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Champagne Sailing Conditions Help Top Contenders Viana do Castelo, Portugal — The third and fourth days of the ILCA 4 World Championship continued to impress with excellent sailing conditions, showcasing the pinnacle of competitive youth sailing. Yesterday, amazing wind conditions allowed…
Jean-Baptiste Bernaz seized a last-chance victory in the final few metres of the ILCA 7 medal race at Kiel Week on Wednesday (26 June). It was a thrilling conclusion to a great afternoon of final races for five Olympic classes…
Distressed boat was assisted by Fellow Competitor Desna Gunga Din, a Swedish Yachts 41 owned by Robert Fye and Paul Cunningham, with a total crew of seven, had to abandon ship 80 miles from Bermuda due to water ingress. All…
25-year challenge for the European Championship The Australian 18 Footers League will continue its international 18ft skiff program when a strong 10-team challenge heads off for the European Championship, which will be sailed on Lake Garda, Italy from July 1-5….
Viana do Castelo, Portugal — Unfortunately, Day 1 was a no-go for the sailors. Despite a consistent breeze in Viana do Castelo over the past three weeks, dense fog disrupted the first day of racing, preventing any races from being sailed. Upcoming…
Heather Thomas and her all-women Maiden crew have been crowned the 2023 McIntyre Ocean Globe champions during a lavish mid-summer day poolside prize-giving party, hosted by and at Marco Trombetti’s Translated villa headquarters in Rome. The party, attended by VIPs…
Day 0 – Practice Race & Opening Ceremony — Australia is being represented at this regatta by 2 boys and 4 girls. Good luck to them all and hope they have a fantastic experience – Steve — Viana do Castelo,…
Entries for Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week 2024 continue to grow and among the latest, with two boats in the running, is local Michel Van Der Zwaard, whose two kids have been added to one of his boats…
Balancing Act has tipped the scales in the Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race to take the overall win on IRC, IRC two-handed, ORC and ORC two-handed. The J/99 co-skippered by Tony Craner and Andrew Turnbull-MIller finished with an IRC…
The Thrash to the Onion Patch is living up to its name. It is just shy of 48 hours into the 53rd Newport Bermuda Race, and we’ve already seen a dismasting, an abandoned ship, and a few retirements. Despite these challenges,…
Emirates Team New Zealand’s AC75 Taihoro has safely arrived at the team base in Barcelona after a 28-day journey travelling over 13,000 miles between the Port of Tauranga and the base in the Port of Barcelona. Taihoro, its mast, chase…
3 Australian sailors in the top 5 ILCA 6, with Mara Stransky leading the charge ahead of Elyse Ainsworth and Evie Saunders. Zac Littlewood leads the big Australian team in 4th. Otto Henry and Ryan Littlechild are the top 49er…
Nico Poons’ Charisma won the 44Cup Marstrand in 2023 and has been 44Cup champion for the last two season. But some changes in personnel and two deep results in Porto Calero, Lanzarote at the beginning of the year and then…
NEW YORK, USA – 24 June 2024 – Tom Slingsby insists Australia has been given the confidence boost it needs after securing a pivotal race win at the Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix that strengthens the team’s path to the Season…
We have 10 Australian sailors in the ILCA 7 fleet, 7 in the Womens ILCA 6 and 3 teams in the 49er – so plenty to keep an eye on this week. Jean Baptiste Bernaz opened his Kiel Week 2024…
The 44Cup Marstrand is providing the nine 44Cup teams with the full range of conditions. After a heavy day, a light day, Saturday started strongly with an additional feature: intermittent rain. To recover the lost schedule, four races were held;…
The end of the 12mR World Championship in Porquerolles. On this final day, a strong mistral wind (22-36 knots) was blowing across the harbour of Hyères. Due to these conditions, the race committee decided not to launch the fleet. As…
Class A win is decided by one second on corrected time Classic Bay of Palma sailing conditions delivered exceptional racing across the board to conclude the Superyacht Cup Palma 2024. St. Regis Race Day brought bright sunshine and a steady…
With a carefully crafted victory in today’s final 25 nautical mile coastal race, the Swedish flagged Svea won the J Class at The Superyacht Cup Palma. Counting three race wins and a third, Svea won by three points. Highlighting just…
As pressure mounts on the three-time defending Champions, Tom Slingsby’s Australia remains laser-focused on sealing a victory at this weekend’s Mubadala New York Sail Grand Prix, with the San Francisco Grand Final firmly in their sights. Thousands of fans lined…
Mubadala Capital and SailGP Announce Strategic Investment in New Brazilian Team Mubadala Capital, the asset management subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company, and SailGP, the premier global racing championship, have announced a landmark investment to establish a new SailGP team representing…
