The latest news from the world of yachting and sailing including yacht & dinghy reviews, cruising and destination information plus the latest boating gear as well as inshore and offshore racing updates and regatta schedules. All things Sailing, Sail Racing, Sailboats and more.
Despite being a relative newcomer to the class, six-time Australian 505 champion Sandy Higgins has charged to a solid lead after the first day’s sailing in the Melges 24 Australian Championships at Port Lincoln today. Three heats were sailed on…
Out of control spinnaker broaches, capsizes, a collision between two high profile yachts and a subsequent disqualification and a man overboard (briefly) situation have marked the opening races of the Crown Series Bellerive Regatta on Hobart’s River Derwent. All this…
Just three points separate the top three 29er skiffs after four races today in the Banjo’s Shoreline Bellerive Regatta, with similar close competition in other off-the-beach classes contesting the regatta. William Wallis and Fyn Sprott, sailing Westwind, have so far…
News 24/City Press. By Derrick Spies. Cape Town – A woman is thought to have broken her shoulder and had lacerations to her leg after falling from the mast of a yacht moored at the V&A Waterfront on Friday. Ian Gross,…
The Smeg team of Lee Knapton, Ricky Bridge, Mike McKensey scored a double victory in the Australian 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour today, and go into next Sunday's final day with a 14 points lead over their nearest rival….
For the sixth day in a row Qingdao maintains its lead over the rest of its competitors, at the front of the Clipper Race fleet as the leading pack turns to the west for the final 700 nautical miles to…
On what was a rainy day down at the Port Lincoln Yacht Club, the champions in the Teakle Classic Adelaide to Port Lincoln Yacht Race were crowned at the annual race presentation day. Geoff Boettcher's Secret Men's Business continued…
Juan Yacht Design has been selected to design the next IMOCA 60 ‘Arkea Paprec' which will be skippered by Sébastien Simon in the next Vendée Globe, a sailor with huge potential who will be supported by Vincent Riou in the…
Justin Scott, one of the many international skippers who travelled to the South of Perth Yacht Club to compete in the Schweppes Viper Worlds 2018 on the picturesque Swan River, stamped his authority on the fleet today with two wins,…
While SHK/Scallywag has made good on its westerly route to grab an impressive lead over the past 24 hours, the fleet is compressing, and as of Sunday afternoon, it’s the chasing pack enjoying stronger winds. The Scallywags have to be…
The 10th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 is likely to be the fastest and possibly toughest race in the ten year history of the Caribbean 600-mile classic. Over 20 knots is predicted for the first three days, with gusts in…
Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s Sydney Harbour Regatta has already attracted a wide variety of boats across its many classes and divisions, but the Club has extended its entry deadline to midnight on Monday 26 February, allowing those who are still…
The 2018 Banjo’s Shoreline Crown Series Bellerive Regatta got off to a windy start on the River Derwent last evening, with a fleet of 55 keelboats sailing in a blustery nor’wester gusting to 30 knots. Several yachts retired, including X&Y…
Geoff Boettcher’s Secret Mens Business has again taken out line honours in the Teakle Classic Adelaide to Port Lincoln Yacht Race, finishing well ahead of the rest of the 38-strong fleet. Boettcher and crew sailed strongly to lead all the…
Team AkzoNobel and SHK/Scallywag are the big winners over the past 24 hours as both have had a relatively fast transition through the doldrums, allowing them to gain about 100 miles on the chasing pack, which have suffered through some…
The first teams have crossed the end gate of the Elliot Brown Ocean Sprint on Day 18 of Race 7: The Forever Tropical Paradise Race to Sanya and have taken very different approaches to getting there, after a wind hole…
Flying Fifteen supremo and former world champion Nick Jerwood, sailing with his match racing champion son Matthew, and boat owner Brian de Vries, set the pace on the first practice day on Perth’s Swan River with two bullets – the…
In May Port Douglas Yacht Club will host the 2018 Quicksilver Port Douglas Race Week. The regatta is to be staged over five days starting on Tuesday May 22nd and concluding on Saturday May 26th. The concept of Race Week…
Over the past few years the Finn Class has collected an extensive set of morphological and physiological data on its sailors and perhaps the main talking point is always the weight of sailors. So it might be interesting to consider…
Team AkzoNobel is looking to get an early start on the weekend, making a serious bid to be first out of the doldrums on Friday afternoon. The team is now furthest south in the fleet and is beginning to pick…
