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Just when it seemed that the four giant schooners were likely to spend the day tied to the dock, the sea breeze filled in perfectly allowing the penultimate race of Capri Classica to take place, but sadly, due to the…
Hamilton, Bermuda: The 69th Argo Group Gold Cup advanced to the semi final round this afternoon, with Ian Williams of the U.K and Johnie Berntsson of Sweden moving to match point in their respective matches. Williams opened a 2-0 lead…
The 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 sailors assembled again ahead of the 2019 Volvo European Championship to spend some time cleaning up a local beach to the club we were at. Joined by our partners for the Europeans, the RYA…
Tapio Lehtinen, the fifth and final placed skipper competing in the Golden Globe Race enjoyed an unexpected rendezvous off Faial Island in the Azores yesterday with the local representative of his Windpilot self-steering sponsor. Sailing his Gaia 36 Asteria with…
Blast reaching in the tropics is hard to better, and for the first day and night of the 2019 Antigua Bermuda Race, the international fleet have had their fill. However, Mother Nature is about to deliver a speed bump that…
It was at 1700hrs local time on Thursday 9th May that the start was given for the Bermudes 1000 Race, the first event in the 2019 Globe Series. Conditions were ideal for the seventeen sailors competing (13 men and 4…
For day two of maxi schooner competition at this inaugural Capri Classica, the Gulf of Naples took on a northern European feel with an overcast sky, Vesuvius obscured by the mirk and a dark grey cloud parked over Capri’s highest…
The gulf of Sanremo has lived up to its fame, delivering perfect conditions for the opening day of the 470 Europeans, organised by local Yacht Club Sanremo and Marina degli Aregai, in co-operation with the national and international 470 class….
HAMILTON, Bermuda (May 9, 2019) — The repechage round of the 69th Argo Group Gold Cup was expected to produce close-quarter racing as eight teams fought for one of four spots in the quarterfinal round. And it delivered. With…
It will be at 1700hrs tomorrow (Thursday 9th May) that the Bermuda 1000 Race will start from Douarnenez. This is the first event on the Globe Series calendar in 2019. Postponed because of a violent low-pressure area, the start gun…
The husband of a model and TV presenter who fell from a beach cat and drowned during a fierce storm off the coast of Brazil will be charged over her death, Jorge Sestini is accused of setting sail on a…
The 2019 Antigua Bermuda Race fleet set off on Wednesday 8th May off Fort Charlotte, Antigua. A perfect start saw brilliant sunshine and 20 knots trade winds combining to produce spectacular conditions for the international fleet. Close to a hundred…
Out on a sunny but chilly Bay of Naples, there was a remarkably action-packed opening day of racing at the inaugural Capri Classica, with lead changes galore, a David v Goliath competition and an encounter with a Neapolitan fishing net…
HAMILTON, Bermuda (May 8, 2019) — Ian Williams and his Team GAC Pindar crew from the U.K. won the initial round robin stage of the 69th Argo Group Gold Cup and advanced to the Quarterfinal Round as the No. 1…
PHUKET, Thailand – Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek organisers are looking to expand overseas and grow international participation in the award-winning regatta over the next five years. With international promotions, a series of road trips to key markets and Phuket's…
Tropical islands, warm and balmy breezes, crystal clear waters – the image that every yacht owner aspires to at least once in their lifetime. A bucket list must! Fremantle to Bali is a 1440 nautical mile voyage and the 2020…
The DutchSail syndicate have reaffirmed their commitment to the America's Cup, despite time and funding being huge enemies in their hopes to make Auckland 2021. The Netherlands team are one of three late entries along with Stars & Stripes from…
A hot international fleet inclusive of Olympians, short-handed offshore sailors and a foiling Moth building sailor are among the 30 entries from Australia and New Zealand so far signed up to take part in the 29th Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta…
Don’t be fooled by the size of this new Jeanneau yacht, the award winning Sun Odyssey 319 has been recognised across the world by customers and journalists as one that sets a standard in the small yacht segment. The first…
The inaugural Lendlease Brisbane to Hamilton Island Yacht Race is drawing interest from a multitude of boat owners and the TP52 owner group is backing the concept with two entered and more planning to be part of the first ever…
HAMILTON, Bermuda (May 7, 2019) — An active first day of racing at the 69th Argo Group Gold Cup saw 36 matches completed across nine flights of racing and led to a first-timer holding the Day 1 lead. Harry…
Like a scene from the nineteenth century, four giant schooners are currently berthed in Capri ready to set sail tomorrow in the first ever running of the Capri Classica. Burgees are flying from the tops of main and foremasts; topsides,…
HAMILTON, Bermuda (May 6, 2019) — Racing for the 69th Argo Group Gold Cup is scheduled to begin tomorrow morning, May 7, at 1000 hours on Hamilton Harbour, just off the docks of the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club. The…
The third edition of the Antigua Bermuda Race organised by the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club in association with Antigua Sailing Week will start on Wednesday 8 May 1200 (AST). The 935 nautical-mile ocean race has attracted a diverse fleet of…
From 13-19 May, members of the Australian Sailing Team (AST) will compete at the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 European Championships at Weymouth, home of the London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition. Three weeks ago, the Australians competed at the Hempel…
4 May 2019 – Cascais, Portugal – The 24th King Juan Carlos Trophy, the second leg of the International Dragon European Cup Series 2019, came to a nail biting conclusion in Cascais with a two race showdown of epic proportions….
