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Australia’s longest running women’s keelboat competition, the Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta (AWKR), has so far attracted 26 entries, with organisers at Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron expecting up to 35 boats for their annual event, traditionally sailed over the Kings Birthday weekend on…
After a long winter break, racing for the TF35 high-performance one-design foiling catamaran resumes this week with a new team joining the fleet and crew changes on all the boats ahead of the TF35 Nyon Cup. The first of a…
Le Havre, Normandy, France (Tuesday 21 May) – New Zealand’s Megan Thomson and her 2.0 Racing crew of Maeve White, Josi Andres, Charlotte Porter and Rose Garcia Royo yesterday won the 2024 Normandy Match Cup in Le Havre, France, the third…
As the sailing season draws to a close, offshore sailors are now focusing on the Melbourne to Apollo Bay Race which starts at 9am on Saturday the 25th of May. The 52 nautical mile Category 3 coastal sprint is the…
Entries for Whitsunday Sailing Club’s (WSC) Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week 2024 continue to flow in and competition is set to ignite in the Trailable Yachts and Sports Boat class, while new support sponsors sign up for the…
Folly Beach, SC is the new “lay-day” checkpoint for the race this year. Traditionally done at Tybee Island, GA, the local tourism & development council as well as City Officials for Folly had worked closely with Race Organizers over the…
Breiana Whitehead finished fifth at the Formula Kite World Championships, held over the past six days in Hyeres, France. With three French competitors ahead of her in the standings, Whitehead also achieved the position of third nation and with it…
Solo sailor Lisa Blair is on the home straight of her newest sailing record, briefly accompanied by intrigued Orcas after she rounded the southern tip of New Zealand off Stewart Island and is now crossing Cook Strait to the North Island and…
Le Havre, Normandy, France (Sunday 19 May) – Racing continued into the early evening of Day 3 of the Normandy Match Cup as the semi-finals got underway in a fresh 12-15knots, combined with a challenging current off the Le Havre…
• Breiana Whitehead finishes 5th• Lauriane Nolot (FRA) defends her women’s world title• Max Maeder (SGP) defends his men’s world title• Toni Vodisek was back up to speed but it was too little, too late• Silver medals for Ellie Aldridge…
Torbole (Garda Lake) – After six days of great sailing, Groupe Atlantic is the winner of the Act 1 of the 69F Youth Foiling Gold Cup, event hosted and organized by Circolo Vela Torbole; the event was characterized by the normal…
In stunning sailing conditions, the Pallas Capital Gold Cup concluded from the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club today, with David Doherty’s Matador reinforcing their position at the top of the leaderboard to take Act 4 on both TPR and IRC,…
The team at Performance Cruising Yachts is delighted to announce that they are the newAustralian dealer for the prestigious US brand, Catalina Yachts. Founded by Frank Butler in 1970, Catalina Yachts has always prioritised quality and valueover sheer size. Their…
Innovative sailors are constantly observing other fields and looking for new technologies that have the potential to change the way they sail. Few adaptations have had quite the impact of the load pin, which made its way into sailing from…
Royal Geelong Yacht Club (RGYC) and GeelongPort have joined forces to provide Geelong’s youth the opportunity to participate in the sport of sailing for free. The partnership is aimed at providing local government school students with the opportunity to develop…
Outstanding 2023-24 performance by the young, rookie team One of the real highlights of the Australian 18 Footer League’s 2023-24 Sydney Harbour season was the outstanding performance of the young, rookie team on The Oak Double Bay-4 Pines from the…
Le Havre, Normandy, France (Saturday 18 May) – Day 2 of the Women’s World Match Racing Tour Normandy Match Cup in Le Havre saw racing through to the early evening as the race committee took advantage of ideal conditions to…
On Thursday morning, May 16th – Teams lined up on the beach in Jacksonville, Florida, ready to set sail on the longest leg of the event: JAX Beach to Tybee Island, GA – 120 miles. The forecast looked grim; Light,…
• Breiana Whitehead moves up to 5th and makes the semis• Four medium air races conclude gold fleet for men and women• Poema Newland looks world-class after three race wins• But it’s still reigning World Champions Nolot and Maeder who…
The finale of the Pallas Capital TP52 Gold Cup started in sporty conditions with sensational racing from all eleven entrants, with reports of over 25 knots of boat speed, in a blustery southerly at times blowing over 30 knots on…
