
After 19 tough days at sea racing around the coast of Australia the Ha Long Bay, Viet Nam team, skippered by Josh Stickland, has secured line honours in the fifth race of the global circumnavigation, crossing the finish line in…
Twin wins put wind up leaders at 16ft skiff nationals
A surprise ‘daily double’ by Newcastle Financial Planning Group (NFPG) has put the wind up the leading contenders in the 2020 Australian 16ft and 13ft Skiff Championships at Port Stephens, on a day where pressure was high but the breeze…
Artemis XIV takes first race as 2020 5.5 Metre World Championship opens
The opening race of the 2020 International 5.5 Metre World Championship, hosted by the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club in Newport, Australia, was sailed in a moderate southerly on the Palm Beach Circle. Winner of last week’s Scandinavian Gold Cup…
Galbraith and Zeeman take out Aussie 29er title, while Kiwis clinch regatta win
The Australian 29er Nationals came down to a thrilling finish on the final day of racing yesterday as Tasmanians Charlie Zeeman and Ethan Galbraith held on to clinch an emphatic victory at the Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron. While the pair didn't…
Is this the foiling Mini of the future?
Now that the Mini 6.50 rule changes have been voted over the Christmas break, it is time to show you the complete picture. We have only been showing you images of half the boat for the past months. The addition of…
Missing solo yachtsman’s boat found run aground off Egypt
The family of a wealthy Scottish hotelier sailing solo across the world has appealed for help after his boat was found empty on a Red Sea reef. Colin Finnie, 67, last contacted his wife on December 7 as his Korean-flagged…
11-year-old Joel Beashel crowned 2020 Australian Optimist Champion
11-year-old Aussie Joel Beashel has jumped up the leaderboard on the final day of the 2020 Musto Optimist Nationals to be crowned Australian champion and first overall in the regatta against a string of talented international entrants. The final day…
2020 Festival of Sails – entries close Monday
In just a few days’ time, on Monday January 13 at 11.59pm, the chance to enter the 2020 MacGlide Festival of Sails will close to boat owners wishing to be part of the historic Australia Day regatta from January 25…
Enter the Geelong Wooden Boat Festival now
The Royal Geelong Yacht Club has announced the 2020 Wooden Boat Festival of Geelong, presented by the Wooden Boatshop and Yanmar, as the place to be during the Labour Day Weekend in 2020. Running from 6 to 9 of March,…
Showtime's keel not designed by Jason Ker
Jason Ker, designer of the Ker 40 Showtime which sank after losing its keel on a delivery journey after the Rolex Sydney Hobart, has issued a statement about the incident: I’d like to make clear that the keel lost by…
