Finn Gold Cup at Takapuna – a look back in time
It has been 35 years since the Finn Gold Cup was last held in New Zealand waters. Back in 1980 it was also held at Takapuna Boating Club, the hosts for the 2015 edition. A lot has changed in 35…
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Photo gallery of Australian team 33 South training for the upcoming extreme Sailing Series in Sydney
Match racing champion Kate Spithill and Volvo Ocean Race sailor Stacey Jackson will head-up an all Australian crew as the wild card entry for the 2015 Extreme Sailing Series Act 8, Sydney presented by Land Rover. It will be the…
New sailing news show on free-to-air commercial TV in Australia
Long-time Sailing TV portal, www.boatson.tv (established 2007), advises that its weekly half hour sailing news programme, ‘World on Water’, will be seen on Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth community TV stations from Sunday, 29 November, with Sydney and Adelaide in the…
Gastro flattens the fleet at 49er Worlds in Argentina
Buenos Aires, Argentina. Day two of the 2015 49er and 49er FX World Championship. Day one proved challenging for most teams out on the waters off San Isidro. Many sailors noted the brown tint to the water makes it extremely…
Progress on the Nacra 15 which has been selected as the Youth multihull from 2018
At the 2014 ISAF Annual Conference in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, the Equipment Committee recommended the new Nacra 15 for the Open Multihull event at the ISAF Youth Sailing World Championship. Nacra Sailing's Gunnar Larsson gave an update on the…
Winds of 80 knots forecast for Clipper fleet as front approaches
The sun is shining and life at sea has been brighter and steadier, however a powerful incoming front, likely the strongest experienced so far in this race with gusts forecast to reach 80 knots, will soon put drastic change to…
It is a trailer sailer Christmas in December Cruising Helmsman
Christmas holiday season is one of happiness and generosity and while Cruising Helmsman December issue wants to make sure it remains so, it also wants to marinise it. The editor has compiled his favourite items gathered during the year that…
Buy Laser Smart Sleeves and maybe win a Mazda
Laser, an Australian electronics company, is a major supporter of Big Ws 'Win big' promotion leading up to Christmas. During the promotion anyone purchasing more than $100 worth of home entertainment products (including Laser Smart Sleeves perfect for yachties) can…
Tricky first day at 49er and 49erFX Worlds in Argentina
It was a tricky first day for Australian Sailing crews at the 2015 49er/FX World Championships, which kicked off at Club Nautico in San Isidro Buenos Aires, Argentina on Monday, 16 November 2015 local time (16 – 21 November 2015)….
Game, set and match to Menace Yachting
Kiwi brilliance overcame six Australian MC38 crews at the closing event of the class’ inaugural five part championship series that began last February. Howard Spencer’s Menace, sailing for Royal Akarana Yacht Club, scored game, set and match when the crew…
Vintage Year for Tasmanian winemaker and yachtsman
Tasmanian vigneron and yachtsman Neil Snare has had a vintage year, producing fine Tasmanian Pinot Noirs from his Southern Midlands vineyard and today skippering his yacht Winstead Wines to a double handicap victory in the Maria Island ocean race. Winstead…
Ikon wins Lipton Cup for the second time
Hobson’s Bay skipper Bruce McCraken won his second Lipton Cup in succession this weekend after winning all four races on IRC in the First 45, Ikon. Robert Date sailed a fine series in the TP52 Scarlet Runner to record line…
Ian Lipinski wins the Mini Transat Îles de Guadeloupe overall honours
It is only after having crossed the finish line that Ian Lipinski (Entreprises Innovantes) could savour his victory after the duel with Julien Pulvé (Novintiss). But it was difficult! The last three race days have been hell for those…
Foiling Moth is first around Hong Kong
Starting at 0830hrs this morning at Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club in Causeway Bay, 232 boats gathered on two start lines in 8 to 10kts of easterly breeze hoping to be able to race the full 26nm circumnavigation to starboard….
An International parade officially opens the 30th Atlantic Rally for Cruisers
With one week to go before the ARC 2015 fleet leave Las Palmas for Rodney Bay in Saint Lucia, crews from the 179 yachts already berthed in the marina took part in the official ARC 2015 Opening Ceremony. The final…
Finn sailors arriving in Auckland for the Gold Cup
The 2015 Finn Gold Cup starts in Takapuna, New Zealand in just over a week. There are nearly 90 pre-entries from 29 nations. It is the biggest event of the year for the senior fleet and for many a crucial…
Five Australian crews competing at 49er Worlds in Argentina
Five Australian Sailing crews, including Olympic gold medallists Nathan Outteridge (NSW) and Iain Jensen (NSW) will contest the 2015 49er/FX World Championships with racing starting today, Monday, 16 November 2015 local time (AEDT = +14hrs). The 2015 49er/FX World Championships…
New NEEL 45 Syndicate based in Queensland announced
Multihull Solutions in conjunction with Yachtshare has announced a new syndicate opportunity of a new NEEL 45 cruising trimaran based in Queensland. The syndicate gives cruising enthusiasts the chance to own a share of “one of the world’s most acclaimed…
Merlin conjures up Port Hacking Race win
Merlin, the Kaiko 52 owned by Olympic gold medallist Dave Forbes and skippered by Joe Earl, has won the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Port Hacking Race today, after a race-long battle with second placed Swish, Frantic and The Goat….
