Worrell 1000 Legs 5 & 6
On Thursday morning, May 16th – Teams lined up on the beach in Jacksonville, Florida, ready to set sail on the longest leg of the event: JAX Beach to Tybee Island, GA – 120 miles. The forecast looked grim; Light,…
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Formula Kite World Championships – Day 5
• Breiana Whitehead moves up to 5th and makes the semis• Four medium air races conclude gold fleet for men and women• Poema Newland looks world-class after three race wins• But it’s still reigning World Champions Nolot and Maeder who…
Sporty start to Pallas Capital TP52 Gold Cup Finale
The finale of the Pallas Capital TP52 Gold Cup started in sporty conditions with sensational racing from all eleven entrants, with reports of over 25 knots of boat speed, in a blustery southerly at times blowing over 30 knots on…
Carbon Yachts present the Virtue V10 T-Top at Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show 2024
Carbon Yachts is delighted to announce the highly anticipated Queensland premiere of the Virtue V10 T-Top at the upcoming Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show (SCIBS). Join us from May 23rd to 26th at Hope Island Marina, Queensland, where we’ll unveil…
SailGP: Robertson comments that the race to third is wide open
Article by Miranda Blazeby, Digital Editor, SailGP The race to Season 4’s three-boat Grand Final is still ‘wide open’, Canada driver Phil Robertson says, with ‘three teams ready to pounce’ on Spain, currently in third place. Just three events remain…
World Sailing Council passes Transgender Participation Policy
From World Sailing. World Sailing Council has voted to adopt new eligibility rules for transgender athletes at the federation’s 2024 Mid Year Meeting. The Transgender Participation Policy will apply to all World Sailing events – including World Sailing Championships, the…
Formula Kite World Championships – Multiple pile-up in women’s fleet
• Big pile-up for the women after world champion falls• Four light to medium races for the start of gold fleet competition• Elena Lengwiler cruises to two race wins in the afternoon• Pianosi climbs to second in the men Perhaps…
USA picks up on Australian made JPK11.80’s
Featuring on international Regatta Podiums has brought the focus of keen eyes onto the availability of our Australian made JPK 11.80’s. The features of this Racer/ Cruiser include its versatility of crewed and 2H and the delivery from our Australian…
GSC Route for 2027-2028
By Marco Nannini / Global Solo ChallengeLouis Robein, the last competitor still at sea in the Global Solo Challenge 2023-2024, has reached the latitude of Rio De Janeiro but most notably, today, has crossed the Tropic of Capricorn. The cold…
Oliver Heer finishes 25th IMOCA in the Transat CIC “I went through a nightmare”
It was with a huge measure of relief that the Swiss German solo skipper Oliver Heer brought his Transat CIC solo race across the North Atlantic from Lorient to New York to a satisfactory conclusion today at 22:19:32hrs UTC (18:19:32hrs…
Worrell 1000 Legs 3 & 4
For those who are familiar with the history of the Worrell 1000, they know this race has claimed many boats, bones and pride. The quote “The ocean is a sleeping giant…” started a post-race story by Bud Zimmerman in 1976, the Race…
Formula Kite World Champs – Day 3
• Breiana Whitehead remains in 6th place• Four sunny and windy races complete the qualifying phase• Valentin Bontus profits from Max Maeder’s crash• Axel Mazella wins all four heats• Elena Lengwiler’s flat-water speed is hard to resist Opportunities to beat Max…
Marinas24 starts in 10 days
The final preparations are being made for the 370 delegates, from 14 countries who have registered to attend the Marinas24 International Conference and Trade Exhibition, kicking off in ten days at the Royal International Convention Centre (RICC) in Brisbane. With…
CYCA Postpones Sydney Noumea Yacht Race
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA), race organiser of the Ponant Sydney Noumea Yacht Race, has, today, made an official statement regarding the upcoming race, which was scheduled to start on Saturday 25 May 2024. With New Caledonia having been…
Kite World Champs Day 2
• Variable conditions for the men at midday, steadier moderate breeze for the women later• Four wins from four for Maeder and Mazella• Nolot’s crash mean’s three wins from four for the women’s world champion• Poema Newland enjoys rediscovering race-winning…
Palm Beach Motor Yachts will be Official Motoryacht Partner for 52 Super Series regattas in Newport
For the first time in its successful 13-year history the 52 SUPER SERIES heads to Newport, Rhode Island for the upcoming XS 52 SUPER SERIES Newport Trophy (June 10-16) followed by the Rolex TP52 World Championship (July 15-20) both hosted…
J/70 World Champs in Palma reaches total limit for entries
Palma, Spain, 14 May 2024 With under two weeks to go until the registration deadline for the J/70 World Championships (1st June), the competition’s entry list has not only reached the maximum number of entries as established by the organizing…
Formula Kite Worlds – Reigning Champions fly ahead of the chaos
HIGHLIGHTS• Gusty wind up to 27 knots, rain clouds and seagulls contribute to chaotic conditions• Four races of qualifying completed for men and women’s fleets• Singapore’s Max Maeder and France’s Lauriane Nolot get a perfect 4/4• Good performances by Kampman,…
Worrell 1000 Race 2024
The Worrell 1000 Race 2024 Has begun! The 23rd running of the world-famous Worrell 1000 extreme, distance catamaran race got underway Sunday, May 12th in Hollywood Beach Florida. Twelve teams representing the US, Germany, France, The Netherlands and Australia launched…
Clarisse Crémer’s perseverance
After a reassuring start to the race, the L’Occitane en Provence sailor had to deal with damage to her J3 bulkhead, which forced her to stop in the Azores. After five days of repairs with her technical team, Clarisse is back at sea and is now almost 660 miles…