he 2018 New Caledonia Groupama Race around the South Pacific’s island gem will see the return of Sean Langman’s multiple speed record-setter Team Australia, the giant ORMA 60 trimaran. Team Australia is the holder of the World Sailing Speed Record…
Half of the Clipper Race fleet has begun its Elliot Brown Ocean Sprint but a fickle breeze and upcoming wind holes could result in changes in the standings on Day 17 of Race 7: The Forever Tropical Paradise Race to…
Sailors were pleasantly surprised ahead of the start of the Teakle Classic Adelaide to Port Lincoln Yacht Race today when a 15-knot afternoon sea breeze came up at just the right time. Coming from the southwest, the fleet started in…
Strong entries for the Racing Division of this weekend’s Crown Series Bellerive Regatta underline a notable boost in competition on the Derwent this summer. The Banjo’s Shoreline Crown Series, Tasmania’s biggest sailing regatta, has attracted more than 20 of Hobart’s…
The Yorkshire Post. By David Behrens. A bag of fish and chips on the harbour wall at Whitby – if the seagulls don’t get it first – is a holiday tradition that goes back generations. But this summer’s menu will…
With the Volvo Ocean Race fleet racing south in trade wind conditions, team AkzoNobel is leading the charge towards the doldrums, still some 600 miles away. The fleet is becoming more aligned from north to south, with less east/west leverage…
The two Chinese teams continue to lead the race to their home country on Day 15 of Race 7: The Forever Tropical Paradise Race to Sanya. Shifting winds have meant that many in the Clipper Race fleet have had to…
In October 2017, two sailors from Hawaii and a dog were rescued by the US Navy from their cruising sail boat, 'Sea Nymph', 1000 miles off the coast of Japan after drifting at sea for nearly five months in their…
Dartmouth, Devon, UK 14 February 2018 – At least 36 vessels have signed up to sail to Horta on the island of Faial in the Azores this coming June to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Peter Café Sport. The Ocean…
Kevin Bissett , THE CANADIAN PRESS LUNENBURG, N.S. – A Nova Scotia distillery is sending its spirits on an around-the-world trip on a tall ship, promising it will taste better for the journey. Four barrels of rum from Lunenburg's Ironworks…
Every boat in the fleet in Leg 6 of the Volvo Ocean Race is back up to speed and enjoying trade wind sailing conditions as they push south towards the doldrums some 1000 miles away. The boats are on a…
Following another successful day under spinnakers, the Clipper Race fleet continues to eat away at the miles and make good progress towards Sanya. Thanks to the stable north easterly wind, the fleet has sustained consistently high boat speeds and competition…
To coincide with the start of the 2018 European sailing season, the Finn Class is pleased to announce the beginnings of an environmental and sustainability agenda that could impact on its events and sailors, and guide the class’s own event…
The CH Robinson Marlay Point Overnight Race will celebrate its 50th race on 10 March and entries are rolling in. With more than three times as many entries already received as the same time in recent years, organisers are confident…
Parkdale Yacht Club on Port Phillip Bay hosted the 41st Windsurfer One Design nationals with competition in four disciplines across the Australia Day long weekend. The regatta attracted 49 competitors from New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania and Queensland taking…
It has been four years since Dufour orchestrated a management buyout and set out on a path of reinvention. A successful ride in that short time has lead to the launch of the ‘Exclusive’ range last year. The idea behind…
I doubt that there is anything more uncomfortable for a middle-aged cruising bloke than the canvas bosun's chair. Getting into it at deck level can be a circus act. With one hand you are holding the halyard and the other…
Stuff.co.nz. By Lorna Thornber. When Kiwi couple Abby Sanford and Rohan Honson-Morris took their yacht out for the first time ahead of their planned Atlantic crossing, they didn't even know how to turn on the engines. The pair had been…
Australia is infamous for its dangerous animals. It has sharks, crocodiles, spiders, and more deadly snakes than any other country worldwide. As if this isn’t enough, next week there will be more Vipers sliding into Perth from around the world…
There has been little change in weather conditions over the last 24 hours and the consistency has enabled teams to continue accelerating towards Sanya after yesterday’s gear shift and nearly a fortnight of racing in Race 7: The Forever Tropical…
Read all of the latest sailing news
View more
Dinghy and Yacht Racing News
View more
News from the offshore world
View more
Cruising Stories from around the world
View more
The latest boats and yachting gear
View more
Watch everything sailing and boating
View more