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NZ Herald. By Phil Taylor: Treasury has advised against taxpayer backing for Team New Zealand in the next America's Cup, labelling it “poor value for money”. The Government contributed $5 million to Team New Zealand to help retain key staff…
British solo sailor Miranda Merron crossed the finish line of the 3542 miles La Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe solo Transatlantic race off Pointe-a-Pitre this Thursday afternoon at 16:17:25hrs UTC 12:17:25hrs local time in seventh place from a Class 40 field…
While more modifications are being mooted for the champion supermaxi yacht Wild Oats XI as part of her preparation for next month’s Rolex Sydney Hobart yacht race, a high-profile new member of the team was revealed on Sydney Harbour today….
After finishing third in the annual RC44 match race championships, Team Nika seem to have got a taste for the podium. It was a tough day on the water for the start of the fleet racing at the RC44 Oman…
We've waited over a year for it, but finally the America's Cup Event Authority has set a firm date to announce whether Bermuda or San Diego will host the 35th America's Cup. I have just received an invitation to the…
Palma de Mallorca, Spain – Amidst a 10% growth report on having issued over 9000 certificates worldwide in 2014, the recent Annual General Meeting of the Offshore Racing Congress is pleased to announces numerous improvements approved for use in the…
Hudson Yachts, Morrelli & Melvin and HH Catamarans have announced its newest project, the HH55. The yacht is an all carbon affair with rig, hulls and structures offering safety, strength, and weight saving properties. Similar to the HH66, the HH55…
To help celebrate the 70th edition of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race the Australian National Maritime Museum has honoured the CYCA by creating an intimate photographic exhibition in their Tasman Light Gallery. In collaboration with Ian Mainsbridge, Richard Bennett, Daniel…
America's ABC News: By Bernie Wilson, AP Sports Reporter. The tax haven of Bermuda has been picked over San Diego to host the 2017 America's Cup, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Thursday. The…
Phillip Atkinson and the Justa Gypsy had just three weeks to get to know each other before they were the subject of a midnight rescue by the Gladstone Volunteer Marine Rescue. Mr Atkinson, 61, bought the yacht and went from…
The RC44 Oman Cup opened with the season’s final day of match racing. Defending champions Team Aqua held a slim one-point lead over Synergy Russian Sailing Team who were fighting for the trophy they last won in 2012. Vladimir Prosikhin’s…
While Spain's Alex Pella is riding a wave of sheer happiness after finishing first across the finish line for Class40 in La Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe, confirming he is setting his sights now firmly on the Vendée Globe, the Class40…
This was more like weather to topple over their owners too – and send everything cartwheeling down the Cape Town V&A dockside in the early evening sunshine. Well, nearly. Sailors are hardly the breed to complain about too much breeze…
Stuff.co.nz. By Paul Easton: A Kiwi accountant has managed to do what Team New Zealand could not – thrash Aussie sailing ace Jimmy Spithill on the water. Sam Finnigan, 22, yesterday defeated Spithill as the pair took turns to pilot…
Catalan solo skipper Alex Pella passed another mental milestone this afternoon as he seeks to close out victory in Classe40 in La Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeluope, but he needs to remain totally focused to avoid any mishaps in the final…
Volvo Ocean Race sailors set out again for the open seas on Wednesday with no piracy activity on their radar, but the threat of cyclones ahead on Leg 2 from Cape Town to Abu Dhabi. Sailing conditions in Cape Town…
The 2015 International Circuit NOR has been finalised and posted, please click here to find it. The International Circuit will again be sailed in California, beginning with the Midwinters at San Diego Yacht Club from March 4 – 7 and ending with…
The wireless, solar-powered SailTimer wind instrument has a number of mounting options. It is supplied with a vertical mounting rod which can be attached to the top of the masthead. The mounting rod is 22.8 centimetres (9″) long and marine-grade…
A warm banana bender welcome to all from the pristine waters of sunny southern Queensland. It’s getting on towards the end of May and we are making a final approach to our winter cruising grounds, about to go through the…
The women's skiff is a new class at the 2016 Olympics and competition for the Australian spot at Rio will be fierce. Tess Lloyd and Caitlyn Elks were the best Australian performers at the 2014 Santander Worlds, finishing 11th, while…