Twenty years ago last December, the then Sydney-based yachtsman Ed Psaltis skippered AFR Midnight Rambler through 80-knot winds in the Tasman Sea to win the tragic 1998 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. On Sunday, Psaltis, now re-located to Tasmania, skippered his…
PATTAYA, Thailand – An AP on shore delayed this morning's start but the wait wasn't too long and just over an hour later the AP was down and the sailors headed out to their rides for the final day of…
Stuff.co.nz. The family of a New Zealand man killed when armed robbers attacked their yacht in Panama are “traumatised” and “heartbroken” by his death, the man's sister says. Alan Culverwell, 60, died while defending his wife, Derryn, and two 11-year-old children…
Entries are now open for the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s 2019 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, with the newly-released Notice of Race (NOR) encouraging sailors from around the country to join the 34th running of the ‘Great Winter…
Skeeta is the latest high-performance foiling dinghy. It is claimed to be both stable and safe, while being easy to rig, launch and sail, making it suited to sailors of all ages and abilities. The wide wings provide the power…
SAN FRANCISCO – May 5, 2019 – Thousands of spectators waved their favorite team's colors from the packed Marina Yacht Club Peninsula Race Village as they witnessed the Australia SailGP Team repeat as champions with victory over Japan, to win…
William Sheers and Dan Rushbrook have sailed Executive Decision to a decisive IRC win in the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s Double-Handed Yacht Race held on Port Phillip in Melbourne on the weekend. Sheers was thrilled with their win for…
Claire Leroy (FRA) and Marie Björling Duell have joined the line-up for the Women’s Match Racing World Championship 2019 in Lysekil. The top teams in the world are heading to Lysekil Women’s Match, the official world championship of 2019….
Pattaya, Thailand: When the wind doesn't play ball, it's a tough day on-the-water and today was one of those days. All classes headed out to their respective courses to be greeted by light breeze and come start time, it was…
Medals were decided and handed out to close the 51st edition of the Semaine Olympique Française in Hyeres, France today, with Australians taking Gold by 43 points, Bronze and fourth. LaserGold – Matthew Wearn (Australia) – 16 pointsSilver – Sam…
The 52nd edition of Antigua Sailing Week will be remembered for a cocktail of superb sailing, thrilling racing and a great party atmosphere ashore. Teams from 21 different countries from all over the world chose Antigua Sailing Week as their…
San Francisco Bay delivered on the opening day of SailGP, in which a sell-out crowd, seated just 200 meters from the finish line, watched the Japanese team dominate. After a week of intense training featuring highs and lows, with the…
Pattaya, Thailand: All the weather apps forecasted light winds dropping off in the early afternoon for today, and thankfully all were wrong, as a solid 10-15 knots meant all 12 classes could catch up on their respective series’, leaving race…
Wright of Passage Mercator has returned from Hobart thanks to Mike Muir, Clive Hasset, Roger Bonnet and James Dorsett, and is now back at Woolwich Dock in Sydney, ready for Stage 2 of the Wright of Passage Youth Program. Do…
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