How the Moon affects our oceans
We all know that tides are influenced by the Moon, but how does that connection work and how can we predict the tides more than a year in advance? They are just two of many questions the Bureau of Meteorology…
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Gerardo Seeliger announces candidacy for President of World Sailing
After much consideration and thought, our President of Honour and Finn sailor friend, Gerardo Seeliger, has decided to stand for the President of World Sailing in the 2020 elections. Please find below a letter from Gerardo to all Finn sailors…
2019 Australian Sailing Awards – nominations open
Nominations are now open for the 2019 Australian Sailing Awards with clubs, class associations and their members encouraged to submit nominations, with award winners to be announced at the Gala Dinner at the Sofitel Sydney, Darling Harbour on Friday 18 October. If you know…
Competition heats up with one day remaining at Airlie Beach Race Week
The 31st Airlie Beach Race Week, hosted by Whitsunday Sailing Club, is in its closing stages with just one day of racing remaining, so all 114 competing boats were out on the various courses today doing their best to cement…
Boat owners reminded to moor and dispose of boats responsibly
Boat owners are reminded of their responsibilities on the eve of the NSW Government stepping in to remove an 11 metre derelict boat dumped on an emergency mooring at Camden Haven. NSW Maritime Executive Director, Mark Hutchings said Transport for…
Free berthing for entrants of Sail Paradise on the Gold Coast
The largest Gold Coast sailing event has moved dates. This year Sail Paradise Regatta will be run from Thursday, January 2nd to Sunday January 5th, four days earlier than normal, allowing participants to bring their families for a long weekend…
Ullman Sails and Evil Gnome win Australian Multihull titles at Airlie Beach Race Week
Paul Mitchell skippered Ullman Sails to one final win at the Whitsunday Sailing Club’s (WSC) 2019 Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) to claim the Australian Multihull Championship title; finishing 11 points clear of nearest rival, Julian Griffiths The Boat Works….
The diamonds and the dusty at Airlie Beach Race Week
Day 4 at 2019 Airlie Beach Race Week and the 31st running of Whitsunday Sailing Club’s largest sailing event, which reels in the big tourism dollars to the region, hit a new high note today, with winds reaching in excess…
Waterspout damages boats in Auckland Harbour marina
NZ Herald By: Vaimoana Tapaleao and Meghan Lawrence A tornado-like waterspout has ripped through central Auckland's waterfront, toppling at least one shipping container and wreaking havoc on yachts, ships and cars. Vehicles were swept into the ocean and a yacht…
Applications for the OCC Challenge Grant now open
Devon, UK, 12 August 2019 – The Ocean Cruising Club (OCC) has established a Challenge Grant to encourage ambitious expeditions for environmental conservation or challenging oceangoing adventures and is now accepting applications for the 2020 season. The OCC Challenge Grant…
World Sailing launches Challenge 2024 aimed at lower environmental impact
World Sailing, the world governing body of the sport, has set an ambitious challenge to the marine industry to push the boundaries of low carbon innovation for support boats at international events. Titled Challenge 2024 and announced at Monaco Yacht…
Raymarine LightHouse Bermuda claimed to be superior for sailors
Sailing to Bermuda is an exciting way to experience the island’s vibrant blue waters and dramatic scenery. And the best way for sailors to get to Bermuda – or any other destination – is with Raymarine’s newest, free LightHouseTM 3…
Glamour and glitz at Airlie Beach Race Week
Cruising boats such as Eve, Vanilla 2 and White Swan are providing the glamour at Airlie Beach Race Week, the multihulls and today’s weather are the glitz factor, and in fact the entire 114 entries put on a stunning show…
Tom Slingsby delivers masterclass in extreme conditions at Cowes SailGP
COWES, UK – August 11, 2019 – In extreme conditions at the European debut of SailGP, Australia’s Tom Slingsby proved once again that he is the one to beat in the league’s first season. The Australia SailGP Team dominated the…
Crowd watches as sailboat burns, sinks off Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
CTV News, Vancouver Island A crowd of people on a Salt Spring Island beach were helpless as they watched a vintage sailboat go up in flames Wednesday night. The 21-metre sailboat was anchored in Long Harbour when it caught fire…
British sailor died in Cannes boat crash 'caused by captain showing off'
The Daily Mail A British deckhand was killed in a super-yacht collision blamed on a captain said to be ‘showing off’ his boat. Jake Feldwhere was pulling up the anchor of the Minx when it was struck at three times…
Airlie Beach Race Week: Fun for all on Pioneer Bay
Pioneer Bay provided the perfect vehicle for sailors, photographers and spectators on Day 2 of 2019 Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW), with Whitsunday Sailing Club officials decreeing all classes sail on the Bay, resulting in a mass of colour around…
Airlie Beach Race Week: Light breeze sets the tone in opener
Racing was delayed for a couple of hours, but finally got underway at the Whitsunday Sailing Club’s 2019 Airlie Beach Race Week, with 5 knots starting the day off and the entire fleet headed from Pioneer Bay and up past…
No racing at SailGP Cowes owing to adverse weather
Chief Communications Officer Christy Cahill: Due to forecast severe adverse weather, and in order to ensure the safety of all athletes, staff, spectators and guests, Cowes SailGP will not proceed with racing on Saturday, August 10. Experts are predicting winds…
Match race to decide 470 Worlds for Belcher and Ryan
Race day 5 on Thursday 8 August was the day of reckoning at the 2019 470 World Championship in Enoshima, as the top-10 medal race line-up was decided in the 470 Men and Women and Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualification spots…
