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he Final series of the Laser Europeans started today in La Rochelle, France, and 9-15 knots allowed sailors to complete two new scheduled races, being 8 now in total. Weather is being fantastic and the 300 plus sailors are enjoying…
OC Sport, the creator and organiser of the Extreme Sailing Series™, has announced today that it is cancelling the fifth Act of the 2018 season due to be held in St Petersburg, Russia from 9-12 August. The company said a…
With less than a week until the 2018 Finn World Masters opens in El Balís, Spain, there are an impressive 352 entries from 32 countries – falling a few boats short of the record set in Torbole in 2016 –…
Just in case you are a little confused or unsure what the Finn class is and what it stands for, here is a Finn 101 tutorial that will hopefully clear up any misunderstandings and misconceptions. We’ve tried to use the…
Light wind tactics remain the central theme on the tenth day of Race 10: The Garmin American Challenge as teams seek to maintain the best possible course ahead of an upcoming wind hole off the coast of Mexico. At what…
After the first night at sea for the international fleet in the Antigua Bermuda Race the pace is relentless. The leading teams Warrior and Varuna are now over 300 miles offshore, blast reaching through two metre swell in the Atlantic…
With the incentive of playing before their home crowd here in Slovenia and also being holder of the 2016 and 2017 RC44 season championship titles, Igor Lah's Team CEEREF tops the leaderboard by two points after the opening day of…
Stuff.co.nz Sir Ben Ainslie has had to rename his America's Cup syndicate for the second time in a fortnight after a branding row with the British Olympic Association. Ainslie's Land Rover BAR team were changed to Ineos Team GB when…
canoe&kayak.com An Oregon couple who sank their brand-new kayaks on the North Santiam River two years ago are now seeking nearly half a million dollars in damages from Dick’s Sporting Goods, the retailer that sold them the boats. Bryan Orrio…
Olympic gold medallist and multiple World Champion Tom Slingsby is dipping his toes back into Olympic class sailing and will join the Australian Finn squad at a training camp at Lake Garda in Italy tomorrow. The highly-respected Slingsby won the…
Day 9 dawned with the news that the first points of Race 10: The Garmin American Challenge had been awarded, though the Elliot Brown Ocean Sprint advantage did come at a cost to some. Dare To Lead collected the maximum…
Designed by the experienced and successful Germán Frers, the 30-metre Swan 98 is intended to redefine cruising by delivering Nautor comfort, safety and reliability with ocean passage-making at speed. The Frers’ design is currently being made real in Nautor’s Swan’s…
Strong easterly trades are expected to provide fast reaching conditions for the first two days of the 935 nautical mile oceanic race. A high pressure east of Bermuda is expected to decrease the gradient wind, shifting south to create tactical…
The countdown is on for the 2018 Samui Regatta as boats from around Asia are heading to Thailand's second most popular island destination for the final event showdown of the 2017/18 AsianYachting Grand Prix from 26th May to 2nd June….
The International Twelve Metre Association (ITMA) and the New York Yacht Club (NYYC) announced the dates for the 2019 12 Metre World Championship have been changed to July 7- 13, 2019. The 12 Metre Worlds will be held in Newport,…
Canfield and crew Mike Buckley, Victor Diaz de Leon, Erik Shampain and George Peet won all six of their matches and are the only undefeated team remaining at the $100,000 match racing regatta. Close behind are Joachim Aschenbrenner’s Team TriFork…
The Dutch crew of Brunel, skippered by esteemed round the world yachtsman Bouwe Bekking, were speeding up after making it through a light wind patch lying 200 miles from the finish line ahead of their rivals. At 0700 UTC their…
Multihull Solutions is looking for record interest at the 2018 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show on the Gold Coast this 24-27 May. The company will be showcasing two of Fountaine Pajot’s most successful catamarans at its marina stand on Marina Pier…
Italian news is reporting the diversion of the Italian navy frigate Alpino in the search area for two yachtsmen who have been missing since May 2 after their boat capsized between the Azores and Gibraltar on the way back from…
Although the Elliot Brown Ocean Sprint divided teams, with some opting to sprint away from the best course in the hope of getting some bonus points and others focusing instead on leaderboard positions and the upcoming scoring gate, the main…
