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A report in Saturday's West Australian newspaper says that the new WA Labor Government is considering making lifejackets compulsory on all recreational vessels. I have a message for the WA Transport Minister Rita Saffioti: Congratulations, you have been in the…
It's like the plot from a bad sailing movie. It features a mysterious Australian plumber, a sailing cat that apparently hit something and was abandoned, an attractive Columbian national who is missing presumed dead, and her nine-month-old daughter. The story…
The 33rd edition of the Delta Lloyd Regatta in Medemblik, Holland, was a great success, with a variety of wind conditions, sunny days and exciting final races where medals were finally decided. Medemblik welcomed a lot of talent, including those…
The OK Dinghy fleet has landed in paradise with most sailors in Barbados for the 2017 World Championship looking forward to this event for three years – and so far it is delivering in spades Sailors were confronted with fantastic…
Samui, Thailand – A five day regatta can be tough, and after the long four hour plus coastal race yesterday, there were some tired sailors on the beach this morning for the final day showdown. Breeze to the south of…
Emirates Team New Zealand kicked off its 35th America’s Cup campaign with a convincing win over Groupama Team France on Bermuda’s Great Sound today. It was the first race for the new look kiwi team racing on sailings greatest stage,…
ir Ben Ainslie was forced to explain a highly dramatic collision in the first day of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers on Bermuda’s Great Sound. Having already seen some thrilling and action-packed racing in the first five of the…
Samui, Thailand – Ahead of the game after just three days of racing, Race Officer Ross Chisholm sent all classes south on a coastal courses today – 30nm for IRC Zero, 22nm for IRC One and 18nm for Cruising and…
Newport, Rhode Island: The sixth edition of the Atlantic Cup, the longest offshore race in the Western Atlantic and dedicated to the Class40, will start from Charleston, South Carolina one year from today on May 26, 2018. The race culminates…
Ludde Ingvall’s distinctive super maxi CQS has arrived in European waters for a summer tour of races in places as divergent as Finland and Malta. The 98 foot boat, with which Ludde contested last year’s Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race,…
The America’s Cup Event Authority (ACEA), and America’s Cup Race Management (ACRM), have announced that the strong winds in Bermuda have meant that day one of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers and the Official Opening Ceremony of the 35th…
Thursday May 25th, 2017 – Another day with light wind conditions at the Delta Lloyd Regatta. It’s the warmest regatta in years and sailors have sailed every planned race, so the vibe is really good. Due to the light conditions today, there…
Emirates Team New Zealand will begin their fight for redemption from San Francisco tomorrow when racing kicks off with the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup Qualifiers in Bermuda. After four long years of reflection, rebuild and refocus the team is excited…
Wednesday, May 24th – There were tricky winds for the sailors and the race committee. The day started with a delay, and only once the Laser Radial had set off at noon, could the racing start. Due to the shifting winds, a…
SAMUI, Thailand – While the winds are blowing keep 'em racing, and that's what Race Officer Ross Chisholm did again today as 12 knots off the northeastern tip of Samui made for an idyllic tropical breeze to get the sailors…
Second-guessing the winner under IRC among the 340 boats competing in August's Rolex Fastnet Race is tough. The outcome of the Royal Ocean Racing Club's biennial flagship event will depend on the weather: A brisk start should favour the big…
The America’s Cup Village is ready, the teams are prepared and excitement is building for the eagerly anticipated start of the 35th America’s Cup. The weather has been excellent this week, and is forecast to remain good on Saturday (27th…
SAMUI, Thailand – With the winds off Chaweng Beach looking a little light this morning the Race Officer laid the startline off the northeastern tip of Samui Island and set racing in the channel between the north shore and neighbouring…
Tuesday, May 23rd – The 33rd edition of the Delta Lloyd Regatta started with great competition across seven classes. Many Olympic sailors raced their first event since Rio. There were also a number of sailors, training here in Medemblik, aiming…
The Volvo Ocean Race will embed a Leadership Development and Team Performance Programme in future editions, based on the experience of the pro sailors and including a ‘Global Team Challenge’ race. Sponsors have often asked skippers and crew to provide…
Women crews representing five states and the Northern Territory could experience dicey winter conditions, from near-to-nil breeze up to a 30 knot icy blast from the southern ocean when they line up for the annual Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta from…
Maritime Safety Queensland has issued a warning to boaties entering and leaving Mooloolaba that there has been severe silting on the eastern (Port Cartwright) side of the river. According to an article in the Sunshine Coast Daily, there is less…
The Volvo Ocean Race will strengthen its historic connection with the Southern Ocean, and the tradition of racing around the world, while boosting its commercial offering to sponsors and host cities, by introducing changes to the racecourse, stopover formats and…
SAMUI, Thailand – Samui laid out the red carpet for sailors at the 2017 Samui Regatta today who, after a lively opening party last night at Zico's Brazilian Grill & Bar, complete with Brazilian dancers, were welcomed with a fresh…
The finals of the 35th America's Cup are about to start. The teams are racing on super high-tech catamarans with the most innovative technology on board. “The AC50 is a 15 metres catamaran, capable of achieving speeds of a 100km/h….
