Windy wind-up to Festival of Sails 2017
Sunshine and the most wind of the series, 20-25 knots at times, drained the last of the adrenalin from the 220 or so keelboat crews who have spent four days competing on Port Phillip and Corio Bay for a slice…
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Full speed ahead to the finish for IDEC SPORT
Two hundred miles south of the Azores, IDEC SPORT is starting the final stretch of her round the world voyage in favourable winds, which they have managed to pick up, getting the timing just right ahead of a front associated…
One classic, one modern – Reichel Pugh releases two new superyacht designs
The Reichel/Pugh studio continually develops concepts which are the latest accumulation of thinking and research, however these only serve as a blank canvas from which an owner can begin to realize and develop his vision. The 200’ Classic is an…
New partnerships prove productive on opening day of World Cup Miami
The 49er class has never been a bastion of consistency. The overpowered skiff is challenging to sail, and because it accelerates so quickly in the smallest increase in wind speed, lead changes are frequent. When you toss in a shifty…
Heating up at the Festival of Sails 2017
Geelong baked on day three of the Festival of Sails and the winds ground to nought then finally to a pumping 20 knots out of the sou’west for the late finish of the Rating Series’ medium distance race in outer…
Lisa Blair blog – sailing south and it's getting cold
Well I still can't believe I am here sailing south… This is three years in the making with so many hurdles and set backs to overcome. There was also so much to get done in Albany that I never really…
Estate Master King of the Castle at Farr 40s again
Five wins from six starts easily captured the Farr 40 Newcastle One Design trophy for Martin Hill and his Estate Master team from Sydney, and puts them in a strong position heading into class’ NSW and Australian titles in February…
Glamour Super Sunday at Festival of Sails 2017
Super Sunday at the Festival of Sails capped off with a twilight sail off the Geelong foreshore, the perfect end to a blissful day’s racing at Australia’s oldest sailing regatta and Victoria’s oldest sporting trophy, dating back to 1844. A…
De’Longhi takes faultless win in race two of 18 Footers Australian Championship
Race two of the 18 Footers Australian Championship got away today in a 9 knot east-nor-easter. The fleet was eager to get started with a number of boats over the line early. Simon Nearn, Grant Rollerson and Niall Kinch on…
Foiling Moth takes line honours and establishes new record at Mount Gay Round Barbados Race
Bridgetown, Barbados (21 January, 2017): Andy Budgen sailing his Mach 2 foiling International Moth Nano Project completed the 60nm Mount Gay Round Barbados Race at a record pace of 4 hours, 23 minutes, 18 seconds, to established the Absolute Foiling…
Lisa Blair departing on her Antarctic circumnavigation attempt
Sydney-based sailor Lisa Blair will depart on her record breaking attempt to circumnavigate Antarctica on Sunday 22 January 2017. Delayed by an electrical issue last weekend which saw Lisa conduct repairs and replacements as well as numerous sea trials throughout the…
History repeats as Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race kicks off 2017 Festival of Sails
Line honours in the 174th Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race, the curtain opener to the Festival of Sails, was a repeat of the 2016 finish with Geoff Boettcher’s TP52 Secret Mens Business (SA) the first monohull and Bare Essentials (VIC)…
Newcastle throws up day one challenges for Farr 40s
The skipper of Estate Master Martin Hill and his tactician David Chapman used their big swell experience in a different class to their advantage on the opening day of the Farr 40 Newcastle One Design Trophy. Seas on day two…
Vendee Globe continues as leaders celebrate in Les Sables
As the dust settles on an historic Vendée Globe victory for French sailor Armel Le Cléac'h, the majority of the remaining skippers are now on the final 'leg' to the finish line. With Le Cléac'h's Banque Populaire and second-placed Alex…
Star studded field at WMRT Swan River Match Cup
The first WMRT event of 2017 presents a starting grid where several teams easily could claim a spot at the top of any World Championship level event. Olympic gold medallists, podium finishers at the WMRT Finals 2016, World Champions and…
Thomson claims second in historic Vendée Globe race
British yachtsman Alex Thomson today took the runner-up spot in the Vendée Globe to become the solo round-the-world race's second-fastest sailor ever. Thomson, 42, set out to become the first Brit ever to win the Vendée Globe but following an…
Le Cléac'h and Thomson revel in Vendée Globe glory
Vendée Globe winner Armel Le Cléac'h and second-placed Alex Thomson were today basking in the glory of becoming the solo round the world race's fastest ever sailors. Le Cléac'h and Thomson arrived in the race's home port of Les Sables…
Quantum Racing triumphant in Key West
Showing the winning hallmark of a crew that are current 52 SUPER SERIES champions, and three times holders of the title, Doug DeVos’s Quantum Racing team came back from an uncharacteristic high scoring, mid-regatta, three-race slump, to close out the…
Canfield Returns as one of the favourites in WMRT 2017 Season
Taylor Canfield and the US One team came into the 2016 season as the big favourites. They had won the majority of major M32 events in the previous season and spent more time in the boat than any other team…
Le Cléac'h smashes Vendée Globe race record in spectacular style
French sailor Armel Le Cléac'h today won the Vendée Globe in one of the most thrilling finishes the solo round the world race has ever seen. After 74 days and almost 24,500 nautical miles of first-class ocean racing Le Cléac'h…
