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Youth Olympians shine at the Hempel Youth Sailing World Championships
Nacra 15 Youth Olympians came to the forefront at the Hempel Youth Sailing World Championships on Monday as racing commenced in Gdynia, Poland. After two days of preparation, boat work and practice, Monday signalled the start of the 49th edition…
World Sailing renews World Match Racing Tour status
World Sailing, the world governing body of the sport, has renewed the Special Event status of the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) through to 2028. The announcement comes after the conclusion of the 2018-19 World Match Racing Tour Championship Final…
Rolex Fastnet Race: Double-handers on the rise
Perhaps it is because people are becoming increasingly time poor, or because it neatly side-steps the problem of keeping a large crew together, but one area of offshore racing undeniably gaining popularity is double-handing. This unique discipline of our sport…
Charleston confirmed as Official Finish City of The Transat 2020
The city of Charleston and race owners OC Sport Pen Duick are pleased to announce that the 2020 edition of The Transat, the world’s oldest solo ocean sailing race, will finish in Charleston, South Carolina for the first time in…
Pyewacket rescues OEX crew in Transpac 50
LOS ANGELES, CA – On the 50th edition of the Transpacific YC's 2225-mile race from LA to Honolulu, at 0200 Pacific Daylight Time this morning the YB tracking system had activated an emergency signal from John Sangmeister's Santa Cruz 70…
Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek 2019 to welcome sailors from around the world
PHUKET, Thailand – Over 450 sailors, families and friends from more than 20 countries are set to make Cape Panwa Hotel their home this week as they head to Phuket to take part in the Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek,…
Beach party opens the Hempel Youth Sailing World Championships
The Port of Gdynia was baked in sunshine on Sunday night as the 409 sailors from 66 nations took to the city beach for the opening ceremony of the Hempel Youth Sailing World Championships. A party atmosphere was present in…
Titles claimed in four divisions at 12 Metre Worlds
NEWPORT, R.I. (July 13, 2019) – It couldn’t have been any more exciting on the fifth and final day of the 2019 12 Metre World Championship hosted by Ida Lewis Yacht Club and organized by the International Twelve Metre Association’s…
All boats away in Transpac 50
LOS ANGELES, CA – With the breeze shifted far left in overcast skies due to a strong Catalina Eddy, the final wave of 24 monohulls and 4 multihulls in a record fleet of 90 yachts are now headed off the…
Study: Corals are shifting to higher latitudes
The Maritime Executive According to a new study published July 4 in the journal Marine Ecology Progress, the distribution of living coral – the organisms responsible for reef formation – appears to be shifting to higher latitudes as temperatures rise…
False alarm over yachtsman, 84, feared missing by family
An elderly yachtsman who was feared missing after setting sail on the English Channel has turned up alive and well. Trevor Franklin, 84, set out to sea on Stardog, a 30-foot ketch, from Newhaven on July 1. He was last…
Dates for 2020 America’s Cup World Series in Sardinia announced
The news that the first America’s Cup World Series (ACWS) regatta of the 36th America’s Cup cycle will take place in Cagliari, Sardinia from April 23 – 26, 2020 has been announced at an event hosted by the Challenger of…
Team Aqua crowned new 44Cup World Champion
Holding an eight point advantage going into the final day, and then doing enough to hang on, enabled Chris Bake's Team Aqua to be crowned the 44Cup Marstrand World Champions for 2019. Bake’s team claimed this year's title ahead of…
Keen wins close battle for 10th Musto Skiff World Championship
Bruce Keen (GBR) kept his nerve and won the close battle for the ACO 10th Musto Skiff World Championship 2019 title in Medemblik, after it came down to the very last metres on the finish line of the final race….
Second wave heads west in Transpac 50
Los Angeles, California: In gray but clearing skies and a light building sea breeze, the second wave of monohulls have left the start line at Point Fermin, to head to the Diamond Head, Honolulu finish line 2225 miles away in…
12 Metre Worlds: Nyala takes Vintage Division world title
Newport, Rhode Island: After a front carrying torrential rain passed through overnight, the Weather Gods graciously delivered sunshine and fresh 10-12 knot breezes to Rhode Island Sound for the fourth and penultimate day of the 2019 12 Metre World Championship….