A shocking come-from-behind victory into Newport, Rhode Island; with just 300 miles to go, Mapfre was in fifth place. As Tuesday morning dawned and with the fleet ghosting towards the finish line in extremely light and shifty winds, Xabi Fernández’s team…
One Hundred and sixteen teams from 37 different countries raced in the 51st edition of Antigua Sailing Week. Strong trade winds blew all week delivering heaven-sent conditions to over 1,000 competitors. Over 3,000 revellers attended Reggae in the Park, featuring…
Three straight final day wins for Neville Crichton’s Maserati delivered the absent owner the narrowest victory in the first act of the MC38’s 2018 season. “You’ve got to have a bit of luck on your side on Pittwater; that’s the…
The sixth day of Race 10: The Garmin American Challenge has featured champagne sailing conditions, as the fleet marks another milestone – crossing from Californian to Mexican latitudes. After a run of steady breeze, the only change to the leaderboard…
The Volvo Ocean Race teams were preparing to gybe on Sunday and begin the final run into the Leg 8 finish in Newport, USA. Team Brunel continue to hold the lead although Bouwe Bekking’s team have an advantage of less…
Gentle, challenging breezes on the Bay of Palma meant the outcome in many of the 14 classes at the 15th edition of Sail Racing Palma Vela went to the wire. It was down to how the different teams dealt with…
ABC 7 News, San Francisco. Sky 7 captured dramatic video of an attempted boat salvage operation off Linda Mar Beach in Pacifica on Wednesday. A giant wave knocked salvage workers right off the boat. Two of the workers grabbed each…
NZ Herald. By: Cheree Kinnear Yachting New Zealand boss David Abercrombie has slammed the America's Cup class rule for not allocating a specific position for female sailors. The AC75 class rule, written by Emirates Team New Zealand in conjunction with Luna…
World Sailing is currently reviewing the equipment to be used in sailing events at the Olympic Games in Paris 2024 and Los Angeles in 2028. As the following statement from Australian Sailing outlines, an equal number of medals for men…
RACE 10 DAY 7: TACTICAL SPRINTING After one full week of racing in the Garmin American Challenge, nine of the eleven Clipper Race teams have now embarked on the first bonus point scoring opportunity of Race 10, the Elliot Brown…
On Friday at noon UTC, Brunel had a 12-mile lead over Dongfeng. 24 hours later the advantage is less than three miles, with the red boat in sight and sailing directly behind Bouwe Bekking, making up distance slowly but surely….
The wind has returned on Day 5 of Race 10 – the Garmin American Challenge from Seattle to Panama, but yesterday's wind hole off the Californian coast has made a big impact, with the Clipper Race fleet more compressed than…
Tropical sunshine and 18 knots of solid trade winds piping up to over 20 knots in gusts blessed KPMG Race Day, the last day of action at Antigua Sailing Week. The final awards ceremony and party will take place tonight…
The 15th Sail Racing PalmaVela regatta may have endured a little more rain than expected today but racing remains extremely tight going into Sunday’s finale. In IRC and ORC4, the top two boats are tied on points going into the…
Those who were around for the glory days of the Clipper/Kenwood and the heyday 12 metre America’s Cup times will no doubt remember Phil Uhl, whose beautiful photography bought these events to life – and now will host a solo…
The former Prime Minister of New Zealand and Administrator of the United Nations Development Program has accepted the offer from Emirates Team New Zealand CEO Grant Dalton to become an ongoing advocate of the team and its objectives towards defending…
Azzurra consolidated her lead in the very hot TP52 class thanks to a first and third from the two windward leeward contests sailed today on a grey Bay of Palma. The top three boats emerging at this curtain raising early…
Twelve days into the 5,600-mile sprint from Itajaí in Brazil, the quick sailing through the trade winds was continuing Friday – although lighter winds lay in wait further down the track, meaning Brunel's lead of seven miles is far from…
The forecasted light wind has arrived and is slowing the progress of the Clipper Race fleet as it races past San Francisco on Day 4 of the 4,100 nautical mile Race 10: The Garmin American Challenge from Seattle to Panama….
Johnnie Walker Race Day marked the penultimate day of racing at Antigua Sailing Week, and after thunder and lightning, ominous skies and squally conditions were forecast for the morning, racing was postponed for two hours before the international fleet of…
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