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Chris Draper, an Olympic medalist, multiple European and World champion, and America’s Cup helmsman, is joining SoftBank Team Japan. In addition to his sailing duties, Draper will take up the role of Sailing Director and will race with SoftBank Team…
A few days before this year’s Vintage Yacht Regatta there were a few nervous looks at Queensland Cruising Yacht Club with a wind forecast that predicted a little more breeze then ideal for the fleet on over thirty classic yachts….
The 25th anniversary Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta fleet took on the Bureau of Meteorology’s strong wind warning and ticked off the full series card of six races on a cold and whipped up Port Phillip. Just as the last race…
PHUKET, Thailand – The Thai island of Phuket is preparing for an influx of visitors in July, as more than 500 sailors and spectators from around the world head to the Island to compete in the Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket…
LISBON, Portugal, June 6 – Spanish boat MAPFRE (Iker Martínez/ESP) won their second Volvo Ocean Race in-port race running on Saturday, but only with two metres to spare after a thrilling contest in the Portuguese sun. Helmed by skipper Iker…
The Daily Echo. by Maxwell Kusi-Obodum. SEVEN people were dramatically rescued from the Solent this afternoon – seconds after their yacht crashed and sunk. The crew were pulled from the freezing waters by passing sailors moments after their vessel was in…
A few weeks ago we ran the story (see Related Content) of the cruising catamaran that hit rocks near Phuket. Thanks to Bob Mott of www.chartercatamaran.com and Gren Fordham of www.southeastasiapilot.com we now have an update and it sounds as though the rocks…
A gale warning issued late morning by the Bureau of Meteorology for Port Phillip ended any chance of racing on day two of the silver anniversary Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta, Sunday June 7, 2015. A few crews racing borrowed boats…
It was the Ladies turn in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia Land Rover Winter Series today, the second of three Ladies Days hosted within the Series, and the day did not disappoint on this, the Queen’s Birthday long weekend….
When Sydney sailor James Berman flew down to Hobart to coach two of the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania’s champion young sailors this weekend he wasn’t expecting such an eventful day on the River Derwent. At the end of a…
The first regatta of the 2015 52 SUPER SERIES proved there is no real hierarchy established in the white hot TP52 fleet this early in the season. With a very high proportion of race teams still looking to get the…
Racing in the Marinepool 19th Etchells Australasian Championship, conducted by Mooloolaba Yacht Club, stepped up a notch today as the breeze filled and hungry teams came out to try to reclaim their position as title contenders. After two races…
Planning ahead for tomorrow’s forecast strong wind warning, the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron’s technical delegate Lou Hutton and race officer Tony Lukeman banged off three back-to-back races seaward of the iconic St. Kilda Pier on the opening day of the…
Since 2008, he has held the solo round the world record, but now Francis Joyon at the age of 59 is about to attempt what would be a historic double in the history of ocean racing. The skipper of the…
LISBON, Portugal, June 4 – An independent ISAF jury’s decision to impose a penalty point on Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing’s closest rivals for the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 title could, paradoxically, leave Ian Walker’s crew with an unwanted headache for…
NEWPORT, R.I. (June 4, 2015) – In late June, one of sailing’s most celebrated yachts will attempt to retrace the steps of her first and most significant victory. The 52-foot yawl Dorade, owned by Pam Levy and Matt Brooks (Tiburon,…
4 June 2015 – La Trinité Sur Mer, France – In a spectacular two-race light airs showdown local hero Yann Marilley, crewed by Nicolas Berthoud, Kaspar Schadegg, Philippe Durr and Alexandre Nicole aboard the 1981 Pelle Petterson designed FRA177 Junior, claimed the…
The sailing strategies and skills of some of Australia’s top female sailors will be recognised at next year’s Festival of Sails hosted by the Royal Geelong Yacht Club on Corio Bay from January 23 – 26 next year. The opening…
Alan Bond, whose Australia II became the first non-American yacht to win the America's Cup, has died from a complication of heart disease in Perth aged 77. Born in England, Bond moved to Perth as a teenager where he became…
Day one of the Marinepool Etchells Australasian Winter Championship was complicated with constant wind shifts and pressure changes challenging even the most experienced in the 44-boat fleet. Leading the regatta overall after three races is Sydney’s Jeanne-Claude Strong, one…
