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The 44th Rolex Middle Sea Race starts tomorrow, Saturday 21 October, at 1100 CEST from Grand Harbour, Valletta. The Mediterranean’s most renowned offshore race has all the ingredients required for an enthralling contest. An exceptional fleet is facing a shifting weather picture….
Ironic after a day blown off as severe gale force winds battered the nearby Rock of Gibraltar, day two of the 44Cup Alcaidesa Marina started with barely a breath of wind. Fortunately, right on queue just before the appointed midday…
Tangier, Morocco – What a sailing day! Wind, waves, and lots of adrenaline are everything a sailor wants and needs. The morning began cloudy, with streaks of sunshine peeking through the menacing grey clouds. The coach meeting was advanced to 9:00 a.m….
On some days conditions can be marginal for a committee to lay on yacht racing. Today at the 44Cup Alcaidesa Marina there was nothing marginal about the wind strength on the Bay of Gibraltar. Despite the first warning signal for…
The Yachting Malta Coastal Race took place in superb conditions today, 19 October. A building breeze and warm sunshine providing a perfect opportunity to get race ready for the forthcoming Rolex Middle Sea Race, which starts on Saturday, 21 October….
Auckland, 19 October 2023 150 yachts of all shapes and sizes are due to start the PIC Coastal Classic tomorrow – but not from their usual startline. Due to the wastewater overflows related to the sinkhole in Parnell, and the…
A squad of 17 of Australia’s top performing sailing women and youth athletes have been revealed by Team Australia Challenge Patron John Bertrand AO to spearhead the nations return to the America’s Cup in the Youth and Puig Women’s Regattas…
Following the RC44 class’ World Championship in Cowes in August, the 44Cup resumes tomorrow in the shadow of another famous maritime British empire outpost – Gibraltar. Host of this event for the high performance owner-driver one designs is the 624-berth…
Tangier, Morocco – The day started cloudy, with rain showers coming and going over the racecourse and the city of Tangier. The sea conditions were slightly different today as there was a swell from the northwest and the wind from the southwest….
Entries in Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s (MHYC) 2023 Nautilus Marine InsuranceSydney Short Ocean Racing Championship (SSORC), are taking shape, so far attracting past winners, regulars and new contenders. Taking place from 25-26 November, the SSORC, now in its 46th year, is…
EMMA RANKIN Academy graduate stars in her 18ft skiff debut Twenty four-year-old Emma Rankin is 163cm tall and weighs just 62kg, but she showed everyone, on Sydney Harbour last Sunday week, that she is up for the challenge when she…
Entries have opened and the Notice of Race released for two of Australia’s iconic off-the-beach regattas, with Sail Melbourne and Sail Sydney now open for business. Both events are critical to the growth and success of junior and youth sailors, enabling them to race…
Kitefoil World Series Italy reached a crescendo of drama as the top 10 men and women contested the new Medal Series format in the south of Sardinia. Ultimately the pre-event favourites, Max Maeder and Lauriane Nolot, prevailed to win gold…
As they say in sport, form is temporary, and class is permanent. Asked why he thought it had taken longer than expected to gel as a team so far this season, Moonen Yachts skipper Daniel Turner replied: “It took a…
Tangier, Morocco – Sailors are still awestruck by the mesmerizing opening ceremony of the U21 ILCA World Championship held last night in the enchanting city of Tangier. The evening was a captivating blend of tradition and modernity, which set the stage for a…
World Sailing is proud to announce the nominees in this year’s Rolex World Sailor of the Year, 11th Hour Racing Sustainability and Team of the Year awards. The nominees for each award represent the very highest achievement in the sport…
The GWA Wingfoil World Cup Tarifa event unfolded over the course of four exciting days, yet the competition reached its thrilling conclusion in just two, delivering a series of remarkable upsets and surprises. Among these unforgettable moments was the emergence…
With the 44th Rolex Middle Sea Race starting on Saturday 21 October, it is little surprise that the Royal Malta Yacht Club is currently a hive of activity. Final registration is in full swing, as the local volunteer team welcomes…
The Coasts at Gosford Sailing Club saw 64 ILCAs enjoying beautiful sunshine and some challenging breezes. On Saturday there was a westerly at 12 gusting to 18 knots varying from SW to NW so plenty to keep the sailors and…
The International B14 Association of Australia is pleased to confirm the upcoming ‘Skiff Fest 24’ regatta to be held on the beautiful waters of Port Philip Bay at Safety Beach Sailing Club from 2nd to 7th January 2024. Skiff Fest…
Are You Coming to Belmont Next Weekend? The first round of the 2023/24 NSW Cherub State Championship will be held at Belmont 16s on the 21st and 22nd of October. A reminder that combined entry to all three rounds of…
In Scandinavian folklore, the mythical kraken is a giant squid-like cephalopod creature that could destroy ships and drag sailors to their doom. An apt name for a racing yacht that bested 21 other entrants in the third race of the…
18ft Skiffs Spring Championship, Race 2 Today’s Trophy: Alf Beashel Memorial Trophy Today’s Race Sponsor: Royal Oak Hotel Double Bay Sunday, 15 October 2023 Sydney Harbour The Lazarus team of Tom Cunich, Marc Chapon and Finn Rodowicz produced a great…
USA pounces as ROCKWOOL Denmark blows chance for SailGP history while Australia’s wait continues CÁDIZ-ANDALUCÍA – October 15, 2023 – Jimmy Spithill and the United States claimed an emotional and remarkable first win of SailGP Season 4 at the Spain…
Three vessels are home in the inaugural Sydney to Auckland Race. First home for the Line Honours prize was Geoff Hill’s 72-footer, Antipodes. As such, they set the race record for the course at 5:03:37:57. Hill spoke from the dockside,…
Light winds brought some different faces to the front of the fleet on day three of Kitefoil World Series Italy in Sardinia. Racing in light, fickle southerly wind of 5 to 8 knots, the key was to get up on the foils and stay on the foils at all possible costs….
