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Emeritus Professor Peter Numa Joubert AM, who died on 13 July 2015, aged 91, was a man of many remarkable skills and achievements, ranging from being a distinguished academic and noted authority on fluid mechanics to being the only ‘amateur’…
Azzurra won the 2015 TP52 World Championship with a race to spare, finishing 14 points clear of second placed Platoon while only one point separated third from fifth, Provezza taking third step on the podium only by virtue of a…
A drama and action packed second day in Roses with two capsizes and a collision. It was a crazy day on the water today in Roses, Catalonia, with thrilling 25 knots gusts delivering the most physically demanding racing in the…
AP was the first order of the day today, and a popular decision by Race Officer Simon James it proved to be as all the sailors gathered at the beachfront and enjoyed a swim and a mocktail or three at…
Approaching the end of the third week of the Transatlantic Race 2015 and following the arrival at The Lizard this morning at 09:06:37 EDT (13:06:37 UTC) of Constantin Claviez’s Swan 441 Charisma, the tally now stands at 28 finishers, two still…
The 16 burly crew of Australian supermaxi yacht, Wild Oats XI, resorted to hula dancing on the dock today in San Pedro today in the hope they could motivate the weather Gods into delivering winds stronger than forecast for the…
Carrying a 14 points lead going into the final day of the TP52 World Championships, Azzurra need only two solid results Saturday to be sure of collecting the title. But so intense and closely matched is the 12 boats fleet…
These five teams are in competition for a place on the 2015 Tour de France à la Voile podium. Groupama, CombiWest, Spindrift, Grandeur Nature and Vannes Agglo have substantial point margins between them, but with seven days of racing still…
Rivalries are being stoked one week ahead of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series which begins with a Parade of Sail in front of the Waterfront and Fanzone areas in Portsmouth on Thursday July 23. The first competition of…
From a long and hot day on the Bay of Palma, Azzurra increased their overall lead at the top of the leaderboard of the TP52 World Championships thanks to a second in the windward-leeward race which was a mere sprint…
The Endeavour Community Sailing Program has announced the selection of the O’Pen BIC dinghy for the new community effort to inspire Bermuda youths for sailing. The O’Pen BICs will also be used in their STEAM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art…
For the first time in its nine-year history, the Extreme Series is set to race in the heart of Hamburg, Germany. Nine elite-level racing teams will take to the busy waters of the River Elbe to put on their brand…
Following another morning with light winds, the ISAF Nations Cup Grand Final 2015 continued a little later than scheduled in Vladivostok, Russia. Despite a four hour postponement, the first round-robin was completed and the second got underway. Continuing his form…
It has been a while since Team Gilmour has been out on the water match racing, but we are excited to be in West Poland this weekend for the Dziwnow Match Race. David has been super busy with his 49er…
(Thursday, July 16, 2015) – Bryon Ehrhart’s Reichel/Pugh 63 Lucky has been confirmed as the winner of the Transatlantic Race 2015 by the event’s four organizers: the Royal Yacht Squadron, the New York Yacht Club, the Royal Ocean Racing Club and…
Bellingham Marine is holding a photo contest for photos of marinas, winners will receive a Yeti Hopper and be featured in the company’s 2016 wall calendar. Marinas are growing around the world, assisting boaties and yachties alike while saving a…
Lake Geneva News. By David Michels. After 37 years zigzagging to and fro across the lake, the Lake Geneva Keelboat Racing Club is making some changes under the leadership of it’s new Commodore, Patrick Evans. Evans, a lifelong keelboat racer…
San Pedro, CA – A second wave of 18 entries in Divisions 4, 5 and 6 are now on their way west towards the finish at Diamond Head, 2225 miles away in the 48th edition of the LA-Honolulu Transpac. This…
The eighth edition of the ISAF Nations Cup Grand Final commenced today in Vladivostok, Russia with 14 teams competing in the Open and Women's Divisions. Day one saw 27 face-offs with America's Nicole Breault and Russia's Vladimir Lypavskiy enjoying…
Race wins have been somehwat elusive for Ergin Imre’s team on the 52 SUPER SERIES circuit this season. The crew which has British Olympian Andy Beadsworth on the helm, American Tony Rey calling tactics and ace Palma based Nacho Postigo…
