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Three Olympic classes will hold their World Championships on Spanish waters in the coming weeks, with the Mixed 470, 49er and 49erFX events likely to shape the prospects of Australia’s Paris 2024 hopefuls. Australia has secured the Paris Olympic nation…
The largest fleet in years will face starters orders when the 2024 Sydney 38 One-Design NSW Championship kicks off at the Nautilus Marine Insurance Sydney Harbour Regatta this coming weekend when hungry crews will be out to topple recurring champion, Conspiracy,…
Fresh from an excellent third place on the RORC Caribbean 600 race and multiple training laps around the island of Antigua itself, the seven strong The Famous Project crew will leave Antigua on Tuesday 27th February for their first all-female…
26 FEBRUARY 2024: A tantalising three hundred miles from the finish line of the first ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Brest solo ULTIM round the world race, French skipper Charles Caudrelier spent his 50th birthday and his 50th day of racing…
By Marco Nannini / Global Solo ChallengeOn Saturday February 24th at 3 minutes past 3 pm, local time, Philippe Delamare crossed the finish line by the breakwater of the Galician city of A Coruña winning the first edition of the…
Five-time OK Dinghy world champion Nick Craig opens 2024 World Championship with two bullets Nick Craig led a British clean sweep of race wins on the opening day of the 2024 Tan Lines OK Dinghy World Championship at the Royal…
For the second time in a row the Fareast 28R will see their own OD start at the Sydney Harbour Regatta, this time a healthy 8 competitors will be on the line for our Australian nationals which run 2-3 March….
The largest OK Dinghy event to ever be held south of the equator is all set to proceed after 112 sailors from seven nations completed equipment inspection and registration ahead of the start of the 2024 Tan Lines OK Dinghy…
Sogestran Seafrigo LHOR One (FRA), skippered by Guillaume Pirouelle won a nail-biting thriller in the Class40 division of the 2024 RORC Caribbean 600. Melwin Fink’s Sign for Com (GER) was second and third was James McHugh’s Tquila (GBR). A fierce battle for…
Sterna and Explorer Finally Finish Leg 3 of McIntyre OGR.Clock Ticking as Translated 9 set sail for Punta del Este!. The final two yachts racing leg three of the McIntyre Ocean Globe Race are in! Just as day broke under…
In second place in the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest solo multihull round the world race, Thomas Coville is working west of the Azores high pressure system and has just under 1500 miles to the finish line in Brest. When he crosses,…
Club Championship and Season Point Score – Sunday, 25 February 2024 The Yandoo and Fisher & Paykel 18ft skiff racing teams took out the two major club racing championships conducted over the 2023-24 season by the Australian 18 Footer League,…
Aussies continue their reign at the top of SailGP Season 4 leaderboard SYDNEY – February 25, 2024 – Tom Slingsby and his Australian crew have been crowned the champions of the KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix I Sydney, flying home…
Saturday 24 february 2024 – After a three-day wait in Horta, in the main marina of the island of Faial, the Maxi Edmond de Rothschild headed back out to sea this Saturday 24 February at 10:45 UTC, which equates to…
SYDNEY – February 24, 2024 – Tom Slingsby and his Australian crew have delivered for the home crowd at the opener of the KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix, securing a solid second place but on equal points with Nicolai Sehested’s…
The all new Seawind 1170 will make its official Australian debut at the Seawind Display Days 1st and 2nd of March at Multihull Central in Annandale between 10am to 4pm. This is only hull number two of this brand new…
The full event highlights from the first stop of the 2024 season are now online! Enjoy the complete story from start to finish of the GKA Kite-Surf World Cup in Cape Verde, as Moona Whyte and Airton Cozzolino battled their…
After a brief winter break, the 44Cup resumes next week with the 44Cup Calero Marinas, first of the five event 2024 series, taking place out of Puerto Calero in Lanzarote. Three months ago, the high performance owner-driver one design RC44…
IRC Zero, IRC One & Class40 decided Antigua, 23 February 2024: On the fourth day of the RORC Caribbean 600, Thursday 22 February, class winners were decided for IRC Zero in the early hours, the Class40 division in the afternoon, and…
Competition peaks as SailGP’s ten national teams descend upon the waters of Sydney Harbour SYDNEY – February 23, 2024 – With just one day remaining until the highly awaited KPMG Australia Sail Grand Prix takes place on the picturesque waters…
The future of Etchells sailing in both Western Australia – and right across the nation – is in good hands after a group of young guns won the last race of the WA Etchells States last weekend. Sailing alongside helmsman…
It is the greatest spectacle in the sailing world, noted for its sheer intensity and undoubtedly one of the hardest sporting feats to accomplish. In just six months’ time, the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup will begin and see the…
Antigua, 22 February 2024: On day four of the RORC Caribbean 600 six of the 11-strong Class40 division were heading towards Redonda, the final island of the 600-mile race. The six-pack of Class40s were in a group just 15 miles apart,…
By Marco Nannini / Global Solo ChallengeA circumnavigation by sail is one of the most extreme and difficult sporting feats to bring to a successful conclusion and less than 200 people ever managed to do it solo and non stop….
ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest race leader Charles Caudrelier and the ULTIM Maxi Edmond de Rothschild have been in the Azores port of Horta since Wednesday morning waiting for storm Louis to leave the Bay of Biscay and a weather window to…
ANTIGUA, 22 February 2024: The Royal Ocean Racing Club has announced that the Farr 100 Leopard 3 (MON), skippered by Joost Schuijff is the overall winner of the 2024 RORC Caribbean 600. While 24 boats are still racing under the…
The biggest international OK Dinghy fleet ever to assemble in Australia is making last minute preparations for the 2024 Tan Lines OK Dinghy World Championship, which will be opened on Sunday at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron in Manly, Brisbane….
SailGP Champions, partners, and community youth lead second annual clean up of Sydney’s most polluted beach.Over 100 volunteers remove 120kg of marine debris from “The Beach (Planespotting)” SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – 22 February 2024 – The Australia SailGP Team has joined…
Antigua, 21 February 2024: Farr 100 Leopard 3 (MON) skippered Joost Schuijff took Monohull Line Honours in the 2024 RORC Caribbean 600 in an elapsed time of 02 Days 01 Hrs 23 Mins and 18 Secs. Leopard 3 Crew: Joost Schuijff,…
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – 22 February, 2024 – Physical training instructors and trainees from the Royal Australian Navy welcomed a cohort of SailGP world-class athletes to Sydney with a navy-inspired training session on the iconic Bondi Beach, ahead of the highly…
‘Growing the game’ at the 2024 Giltinan Championship After four years of COVID-19 and the aftermath of the pandemic, the Australian 18 Footers League was determined to get the world’s premier 18 footer championship back on track with representatives from…
Spain’s Elena Moreno pulled off a dramatic coup when she defeated world champion Moona Whyte in a banging final. The win at the GWA Wingfoil World Tour season opener in the Wave discipline was the Spanish athlete’s first world cup…
By Marco Nannini / Global Solo ChallengePhilippe Delamare is charging on towards A Coruña and the end is in sight. His distance to finish is now approximately the same as a Fastnet, Sydney to Hobart or Middle Sea Race, just…
Wednesday February 21, 2024 – In early February, Charles Caudrelier, already the firm leader of the Arkea Ultim Challenge, had to put his race on hold for 48 hours right in the middle of the Pacific to let a violent storm…
Antigua, 21 February 2024: Jason Carroll’s MOD70 Argo (USA) has taken Multihull Line Honours in the 2024 Caribbean 600 in an elapsed time of 01 Day 08 Hrs 08 Mins and 40 Secs. Argo Crew: Jason Carroll, Weston Barlow, Chad Corning, Pete…
Sailors to vie for trophy and advancement to Congressional Cup Long Beach, CA (21 Feb 2024) – – Long Beach Yacht Club (LBYC) has announced an outstanding lineup for the Ficker Cup regatta which will be held here 19 to 21 April,…
Only hours after fourth placed Anthony Marchand – who passed last night at 2225hrs UTC – this afternoon it was the turn of fifth placed Éric Péron (ULTIM ADAGIO) to round Cape Horn. He passed at 1518hrs UTC this afternoon…
World champion Moona Whyte was on another plane when she closed out her win at the GKA season opener in Cape Verde with two perfect 10s. French teenager Capucine Delannoy has closed the gap on Whyte, but was no match…
The Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race has always attracted an extensive array of seasoned offshore yachts and sailors from NSW and other ports, including this year, as owners sign on for the 38th running of the 226 nautical mile…
Antigua, 20 February 2024: By morning (0800 AST) on day two of the RORC Caribbean 600, the vast majority of the fleet was negotiating the northerly extreme of the course, weaving through the chicane of islands; Saba, Sint Maarten, and St….
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