In the overall rankings after six races, the leaders are :Group 1: Kookaburra II (KA12) and Group 2: Northern Light (US14). A change of scenery today in Porquerolles, with sunshine, blue skies and navy blue seas flattened by the Mistral……
After day one of the 44Cup Marstrand was called off due to strong winds, the worry for day two of racing off the west coast of Sweden’s paradise island was, ironically, a lack of breeze. The schedule was brought forward…
In a tighter-than-ever leaderboard, all eyes are on the unfolding fight for third between Denmark, France, Spain and – unbelievably – three-time SailGP season champions, Australia. Germany hits Australia during practice racing NEW YORK, NEW YORK – June 21, 2024…
A bigger breeze and brighter skies welcomed all competitors on the first day of full fleet racing at Superyacht Cup Palma 2024, with debutants and returnees sharing the honours. Pantaenius Race Day took the fleet on a 20-plus nautical mile…
An early wake-up call for the 224 sailors present in Porquerolles for the 12mR World Championship, with a briefing at 8am and the first competitors joining the race area at 8.30am. As planned, at 9:30am, the race committee was able…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA—Entries are now open for the 2025 edition of the Los Angeles to Honolulu Transpacific Yacht Race. Known as the Transpac and held biennially since 1906, this classic 2,225-mile ocean race is a bucket list event for many sailors and…
The Superyacht Cup Palma got underway in fine style on Wednesday with the J Class again demonstrating what makes them such an eye-catching addition to any regatta, putting on a show of elegance and power with two windward-leeward races. J…
Here we go for the first day of racing at the 12mR World Championship in Porquerolles. At 10.05am, the race committee gave the first start to the only race of the day. The conditions were sporty and tough, with an…
The 343 nautical mile Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race, hosted by the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, began on Thursday 20 June following a lengthy delay as the race committee waited for the breeze to reach the starting area. The…
Barcelona, 20 June 2024 – Ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix this weekend, Alinghi Red Bull Racing was joined by two motorsports icons, 8-time Grand Prix winner Daniel Ricciardo and 8-time MotoGP champion Marc Márquez. Following Max Verstappen’s visit to the…
LONDON – June 17, 2024 – The latest episode of SailGP’s Racing on the Edge docuseries, in partnership with Rolex, provides a behind-the-scenes look at the intense nation versus nation rivalries heating up across the global racing league, the uncertainty of the last-remaining…
The best of 3 of the world’s unique water sports contest. In a direct competition, wing foilers, windsurfers and kiters all compete against each other on the foil. This year’s top international event is all about foiling water sports. The Engadinwing has developed from the Engadinwind windsurfing event, which has been taking place for over…
There’s a real America’s Cup atmosphere in Porquerolles, since this morning, around the 12mR boats that took part in the Cup from 1958 to 1987. Sixteen 12mRs are present for this major international event. A first for the Porquerolles Yacht…
With essential preparations completed, Superyacht Cup Palma is in to the final countdown to another eagerly anticipated edition of Europe’s longest running superyacht regatta. The owners, captains and crews have now been able to review the provisional class splits — which divide…
The eleventh edition of the first and unique global event dedicated to foiling is ready to go on stage and will be committed to support youth sailing. From June 24th to 30th at Fraglia Vela Malcesine (Lake Garda, Italy) seven…
Festival dates: 2-3 November 2024 Enter your boat and share your passion for classic timber boats, at the only dedicated event for timber boats held annually in Sydney. Located on the beautiful Pittwater at the award winning RMYC marina, the…
Team Vayu, the Whitcraft family crew from Thailand, kept their nerves and seized every opportunity they could, to win the XS 52 SUPER SERIES Newport Trophy today at the end of two dramatic last races contested in light winds off…
Thessaloniki, Greece, will host the 2025 European Championship in Nacra 17, 49er, and FX from June 3 to 8! 🏆 For the second consecutive quadrennial, the beautiful Thermaikos Gulf will welcome thrilling catamaran and skiff races. Our hosts, the Nautical Club…
Thanks to Jane Rye for this Riddoch Insurance Port Douglas Race Week 2024 Wrap Up. Don’t forget to send us your regatta reports to promote your event and its sponsors -Steve After weeks of rain and considerable winds leading up…
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