Bay of Islands Sailing Week 2018
Now in its 16th year, CRC Bay of Islands Sailing Week is regarded as one of the premier yachting events in the Southern Hemisphere and this year, 102 boats have entered, ranging in size from 4.4m to 21m, making this…
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Indian takes double in Three Ports Race
Fremantle Sailing Club’s Three Ports Race was re-introduced to the West Australian offshore calendar last weekend in a slightly changed format, attracting a fleet of 16 ocean racing yachts. The course carried yachts from Fremantle (the first port) to Port…
New Zealand Millennium Cup is officially open
The world’s most southerly superyacht regatta is officially underway, marked by a welcome function hosting owners, crew and sponsors of the event staged in New Zealand’s Bay of Islands. With the well-known voice of sailing stalwart Peter Montgomery ringing across…
Vasco Vascotto joins team Luna Rossa
Italy: Well-respected Italian tactician, Vasco Vascotto, winner of 25 world, 15 European and 25 national titles across various classes, has joined team Luna Rossa and her crew who will sail the 2018 TP52 Super Series. Vascotto will partner as tactician…
Bulka versus Beebe for Contender World Championship
The Contender World Championship, hosted by McCrae Yacht Club in Victoria has turned into a two horse race – everyone expected a duel between Jason Beebe and Mark Bulka, the reigning world champion and runner-up from 2017 respectively – and…
Anniversary Festival of Sails starts Australia Day
Final figures and the range of entries for the 175th anniversary Festival of Sails have organisers at the Royal Geelong Yacht Club over the moon. RGYC can lay claim to hosting the largest keelboat regatta in the southern hemisphere with…
Luminaries share victories at M32 Valencia Series
Last week the M32 fleet racing in Europe started, with the race committee firing off 20 races over the three-day regatta, the inaugural event of the M32 Valencia Winter Series taking place on the famous waters which hosted the 32nd…
Edake wraps-up Farr 40 Middle Harbour Yacht Club One Design Trophy
Edake’s winning streak continued at the Farr 40 Middle Harbour Yacht Club One Design Trophy in sublime summer conditions. Two consecutive pointscore wins gives owner Jeff Carter some confidence rolling towards the season climax, but he’s well aware that facing…
Ichi Ban victorious at Australian Yachting Championship
Matt Allen and his Ichi Ban Team have another trophy to add to their cabinet after claiming Allen’s second Australian Yachting Championship early in what is shaping to be a bumper 2018. Allen, who last won at this regatta in…
Reigning champ wins Race 1 of Contender World Championship
Peter Merritt, Principal Race Officer, took the fleet left to Rosebud in search of wind and promptly started the first race with 90 boats and six world champions and the usual Australian suspects, Jason Beebe (AUS 2482), Mark Bulka (AUS…
Skipper replacement for Clipper Race
British sailor David Hartshorn, 53, from Chepstow, is to take over as GREAT Britain skipper for the remainder of the Clipper 2017-18 Round the World Yacht Race, replacing Andy Burns who has made the difficult personal decision to step down…
Records tumble in Mount Gay Round Barbados Race
Bridgetown, Barbados: While the lively conditions in big seas proved too much for many of the 34 entries in the 60 nautical mile sprint around the Island of Barbados, for others it couldn’t have been more thrilling – in total…
Zara Davis sets new World Women's Windsurf record
The WSSR Council has today announced the establishment of a new World Women’s Windsurfing Record by Zara Davis in Luderitz, Namibia. Record: World Women's Windsurf Record.Venue: Luderitz. NAM.Name: Zara Davis. GBREquipment: Simmer Style Speed Board 40cm; Simmer Style 5.0Dates: 22nd…
South Australians close connection to designer in Melbourne Osaka Cup
When South Australians Daniel Turner and Tom Crabb race Runaway in the upcoming Sundance Marine Melbourne Osaka Cup, starting in March, a fellow competitor will be taking more interest than is usual. Keeping an eye on proceedings from Sibby Ilzhofer’s…
One-design racing returns to Barbados Sailing Week
Bridgetown, Barbados: The launch of the J/24 race series at Barbados Sailing Week attracted quality competition and with four races on short windward/leeward-style courses in Carlisle Bay, there was barely time to draw breath. Variable and shifty winds up to…
Heywood and Littledike claim third Fireball Australian Championship title
The APS Homes 52nd International Fireball Australian Championship was held at Nedlands Yacht Club on the Swan River and although the number of boats that travelled to Perth was lower than expected, there was still plenty of excitement and close…
Cooler conditions but hot competition on Day 2 of Australian Yachting Championship
Matt Allen’s new Botin 52, Ichi Ban, has had a flawless performance on the first two days of the 2018 Australian Yachting Championship and is sitting at the top of the Division 1 IRC table with one day to go….
