The Best Mic’d Up Moments from Bermuda
Ahead of the Canada SailGP event this weekend, take a moment to watch (and listen) to some highlights from the recent Bermuda event.
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Will the Plattners’ proven 52 Phoenix Team be back in the frame in Newport?
After missing out on the first regatta of the 2024 52 SUPER SERIES season Hasso and Tina Plattner’s Phoenix will be back in action at the upcoming XS 52 SUPER SERIES Newport Trophy regatta in Newport RI. With talismanic tactician,…
Marinas24 Confernece opens to a record attendance
BRISBANE: After a relaxed and casual Welcome Reception on the forecourt of the Royal International Convention Centre (RICC) on Sunday, surrounded by impressive displays from key industry suppliers, Marinas24 International Conference and Trade Exhibition (Marinas24) was opened yesterday by the…
It’s a battle to the Newport finish line!
Update: At the time of writing, Acrobatica was only 41.8 nautical miles from the finish. Wow what a battle so far! The racing has been extremely close in the first two days of the Charleston-Newport leg of the Atlantic Cup. Until 9pm…
Tactics and determination secures Valiant the win in the 2024 Apollo Bay Race
Valiant, an Adams 10.6 skippered by Jason Farnell from the Royal Geelong Yacht Club, is the overall winner of this year’s Melbourne to Apollo Bay Race. The 52 nautical mile race, run by the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria (ORCV),…
Bumper Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show more than delivers
Huge crowds and great weather for the 35th Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show added up to an event exhibitors have praised as “exceptional”. Setting records was the number of boats on the water – 356 in total, up 41 on…
Groupe Atlantic clinches the 69F Cup Grand Prix 2 Torbole
Torbole (Garda Lake) – At the end of three days of challenging races – 16 in total – the 69F Cup Grand Prix 2 Torbole ended with Clément Cron’s Groupe Atlantic (FRA) winning. The French entry showed excellent form right from…
Brisbane to Keppel welcomes Hobart winner Alive
The two-time overall Rolex Sydney Hobart winner Alive, skippered by Duncan Hine has entered the Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race. This year marks the 16th edition of the fun-focused 343 nautical mile Go Troppo race to Keppel Bay Marina…
Final day at WingFoil Racing World Cup Türkiye
Nia Suardiaz and Mathis Ghio have taken the gold medals at the WingFoil Racing World Cup Turkiye after commanding performances in the medal series. The 17-year-old Spanish rider dominated the women’s competition this week. “I never expected to win as many races this week,” she said. “The girls are pushing so hard.” Ghio – a double…
Sails of Change 8 clinch the first victory of the 2024 TF35 season
With a new boat and an all-new crew, Yann Guichard’s Sails of Change 8 clinched the first victory of the 2024 TF35 season in a to-the-wire final race at the TF35 Nyon Cup. As the sun shone brightly on a sparkling Lake…
Orient Express Racing Team AC75 revealed
The big news frm Barcelona this weekend is the Orient Express Racing Team AC75 reveal! After over 46,000 hours of work put in by the team at Multiplast who worked 6 days a week for 7 months, our AC75 was wheeled out of…
WingFoil Racing World Cup Türkiye 2024: Day 4
Mathis Ghio was beaten by a few riders on day four of the WingFoil Racing World Cup Turkiye, yet still the reigning world champion has managed to hold on to the yellow bib for the medal series climax on Sunday. Across the six races…
Eight Atlantic Cup Teams are Newport Bound!
May 25, 2024 – Charleston, S.C. – Eight teams representing four countries started the 2024 Atlantic Cup at 12:00 ET today in sunny skies, with an initial 3-5 knot north breeze, that soon after switched to southeast. The start cannon was fired off the Spirit of South Carolina with spectators looking…
Caracole repeats Swiss Open 5.5 Metre Title
Caracole (SUI 214, Bernard Haissly, Nicolas Berthoud, Daniel Stampfli) have successfully defended their Swiss open title at Société Nautique Rolloise, at Rolle, on Lake Geneva, after schooling the fleet on light wind speed and tactics. Winning four out of five…
Plastic Bags impacting the WingFoilers in Türkiye
Some riders complained about plastic in the water ruining their races on day three of the WingFoil Racing World Cup Turkiye. Others found a way of winning race after race despite the plastic obstacles lying in wait to catch them…
Caracole wins opening race of 5.5 Metre Swiss Open
Defending champions Caracole (SUI 214, Bernard Haissly, Nicolas Berthoud, Daniel Stampfli) have won the opening race of the 2024 5.5 Metre Swiss Open at Rolle on Lake Geneva, on Thursday. Only one race was possible in a very light swinging breeze. Eleven…
2024 World Sailing Youth and Women’s Match Racing Champs will be held in Jeddah
World Sailing has selected the Jeddah Yacht Club & Marina in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to host the upcoming 2024 Youth Match Racing World Championship, from 29 November to 2 December, and the 2024 Women’s Match Racing World Championship…
Breeze on for the marathon at the WingFoil World Cup
It was a rude awakening for competitors at the WingFoil Racing World Cup Turkiye. Having gone out from the beach at Urla a few minutes earlier with their big wings, just a minute before the riders launched into the rabbit start for the marathon…
Lisa Blair has set a new record for sailing around New Zealand
Australian solo sailing adventurer and environmental campaigner Lisa Blair has set a new mono hull solo sailing course establishing the record for Auckland to Auckland around New Zealand in 16 days and 23 hrs in her yacht Climate Action Now….