Team Aqua launched at 44Cup World Championship
After a marginal forecast left the nine-strong 44Cup fleet parked at the dock until 1300, the Swedish wind gods came good, allowing four races to be held in 8-12 knots on the penultimate day of the 44Cup Marstrand World Championship…
Musto Skiff Worlds: Battle for gold heats up
The battle for gold at the ACO 10th Musto Skiff World Championship 2019 is heating up in Medemblik, Netherlands, and despite thunderstorms and heavy rainfall on Friday; the race committee got two out of three scheduled races in. Bruce Keen…
Sandringham sludge clean up slated
Locals and visiting beach goers will be able to comfortably enjoy a sludge-free Sandringham Harbour this summer with a beach clean-up project about to get underway. Consisting of decaying organic matter such as seaweed and seagrasses, the naturally-occurring sludge has…
Finn Association update on 2024 Olympics
Following an extended period of reflection and careful deliberation, the Finn class is today announcing details of its plans to try to 'rebalance the slate. Within the slate of Olympic Sailing events voted for in Sarasota in 2018, there is…
Skunked on day two of the 44Cup Marstand World Championship
Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose and unfortunately today was the latter for day two of the 44Cup Marstrand World Championship 2019. At the skippers briefing in the morning PRO Peter 'Luigi' Reggio kept the crews ashore. The race…
A busy summer for the IMOCA skippers
With 22 crews working on their boats to prepare for the Rolex Fastnet Race, which starts off Cowes on 3rd August, a lot is going on around the world in the IMOCA class, starting with the imminent launch of a…
Finn youth gather in Anzio to battle for U23 World Championship
The 21st Finn Silver Cup, the U23 Finn World Championship, begins this weekend in Anzio, Italy. There are 28 sailors from 16 countries entered, including nine sailors under 19 years old. Anzio has a long history in Finn sailing, having…
12 Metre World Championship – mixing it up on Day Three
NEWPORT, R.I. (July 11, 2019) – Two races in 11-14 knot breezes today proved that winning will be no easy task at the 2019 12 Metre World Championship hosted by Ida Lewis Yacht Club and organized by the International Twelve…
PREVIEW: Cascais 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week 2019
One month until SailGP’s European debut in Cowes
LONDON – July 10, 2019 – SailGP flies into the UK to make its debut on European waters in just one month. On August 10 and 11, SailGP will serve as the opening feature of the iconic Cowes Week regatta…
Les Sables d'Olonne to host 2022 Golden Globe Race
Following the success of the 2018 Golden Globe Race, the Vendée City of Les Sables d'Olonne and its three-town Agglomeration have voted unanimously to host the next Golden Globe Race in 2022. At a meeting on July 5, the city’s…
Rick Peacock takes big lead in MUSTO Skiff World Championship
After the third day of the ACO 10th MUSTO Skiff World Championship 2019, Rick Peacock (GBR) grabbed a big lead in the provisional overall ranking. The talent coach of the Dutch High Performance Project is nine points ahead of compatriot…
Aleph Racing least inconsistent after day one of 44Cup Marstrand Worlds
The opening day of the 44Cup Marstrand World Championship 2019 was one of exceptional sailing conditions in 15 knot winds, under brilliant sunshine and usually on top of a short, sharp chop making for an exhilarating, if wet ride for…
Thomas Hansson-Mild is new OK Dinghy World No. 1
Former world champion, Thomas Hansson-Mild, from Sweden, is the new OK Dinghy World No. 1, taking the spot from his compatriot, the winner of the recent European championship, Fredrik Lööf. Hansson-Mild has had a very successful season so far, winning…
Speakers announced for next Yacht Racing Forum in Bilbao
July 10, 2019 – The next Yacht Racing Forum, in Bilbao, Spain (November 25-26) will once again reassemble the sports’ leading personalities in one place during two days to network, debate the future of the sport and make business. The…
12 Metre Worlds Day Two: Lead changes in three Divisions
NEWPORT, R.I. (July 10, 2019) – Last night at Gurney’s Marina and Resort, 400 hundred sailors representing six countries joined sponsors and race organizers at the elegantly-staged Welcome Reception for the 12 Metre World Championship hosted by Ida Lewis Yacht…
Rolex Sydney Hobart entries reach 100
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) has announced a milestone 100th yacht has already entered this year’s 75th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, with the receipt of Marcus Grimes’ entry for Insomnia, a JV42 from Pittwater in NSW. Insomnia,…
Three dead, two rescued after catamaran capsized off Newcastle
Three people have died and two have been rescued after a catamaran overturned off the coast of Newcastle this morning. AMSA reports that the boat was on a voyage from Port Stephens to the Central Coast when it capsized. About…
First starters on their way in Transpac 50
LOS ANGELES, CA – On a classic So Cal summer day with the sun burning through the morning haze to help along a building seabreeze, the first wave of 33 monohulls and two multihulls set off for Hawaii today in…
Burton wins Laser Worlds and Wearn finishes second
Australia’s reigning Olympic Laser champion Tom Burton won the Laser Worlds in Miho, Japan late this afternoon, while Matt Wearn’s sterling performance in the final two races has earned the West Australian second overall; a satisfying result for Australia and…
The Race Around – double-handed in Class40
NEWPORT, Rhode Island (July 09, 2019) – Manuka Sports Event Management and 5 Oceans Sports Marketing announced today the beginning of a new era in Class40 racing: The Race Around. The Race Around is a double-handed around-the-world race with the…
Poland set for 2019 Hempel Youth Sailing World Championships
Poland’s sailing capital, Gdynia, will come alive with the sights and sounds of the world’s best young sailors when the 2019 Hempel Youth Sailing World Championships commences on 13 July. 409 sailors from 66 nations will race across nine youth…
12 Metre Worlds Day One: And they're off
NEWPORT, R.I. (July 9, 2019) — After a postponement ashore and then on the water this morning, a light breeze filled in nicely for the greater part of two races on Rhode Island Sound at the 12 Metre World Championship…