US West Coast Rally to the French Pacific Islands for 2018
ARC Pacific – new rally route from Los Angeles to Hiva Oa, via Mexico from rally specialists World Cruising Club, has been announced for Spring 2018 Hiva Oa, Nuku Hiva, Raiatea, Bora Bora, to name just a few of the…
Big guns lining up for RORC Caribbean 600
Next month, more than 70 yachts are expected to take part in the RORC Caribbean 600, the Royal Ocean Racing Club's stunning race around 11 Caribbean islands. American yachts have had a winning streak in this classic offshore race, winning…
Mount Gay Round Barbados Series concludes after another glorious day on the racecourse
Bridgetown, Barbados (19 January, 2017): The final day of the Coastal Series at the 81st Mount Gay Round Barbados Regatta, organised by Barbados Cruising Club in association with Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc, and Mount Gay, concluded in spectacular style today…
Provezza leads into a fiery Friday finale at Key West
(Thursday 19th January, Key West) – Solid, consistent sailing over the nine races sailed so far for the 52 SUPER SERIES fleet at Quantum Key West Race Week sees Ergin Imre’s Provezza crew go into the one race final day…
Moderate Southerly forecast for Festival of Sails passage race
A combined Festival of Sails fleet of 264 keelboats and off-the-beach classes representing all six states plus the Northern Territory are gearing up for the full program of sailing and shoreside fun the Royal Geelong Yacht Club (RGYC) is ready…
Newcastle hosting Farr 40s for the first time
When the Sydney and Melbourne Farr 40s head to Newcastle this weekend, January 21-22, 2017, to join the local favourite, crews will race on open waters outside Newcastle Harbour, something they have tried for all season. The national body Australian…
Imocas – from the old to the new generation of boats by Guillaume Verdier.
2 0 0 7 – 2 0 0 8 F I R S T G E N E R A T I O N In 2007, I was part of the K Challenge design team for the…
Infiniti 56C – redefining blue water cruising
Infiniti Performance Yachts has announced the Infiniti 56C designed by Farr Yacht Design, the first performance blue water cruiser in the market which will reap the benefits of Dynamic Stability Systems foils. Following its success in the racing world and…
Competition hots up at Mount Gay Round Barbados Series
Bridgetown, Barbados (18 January, 2017): The second day of the Mount Gay Round Barbados Coastal Series organised by Barbados Cruising Club in association with Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc, and Mount Gay, produced spectacular competition once again. Although it was an unusually…
Tied at the top after moving day at Key West
(Wednesday 18th January, Key West) – At Quantum Key West Race Week Wednesday is known as “moving day”. It is, in the middle of a regatta, a pivotal stage, when consistency starts to show, the cream rises to the top,…
All You Need to Know About Bay of Islands Sailing Week 2017
The Bay of Islands Sailing Week regatta is the biggest event of its kind in New Zealand, and was described by yachting commentator Peter Montgomery last year as “the best big boat regatta” in the country. As one of the…
G-Force Yachts and Reichel/Pugh release the fast and fun X-Treme 32
The latest collaboration between G-Force Yachts and Reichel/Pugh Yacht Design is the fast and fun X-Treme 32 – a high performance design for inshore and offshore racing. The briefing to the Reichel/Pugh team was to develop a flat-out racer that…
Philippe Briand unveils full details of 30m carbon sloop concept Egoist
A new 100ft/30m carbon sloop concept, Egoist, has been developed by the Philippe Briand Studio specifically to indulge the owner who wants to simplify their experience on board by having the exclusive use of their yacht. A focus on the…
Platoon battles it out in the trenches but still goes over the top at Key West
(Tuesday 17th January, Key West) – Even among some of the top teams in the 52 SUPER SERIES, the world’s leading grand prix monohull circuit, nerves and elements of self-doubt had a negative effect on Monday, the first day of…
Stunning conditions for Coastal Series opening race of Round Barbados Regatta
Bridgetown, Barbados (17 January, 2016): The Mount Gay Round Barbados Series organised by Barbados Cruising Club in association with Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc, and Mount Gay got off to a spectacular start today with the first race of the three-day Coastal…
Two bullets for Platoon in perfect start at Key West
(Monday 16th January, Key West) – For German owner-driver Harm Müller-Spreer and his international crew on Platoon, the 2017 52 SUPER SERIES is off to the best possible start. Under clear blue skies and in a meaty 15- to 20-knot…
Entries open for 2017 Quicksilver Port Douglas Race Week
In 2015 Port Douglas Yacht Club rebranded its Clipper Cup Regatta to what is now becoming a major event on northern sailing calendars. Rebranding the event as Port Douglas Race Week was a key development in elevating the regatta. This…
How Perpetual Loyal won the Rolex Sydney Hobart
Who would have ever thought that you could start a S2H yacht race on Boxing Day [26th December] and be under TASMAN LIGHT the next day [27th December]? I could not conceive that, not on this yacht as we have…
Jack Felsenthal and Shaun Connor crowned Viper World Champions in Geelong
They led from the outset and at the conclusion of the Viper Worlds 2017 Australians Jack Felsenthal and Shaun Connor (Charter World) beat the immediate past French world champion and took out the series by nine points. With six wins…
Magpie swoops twice at Etchells Australian Championship
Graeme Taylor and his Magpie crew of Steve Jarvin and James Mayo sailing for Victoria’s Mornington Yacht Club posted the best scores among a who’s who of keelboat sailing to be named Etchells Australian champions for the second year running….
