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The brilliant conditions of last week’s opening race of the season were duplicated today when the Australian 18 Footers League’s Major A. Frizelle Trophy race was sailed in a 20–knot North East wind on Sydney Harbour. Current JJ Giltinan champion…
Mathew Belcher and Will Ryan have added to their rapidly growing number of accolades, taking out the Male Sailor of the Year award at the 2014 Yachting Australia Awards in Sydney tonight. The formidable duo is going from strength to…
It took just under 26 hours for Team Beau Geste to finish the 380nm Audi Hong Kong to Hainan Race, smashing FreeFire’s 2012 record for a shorter route by 2h 49m and 21s and setting a new benchmark of 25h…
The breeze that usually makes San Francisco such a popular place for sailors was noticeably absent for the penultimate day of competition at the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship. A low pressure system had siphoned most of the air off…
Raising my children aboard a yacht from age two and three meant stove safety was critically important. Many times while Jack and I managed the ship the boys were left alone below, and because we have always used gas, the…
By 3 News online staff Changes to lifejacket laws in Auckland will put the direct onus on the skipper to keep their passengers and crew safe. From Labour Weekend, everyone on vessels under six metres long will be legally required…
The warning signal for the 2014 Audi Hong Kong to Hainan Race sounded on schedule today and with 15kts of easterly breeze available throughout the harbour, Race Officer Simon Boyde had no qualms about setting a Club start. Nine boats…
The only team to have won two out of five events on the 2014 WIM Series, is the new titleholder. With substitute skipper Trine Palludan finishing 4th in the Busan Cup Women’s International Match Race, Danish World #1 Team Ulrikkeholm…
Now's your chance to own a piece of sailing history. Ben Ainslie has generously gifted his three Olympic winning Finn sails to be auctioned, with the proceeds going to the Andrew Simpson Sailing Foundation. All are usable, or just for…
Some of the world’s most famous and accomplished sailors are getting ready for the start of the 8th edition of the China Cup International Regatta. The four-day regatta starts with a passage race on 24 October 2014, and concludes on…
ALICANTE, Spain, October 16 – All seven Volvo Ocean Race boats have tasted the lead at least once during five extraordinary days of racing since setting off from Alicante at the weekend in sailing which is re-writing the offshore rule-book….
Success often follows success, and that was never truer than today as racing for the Rolex Farr 40 World Championship title got underway on San Francisco Bay. There are 19 international teams vying for the championship crown, but the dominating…
A round the world yachtsman has revealed plans to create a world-class sailing school in Plymouth that he hopes will turn out the next generation of champions. Conrad Humphreys plans to create an academy of young sailors capable of competing…
Skippers and owners in the IMOCA class got together for a general meeting in Nantes on Wednesday 15th October, after a serious matter was raised by one of its members. Should foils be banned or allowed on the new boats?…
It was a light wind day at ISAF Sailing World Cup Qingdao with many ups and downs across the six fleets competing on the Beijing 2008 Olympic waters. After a short early afternoon delay the sailors headed out onto…
The 100 foot (30.47m) LOA monohull limit set by a number of the classic 600 mile races such as the Fastnet, Sydney Hobart and Middle Sea races has been lifted by the Royal Ocean Racing Club and the Royal Malta…
The Australian Sailing Team has today official opened an extended deck at the National Training Centre at Middle Harbour Yacht Club in Sydney. Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Director Matt Favier officially opened the extension, which upgrades the Australian Sailing…
On Sunday morning at 10hr in Noumea, the “ off” will be sounded for the 4th edition of the Around New Caledonia sailing race. The Groupama Race is the longest windward leeward race in the world : 300 miles down…
Day two of the 2014 Rolex Farr 40 World Championship demonstrated the tight competition in this high-calibre international fleet with three winners in as many races. Boat of the day honours were taken by Wolfgang Schaefer’s Struntje light of…
It was a day of tight battles and close knit racing at ISAF Sailing World Cup Qingdao as the six fleets enjoyed a strong breeze in Qingdao, China. There were several close finishes across the fleets with 13-18 knots…
