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While the onshore deciduous trees begin the long journey to bare branches, Cruising Helmsman April issue makes sure there is still plenty to learn and do. Have you ever wondered about how to read boat plans and figure out what…
It has been a day of mostly frustratingly light and unstable airs on The Sailing City • Qingdao Cup to China, with a dying breeze. Garmin, which was leading the fleet yesterday, is now in Stealth Mode until 1150 UTC today, and Derry~Londonderry~Doire, which…
Tasmania’s SB20 one-design sports boat fleet has the sailing talent to produce strong contenders for the class world championship to be sailed on Hobart’s River Derwent in January 2018 with an expected fleet of 100-plus. This was clearly evident by…
The champion Smeg team continued the form which has seen it take victories in both the JJ Giltinan and Australian Championships when Lee Knapton, Ricky Bridge and Mike McKensey led nearly all the way in Race 10 of the League’s…
Matt Allen’s Ichi Ban and Bob Cox’s Nine Dragons clean swept Division 1 and 2 respectively at Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s 2016 Sydney Harbour Regatta, which ended this afternoon, while Phil Dash did what he is best at, coming from…
The 2016 Finn Senior and Junior Open European Championship was opened Saturday night in a cozy ceremony on the balcony of the Barcelona International Sailing Centre overlooking the blue waters of what will become this week's race course. On Sunday the…
The Geotherm crew of Brett Hobson and Billy Lusty continued their winning streak in the 12 foot skiffs, winning the Port Jackson Championship hosted by the Sydney Flying Squadron on Sydney Harbour late yesterday. “We almost won start to finish,…
A last minute charge from Vladimir Liubomirov's Bronenosec Sailing Team was not enough to displace Chris Bake's Team Aqua from the top of the leaderboard at the conclusion of the RC44 Bermuda Cup, the first event of the Sir Russell…
The final day of the inaugural World Match Racing Tour M32 event at Fremantle got underway in a brisk easterly, with flat water. Williams v Sehested The first race of the semi-finals featured six times champion Ian Williams (GBR) and…
Organisers decided to hold the first race of the World Match Racing Tour's Fremantle season opener in the morning, in case the wind failed to co-operate later in the day. Six-times world match racing champion Ian Williams (GBR) was up…
In the spirit of close and competitive one-design sailing, it will all come down to the results of Day Four to decide who will be the 2016 SB20 Australian Champions. PRO Kevin Wilson took advantage of the breeze today, and…
The wind gods put on superb weather for the 11th running of Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s 2016 Sydney Harbour Regatta today, and the crews on over 170 participating boats revelled in the 10-15 knot predominantly north-easterly winds under a sunny…
Matt Allen sailed Ichi Ban to three straight wins on the first day of Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s 2016 Sydney Harbour Regatta this afternoon, shutting the gate on his fellow TP52’s – 2015 Rolex Sydney Hobart winner Balance (Paul Clitheroe)…
The teams have been contending with light, fluky winds and squally rain clouds during the Ocean Sprint, but have had a boost from the strong Kuro Shio current. Garmin is still leading the fleet in The Sailing City • Qingdao…
A glorious day of blue skies and calm waters greeted the World Match Racing Tour skippers in Fremantle this morning. With three quarter finalists still to be determined, racing was scheduled to start in the light easterly breeze blowing off…
Williams v Rahm The first quarter final was raced between six-times world match racing champion Ian Williams (GBR) and Mattias Rahm (SWE). It was a good old-fashioned match racing dogfight in the pre-start between these very experienced skippers but Williams…
Hobart’s River Derwent turned on a magnificent sailing day to wind up the summer season of 2015-2016, with more than 100 yachts, off-the-beach classes and catamarans providing a colourful sight on the river. For the Combined Clubs Harbour Series yesterday…
The 2016 SB20 Australian Championship fleet hit the water to start race three of the series just before 4pm this afternoon. After numerous postponements during the day, PRO Kevin Wilson sent the fleet out into a building breeze which steadied…
AThe wind has eased and veered round to the east, pushing the yachts onto a more northerly heading as the leading teams start the Ocean Sprint section of the course. The Kuro Shio current is also helping push the eastern…
