Classroom on the cruise
Many people learn to sail to go cruising in great places but if you can extend your learning while cruising in a great place then you have the opportunity to combine the two in a great experience. This is the…
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Thrilling races produce world champions
Peter Burling and Blair Tuke from New Zealand dazzled to win another 49er world championship, the sixth for the magic combo, which is a class record and two more than a pair of Australians – Chris Nicholson and more recently,…
Clipper Race: WTC takes Sanya tropical paradise win
WTC Logistics has won its first podium after finishing Race 6 of the Clipper Round the World Race, The Sanya Tropical Paradise in dramatic fashion when her crew found the overtaking lane – and used it. Skippered by Rich Gould,…
Joyon gets ready to deliver his tea to London
The Tea Route, which Francis Joyon and the crew of the IDEC Sport maxi-trimaran are following (ETA in London on Wednesday), is the basis of an ocean record dating back to the 10th Century. At that time, the big American…
Cyclones, typhoons, hurricanes – deadly by any name
The Maritime Executive By Tony Munoz 02-13-2020 05:34:27 (Article originally published in Nov/Dec 2019 edition.) From 1900 to 2017, 197 hurricanes made landfall in the U.S. causing about $2 trillion in damages or roughly $17 billion per year. The…
Philipp Buhl dominates 2020 Laser Standard World Championship
Melbourne Australia. Feb 16, 2020: Philipp Buhl dominates 2020 Laser Standard World Championship German Laser sailor Philipp Buhl put together an exemplary scorecard to win the 2020 ILCA Standard Men’s World Championship by 12 points. Buhl recorded four straight wins…
Byford and Hudson crowned 2020 Sydney 38 OD Australian Champions
Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) members, Peter Byford and David Hudson, have been crowned the 2020 Sydney 38 One-Design Australian Champions following a three-day battle over nine races at Pittwater in Sydney. Class President Byford and Hudson, co-owners of…
Plan for the final day of 2020 World Championship racing
With no racing on Friday February 14 due to summer storms that wreaked havoc with the breeze, Saturday’s final day of the 49er, 49er and Nacra 17 2020 World Championship on Corio Bay in Geelong has been decided. Schedule: Two…
IDEC Sport faces a tense weekend
The huge Atlantic Ocean is offering a series of weather difficulties to the IDEC Sport maxi trimaran and its crew of Francis Joyon, Christophe Houdet, Bertrand Delesne, Antoine Blouet, and Corentin Joyon. It is clear in the Northern Hemisphere; the…
A tour of Martinique in four rounds
From Thursday 13 to Sunday 16 February, Martinique will once again host the Round Martinique Regatta from marina of “L’Étang Z’abricot” in Fort de France, and the new location for the official race village is well known to sailors and…
Two brothers, one Olympic Laser berth
Melbourne, Australia. Feb 15,2020: The penultimate day of the ILCA Laser Standard Men’s World Championship has dawned grey and rainy, but race director Peter Merritt is optimistic that three races can be sailed in “ideal” winds. “The forecast is for…
Northern Qualifier filling fast for Sailing Champions League
The Notice of Race for the three remaining 2020 SAILING Champions League – Asia Pacific events are now online. The events are: SCL-Asia Pacific: Qualifier 2 (north) at Hunters Hill SC (14/15 March), SCL-Asia Pacific: FINAL at Royal Sydney Yacht…
Black flags hurt champions after tough day at Laser Worlds
Melbourne, Australia. Feb 15,2020: Two Olympic medallists and the sailor who holds second place overall made it tough for themselves in very testing conditions at the ILCA Laser Standard Men’s World Championship today. Double Olympic champion Robert Scheidt (BRA), London…
Nacra and 49ers – selection battles continue
Nacra 17 Australians siblings Nathan and Haylee Outteridge continue to show their mettle, moving into the top spot in the Nacra 17. Their national teammates, Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin (AUS), are also vying for a country spot for Tokyo…
Match conditions agreed for 36th America's Cup
Following a successful mediation, the America’s Cup Defender and Challenger of Record have come to an agreement on the Match Conditions for the 36th America’s Cup. The two sides came to a consensus after engaging in an official mediation process…
Cadet Worlds head down under, hosted by Royal Yacht Club of Victoria
Some of the world's most talented junior sailors will head to the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria (RYCV) next summer as the historic Australian club gets set to host the national and world championships for the International Cadet class. It's…
No racing at Laser Worlds as thunderstorms hit Melbourne
The fourth day of racing at the ILCA Laser Standard Men’s World Championship was abandoned today, owing to a series of thunderstorms that swept across Port Phillip Bay. Scheduled to be the first day of Gold Fleet racing, which brings…
Esperance radar upgrade brings more weather data to the region
Weather watchers in the Esperance-Goldfield region will now have access to more weather images, more often, after upgrades by the Bureau of Meteorology to the existing Esperance radar went live today. The Bureau, in partnership with Western Australian Government, have…
IDEC SPORT getting back on track
“With the South Atlantic like that, we would never have smashed the Jules Verne Trophy record.” That was how Francis Joyon described the situation, still somewhat taken back by the vagaries of the South Atlantic at the start of this…
Getting ready for the RORC Caribbean 600
With less than two weeks until the start of the 12th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600, boats and crew are beginning to arrive in Antigua. The marinas in Falmouth and English Harbour are starting to buzz with activity as…
