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‘Catch Me If You Can’ – Smuggler Puts Down the Hammer and Goes Unchallenged The reigning Audi Centre Sydney Blue Water Champion, Smuggler, set a clear goal to open her offshore season with strength and continue her streak of top performances. She delivered on…
CHERBOURG-EN-CONTENTIN, 28 July 2025: As dawn was showing its first rays this morning off Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, so the sleek light blue triple-hulled form of the Ultim trimaran SVR Lazartigue sped across the finish line of the 51st Rolex Fastnet Race to…
“This is our impact P&L” – World Sailing’s inaugural Impact Report charts a new course for a sustainable future in sport World Sailing, the global governing body for the sport of sailing, today released its first Impact Report, a comprehensive overview…
CHERBOURG-EN-CONTENTIN, 27 July: Compared to the morning after the start of the last two Rolex Fastnet Races, this year’s special centenary edition has seen just a tiny number of retirements as the frontrunners fan out across the Celtic Sea and…
The 2025 Tornado World Championship has come to an exciting conclusion after ten thrilling races, all successfully completed despite the continuously tricky wind conditions that tested sailors’ strategy, stamina, and skill across the fleet. In the Open Category, GRE 86…
COWES, 26 July: Spectators in their thousands swarmed Cowes Green and the shores of the western Solent to witness the starts of the 51st Rolex Fastnet Race from 1120 until 1320 BST today. This year’s event marks the centenary of…
BERGAMASCO & LATTANZI WIN! The final day of the WASZP Games 2025 delivered everything you could want in a championship showdown—tight racing, pressure starts, tactical battles, and decisive performances. With the Gold Fleet behind on their race schedule, the priority…
Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race The Weather Gods Promised – and Delivered The start gun for the 2025 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race fired at 1300hrs sharp, sending the fleet off in stunning conditions. The early morning clouds and light…
COWES, 25 July: For the 444 yachts entered in the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s centennial Rolex Fastnet Race all eyes remain on the weather going into the last hours before the start tomorrow (Saturday 26 July). This looks set to be…
Newport, R.I. — The final group of skippers to be announced for the 2026 New York Yacht Club International Women’s Championship radiates enthusiasm for this groundbreaking opportunity in one of the world’s most famous sailing cities. “The 2026 International Women’s Championship is…
The transition from colourful and applauded challenges of 1983 and 1987, to Challengers for the XXVIII America’s Cup in San Diego, was a pivotal moment in the history of Italy in the competition. The groundwork laid by the Azzurra and…
Over 130 entries have been received to-date for 74 Islands Distillery Airlie Beach Race Week and among them are a good roll-up from the multihulls taking to the water in the Racing, Passage and Weta 4.4 divisions. Those out to…
Admiral’s Cup Inshore Series Day Three Cowes, 24 July 2025: The final day of inshore racing at the 2025 Admiral’s Cup delivered high drama, high stakes and no shortage of action, especially at race starts. Three intense races pushed crews to…
NEW ZEALAND 18 FOOTER INNOVATORS – Strong contributors to the 18 footer evolution David McDiarmid’s Honda Marine 18 footer team had just completed its three-in-a-row winning run at the 2020 JJ Giltinan World Championship on Sydney Harbour when the COVID-19…
EVENT: 2025 Australian Masters Games CLUBS: Canberra Yacht Club and YMCA Sailing Club DATES: 20-24 October 2025 Last chance for early bird entries for Masters Games in Canberra More than 200 sailors are expected to hit the waters of Lake Burley Griffin in…
Admiral’s Cup Inshore Series Day Two Cowes, 23 July 2025: Race Four of the Admiral’s Cup brought a tactical masterclass in light airs to the Central Solent. PRO Stuart Childerley set a windward leeward course for both classes, 1.6nm for AC1…
After tough conditions out in the bay on Day 1, Day 2 brought all fleets into the flatter waters of Weymouth Harbour—where a fresh 18 knot breeze served up champagne foiling conditions. Blue, Pink, and 6.9m fleets launched early, with…
Cowes, 22 July 2025: The opening inshore clash of the 2025 Admiral’s Cup was a gritty, high-octane showdown packed with drama and razor-sharp tactics. In a shifty 16-knot breeze, building to over 20 knots by the second race, the fleet tore…
“This race is live” — and with that, the 2025 WASZP Games were officially underway. With 247 sailors across four fleets, Portland Harbour and Weymouth Bay were transformed into a theatre of foiling. The regatta showcased three main racing fleets…
By John Roberson Sailors around the world will be sad to hear that British offshore sailing legend Paul Antrobus has crossed the bar. One of the “greats” of the IOR era of offshore racing, Paul had a distinguished career both…
