Williams wins second Argo Group Gold Cup
HAMILTON, Bermuda (May 11, 2019) — Just when it looked like Sweden’s Johnie Berntsson was going to even the score in the final of the 69th Argo Group Gold Cup and send the match to a fifth and deciding race,…
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Mariette of 1915 and Naema are schooner winners in Capri
Racing among the giant schooners concluded on Saturday in Capri with the first round of the Schooner Cup Series. For 2019 this comprises single races here in Capri and at September’s Monaco Classic Week and Les Voiles de St Tropez…
Antigua Bermuda Race: Line Honours for SHK Scallywag
Supermaxi SHK Scallywag (HKG), skippered by David Witt, crossed the finish line outside St David's Lighthouse, Bermuda just before 10pm local time on Saturday 11 May, taking Line Honours in the 2019 Antigua Bermuda Race in an elapsed time of…
Perfect finale seals titles at 16th Sail Racing PalmaVela
Perfect champagne sailing conditions, a solid Bay-of-Palma sea breeze of up to 20 knots and spring sunshine, signed off the 16th Sail Racing Palma Vela regattas as one of the very best for many years. Not surprisingly the biggest smiles…
First Maxi victory to Lunz am Meer as Caol Ila R retains her line honours title
In addition to the usual spectacular midnight start from off Naples’ magnificent Castel dell’Ovo, following Friday night’s dinner at the Circolo del Remo e della Vela Italia (CRV Italia) clubhouse in the Santa Lucia Marina, the 65th Regata dei Tre…
Action-packed final day at the Vice Admiral's Cup
The past three days has produced tantalisingly close racing for the 72 boats in the Vice Admiral's Cup – an increase of 40 per cent on last year's entry. Despite what initially appeared to be an unpromising forecast, six to…
Testing conditions on Day 4 of 470 Europeans
Tough conditions prevailed on Day 4 of the on Day 3 of the 470 Europeans, organised by local Yacht Club Sanremo and Marina degli Aregai, in co-operation with the national and international 470 class. The men’s Gold and Silver fleets…
Sir Ben Ainslie casts doubt over America's Cup challengers
NZ Herald. By: Liam Napier. Sir Ben Ainslie has cast further doubt over the three late America's Cup entries making the start line, and the Ineos Team UK skipper also suggests construction complications have delayed the arrival of his team in…
The Arctic shipping route no-one's talking about
The Maritime Executive. By Mia Bennett. I recently attended (via teleconference, to cut down on travel time and emissions!) a meeting on future maritime trade flows at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)’s International Transport Forum. One session focused exclusively on…
Wave Chaser – a multi-purpose big boy's toy for cruisers
Forget carrying SUPs and a small sail craft on your cruiser. Now you can have them all in one – and go foiling too. The hulls can be ridden individually as Touring or Downwind Stand Up Paddleboards and with…
Big Bird’s take-off escalates Gold Coast climate research
Research into the impacts of wild weather and climate change on the Gold Coast is being stepped up with the launch of a bright yellow monitoring buoy nicknamed ‘Big Bird’. ‘Big Bird’s’ launch formally marks the establishment of the Coastal Engineering…
Dutch 49erFX Olympic selection at 2019 Europeans
When the 49erFX fleet joins the 49er and Nacra17 for the 2019 Volvo Europeans, among the battles for Olympic selection will be the defending World Champions, Annamiek Bekkering and Annette Duetz, (NED) who are looking to keep their Tokyo 2020…
Vipers strike at Sail Racing PalmaVela
The one-design Viper class is making a first appearance at Sail Racing PalmaVela as the fleet based at the RCNP grows. An initiative shared between the club, and builders Rondar Boats, is centered on allowing teams to come in and…
Four testing races at RORC Vice Admiral's Cup
Day 2 of racing at the Vice Admiral's Cup delivered four short, sharp races that tested the 72 competing boats and hundreds of sailors over a wide range of conditions, on a day of intensely close racing in a very…
Bermudes 1000 Race: Pecking order apparent at Fastnet Rock
Sébastien Simon was the first to round the Fastnet rock to the south of Ireland, the first waymark in the Bermudes 1000 Race between Douarnenez and Brest, with Sam Davies, Boris Herrmann, Yannick Bestaven and Maxime Sorel following him. On…
Scallywag's Saturday Night Fever in Antiguat Bermuda Race
Seng Huang Lee’s super maxi SHK Scallywag (HKG) skippered by David Witt, is expected to finish the Antigua Bermuda Race Saturday night local time, but it is the Lombard 46, Pata Negra (GBR), which leads fleet after IRC time correction….
Patience rewarded at 470 Europeans as Australians continue lead
Perseverance was needed, but patience was rewarded, with exciting racing on Day 3 of the 470 Europeans, organised by local Yacht Club Sanremo and Marina degli Aregai, in co-operation with the national and international 470 class. Several hours of waiting…
Sail Racing PalmaVela: Phoenix Leads TP52s
On the second day of the 16th Sail Racing PalmaVela, the fleet on the Bay of Palma grew to 110 boats, as the ORC and One Design classes started their racing program in the curtain raiser for the Mediterranean mixed…
470 Europeans: Racing cancelled as no wind on Day 2
After a remarkable opening day of the 470 European Championship, wind was not on the organiser's and sailors’ side on Day 2 of the event, organised by local Yacht Club Sanremo and Marina degli Aregai in co-operation with the national…
Tough racing in light airs at RORC Vice Admiral's Cup
The opening day of the Vice Admiral's Cup served up light airs, with big shifts and wind reversals that challenged competitors and race officials alike – a quiet morning quickly giving way to an afternoon that started with fast-paced action…
Olympic selection battle heats up for Nacra 17
The Nacra17 class will take to the waters of the London 2012 Olympic sailing venue off Weymouth, England for the 2019 Volvo Europeans when57 foiling Nacra 17 teams hungry to secure national selection as the Tokyo 2020 Games grow ever…
Antigua Bermuda Race: Finding the Mojo
The 2019 Antigua Bermuda Race entered a new phase on the second night (Thursday 9 May) of the 935 mile race to Bermuda, as the international fleet encountered a pressure ridge over a thousand miles wide, right across the race…
Naema ahead after mega-schooner port-starboard incident at Capri Classica
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…
Williams and Berntsson on course for showdown at Group Gold Cup
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…
Chesil – the most famous beach we have ever cleaned
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…
Golden Globe Race – Tapio Lehtinen sighted off the Azores
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…
Antigua Bermuda Race: Approaching Mother Nature's speed bump
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…
Bermudes 1000 Race: they’re off!
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…
Mariette of 1915 levels the scoreline at blustery Capri Classica
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…
Three bullets for Belcher and Ryan at 470 Europeans
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….
Repechage adds to quarterfinals at Argo Gold Cup
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…
IMOCA : What is at stake in the Bermuda 1000 Race
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…
Husband charged over death of his wife after setting sail in storm conditions
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…
Antigua Bermuda Race sets off in perfect conditions
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…
Capri Classica: Mega-schooner match race on the Bay of Naples
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…
Ian Williams leads quartet into quarter finals of Argo Gold Cup
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…
Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek looks overseas for expansion
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…
One year to go until Fremantle to Bali Ocean Race and Rally
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…
Struggling Dutch reaffirm commitment to America's Cup
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…
Gun entries for 2019 Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta
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…
