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The eight Extreme Sailing Series™ teams took to the water in Oman for the penultimate day of racing today, in what proved to be a light airs test of tactics and patience as the fleet continued their steep learning curve…
For the Vendée Globe 2016, the monohull Safran has been fitted with a wing mast supported by outriggers. These carbon spars recall the poles of the old tuna fishing boats from the 1930s, hence the name: “tuna-boat rigging”. Inspired by…
Under the beaming Arabian sun, things heated up on the Muscat racecourse for the eight hydro-foiling GC32 catamarans competing at the new-look Extreme Sailing Series today, as the local boys on Oman Air extended their lead. It was a day…
Four years ago Tom Burton was training alongside Tom Slingsby striving to secure Australia’s one laser London 2012 Games spot, only to miss out as Slingsby went onto win Olympic gold. Now, the 25-year-old will get his chance for Olympic glory…
Dick Gooch passes Dick Gooch, founder of the Hawaii international offshore series initially known as the Pan Am Clipper Cup and later the Kenwood Cup with a change of sponsor, has died on the Gold Coast where he has lived…
Muscat, Oman, 16 March 2016: The curtain was officially raised on the 2016 Extreme Sailing Series today in the historic old town of Muscat, Oman, with the new breed of hydro-foiling GC32 catamarans more than living up to the pre-season…
For the first time, a VX One fleet of eleven boats will be mixing it up with its larger brethren out on the turquoise waters of the British Virgin Islands in the 45th edition of the BVI Spring Regatta and…
World Sailing is satisfied with the progress being made by Rio 2016 and the Brazilian authorities in preparation for the Rio 2016 Olympic & Paralympic Sailing Competition following an official visit from 7-10 March 2016. Chief Executive Officer Andy Hunt,…
Building on the partnership that Bremont has with the America’s Cup and ORACLE TEAM USA, the British watch company is pleased to announce the addition of new chronograph Regatta timepieces into the collection, the Regatta AC and Regatta OTUSA models….
The Viper 640 sportboats are just returning from Miami, FL, after sailing two regattas on Biscayne Bay. The first, the EFG Winter Cup (March 6-7), was the final qualifying regatta for the 2015-16 EFG Viper Pan-American Championship, a 12-month series…
For three days over the bank holiday weekend, the yachting world's eyes will be glued to the Solent as the Fast 40+ class makes its debut en masse at the Royal Ocean Racing Club's domestic season opener, the RORC Easter…
(15 March 2016) Aston Harald Sports, the rights owner of the successful M32 Series for high performance M32 multihulls, today announced the launch of a new M32 Series Mediterranean. The series will start in June in France followed by events…
A rotund character by the name of ‘Wilson’ will be having a ball, literally, when a large and fun-loving fleet of Jeanneau yachts gather for the Commodores Cup cruising series at the 2016 Sail Port Stephens regatta, April 11-13. Wilson…
GREENWICH, CONN. (March 15, 2016) – In 1922 the first Reader’s Digest magazine was published, radio arrived at the White House, and Babe Ruth signed a three-year contract with the Yankees. That same year also saw a quieter milestone achieved…
SailX is a multiplayer online racing simulation that enables sailors from all over the world to race against each other in real-time. It's used by total beginners right the way through to the world’s best sailors, coaches and teams who…
A tropical low in the Gulf of Carpentaria is forecast to intensify before crossing the western coast of Cape York Peninsula later today. The Warning Zone extends from Cape Keerweer in the north to Burketown in the south. Gale force…
National Geographic. By Kristin Romey. The oldest shipwreck from Europe's Golden Age of Exploration has been found off the coast of Oman, the country's Ministry of Heritage and Culture announced on Tuesday. The wreck is believed to be that of…
Hamilton, Bermuda (14 March 2016) After two near perfect days of racing on Bermuda’s Great Sound, Team Magenta 32 skippered by Sally Barkow clinched victory at the third and penultimate stage of the M32 Series Bermuda posting an impressive eight…
The RORC Easter Challenge is the opening event for a long season of offshore racing. Designed as a 'training whilst racing' regatta, the RORC Easter Challenge is a great way to blow away the winter cobwebs and get world class…
The CHINA One sailing team, skippered by former world match racing champion Taylor Canfield, is to compete in the 2016 Extreme Sailing Series. Jointly run by Canfield, sailing team manager Hayden Goodrick and Kiwi America’s Cup veteran Craig Monk, CHINA…
