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A morning drifter delaying the race starts both inshore and offshore graduated to a gloriously warm light air afternoon for the first-ever Sail Port Stephens’ Broughton Island Passage Race. IRC division 1 contested the full 31 nautical mile course and…
Sail Port Stephens turned on a stunning autumn day and better than expected winds for the opening races of the regatta’s second stage, called the Port Stephens Trophy, for near to 100 boats. Fleets fanned out under separate race management…
Matt Allen’s NSW IRC Championship title quest is in full swing with three straight wins and an early IRC division 1 series lead for his TP52 Ichi Ban on the opening day at Sail Port Stephens. Three IRC fleets ran…
As the five teams still racing in the Seattle Pacific Challenge tick off the miles to the Emerald City, more moderate weather is allowing them to catch their breath for a rare time in this challenging race. Qingdao is currently…
The M32 Mediterranean Series kicks off this summer with five regattas taking place in Italy, France and Spain. Southern Europe is set to experience the same thrills of high-speed carbon-fibre catamaran racing that have already caught the imagination of sailors…
It was a scramble for both Gold fleets on Day 5 of the European Championships as few teams managed consistency through the day due to the inconsistent winds. Back on shore as teams discussed the racing, mostly befuddled, the old…
The podium positions for Race 9, The Seattle Pacific Challenge are now confirmed. However this race is far from over for the remaining eight contenders who have plenty left to race for while Mother Nature continues to exercise her might,…
Tamara Echegoyen emerged as an afterthought in London to claim the Gold medal in the women’s Match racing in 2012. The pundits all promoted their favorites, some of the biggest names in the sport of sailing but Echegoyen was unflappable…
A fleet of Jeanneau yachts is a regular feature at Sail Port Stephens with 2016 being no exception. This year the fleets sailing adventure started off with over thirty yachts enjoying a relaxing sail up the coast to Newcastle Cruising…
Two junior off the beach classes completed their two-day series on Thursday April 14 as part of Sail Port Stephens, the final event of a long summer season that has taken many young sailors interstate and some overseas to compete….
It was a stressful final day of qualifying for the 72 boat 49er fleet, only 25 of whom can make gold fleet. With seven of ten scheduled races completed there were still more than 20 teams on the bubble hoping…
The America’s Cup youth education and sailing program, called America’s Cup Endeavour, is branching out to New York and Chicago over the coming months. AC Endeavour has been operating in Bermuda, the host venue for the 2017 America’s Cup, since…
In a scene more reminiscent of The Matrix than Master and Commander, Land Rover BAR have launched the third in their series of testing boats. Audio communications network; jacked in and levels tested. Check. Computer; booted, logged in and network…
Seattle may be drawing ever closer but the Pacific Ocean’s power is unrelenting, making the final miles to the west coast of the USA an incredible final test of seamanship for the hardy Clipper Race Skippers and crew. Following the…
April 13, 2016 – Yacht Racing photographers from all over the world are invited to enter the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image award 2016. Started in 2010, the event has been held to provide an opportunity for professional yacht racing photographers…
The MOD 70s, Musandam – OmanSail and Concise 10 have registered as entrants to the 2016 Volvo Round Ireland Yacht Race. Ned Collier-Wakefield will bring Concise 10 to Wicklow in June after having picked up his weight in rum as…
It wouldn’t be a Sail Port Stephens without a downpour and the Commodore’s Cup fleet contesting the final of their three-race series copped a drenching amid sunshine, rainbows and tricky winds ranging from zero to 10 knots and west to…
Close to 1,000 sailors are resting on the layday and tinkering on boats ticking off the last of the job list in preparation for a light and tricky Port Stephens Trophy, the top gear second half of the annual week-long…
Racing at the 2016 Laser Radial Woman’s World Championship in Mexico begins on April 14 and among the entries is Australia’s Ashley Stoddart, the talented Queenslander who last November qualified her country for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. World championship…
The 49erFX fleet raced first off the waters of Barcelona. As the sea breeze grew it was a much lighter start than day 1, with the teams crouching on the wing for the first two races, before the wind filled…