Bella Mente claims IMA Maxi European Championship title
In a great display of on-the-water dominance within an already elite-level class, Hap Fauth, tactician Terry Hutchinson and the all-star cast of the Maxi 74 Bella Mente today claimed the third edition of the IMA Maxi European Championship, supported by…
WingFoil Racing World Cup Türkiye 2024 Day 1
“If You’re not Dying, You’re not Trying” The WingFoil Racing World Cup Turkiye began today, although a lack of wind prevented the first race from going ahead. Instead the riders put their competitive instincts into an evening competition on Audi e-foilers, electric-powered foiling…
Bella Mente is the new leader at the IMA Maxi Europeans
Starting an hour early, two coastal courses including the popular lap of Capri were completed on the third and penultimate day of the IMA Maxi European Championship, supported by Rolex as Official Timepiece. The 20 maxi yachts faced a sub-10…
New entries boost strong fleet at Superyacht Cup Palma 2024 with a month to go
Two brand new yachts have joined the fleet at Superyacht Cup Palma 2024 with just a month to the start of the 28th edition of Europe’s longest running superyacht regatta. Maximus, and Calabash The Frers Design performance cruiser Maximus, and Calabash, from Mallorcan…
The stunning trophy for the inaugural Puig Women’s America’s Cup, was presented in Barcelona
The stunning trophy for the inaugural Puig Women’s America’s Cup, was presented this morning by Puig at the Fundació Joan Miró. The Spanish architect and designer Patricia Urquiola was commissioned to design and shape the trophy that the winning team…
There’s still time to enter Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta 2024
Australia’s longest running women’s keelboat competition, the Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta (AWKR), has so far attracted 26 entries, with organisers at Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron expecting up to 35 boats for their annual event, traditionally sailed over the Kings Birthday weekend on…
TF35 2024: New team and fresh influx of crew
After a long winter break, racing for the TF35 high-performance one-design foiling catamaran resumes this week with a new team joining the fleet and crew changes on all the boats ahead of the TF35 Nyon Cup. The first of a…
Megan Thomson and her 2.0 Racing team have won the 2024 Normandy Match Cup
Le Havre, Normandy, France (Tuesday 21 May) – New Zealand’s Megan Thomson and her 2.0 Racing crew of Maeve White, Josi Andres, Charlotte Porter and Rose Garcia Royo yesterday won the 2024 Normandy Match Cup in Le Havre, France, the third…
Near record fleet for 2024 Apollo Bay Race
As the sailing season draws to a close, offshore sailors are now focusing on the Melbourne to Apollo Bay Race which starts at 9am on Saturday the 25th of May. The 52 nautical mile Category 3 coastal sprint is the…
Expresso Martini to take on best at Airlie Beach Race Week
Entries for Whitsunday Sailing Club’s (WSC) Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week 2024 continue to flow in and competition is set to ignite in the Trailable Yachts and Sports Boat class, while new support sponsors sign up for the…
Worrell 1000 Lay-Day and Leg 7
Folly Beach, SC is the new “lay-day” checkpoint for the race this year. Traditionally done at Tybee Island, GA, the local tourism & development council as well as City Officials for Folly had worked closely with Race Organizers over the…
Breiana Whitehead shows she’s a strong contender for Paris 2024
Breiana Whitehead finished fifth at the Formula Kite World Championships, held over the past six days in Hyeres, France. With three French competitors ahead of her in the standings, Whitehead also achieved the position of third nation and with it…
Killer whales accompany solo sailor Lisa Blair into new record home leg
Solo sailor Lisa Blair is on the home straight of her newest sailing record, briefly accompanied by intrigued Orcas after she rounded the southern tip of New Zealand off Stewart Island and is now crossing Cook Strait to the North Island and…
Day 3 of the Normandy Match Cup
Le Havre, Normandy, France (Sunday 19 May) – Racing continued into the early evening of Day 3 of the Normandy Match Cup as the semi-finals got underway in a fresh 12-15knots, combined with a challenging current off the Le Havre…
2024 Formula Kite Worlds – Nolot & Maeder win back their world titles
• Breiana Whitehead finishes 5th• Lauriane Nolot (FRA) defends her women’s world title• Max Maeder (SGP) defends his men’s world title• Toni Vodisek was back up to speed but it was too little, too late• Silver medals for Ellie Aldridge…
Groupe Atlantic wins Act 1 of the 69F Youth Foiling Gold Cup
Torbole (Garda Lake) – After six days of great sailing, Groupe Atlantic is the winner of the Act 1 of the 69F Youth Foiling Gold Cup, event hosted and organized by Circolo Vela Torbole; the event was characterized by the normal…
Stunning end to Pallas Capital Gold Cup
In stunning sailing conditions, the Pallas Capital Gold Cup concluded from the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club today, with David Doherty’s Matador reinforcing their position at the top of the leaderboard to take Act 4 on both TPR and IRC,…
Performance Cruising Yachts appointed as exclusive Australian dealer for Catalina Yachts
The team at Performance Cruising Yachts is delighted to announce that they are the newAustralian dealer for the prestigious US brand, Catalina Yachts. Founded by Frank Butler in 1970, Catalina Yachts has always prioritised quality and valueover sheer size. Their…
The Evolution of the Load Pin
Innovative sailors are constantly observing other fields and looking for new technologies that have the potential to change the way they sail. Few adaptations have had quite the impact of the load pin, which made its way into sailing from…
Royal Geelong Yacht Club and GeelongPort teach essential skills through sailing
Royal Geelong Yacht Club (RGYC) and GeelongPort have joined forces to provide Geelong’s youth the opportunity to participate in the sport of sailing for free. The partnership is aimed at providing local government school students with the opportunity to develop…
18ft Skiffs: The Oak Double Bay-4 Pines
Outstanding 2023-24 performance by the young, rookie team One of the real highlights of the Australian 18 Footer League’s 2023-24 Sydney Harbour season was the outstanding performance of the young, rookie team on The Oak Double Bay-4 Pines from the…
