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Austin, Texas, USA (25 April 2019) – In the wake of last month’s termination of its contract with its European builder, the International Laser Class Association (ILCA) announced today that, from 25 April 2019, all new, class-approved boats will be sold and raced under…
The award-winning Seawind 1260 will be displayed at the upcoming Pittwater Sail Expo on the 27th & 28th April as hosted by the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club in Newport. In December last year, the highly read and respected ‘Cruising…
Overall winner of the Concours d’Elégance was the stunning Herreshoff design ketch Arrluuk. A faithful replica of 1939 Bounty and a kindred spirit to last year’s overall winner, 72’ Ticonderoga, she was built in 1997 by Legendary Yachts. Owners Steve…
Having recently announced his participation in the M32 World Match Racing circuit as well as the 2019 Bol d'Or, Yann Guichard has further strengthened his 2019 sporting calendar with the confirmation of a new attempt at the Jules Verne Trophy…
Antigua Sailing Week is considered one of the world's most prestigious regattas, and the 52nd edition will commence with the Round Antigua Race on Saturday April 27, ahead of five days of racing off the rugged south coast of Antigua…
Hartlepool RNLI all weather lifeboat ‘Betty Huntbatch’ and volunteer crewmembers were paged at 10.45am on Monday 23rd April to assist the Whitby RNLI all weather lifeboat ‘George and Mary Webb’ berth a 120 ton sail training vessel that had suffered…
For days, captains and crews laboured in preparation for the Concours d’ Elégance. A few boats employed the come-as-you-are strategy while others went into full tilt production, setting the stage for the keen eye of judges. Spa treatments included last…
SAN FRANCISCO – April 23, 2019 – With two weeks until SailGP’s inaugural stateside racing, the U.S. SailGP team made a splash when its F50 racing catamaran was hoisted into the waters of San Francisco Bay for the very first…
At least 27 maxi yachts will take to the Bay of Naples and its surrounding waters over 10-18 May for Rolex Capri Sailing Week. Maxi yachts this year representing such a significant percentage of the 150 boat fleet is partly…
Marion MA, April 23, 2019: From its dramatic front cover painting by renowned artist Willard Bond to the back cover ad reminding readers of those Gosling Dark ‘n Stormy cocktails waiting in Bermuda this June, the new 2019 Marion Bermuda Race…
London (24 April, 2019) Former Match Racing World Champion and co-founder of the ‘Stars & Stripes Team USA’ America’s Cup team, Taylor Canfield, has been confirmed as the twelfth and final skipper for the World Match Racing Tour championship final…
Antigua, WI (April 21, 2019) – Race Day Three of Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, sponsored by LOCMAN, was the Cannon Course, a memorial to the 'father of Classics' Kenny Coombs, who was in the heart and soul of the hundreds…
The Ocean Race is building on its position as the sustainability leader in global sport by announcing a visionary partnership with 11th Hour Racing – the largest of its kind in sport. The legendary round-the-world sailing event and its premier…
Exactly 50 years to the day that Sir Robin Knox-Johnston returned to Falmouth UK after 312 days at sea, to become the first man to sail solo non-stop around the Globe, 73-year old Frenchman Jean-Luc Van Den Heede was crowned…
Maritime Executive A group of organizations will apply advanced underwater imaging technology to monitor and document the wreck of the RMS Titanic, discovered in 1985. RMS Titanic, Inc., an affiliate of Experiential Media Group, and the salvor-in-possession of RMS Titanic…
NZ Herald Team New Zealand could call on another Olympian as they prepare for their America's Cup defence. Former kayaker Steven Ferguson has been working out as a grinder for the Cup holders and looks a strong candidate to be…
Antigua, WI (April 22, 2019) – The final race for the 32nd edition of Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, sponsored by LOCMAN, was held off the stunning south coast of Antigua in relatively moderate conditions of 15 knots south of east….
