OGR – Final Countdown To Leg 3
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….
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GSC – 100 days to the peak of the Everest of the seas
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…
ULTIM CHALLENGE – High speed Biscay crossing is just the start
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….
RORC Transatlantic Race – Watch the start
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…
Racing on the Edge – The Kiwis triumphant return and farewell to Sir Ben Ainslie
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…
ILCA Australian & Oceania Championships – Final Day
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…
Newcastle was a welcome sight for 200 sailors as their first taste of land for 2024
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…
New awards celebrate female sailors at Bay of Islands Sailing Week
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…
ILCA 6 Women’s World Champs – Day 3
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…
18ft Skiffs – Dave Hayter, Queensland
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…
The Odyssey Begins – RORC Transatlantic Race
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…
ARKÉA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest opens a new chapter in round the world racing
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…
ILCA Australian & Oceania Championships – Finals Day 1
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…
Light winds, sunshine for ARKÉA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest start
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…
Tasar World Championships – Day 3
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…
ILCA 6 Women’s World Champs – Day 2
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…
ILCA Australian & Oceania Championships – Qualifying Day 4
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…
WEST SYSTEM is the go-to for all boat maintenance
Peak boating season ‘down under’ is now in full swing. Get your boat in top condition with the WEST SYSTEM range of epoxy products which suit all kinds of vessels and maintenance projects involving aluminium, fibreglass, reinforcing fabrics, plastic, wood…
GSC – A delicate approach to Cape Horn
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…
ILCA 6 Women’s World Champs – Day 1
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…
ILCA Australian & Oceania Championships – Qualifying Day 3
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…
Tasar World Champs – Day 2
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…
Finn Class returns to Aarhus for 2024 Finn Gold Cup
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…
Tasar World Championships – Day 1
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…
ILCA Australian & Oceania Championships – Qualifying Day 2
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…
Sir Ben Ainslie steps down as Driver of Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team
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…
Windsurfer Class World Championships
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…
ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Brest
Welcome to the Land of the Giants! When the giant Ultims arrived on cue today, taking centre stage in the port of Brest at the heart of the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Brest race village, the French public turned out in their thousands to welcome the…
Inverloch Classic Dinghy Regatta Update
Only 6 more weeks to the 10th Inverloch Classic Dinghy Regatta! Stop Press!The Wonthaggi Citizens Band will entertain us on Saturday afternoon and an informal Swap Meet is available Sunday morning to trade your classic dinghy parts. See full program…
2024 Tasar World Championships Sandringham Yacht Club Victoria Australia
Author: Ben SollyPhotographer: Beau Outteridge 7 Nations 108 Entrants, 216 sailors and an entourage of supporting family and friends, the 2024 Tasar World Championships at Sandringham Yacht Club, Victoria Australia is READY SET GO!! Todays practice race followed a tireless…
2024 ILCA Australian & Oceania Championships – Qualifying Day 1
AUTHOR: Down Under Sail – Jack Fletcher Australia’s Matt Wearn leads the way after Day 1 of qualifying at the ILCA 7 Australian & Oceania Championships being held at Adelaide Sailing Club. Lorenzo Chiavarini from Italy leads the Open class,…
SailGP Female Learn to Foil clinic
In partnership with the Australian SailGP Team, ISF is conducting an all female learn-to-foil clinic at Woollahra Sailing Club on 18/19 January 2024. Applications now open! – Apply HERE – Tell friends, crew and members of your club Support…
Arkea Ultim Challenge – Ticking all the boxes in terms of mental and physical preparation
– Ticking all the boxes in terms of mental and physical preparation. – For several months now the skippers and all their teams have been working hard to be ready for this Sunday, start day for the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest…
2024 RORC Transatlantic Race – International Fleet ready in Lanzarote
Calero Marinas – Marina Lanzarote, Arrecife, Canary Islands to Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada The Royal Ocean Racing Club starts the racing season for 2024 with the 10th anniversary edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race, starting from Lanzarote…
GSC – Ice limits and ridges of high pressures
By Marco Nannini / Global Solo Challenge 2024 started a little more gently than 2023 had ended, with widespread milder conditions and a persistent high pressure zone in the area south of Cape Leeuwin as well as south east of…
2023 ORCV Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race Westcoaster – Wrap-up and Results
Skippers, sailors, supporters and plenty of locals finally got to soak up some Tasmanian summer sun in the Willie Smith Race Village in Hobart on Sunday afternoon for the presentation of trophies for the 2023 Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race…
Vanessa Dudley completes her 25th race
When the modified Joubert 42, Tilting at Windmills, docked in Hobart sunday afternoon, crew member Vanessa Dudley became just the third woman to achieve the milestone 25 Sydney Hobarts in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s race. The respected sailor…
Jessica Watson arrives in Hobart to great fanfare
When Azzurro, the ‘Little Boat That Could’, docked in Hobart this afternoon (sunday) just before 3.45pm, there was a huge crowd waiting to meet her – or more precisely, one of her crew – Jessica Watson OAM, who had just…
49th Australian Tasar Champs wrap up
Author: Ben SollyPhotographer: Robert Owe-Young Following yesterday’s blow out where the breeze and seas were fit for a Tasmanian west coaster, today, Port Philip displayed some hopeful signs of summer. The true uninterrupted 8 to 15 knot southerly breeze played…
55th Manly Junior National Champions
After 3 days of extremely close racing 2782 Fire Power (Harrison & Ryder) exerted their dominance with 2 wins to be crowned the 55th Manly Junior National Champions. For Harrison it is back to back national championships, but for Ryder…