Ocean Race legend Carolijn Brouwer awarded Magnus Olsson Prize
The Mange Olsson Memorial Foundation has revealed that Carolijn Brouwer – one of the first females ever to win The Ocean Race in the 2017-18 edition – has scooped its prestigious award for 2019. The Magnus Olsson Prize is awarded…
Tried and tested versus newcomers in the Rolex Sydney Hobart
When the 2019 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race starts, an eclectic fleet of tried and tested yachts will line up against newcomers for the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s (CYCA) 75th running of the race. Last year’s winner Alive has entered…
JPKs win four divisions in the Fastnet Race
Proving million dollar budgets are not necessary to make the Podium the French-built JPKs dominated the 2019 Fastnet with an amazing array of results across 4 Divisions: IRC 2 – 1st , 3rd IRC 3 – 1st , 3rd IRC…
Sail GP: Dylan Fletcher puts stake in the ground at home event
COWES, UK – August 8, 2019 – Home town hero Dylan Fletcher and his Great Britain SailGP Team set the pace during practise racing today, placing a target on their backs ahead of their home event. The six national teams,…
David Armitage joins the design team at Doyle Sails
MEDIA RELEAS: Doyle Sails is pleased to welcome David Armitage as the newest member of the Doyle Sails Design team, bringing added one design and performance racing expertise to the team. Hailing from the ‘City of Sails’ in Auckland, New…
Pack attack – four Extreme 40s face off in the Multihull Nationals
A fleet of four Extreme 40 catamarans is gathering ahead of Airlie Beach Race Week, with the crews enjoying the sunshine and looking forward to close, competitive racing for the next three weeks. “We’ve waited close to four years for…
Belcher and Ryan win 470 World Championship
Media Release from Yachting NZ: Paul Snow-Hansen and Dan Willcox took advantage of the drama that unfolded around them at the 470 world championships in Japan today to finish second in the medal race and climb up to eighth overall….
Australian SailGP team sets speed record, breaks wing at Cowes
COWES, UK– August 7, 2019 – The Australia SailGP Team’s revolutionary F50, emblazoned with a giant kangaroo, set sail on the Solent, UK, for the first time today, delivering show stopping drama and a glimpse of what to expect when…
US Rolex Fastnet Race winner breaks French winning streak
An American VO70 has continued its phenomenal winning streak to claim the Fastnet Challenge Cup, the overall prize for the 2019 Rolex Fastnet Race. David and Peter Askew, aboard their VO70 Wizard, came out on top under IRC corrected time,…
Belcher and Ryan hit the lead at 470 Worlds
Three races on race day 4 and the leader board hosts new series leaders with Mathew Belcher/Will Ryan (AUS) taking over the lead in the 470 men and Hannah Mills/Eilidh McIntyre (GBR) in the women. Stunning track conditions delivered perfect…
Two yachties rescued off Niue
Earlier today, at 6.15 pm New Zealand time, the Rescue Coordination Centre NZ (RCCNZ) were alerted to a distress call from the vessel Gwendoline 50 nautical miles west of Niue. The yacht was taking on water and sinking after hitting…
Winners decided in the Rolex Fastnet Race IRC 1 and 2, while Franco-Brit tops the Class40
One of the tightest competitions in the 48th Rolex Fastnet Race was between the eighteen Class40 pocket offshore rockets. Like the IMOCA 60s, the world's most successful fleet of 40ft race boats (with hulls 158 and 159 soon to launch)…
Belcher and Ryan one point off the lead at 470 Worlds
All change on race day 3, Tuesday 6 August 2019, at the 2019 470 World Championships and Olympic Qualification in Enoshima, Tokyo as the breeze kicked in and the waves picked up to bring in a whole new set of…
90 days before the flight of the giants
As announced last April by the Ultim Class 32/23, on Sunday 3rd November this year, Actual Leader, the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild, the Trimaran MACIF and Sodebo Ultim’3 will find themselves on the starting line of a race never before…
Australian sailors in top 10 at Cadet Worlds
Three young sailors from Hobart’s Sandy Bay Sailing Club have finished among the top nine placegetters in the 62-boat fleet at the International Cadet world championship which ended in Poland yesterday. Hugo Allison and James Gough finished fifth overall, just…
Four teams tied at the top on opening day of WIM World Championship
After the first day of competition we have four teams on equal points at the top of the leader board in Lysekil Women’s Match, the 2019 World Championship: Johanna Bergqvist, Pauline Courtois, Anna Östling and Claire Leroy all counting four…
Dylan Fletcher marks new frontier in sailing, wins race to 50 knots
COWES, England – August 6, 2019 – Dylan Fletcher’s Great Britain SailGP Team today achieved what no other sail racing team in the world has done, breaking the sport’s elusive 50-knot speed barrier during training ahead of Cowes SailGP. The…
Former soldier stole yacht to ‘show it some love’ using transcendental energy
From our weird and wonderful file comes this story by Basit Mamood of Metro in the UK: An ex-soldier has admitted taking a 27ft yacht on a bizarre nautical joyride. Richard Gould, 42, and his partner follow a shamanic existence…
Sydney Smuggler pockets key race trophies
Sebastian Bohm’s Rogers 46 Smuggler pocketed all the key trophies in the 13th Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race, redemption for three years ago when a penalty cost the crew first place on corrected time. The start of…
SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week entries reach capacity
Organisers from Townsville Yacht Club (TYC) are thrilled to announce that entries for SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) have reached capacity before the event’s closing date; with more than a dozen boats waitlisted should space become available at ‘Maggie…