Whitley, UK, 5 June 2015 – Hannah White has become the fastest person to cross the Channel in a single-handed dinghy. She completed the gruelling task in a foiling Moth. Starting from Cap de Gris in France, she landed in…
The eyes of the sailing world will be back on Weymouth and Portland as Olympic medallists return to the venue of the London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition as the ISAF Sailing World Cup series comes to town. Weymouth and…
LISBON, Portugal, June 3 – Three boats in the Volvo Ocean Race received point penalties for Leg 7 sailing rule infringements from the independent ISAF-appointed jury sitting in Lisbon on Wednesday. Team SCA (Sam Davies/GBR), Dongfeng Race Team (Charles Caudrelier/FRA)…
Following a three-day weather delay, crews of yachts taking part in World Cruising Club's annual ARC Portugal waved good bye to Plymouth's Mayflower Marina for the first leg of their sail south to the Algarve coast of Portugal. High winds…
3 June 2015 – La Trinité Sur Mer, France – Having spent day two ashore because of strong winds, day three of the International Six Metre World Championship in La Trinité initially also looked to be in doubt, but this time…
This story by Mphathi Nxumalo of the Daily News in South Africa gives a great insight into the trauma of a “missing at sea” situation for the relatives and emphasises the need to carry EPIRBs, satellite phones and other communication gear…
Winter has barely arrived in the south eastern states and already a savvy bunch of yachties are planning to cast off the woolies and get out of town. Entry for the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron’s 9th annual Club Marine Brisbane…
It will be four years since the last but it is a welcome return to the Australian National Maritime Museum. Today (Thursday) the ANMM launched its 2016 Classic and Wooden Boat Festival, announcing that the event will take place Friday…
The Petersville Regatta is returning to the Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron Sailing Calendar. The regatta will be held from 27 – 30 December 2015 and is set to be reinstated as the club’s flagship annual event. The Squadron hopes the regatta…
With high wind forecast for the second half of the Marinepool Etchells Australasian Championship, the pressure will be on the fleet to bank their best results right at the start of the regatta. Three races are scheduled for the…
Entries are coming in fast for the 2015 Finn Silver Cup, which this year is being hosted by the Real Club Nautico Valencia from June 28 to July 5. It will be a unique event for many reasons, but also…
Since announcing a new event format for the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT), the leaderboard for the 2015/16 ISAF Match Racing World Championship has already started to see a number of talented new match racing skippers posting top 10 results….
Xabi Fernández was tonight confirmed as MAPFRE’s skipper for Leg 8 from Lisbon to Lorient when the Spanish team revealed their crew for the 647-nautical mile stage which starts on Sunday. Xabi will step in for his fellow 2004 Olympic…
Following the decision of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), made on 3 February 2015, not to include sailing on the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games sports programme, the International Sailing Federation (ISAF) with the support of the National Sailing Organisations have…
Sadly strong winds stopped play on the second day of the International Six Metre World Championship being hosted by the Société Nautique de La Trinité sur Mer in Southern Brittany. Whilst disappointed not to race, the sailors of the 42-strong…
Line honours contenders in the shape of Peter Harburg’s Black Jack and Anthony Bell’s Perpetual Loyal have joined a growing list of entries for the 2015 Land Rover Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race which re-boots the offshore racing calendar and…
Australia's most successful Olympic sailor talks exclusively with Roger McMillan about his new role with ISAF. He is relocating to Southampton to take on the new role and you can read all about it in the June/July issue of Australian…
The Marinepool Etchells Australasian Championship will welcome 10 new skippers to the start line of the three-day regatta being conducted by Mooloolaba Yacht Club and which starts on Friday. Some of the new skippers have made the progression from Etchells crew…
Today in Paris saw the grand unveiling of the Diam 24 line-up, which will participate in the Tour de France à la Voile this summer. Some 29 crews will set sail from Dunkirk on 3 July! The great diversity of…
Luís Figo, the Portuguese football great, on Monday visited the Volvo Ocean Race village in Lisbon on International Children’s Day to promote the work of his charity foundation, which helps to bring sport to a wider network of youth around…
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