With four teams having completed the Ocean Sprint, it is Unicef that has recorded the fastest time so far in a day of high winds and strong seas which proved costly to some of the yachts. None more so than…
Two Sail Port Stephens Commodore’s Cup fleets raced inshore at Nelson Bay on the NSW mid north coast in 12-15 knot sou’easters as the warm and dry autumn regatta continues. A commendable race two win means Mark Skelton’s Newcastle based…
For decades Philippe Briand’s studio has been a focal point for innovative, technical yacht design. It is a place where trends – strongly based on research – are made and innovations are conceived and refined; the use of glass in…
12 April 2016 Afrodite Kyranakou/Anneloes Van Veen (NED) – 2016 European Championship silve medal © Jesus Renedo RightLeft A display of superb counter-attacking tactics as teams pushed each other around the track in a final bid for leader board…
The Advertiser. By Amelia Broadstock. PORT River dolphin numbers have increased tenfold in two decades — an environmental triumph experts attribute to improved water quality in the long-polluted industrial area. In a new study paper soon to be published, Port…
It may be the merry merry month of May in the northern hemisphere but down here it is time to think about heading north to the warmer weather. Cruising Helmsman is here to help. We spoke to the six biggest…
HONG KONG, April 13 – Hong Kong will host the Volvo Ocean Race for the first time when the event visits in February 2018 during the 13th edition. In a press conference today, Volvo Ocean Race organisers announced a collaboration…
Fifteen months ago, the World ARC 2015-16 fleet set out from Saint Lucia to sail around the world. Amongst the crews were many nationalities, backgrounds and reasons for taking part. Since then, they have sailed well over 26,000 nautical miles,…
The super competitive 49er fleets lined up and stretched their legs as racing got under way from the world class Barcelona International Sailing center. Just up the Mediterranean beaches from where the 1992 Olympics were held, the 2016 Olympic fleet…
A day of pressure on the Bay of Palma as numerous teams vied for a spot in the 470 European Championship ten medal race line-up. For some today’s racing marked a last shot at selection to their Olympic team. Stunning…
America’s Cup challenger SoftBank Team Japan added to their ranks by confirming that Olympic multihull sailor Jason Waterhouse will join the sailing team after racing in the 2016 Olympics in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Representing his native Australian Sailing Team,…
Driving hundreds of miles through the Australian Outback with a boat in tow to a regatta in the desert is not an adventure for the faint hearted. But that was exactly the challenge taken up by the 20 rugged yachting…
Three races for all fleets at the 2016 470 European Championships on race day 4, sees Lara Vadlau/Jola Ogar (AUT) extend in the 470 Women and Mat Belcher/Will Ryan (AUS) edge into the lead in the 470 Men. With only…
The latest depression has the most westerly boats in its grip and is moving steadily east this morning in the closing week of the Seattle Pacific Challenge. The Race Office estimates that leader Derry~Londonderry~Doire is around four days from the…
With marinas full, drinks iced and Hawaiian shirts pressed, the scene is set for the biggest ever number of entries to participate in the 9th annual Sail Port Stephens regatta from tomorrow and through to Sunday (April 11-17). In a…
Long Beach, California, USA (9th April 2016): Scott Dickson (USA), from Long Beach Yacht Club, beat the odds and booked his place in the Semi Finals of the Congressional Cup, Stage Two of the World Match Racing Tour, by knocking…
With an average speed of just over 10.6 knots over the 245 nautical mile course, Craig Carter’s Carkeek47 Indian finished well clear of the fleet to record line honours and first place on IRC in Royal Perth Yacht Club’s Naturaliste…
Long Beach, California, USA (10th April 2016): Taylor Canfield and his US One Sailing Team triumphed in the Congressional Cup, Stage Two of the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT), after five days of “unbelievable match racing” – making him the…
Olympic class skiff sailors, including seven Australian pairings, will be on the grid for the 49er and 49erFX European Championships at Barcelona, Spain, April 11 -16, 2016. It will be the final class regatta for Australia’s Olympic gold medallists (London)…
A collision that led to Peter Hawker’s sudden departure from Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2015 was nothing less than a “bloody disappointing finish” and the second year running the South Australian yachtsman was forced out of the annual Whitsunday…
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