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Porto Cervo laid on ‘best day of the year’ conditions for the finale of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup and the Rolex Maxi 72 World Championship organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda and the International Maxi Association. After Friday’s…
Non-stop racing action of the second day of racing for the M32 Series Scandinavia Finale in Stockholm, Sweden turned thousands of heads on the shore of Lake Mälaren, providing some of the most exciting sailboat racing ever seen in Sweden….
Glenn Ashby is crowned World Champion 2015 at Punta Ala after winning race eight, he finally abandoned the 9th one with really light winds, but it was his discard, eight bullets for the Australian. Australian Steven Brewin finished fourth with…
Race leader LMAX Exchange is set to cross the Scoring Gate this afternoon and claim the maximum three bonus points on offer. GREAT Britain, in second place, and Derry~Londonderry~Doire, in third position, are fighting for the further two and one points on offer, with Qingdao in fourth…
Knut Frostad, CEO of the Volvo Ocean Race, is stepping down at the end of 2015 after eight years at the helm for family reasons. The 48-year-old Norwegian has guided the event over three editions in 2008-09, 2011-12 and 2014-15…
Layday at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup and Rolex Maxi 72 World Championship provides the opportunity for the International Maxi Association (IMA) to hold its Annual General Meeting within the magnificent clubhouse of the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda. Today’s meeting…
Twelve TP52s from eight different nations will compete on the renowned Atlantic waters off Cascais, at the mouth of the Lisbon’s Tagus river, in next week’s finale to the 2015 52 SUPER SERIES. Although it will be the third time…
Over a thousand spectators on the North shore of Riddarfjärden and thousands of fans around the world were treated today to some of the most exhilarating live sailing ever seen, on the second day of racing for the M32 Series Scandinavia…
In only a few days the participants of Nord Stream Race 2015 will leave the Flensburg Fjord and head out to the 800 nautical mile race towards Saint Petersburg. For some crews this is familiar terrain as they have already…
Porto Cervo, Italy. 10 September 2015. With just one more race day left in the 26th edition of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, all will be decided for four of the five competing divisions in Saturday's final showdown. All forty…
Chicago, IL — Chicago Match Race Center will shift gears this weekend from the usual mono-hull match racing to catamaran fleet racing in slightly bigger and much faster boats, M32 catamarans. The first ever M32 regatta in Chicago will sail…
With the entire season at stake, the first day of the M32 Series Scandinavia finale in Stockholm, Sweden dawned with picture-perfect weather… for fishing. Glassy water and North-easterly wind from zero to three knots meant a challenging day for sailors…
ISAF Sailing World Cup – Melbourne organisers have extended the original on-water program to host a Laser qualifying regatta immediately before the Sailing World Cup, to give those athletes outside the top 30 Laser (male) and Laser radial (female) sailors…
Whitsunday Times. By Charlotte Lam. In a matter of minutes, Rob McVey lost his home Proud Mary when she crashed into the rock wall off the Whitsunday Sailing Club on Thursday afternoon. Photos, food and possessions danced up and down…
Launched recently the Le DD range of shoes bring Italian nautical chic to Australia. Made from 100 per cent recycled material that is woven into a wearable mesh weave fabric, the breathable range of shoes are perfect for hot weather…
Eight-times world champion in the A Class, Australian Glenn Ashby, has maintained his incredible undefeated record at the Worlds in Punta Alta, Tuscany. However, he is only tree points ahead of Mischa Heemskerk (NED) who has been second to Ashby…
Indicative of how tight competition is between the 40 boats, lead changes again proliferated on day three of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup and Rolex Maxi 72 World Championship, organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda and the International Maxi Association….
