The latest news from the world of yachting and sailing including yacht & dinghy reviews, cruising and destination information plus the latest boating gear as well as inshore and offshore racing updates and regatta schedules. All things Sailing, Sail Racing, Sailboats and more.
LISBON, Portugal, May 28 – For a man whose boat finished only fifth in the transatlantic Leg 7 of the Volvo Ocean Race, Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing skipper Ian Walker was sporting a surprisingly large smile on Thursday. In the…
Quantum Sail Design Group Day at the Farr 40 West Coast Championship proved quite interesting. Principal race officer Peter Reggio held the 15-boat fleet at the dock for an hour then delayed for another hour out on the water waiting…
I've run out of superlatives! What more can you say about a race week that delivers challenging conditions every day where the best boats are likely to win? Another day dawned under heavy cloud which miraculously lifted just in time…
SAMUI, Thailand – A full race-card was completed for all the fleet on Day 3 of the 2015 Samui Regatta: three windward/leewards kept the racers and cruisers busy with little time to rest. The wind just about held in to…
Louis Vuitton’s longest standing partnership is one that over the years, has become synonymous with daring endeavors and a quest for excellence. Today, Louis Vuitton is renewing its commitment to the America’s Cup by becoming the title partner of the…
Despite the absence of their top sailors such as Tom Burton, Mat Belcher, Will Ryan, Iain Jensen and Nathan Outteridge, the Australian Sailing Team is in good shape after the second day at the Delta Lloyd regatta in the Netherlands….
Vladimir Krutskikh (RUS) has taken a one point lead at the Finn World Masters in Kavala, Greece after the only scheduled race was completed late in the day. Yuri Tokovoi (UKR) is up to second while Martijn van Muyden (NED)…
We have received an update on the beached yacht in Phuket from Bob Mott of Charter Catamarans. The original story is attached (see Related Content) but in a nutshell two Australians paid a deposit on the yacht, took it for…
Georges River Sailing Club on Sydney’s Botany Bay will once again be hosting the Yachting NSW Youth Championships, one of the largest youth sailing regattas in the country, over the long weekend 3rd – 5th October. This annual event…
While in Port Douglas for the Mickey Ink Port Douglas Race Week, I spotted this hulk lying on the mudflats opposite the Reef Marina. Talking with locals, I discovered it is a Torres Strait pearling lugger named Grafton which is…
How do you improve on perfection? That's what visiting yachties must be asking about the conditions at Mickey Ink Port Douglas Race Week. Although the day dawned with threatening clouds offshore, by race time at 10am they had been replaced…
Yaffa Media has announced the appointment of Roger McMillan as Publisher of its sailing brands Cruising Helmsman and Australian Sailing + Yachting magazines and the mysailing.com.au website. McMillan was editor of Australian Sailing and mysailing from June 2009 until October…
Barz Optics, an Australian optical manufacturer, was awarded the Australian Marine and Super Yacht Industry's 'Most innovative exported product' award at the Australian Superyacht and Marine Export (ASMEX) conference, Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show. The Cabo was also nominated for…
Thinking of joining the growing crew of multihull sailors?Then this month's issue has the definitive ten things you should know when searching the brokerages for your next escape machine. Especially useful if you are making the switch from a monohull…
Three teenagers have been arrested after stealing a 40ft yacht near Dublin and leading police on a chase along the east coast of Ireland. Two boys and a girl, all believed to be 18 and under, stole the vessel from…
Team Brunel (Bouwe Bekking/NED) completed a triumphant Leg 7 early on Wednesday to bolster their hopes of finishing with a podium place in the Volvo Ocean Race and also keep alive the possibility of overall victory. The Dutch boat sailed…
First over the line in the 2015 Wonderful Indonesia Fremantle to Bali RALLY was Martin Webster and Greg Barrett’s catamaran Playground. Crossing the finish line in Bali at 12.49am on Wednesday 27th May 2015 completing the 1440 nautical mile race…
Wednesday was supposed to be a lay day at Port Douglas Race Week but because of Monday's bad weather, racing was scheduled. And most competitors are glad it was as Huey turned on a terrific day with 15 to 20…
Nearly four months after contact was lost with the three-man South African crew of a catamaran in the Indian Ocean, an upturned catamaran has been sighted in the Indian Ocean. Jared Blows, spokesperson for the Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC)…
In the lead up to the combined Sunshine Coast Ocean Regatta (SCOR) and Queensland IRC State Titles, veteran sailor David Lawson recounted some stories from the early SCOR events throughout the 1970s – 1990s. David will be part of the…
Second over the line in the 2015 Wonderful Indonesia Fremantle to Bali Race and Rally at 5.52 pm on Monday 25 May was Garth Curran’s Walk on the Wild Side, an Inglis 57, completing the 1440 nautical mile race in…
The Hanse 455 is the latest model from the Hanse Five series, a 45 foot performance yacht with contemporary design and flexible layout options, has arrived in Sydney. A few years ago the average size of cruising yacht new buyers…
The first day of the Mickey Ink Port Douglas Race Week was a write off, with PRO John Graham putting up the AP over A flags at 1pm. It was one of those days that was marginal – the big…
The Italian boys aboard Alberto Rossi's Enfant Terrible are hoping for a repeat of the boat speed and crew work they displayed while winning the Midwinter Championship. Class president Martin Hill and the Estate Master team arrive from Australia looking…
Tracey Baldwin and the Melbourne crew of Audacious pulled off a crafty clean sweep at the Brighton Ladies Skippers Series on Port Phillip on the weekend, May 23-24, 2015. For the fourth consecutive year Baldwin skippered Greg Clinnick’s Sydney 38…
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia Youth Sailing Academy and Club Marine in association with Yachting New South Wales are pleased to announce the release of the Notice of Race for the 2015 Club Marine NSW Youth Match Racing Championship….
