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A field of the world’s best Hobie Cat sailors battled it out on Dapeng Bay in China on the first day of competition in the two day finals series, at the 2016 Hobie 16 World Championship. Coming into the series some…
The 635-mile biennial Newport Bermuda Race is the oldest regularly scheduled ocean race, one of very few international distance races, and (with the Transpac Race) one of just two of the world’s regularly scheduled races held almost entirely out of…
BoatCrewGear.com is one of the first shops in Australia to receive their stock of the wetsuits in Zhik's new Junior range. The Junior Steamer, Junior Shortie, and Junior 3/4 hiker have been designed utilising the cutting edge technology that…
From the organisers of Sail Fiji: As many will have heard the yacht Platino who was entered in the cruising rally, but did not start, is in trouble 500 km north of North Cape. A sailor has died and a…
26 boats hit the water for the 26th year of the Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta today, 11th June 2016, for their first day of racing. In typical Melbourne fashion each competitor prepared by gearing up like the Michelin Man so…
A team of young guns have put the Evans Long 20th Etchells Australasian Championship fleet on notice as they slipped into first overall at the end of day two of the three-day regatta organised by Mooloolaba Yacht Club. The Brisbane-based…
Three experienced superyacht owners realised their personal goals today as the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta, organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in collaboration with Boat International Media, concluded in light winds on the Costa Smeralda. A delighted Albert Büll…
The 2016 Giraglia Rolex Cup officially started yesterday as two fleets – one sailing from Marseille and the other from Sanremo – set off at midnight on an overnight race to Saint-Tropez. Fastest boat on the French course was Gerard Logel’s IRC…
The scene is set for Sunday's Live Medal Races at Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland after a 20:15 finish saw the leader boards in the ten Olympic fleets shape up nicely for the finale. After a frustrating three days…
Up to 1000 boats were ringing the race area just off the city front. Tens of thousands of fans were lining iconic Navy Pier. Bars, restaurants and fan zones were heaving. The best sailors and fastest boats were ready to…
ORACLE TEAM USA and Emirates Team New Zealand put on a spectacular show in Chicago during official practice at the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series on Friday. The teams sit one-two on the overall leaderboard, but on Friday, neither team could…
Magic Carpet 3, the Wally Cento, won the coastal race after establishing an important early lead over their bigger 107ft rival Open Season well before the top of the first beat to Monaci. But Open Season then responded with a…
The third and final leg, the inshore Series in the The Atlantic Cup presented by 11th Hour Racing, gets underway today in Portland, Maine. Teams will add four additional crew to compete in a total of five races over the two-day inshore…
Vincent Riou fired a defiant broadside across the bows of the new foiling boats after finishing fifth this morning (Friday) in the inaugural 2016 New York – Vendee (Les Sables d'Olonne) race presented by Currency House and Spacecode. Faced with…
The 26 female skippers along with the majority of their crews filled the Harbour Room of the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron, 10th June, for the official regatta briefing of the 26th annual Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta. Directed by chairperson, Dee…
'Tight' and 'light' were the main descriptors used by sailors at Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland as challenging conditions continued across the London 2012 Olympic waters. The light breeze ensured Friday's racing was challenging and tense across the fleets…
ClipperTelemed+ has won Race 11, The LMAX Exchange – RACE of THE AMERICAS, its first overall race win and second podium of the series. The team, skippered by Matt Mitchell, crossed the finish line at 1442 UTC today, 9 June…
Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland shifted up a few gears on Thursday as all of the ten Olympic fleets took to the water to tackle a bumper day of racing. Wednesday's little to no breeze and bright sunshine was…
The London 1948 Olympic Games was the start of a remarkable run of dominance from one man, one that would last unbroken for an incredible four Olympic Games and remain unequalled in sailing until Sir Ben Ainslie (GBR) in…
Jérémie Beyou (Maître CoQ) has won the first edition of the New York – Vendée (Les Sables d'Olonne) race. This is his first major solo victory on an IMOCA60. The sailor from Western Brittany finished ahead of Sébastien Josse (Edmond…
