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'Disingenuous, frivolous' Luna Rossa loses another legal battle
Luna Rossa’s relentless pursuit of legal options is growing tiresome for their opponents, who have labelled the Italians “disingenuous” and “frivolous” according to Duncan Johnston, writing for the Stuff website in New Zealand. Luna Rossa has had yet another attempt…
Crew from Marine Rescue Ulladulla saves sailor in perilous conditions
A crew from Marine Rescue UIladulla has rescued a solo sailor from a 33 foot yacht taking on water and sinking in perilous conditions off the Illawarra coastline. A crew from Marine Rescue Ulladulla has returned the solo sailor safely to shore…
Yanks go home – Luna Rossa wins Prada Cup semi-final in straight sets
Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli has booked a place in the Prada Cup final against INEOS TEAM UK after defeating the New York Yacht Club's American Magic 4-0 in the semi-final. The Italian syndicate looked in total control on Friday and…
A human life was saved. End of story – Vendee Globe
“There are two winners in this Vendée Globe,” smiled Yannick Bestaven sportingly as he warmly greeted Charlie Dalin, the French skipper who hours earlier had broken the finish line of the solo round the world race in first place. Granted…
Luna Rossa leads Prada Cup semi-final 2-0
The first day of the PRADA Cup Semi-Final went smooth as silk for Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli which scored the first two points on the leader board against New York Yacht Club American Magic that, against all the odds, managed…
Charlie Dalin first to finish the Vendee Globe
After an immaculately executed race, at 19h 35m 47s UTC this evening, after 80 days 6hrs 15mins 47secs since the start on Sunday 8th November, French skipper Charlie Dalin emerged from a damp, misty Bay of Biscay to break the finish…
Patriot back in the water, preparing for the Prada Cup semi-finals
Auckland, New Zealand – New York Yacht Club American Magic, the U.S. Challenger for the 36th America's Cup, on Wednesday re-launched its racing yacht, PATRIOT, for the first time since a damaging capsize and near-sinking suffered by the team during a…
Louis Burton (Bureau Vallee 2) second across the finish line in Vendee Globe
Louis Burton, the popular hard driving 35-year-old French skipper of Bureau Vallee 2, crossed the finish line of the Vendée Globe in second position, emerging from the inky darkness on his yellow hulled IMOCA to break the line at 23.45hrs 12mins…
Boris Herrmann reports on his collision with a fishing boat in the Vendee Globe
Shortly before the finish of the Vendee Globe Race, things took a dramatic turn for German sailor Boris Herrmann. His vessel, Seaexplorer – Yacht Club de Monaco collided with a fishing trawler 85 nautical miles from the finish line in…
Yannick Bestaven (Maître CoQ IV) wins the Vendée Globe
Yannick Bestaven, the 48-year-old French skipper of Maître Coq IV, is the overall winner of the ninth edition of the Vendée Globe. Although he actually took the gun for third place off Les Sables d’Olonne, France at 03hrs 19mins 46…
After 80 days of racing, Vendee Globe could be won by minutes
With something less than 24 hours until the first solo sailor finishes the Vendée Globe off Les Sables d’Olonne Wednesday night, even the most advanced modern weather routing programmes operated by some of the finest minds in ocean racing cannot…
Palanad 3 wins the 2021 RORC Transatlantic Race Trophy
Congratulations to Olivier Magre and his crew on French Class40 Palanad 3 as the overall winner of the 2021 RORC Transatlantic Race. Palanad 3 has posted the best elapsed time under IRC to win the RORC Transatlantic Race Trophy. Palanad…
RIP Bob Fisher, champion sailor and America's Cup correspondent
Bob Fisher, a world champion sailor and a respected sailing journalist who covered 16 editions of the America's Cup and wrote a history of the event, has died in Britain aged 85. The Guardian, for whom Fisher wrote from 1958…
Crewsaver enters the inflatable boat market
Crewsaver, a Survitec brand and supplier of safety and survival equipment to the leisure marine industry, is introducing two new compact and quick-to-inflate boats in a development that marks the company’s entry into the inflatable boat market. “Survitec is well…
Key rule review looms as British enter Prada Cup final with risk of disqualification
Stuff.co.nz By Duncan Johnstone America’s Cup officials appear set to review a key rule that has a disqualification hanging over Sir Ben Ainslie’s rampant British syndicate. The complaint of non-compliance rule allows teams to question opposition developments they feel are…
Three boats to finish Vendee Globe within four hours on Wednesday?
After 24,300 nautical miles and more than 80 days of racing around the world, victory or a place on the podium on this ninth edition of the Vendée Globe might go down to the final layline, picking and sailing the…
LIGHT WIND TACK – Dinghy Sailing Techniques – How to nail the manoeuvre
In this video, Shaun Priestley gives us some top tips on how to perform tacks in light wind conditions. This manoeuvre can help you gain vital speed out on the race course and help you sail faster.