In a meeting today Argo Group Gold Cup organisers at the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club (RBYC) took a close look at Hurricane Gonzalo's predicted track and intensity and decided to delay the event schedule by one day to allow…
Farmers and sailing in the same sentence might seem paradoxical. Country vet Peter Knight appreciates the misconception but assures there’s a healthy scene on Victoria’s outback lakes, particularly when the rains come. Knight’s Festival of Sails entry for his Thompson…
Want the definitive list of al the best harbours along the lengthy Western Australian coastline? Plus the best spot to anchor and in which breezes? Then the October issue of Cruising Helmsman provides all those details in this month's feature…
Today nineteen international crews will commence racing in San Francisco for the coveted Rolex Farr 40 World Championship title. Teams representing Australia, Canada, Germany, Italy, Mexico, Turkey and the United States will contest the 17th edition of the competition sponsored by Rolex…
The 2014 Audi Hong Kong to Hainan Race will get underway in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour on Thursday 16 October, with the warning signal sounding at 1310hrs. First organised to mark the return of Hong Kong to the People’s Republic…
After a slow start the largest Laser regatta ever held concluded at Hyeres last Saturday. On the first two races the winds were very light and racing did not get underway until after 4:00pm in the afternoon. By day three…
After an intense Wednesday in light winds and bright sunshine on the waters of the Korean Haeundae Beach, the round-robin of the Busan Cup Women’s International Match Race was completed. Lucy Macgregor of Great Britain and Danish Trine Palludan…
Taylor Canfield (ISV) has reclaimed the World # 1 position in the open rankings whilst Camilla Ulrikkeholm (DEN) holds on to the World #1 position in the Women's rankings. Taylor Canfield (ISV) and Ian Williams (GBR) have once again exchanged…
Yachting Australia's night of nights is almost here, with the sport's annual awards celebration set to take place this Friday night at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney. The event brings together the nation's yachting community in a glamorous…
The Inverloch Classic Wooden Dinghy Regatta will be held again over the 2015 Australia Day Weekend. The Regatta features wooden dinghies once commonly sailed in Inverloch and around Victoria and Australia but now quite rare. A large number of wooden…
Two Victorian first time entrants for the Club Marine Pittwater to Coffs Yacht Race starting January 2, 2015 are set to join the local fleet for the annual navigator’s challenge up the eastern seaboard from Sydney to the NSW Mid…
Broken dreams we live with, a broken boat we cannot! After the night we got a thrashing from, things were not working as expected. It began when Wouter discovered the AIS wasn’t working on the navigation laptop. As mentioned in…
Racing resumed Tuesday in Busan Cup Women’s International Match Race, after yesterday’s postponement due to strong winds. A difficult sea state and shifting winds remained to challenge the sailors, but Australian Katie Spithill managed to come out of the day…
I have learnt several things so far on this trip. Most of all is the importance of being prepared. James and I only had a week to learn the boat and understand all the challenges of our trip before we…
Fast-forward two weeks. Crew arrived, trained, raced and gone. With a fair amount of partying in between. After this regatta I have newfound admiration and respect for the Race Committees in both Australia and the USA where I have been…
What a difference a day makes. Just yesterday, this race was all about searching for the big breeze – today, it’s all about surviving in it. If the boats had been tempted to say a little prayer to the weather…
The man who crushed Kiwi hearts after staging one of the greatest ever sporting comebacks in the America's Cup is challenging New Zealanders to take him on for a shot at redemption. One lucky Kiwi will have the chance to…
It was a day for calculated thinking and well measured approaches for the 171 sailors from 21 nations across six classes as racing commenced at ISAF Sailing World Cup Qingdao.Whilst the wind was a steady 8-9 knots it was the…
ALICANTE, Spain, Oct 13 – Libby Greenhalgh took her courage in her hands and split with the rest of the Volvo Ocean Race fleet approaching the Straits of Gibraltar – and it briefly left the women of Team SCA in…
Today, 13th October 2014, Sir Keith Mills and four-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Ben Ainslie launched the 1851 Trust, which aims to inspire and engage a new generation through sailing and the marine industry, providing young people with the education,…
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