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Story by Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club The 1pm gun from Newcastle’s Fort Scratchely was a fitting farewell signal to over 200 sailors on eleven identical yachts as they set off on their sprint to the Whitsundays in the second race…
100th Anniversary Regatta in conjunction with the 94th Stonehaven Cup RegattaRoyal Brighton Yacht Club – 3-7 January 2024 By Ray Smith / RBYC From a lot of ideas and no doubt dozens of sketches (no computers in those days!) a…
MIAMI, Jan 8, 2024 — The exhilarating M32 catamaran is making a triumphant return to the vibrant waters of Miami, promising an extraordinary display of speed, skill, and strategy. With notable crew changes from the previous season, anticipation is high…
By Gordon Upton Day three, out on the lake, was when the place finally delivered what the locals were used to. The Australian A-Cat Nationals saw Easterly breezes, at about 13-14 knots and, coupled with a blue sky arriving on…
Mar del Plata, Argentina – On the fifth day of the ILCA 6 2024 Women’s World Championship, the typical Mar del Plata northeast wind was constant throughout the day. With an intensity ranging from 7 to 13 knots, conditions were ideal for…
By Gordon Upton Day 2 out on Lake Macquarie, and the AUS 2024 A-Class Cat Nationals was an interesting day for many, and saw the wind blowing 180 deg to yesterday. The scheduled start time of 11.00 was, for some…
Marina Lanzarote, Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands to Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada Day Three: 9 January: Land effects have created strategic options for the international fleet for the first three days of the RORC Transatlantic Race. On the third…
Tuesday’s ARKÉA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest skipper interview is with Charles Caudrelier who has led the six boat fleet of ULTIMs since the first night. He has maintained that small margin continuously, working hard to benefit from the smallest changes in the…
Mar del Plata, Argentina – Today was the first day of the final series of the 2024 ILCA 6 Women’s World Championship, completing two races. The day’s first race unfolded with northwest winds at approximately 12 knots. For the second race, conditions changed…
A familiar name sits on top of the 2024 Australian 16ft Skiff Championship pointscore after light and flukey conditions on day two tested the patience and tactical nous of the fleet. Defending champion Nathan Wilmot, on Imagine Signage, recorded an…
Southerly leant heavily on its local knowledge to become the first St George boat in 27 years to win an Australian 16ft Championship heat on home water as the 2024 nationals roared into action on Sunday. The Sarah Lee-skippered Southerly…
Author: Ben SollyPhotography: Beau Outteridge Australian Taser World Championships all over but the memories go on forever! It is not unusual for citizens of Melbourne to start a conversation with a reflection on the weather, it’s actually a sport in…
The opening day of the Australia A-Class Catamaran Nationals started on Monday, in what at times looked like a big game of sailing Snakes & Ladders out on the waters of Lake Macquarie. Over half of the National Association’s 80…
WITH JUST SEVEN DAYS to the start of leg three to Cape Horn of the MCINTYRE OCEAN GLOBE, Explorer AU (28) has finally crossed the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron finish line 62 days after the start of Leg 2….
By Marco Nannini / Global Solo Challenge Today marks exactly 100 days since Philippe Delamare left A Coruna, on the 30th of September 2023. 100 days sailed impeccably by the French skipper whose experience makes him the only competitor in…
The first 24 hours of the ARKÉA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest, which started Sunday at 1330hrs on the Rade de Brest in the west of France, have seen the giant foiling 32m ULTIMs already display a measure of their globe devouring speeds….