Lisa Blair set out to become the first woman to circumnavigate Antarctica solo, non-stop and unassisted. After breaking her mast south of Cape Town, she has been in the South African city making repairs, with the intention of returning to…
Fifty years ago a team of three Australian yachts arrived in Cowes to take on the world. Two years earlier, in 1965, our first challengers for the Admiral’s Cup, Caprice of Huon, Freya and Camille, had been snobbishly mocked by…
The Vice Admiral's Cup concluded today on the central Solent in lighter 10-13 knot winds, but this time blowing from the east. The leaderboard was so tight across the seven classes of one designs and level rating boats that in…
We’re just days away from the start of the 2017 OK Dinghy World Championship in Barbados, and 80 sailors from eight countries are travelling to this sunny Caribbean isle, though perhaps not with Coconut Airways, for what is set to…
Concord and Ryde Sailing Club in partnership with the Firebug Class Association has arranged through the Australian Sports Foundation to receive tax deductible donations to promote the sport of sailing. Funds raised will be used to provide training to interested…
At a glittering but low key presentation last night, Garth Curran’s 58 foot Inglis-designed flyer Walk on the Wild Side took all three major prizes in the Racing Division – Line honours, first place IRC and first place YAH. In…
Conditions turned autumnal for day two of the Vice Admirals' Cup. With seven fleets competing at the RORC's annual regatta for invited one design and level rating classes, today crews wrestled their boats around the courses in 15-20 knot winds…
Harm Müller-Spreer’s Platoon crew got the better of the five-time title holders Quantum Racing during an exciting winner takes all final day showdown to win the Rolex TP52 World Championship title for the first time. Platoon’s seemingly unerring consistency across…
Hamilton, Bermuda: All teams racing in the Antigua Bermuda Race have now arrived in time for tonight's prize giving to be held at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club. Tim Wilson's Australian classic ketch El Oro, led the group of Corinthian…
Santiago “Santi” Lange, the Argentinian 2016 Olympic gold medallist, has been awarded the 2017 Magnus 'Mange' Olsson Prize. The 55-year old sailor won the gold medal in the Nacra 17 class in Rio 2016. His passion for the sport, the…
The most consistent TP52 this season, Harm Müller-Spreer’s Platoon team has a fighting chance of lifting the Rolex TP52 World Championship title for the first time, after returning a strong pair of scores on the penultimate day of competition in…
The Royal Bermuda Yacht Club was a popular venue last night as well over a hundred sailors gathered to share a few Gosling's Dark 'n Stormies and tales from their Antigua Bermuda Race. At dawn on Friday May 19, Jeremi…
The race is putting sustainability at its heart and focusing on taking action to help ‘Turn the Tide on Plastic’ – the rapidly growing and critical problem of plastic polluting the ocean, highlighted by the United Nations Environment’s Clean Seas…
The Volvo Ocean Race claims to have solved the question of whether its future should be monohull or multihull – by opting for both. They claim the introduction of a foil-assisted 60-foot (18.29 metre) monohull for the ocean legs plus…
(Thursday 18th May, Scarlino) – With Quantum Racing comfortably winning the 26 mile coastal race and Platoon taking second place, Harm Müller-Spreer’s German-flagged crew still top the standings at the Rolex TP52 World Championship Scarlino 2017 but their lead is…
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