Volvo Ocean Race: MAPFRE fourth into Hong Kong
MAPFRE crossed the Hong Kong finish line at 09:51 local time (02:51 h in Spain) after 17 days 22 hours 36 minutes and 10 seconds. Xabi Fernandez's team maintain their lead of the round-the-world race with four points’ advantage over…
Countdown to Mount Gay Round Barbados Race underway
Bridgetown, Barbados: While final preparations are underway for the Mount Gay Round Barbados Race tomorrow, the J/24 fleet crowned its winner in the closely contested final showdown in the J/24 Coastal Racing Series at Barbados Sailing Week. . J/24 racing…
Giovanni Soldini out to break ancient Hong Kong-London tea route record
Shortly after sunset in China, under a cloudy sky and with light winds, the trimaran Maserati Multi 70 left Hong Kong in search of the famous record set by Gitana 13 in 2008. An official from the World Sail Speed…
Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag records historic Hong Kong home port victory
The David Witt skippered Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag has won Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race, from Melbourne, Australia to her home port of Hong Kong. It’s an historic win for Australian David Witt and his team who had to…
Stars of sailing to grace New Zealand’s largest regatta
Organisers are expecting one of the largest fleets ever recorded in the event’s 16 year history, with 99 boats entered to date for the CRC Bay of Islands Sailing Week, with more expected to sign up before racing gets underway…
Stealth mode confuses leaderboard as Volvo boats approach Hong Kong
At 1300 UTC Scallywag were 37 miles ahead of Dongfeng, but both teams – and race fans – were left guessing as to where Vestas 11th Hour Racing and Akzonobel were. If we assume the Vestas team remains ahead of…
From friendly wager to iconic regatta week – Goolwa’s rich sailing history
There were originally two of the more colourful characters of the Goolwa community, Bill Appleby and Bill Ballard, who owned the yachts ‘Esther’ and ‘Edith’ and were constantly arguing about whose yacht was the fastest on the river. In order…
Tour legendary maxi yacht Wild Oats XI this Australia Day weekend at the National Maritime Museum
The Australia National Maritime Museum is delighted to be offering visitors the opportunity to climb on board legendary maxi yacht Wild Oats XI as it visits the museum this Australia Day weekend. From 26 – 28 January visitors can discover…
Winner of Australian Yachting Championship hard to predict
A strong and even fleet competing in anticipated variable conditions will test even the most experienced sailors when the Australian Yachting Championship begins on Port Phillip Bay in Melbourne on Friday. The monohull division of Australia’s premier keelboat regatta sports…
Barbados Sailing Week off to a cracking start
Bridgetown, Barbados (17 January, 2018): Glorious conditions with up to 18kts of breeze and accompanying swell made for an exciting day on the water for the opening day of the three-day Coastal Series at Barbados Sailing Week writes Sue Pelling….
Safety warning on the use of safety harness tethers on sailing yachts
An important safety bulletin has been issued by the UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) to highlight a safety lesson that has arisen following a fatal man overboard incident in the Indian Ocean. BACKGROUNDThe sailing yacht CV30 was taking part…
Coastal Series winners emerge with one race to go
Bridgetown, Barbados (18 January, 2018): With winds up to 17kts, competitors enjoyed more thrilling sailing and tactical racing for the second day of Barbados Sailing Week. The second and penultimate day of the Coastal Series, traditionally known as the Two…
Hollywood Boulevard towed to Eden after hitting sunfish
Eden Magnet: By Jodie Stewart. A yacht that was sinking in Bass Strait after hitting a sunfish is now in Eden awaiting repairs. Allan Barnett, from Allan Barnett Fishing in Bridport Tasmania, received a call to pick up an abandoned yacht, the…
Scallywag holds 100nm lead in race to Hong Kong
Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag skipper Dave Witt says the next 24 hours are the most vital of Leg 4 as they close in on an historic victory in their home town of Hong Kong. Witt’s crew were sitting almost 100…
SHK/Scallywag battles the elements to hold lead
Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag were showing no signs of relinquishing their grip on the Leg 4 lead on Tuesday as they geared up to break the 1,000-miles-to-go barrier. Hell-bent on arriving in their home port of Hong Kong as heroes,…
Irish solo sailor forced out of round the world yacht race back to finish what he started
TVNZ News Just over a year ago Enda O'Coineen was forced to abandon the Vendee Globe around the world yacht race. The Irish solo sailor limped into Dunedin with no mast, but now he's back to finish what he started….
Noumea couple rescued after classic yacht runs on to rocks at Cape Raoul
January 16, 2018. A 51-year-old woman and a 54-year-old man from Noumea were rescued by Tasmania Police with assistance of tender craft from the cruise ship Coral Discoverer after the couple's 12m yacht Claire de Lune ran on to rocks…
English sailor vows to take revenge on the water for Ashes defeat
(Sydney) America’s Cup sailor Paul Campbell-James has announced he will be flying the English flag as the first international team to confirm their participation in this Summer’s SuperFoiler Grand Prix. The four-time national match racing champion will pair with another…
Phuket ‘ghost yacht’ washes ashore on Sumatra, captain safe
Phuket News PHUKET: The skipper sailing a yacht from Phuket to Langkawi, Malaysia, that washed ashore unmanned in Sabang, Indonesia, has been safely rescued by a passing cargo vessel off Sumatra. Paul Van Isacker reported reported himself to be alive…
Visit Seattle claims victory in Clipper Race Australian leg
After one of the most challenging races so far in the Clipper 2017-18 Race, Visit Seattle has held off a strong challenge from three other teams to chalk up a thrilling maiden victory in Race 6: The Wondrous Whitsundays Race….
Australian team announced for 2018 Youth World Championships
Australia will field a team laced with raw talent, discipline and experience at the Youth Sailing World Championships this year, with most of the sailors declaring hard work as the biggest requirement to achieving success at Corpus Christi in the…
Newsflash: Spindrift dismasted on way to Jules Verne record attempt start point
As the giant trimaran made its way to the Créac'h lighthouse (Isle of Ouessant) for a second attempt at the Jules Verne Trophy, Spindrift 2 dismasted at about 1615h today (Monday 15 January 2018), south of Pointe Saint-Mathieu in a…
Speeds are up with Volvo fleet targeting a Friday finish in Hong Kong
Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag increased their lead in Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean Race on Monday as the sprint for the Hong Kong finish line moved inside 1,500 nautical miles. Dave Witt’s team shot to the front of the…