Close competitive racing in the first leg of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race from London to Rio has been overshadowed this week by the death of a crew member in what appears to be a tragic accident. Having…
The opportunity to recognise the achievements or contribution of a club member has generated an outstanding list of nominations for this year’s Queensland Yachting (YQ) Awards. The 20th annual awards recognise sailors, coaches, volunteers and clubs across ten categories –…
The eight-times A Class World Champion Glenn Ashby (AUS) has recorded five wins from five races at Punta Ala. That includes four qualifiers and one finals race. Mischa Heemseirk (NED) spoiled his perfect record with a second placing to Ashby…
After a light start to the regatta yesterday, Mother Nature laid on challenging conditions for day two of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup and the Rolex Maxi 72 World Championship, organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in conjunction with…
ALICANTE, Spain, September 8 – Italian boatyard Persico Marine has won the contract to construct new one-design Volvo Ocean 65 boats, depending on orders, for the next edition of the Volvo Ocean Race in 2017-18. The Bergamo-based company was part…
LMAX Exchange Skipper Olivier Cardin’s decision to keep heading south and stay east is paying off, as the yacht has now reached the steady Trade Winds, making 8.6 knots north of the Canary Islands. GREAT Britain is still just clinging…
Visitors will get a taste of one of Australia’s most iconic brands when the unique Bundaberg Distillatorium comes to Geelong during the 2016 Festival of Sails. The $1.2million Distillatorium is on a three year national tour and will visit the…
Liverpool Echo Albert Dock’s much-loved sunken tall ship Zebu will not be salvaged imminently – so experts can assess the least destructive way to pull her from the water. Marine surveyors and engineers are carrying out logistical investigations to assess…
Every other year, the Raid des Corsaires is one of the biggest long distance race events in France for racing catamarans. On Saturday, over one hundred crews with boats from 16 to 21 feet enjoyed a long sail from Saint…
Apologies for the poor report, but this is all we've receieved from the Tornado class: The races started early for the second racing day in Carnac. The weather was a bit colder today but the first warning signal was at…
Once again, a major class World Championship is taking place with no media being circulated. We can access photos but can't credit a photographer as no name is mentioned. And we can provide a link to the results, which show…
After seven races spread out over four days time, including the Ronstan Bridge to Bridge the evening before, Friday broke with the promise of superb conditions to wrap up this 2015 edition of the International 18ft Regatta hosted by the…
By September 9, all the sailors will have arrived in Douarnenez (France), to spend their last ten days on land before crossing the Atlantic. These days will be time for mental preparation for the solo sailors: During this long week…
Sunny and quite warm day 1 of the 2015 Tornado Open World and Global Mixed Championships here in Yacht Club of Carnac is over after two nice races and a dinner held in the club. The wind’s direction was stable…
Having had time to process the absolute tragedy of losing their crew mate Andrew Ashman, the crew of IchorCoal have made the collective, highly inspirational decision to keep racing. The unanimous choice was made on Sunday during a team meeting…
Porto Cervo, Italy: Opening salvos were fired today between the 40 boats competing in the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup and the Rolex Maxi 72 World Championship, organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in conjunction with the International Maxi Association. The…
Whilst Australia's current Olympic hopefuls from the Australian Sailing Team and Squad were competing at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro, Australia’s up and coming sailing talent posted outstanding performances around the World at Youth and Junior Class…
Residents and office workers around Sydney Harbour were treated to a most unusual sight today: a 20-metre long, snub-nosed hull being towed upstream. Only the colour scheme told the tale. This was Australia’s most successful ocean racing yacht, Bob Oatley’s…
Young Lion, Steve Chau and Scott Brain’s Young 88, emphasised her dominance of Division 2 in the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania/The Good Guys Winter Series on the Derwent today, scoring her third win out of four races. The last…
Boltenhagen, 4th September 2015: Ian Southworth and his crew kept their cool and sailed home an amazing start-to-finish win in the final race of the J/24 worlds in Boltenhagen, Germany. US-guy Mike Ingham, who was very close, finally had to…
Three qualifying races and three final races completed Sunday’s final of the M32 Battle of Helsinki. The rain clouds stayed away from Hernesaari and the wind kept blowing all the way through. After the three first races the top-4 continued…
The Mediterranean is the largest enclosed sea and the world's largest tourist destination. Yet, in the September issue of Cruising Helmsman, we managed to find you three widely different locations not inundated with charter boats, tourists or even lots of…
We are deeply saddened to report the death of crew member Mr Andrew Ashman (49) a paramedic from Orpington, Kent. Our thoughts are with his family at this difficult time. Andy was an experienced yachtsman and was one of the…
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