23 April 2019 – Released by Australian National Maritime Museum | CSIRO After being lost for 77 years, an Australian freighter sunk by a Japanese submarine during World War II has been located by maritime archaeologists using CSIRO research vessel…
Brazil snapped up two gold medals on the final day of the Hempel World Cup Series event in Genoa, Italy, with Hungarian, Danish and Kiwi sailors claiming the remaining gold medals. Fernanda Oliveira and Ana Luiza Barbachan clinched the Women’s…
In one of those aberrations that occasionally afflicts our weather-dependent sport, beautiful summery conditions and record temperatures blessed the Solent, but sadly denied the race committee of holding racing for the entire three days of the RORC Easter Challenge. “Normally…
Young Tasmanian sailor Jock Calvert won the Finn Medal Race to finish sixth overall on the final day of the Hempel World Cup Series in Genoa, while a second young Australian, Mara Stransky, finished eighth in the Laser Radial Medal…
Odile van Aanholt and Marieke Jongens (NED) won the 49erFX Medal Race, moving up two places to win gold before Australian brothers David and Lachy Gilmour sealed the deal in the 49er. A second in the Nacra 17 Medal Race…
West Australian brothers David and Lachy Gilmour have won the 49er gold medal on Day 6 of the Hempel World Cup Series – Round 3, Genoa, after finishing fourth in the double points Medal Race. In a fleet of the…
Day 2 of Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, sponsored by Locman was once again blessed with vibrant sailing conditions on the beautiful southern coast of Antigua and the Race Committee, led by Stephen Parry, set the Butterfly course, with the Common…
Los Angeles, California: Even though it is still over a year away, excitement is building for the 16th edition of the Transpac Tahiti Race 2020, starting on 28 May 2020. Already five entries representing a broad range of boat types…
Sadly conditions on the opening day of the RORC Easter Challenge were better suited to improving competitors' suntans than their sailing skills and as such, there was no racing. At this event, which annually doubles as the Royal Ocean Racing…
The scene has been set for the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 Medal Races at Hempel World Cup Series Genoa following the conclusion of fleet racing in the Italian city. On the fifth day of competition in Genoa, a long…
Ichi Ban, Matt Allen’s super charged TP52, has lost her rig in the Brisbane Gladstone race shortly after the 71st edition of the event got underway off Shorncliffe at 11am yesterday in reaching and running conditions. Allen and his crew…
Day 5 at the Hempel World Cup Series – Round 3, Genoa provided the best conditions to-date, but the Australian Sailing Team had its struggles, including David and Lachy Gilmour who bounced back to claim the top of the 49er…
The 32nd edition of Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, sponsored by Locman, is underway and the fleet enjoyed lavish trade wind racing along the beautiful south coast of Antigua. A common course of 21 nautical miles and a long course of…
West Australia has joined the multi-state line-up for the National Sailing League Final, fielding a women’s team of high-level sailors formed especially for the event’s debut in Sydney next week, April 25 -28, 2019. A week out from the start…
The IMOCA class Annual General Meeting was held in Lorient on Tuesday in the presence of the skippers and their representatives, who took the opportunity to look at the measures that have been taken, to talk about current matters and…
Odile van Aanholt and Marieke Jongens (NED) snapped up a hat trick of race wins in the 49erFX to propel themselves into pole position at the Hempel World Cup Series event in Genoa, Italy. Hitting the top of the 49-boat…
West Australian brothers David and Lachy Gilmour have maintained third place in the 49er class at the Hempel World Cup Series – Round 3, on a day that produced a little more breeze and diverse results for the Australian Sailing…
The 20th edition of the Single-Handed Race took place on the eve of Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, sponsored by Locman, while four days of fleet racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta will start April 19. Eleven stunning examples of classic…
The CHS, as it is widely known, is an institution on the east coast for Aussie sailors and Will Divola/Alastair Hunter/Alex Hart (The Forest High School) on the16ft skiff, Ross Bell Electrical, have taken out this year’s title. Divola’s crew…
Laser Radial racing commenced on the third day of competition at Hempel World Cup Series Genoa and Line Flem Høst (NOR) and Switzerland’s Maud Jayet took the first race wins of the series to share an early lead. The 67-boat…
London, UK (17 April, 2019) The World Match Racing Tour has announced the skipper line-up for the 2018-2019 WMRT Championship Final from 3-7 July in Marstrand, Sweden hosted by the GKSS Match Cup Sweden. The list of world class sailors…
Organisers of next year’s Round North Island Two Handed Race had expected entries to sell out within about four days when they went on sale on Monday night – not 45 minutes. Admittedly it’s capped at only 30 boats, mostly…
Another poor day weather-wise at the Hempel World Cup Series – Round 3, with race officials forced to cancel all racing in the Laser and for the 470s, which are yet to race, while the Laser Radial sailors started their…
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