CQS ready for Rolex Fastnet Race
Cowes, Isle of Wight: Super maxi CQS is back in the water and ready for the Rolex Fastnet Race after a week of maintenance and upgrades in Gosport, on the south coast of England. After sailing to and from the…
All News
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.
Burling finds form but Goodison closes on a second Moth world title
The final series of racing at the 2017 McDougall + McConaghy Moth Worlds got underway today in more glamorous conditions on Lake Garda with the Gold, Silver and Bronze fleets released just after lunchtime for four races on two race…
Ocean cruising experts to share knowledge at Boat Show forums
Sailing rally organisers World Cruising Club (WCC) will be hosting a series of forums this autumn set to inspire sailors to extend their offshore cruising boundaries. Each forum will feature a panel of experienced blue water cruisers sharing their personal…
Competition heats up in Final Series of Moth Worlds
The final series of racing at the 2017 McDougall + McConaghy Moth Worlds got underway today in glamorous conditions on Lake Garda with the Gold, Silver and Bronze fleets were released just after lunchtime for four races each on two…
Volvo Ocean Race unveils Onboard Reporters for 2017-18
Featuring hardened media pros from six nations, the group of Onboard Reporters for the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18 includes award-winning adventure photographers, extreme sports filmmakers, the documentary-making son of a Volvo Ocean Race legend and a former soldier turned journo…
Turkish Delight as popular Provezza wins
They have led four of this season’s five regattas and twice been within touching distance of overall victory on the last day, but today when they crossed the finish line of the what proved to be the last race of…
Top women sailors join MAPFRE for the Volvo Ocean Race
Sanxenxo (Spain), 27th July 2017: Yesterday MAPFRE set sail from their base in Sanxenxo, Galicia en route to England, where they are set to take part in the legendary Rolex Fastnet Race, to sail a distance of 605 nm(1120.46 km), which starts in…
Dorade arrives in Australia to kick off “Dorade Down Under” campaign
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA (July 27, 2017) : The 86-year-old Sparkman & Stephens classic yacht Dorade made yacht racing history in the 1930s and holds a competitive edge over its modern counterparts to this day. The 52-foot wooden yawl arrived in Brisbane earlier…
Provezza eye the Puerto Portals TP52 prize
(Thursday 27th July, Puerto Portal) – Ergin Imre’s Provezza team have been tantalisingly close to winning a regatta twice this season but have not yet managed to close the deal. They go into the final day of the Puerto Portals…
A bullet and a broken mast for Outteridge at Moth Worlds
The early morning Peler from the North provided contrasting fortunes for the fleet of 220 Moths racing day 3 of the McDougall + McConaghy Moth Worlds 2017 hosted by Fraglia Vela Malcesine. After a lunchtime break to repair boats and…
First hit-out on foils for Waterhouse and Darmanin at Nacra 17 Europeans
Racing at the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra Europeans begins on Sunday night (AEST) in Kiel, Germany with a strong fleet of Aussies taking to the water to compete against some of the world’s best across all classes. A field of…
Wild Oats XI eyeing line honours in Sydney Gold Coast Race
Australia’s most successful ocean racing supermaxi yacht, Wild Oats XI, will return to competition tomorrow as a starter in the 384 nautical mile Land Rover Sydney Gold Coast race. The 30-metre long, silver-hulled racer, which is owned by the Oatley…
Family of four with dog rescued by Lyme Regis RNLI lifeboat crew as yacht sinks
A family of four and their Labrador dog were rescued last night (Tuesday 25 July) by the volunteer Lyme Regis lifeboat crew, after their yacht was swamped by waves and sank at Charlton Bay, west of Lyme. The yacht was…
Sir Russell Coutts moves from America's Cup boss to commodore of small Kiwi yacht club
Stuff.co.nz Outgoing America's Cup boss Sir Russell Coutts has been like a “big dog with a bone” since taking over as commodore at a small sailing club on the Hibiscus Coast, north Auckland. The man who skippered Team New Zealand to…
Philippe Briand unveils revolutionary design of new Jeanneau SO 440
Philippe Briand and Jeanneau have announced their latest collaboration, the 44-feet (13.4-metre) SO 440, a revolutionary new model in the timeless Sun Odyssey cruising boat range that Briand has been designing for the French builder since 2012. Some might presume…
Aussies on fire on opening day of Moth Worlds
There was still a lot of summer thunderstorm activity in the Lake Garda region but finally, racing got underway today on day two of the McDougall + McConaghy Moth Worlds 2017 hosted by Fraglia Vela Malcesine. The 220 entrants from…
Sled wins two races at TP52s to move into second place
(Wednesday 26th July, Puerto Portals) – Takashi Okura’s Sled hauled themselves up to second place overall at Puerto Portals 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week after winning both races on the Bay of Palma today. A pair of precision first leg…
Ocean racing's big guns in the Rolex Fastnet Race
Among the 400 boat fleet setting off from the Solent on 6 August in the Rolex Fastnet Race will be three of offshore racing's most prestigious classes. Grabbing the headlines will be the one design VO65s as the Rolex Fastnet…
Lisa Blair on her successful circumnavigation of Antarctica
On Monday night as I sailed the final leg of the journey the winds were blowing from the NW to the NNW at 15 knots and I was making steady progress towards Albany. I was right on schedule racing along…
Mother Nature keeps Moth watchers in suspense for another 24 hours
Even at one of the most glamorous of sailing venues sometimes mother nature intervenes. A series of summer thunderstorms caused havoc with the regular breezes on Lake Garda putting an end to any chance of racing on day one of…
Newport Trophy Regatta for 12 Metres – window on to the 2019 Worlds
NEWPORT, R.I. (July 25, 2017)– The waters off Newport, R.I., were alive with 12 Metres when the Newport Trophy Regatta took place over July 21-23. The event, hosted by Ida Lewis Yacht Club, reflected the excitement growing for the 12…
A pair of second places allow Ran to extend the lead at TP52 Puerto Portals.
