WHAT WENT WRONG? – TOP TIPS ON HOW TO AVOID A FOILING CAPSIZE
RYA Foiling Coach Assessor Shaun Priestley takes a look at a Skeeta Capsize with Sam Whaley at the helm. Watch the clip for tips on how to avoid capsizes and crashes.
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Vendée Globe’s final 5,000 miles are set to be a cliffhanger
“Any one of four or five skippers can still win this race,” warned Jean Pierre Dick on the French Vendée Globe Live show this afternoon. With less than 5000 miles to sail now to the finish line, the leaders are…
Winning Group wins Race 5 of NSW 18 Footers Championship
Racing resumed today, after the annual break over the Christmas-New Year period, when the Australian 18 Footers League conducted race 5 of the 2020-2021 NSW 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour. Defending champion Winning Group team of John Winning…
Jules Verne Trophy – second try for Gitana Team
Lorient, Sunday, January 10, 2021 – With clockwork precision, it was at 01 hours 33 minutes and 46 seconds UTC that the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild set sail this Sunday 10 January on a fresh attempt at the Jules Verne…
Hare fixes rudder, Joschke out with canting keel damage
Joschke's Canting Keel – Jan 9 The Franco-German skipper Isabelle Joschke has been forced to abandon her Vendée Globe on the 62nd day of racing after a further failure of the keel canting system on board her IMOCA MACSF. Joschke…
Sail Port Stephens welcoming entries for April regatta
With safety plans in place and fingers firmly crossed, Sail Port Stephens is accepting entries for its 2021 regatta in April and once again aiming to provide an unforgettable sailing holiday for crews aboard everything from small dinghies to family…
Pip Hare has port rudder crack, needs to fit spare
Britain’s Pip Hare is looking for a benevolent small weather window in the depths of the South Pacific Ocean to allow her to replace the port rudder of her IMOCA Medallia after she discovered a crack in its stock (the…
Wet and wild Sail Paradise finale
Bartercard Sail Paradise came to an end yesterday with a bang. A strong south-easterly wind swept across the course during the morning and made for spectacular sailing. Wind gusts to 30 knots and rising seas led to one yacht being…
J-Bird III restoration blog part 6 – a new design
In parts 1 – 5 we have explored the purchase, haul out and delivery from Sydney to Brisbane of the World’s First TP52. We then stripped the interior of everything and cut the deck off due to severe balsa core…
Tunnel vision for Pip Hare in Vendee Globe
With 1300 miles to sail to Cape Horn this next week will be the toughest of British skipper Pip Hare’s Vendée Globe. With her autopilot system compromised due to the lack of true wind direction and strength data input, Hare…
Light conditions for Cockburn Sound Regatta
The Cockburn Sound Regatta is a four day event held between Boxing Day and New Year’s Eve on the beautiful and protected waters of Mangles Bay off Rockingham. Conditions were light and very hot for the whole regatta although the…
Free webinar : Expert weather preview – Prada Cup and America’s Cup 2021
Marine Weather University was launched just six months ago when veteran sailing meteorologist, Chris Bedford and two-times America's Cup winning navigator Peter Isler teamed up to provide the best marine weather education on the planet. Today MWU’s university-level curriculum features…
'Foiling is the future, we must not return to the past'
Stuff.co.nz. By Duncan Johnstone. One of the most enduring and respected figures in the America’s Cup has hit back at critics of the current boats, insisting foiling is the future and there must be no return to the sluggish monohulls…
Brits first cab off the rank in Prada Cup
7th January 2021 After over three years of waiting, the wins, the loses and the points will really start to count. The PRADA Cup is set to start on January 15 with the three Challengers competing to qualify to race against the America’s…
Worlds apart, Leader Bestaven on song on Atlantic climb, Herrmann repairs mainsail
Rested and fully energised in beautiful sunshine, climbing north up the South Atlantic, the mercury rising and sailing in a moderate breeze, Vendée Globe leader Yannick Bestaven’s strategic choices may prove better than his off-key rendition of a Jonny Hallyday…
Italian support for call to end America's Cup foiling
Stuff.co.nz. A pioneer of Italy’s venture into the America’s Cup has backed the vision of the New York Yacht Club to move away from foiling and return the competition to traditional boots. New York, who are backing American Magic’s promising challenge…
Coast Guard and LNG tanker rescue British yachty in the Caribbean Sea near Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Napier combined efforts with the CSCL Long Beach and the LNG tanker Gemmata to rescue a man from a disabled sailing vessel in the Caribbean Sea Thursday, approximately 114 nautical miles southeast…
Fifth-placed Dutreux leads second charge to Cape Horn
With Benjamin Dutreux, the young Les Sables d’Olonne skipper, passing Cape Horn this afternoon at 1452hrs UTC, there are now five Vendée Globe skippers back in the Atlantic Ocean on the 7000 miles climb back to Les Sables d’Olonne, where…
Ten teams line up for 2021 RORC Transatlantic Race
The 2021 RORC Transatlantic Race – in association with the International Maxi Association – is scheduled to start from Puerto Calero, Lanzarote on January 9th, 2021. Ten teams have sailed from European destinations to take part in the 2,735-mile race…
Sail Paradise Regatta kicks off from Southport Yacht Club
The 12th Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta got underway today with a record fleet of fifty-six yachts ranging in size from 70ft to 12ft today with a steady 10 knots North East breeze fanning across the course. The Race Officer, Southport…
Solo yachtsman saved by Personal Locator Beacon on life jacket