In sailing, a slight lapse of concentration is often the difference between first and tenth place. It’s vital that sailors keep their focus, look ahead and plan their attacks. This is the key to success but it’s all good and…
Aichen Wang (CHN) was the sole race winner on the opening day of Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland as light winds plagued the venue of the London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition. Racing was scheduled to kick off at 11:00…
Porto Cervo, Italy. 8th June 2016. Saudade, the standout winners of the event last year, made a successful start to their defence of the Superyacht division title at the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta on the Costa Smeralda today winning the…
Fountaine Pajot continues to celebrate its 40 years in production with the announcement of a new 47-foot sailing catamaran. Set for launch in April 2017, the company says the new 47 is “the quintessential catamaran for extended cruising or circumnavigations,…
After three days of challenging competition we have now split the fleet for the Hobie® 16 World Championship, Open Series, Semi Finals! Yesterday's racing got off to a late start as overnight rain had taken some of the wind from…
The Lindauer Segler-Club will be the Organizing Authority from the 10th till the 17th of June for the races of the Tornado Worlds 2016 held on the Lake Constance. Thirty-four teams from 11 Nations are expected, among them the complete…
News Channel 8, Florida. By John Rogers. BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) — Numerous boats on Anna Maria Island could not withstand the force of Tropical Storm Colin. On Monday, waves whipped five to six feet high and wind gusts neared…
Traditionally sailors are handed the leader bibs after the first day of racing but in Weymouth and Portland the sailors at the top of the World Sailing Fleet Racing Rankings received the bibs in advance of the competition. They will…
The battle between Garmin and ClipperTelemed+ has intensified at the top of the leaderboard, with ClipperTelemed+ now ahead by less than 7 nautical miles. However, a shakeup of the leaderboard is on the cards as Tropical Storm Colin is due…
It's the final “sprint”, but it's being done at slow speed by the three frontrunners in the New York-Vendée Race. In the Bay of Biscay, just 200 miles from the finishing line, Jérémie Beyou (Maître Coq), Sébastien Josse (Edmond de…
It is the phone call that many can only dream of, but the lucky one on this occasion was Laser Radial sailor, Stephanie Devaux-Lovell. The St.Lucian athlete has been chosen by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as one…
PORTLAND, ME. (June 6, 2016) – Tales II skippered by Gonzalo Botín and Pablo Santurde won leg two of the The Atlantic Cup presented by 11th Hour Racing, a 360-nautical mile leg from Brooklyn to Portland. The win marks back to…
Emirates Team New Zealand are again in race mode, this time at the 6th event on the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in Chicago, Illinois. With the successful regatta win in New York now a distant memory, so are the…
When it comes to offshore racing, there is the rest of the world and then there is France. In no other country are so many yachtsmen household names. With classes ranging from the 21ft Minis to the 100+ft multihulls that…
New Zealand winemaker Jim Delegat says the Land Rover Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race will be the first of many Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) races on the agenda for his V70, Giacomo, and he is ready to face…
With the offshore season coming up soon, it’s time for all people contemplating going offshore to look at their safety equipment and training again. Not only is it a good time to consider existing safety equipment, it is also an…
OneSails is an international sail-making company that offers custom sails to suit their customers sailing needs and boat. They have the ability to build sails for everything from Optimists to super yachts and the customer service to go with it….
From the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria: Our thoughts are with our very good friends at Mersey Yacht Club (MYC), who sadly lost their marina pontoon berths and most of their boats washed down the Devonport River in the wild…
Townsville Yacht Club today released an amendment to the Notice of Race for the 10th Magnetic Island Race Week which clarifies entry to the cruising yachts’ class, previously-known as the Performance Handicap Class. This year’s regatta, which will be run from…
As the fleet settles into yet another night at sea, there is an average of about 200 people looking at the online tacker every 30 minutes. ANZ Sail Fiji definitely generates a lot of interest to not only family and…
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