Bali 4.4 ‘Halyna’ – Life on Board
Syndicate shareholders Peter and Avril Bristow tell us what life is like on board. “The thing that gets us every time is when we anchor in a bay is the design of this yacht. She swings to the breeze, we…
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Fiji’s iconic annual Regatta Week celebrates 40 years
One of the most popular events on the Fiji calendar, the Annual Fiji Regatta Week will celebrate its 40th year when it returns to Musket Cove Island Resort & Marina next month. Celebrating four decades of sailing, adventure, and island…
5.5 Metre class World Championship preview
(Ed. Good luck to the 3 Australian entries from Sydney, John Bacon, Martin Cross and Mark Tolhurst) Twenty nine teams from 10 countries, including Australia and the Bahamas, are gathered at the Yacht Club de l’Odet for the 5.5 Metre…
Super consistent Realteam wins TF35 Voiles de Choisi
Esteban Garcia’s Realteam Sailing skippered by Jérôme Clerc with tactician Sébastien Col have won the single race final day of the TF35 Voiles de Choisi, winning the event with a five-point advantage over Yann Guichard’s Sails of Change 8. “I’m…
Gladiator win Puerto Portals 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week
Tony Langley’s British flagged Gladiator team made it two wins in a row today when they overturned a three points deficit over the one and only race sailed to add the Puerto Portals 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week title to…
Tight at the top at the end of the Louis Vuitton Cup opening round robin
Barcelona delivered some stunning conditions on the fourth day of the first round robin stage of the Louis Vuitton Cup with an easterly breeze that oscillated around 10 knots allowing the Race Committee to set a course running close to…
People you meet at Magnetic Island Race Week
Two balmy days of sailing away at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week 2024 and the fleet at Townsville Yacht Club’s (TYC) much loved annual event is as eclectic as ever, as Olympians and other champions mix it with regulars, internationals,…
SailGP – United States underway during pre-season training in Bermuda
by Miranda Blazeby, Digital Editor SaiGP The United States team, led by driver Taylor Canfield, has hit the water to begin a pre-season training camp in Bermuda. The team, which began training on Sunday, is also testing the in-development T-Foils, which…
Magnetic Island Race Week – More breeze made a difference
There were cries of “My handicap has been crucified,” this morning at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week 2024, after some boats scored huge wins in yesterday’s Tan Lines Distilling Race Day, one claiming, “we were just lucky in the light…
5.5 Metre class – Ali Baba wins thrilling edition of Scandinavian Gold Cup
All three boats finished today’s first race just six seconds apart. As Artemis (Kristian Nergaard, Johan Barne and Trond Solli-Saether) closed the line a couple of metres clear ahead of Ali Baba (Flavio Marazzi, Julie Marazzi and Eline Marazzi), John B (Gavin McKinney, Lars Horn Johannessen…
Puerto Portals title to be decided by a three cornered battle
After a long, hot, but very exciting Saturday of racing on the Bay of Palma, Harm Müller-Spreer’s 2023 circuit champions Platoon Aviation go into tomorrow’s decisive last two races of the Puerto Portals 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week with a…
Patience and accuracy rewarded on day 3 of the Louis Vuitton Cup
It was a tough day at the office for the world’s greatest sailors competing at the Louis Vuitton Cup in Barcelona with light winds eliciting those sporting extremes of both elation and frustration. It was a day where the slightest…
Realteam returns to winning form
With two clean victories followed by a second and third on the first day of racing at the Les Voiles de Choisi, skipper Jérôme Clerc and tactician Sébastien Col showed why Realteam Sailing are two times TF35 tour champions. As…
5.5 Metre class – Ali Baba leads Scandinavian Gold Cup
In a tense second day of racing in Benodet Ali Baba (Flavio Marazzi, Julie Marazzi and Eline Marazzi) and Artemis (Kristian Nergaard, Johan Barne and Trond Solli-Saether) both notched up race wins in the Scandinavian Gold Cup. Artemis won the first race of the day,…
Puerto Portals 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week
Tony Langley’s Gladiator team won the one and only race to be sailed at the Puerto Portals 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week to keep the pressure on the event leaders Harm Müller-Spreer’s Platoon Aviation who maintained their high level of…
Magnetic Island Race Week – Nice light day to start proceedings
The opening day of SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week 2024 was not to everyone’s liking, as it was a little light on for breeze, but you couldn’t otherwise fault the beautiful warm and sunny day and flat water that was…
Wind shuts down after two races on second day of Louis Vuitton Cup
A tricky day for the Race Officers at the Louis Vuitton Cup who managed to get two races completed before the wind shut-down to below the 6.5 knot lower limit average across a zephyr-laden course and caused the racing to…
Andoo Team Australia Farewell and Fundraiser
One Day to Go: Andoo Team Australia Farewell and Fundraiser Event Date: Friday, 30 AugustLocation: Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) With only one day left until our unforgettable send-off event, we invite you to join us in celebrating the Andoo Team…
5.5m fleet heads back to Benodet for Scandinavian Gold Cup and 5.5m World Champs
The International 5.5 Metre fleet is heading to Benodet in south Brittany and the Yacht Club de l’Odet this week for 10 days of championship racing, including the 2024 Scandinavian Gold Cup and 5.5 Metre World Championship. It’s the eighth…
Tension palpable at the Louis Vuitton Cup Press Conference
There was a serious tone to proceedings at the press conference ahead of the start of the Louis Vuitton Cup – which begins at 1400 CET on Thursday August 29 – with a palpable feeling of tension on the stage…
52 Super Series – Back in business