A joint operation between the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) and the Northern Territory Police on 4th January 2021 has successfully saved the life of a solo yachtsman who fell into the Arafura Sea approximately 45km east of Cape Wessel,…
Bestaven and Dalin round Cape Horn
Charlie Dalin (Apivia) became the second Vendée Globe skipper to round Cape Horn at 0439hrs early this Sunday morning, the 36 year old French skipper who originates from Le Havre, passing much closer than leader Yannick Bestaven (Maître Coq IV)…
2021 Sail Melbourne Regatta cancelled
Australian Sailing in conjunction with the Royal Brighton Yacht Club (RBYC) regretfully announces that the 2021 Sail Melbourne Nex Gen and Sail Melbourne International regatta has been cancelled. RBYC has been confirmed as a COVID-19 public exposure site, with known…
NSW Breakout Series postponed again
The Breakout Series, already postponed from August 2020, will not go ahead in January but will be rescheduled for August 2021. A meeting of the joint clubs Organising Committee – Middle Harbour Yacht Club, Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club, Royal…
Developing tropical cyclone to cross Qld overnight
TROPICAL CYCLONE ADVICE NUMBER 11 Issued at 4:52 am EST on Monday 4 January 2021 Tropical cyclone Imogen is moving further inland over the eastern Gulf Country. A transition to a tropical low is expected soon, but heavy rainfall and…
Search for sailor missing in Bass Strait called off
An overnight search for a yachtsman missing in Bass Strait has been called off after his boat was discovered unmanned. Authorities said it is highly unlikely he survived. The experienced yachtsman left Eden in NSW on an 18-metre yacht on…
Luna Rossa claims they're closing in on Team New Zealand's strength
Stuff.co.nz. Italian challenger Luna Rossa believe the team is already closing the gap on the advantage America’s Cup holder Team New Zealand has over them in high winds. Luna Rossa skipper Max Sirena readily acknowledged the Kiwi speed advantage in…
America's Cup: Foiling future under threat
Stuff.co.nz. By Duncan Johnstone. Team New Zealand appears to be guardian of the America’s Cup foiling generation. The ability of sport’s oldest trophy to fly with the fast-paced action that has brought in so many new fans and influenced current…
Vendee Globe – Seguin’s dreams are made of this
A nasty low pressure system is converging with the Vendée Globe leader Yannick Bestaven (Maître Coq IV) and could require him to slow significantly to avoid winds in excess of 40kts and big seas. But Bestaven is under pressure from…
Detail First is provisional winner of Launceston to Hobart Race
After a tough two days of sailing, the Hobart-based team, Detail First, is the provisional winner of the TasPorts Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race, with an IRC corrected elapsed time of 1 day, 22 hours, 49 minutes and 18 seconds….
Alive breaks race record for Launceston to Hobart
Tasmanian entrant Alive, owned by Phil Turner, has set a new race record in the TasPorts Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race. Alive, skippered by Duncan Hine and sailing with a mostly Tasmanian crew, finished the race at 19:30:52 on Monday…
Vendee Globe – back to reality
On the Vendée Globe front line, the Christmas truce is over. Days of light winds and mild temperatures have been summarily replaced by 30-35 knot winds. Deep reefed sails are the order of the day. It is cold, miserable and…
Alive threatens race record in Launceston to Hobart
Alive, skippered by Duncan Hine, is leading the TasPorts Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race (L2H) on line honours. A late entry in the race, Alive, a Reichel-Pugh 66 sailed by a Tasmanian crew pulled together from some of the boat’s…
Vendee Globe – Bestaven to extend lead on his birthday?
Yannick Bestaven (Maître CoQ IV) shows again today why he is the leader of the Vendée Globe as he has positioned himself well to take the best advantage of a long awaited low pressure system which will finally break up…
Cole and Walker win Rudder Cup for yacht race from Melbourne to Devonport
Guillaume Leroux’s Class 40 Lord Jiminy took line honours in the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s “Rudder Cup” Melbourne to Devonport Race, crossing the finish line at 10.45.55 this morning. That gave the boat an elapsed time of 23 hours…
Extasea on record pace in Melbourne to Devonport Yacht Race
Perfect wind conditions over choppy seas greeted the 19 starters in the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s “Rudder Cup” Melbourne to Devonport Yacht Race this morning. Northerlies blowing 25 to 35 knots allowed for a fast reach from Portsea to…
Christmas tales from the Vendee Globe sailors
Charlie Dalin (APIVIA) goes on the record as the Christmas Number 1 on the Vendée Globe rankings after being granted a narrow lead today while nearest rival Yannick Bestaven climbs north on Maître CoQ IV in search of a fast…
Care for abandoned America’s Cup yacht costs Queenstown ratepayers $23,000
Stuff Sports Queenstown ratepayers have coughed up more than $23,000 to pay for storage and legal fees for an Auckland millionaire’s abandoned yacht. The Queenstown-Lakes District Council is trying to sell ex-America’s Cup yacht NZL-14, which is moored in Queenstown…
Italian sail experts suggest fix to ailing British yacht
Stuff NZ Italy's Quantum Sails President Vittorio d’Albertas and his colleague Pietro Pinucci have spotted a setup problem on INEOS Team UK which is slowing the boat, preventing it from foiling. British website Sailweb reported the theory is that the problem in…
Race record predicted for Melbourne to Devonport “Rudder Cup” Yacht Race
With the remnants of a northerly wind pattern likely near Mornington Peninsular tomorrow (Dec 27), the 22 starters in the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s Melbourne to Devonport Race should enjoy a fast start as they head out of Port…
