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A great adventure has now begun for over a thousand sailors from fifty-three nations who departed Las Palmas de Gran Canaria today to cross the Atlantic to Saint Lucia as part of ARC 2019, the world's largest transocean sailing rally….
A $560,000 yacht allegedly used in a foiled attempt to import almost 1 tonne of illicit drugs into Western Australia is set to go under the hammer. WA Police Force initially seized the Sail Yacht Zero (SY Zero) in September…
Take a look through the results of three major regattas in the UK and Europe during the 2019 race season, the Fastnet, Cowes Race Week and the Middle Sea Race and the obvious IRC performer across all divisions is the…
After two round robins of racing at the Harken International Youth Match Racing Regatta on Pittwater, the top four teams have been identified, including the two Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club's teams skippered by Alistair Read and Juliet Costanzo. The…
Derwent Sailing Squadron Race Director, Ron Bugg, is pleased with the number of entries in this year’s Riversdale Estate Wines Launceston to Hobart (L2H) race and anticipates plenty of rivalry on the water in Tasmania’s longest offshore yacht race. “We…
Following Sodebo Ultim 3’s retirement, the three trimarans still racing in the Brest Atlantiques are embarking on a third Atlantic crossing, this time between the Namibian coast and Brazil, to round the St Helena high to the north. This section…
The 6th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race got underway on time, with the fleet starting from outside Marina Lanzarote at 1100 UTC on Saturday 23 November, sailing into a stiff breeze gusting up to 25 knots. After the start,…
Langkawi: Varying winds made for challenging sailing at the 30th Raja Muda Selangor International Regatta (RMSIR) and the final day of racing today was no exception, with the fleet starting the first race of the day with fair winds that…
Despite the rather melancholy weather, the competition was as stiff as ever in the 42nd running of the Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship (SSORC), hosted by Middle Harbour Yacht Club (MHYC) over the weekend. Gerry Hatton’s Bushranger crew came down…
A Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) team skippered by Alastair Gifford has won the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club’s (RPAYC) Harken International Youth Match Racing Championship on Pittwater this weekend, successfully defending the title won by fellow club member…
Thomas Coville and Jean-Luc Nélias, who have been in Cape Town since Thursday, today announced their decision not to continue on the Brest Atlantiques, as the damages to their boat are too serious to carry on safely. At the head…
Arrecife, Lanzarote: On the penultimate day before the start of the 6th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race, crews of the international fleet have eyes on the weather for the 3,000 nautical mile race across the Atlantic Ocean to Grenada…
Kuah: On the first day of the Langkawi inshore races at Kuah Harbour, participating boats in the 30th Raja Muda Selangor International Regatta (RMSIR) experience a good day of racing despite some tricky winds. Rolf Heemskerk’s ‘The Next Factor’ placed…
The Finn has been the dinghy of choice for generations of sailors seeking to challenge themselves to the limits of their sailing skills and their physical endurance and has a culture that embraces sailors of all ages and a camaraderie…
Yann Guichard and his crew will be back on standby early next week, awaiting a favourable weather window to set sail on their third Jules Verne Trophy record attempt. Since October 29th, the team had been focused exclusively on repairing…
There are times in the life of a boat where she needs a little TLC. Yes it can be done at anchor, but more often it means being lifted out of the water and placed on the hard where anything…
After just over 15 days of racing, Maxi Edmond de Rothschild, the leader of the Brest Atlantiques fleet since Rio, will reach the second and final race marker of the course, Robben Island. MACIF and Actual Leader are hot on…
The 2019 RORC Transatlantic Race will start from Marina Lanzarote on Saturday 23 November, bound for Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada. Race crews are busy getting themselves and their boats ready for the 3,000nm race across the Atlantic…
A fantastic welcome ceremony got underway for the 2019 Harken International Youth Match Racing Championship hosted by the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club. The star-studded line-up of 10 youth (under 23) teams from both local and international clubs came together…
And that makes two! At 19:16 UTC, this Wednesday 20 November, the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild was first around Robben Island, the second course mark in the Brest Atlantiques. In this way, Franck Cammas and Charles Caudrelier consolidate their lead…