Bob Steel’s new IRC racer Quest is heading to Australia, arriving in time to contest the northern winter events including SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week which starts on August 27. The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia skipper commissioned a new Mark…
Tablecloths were being clipped down at breakfast this morning as another squall zipped through the anchorage and the stunning Centara Grand Beach Resort Samui with someone claiming “30 knots for breakfast again”. The wind strength then dropped and settled in…
Team Brunel were on Tuesday battling towards possible victory in Lisbon on Leg 7, just over two weeks after skipper Bouwe Bekking (NED) had declared that he feared their challenge for the overall Volvo Ocean Race trophy was likely to…
The ISAF-appointed independent international jury will be hearing four cases during the Lisbon stopover after alleged breaches of sailing rules during Leg 7 of the Volvo Ocean Race, it was announced today. Team SCA are to answer two cases: that…
It was a strong-wind opening day for the 700 boats competing at the DeltaLloyd Regatta in Medemblik, Holland. Poland's world-class windsurfing squad has always enjoyed the strong breeze,and Pawel Tarnowski leads the RSX men's windsurfer division after a perfectday of…
Twelve years on from his last major Finn regatta Martijn van Muyden (NED) has taken a narrow lead at the Finn World Masters in Kavala, Greece from Yuri Tokovoi (UKR) and Vladimir Krutskikh (RUS). However, the story of the day…
Competitors in this week’s Austria Cup, the debut event on the 2015 Bullitt GC32 Racing Tour, have been busy assembling their boats and carrying out their first tentative sails on breath-taking Lake Traunsee, prior to the start of racing proper…
Langenargen, Germany (24th May 2015): Switzerland’s Eric Monnin and Croatia’s Tomislav Basic despatched their younger opponents Joachim Aschenbrenner and Matt Jerwood in todays Semi Finals at Match Race Germany, the second World Championship stage of the 2015/16 World Match Racing…
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia was packed during the early hours of the morning with eager boat owners and crew willing on a light westerly breeze to build for Sunday racing. As willing and hopeful as everyone was, Division…
First over the line in the 2015 Wonderful Indonesia Fremantle to Bali Race and Rally at 4 am today (Monday) was Craig Carter’s INDIAN, a Carkeek 47, which convincingly won line honours completing the 1440 nautical mile race in 6…
The Royal Yacht Club of Victoria has announced the replacement and extension of its current marina with the latest in floating marinas. Being the oldest royal yacht club in Australia, 'Royals' believes it has an understanding of the requirements needed…
Following a lively opening to the 14th Samui Regatta last night at Zico's Brazilian Grill & Bar, it was down to the serious stuff of racing today and with 30 knots blowing at breakfast time, the signs were good. By…
A powerful 24-hour surge by Team SCA (Sam Davies/GBR) piled the pressure on overall race leaders Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing (Ian Walker/GBR) in Leg 7 on Monday, as the battle to finish first in Lisbon gathered pace. Team SCA navigator…
The 31st edition of the Delta Lloyd Regatta is very popular in the sailingworld. Over 700 boats will be in Medemblik on the water from 26th to 30th May. Competitors from 74 different nationalities travelled to the Dutch town to compete the next…
Read all of the latest sailing news
View more
Dinghy and Yacht Racing News
View more
News from the offshore world
View more
Cruising Stories from around the world
View more
The latest boats and yachting gear
View more
Watch everything sailing and boating
View more