Carbon Yachts is delighted to announce the highly anticipated Queensland premiere of the Virtue V10 T-Top at the upcoming Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show (SCIBS). Join us from May 23rd to 26th at Hope Island Marina, Queensland, where we’ll unveil…
Article by Miranda Blazeby, Digital Editor, SailGP The race to Season 4’s three-boat Grand Final is still ‘wide open’, Canada driver Phil Robertson says, with ‘three teams ready to pounce’ on Spain, currently in third place. Just three events remain…
From World Sailing. World Sailing Council has voted to adopt new eligibility rules for transgender athletes at the federation’s 2024 Mid Year Meeting. The Transgender Participation Policy will apply to all World Sailing events – including World Sailing Championships, the…
• Big pile-up for the women after world champion falls• Four light to medium races for the start of gold fleet competition• Elena Lengwiler cruises to two race wins in the afternoon• Pianosi climbs to second in the men Perhaps…
Featuring on international Regatta Podiums has brought the focus of keen eyes onto the availability of our Australian made JPK 11.80’s. The features of this Racer/ Cruiser include its versatility of crewed and 2H and the delivery from our Australian…
By Marco Nannini / Global Solo ChallengeLouis Robein, the last competitor still at sea in the Global Solo Challenge 2023-2024, has reached the latitude of Rio De Janeiro but most notably, today, has crossed the Tropic of Capricorn. The cold…
It was with a huge measure of relief that the Swiss German solo skipper Oliver Heer brought his Transat CIC solo race across the North Atlantic from Lorient to New York to a satisfactory conclusion today at 22:19:32hrs UTC (18:19:32hrs…
For those who are familiar with the history of the Worrell 1000, they know this race has claimed many boats, bones and pride. The quote “The ocean is a sleeping giant…” started a post-race story by Bud Zimmerman in 1976, the Race…
• Breiana Whitehead remains in 6th place• Four sunny and windy races complete the qualifying phase• Valentin Bontus profits from Max Maeder’s crash• Axel Mazella wins all four heats• Elena Lengwiler’s flat-water speed is hard to resist Opportunities to beat Max…
The final preparations are being made for the 370 delegates, from 14 countries who have registered to attend the Marinas24 International Conference and Trade Exhibition, kicking off in ten days at the Royal International Convention Centre (RICC) in Brisbane. With…
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA), race organiser of the Ponant Sydney Noumea Yacht Race, has, today, made an official statement regarding the upcoming race, which was scheduled to start on Saturday 25 May 2024. With New Caledonia having been…
• Variable conditions for the men at midday, steadier moderate breeze for the women later• Four wins from four for Maeder and Mazella• Nolot’s crash mean’s three wins from four for the women’s world champion• Poema Newland enjoys rediscovering race-winning…
For the first time in its successful 13-year history the 52 SUPER SERIES heads to Newport, Rhode Island for the upcoming XS 52 SUPER SERIES Newport Trophy (June 10-16) followed by the Rolex TP52 World Championship (July 15-20) both hosted…
Palma, Spain, 14 May 2024 With under two weeks to go until the registration deadline for the J/70 World Championships (1st June), the competition’s entry list has not only reached the maximum number of entries as established by the organizing…
HIGHLIGHTS• Gusty wind up to 27 knots, rain clouds and seagulls contribute to chaotic conditions• Four races of qualifying completed for men and women’s fleets• Singapore’s Max Maeder and France’s Lauriane Nolot get a perfect 4/4• Good performances by Kampman,…
The Worrell 1000 Race 2024 Has begun! The 23rd running of the world-famous Worrell 1000 extreme, distance catamaran race got underway Sunday, May 12th in Hollywood Beach Florida. Twelve teams representing the US, Germany, France, The Netherlands and Australia launched…
After a reassuring start to the race, the L’Occitane en Provence sailor had to deal with damage to her J3 bulkhead, which forced her to stop in the Azores. After five days of repairs with her technical team, Clarisse is back at sea and is now almost 660 miles…
The clock continues to count down to what could be the closest contest in living memory with absolutely no outright favourite and every team very much in the running for the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup. The six main teams…
Berlin, Germany (13 May 2024) –Kaiser Friedrich, a vessel steeped in history, was built in 1886. It recently marked its return to service with a ceremonial christening in central Berlin. In a bid to preserve its legacy, its owners refitted the…
Torbole (Garda Lake) – The Act 1 of the 69F Youth Foiling Gold Cup is ready to celebrate it’s opening day at Circolo Vela Torbole, where five international mixed gender teams composed of Under 25 sailors are ready to compete for the…
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