After the Mauritius Route record between Port Louis (Brittany in NW France) and Mauritius that was smashed on 8th November with a time of 18 hours, 14 minutes and 45 seconds, today, Francis Joyon and his crew are tackling the…
After two weeks at sea, it’s now becoming extremely close on the Brest Atlantiques, as the fleet race towards Cape Town. The trimarans bringing up the rear of the fleet have been able to take advantage of favourable conditions, now…
Twelve days after completing the first act in his IDEC SPORT ASIAN TOUR, when he smashed the Mauritius Route record by more than six days, Francis Joyon is about to tackle the second leg of the voyage taking him to…
The fourth edition of the Antigua Bermuda Race will start from Antigua May 6th 2020. The 935nm oceanic race is managed by the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club in association with Antigua Sailing Week, and supported by the Bermuda Tourism Authority…
By The Maritime Executive 2019-11-18 17:04:24 A new wetsuit material could help reduce the wearer's blood loss if they are bitten by a shark, according to research conducted at Flinders University in Australia. Blood loss is the leading cause of…
Lausanne, 19 November 2019 – SP80 was born from the encounter of three engineering students passionate about sailing, kitesurfing and speed. Their goal? To break the world sailing speed record in 2022 and bring it back to Europe. This record…
Ocean Safety has developed a new container for its Ocean ISO Liferaft, reducing weight and making the raft easier to handle, a critical factor when launching it over the side of a vessel. The Ocean ISO is one of the…
Three Hobsons Bay Yacht Club boats have collectively taken out an emphatic Lipton Cup victory over their cross-town rivals and event hosts the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria (RYCV), after the new teams format was introduced for the first time….
Falmouth coastguard received a radio mayday broadcast at 5.18am from the two people on board the 70ft yacht, reporting that the vessel was 21 nautical miles north of the Isles of Scilly and the on-board electrics and pump had failed…
The Sail Melbourne – Summer of Sailing 2020 count-down is on with only three weeks to go to the start of an exciting series of world-class sailing in Australia this summer. Seven months out from the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games,…
The Australian National Maritime Museum will launch their 2020 programming of blockbuster exhibitions, events and experiences, at a gala event at their Darling Harbour waterfront location on Wednesday evening, 20th November 2019. The year begins deep in prehistoric waters, with…
Maxi Edmond de Rothschild continues to lead on the Brest Atlantiques race, passing Gough Island at 12.45 am and is now progressing with a series of gybes between the high pressure system and the Ice Exclusion Zone. MACIF just behind…
An international cast will take to the race course on Pittwater for the 27th Harken International Youth Match Racing Championship, to be hosted by the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) from 20-24 November, 2019. An even split of Australian…
The Appliancesonline.com.au team (Brett Van Munster, Phil Marshall and Kurt Fatouris) became the 2019-2020 Australian 18 Footers League Spring champions, but it was The Oak Double Bay-4 Pines team of Jack Macartney, Courtney Mahar, Charlie Gundy which took honours on…
The 4,750 nautical mile Southern Ocean stage of Clipper 2019-20 Race started in Cape Town today as the only global sailing race for non-professionals passes its quarter-way mark. Race 4: The Marlow Southern Ocean Sleigh Ride got underway on Sunday…
Maxi Edmond de Rothschild slowed down marginally overnight Saturday and has regained speed on Sunday further increasing their lead on the trimaran MACIF, Sodebo Ultim 3 and Actual Leader. The leader of the Brest Atlantiques is expected tomorrow night at…
The Mirpuri Foundation Racing Team officially unveiled its Racing For The Planet campaign on Friday at a packed event in Cascais, Lisbon. The team – which will race in a VO65 in the 2021-22 edition – has placed “climate change”…
With the majority of boats now docked in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and crews busy making preparations for their 2,700 nm Atlantic ahead of start of the ARC next Sunday – 24th November – it was time to mark…
By The Maritime Executive 2019-11-15 14:49:38 The U.S. Coast Guard and two AMVER vessels helped a 78-year-old man aboard a homemade sailing vessel at multiple points during a five-month journey across the Pacific Ocean. On October 29, the brother of…
Twincities.com. By Mary Divine. Mike Olson wasn’t optimistic Friday morning when he arrived at the Boom Site Landing north of Stillwater. “I don’t think I can move it now,” he said. Olson, 45, of Chicago City, was referring to his…
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