13ft Skiff NSW Championship
A quartet of podium finishes landed Harken (Heidi Bates/Orlando Sadlik) a maiden NSW 13ft Skiff State Title. The Manly boat grabbed a third on Saturday and backed it up with a win and a second on Sunday to clear out…
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16ft Skiff NSW State Championships Report
A Weekend of High Drama at the NSW 16ft Skiff Championship Has there ever been a more dramatic conclusion to a NSW 16ft Skiff Championship in its 118-year history? The thrilling final weekend at Manly saw protests, storms, and an…
18ft Skiffs – NSW Championship – Day 1 abandoned
Officials were forced to abandon racing on Day 1 of the NSW 18ft skiff Championship today when an intense electrical storm accompanied by heavy rain and hail swept in from the west, reducing visibility to near zero on the Sydney…
New era of Austrian double trouble in Brazil
GWA Wingfoil World Cup Brazil 2024 – Jericoacoara, Brazil Austrian twins Tomas and Aleksander Acherer launched themselves onto the world stage with a remarkable one-two in a dramatic closing day at the season finale at the GWA Wingfoil World Cup…
Vendée Globe – First southern challenge in sight
While speed has been the main focus in recent days, the situation is starting to change. The Vendée Globe solo sailors no longer just have their eyes glued to the rearview mirror to monitor their rivals. They also have to…
Battles on the Bay as Sail Melbourne delivers epic racing
The 2024 edition of Sail Melbourne delivered on every front, combining fierce competition and testing conditions. Held on the unpredictable waters of Port Phillip Bay, the event showcased why it remains a premier testing ground for Australian and international sailors….
Europe is a hotspot for ocean microplastics
70% of ocean microplastics are the type found in clothes, textiles & fishing gear – and Europe is a hotspot. Three of the world’s top five hotspots for marine microplastic pollution are in Europe, according to new data collected by…
The 2024 Petersville Regatta – Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron
Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron will proudly host the highly anticipated 2024 Petersville Regatta from 27 to 30 December, kicking off summer with one of the most exciting events on the Peninsula. This annual highlight attracts sailors from across the region, and…
Vendée Globe – Dalin first to Cape of Good Hope
“I feel like I’ve been teleported here from the equator! It’s really impressive how quickly we have done this section to the Cape. I really have lost all sense of time and space. I am only now realising if everything…
Ronstan Junior Foiling Cup
The inaugural Ronstan Junior Foiling Cup was held over 23rd & 24th November 2024 at BYRA sailing club on Pittwater, NSW Australia. Junior sailors aged 10-16 years old competed in 6 Nikki foiling dinghies. Each sailor competed in 5 races,…
Australian Sailing Team welcomes government funding ahead of LA2028
The Australian Sailing Team has welcomed the Australian Institute of Sport’s (AIS) announcement confirming funding for its High Performance program through to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. This investment is part of the Australian Sports Commission and Australian Government’s…
WingFoil – Title races go down to the wire in Brazil finale
Climactic battles poised for finals’ showdown in third and last stop of FreeFly-Slalom season in Jericoacoara GWA Wingfoil World Cup Brazil 202426–30 November, 2024 | Jericoacoara, Brazil The races for the 2024 Freefly-Slalom crowns are finely poised and will be…
Paris Olympians hoist sails at iconic Sail Melbourne Regatta
The iconic Sail Melbourne regatta has returned to the waters of Port Phillip in Victoria just months after incredible results from the Australian Sailing Team in Marseille, with Paris Olympians and up-and-coming sailors raising their masts from today. As one of Australia’s…
Vendée Globe Sébastien Simon surpasses successive 24hr speed marks
Unprecedented solo monohull speeds continue to be sustained by the leading five boats on the Vendée Globe as they head towards the longitude of the Cape of Good Hope. Les Sables d’Olonne’s Sébastien Simon (Groupe Dubreuil) has shown speeds more…
Peter Burling unpacks his team’s stunning victory at the 2025 Season opener in Dubai
The Peter Burling’s Kiwi team put in a consistent fleet racing performance to qualify for the Final at the top of the leaderboard alongside Emirates GBR and the United States. Despite multiple lead changes and shifty wind conditions, the Kiwis…
18ft Skiffs – NSW Championship starts on Sunday
The Rag & Famish Hotel team of Harry Price, Max Paul and Finn Rodowicz goes into the opening day’s racing of the 2024-25 18ft Skiffs NSW Championship next Sunday as favourite to take the title after an outstanding start to…
Vendée Globe – Life on the edge
After three days at a truly relentless pace, devouring miles at near record speeds – 520, 530, 550 miles in a seemingly single bite, the top leaders of the Vendée Globe fleet continue to live life on the edge of…
30th Harken International Youth Match Racing Championship
Finals Day on Pittwater! The 30th Harken International Youth Match Racing Championship concluded with an exhilarating final day of action in perfect racing conditions. A steady 10-15 knot northeast breeze set the stage for an unforgettable showdown. The day began…
13ft & 16ft Skiff NSW State Championships Preview
The winners of this weekend’s 13ft/16ft NSW Championships will have done it the hard way following a hectic shoot-out that will test mind, body and craft. With only one heat of the States possible at Port Hunter a fortnight ago – leaving race officials…
Vendée Globe – Records tumbling
The 24 hour solo monohull record had already been broken twice on this tenth edition of the Vendée Globe but last night it fell successively to an onslaught of attacks as the leaders of the solo non stop race round…
Saffier SE 24 Lite to make highly anticipated APAC Premiere at SCIBS 2025
Gold Coast, QLD — November 25, 2024 — Carbon Yachts, the exclusive Australia and New Zealand dealer for Saffier Yachts, is proud to announce the APAC premiere of the Saffier SE 24 Lite at the 2025 Sanctuary Cove International Boat…
First 44Cup win for Loro Piana, as Team Nika lifts the 2024 44Cup Trophy
Going into today’s final three races of the 44Cup Nanny Cay, the leaderboard was tight between the high performance owner-driver one designs with Charisma leading on 34, Aleph Racing on 36, Artemis Racing on 38, Team Nika on 39 and…
ARC 2024 starts
Cruisers, racers and multihulls begin their Atlantic adventure With today’s start of the 39th Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, there are 234 yachts crossing the ocean from Gran Canaria to the Caribbean with the ARC and ARC+ rallies. At 12:30 local time…
Two Capes Race
Footloose Triumphs in This Year’s Two Capes Race The Two Capes Race, hosted by the Derwent Sailing Squadron, lived up to its reputation, delivering a great 18-hour contest full of tactical battles. With fortunes shifting like a game of snakes…
18ft Skiffs – Spring Championship – Race 6
The Rag & Famish Hotel team of Harry Price, Max Paul and Finn Rodowicz wrapped up the 2024 Sixt Spring 18ft skiff Championship, which concluded on Sydney Harbour today. The Rag, with Josh Porebski standing in for regular skipper Harry…
Winners finalised in Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship
Two offshore windward/leeward races at the 2024 Nautilus Marine Insurance Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship (SSORC) decided the SSORC champions for this year in conditions that were as brilliant as yesterday’s, with more sunshine and a north-easterly sea breeze beckoning….