KRISTINEHAMN, SWEDEN (July 18, 2025) — After a season away from the circuit, Team Leeloo stormed back onto the M32 scene with a stunning last-gasp victory at the Picasso Cup in Kristinehamn. Skipper Harold Vermeulen and his Dutch crew proved…
Third and final trophy ceremony recognizes overall winners, special awards & more The 2025 Transpacific Yacht Race celebrated its Final Awards Ceremony and Closing Party on Saturday, July 19, at the Kaneohe Yacht Club, in Kaneohe, Hawaii. The last of…
Fountaine Pajot and Dufour Yachts will steal the limelight at the 2025 Cannes Yachting Festival from 9–14 September as the renowned French brands showcase several highly anticipated world premieres. Among the highlights at this year’s show will be the global debuts of the Fountaine Pajot FP41 and FP44,…
Get ready to celebrate the world’s best sailing photographs of the year The 16th edition of the Pantaenius Yacht Racing Image Award will once again reassemble the world’s best marine photographers from all over the world. The prize giving will…
Double Olympic gold medallist and podcast host Shirley Robertson is joined by eight-time World Match Racing Champion Ian Williams, as the duo get together to discuss Williams’ career at the sharp end of the most combative discipline in the sport…
The WASZP Pre-Games Regatta may be an event we look back on as the moment a sleeping giant of the sport began to emerge as a powerhouse once again on the International stage. The USA WASZP contingent is beginning to…
Cowes, 20 July 2025: The Admiral’s Cup got underway with a light start for the 160nm Channel Race but by the next morning the fleet returned with all of the crews soaking wet and bleary eyed, having gone through the…
PORTSMOUTH, UK – 20 JULY 2025 – The BONDS Flying Roos’ hopes of a podium finish at the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix came undone in dramatic fashion on Sunday, with extreme conditions and a contentious umpire call combining to…
PORTSMOUTH, UK – 19 JULY 2025 -The Bonds Flying Roos remain firmly in the hunt for a place in tomorrow’s winner-takes-all Final at the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix in Portsmouth, finishing the opening day in third place. Tom…
by Miranda Blazeby @ SailGP Emirates GBR strategist Hannah Mills has revealed her ambition to launch her own SailGP team ahead of the league’s return to British waters for the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix | Portsmouth this weekend. Speaking…
PORTSMOUTH, U.K. -18 JULY 2025 – Fresh off a bruising weekend in New York, the BONDS Flying Roos are looking to bounce back with a vengeance as they take on long time rivals Great Britain in their home waters at…
(Long Beach, 17 July, 2025) The Long Beach Yacht Club and World Match Racing Tour today announced the dates for the 2026 Long Beach Yacht Club Congressional Cup and Ficker Cup, both official stages of the World Match Racing Tour,…
Southampton HQ gears up for official launch as the Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix | Portsmouth hits UK shores this weekend. THURSDAY JULY 17, 2025 – SailGP today marks the official opening of SailGP Technologies – the global racing championship’s…
After a seven-year hiatus, the World Sailing Nations Cup, the ultimate event to crown the world’s top match-racing nations, is making its much-anticipated return. World Sailing has officially opened the bid process for host cities and organisers for the prestigious…
Olympian Lisa Darmanin and Rolex Sydney Hobart Winner Jack Macartney to Lead Live Broadcast of Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) is pleased to confirm Olympian Darmanin and 2022 & 2024 Rolex Sydney…
WEDNESDAY JULY 16, 2025 – SailGP has announced the winners of the second Focus Area of its industry-leading Impact League – Emirates GBR SailGP Team – as the home-team and defending Impact League champions get set for an epic weekend of racing in…
IMOCAs in the Rolex Fastnet Race: ocean racing’s state of the art Cowes, 16 July 2025: One of the most historic and eternally ground-breaking oceanic racing yacht classes is the IMOCA. These 60 footers are the world’s most advanced offshore…
Italy has one of the most passionate and enduring histories in the America’s Cup. Azzurra’s 1983 debut turned Italian sailing into a national interest. Backed by icons like Agnelli and the Aga Khan, it laid the foundation for today’s Italian…
Australia’s top Olympic class sailors have wrapped up a valuable week of racing at the Long Beach Olympic Classes Regatta in California, gaining firsthand experience at the future venue of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. Australian Sailing Team, Technical…
RORC Channel Race 2025 FWS 10:20 BST Saturday 19 July Course: Solent start – Around Marks – Solent Finish (Approx.110-160nm) Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) The 2025 RORC Channel Race is the high-stakes opener of the 2025 Admiral’s…
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