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Strong winds and a difficult sea state forced the Sail Melbourne International Race Committee to call off racing on the penultimate event day of Sail Melbourne International (29 Nov – 3 December 2017), the final day of Olympic class racing…
In a near-faultless performance, crew Alinghi moved to the top of the Extreme Sailing Series™ Los Cabos leaderboard as the double-points season finale reached the halfway mark. Meanwhile, SAP Extreme Sailing Team upheld its spot on the podium behind Oman…
As battle commenced for the final Act of the Extreme Sailing Series™ in Los Cabos, presented by SAP, the protagonists in the fight for the 2017 title dominated the podium. Oman Air was the clear leader, finishing seven points clear…
Festival of Sails organisers are expecting the celebration of the 175th staging of the Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race to be a bumper event, with entries already on track to exceed 300 for the 2018 event. With the close of…
After nearly a week at sea, Ludde Ingvall's Australian maxi CQS is approaching the halfway mark of the RORC Transatlantic Race, blast reaching in perfect trade wind conditions and opening up a lead of 130 miles on her nearest rival,…
After four weeks at sea, François Gabart has managed to reposition Macif ahead of a low-pressure system and has picked up speed again, attacking the last part of the South Pacific as he heads to Cape Horn in his attempts…
Rio Olympians Carrie Smith and Jaime Ryan are cherishing the rare opportunity to race against male sailors at Sail Melbourne International, as they continue to rebuild after a challenging post-Olympic lull. The 470 duo are the best-placed women’s crew among…
Different strategies in tackling the complex weather scenario for the RORC Transatlantic Race have caused a huge spread in the fleet, with boats 800 miles across the Atlantic Ocean, north to south. Ludde Ingvall's Australian Maxi leads the fleet, gybing…
It was another day of extremes at Sail Melbourne International for the second day of Olympic class racing (Thursday, 30 November 2017). More high temperatures and a hot breeze blowing off the land did not allow the sailors any cool…
Things are taking off in the foiling world. The new custodians of the America’s Cup have created another key landmark in foiling development with their announcement of a ‘fully flying’ monohull, the new AC75 which will be the new boat…
In honour of their arrival and to keep them entertained while in town, the Whitsundays Clipper Race Carnival will take place from January 13 to 29, 2018. A raft of events have been planned right across the region including a…
The record fleet in the RORC Transatlantic Race (1st leg of the westbound Atlantic Anniversary Regatta) have been at sea for five days now, and all of the 22 yachts still racing have turned their bows south towards Camper &…
(Wednesday 29th November, 2017) – The 2018 52 SUPER SERIES looks set to feature an unprecedented nine new-build boats; at least three America’s Cup teams, who will each be new to the world’s leading grand prix monohull circuit; and two…
Racing has kicked-off at Sail Melbourne International 2017 with the Olympic classes heading out on Port Phillip on what was a scorcher of a day one. Around 35 degrees and a dying morning breeze made for a long wait onshore…
Stuff.co.nz Team New Zealand believe a competitive budget for the next America's Cup is well below the NZ$217 million suggested by Dennis Conner. Conner, who has won the Cup four times, said in reviewing the new 75-foot foiling monohull concept…
It’s been less than one month since Greenings ran aground on the opening day of Race 3: The Dell Latitude Rugged Race. Whilst the rest of the fleet has now completed the race into Fremantle, Western Australia, the salvage operation…
While in Sydney I waited for a weather break before my departure. It would be silly if I didn’t; there was plenty of wind, wave and surf warnings. I would now be able to sail comfortably south down the Australian…
If you love old boats, history and a bit of nostalgia, then the three-day Admiral’s Cup 50th anniversary regatta in Sydney starting Friday on Sydney Harbour will no doubt appeal. It’s been 50 years since Australia won the Admiral’s Cup…
Lewmar has launched a new range of stylish, strong and reliable horizontal windlasses that utilise a superior in-line motor and epicyclical gearbox within a strong aluminium chassis and a polymer cover. Designed to provide years of trouble free use, you…
In the early hours of Monday 27th November, Jens Kellinghusen's German Ker 56 Varuna was leading the charge north of the rhumb line in the RORC Transatlantic Race – the first leg of the Atlantic Anniversary Regatta – and estimated…