Dice tumbling as Vendee Globe hits 1000nm to go mark
Less than 1000 nautical miles to the finish of the ninth edition of the Vendée Globe in Les Sables d’Olonne and it is still too close to call, not least as the Saint Malo maverick Louis Burton seized the race…
Second and third races of Australian 18 Footer Championship dominated by tech2
The recently crowned NSW champion tech2 18ft Skiff team totally dominated a great day's racing in races 2 and 3 of the Australian 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour today. In North East winds ranging from 18-25 knots, the…
Tradition alive at the 178th Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race
Kicking off at 9:30am from Williamstown, a strong fleet of over 140 boats raced down Port Phillip toward the finish line in Geelong in the 178th running of the Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race yesterday. While the full Festival of…
INEOS Team UK goes straight to the Prada Cup final
INEOS TEAM UK stays unbeaten after what was probably the closest race seen so far on the AC75s, with nine lead changes and three close crosses throughout the nail biting race against Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli. With that result, Sir…
The Maxi Edmond de Rothschild abandons her Jules Verne Trophy record attempt
Indian Ocean, Friday, January 22, 2021 – Sailing in the Indian Ocean since yesterday afternoon and their passage of the longitude of Cape Agulhas, the men of Gitana Team were positioned at 48°28 south at 11:00 UTC with a lead…
Bach claims “no reason whatsoever” to think Tokyo 2020 will not open in July and “no Plan B”
Inside the Games. By Nancy Gillen. International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach has claimed there is “no reason whatsoever” to think Tokyo 2020 will not be staged from July 23 to August 8. Bach made the comments in an interview…
Olympic sailing medallist Sofia Bekatorou alleges she was sexually assaulted by official in 1998
Inside the Games. By Michael Pavitt. Greek Olympic sailing gold medallist Sofia Bekatorou has alleged she was sexually abused in 1998 by a high-ranking member of the Hellenic Sailing Federation. Bekatorou, who won gold in the 470 class at her home…
Australian Championship Race 2 & 3 – 24/01/2021
Zhik’s latest ‘street style’ inshore jacket
Zhik’s new spring 2021 ranges are all now being delivered from their three global warehouses out to worldwide dealers and via Zhik.com. Hitting the shelves shortly, Zhik’s INS100 jacket is a technical cross-over lightweight jacket for life afloat and onshore….
Vendee Globe – all quiet on the Western front?
The relative silence from among the Vendée Globe leaders speaks volumes. Increasingly background activities are pared back to only what is necessary as the solo skippers devote all their energies to weather strategy, keeping fast and managing their energy reserves…
Maersk Boxship loses 750 containers overboard in North Pacific
Heavy weather in the North Pacific is being blamed for the loss of containers aboard one of Maersk’s containerships. This is the third container loss incident recently reported in the Pacific. Maersk is saying that approximately 750 containers were lost…
Bring out your expired flares for safe, easy disposal in NSW
Boaters across NSW will have one more opportunity to dispose of their expired flares safely and easily this boating season. The NSW Maritime collection program will be operational from 1 to 18 April at mobile collection points up and down the…
SailGP’s Season 2 to feature eight global events from April 2021 to March 2022
LONDON – January 20, 2021 – SailGP has announced a full race schedule for its second season, which will feature eight national teams made up of the sport’s best athletes squaring off in eight events across three continents. The schedule…
World Match Race Tour cardholders announced
London, UK (20 January, 2021) – The World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) today announced the six skippers awarded WMRT Tour Cards for the 2021 championship season. Defending match racing world champion Taylor Canfield (USA) leads the line-up alongside six-time world…
Seven days until the finish of the Vendee Globe
The race at the front of the Vendée Globe is electrifying. None of the eight previous editions has ever witnessed a race finish as open and intense. Right now the leading skippers are trying to get their heads around a…
The full story behind solo sailor's ordeal after being pitched overboard
A solo sailor who was rescued eight hours after being pitched overboard in rough seas off Australia’s Northern Territory coastline has revealed details of his ordeal. Southampton-born expat Nigel Fox, who has been praised by rescue services for the quick…
Only 260nm separates the top nine sailors in the Vendee Globe
The Vendée Globe remains wide open. A leading group of nine skippers form the vanguard with a slight advantage for two skippers, Charlie Dalin and Louis Burton. The skipper of Bureau Vallée 2 continues his more westerly route and all…
Green Dragon and Palanad 3 scorch into Antigua
ANTIGUA, W.I. January 19, 2021 – Johannes Schwarz’s Volvo 70 Green Dragon crossed the finish line of the 7th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race at 04:53 UTC in an elapsed time of 9 days, 18 hours, 53 mins and…
Schedule for remaining Round Robins of Prada Cup released
Following New York Yacht Club American Magic informing the Regatta Director that they will not be racing in Round Robins 3 and 4 of the PRADA Cup this weekend, the racing schedule has been revised as follows: Saturday 23rd of…
Rayon Vert takes multihull Line Honours in RORC Transatlantic Race
ANTIGUA, W.I. January 18, 2021 – Oren Nataf’s Multi50 Trimaran Rayon Vert, skippered by Alex Pella crossed the finish line of the 7th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race at 13:33 UTC in an elapsed time of 9 days, 3…
Fast Burton and consistent Dalin battle northwards in the Trade Winds
With less than two weeks – perhaps even just ten days – until the finish of what is set to be the closest ever edition of the Vendée Globe it is still impossible to predict which three skippers will finish…
US Coast Guard recovers stolen tiki hut from “intoxicated” operator
BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE 01-14-2021 10:03:00 A small boat team with U.S. Coast Guard Sector Key West took on a special mission on Wednesday: tracking down and recovering a stolen floating tiki hut. For the full story, go to The…
