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It has been a day of fast spinnaker sailing as the front passed over the fleet, with multiple teams breaking speed and distance records, including another new reported top speed of 32.9 knots whilst surfing in the gusts on board…
After an exciting windward beat out of Hong Kong’s iconic Victoria Harbour, the boats have settled down to a thrilling fast ride south towards Vietnam. The favoured line honours boat, Syd Fisher’s Ragamuffin 100 is leading the 12 boat fleet…
The Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series is bringing America’s Cup racing to Bermuda for the first time since the mid-Atlantic island became the host venue of the 35th America’s Cup. The defending champion, ORACLE TEAM USA, selected Bermuda as…
It was crunch time on day five at the 2015 470 World Championships in Haifa, Israel as the final battle to advance to the medal race top ten and to secure valuable points unfolded on the penultimate day of these…
At 1320hrs today, after weeks of intense preparation and safety scrutineering, 12 boats crossed the start line for the seventh edition of this 673nm Category 1 offshore race from Hong Kong to Nha Trang, Vietnam, which started in 1996. With…
The anticipated weather front will move over the fleet imminently, with the majority of teams already in winds of 30 to 40 knots, and still anticipating 50 knot gusts. Progress has been good for the most, with race leader Garmin…
Things have heated up at the 2015 470 World Championships in Haifa, Israel with another change at the top of the leader board, tight point scores and defending World Champions Mat Belcher (QLD) and Will Ryan (QLD) in third…
Airbus will team up with America’s Cup challenger SoftBank Team Japan as a technology partner supporting them with its engineering expertise already recognised through its Innovation Partnership with ORACLE TEAM USA. “It’s great to have Airbus partner with SoftBank Team…
In November 2015, the Royal Brighton Yacht Club (RBYC) will relaunch the George Mac Regatta as the Club’s premier off- the- beach event. To be held on November 21 and 22, the regatta will bring together off-the-beach sailors of all…
Lisa Blair is a woman who generally gets what she wants – because she doesn't give up. After circumnavigating the world in the Clipper Race and competing in the solo Trans-Tasman event, her next goal is to become the first…
IDEC SPORT, Francis Joyon’s new maxi-trimaran was christened on Wednesday 14th October in La Trinité-sur-mer. The stand-by before setting sail to attempt to smash the Jules Verne Trophy record starts in two weeks. Joyon took advantage of this opportunity to…
It was a challenging day three (Wednesday, 14 October 2015) at the 470 World Championships in Haifa Israel with light and tricky winds resulting in several postponements and a tough race course. Defending World Champions Mat Belcher (QLD) and Will…
Emirates Team New Zealand are preparing for their first sail on the very waters which will host the 35th America’s Cup in 2017. This week the fleet of America’s Cup challengers get a taste of what is to come…
Land Rover BAR has reinforced its sailing team with the addition of Leigh McMillan as a helmsman. McMillan has been one of the world’s top multihull sailors for the last decade. He’s the only skipper to have won two Extreme…
Matt Allen’s Ichi Ban and Rupert Henry’s Chinese Whisper will head a line-up of line and handicap honours chasers in race three of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Blue Water Pointscore, the 200 nautical mile Newcastle Bass Island Yacht…
Four years after Beneteau launched the Oceanis 41, 45 and 48, the company has chosen to unveil its new 41 foot cruiser at the Nautic boat show in Paris. Beneteau says the new yacht is “true to the spirit of…
Multihull Solutions has expanded its network of Sales Centres to deal with the ever-growing demand for new and pre-owned multihulls throughout the Asia Pacific. The company has just opened another Sales Centre in Phuket and will officially open its latest…
Three teams have crossed the Scoring Gate, following the fleet’s dilemma of whether to risk heading further south in pursuit of the bonus points. Derry~Londonderry~Doire crossed first at 0438UTC today, followed by Da Nang-Viet Nam second at 0541UTC, and IchorCoal third…
The America's Cup Event Authority has released its worldwide viewing guide for the World Series in Bermuda, and once again there is live coverage in Australia on Fox Sports. “We are looking forward to an exciting weekend of racing, and…