(Tuesday 25th July, Puerto Portals) – Two second places on the Bay of Palma today for Niklas Zennström’s Rán Racing allows the team – that won the last regatta in Sardinia – to extend five points clear at the top…
VMR Whitsundays celebrate the arrival of their new rescue vessel
In a ceremony hosted at Abell Point Marina last week, VMR Whitsundays delightedly announced the arrival of their new rescue vessel. Abell Point Marina VMR 1, as it has been named, has been 10 years in the making and certainly…
Jon Sanders – pondering on the trade winds as he heads for New Caledonia
Jon Sanders is nearing the end of his 10th circumnavigation of the world. In this blog he ponders on the trade winds. The South Pacific Trade Winds – all the way across the Pacific. First one has to get into…
Lisa Blair finishes epic circumnavigation of Antarctica
Lisa Blair, who became the first woman to circumnavigate Antarctica on July 21 when she crossed her track below 45 deg South. Last night (July 25) she returned to port in Albany to a raucous reception from a large waiting…
Isabella Hellmann mystery spans three continents, raises questions
A few months ago, we ran a story about the disappearance of a Columbian woman from a catamaran off the coast of Florida. Her husband, a dual British and Australian citizen with links to a solar company in Queensland, claimed…
Scientists confirm the existence of a South Pacific garbage patch
ResearchGate.net. By Katherine Lindemann. A team of scientists has confirmed the existence of another ocean garbage patch, this time in a remote area of the South Pacific. Unlike the famous patch in the northern Pacific Ocean, which has long been…
Rán Racing wins Puerto Portal TP52 opener
(Monday 24th July, Puerto Portals) – Carrying the momentum of their regatta win in Sardinia to Mallorca and to the Puerto Portals 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week, Niklas Zennström and the crew of Rán Racing top the leaderboard after only…
Lisa Blair due in Albany later today
Lisa Blair is about to complete her solo trip around Antarctica. She is due to arrive in Albany, her port of departure, some time during the afternoon, depending on wind. At 6.30am in Eastern Australia (4.30am her time) she had…
Standby for the most competitive Moth Worlds ever
The largest and most competitive Moth World Championship begins this week at one of the most glamorous racing locations in world sailing, Lake Garda. A record 240 Moths are entered from 25 countries from all over the globe, making this…
There's money in sailing – Sir Russell Coutts named on NZ's rich list
Most of us sail for the fun of it. A small number make a living crewing for wealthy owners in classes like the TP52s, RC44s and MC38s. A very small number, like Jimmy Spithill, Tom Slingsby and Nathan Outteridge, make…
RNLI undertake massive 14-hour mission to rescue three people on stranded yacht
The Independent, Ireland. By Rebecca Lumley. A heroic RNLI crew embarked on a massive 14-hour rescue mission to rescue three people after their yacht ran into difficulty halfway between Irish and English coasts. The yacht's emergency beacon alerted Falmouth coastguard…
Outteridge gets one back on Burling at Italian Moth Championships
For day 2 of the Italian Moth Series, the pre curser to the McDougall + McConaghy Moth Worlds, Lake Garda delivered fantastic Moth sailing conditions with spectators enjoying a grand stand view of the action from the Fraglia Vela Malcesine…
Barcelona glory for Oman Air but SAP Extreme Sailing Team go top at halfway stage
Oman Air scored their first Act win of 2017 as SAP Extreme Sailing Team rose to the top of the overall Extreme Sailing Series scoreboard following a nail-biting finale to Act 4 in Barcelona. Just ten points separated Extreme Sailing…
A single race shootout brings the 2017 Phuket Raceweek to a close
PHUKET, Thailand – Today brought to a close one of the best Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek's in recent history with a full complement of races across all seven classes and some exceptionally close racing. Forecasts all predicted extremely light…
Team Killian wins 2017 Governor's Cup
No match report has yet been received but the results of the 2017 Governor's Cup are in, with early leader Harry Price (AUS) finishing fourth. RESULTS 1st ‐ Christophe Killian, Harrison Vandervort, Jack Martin Balboa Yacht Club 2nd – Leonard…
Lisa Blair just 230nm from finish of epic adventure
Lisa Blair has completed her circumnavigation of Antarctica below 45deg S, becoming the first woman to do so. She is now just 230nm from reaching her departure port of Albany in Western Australia. This blog was filed the night before……
Husband beats wife at Hobie 14 Worlds
Today, the last race day for Hobie classes 14 and ragoon World Championsips, and European 16 Youth Spi, , EHCA Spi Cup, Masters, Grand Masters and Great Grand Masters was sailed in exciting and later turbulent conditions. The day started…
Price and Takahashi tied in Governor’s Cup semi-final
Christophe Killian of host Balboa Yacht Club today won two of his semi-final races in the Governor’s Cup International Youth Match Racing Championship against Christopher Weis of Del Rey Yacht Club, California, needing one more semis win to make his…
Inaugural WASZP International Games
The countdown is on for the inaugural International WASZP Games takes place from 31 July – 5 Aug at host venue Campione, Univela Yacht Club on picturesque Lake Garda in Italy. It is exciting on so many levels, with the…