November 28, 2017 – No less than 134 photographers spanning 27 countries took part in the 8th edition of the international photo contest Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image. The pictures submitted illustrate the sailing season 2017 and highlight the extraordinary variety…
Aarhus, November 28, 2017 – More than 270 delegates and experts from around the world gathered in Aarhus, Denmark, to discuss some of the sport’s biggest opportunities and challenges at the tenth edition of the Yacht Racing Forum. There were…
This Tuesday François Gabart has been at sea for over 24 days. The day before he crossed the 180th meridian with a stable lead of one and a half days on the time clocked up by Thomas Coville, the current…
Recently appointed Australian Sailing Performance Director Iain Murray has challenged the nation’s top Olympic class sailors to show their full array of skills at Sail Melbourne, which starts today, describing the regatta as the first important marker on the journey…
On 29 November 1987, a 33 year old Australian women set off to sail solo around the world. Aboard the 37 foot yacht, Blackmores First Lady, Kay Cottee conquered more challenges than many of us face in a lifetime, and…
Multihull Central is presenting YouTube cruising sensations 'Sailing La Vagabonde' to the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron for one exclusive day, sunday 17 December, sharing their adventures of sailing around the world. On Sunday the 17th of December, Riley and Elayna…
Richard Bennett has been hanging out of windows of low-flying, small planes for over 42 years. But it’s not the adrenalin rush he’s after; in fact he’s probably concentrating too hard on light, angles, focus and composition to become white…
As dawn broke on the third day of the RORC Transatlantic Race, the northerly route across the Atlantic looks to be the favourite for many of the 23 teams taking part in the race. Jens Kellinghusen's German Ker 56 Varuna…
The international Classes Regatta (ICR) hosted by Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club in Perth has established itself as one of the premier dinghy regattas in Western Australia with 217 dinghy and skiff sailors battling it out on the waters of…
OPTIMISM – By Roman Brunisholz, wins the Mirabaud Sailing Video Award! November 27, 2017 – The inaugural Mirabaud Sailing Video Award has been met with enthusiasm by the international sailing community and TV professionals from all over the world. Fifty-five TV…
Followers of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race might think they are seeing double when the 628 nautical mile classic starts on Sydney Harbour on Boxing Day. The reason for this is simple: on the starting line will be two…
Stuff.co.nz America's Cup great Dennis Conner believes a syndicate could require more than $200 million to finance a competitive challenge to take the Auld Mug away from Team New Zealand in the radical new boats to be used in 2021….
On Friday afternoon, the Spanish team, competing in the round-the-world race, claimed victory of the emblematic leg to Cape Town (South Africa) after racing 7000 miles (over 13,000 km) from Lisbon in 19 days and one hour. After two days…
Despite performing dances for the wind gods, the breeze failed to materialise for a second consecutive day at the RC44 Calero Marinas Cup in the normally windy Canary Islands. The wind occasionally built to 6-7 knots at around 135° but…
After the first night at sea in the RORC Transatlantic Race, the vast majority of the international fleet were north of the Canary Islands, negotiating the wind shadow of Gran Canaria and Tenerife created by the unusual southerly wind. …
In a first for a Japanese representative team, rising match racing talent Leonard Takahashi and his crew claimed the 25th anniversary 2017 Harken International Youth Match Racing Championship convincingly and in unique style on finals day, Sunday November 26, 2017….
A perfect 15-20 knot North East wind gave the fleet a brilliant start to the 2017-2018 NSW 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour today and thrilled the spectator fleet with some spectacular racing action. Current JJ Giltinan champion came…
Hobart yachtsman Don Calvert gave himself an early 82nd birthday gift on Saturday with a convincing double win in his 33-year-old yacht Intrigue in the Combined Clubs pennant race on the River Derwent. Calvert skippered Intrigue to first place on corrected…
The New Zealand Herald reports that a search operation has begun for a missing 66-year-old man whose 25ft yacht was found abandoned on Lake Benmore in the country's South Island. Police say they are concerned for the safety of George…
Team AkzoNobel secured a fifth place finish on Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race on Saturday night, the crew holding their nerve as the wind died and swirled near the finish line, with the two boats behind sailing fast…
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