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For a flaky Pittwater day with barely enough wind to pull off the schedule, there was plenty going on in the MC38 Winter Series act 3. Half the fleet sailed an incorrect course in the opening race in light sou’west…
Honolulu, Hawaii: Today a Transpac legend that came to symbolize the Fast is Fun philosophy in ocean racing crossed the finish line at Diamond Head 40 years after she did it the first time. Bill and Lu Lee's venerable Lee…
Pattaya, Thailand: A sunny, windy day greeted sailors on the second day of the Optimist World Championships 2017, setting the stage for a day of perfect racing conditions with a dramatic ending sure to be remembered for years to come….
In the 470 Women, any one of the top four going into the Medal Race had a punt at a medal, with the series leaders Agnieszka Skrzypulec/Irmina Mrózek Gliszczynska already guaranteed gold or silver, while the three boats behind would…
At London 2012, Chinese sailor Xu Lijia took home China’s second-ever Olympic gold medal in sailing and won the hearts of a nation after battling partial-deafness, partial-blindness and cancer. This tactically elite sailor is in Marstrand, Sweden this week where…
It was sun and fun all the way on day five of Panerai British Classic Week 2017 in Cowes, where not only did the participants enjoy some fiendishly tricky racing, but they also finally came together for the traditional Open…
Pattaya, Thailand: Top youth sailors from the 62 countries participating in the Optimist World Championship 2017 took to the waters off Pattaya in a long-awaited start to what will be eight days of competition. Excited and focused on doing their…
New Zealand’s Blair Tuke is joining MAPFRE in the Volvo Ocean Race in 2017-18, and could become the first sailor in history to win the ‘Triple Crown’ of an Olympic gold medal, the America’s Cup and the Volvo Ocean Race….
Phil Robertson turned in the most consistent four scores on day two of the M32 World Championship in Marstrand, Sweden, the Kiwi skipper of ChinaOne Ningbo finishing the day with a win and 3,5,4 scores, which moves him to the…
Porto Cervo: Being patient paid off at the end of the second day at the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship, organized by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda with Title sponsor Rolex and the Farr 40 Class Association, but it was…
With exactly 100 days to go before the Volvo Ocean Race fleet departs Alicante to tackle 45,000 nautical miles around the world, Vestas 11th Hour Racing have unveiled their crew for the 2017-18 edition – and have built a mixed,…
Following Emirates Team New Zealand's victory in the 35th America's Cup, there is much conjecture as to whether the 36th will be held in monohulls or multihulls. If it does revert to monohulls and “reconnects with the sailing world” as…
Porto Cervo, July 13, 2017. The Mistral breezes that were forecast for the first day of racing at the 20th edition of the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship kicked in as expected in Porto Cervo with gusts at over 30…
With 15 high-speed catamarans firing out of a reaching start, day one of the M32 World Championship was a big, fun learning curve for everyone in Marstrand, Sweden. Getting ahead of the pack was a key skill on such a…
Lisa Blair is nearing the end of her quest to become the first woman to circumnavigate Antarctica. Her is her latest blog: Evening All, Last night was a long night. I know I have been saying this a lot lately…
When the thermal breeze kicks in, it usually does so with certainty, but all change today as when the wind filled in the window for racing was shorter than usual, forcing the Race Committee to abandon race 9 for the…
What do you do when people are in trouble but outside of Coast Guard helicopter range? Send in the paratroopers, of course, as Maritime Executive reports: On July 7, eighty U.S. Air Force personnel and four aircraft from the 920th…
Pattaya, Thailand – Top youth sailors from the 62 countries participating in the Optimist World Championship 2017 took to the waters off Pattaya in an long-awaited start to what will be eight days of competition. Excited and focused on doing…
The new Jeanneau 51, the latest addition to the Jeanneau Yachts range, is the luxurious result of a teaming of renowned naval architect Philippe Briand and superyacht designer Andrew Winch. Following the successful launch of the Jeanneau 54 at…
HONOLULU, HI – In the pre-dawn hours this morning, Manouch Moshayedi's Bakewell White-designed Rio 100 crossed the finish line at Diamond Head to be the first-to-finish monohull without powered assistance, and thereby winner of the historic Barn Door Trophy in…