Watch: Iceberg the size of Malta breaks up
By The Maritime Executive 02-11-2020 05:58:57 Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica has recently spawned an iceberg over 300 square kilometers (116 square miles) in size. About the size of Malta, the iceberg quickly broke into many pieces. Images taken…
Independent review into the loss of LCE Showtime and rescue of its crew
Australian Sailing has determined to conduct a review into the LCE Showtime incident and provide a report on the facts and lessons of the incident. After completing the CYCA’s 2019 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, race entrant LCE Showtime was being…
One thousand at-risk seagulls moved to make way for America's Cup ferry terminal
The Guardian The building of infrastructure for the America’s Cup has forced the relocation of 1,000 at-risk seagulls in Auckland, in what is believed to be New Zealand’s largest mass relocation of a bird colony. The project saw the colony…
Coast Guard, partners continue working to remove aground sailing vessel on Oahu
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard, State of Hawaii, and salvors are working to remove the sailing vessel Prelude aground near Kaimana Beach, Wednesday. The owner has hired a private salvage company to remove the 33-foot Prelude. Coast Guard and state responders…
Weather and sailors on best behaviour as Buhl shines at Laser Standard World Championship
Weather and sailors on best behaviour as Buhl shines at Laser Standard World Championship A glorious Melbourne day with clear blue skies and a challenging wind from the south-east greeted sailors on the final day of qualifying at the ILCA…
Red card! Depression linked to low sports activity
From a friendly game of soccer to sweating it solo in the gym, most of us know that exercise is good for our health. But beyond the obvious physical benefits, research led by UniSA expert in sports sociology Dr Katja…
Buhl and Bernaz speed to the top of Laser World Championship standings
On a day of strong but shifting winds, Philipp Buhl (GER) and Jean-Baptiste Bernaz (FRA) found a little more speed than the rest of their competitors to finish the second day tied at the top of the Laser World Championship…
Skiff favourites spin low scores into gold
Reigning 49er world champions and Rio 2016 Gold medallists, Peter Burling and Blair Tuke (NZL), bagged enough low scores in the qualification round to lead at the midway point of the 2020 49er World Championship in Geelong, Australia. The top…
PREVIEW: 52 SUPER SERIES 2020
IDEC SPORT in the Doldrums
Twenty-three days after setting sail from Hong-Kong on her attempt at the Tea Route record, the IDEC SPORT maxi trimaran is currently dealing with that tricky stretch of sailing involving crossing the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone, more commonly known as the…
SailGP inspiring Sydney’s next generation
SYDNEY – February 11, 2020 – As the world’s top sailors prepare for the first event of SailGP Season 2, 60 young people will get the chance to rub shoulders with world-class athletes in Sydney through SailGP Inspire. The global…
On the hunt for a wooden heart
The Completing our Customs Inward Report: small craft, to return to New Zealand upsets me. Why? Because in the hull composition section and there are many sections this is for NZ remember, we have to tick the box marked ‘other’….
Downwind – everything you need to know about bad air
David Dellenbaugh is one of the world's most accomplished sailors. He writes a regular newsletter containing invaluable tips and information that is vital to racing sailors. To subscribe to David's regular Speed & Smarts newsletter, go to www.SpeedandSmarts.com. Following is…
Sailing clubs with good ideas #1 – WELCOME!
Too many sailing clubs in Australia still have “Members Only” signs at their entrance, reinforcing the image of the sport as exclusive and inaccessible. So it was great to see this huge sign near the entrance to Sandringham Yacht Club…
Alexander and Stipanovic lead Laser Worlds after an up-and-down first day
There is an Australian on top of the ILCA Laser Standard World Championship leader board, but it is not one of the pre-event favourites. Finn Alexander, ranked just 36th in the world, finished the day with a first and second…
Condensed qualification series tightens the screws at Nacra/49er Worlds
Former German 49erFX teammates combined beautifully to lead on the first day of racing – much to their surprise. Tina Lutz’s regular crew Susann Beucke injured herself soon after the 2019 World Championship in Auckland and Lotta Wiemers agreed to…
Clipper fleet charging towards ocean sprint
The increased wind speed has seen the fleet charge towards the Dell Latitude Rugged Ocean Sprint. Across the board, the teams have reported increased boat speeds and the varied change in conditions has introduced the newer crew members to a…
Zhik's new P3 PFD is cut out for competitive sailing and watersports
Zhik’s new P3 PFD is a light, ‘race-cut’ buoyancy vest and is ISO 12402-5 certified. Designed with smooth lines and cut-away neck and shoulders Zhik says it allows you maximum freedom of movement. “Practical for dinghies, sports boats and watersports…
Deciphering true and apparent wind direction and wind angle
The wireless, solar-powered Wind Instrument RB set a new standard as the first masthead anemometer with a digital compass inside the wind direction arrow. Traditional masthead anemometers use a potentiometer to measure changes in voltage resistance as the arrow turns with the…
A good range of conditions forecast for first days of Laser Worlds
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA. FEB 10, 2020: Most champion sailors like a mixture of conditions at important regattas. If wind strengths vary from light through moderate to strong, then generally one of the best all-round sailors takes the title. The leading contenders…