I started sailing four years ago when my mum bought a boat and realised our family didn’t really know how to sail. Not long after, my mum enrolled me in a learn to sail program through Woollahra sailing club on…
Entries are now open for Hong Kong Race Week 2015 which will be hosted by the Hong Kong Sailing Federation (HKSF) and the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club and sailed out of RHKYC’s Middle Island sailing centre from 12 to…
November 17, 2014, Cape Town, South Africa – Team Alvimedica skipper Charlie Enright and crew member Dave Swete made an emotional visit this morning to the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital. The two Volvo Ocean Race sailors were shown…
The closing event of the 2015 RC44 Championship Tour will play out from the 19th – 23rd of November at the RC44 Oman Cup, Muscat. Hosted by Oman Sail, the season finale promises to be a close one. With both…
With one week to go before the ARC 2014 fleet leave Las Palmas de Gran Canaria for Rodney Bay in Saint Lucia, crews from across the world marched and danced behind their national flags in a stirring parade around Las…
A noticeable three year absence from competitive sailing will come to an end for fast car and boat aficionado Neville Crichton when he debuts with his new MC38 at the Blackmores 2014 MC38 Open regatta the weekend of November 28…
Sydney Morning Herald. By Andrew Hornery. Picture the scene: 150 of the most glamorous and wealthiest women in Sydney converging on Rose Bay's Catalina for the ultimate “ladies' lunch”. The drama started during the charity auction after MC Karl Stefanovic…
The Royal Geelong Yacht Club has announced Rex Gorell Land Rover Geelong as the major xponsor of the 2015 Festival of Sails, to be held between 17 – 26 January 2015. Dealer Principal Jason Gorell said, “Rex Gorell Land Rover…
Doyle Sails New Zealand will once again be exhibiting in the Superyacht Pavilion at the upcoming Marine Equipment Trade Show (METS), running from 19-20 November in Amsterdam. Their stand will be in its usual spot in the main hall –…
New Zealand's 3 News: A Nelson skipper who died when he was swept off his yacht in rough seas was drunk, not wearing a life jacket and told his companion not to get help. Charles Gerard Gallagher, 52, had been…
His swansong race on the IMOCA60 Safran sees Marc Guillemot finish in third place in the IMOCA 60 Class just as he did four years ago on the same boat. Jeremy Beyou finished last night in second place on Maitre…
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, November 15 – Ian Walker (GBR) and his Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing crew became the confirmed kings of Cape Town on Saturday, clinching the in-port race less than a week after arriving here as Leg 1…
Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race hopeful, St George Midnight Rambler, had a quick downwind ride to the finish in the Port Hacking Race this afternoon, to claim first place in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Ocean Point Score’s (OPS)…
Tony Lyall’s powerful yacht Cougar II today underlined her competitiveness for this year’s Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race with a record-breaking line honours win in the 67th TasPorts Maria Island Race. The TP52 will be Tasmania’s number one prospect for…
Just subscribe to the mysailing e-newsletter and you and a friend could win a Guest Sailor spot on board one of the Extreme 40s on Sydney Harbour in December. Your skipper could be Australian Olympic champion Nathan Wilmot, or super-Pom…
Winds gusting to 40-knots forced Australian 18 Footers League officials to abandon today’s Chris Webb Memorial Trophy 18ft Skiff race on Sydney Harbour. Despite the conditions, the Smeg team of David Witt, Tom Clout and Matt Wark decided to show…
With six weeks remaining until the first race is run, 120 boats have entered the Geographe Bay Tasar World Championship to be held in January 2015. There are entries from Australia, Japan, U.S.A., Great Britain and Ireland. Current World Champions…
Sydney Hobart Yacht Race entrant Whistler is provisional winner of all three handicap categories of the TasPorts Maria Island Race. The MBD36 achieved the hat-trick of wins under AMS, IRC and PHS scoring, despite losing an estimated 45 minutes in…
Rolex Sydney Hobart Race contender Cougar II is setting a cracking pace tonight in the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania’s 67th annual Maria Island Race off the south-east coast of Tasmania. Just two hours after the 7.00pm start from Hobart,…
When he crossed the finish line off Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe this Friday afternoon to win the IMOCA 60 Class in La Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe, François Gabart completed a vey rare back-to-back solo ocean double, adding the Route du Rhum solo…
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