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By Caroline Morris A week of solid action comes to a climax for women’s final of the Defender GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Sylt 2024 The sun was shining on day six of the Defender GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Sylt 2024…
35-year wait will come to an end in January 2025 When the 2024-25 Australian 18 footer Championship is sailed on Waterloo Bay, Brisbane next January, it will become the first major 18 footer title sailed in Queensland since Scott Ramsden’s…
24 August 2024—San Francisco, CA, USA – Congratulations to Don Wilson and his Convexity team for capturing the 2024 Diversified Melges 24 World Champions title. Alongside Wilson, tactician Jeremy Wilmot and crew members Ian Liberty, Edward Hackney, and Tomas Dietrich executed a brilliant campaign on San…
The yachts Baximus skippered by Thanasis Baxevanis from the club “Omilos Filon Thalassis” and Astrapi with skipper Vassilis Kapitanidis from the Nautical Club of Thessaloniki triumphed respectively in the ORC Performance and ORC Sport categories of the Aegean Regatta 2024. The final act of the international sailing race organized by the General Secretariat for the Aegean and Island Policy with the…
Ghio and Suardiaz win in China HIGHLIGHTS Mathis Ghio (FRA) and Nia Suardiaz (ESP) have become champions at WingFoil Racing World Cup China. After no wind on the final day in Pingtan Island, the outcome was determined on the results from earlier in the week….
The 44Cup World Championship Brunnen concluded today on Switzerland’s Lake Lucerne with the most intense tussle for the lead between Vladimir Prosikhin’s Team Nika and Igor Lah’s Team Ceeref Vaider. The 44Cup Brunnen community spent Saturday evening cruising Lake Uri…
As the sun set in Barcelona on a memorable Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta, it was Emirates Team New Zealand spraying the Moët & Chandon champagne as winners, after an enthralling and epic, super-tight final battle with Luna Rossa Prada Pirelli….
The final day of on water action at Hamilton Island Race Week 2024 pushed all the way to the wire, with match racing finishes pushing right to the end in multiple divisions as placings remained in contention across all divisions….
Lake Uri (Lucerne) laid on different conditions for the penultimate day of the 44Cup World Championship out of Brunnen, Switzerland. After two lively sea breeze days, Saturday started off with two races in the same northerly, both in sub-10 knot…
Another glamour day in Barcelona with four tantalising match-ups on the penultimate day of action at the Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta. No change at the top of the leaderboard overnight with Emirates Team New Zealand holding firm after a win…
By Caroline Morris A bit of rain wasn’t going to stop the show as the day’s action opened with the quarter-final in the men’s Defender GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Sylt 2024. Heat one saw Kiko Roig (ESP) going head-to-head against…
For day two of the 44Cup World Championship the nine RC44 teams ventured out from the host village of Brunnen on to the Urnersee section of Lake Uri [Lucerne] to a full windless, glass-out. After two hours of waiting patiently…
Barcelona, once again, put on its finest display today on day two of the Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta with outstanding sailing conditions for the sailors and wonderful viewing opportunities for the spectators. All along the Barceloneta beachfront and at the…
The 39th Edition of Hamilton Island Race Week has marked an increase in female representation in key roles on boats, from skippers to navigators and plenty of female crew out on the water. Rhumb Runna competing in the Trailable Yacht…
Since 2022, Josie Maher-Eastman has been the General Manager of her family’s businesses: Edencraft International, Edencraft Marine and Edencraft Creative. Based in Geelong, Victoria, Edencraft International manufactures worldclass fibreglass, offshore fishing boats ranging from 6 to 7.77-metres that can be…
By World Sailing Following the conclusion of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, five international sailors have been elected to the World Sailing Athletes’ Committee where they will serve as the athlete voice throughout the Federation. The sailors joining the World Sailing…
The Yacht Sales Co. has announced a special Dufour Yachts Showcase event presenting an exceptional opportunity for buyers to inspect an extensive range of the prestigious French models in one location. The event will be held at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron…
You watched Matt Wearne win Olympic Gold in the Laser dinghy class along with the Silver medal won by Grae Morris in Windsurfing on TV, now you or your kids can come on down and give sailing a try yourself….