Platoon Aviation top Puerto Portals leaderboard With a nicely put together victory in the first race and an equally accomplished second position on the first day of the Puerto Portals 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week, Harm Müller Spreer’s 2023 overall…
Aarhus attracts impressive line-up for 2024 Finn Gold Cup
The 2024 Finn Gold Cup opens in Aarhus, Denmark this week, with an impressive line-up of new and old talent. It follows six years on from the last time the Finn world championship was held in Aarhus, then as part…
52 Super Series
With 13 boats racing the heat is on in Puerto Portals While two different teams – Hasso and Tina Plattner’s Phoenix and Andy Soriano’s Alegre – won the two short official practice races raced today ahead of Puerto Portals 52…
La Solitaire du Figaro
On his 18th La Solitaire du Figaro, racing though his own backyard last night and early this morning French ace Alexis Loison leads the first stage of the 55th edition of La Solitaire du Figaro Parec. After putting the notoriously strong tidal…
Carbon Yachts Welcomes ASTenders to Australia
Carbon Yachts, a leading distributor of luxury marine vessels in Australia & New Zealand, is excited to announce the arrival of ASTenders to Australia. The highly anticipated range of ASTenders is now available at Carbon Yachts’ premier Sydney showroom, offering…
All smiles in Sylt as Delannoy tops podium
By Caroline Morris A week of solid action comes to a climax for women’s final of the Defender GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Sylt 2024 The sun was shining on day six of the Defender GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Sylt 2024…
18 footer Nationals go to Brisbane
35-year wait will come to an end in January 2025 When the 2024-25 Australian 18 footer Championship is sailed on Waterloo Bay, Brisbane next January, it will become the first major 18 footer title sailed in Queensland since Scott Ramsden’s…
Convexity and Mataran 24 Crowned 2024 Melges 24 World Champions
24 August 2024—San Francisco, CA, USA – Congratulations to Don Wilson and his Convexity team for capturing the 2024 Diversified Melges 24 World Champions title. Alongside Wilson, tactician Jeremy Wilmot and crew members Ian Liberty, Edward Hackney, and Tomas Dietrich executed a brilliant campaign on San…
Baximus and Astrapi are winners of the Aegean Regatta 2024
The yachts Baximus skippered by Thanasis Baxevanis from the club “Omilos Filon Thalassis” and Astrapi with skipper Vassilis Kapitanidis from the Nautical Club of Thessaloniki triumphed respectively in the ORC Performance and ORC Sport categories of the Aegean Regatta 2024. The final act of the international sailing race organized by the General Secretariat for the Aegean and Island Policy with the…
Wingfoil Racing World Cup Series China Day 5
Ghio and Suardiaz win in China HIGHLIGHTS Mathis Ghio (FRA) and Nia Suardiaz (ESP) have become champions at WingFoil Racing World Cup China. After no wind on the final day in Pingtan Island, the outcome was determined on the results from earlier in the week….
Team Nika crowned 2024 44Cup World Champions by a point
The 44Cup World Championship Brunnen concluded today on Switzerland’s Lake Lucerne with the most intense tussle for the lead between Vladimir Prosikhin’s Team Nika and Igor Lah’s Team Ceeref Vaider. The 44Cup Brunnen community spent Saturday evening cruising Lake Uri…
Emirates Team New Zealand win the Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta
As the sun set in Barcelona on a memorable Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta, it was Emirates Team New Zealand spraying the Moët & Chandon champagne as winners, after an enthralling and epic, super-tight final battle with Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli….
39th Edition of Hamilton Island Race Week Comes to a Close
The final day of on water action at Hamilton Island Race Week 2024 pushed all the way to the wire, with match racing finishes pushing right to the end in multiple divisions as placings remained in contention across all divisions….
Double bullet day for Aleph Racing at 44Cup Worlds
Lake Uri (Lucerne) laid on different conditions for the penultimate day of the 44Cup World Championship out of Brunnen, Switzerland. After two lively sea breeze days, Saturday started off with two races in the same northerly, both in sub-10 knot…
Changing fortunes on day 3 of Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta
Another glamour day in Barcelona with four tantalising match-ups on the penultimate day of action at the Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta. No change at the top of the leaderboard overnight with Emirates Team New Zealand holding firm after a win…
GKA Kite Surf – The comeback king takes the win
By Caroline Morris A bit of rain wasn’t going to stop the show as the day’s action opened with the quarter-final in the men’s Defender GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Sylt 2024. Heat one saw Kiko Roig (ESP) going head-to-head against…
Team Nika ahead at halfway stage of 44Cup World Championship Brunnen
For day two of the 44Cup World Championship the nine RC44 teams ventured out from the host village of Brunnen on to the Urnersee section of Lake Uri [Lucerne] to a full windless, glass-out. After two hours of waiting patiently…
Kiwis on top after day 2 of the Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta
Barcelona, once again, put on its finest display today on day two of the Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta with outstanding sailing conditions for the sailors and wonderful viewing opportunities for the spectators. All along the Barceloneta beachfront and at the…
Women at the top at Hamilton Island Race Week
The 39th Edition of Hamilton Island Race Week has marked an increase in female representation in key roles on boats, from skippers to navigators and plenty of female crew out on the water. Rhumb Runna competing in the Trailable Yacht…
Edencraft Creative expands with Composites
Since 2022, Josie Maher-Eastman has been the General Manager of her family’s businesses: Edencraft International, Edencraft Marine and Edencraft Creative. Based in Geelong, Victoria, Edencraft International manufactures worldclass fibreglass, offshore fishing boats ranging from 6 to 7.77-metres that can be…