Although challenging due to changing conditions, competitors enjoyed a beautiful spring day for the first round of the Sydney Harbour Sprint Series (SHSS) 23/24, which commenced with three races starting from midday today on Sydney Harbour. Ian Box leads Division…
Australia on course for first event win of the season but face competition from Botín and consistent ROCKWOOL Denmark CÁDIZ-ANDALUCÍA – October 14, 2023 – A dramatic first day of action at the Spain Sail Grand Prix produced three different…
Report from day Two – GWA WINGFOIL WORLD CUP TARIFA 2023 Words: Gemma Hamaini Photo: Samuel Cardenas Men’s Finals Anticipation hung thick in the air as the final unfolded on the second day of competition, lending an electrifying atmosphere to…
A fleet of 22 boats were gathered near Point Piper for the 1900hrs start of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s 260 nautical mile Tollgate Islands Race – the third of six races in the prestigious 2023/2024 Audi Centre Sydney Blue…
New Zealand welcomed back; Emirates GBR aim for three-peat; and Women’s Pathway celebrated at championship’s first-ever 100 percent clean energy on-water event CÁDIZ-ANDALUCÍA – October 13, 2023 – Anticipation for the fifth event of SailGP Season 4 is arguably at…
Friday the 13th turned out to be full of fortune for the top seeds on day two of Kitefoil World Series Italy in Sardinia. Racing in 9 to 13 knots of southerly wind and unblemished blue skies, French Formula Kite…
With entries for the 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race closing in two weeks’ time and less than 75 days to its start on Sydney Harbour on Boxing Day, the organizer of the 628 nautical mile ocean classic, the Cruising…
The America’s Cup teams vying to win the 37th edition of the oldest continually contested trophy in international sports may have vast resources but the one commodity they can’t buy is time. And the clock is ticking. The countdown has…
BIA have made available their latest edition of their long-standing Logbook magazine, reporting on the state of the industry and its key activities. In this issue, they cover the highlights from the Sydney International Boat Show, feature articles on boat…
Yachting Malta, a dedicated advocate for the yachting industry, has reaffirmed their commitment to supporting the annual Yachting Malta Coastal Race, often referred to as the “warm-up” to the Rolex Middle Sea Race. 2023 marks 8 years of support for…
GWA Wingfoil World Cup TARIFA 2023 Tarifa, known as Europe’s wind Mecca, warmly hosted the GWA Wingfoil World Tour with perfect Levante wind conditions, marking an exciting start to the event. On Wednesday, we witnessed the completion of the full…
by Miranda Blazeby, Digital Editor SailGP The third of Season 4’s three back-to-back European events takes place in Cádiz. From New Zealand’s return to Australia’s event win drought, we round up five things to watch out for when racing gets underway…
Lorenzo Boschetti was fast out of the blocks on day one of Kitefoil World Series Italy in Sardinia. The Italian rider won the first of four races in an afternoon session where the fleet was racing out of Poetto Beach near Cagliari in about 7 to 9 knots of wind. Reigning World Champion Max Maeder from Singapore took…
Four of the five competitors elected to go the Southern side of the Rhumb Line in the dash to the top of New Zealand. By and large, you’d have to say it paid. Painkiller, the Bavaria 51 from the Royal…
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