Can you cruise with a cat?
Having a pet on board is a much debated topic. Many cruising folk will say that having a pet on board will tie you down and is too much work. They say that international border crossings are difficult and you…
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SOLAS raises close to $30,000 at Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron dinner
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s (CYCA) SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) Trusts raised just under $30,000 at a dinner held at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron (RSYS) on Friday evening. Among those attending were Sir James and Lady…
Cruising through the Cold War
The waters approaching Örö are treacherous. Submerged rocks abound and, if you do not pay attention to your charts, you will end up swimming in the cold Baltic Sea. It makes sense, then, that the inhabitants of this Finnish island…
Ten commandments of winter cruising
As winter approaches, it can be tempting to pack up the sailing gear and go into sailing hibernation until spring. That is what we used to do when we were still working: sailing was for weekends or holidays between October…
Rescue ship has reached injured sailor in Southern Ocean
Day 4 of the rescue of injured Indian Golden Globe Race solo sailor Abhilash Tomy from his dismasted yacht Thuriya approximately 1,900 miles SW of Perth Western Australia. The French fisheries patrol vessel Osiris reached Tomy’s yacht at 05:30 UTC…
Leaderboard change-up at windy M32 World Championship
Chicago, USA: Day two of the M32 World Championship was a drastic change of pace from yesterday’s light-air affair, as westerly winds in excess of 25 knots upset the leaderboard and tacticians worked hard to stay in phase all day…
Australian authorities lead multinational rescue mission in Golden Globe Race
Early today, Golden Globe race headquarters finally received a satellite text message from Abhilash Tomy, the injured Indian solo sailor dismasted in the South Indian Ocean some 1,900 miles south-west of Perth, Australia on Friday. “ACTIVATED EPIRB.CANT WALK.MIGHT NEED STRETCHER…
DownUnder Racing continues winning streak at Australian National Match Racing Championship
Harry Price’s DownUnder Racing crew have continued their winning streak from Day 1 to head into the final day of competition at the Australian Match Racing National Championship undefeated, winning the round robin stages 14-0. New Zealand’s Jordan Stevenson also…
Quantum Racing 52 Super Series Champions for 2018
Quantum Racing may have won the 2018 52 Super Series Championship title, but unsailable light winds on the last day of Valencia Sailing Week denied her crew the chance to pitch for their fourth regatta win of the season. Luna…
Silencio and Maltese Falcon triumph at Perini Navi Cup
Porto Cervo, Italy: After three days of racing, the seventh edition of the Perini Navi Cup drew to a close today with the 50-metre Silencio winning the Cruiser Racer division, while The Maltese Falcon triumphed in the Corinthians Spirit yachts…
Two golds and a silver for Australia at Para World Sailing Championships
Australian, British and Brazilian competitors clinched Gold at the Para World Sailing Championships as the regatta drew to a close in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA. After five days of competition in variable breeze, 2016 Paralympics sliver medallist Matt Bugg (AUS) snapped…
DownUnder Racing in clean sweep at Australian Match Racing Championship
Australia’s highest ranked match racing team, DownUnder Racing, helmed by Harry Price, took a clean sweep on Day 1 of the 2018 Australian Match Racing National Championship, hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. DownUnder Racing, which regularly competes…
Code Red alert: Golden Globe fleet hit by massive Southern Ocean storm
Solo sailors in the 2018 Golden Globe Race have been hit by a vicious storm midway across the South Indian Ocean and the 70 knot winds and 14m seas have left India's Abhilash Tomy, and Ireland's Gregor McGuckin, dismasted, and…
Silencio and Maltese Falcon hold firm at top at Perini Navi Cup
Porto Cervo, Italy: The fleet of Perini Navi yachts once again took to the waters off Costa Smeralda for the second day of racing in the seventh edition of the Perini Navi Cup, organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda…
Strong winds put an end to penultimate day racing at Para Worlds
Lake Michigan showed a different side on Friday as strong winds whipped up just off of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA at the Para World Sailing Championships and after days of light, challenging breeze, gusts of up to 35 knots were recorded…
CODE RED alert for Indian skipper Abhilash Tomy in Golden Globe Race
In updated Golden Globe Race news, there has been no further communication with Abhilash Tomy, the 39-year old Indian Golden Globe Race skipper, since his dramatic text message at 12:09 UTC today: Rolled. Dismasted. Severe back injury. Cannot get up….