RPAYC Team led by Will Dargaville has won the New Caledonia Youth Match Racing Championships, in a thrilling come from behind finals victory. Report by coach Tom Spithill: The final day of racing at the New Caledonia youth match racing…
Mat Belcher and Will Ryan at the 2015 Worlds. Photo AQUAZOOM/Ronan Topelberg. Racing got underway in around 8-10 knots, decreasing to 6 as racing wrapped up. Different sides paid at different stages of the race, mixed up with a reasonable…
A recent trip to Zhik headquarters gave the Yaffa sailing media team a heads-up on the latest sailing gear being launched for the summer season. After much research and development by this Australian company, Zhik have produced in-house its competition…
The Roland Smith Ocean Race opened the Quantum Sails Blue Water Series for the Siska Trophy on Saturday 10 October. Conducted by Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club, the 80 nautical mile race began off Fremantle and took the yachts south…
The Washington Post. By Thomas Gibbons-Neff. Almost 20 years after the last class of midshipman at the Naval Academy learned how to navigate by the stars, celestial navigation has once again entered the classroom. The renewed focus on the old has nothing…
The Clipper fleet is making good progress in some fairly gruelling conditions, with strong winds and gusts around 50 knots predicted for the eastern group over the next twelve to 24 hours. For the two western boats, Qingdao and LMAX…
Spindrift 2. Photo Eloi Stichelbaut. To undertake the crewed around-the-world record is as much about the human adventure as it is a technical and sporting challenge. The men and women working alongside Dona Bertarelli and Yann Guichard at Spindrift racing…
Some of the fleet have been experiencing a period of light winds, but strong conditions associated with the front appearing are due to fill in over the next 24 hours with gusts of up to 50 knots being predicted for…
The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) and Rolex are pleased to announce five male and five female nominees for the 2015 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards. Set to be held on Tuesday, 10 November 2015 in Sanya, China,…
Launching off the beach into the warm azure waters off Haifa Bay, the 2015 470 World Championships got underway today in Israel. The 470 Men were split into yellow and blue fleets for 3 races, with the 470 Women contesting…
The weather is set to be complicated over the next few days, creating the first major transition area of the race, and some tactical dilemmas for the teams. The eastern group of the fleet is about to sail into an…
Ginger took out the MC38 Spring Regatta on Pittwater by two points, earning skipper Leslie Green the highest honour and high praise from one of sailing’s greats. “Leslie is a real inspiration, we don’t like losing to him but if…
Three weeks ago the Mumm 30, Cleopatra, was declared Cock of the Huon in a lead-up regatta to the summer sailing season and yesterday she reigned again with a convincing victory in the first race of the Combined Clubs Long…
Harrier approached by the rescue vessel. Photo BBC. An 82-year-old man who spent more than 18 hours adrift in the North Sea was forced to watch as his yacht sank while being towed back to safety in Norway. Julian Mustoe…
Sailors love a bargain and the Henri Lloyd bi-annual warehouse sample sale is on again in a pop-up venue in Crows Nest, Sydney. The pop up sale starts this Thursday 15th October and runs until Saturday 31st October – perfect…
HAMILTON, Bermuda – Adam Minoprio is a past match racing world champion (2009) but hasn’t sailed a regatta this year. Today he made an emphatic statement in his return to the helm. Minoprio’s BlackMatch team from New Zealand defeated Keith…
BIZPAC REVIEW. by Steven Glick, Campus Reform. At Pitzer College’s weekly student Senate meeting this past Sunday, a proposed Yacht Club was turned down on the grounds that its name was offensive. “Student Senate voted against this club instatement last night,…
The gaff-rigged cutter Terra Linna that sailed in the first Opening Day of the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania season in 1880 today joined more than 220 yachts, motor yachts and off-the beach dinghies in celebrating the start of the…
As the crew gradually settles into the life of ocean racing again, attention has now turned to the tactical decision of whether or not to go for the Scoring Gate (shown on the Race Viewer). This would allow the first…
The Road to Rio will be tough here at the 470 World Championship, with just six nation places up for grabs in the 470 Men and 18 nations fighting it out. In the 470 women the percentages get even harder,…
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