Porto Cervo, July 12, 2017. The twentieth edition of the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship, organised by Yacht Club Costa Smeralda with the support of Title Sponsor Rolex, will be held from Thursday July 13th to Sunday July 16th and…
It was another good day for the Australian squad, sailing on Thessaloniki Bay in northern Greece at the 2017 470 World Championships, with two young crews working their way steadily up their fleets. Chris Charlwood and Josh Dawson, sailing at…
Those with an interest in sailing will be keen to visit this year’s Sydney International Boat Show. With research showing that 30% of visitors to the event have an interest in the sector, exhibitors will be on hand with a…
12 July 2017 – The sun returned on day three of Panerai British Classic Week where the fleets completed race five of the series, followed by the traditional Ladies Race. Not only had the sun reappeared, but the wind had moderated…
International entries from seven countries mark the first sign ups for the 8th Hong Kong to Vietnam Race; the 673nm predominantly downwind run to Nha Trang Beach, Vietnam. Racing kicks off on 18 October 2017 on Victoria Harbour in front…
HONOLULU, HI – As the first wave of record-breaking boats have finished, there is a break in the action at race HQ in the Ala Wai Marina before the second wave is soon to arrive in the 2017 Transpac. Among…
Following requests to trial a ‘first across the line’ race format, the Finn class carried out trials at two events early in 2017 – the Trofeo Princesa Sofia in Palma and the European Championship in Marseille. Both were designed around…
Team France commenting on a New Zealand Herald article published recently(French America's Cup team refused to help Team New Zealand) The French challenger informed a journalist from the New Zealand Herald that the answers to his questions would be provided…
Back for a second challenge on the Tour de France à la Voile after their debut in 2015, Beijaflore Sailing Team collected maximum points today as winners of the Stage 2’s Stade Nautique Final in Fécamp on France’s Côte d’Albâtre,…
Porto Cervo, July 11, 2017. Today there were three hard fought races in southwesterly breezes between 12 and 15 knots. It was the final day of two days of racing in the waters off Porto Cervo in the Rolex Farr…
11 July 2017 – Heavy rain and strong winds were the order of day three at Panerai British Classic Week in Cowes, but nothing can keep a good classic yacht crew down and spirits were high despite the lousy weather….
Graeme Freeman, known in the sailing world as “Frizzle”, has died in Hobart after battling pancreatic cancer. He was one of Australia’s most respected offshore sailors, boat maintenance professional and yacht-building project manager through local and overseas campaigns including three…
Entries are now flowing in for Multihull Solutions’ cruising rallies in late 2017 with the events shaping up to become popular fixtures on the annual multihull calendar. Relaxed cruising is the primary focus of these events, which give participants the…
According to the website Maritime Executive, the World Shipping Council (WSC) estimates that the average number of containers lost each year has dropped since 2014 by 48 percent. Based on the most recent survey results, an average of 568 containers…
The 2017 470 World Championship is being sailed on the Bay of Thessaloniki, in northern Greece, and after the five race qualifying series, the Australian dual Olympic 470 medalist Mat Belcher says this regatta is wide open. The reason? The…
HONOLULU, HI – Due to wind conditions veteran navigator Stan Honey described as a “surprisingly strong breeze,” both the multihull and the monohull first-to-finish race records have fallen in the 2017 Transpac. Over a 2225-mile course that starts from Pt…
French sailor Francis Joyon crossed the longitude of the Lizard at 0137 hrs UTC this morning (Wednesday 12th July 2017). This marks the finish line for the North Atlantic crossing from Ambrose Light off New-York. With a race time…
Traverse City, MI—Quantum Sails today announced that it has completed an agreement with Hood Sailmakers in Newport, RI to acquire the company’s sailmaking rights and manufacturing assets. The acquisition, which includes occupancy of Hood’s world headquarters in RI, will increase…
The Australian Yachting Championship returns to Victoria next year and will be hosted by Sandringham Yacht Club from Friday 19 to Sunday 21 January 2018. Racing will be held across four keelboat divisions and one Multihull division with up to…
It was a busy weekend for AMSA's Coral Knight, assisting in two rescues. The first call out happened on Saturday night when the ship assisted a solo yachtsman with mechanical trouble off the coast of Cape Melville National Park. The…
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