Leaders in safety, offshore and keelboat racing to share perspectives in Sarasota
World Sailing’s 2018 Annual Conference will include two open forums on Safety in Sailing and the future of Offshore and Keelboat racing with sport and industry leaders sharing their perspectives. The Annual Conference, where the key decisions for the future…
Big winds force the postponement of inaugural keelboat champion of champions’ event at Burnham-on-Crouch
Royal Corinthian YC, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex (20 September 2018): With the wind projected to gust more than 40 kts on Sunday, the race committee at the Royal Corinthian Yacht Club, Burnham-on-Crouch, has made the sensible decision to postpone the Keelboat Endeavour…
Perini Navi Cup: Silencio and Maltese Falcon winners of the day in Cruiser Racer and Corinthians Spirit classes respectively
Porto Cervo, Italy. 20 September. The Perini Navi yachts unfurled their sails this morning for the first of three days of racing in the seventh edition of the Perini Navi Cup, an event organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda…
Light breeze and choppy waves on Lake Michigan cause grief for Para World sailors
Light breeze coupled with choppy waves on Lake Michigan resulted in a tough day for the 98 competitors from 39 nations racing at the Para World Sailing Championships in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA. Waves between two to four feet and a…
Chicago talent springboards ahead at M32 World Championship
Chicago, IL, USA (September 20, 2018) – With the Chicago skyline hazed over, light air tactics were on full display for the twelve teams competing in day one of the 2018 M32 World Championship. Two races were completed before a…
Juliet Costanzo and team crowned Australian Women’s Match Racing Champions
In a powerful Westerly breeze on Sydney Harbour, Juliet Costanzo and her team of elder sister Clare, Jess Angus, Ann Scholten and Emma Rankin became Australia’s newest Women’s Match Racing National Champion, defeating New Zealand’s Celia Willison 3-0 in the…
Call for hand-held radios to be mandatory on small boats in PNG
Radio NZ The owner of a boat which rescued eight people in Papua New Guinea's Bougainville region says having a hand-held radio on a boat can help save lives. The 42-ft yacht, Magalut managed to save the lives of eight…
Brits and Canadians book RS Venture Connect finals place at Para World Sailing Championships
British and Canadian teams booked their spot in Saturday’s RS Venture Connect winner-takes-all final as the Para World Sailing Championships continued in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA. The qualification stage in the RS Venture Connect saw Alexandra Rickham and Hannah Stodel (GBR)…
Young Kiwi sailors to follow in Sir Peter Blake's footsteps with Blake Inspire program
Now a bunch of young sailors with a passion for the environment have the opportunity to follow in Blake’s footsteps by taking part in an environmental leadership development program. Join the Sir Peter Blake Trust, in partnership with Yachting New…
Régates Royales – Trophée Panerai : 200 crews to celebrate the 40th anniversary
In less than one week, the crème de la crème of classic yachting will gather in Cannes to celebrate the 40th edition of the Régates Royales – Trophée Panerai, where the best crews and the most gorgeous boats will reunite on…
Semi-Finalists decided at Australian Women’s Match Racing Championships
The top four teams have sailed through to the semi-finals at the 2018 Australian Women’s Match Racing Championship with Juliet Costanzo of Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) hanging on to her overnight lead. However, her perfect scorecard didn’t stay…
The Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe attracts record entry in its 40th anniversary year
The Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe – one of the classic races in solo ocean sailing – is set for a record entry this year as it celebrates its 40th anniversary. Charting a 3,542-nautical mile course from Saint-Malo in Brittany to Point-à-Pitre…
Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image 2018: Discover the 80 world's best sailing pictures of the year
The best 80 yacht racing pictures selected by our international jury and taken in 2018 are now online. The public is kindly invited to vote for their favorite image! Click here to discover this year’s selection. The winning images and the world’s…
Hong Kong boat owners count cost of Typhoon Mangkhut after hundreds of vessels are washed ashore, damaged or sunk
South China Morning Post. By Denise Tsang. Boats were among the biggest casualties of Typhoon Mangkhut in Hong Kong, with hundreds washed ashore, damaged or sunk, while at a yacht club the devastation was such that staff had to swim…
Ongoing dispute over three-masted tall ship divides two Balkan neighbors
The Navy Times. By: Dusan Stojanovic, The Associated Press. TIVAT, Montenegro — Montenegro and Croatia have resolved almost all of their differences more than two decades after fighting a war, except for one: a dispute over an 85-year-old former Royal…
Cool introduction to Lake Michigan at the Para World Sailing Championships
The 98 sailors from 39 nations racing at the 2019 Para World Sailing Championships in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA had a cool introduction to Lake Michigan as racing across the four fleets got underway. Unseasonably warm temperatures had blessed Sheboygan in…
HMB Endeavour found: One of the greatest maritime mysteries of all time solved
Canberra Times. By Matthew Knott. New York: Marine archaeologists believe they have finally identified the resting place of HMB Endeavour, the ship James Cook commanded to Australia on his first voyage of discovery, an achievement that would solve one of the…
Golden Globe – Jean-Luc Van Den Heede now nine days ahead despite breakages
73-year old Jean-Luc Van Den Heede continues to defy his age and best efforts of the chasing pack of Golden Globe Race skippers to extend his lead across the South Indian Ocean to 9+ days over the past week. The…
A new opportunity for disabled sailors – Queensland Para Sailing Academy
Currently in Queensland there is no real opportunity for people living with a disability to become involved in competitive sailing. The QPSA is the brainchild of Southport Yacht Club members Ross Manning and Matt Speakman, both Para Sailors who race…
Sister combo too good on Day 1 of the Australian Women’s Match Racing Championship
Day 1 of the Australian Women’s Match Racing Championship, hosted by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA), has delivered a perfect scorecard for sister combo, Juliet and Clare Costanzo from the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC). Along with…
Sheboygan welcomes 39 nations to Para World Sailing Championships
A record 98 sailors from 39 nations will race at the Para World Sailing Championships in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA from 18-22 September 2018. Sheboygan Yacht Club and the waters of Lake Michigan will welcome numerous Paralympic and World Championship medallists…
Franck Cammas and Team NORAUTO come out on top at the GC32 Villasimius Cup
Light winds on the GC32 Villasimius Cup’s final day may not have provided the same top speed foiling action of the previous three days, but there was high drama across the leaderboard during today’s three races with first place changing…
Silver for Belcher and Ryan as lack of wind cancels medal races in Enoshima
Japan’s Keiju Okada and Jumpei Hokazono won gold in the Men’s 470 as the World Cup Series Enoshima, the first major event on Tokyo 2020 Olympic waters, came to a tame finish. The Japanese held an eight-point lead over Australian…
Rolex Sydney Hobart: Countdown on – 100 days to start
It is 100 days out from the 1pm Boxing Day start of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s (CYCA) 2018 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and already a fleet of 48 includes last year’s winner, three super maxis, nine internationals…