Western Australia’s IRC competitors will line up again this weekend for a passage race on Saturday and a resail of the windward-leeward racing on Sunday. Teams are midway through the Pantaenius Australia 2015 WA IRC Championship. Only the double-handed division…
Discovery Yachts has launched a smaller version of their 55 footer, the new D48 which has a choice of two and three cabin layouts, with single or twin wheels and a large cockpit. The 48 will retain the practical raised…
Photographer Daniel Forster was onboard on Comanche before the transatlantic start. Read his impressions. I was invited by COMANCHE to do some onboard photography two days before the Transatlantic Start inNewport. It was quite an experience to walk the 30.5…
In October this year the Port2Port Rally will leave in a leisurely fashion from New Caledonia. Open to all yachts finishing off the puddle jump and joining hands with the Island Cruising Association pacific Circuit Rally, the Port2Port provides assistance…
The 2015 Multihull Solutions Phuket Regatta has wrapped up after three days of action on and off the water. Despite consistently strong wind gusts and rain periods that reduced the course to within Ao Chalong Bay, the contingent of…
Record breaking Australian supermaxi yacht, Wild Oats XI, will be hunting for a hurricane and dodging debris after she starts in the 2225 nautical mile Transpac Race from Los Angeles to Hawaii on Saturday. The sleek, 100ft long sloop, which…
San Pedro, CA – The first wave of 22 entries in Divisions 7 and 8 have had a great 48 hour start to their race from LA to Honolulu in the 48th edition of the Transpac. The class leaders have…
PHUKET, Thailand – The Race Management team had a busy few hours looking for wind on Day 1 of the 2015 Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek. Motoring around the southeast coast of Phuket, Simon James and his team had to…
PHUKET, Thailand – A near-record fleet is set to compete this week in the 12th Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek off Phuket's southeast coast. Racing over four days from 16th to 19th July, the 38-strong fleet sees two TP52s competing…
Harm Müller-Spreer’s German flagged Platoon team sit on top of the leaderboard after the first day of racing on the Bay of Palma for the TP52 World Championship Porto Portals. A gun to gun win in the opening race of…
With just over a year to go until the Rio 2016 Games, the Australian Sailing Team today announced its team for the Olympic Test Event to be held on Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in August. The Aquece Rio…
(Tuesday, July 14, 2015) – 20 boats, or just over half the fleet, have now finished the Transatlantic Race 2015. George David’s Rambler 88 was roughly 120 miles astern when her rival, Jim Clark and Kristy Hinze-Clark’s 100’ Comanche, crossed the…
Skipper Jimmy Spithill (AUS) will lead his team into the first event of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in Portsmouth later this month. Sailing team manager Tom Slingsby (AUS/USA) will serve as tactician with Kyle Langford (AUS) trimming…
The bid by Australian supermaxi yacht Wild Oats XI to establish a race record time for the 2225 nautical mile Transpac race from Los Angeles to Hawaii is back on course after a new navigator was signed on today. New…
At the OSAF Congress held in Port Moresby last week, Yachting Australia Board member, competitive sailor and Olympian Karyn Gojnich was elected one of four Vice-Presidents of the Oceania Sailing Federation (OSAF). Members of OSAF, the federation of National Sailing Organisations responsible for…
San Pedro, CA – Under clear skies and in a light westerly breeze that is promising to build through the evening, the first 22 entries in Divisions 7 and 8 have started their 2225-mile race today in the 48th edition…
Women skippers winners Colleen Darcy and Alice Grubb each notched up a win in the SB20 class in today’s Derwent Sailing Squadron/Cascade Winter Series on the River Derwent, outsailing their male opposition in the light breeze. In fact, the women…
Throughout the Land Rover Winter Series participants have been waiting for a good blow, but the wind Gods left the best until last, throwing 18-20 knot gusty westerly winds at the entrants in the final Ladies Day Race of the…
The Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club hosted the Mid Winter One Design Regatta for the second year over the weekend of the 11-12 July. The Melges 24 fleet was the largest of the five classes with three competitors travelling from…
(Sunday, July 12, 2015) – German boats were fourth and fifth home on the water in the Transatlantic Race. Tilmar Hansen’s Outsider crossed the finish line off the Lizard at the southernmost tip of Cornwall, at 13:55:27 UTC (09:55:27 EDT) on…
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