Cougar II takes line honours in Maria Island Race
Tasmania’s fastest ocean racing yacht, Cougar II, has wound up her local preparation for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Race with a decisive line honours victory in the Royal Yacht of Tasmania’s 180 nautical mile Maria Island Race. Skippered by Beaconsfield…
Assassin named boat of the day at MC38 Australian Season Championship
A steady consolidation and playing the numbers game for the season’s second half has seen Robin and Clare Crawford’s MC38 Assassin climb into bed with the top ranked crews and today on Sydney Harbour they took out ‘boat of the…
Brisk Start to Lipton Cup Regatta
Bruce McCraken, Ikon, flew straight to the top of the Division A IRC leaderboard with three wins from three starts. Robert Date’s Scarlet Runner was next with Reverie (Alan Woodward) third at the end of the first day. As racing…
Thurlow Fisher Lawyers dominates race three of 18 footers NSW Champs
Defending champion Thurlow Fisher Lawyers team of Michael Coxon, Dave O’Connor and Trent Barnabas sailed a near faultless race in a 20-knot Southerly wind to win a dramatic Race 3 of the NSW 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour today….
Frédéric Denis wins Mini Transat de Guadeloupe
Arriving in the small hours of the Guadeloupean night, the Nautipark skipper finishes as the unchallenged winner of the Mini Transat îles de Guadeloupe. Despite an unscheduled stop on the outskirts of St. Francis, following a chance encounter with a…
Sir Peter Blake and Torben Grael inducted into the World Sailing Hall of Fame
ALICANTE, Spain, November 13 – The careers and contributions of two Volvo Ocean Race legends have been celebrated at the ISAF Annual Conference in Sanya, China today. Sailing’s governing body has announced that it is inducting the late Sir Peter…
Yachting Australia and CYCA SOLAS Trusts in partnership on safety projects
Yachting Australia will conduct a review into the safety practices of sailboat racing in Australia and also develop a Safety Management System Guide for clubs, utilising grants received from the CYCA SOLAS Trusts. The grants were announced at the recent…
Seven sailors inducted into the ISAF Hall of Fame
In 2007 the International Sailing Federation celebrated its centenary and to mark the occasion, introduced a Hall of Fame. Olin Stephens, Dame Ellen Macarthur, Paul Elvström, Barbara Kendall, Eric Tabarly and Sir Robin Knox-Johnston were all inducted in the first…
Sir Peter Blake and Torben Grael inducted into World Sailing Hall of Fame
The careers and contributions of two Volvo Ocean Race legends have been celebrated at the ISAF Annual Conference in Sanya, China today. Sailing’s governing body has announced that it is inducting the late Sir Peter Blake (NZL) and Torben Grael…
Frédéric Denis wins the Mini Transat Iles de Guadeloupe
Frédéric Denis, from La Trinité in Brittany, France, has won the Mini Transat after crossing the finish line off the Iles de Guadeloupe first, at 09:12:30 GMT (05:12:30 local time in Point-à-Pitre) on Friday November 13. After his 3rd place…
Land ahoy but leaders slow down as Mini Transat finish approaches
For the leaders of the Mini Transat Iles De Guadeloupe, something has changed. The best part of the race lies in their wake and the land is getting imperceptibly closer. The horizon and the sky are filling with colour, while…
World Match Racing Tour sets out new safety standards with licensing clinics
London, UK (12th November 2015): In a ground breaking step, each and every crewman competing on the 2016 World Match Racing Tour (WMRT), including World Championship Events and World Tour Events, will be required to obtain an official M32 Match…
Front moves over Clipper fleet in Southern Ocean
The fleet has had another day of exciting downwind sailing, with a front also starting to move over it providing more exhilarating conditions. The prelude to the front will see gusting winds of 50 knots from the north west and…
SMA confirms entry in the 2016 Transat
Paul Meilhat, skipper of the IMOCA 60, SMA, has today confirmed his participation in The Transat 2016. SMA is the first of the IMOCA class to enter the solo classic from Plymouth to New York that sets sail on 2nd…
Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship to include NSW Inter-club Challenge
Middle Harbour Yacht Club is broadening the appeal of the 38th Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship (SSORC), which is sure to boost even more interest in the annual two day event to be held over the weekend of 28 and…
More than 1000nm between first and last in Mini Transat
When the leaders touch land in Guadeloupe, some will still have half of the Atlantic to cross before tasting a restorative ti punch, and meeting their friends and family. To top their misfortune, the trade winds which have blown vigorously…
Sleigh ride towards Albany continues for front half of Clipper fleet
Lighter winds slowed progress for some yesterday, but depending on their position in the spread out fleet, winds have now built again and the blustery sleigh ride is back on track for the front half of the fleet. The leading…
Wind eases as Mini Transat leaders get within two days of the finish
In both the prototypes and series, the race leaders have opened up the lead. However, behind them, the gaps are closing. That applies to those at the leading edge, as well as most of the peloton. Each one still manages…
Why Australia needs to be in the America's Cup – BAR releases economic impact report
Sir Ben Ainslie's Land Rover BAR America's Cup team has released an economic impact report for the first year of it's operation in the British city of Portsmouth. The report reads: Ben Ainslie's decision to base the team in the…
First three Clipper boats pick up points at the Southern Ocean's scoring gate
In the Wardan Whip’s first bonus opportunity, LMAX Exchange secured the maximum three points for being first across the Scoring Gate at 1425 UTC yesterday. Derry~Londonderry~Doire picked up two points crossing almost seven hours later, and Qingdao, third, claimed the…
Ayton, Burling and Tuke win International Sailor of the Year Awards
A night under the stars in Sanya, China set the scene for the 2015 ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Awards. Determination, persistence and the pursuit of excellence were clearly shared among the impressive list of nominees for this…