Under 100 days until the start of the 37th America’s Cup
The clock continues to count down to what could be the closest contest in living memory with absolutely no outright favourite and every team very much in the running for the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup. The six main teams…
Berlin’s oldest passenger vessel enters a new green era
Berlin, Germany (13 May 2024) –Kaiser Friedrich, a vessel steeped in history, was built in 1886. It recently marked its return to service with a ceremonial christening in central Berlin. In a bid to preserve its legacy, its owners refitted the…
Act 1 of the 69F Youth Foiling Gold Cup
Torbole (Garda Lake) – The Act 1 of the 69F Youth Foiling Gold Cup is ready to celebrate it’s opening day at Circolo Vela Torbole, where five international mixed gender teams composed of Under 25 sailors are ready to compete for the…
Transat CIC Prizegiving
Competitors and invited guests honoured the IMOCA and Class40 podiums of the 15th edition of The Transat CIC at the prizegiving Sunday in New York. The awards ceremony took place in line with the annual Fête de la Bretagne on board the 1885 wrought iron tall ship Wavertree at the South Street Seaport NYC in the presence…
Testing week for Australian sailors at major championships
The Nacra 17 World Championships, 49er, FX, and Mixed 470 European Champions concluded overnight in France, where sailors encountered two extremes of wind conditions in their final test before the Paris 2024 Olympics. Beginning in La Grande Motte, France, the…
Artemis Racing have first event win in eight years @ 44Cup Baiona
Torbjörn Törnqvist’s Artemis Racing demonstrated herself to be categorically back on form after winning five races out of nine at the 44Cup Baiona. The second event of the 2024 44Cup concluded today in the Galician port where it has been…
La Grande Motte: Victories for Italy, Belgium, Uruguay and Great Britain
Laura Harding and Annie Wilmot finished the regatta with a 2nd in the Medal Race, pushing them up to 6th overall. A great result from the pair. Annie will now return to Sydney and get into simulator training for the…
44cup Baiona: 3 bullets for Artemis Racing
After a wait for the wind to fill in, the Vigo River estuary and Galicia’s wider Rías Baixas estuary complex delivered for day three of the 44Cup Baiona with 15-20 knots, brilliant sunshine, a short chop and with the magnificent…
Uruguay surges to the top of the 49ers at La Grande Motte
Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti are too professional to admit it, but a strong performance in Saturday’s light airs races has all but secured the Italian defence of the Nacra 17 world title. After scoring the best set of results of…
The Yacht Sales Co. Promises Maximum Power at 2024 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show
Powerboat enthusiasts will be spoilt for choice with The Yacht Sales Co. displays at the 2024 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show from 23-26 May. The company, which now incorporates Multihull Solutions, will be showcasing five of the world’s most popular motor yachts…
The switch to light air boards in Bermuda impacted Australia’s F50 performance on Day 2
by Miranda Blazeby, Digital Editor @SailGP The overnight configuration change from high speed to light air boards in Bermuda caused ‘issues’ for Australia’s F50 when racing resumed on day two, according to driver Tom Slingsby. Speaking ahead of the Final in…
44CUP Baiona: Go right on Day 2
History was made on the 44Cup today when, for the first time, a team representing land-locked Switzerland was top scoring boat of the day. Admittedly this came after an awkward one race day, but victory in this for Christian Zuerrer’s…
Ambrogio Beccaria wins The Transat CIC in Class40
Italy’s Ambrogio Beccaria on his all Italian designed and built Musa 40 Alla Grande Pirelli added the hugely prestigious Transat CIC Class 40 title to his steadily growing collection of solo and short handed ocean racing honours yesterday morning when…
La Grande Motte moves into finals mode
Top Australian teams after Day 4: Laura Harding and Annie Wilmot had a great day in the 49erFX moving up to 5th, Jim Colley and Shaun Connor 19th in 49er with Brin Liddell and Rhiannan Brown 17th in the Nacra….
TF35 season kicks off this month in Nyon, Switzerland
The fourth season of the TF35 high-performance one-design foiling catamaran will kick off this month in Nyon, Switzerland, with the first of six events on Lake Geneva. Hosted by the Société Nautique de Nyon from 24 to 26 May, the…
Team Australia Challenge
It was great to see the Team Australia Challenge 2024 women’s sailing squad being hosted by PUIG, the naming rights sponsor of the PUIG Women’s America’s Cup at an elegant soiree at the Park Hyatt Sydney with Vogue Australia this…
Highlights from Day One of the 44Cup Baiona Regatta
The opening day of the 44Cup Baiona regatta kicked off with anticipation as sailors geared up for racing on the high-performance RC44 one designs. Hosted by the Monte Real Club de Yates de Baiona (MRCYB) at the 14th-century Monterreal Castle,…
Half the IMOCA fleet have now finished
The top 13 finishers – that is to say half the IMCOA class on the Transat CIC solo race across the North Atlantic – are now either in New York or en route from the finish line which is 110 miles offshore. And in an intensehead to head at the top of…
Lighter breeze at La Grande Motte
Top Australian teams after Day 3 are: Jim Colley and Shaun Connor 7th in 49er, Laura Harding and Annie Wilmot 10th in 49erFX and Brin Liddell and Rhiannan Brown 13th in the Nacra. A drop in wind strength brought huge…
American Magic launches new Patriot
What a day for New York Yacht Club American Magic who called for all-hands on deck at the base super-early this morning, ahead of rolling out their new AC75 at 5.45am with the first set of slightly asymmetric race foils,…