Aussie’s miss out on Dubai final dreams by one point as Kiwis take first event victory
DUBAI, UAE- 24 NOVEMBER 2024 – Tom Slingby’s Australia Team’s hopes of making the Podium Final came crashing down, with the team missing out on making the final by one crucial point. The New Zealand Team were crowned the victors…
Perfect conditions set scene at Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship
Day 1 of the 2024 Nautilus Marine Insurance Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship (SSORC) could not have been any better – a beautiful north-easterly sea breeze on a sunny hot day was the perfect way to brush off the cobwebs…
Aussie Squad top Dubai leaderboard with new signing
DUBAI, UAE- 23 NOVEMBER 2024 -The Australia SailGP Team launched their 2025 Rolex SailGP Championship campaign in dominant style, silencing any questions about the strength of their restructured squad. The triple SailGP champions surged to the top of the leaderboard…
Etchells World Championship entries closing on 30 November
The 2025 Etchells Worlds entries close in just over a week and the competition is continuing to ramp up at the Royal Brighton Yacht Club (RBYC). As chances to race before the Worlds continue to cross off preparation lists, the…
SailGP – Dubai opener marks increased prize purse & first female driver
DUBAI, UAE- 22 NOVEMBER 2024 – Tom Slingsby’s Australia Team is gearing up to compete in the season-opening Rolex SailGP Championship in Dubai tomorrow, facing off against 10 other nations in the largest fleet in SailGP history. Adding to the…
Nika recovers her mojo as Artemis Racing edges into the lead in the BVI
Conditions on the British Virgin Islands’ St Francis Drake Channel further improved today; still shifty, thanks to the islands to weather and the tropical clouds overhead, but with more wind – ranging from 9-13 knots. The race course was moved…
Vendée Globe – Mind the gap…
Of the 39 boats still racing in the Vendée Globe most are now out of the Doldrums and almost half are now across the Equator in the Southern Hemisphere. Thomas Ruyant (VULNERABLE) led the fleet across last night at 1910hrs…
Samo Vidic wins the Yacht Racing Image Award 2024
Slovenian yacht racing photographer Samo Vidic has claimed victory in the 14th edition of the international photo competition devoted to the sport of sailing. With over 20 years of experience as a sports photographer, Vidic has cultivated a deep passion…
Charisma excels on first day of 44Cup Nanny Cay
Despite an unpromising forecast, Tortola came good for the opening day of the 44Cup Nanny Cay with PRO Maria Torrijo and the race team from the Royal BVI Yacht Club laying on three races, held in 6-14 knots from the…
Pressure Builds for Two Capes Race
Excitement is mounting for this year’s Two Capes Race, with a cracker weather forecast and a competitive lineup of 16 Tasmanian yachts ready to tackle the 82-nautical-mile offshore course. After leaving the River Derwent the fleet will navigate into Storm…
Introducing the Red Bull Italy SailGP Team
Red Bull Italy will be led by double Olympic gold medallist Ruggero Tita as driver and Jimmy Spithill as CEO. The Italian team received their helmets by Spanish aerobatic paragliding pioneer Horacio Lllorens as part of the reveal. NOVEMBER 21,…
Vendée Globe – A date with a low
Thomas Ruyant (VULNERABLE) took over the lead of the Vendée Globe solo race round the world very early this morning benefiting from his position to the west of his rivals which include his teammate British sailor Sam Goodchild (VULNERABLE) who…
Cherub NSW Sprint Series – Arriving at the Squaddy
Headed to the Sprints this weekend? What to expect when you arrive 76 McDougall St, Kirribilli NSW 2061 Due to road closures in the area, McDougall Street will only be accessible via Willoughby Street near Pattons Slipway. Trailers and boats…
Vendée Globe – Richomme rockets to new 24-hour distance record
One week on exactly since Nico Lunven (HOLCIM-PRB) set a new solo 24 hours monohull distance record, Paprec Arkéa solo skipper Yoann Richomme dramatically bettered that mark this morning on the Vendée Globe, before running out of track and hitting…