The Australian Trailer Boat Association has confirmed it will stage a National Championship for the class at the 2016 Airlie Race Week in August and organisers at the Whitsunday Sailing have established a new Division in the Notice of Race…
HUGO BOSS presents the third installment of their extreme sailing stunts – following the Mastwalk, and Keelwalk, witness the Skywalk by Alex Thomson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1qOxrWWiaI
The Bureau of Meteorology is closely monitoring a tropical low in the Gulf of Carpentaria, forecast to move slowly east today and intensify slightly. At this stage the likelihood of a tropical cyclone developing is considered low, increasing to moderate…
The Daily Record. By Charlotte Thomson. A BUNGLING thief was jailed today after setting out to sea in a stolen yacht – with no sailing experience. Cathal Matthew, 29, sailed 50 miles out to sea after nicking the £6000 boat…
Celebrating the beauty and diversity of Australia’s heritage vessels and their craftspeople, the Australian National Maritime Museum will present the Classic and Wooden Boat Festival from 15-17 April 2016 in Sydney’s Darling Harbour. The Australian National Maritime Museum’s CEO, Kevin…
Alcatel One Touch claimed victory in the Alice Burton Memorial Trophy 18ft Skiff race on Sydney Harbour today after previous leader Asko Appliances sailed a wrong mark on the last lap of the course. Once the Asko Appliances team realised…
Less than five months out of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games the European season opener for Australian Sailing’s Finn sailors, the Finn European Championship (7 – 12 February 2016), wrapped up in Barcelona, Spain on Saturday, 12 February 2016. The…
A quick-thinking Kiwi yachtie attempting a solo circumnavigation of New Zealand has survived disaster off the coast of Kaitaia. The 48-year-old man activated his rescue beacon when his 15-metre vessel began taking on water 100 nautical miles west of Kaitaia…
With the 2017 America's Cup still more than a year away, the Brits are already planning what to do if they win it – and return the historic trophy to the country where it was made. The News Portsmouth. By…
The latest addition to the myPlates range of personalised plates is a trailer design specifically for Marine Rescue NSW. Funds from the new plate will be directed to Marine Rescue NSW, the volunteer emergency service dedicated to saving lives on the…
Ian Guanaria sailed his Beneteau First 35, One More-No More to its first double win of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Grant Thornton Short Haul Series on the weekend, leaving it until the final race to win decisively, while…
With the ability to deliver fishing, cruising and sailing data to your wrist, Garmin’s quatix 3 marine GPS smartwatch merges features and design qualities from one of Garmin’s most popular watches, the fenix 3. The new the quatix 3 is…
Race 9, the last of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Grant Thornton Short Ocean Pointscore series, was sailed in Sydney on the weekend, with Khaleesi coming out on top in Division 1 and the Jutson 31 Outlandish finishing first…
The 2016 Victorian Etchells Championships concluded today at Royal Brighton Yacht Club with John Bertrand, Bill Browne and Jake Newman backing up their 2015 Championship in Triad. Bertrand and crew did not need to sail the final race, but neither did they…
The Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race will set sail for the 68th time on Good Friday, March 24. With the reported chance of a cyclone forming around the Queensland coast this week the organisers, Queensland Cruising Yacht Club, and competitors…
The two teams still at sea, ClipperTelemed+ and Unicef, are enjoying more favourable winds as they make their way to the finish line of Race 8: The Sailing City • Qingdao Cup. Yesterday and the previous day had seen very light winds following the…
This weekend sees the return of six M32 teams to the waters of the Great Sound in Bermuda for the third stage of the M32 Series Bermuda. Teams from Great Britain, North America and Sweden will compete in a fleet…
Something different happened today in Barcelona. Pieter-Jan Postma (NED) managed to maintain his overnight lead and win the 2016 Finn European Championship. Probably the most popular person in the fleet, if not in the sport of sailing, this is an…
Today, China’s Sailing City of Qingdao put on a spectacular display for the arrivals of the first four of twelve teams taking part in the world-famous Clipper Round the World Yacht Race. Delegates from the city joined them on stage…
The Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series is coming to New York on May 7-8, 2016. This marks the first America's Cup racing in New York in nearly 100 years. Skipper Jimmy Spihill is bringing his ORACLE TEAM USA, defending…
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