MAPFRE wins epic Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race
MAPFRE has won Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race into Cape Town, South Africa, and will take the overall lead on the points table. The Spanish flagged MAPFRE team has won Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race, a…
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Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship: Does it get any better?
Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s (MHYC) 40th Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship (SSORC) got away to a wonderful start on a warm sunny day that produced a light 8-10 knot breeze on the various courses. Competitors sailed a Passage Race today….
No Friday finish for Clipper fleet as light winds engulf them
Over the last two days of racing a high-pressure system has consumed the lead Sanya Serenity Coast held for the majority of Race 3: The Dell Latitude Rugged Race across the Southern Ocean. As a result, Visit Seattle is now…
Breeze coming on for leaders with Cape Town finish on the horizon
Vestas 11th Hour Racing and Team Sun Hung Kai/Scallywag opted to deploy stealth mode on Thursday as the second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race reaches its climax. With less than 500 nautical miles to go to the Cape Town…
Feisty start predicted for RORC Transatlantic Race
Gerald Bibot will be competing in the 2017 RORC Transatlantic Race with his Belgian 42ft Catamaran Zed 6. Gerald is the founder of Great Circle which produces weather routing programme Squid. In 2015 Gerald was the winner of the MOCRA…
International Youth Match Racing starts at RPAYC
Day 1 of the HARKEN International Youth Match Racing Championships has kicked off with blue skies and a building nor-easterly wind, perfect conditions for the 25th anniversary of the prestigious event. Head race officer Ted Anderson powered through today’s racing,…
First reactions to new America's Cup design
The AC75 design for the next America's Cup, revealed by Team New Zealand on Monday, has met with initial approval from two men who sailed on the AC72 and AC50 catamarans. Tom Slingsby, who was strategist on the successful defence…
Auckland Council agrees cluster base options for America’s Cup
Auckland Council has approved two location options for hosting the America’s Cup to take into further negotiations after Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) advised it was flexible on the option of extending Halsey Wharf. The two options are: A cluster…
New reference time for François Gabart at Cape Leeuwin
François Gabart, who left Ouessant on Saturday 4 November at 10:05 (UTC+1), continues to set the pace in this attempt at the single-handed round the world record. Sailing at an average of 30 knots since Tuesday night, ahead of a…
VOR: Lining up for the run into Cape Town
The Spanish crew of Leg 2 leaders MAPFRE were cautiously keeping one eye on their rivals and the other on Cape Town on Wednesday as they came within just over 800 miles of the finish line. Two days ago Xabi…
Clipper Race: HotelPlanner.com wins Ocean Sprint
In the past 24 hours, HotelPlanner.com was the final boat to cross the finish line of the Elliot Brown Ocean Sprint and, after all boat times were calculated, was declared the winner taking three points after racing the course in…
World Sailing publishes Nacra 17 incident report
World Sailing, the world governing body of the sport, has published an investigation report into the Nacra 17 incident involving Bora Gulari (USA). The report, produced by a working party/investigation team led by Equipment Committee Chair Dina Kowalyshyn, provides a…
Jules Verne attempt: Macif due off Cape Leeuwin later this week
After a little over 17 days at sea, François Gabart is still in the lead by about one-and-a-half days in relation to Thomas Coville’s time, the current holder of the single-handed round the world record. The MACIF skipper hopes to…
Volvo Ocean Race: Temperatures falling as race heats up
The second leg of the Volvo Ocean Race might be entering its final few days but the final positions are far from decided. MAPFRE continued to lead the seven-strong fleet on Tuesday, but their 35 nautical mile advantage yesterday had…
Record RORC fleet ready in Marina Lanzarote
The start of 4th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race – the first leg of the Atlantic Anniversary Regatta – is just a few days away and crews from the record fleet are making their last preparations prior to the 3,000…
Support streams in as Clipper fleet heads for Fremantle
As the Clipper Race teams look ahead to arriving in to Fremantle later this week, Skippers from across the fleet have expressed their gratitude on behalf of the crew for the messages from back home after a tough few days…
Sailboat towed into St George’s Harbour after losing mast
The Royal Gazette. By Owain Johnston-Barnes. A sailboat was towed into St George’s after losing its mast, boom and propeller in a squall. A member of the public called Bermuda Maritime Operations Centre at around 1am last Wednesday to report that…
Foiling Week comes to Australia in January
First run at Lake Garda in Italy in 2014, the organisers of Foiling Week are bringing their expertise to Australia in January 2018, with the aim of encouraging more people to experience the thrills of flying across the waves. Primarily…
Wild Oats XI recognised by Royal Thames Yacht Club
The most successful yacht in the 72-year history of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, the Oatley family’s supermaxi Wild Oats XI, has received another international accolade, this time from the world’s oldest “Royal” yacht club, the Royal Thames, in…
WASZP Australian Championship to hit Sorrento
The first ever WASZP Australian Championships are set to hit Sorrento Sailing Couta Boat club with a bang. The inaugural event will be conducted over the Australia Day long weekend from the 25 – 28 January 2018. Sorrento on the…