HIGHLIGHTS France’s Bastien Escoffet recorded the highest speed – 33.0 knots – on day one of WingFoil Racing World Cup China. Taking place out of the tropical paradise of Pingtan Island, the Marathon Race saw 113 riders launch out of…
Australian Marine Export Group (AIMEX) and Superyacht Australia is pleased to announce that the dates for the ASMEX 2025 Conference have been confirmed as Monday 19 to Wednesday 21 May 2025. The Conference will continue to be held at the…
Tilos opened its arms to welcome the sailing boats participating in the Aegean Regatta, the international sailing race that is being held for the 23rd time in the blue waters of the Aegean Sea. On the morning of Wednesday, August 21, the boats departed from Nisyros and with the help of the westerly…
With the accuracy of a Swiss watch, the 15+ knot thermal wind kicked in on time as advertised on the Urnersee – north-south section of Lake Uri (Lake Lucerne) – enabling three races to be held on the opening day…
By the International Maxi Association One of the windiest and most competitive Palermo-Montecarlo races concluded for the maxi yachts today with Remon Vos’ 100ft Black Jack claiming line honours and setting a new race record. Finishing 43 minutes and 11…
Day four of racing started in style this morning with the annual Hamilton Island Race Week Prix d’Elegance. Sailors smartened up their uniforms or used their creativity to parade and compete for two different prizes, ‘Best Presented’, or ‘Best Themed’,…
The Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta got underway in Barcelona today with all four scheduled races between the six competing teams taking place in near-perfect conditions. Four teams sit on one point after today’s racing but – by way of the…
Helmsmen set the scene at press conference on eve of racing at Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta in Barcelona Under the spotlights in the cooled air of the auditorium at Barcelona’s World Trade Centre, the world’s finest sailors faced the international…
Breakthrough technology will visualize the wind live on screen, allowing fans and commentators to better understand optimum routes and team tactics, and making coverage of the sport more accessible than ever before. Capgemini and the America’s Cup Media today revealed…
Jeanneau’s latest innovative yacht design has arrived in Australia. The long awaited Jeanneau Yachts 55 features a unique deck and cabin layout, with the two aft guest cabins completely isolated with their own companion ways, helms mounted further forward than…
By Alinghi Red Bull Racing Tuesday 20th August, Alinghi Red Bull Racing faced a rig failure. Fortunately, due to the quick response from the crew, everyone onboard is safe, and the situation was promptly managed. 1) What happened? We were…
20 August 2024—San Francisco, CA, USA – After three days of registration, boat inspections, and sail and equipment checks, the 2024 Diversified Melges 24 World Championship on San Francisco Bay is officially underway. Returning to this windy venue after ten years, anticipation was…
It was an early start for the IRC Divisions on day three of Hamilton Island Race Week, with the Nautilus Marine insurance Classic Long & Medium Races on the schedule commencing from 0915. The 49 nautical mile Nautilus Marine Insurance…
By André Rhoden-Paul & Stefano Fasano @ BBC News British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter are among the six people missing after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of the Italian island of Sicily in the…
By the International Maxi Association The 19th Palermo-Montecarlo yacht race sets sail from Sicily’s capital today (Tuesday 20 August), concluding the International Maxi Association’s 2023-24 Mediterranean Maxi Offshore Challenge, which started with last autumn’s Rolex Middle Sea Race. While the race…
London, UK (19 August, 2024) The World Match Racing Tour, sailing’s longest running global professional series and special event of World Sailing, today announced a new championship stage to the global tour starting in 2025 in MACAO, Special Administrative Region…
Have you ever wondered where the next generation of SailGP foiling superstars are made? Join us in Sandefjord, Norway for the ROCKWOOL WASZP Games 2024. Hosted by ROCKWOOL Racing Athlete Katja Salskov-Iversen, we discover how the next generation of professional…
As we start getting excited ahead of the America’s Cup Prelim regatta, why not have a quick look at this SailGP video from Tom and Jason on how that win in Sydney unfolded. Personally, it was one of my best…
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez – Saturday, September 28 – Sunday, October 6, 2024 Making up the Classic, Modern and Maxi classes, nearly 250 boats are officially entered in Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez, which begins September 28. Scrolling the entry lists made…
There are boats from all eight Australian states and territories, ranging in size from the 100ft Super Maxi ‘Wild Thing 100’ to the smallest yacht, a 20.6ft Sonata 6.3 ‘Norbert G’ skippered by Ghigo Casalini. There is also a boat…
Eyachts Triumph at Sydney Boat Show with Unprecedented Interest and Brand Recognition Sydney, Australia – August 2024 – The Sydney International Boat Show has concluded with extraordinary success for Eyachts, marking a pivotal moment for the company as they continue…
“Second only to the immortal Chris Webb” William J. ‘Billo’ Hayward was not only one of the great champion 18 footer skippers at the NSW (now Australian) 18 Footers League during the 1930s and 1940s, he was also one of…
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