Demonstrating that the crews have lost none of their competitiveness over the winter break, at the end of day two of fleet racing at the RC44 Bermuda Cup, the top two boats are tied on points and just two points…
Sydney Harbour will be jam-packed today, with Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s annual Sydney Harbour Regatta, to be sailed on Sydney Harbour this weekend, reaping 174 entries representing NSW, Queensland, Victoria and the ACT – and the weather – well it’s…
Following yesterday's stop-start day when time was lost with minor breakages, it was always going to be a long day before the quarter finalists were decided at the World Match Racing Tour in Fremantle. The day started with the final…
It has been another 24 hours of challenging seas and strong winds with the worst sea state of the entire circumnavigation reported by new race leader Garmin. Former race leader ClipperTelemed+, which chose the northerly as opposed to the easterly route, has…
At the February 2016 meeting of the World Sailing Executive Committee in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, it was agreed that a strategic review would be undertaken of the Sailing World Cup from 2017-2020 in order to ensure that the event…
ALICANTE, Spain, March 3 – Cardiff has been chosen as the destination for the first Volvo Ocean Race transatlantic leg to the United Kingdom in 12 years, when the world’s leading offshore race makes its debut visit to Wales in…
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The Royal Akarana Yacht Club race from Auckland to Denarau, known as ANZ Sail Fiji, is definitely going ahead as the race will bring tourism to the area which will assist greatly in their recovery process, after parts of the…
The third day of the World Match Racing Tour was a frustrating one for sailors and officials. Light winds in the morning meant a late start before the pro-am could take place and then constant minor breakages on the boats…
The strong winds and steep waves have eased off, but the fleet is still battling upwind on day 4 of The Sailing City • Qingdao Cup to China. The northerly yachts, ClipperTelemed+ and PSP Logistics, are still leading the pack in first and second…
Sail Port Stephens 2016 sees the return of the MC38 class and the addition of Farr 40s to the ever-widening on-water program as the event with the handy April NSW school holiday time-slot shoots for the 200 boat mark. It’s…
World Sailing is pleased to announce that Gdynia, Poland has been selected to host the 2019 Youth Sailing World Championships. The 2019 Youth Worlds will be held out of Marina Gdynia which is close to the city centre and offers…
LONDON, England, March 2 – Six British TV celebrities will swap the luxuries of dry land for a taste of life at the extreme as they take to a Volvo Ocean Race boat and attempt to sail around the United…
Multihull Solutions is expecting record interest at its 2016 Sanctuary Cove Boat Show display when it unveils a new catamaran. The company will use the boat show from 19-22 May to host the Southern Hemisphere launch of the Fountaine Pajot…
All crew are safe and the ORACLE TEAM USA AC45S test platform is secure back at base following a capsize during training in Bermuda on Wednesday afternoon. “It was a great day for training, sunny, 15-20 knots of wind,” said…
The second day of the World Match Racing Tour's first event in the exciting M32 catamarans continued in Fremantle with fleet racing – and the rich got richer. The 20 skipper fleet has been divided into four groups of five…
For the first round of the RC44's 2016 championship, Bermuda today demonstrated exactly why it is a perfect venue for next year's America's Cup. On day one of the RC44 Bermuda Cup, there was sun, flat water and around 20…
The family of racing legend Roger Hickman have announced a celebration of his life will occur next Thursday, 10th of March at his beloved Cruising Yacht Club from 3pm. There will be a private service earlier in the day.
Fremantle, Australia (1st March 2016): Back in 1987, the eyes of the sailing world were on Fremantle in Western Australia for the America’s Cup. Now almost 30 years on, Fremantle once again hosts some of the greatest match racers of…
The fleet is enduring some difficult conditions with the wind increasing significantly, delivering speeds of up to 40 knots over the last 24 hours and short, sharp waves, making progress upwind very uncomfortable. Waves of three to four metres are…
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