Team New Zealand unveils foiling AC75 concept
An exciting new era in America’s Cup racing has been unveiled today as the concept for the AC75, the class of boat to be sailed in the 36th America’s Cup is released illustrating a bold and modern vision for high…
Dream team for Australia in SuperFoiler Grand Prix
(Sydney) Three of the world’s best sailors will line-up on Australian waters for the first season of the SuperFoiler Grand Prix circuit. Home-grown America’s Cup winner Glenn Ashby (Emirates Team New Zealand) has announced he will join forces with countrymen…
VOR: Temperature falling; wind increasing; stealth mode in play
Dutch crew Team Brunel opted to go into stealth mode on Monday, cloaking their position from their rivals for up to 24 hours – as Spanish team MAPFRE led the Volvo Ocean Race fleet towards Cape Town. Brunel skipper Bouwe…
Gilmour and Turner have Sydney and Melbourne in their sights
High-flying 49er team David Gilmour and Joel Turner will use Australia’s premier dinghy boat regattas, Sail Sydney and Sail Melbourne, to push the limits of their fledgling partnership after a year of somewhat unexpected success. The Australian Sailing Team duo’s…
Geelong sailing school development gets the green light
Victorian Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Hon James Merlino today announced that the Victorian Government will invest a further $3.5 million in the Geelong Waterfront Safe Harbour Precinct Redevelopment. The investment will be made by the School Building Authority…
Kingfisher Night Race Series on Moreton Bay
What do the dates 4 November 2017, 2nd December 2017, 3rd February 2018 and 3rd March 2018 mean to you? To the fortunate sailors around Moreton Bay, Queensland, it is this year’s Kingfisher Night Race Series dates. On Saturday November…
Light winds cause upsets at Lipton Cup regatta
After heavy rain and thunderstorms swept across the Bay yesterday evening, light breezes created havoc during the early stages of today’s Long Race of the Lipton Cup Regatta on Port Phillip. Hosted by the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria, assisted…
Hooligan throws the monkey off its back
Hooligan’s unquestionable victory in the MC38 Summer Series act 2 and Steve Barlow’s second overall with Lightspeed could mark a new chapter in the class’ lifecycle, as the standard across the super competitive one design fleet continues to rise. Marcus…
A time of quiet reflection for Clipper fleet following death of a crew member
Racing has taken a back seat over the past 24 hours for the Clipper Race fleet following the tragedy on board CV30 (GREAT Britain) yesterday. Speaking on the loss of round the world crew member Simon Speirs, Sanya Serenity Coast…
Whistler wins Maria Island Race
David Aplin’s yacht Whistler has added the 70th Tasports Maria Island Yacht Race to an outstanding offshore racing career over the past decade and more. The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania today confirmed the MBD36 as winner of both the AMS…
Panasonic Lumix takes out 18 Footers Spring Championship
The Triple M team won today's race on Sydney Harbour, but it was the Panasonic Lumix team who took out the inaugural Australian 18 Footers League Spring Championship. Triple M (James Ward, Adam Gillson, Huon Oliver) won today's race…
New leaders as Leg 2 of the Volvo Ocean Race moves into its final week
While it may be a relaxed Sunday for many around the world, that is surely not the case for the Volvo Ocean Race fleet battling for position in the South Atlantic. In particular, the navigators and skippers are faced with…
Into the Atlantic – ARC 2017 Sets Sail from Gran Canaria
An international fleet of yachts taking part in the 32nd edition of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) set sail today from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, beginning an amazing transatlantic journey to the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia. Under…
Naval fliers rescue British yachtsman
The News Portsmouth HELICOPTER crews launched a rescue to save a British yachtsman whose boat was ravaged by storms in the Bay of Biscay. Wildcat helicopters from 825 Naval Air Squadron were scrambled from RFA Argus after an SOS…
Two solo sailors rescued in separate incidents off Norfolk Island and New Zealand
NZ City A 67-year-old Norwegian solo yachtsman has been rescued east of New Zealand a day after a solo Kiwi yachtie was rescued east of Norfolk Island. The Norwegian man is in good health after being picked up from the…
Lucas Chapman blog – Neptune's visit, crossing the equator, trade wind sailing
With the reverse mohawk I’m sporting, you might be forgiven for thinking I’m struggling to adapt to life on this carbon box. That’s not the case, well not yet anyway, it’s still early days. All credit for my new hairstyle…
Yacht sinks in rough seas on Auckland's North Shore
Newstalk ZB Staff A yacht is being salvaged at Waiake Beach on Auckland's North Shore after sinking. The 28 foot Townson – Caprice Two, smashed up onto the north part of the beach last night then onto another part of…
Mooloolah River bar update – Be aware
Maritime Safety Queensland has issued a Notice to Mariners (465(T) regarding the Mooloolah River Bar. Anyone using the coastal bar is advised that a hydrographic survey of the Mooloolah River and its coastal bar on Thursday 16 November showed a…
Hooligan’s mastery in MC38 Summer Series
The MC38 Summer Series Act 2 opening four races on a gusty grey Pittwater day threw some curly ones into the customary MC38 first-half pointscore. Resounding North Sails boat of the day and series leader, Marcus Blackmore’s Hooligan, has moved…
Lucy Macgregor Wins Busan Cup
Another crazy weather day at the 2017 Busan Cup Women’s International Match Race, the penultimate event of the 2017 Women’s International Match Racing Series with cold winds whipping around the dial as the finals were played out in the waters…