The RORC Transatlantic Race is part of the RORC Season’s Points Championship, the world’s largest offshore racing series. For more information about the RORC Transatlantic Race: www.rorctransatlantic.rorc.org/ Race Tracker: https://rorctransatlantic.rorc.org/tracking Start Day: Sunday 7th January 2024 – Marina Lanzarote, Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands…
LONDON – January 8, 2024 – The latest episode of Racing on the Edge, in partnership with Rolex, takes an emotional dive into two major storylines that have captivated the league in recent months. Witness the New Zealand SailGP Team’s remarkable…
Matt Wearn has clinched the Australian & Oceania Championships after a tight battle with New Zealand sailor Tom Saunders. A cracking 18-22 knot southerly with a big steep swell meant it was a physical day on the water. “It’s always…
The City of Newcastle is stop number six for the 2023-2024 Clipper Around the World Race. Newcastle locals turned out in force to greet over 200 sailors as they arrived after spending Christmas and New Year at sea. Racing in…
Two new trophies are on the line at the annual Bay of Islands Sailing Week regatta from 23-26 January this year. The Yachting New Zealand SheSails NZ Top Female Helm Open Racing and Top Female Helm Island Racing trophies will…
Mara Stransky is still top Aussie, but has dropped to 14th after a BFD in Q5. Mar del Plata, Argentina – The third day of racing in the 2024 ILCA 6 Women’s World Championship was derailed again by unfortunate weather conditions in…
Brisbane 18 footers sailing is fortunate to have someone like David Hayter heading up the efforts to return Queensland to its former glory days in Australia’s iconic sailing class. David Hayter, a four-times Australian International 14ft Skiff champion, who will be…
Sunday 7 January, Marina Lanzarote, Arrecife: The 10th edition of RORC Transatlantic Race started in superb conditions outside Marina Lanzarote. Flat water, 10 knots of breeze and 20 degrees of air temperature provided spectacular sailing conditions for the start of the…
As a new chapter in ocean racing history was opened with the start of the inaugural ARKÉA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest, the sun shone on the Rade de Brest in the west of France and the modest NE’ly wind was scarcely enough…
It was a wild day to kick off the final series, with horizontal rain, breeze from three different directions and a cool change pushing through at the same time. The ILCA 6’s were first out of the gate with Charles…
The six intrepid skippers who will compete on the first ever solo multihull race around the world, the ARKÉA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest are expecting light winds and some winter sunshine for their send off from Brest on Sunday when the 24,220…
Another difficult day for the RO, with the light northerly disappearing before the start time of 2pm and then a wait for the light SE to fill in. Unfortunately to make things really difficult an unusual current (due to recent…
Mara Stransky is currently top Aussie in 8th place. Mar del Plata, Argentina – Today was the second day of racing at the 2024 ILCA 6 Women’s World Championship, held in the City of Mar del Plata and organized by the Yacht…
With thunderstorms, rain and a lack of stable wind no racing was conducted in any classes today. We took the opportunity to catch up with Australian Coach Mitchell Kennedy from Queensland on how the Australian team are preparing for the…
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Philippe Delamare’s delicate final approach to Cape Horn By Marco Nannini / Global Solo Challenge After 97 days at sea and 18,000 Nautical Miles sailed from A Coruna, Philippe Delamare must be certainly starting to feel that the big prize…
Mar del Plata, Argentina – Today officially marked the start of the 2024 ILCA 6 Women’s World Championship, co-organized by the Yacht Club Argentino and the International Laser Class Association. The regatta began with 102 competitors from 46 countries and will award…
Brooke Wilson continues to dominate at the front of the ILCA 6 class after a tricky day of sailing on the water off Adelaide Sailing Club. Paige Caldecoat is a close second, with the two coming head to head for…
Author: Ben SollyPhotography: Beau Outteridge It was a picture perfect day on Port Phillip, starting the day with a ray of sunshine and a gentle whisper of breeze. The temptation of rolling out the banana lounge and sipping on pina…
The 2024 Finn Gold Cup will be held in Aarhus, Denmark, from 31 August to 7 September. Hosted by Sailing Aarhus it will be sailed out of the Aarhus International Sailing Centre. Entry opened on Jan 1 and entries are…
Sandringham Yacht club, Victoria Australia “How good is this! So many boats” this is the raw quote from Beau Outteridge, our world regatta photographer ! As the dust settled after Beau’s professional camera attack at the action packed top mark first…
Lorenzo Chiavarini holds onto a slim lead as things close up at the top of ILCA 7 fleet. Michael Beckett, Matt Wearn and Luke Elliott all had great days on the water to bring them right into contention with one…
LONDON – January 4, 2024 – Sir Ben Ainslie has announced he is stepping down as driver of the Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team. Ainslie will continue his role as CEO of Emirates GBR but will hand over the wheel…
Words and Images: Shane Baker. Final Trifecta… MPS Windsurfer Class World Championships 2023 Perth Western Australia – In conjunction with Vaikobi, hosted by the South of Perth Yacht. Another sunny 33 degrees bestowed the 250 athletes with a challenging gusty…
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