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Fortune favoured the sticklers in the 2024 Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race; just three entries hung on in the light to non-existent breezes, Ray Hudson’s XS Moment taking line honours just after midnight last night, while the two-handed crew…
Words: Liz Rountree Intrigue, IYKYK and Innovator finish as season Champions, but not without a final fight. The RYCT Race Management spun magic in the tricky conditions setting two courses that gave the competitors a tough final bout. “The starts…
Nolot & Maeder win Europeans in high-wind crescendo HIGHLIGHTS – Small kites required for strong winds gusting close to 30 knots– Some hard-fought Semi Finals in a tense Medal Series climax– Singapore’s Max Maeder wins men’s gold in a single race– Lauriane Nolot not the fastest, but smart sailing…
New Zealand overtakes Australia as overall season leaders. Three fleet races and a winner-takes-all final sees a high octane afternoon of racing on Lyttelton Harbour. CHRISTCHURCH – March 24, 2024 – New Zealand’s ‘Black Foils’ – driven by Peter Burling…
It was a devastating day for the Aussies today in Christchurch, as Driver Tom Slingsby and the team collided with a course marker during the first fleet race, forcing them to retire from the New Zealand Sail Grand Prix altogether….
London (22 March 2024) – The Women’s World Match Racing Tour today announced changes to the 2024 Tour schedule after the unfortunate cancellation of the opening season events in Annapolis and San Francisco due to a shortage of registered teams….
HIGHLIGHTS– Moderate breeze between 14 to 17knots– Maeder turns on another display of invincibility in the men’s fleet– Nolot almost as dominant in the women– With only the MedalSeries remaining, some riders get closer to Olympicselection– Oh, so THAT’s TheStig! On dayfive of the 2024 Formula Kite European Championship in Mar Menor, Spain, Max Maeder and Lauriane Nolot took…
In case you missed it, racing was cancelled on the opening day of the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix in Christchurch, due to prolonged mammal activity on the racecourse for the duration of the race window. As racing was due…
In extraordinary circumstances, just four boats are left racing for line and overall honours in the 2024 Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race this morning, extreme conditions of up to only 5 knots and mostly no wind, have forced the…
The final Harbour Pennant is today (Saturday), with the first gun at 1330hrs. The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania’s Race Management Team will be busy setting up the buoys for the Division one Triangle/Sausage combinations, as well as picking the…
By Marco Nannini / Global Solo ChallengeWith Andrea Mura completing the Global Solo Challenge podium on Sunday certainly the focus of many of those following the event has drifted away towards other ongoing events and others about to start. However,…
Friday, 22nd March – Why Max makes Mazella mad HIGHLIGHTS– Moderate breeze between 10 to 15 knots– Maeder continues to set the standard in the men– Mazella and Bainbridge on the rebound– So too is Jessie Kampman, women’s winner of the day– Just who exactly is The Stig? No matter how…
Magpie soars like an eagle to claim 2024 Etchells World Championships James Mayo (1999) and Richard Allanson (2019) have previously won the Etchells World Championships, but this is the first time in 20 years that Graeme Taylor can claim the…
Beating New Zealand on home turf a “bucket list item” for Tom Slingsby’s Australian crew SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – 22 March 2024 – The historic Trans-Tasman sporting rivalry has reached fever pitch, as Tom Slingsby’s Australia SailGP Team prepares to battle it…
It was an extremely slow start to the Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race at 1pm, with the fleet still bobbing around the Barrenjoey Headland start line at Pittwater as spectators left the course and Mako’s skipper, Paul O’Rourke, recalled…
A Rare Day for the 9s HIGHLIGHTS– Wind gusting between 22 to 28 knots, so a day for the small kites– French women continue to hold top 3 overall, with Nolot on top– Switzerland’s Lengwiler enjoys a breakthrough race win– World Champion Max Maeder leads the men’s standings– Friday is…
Magpie’s Graeme Taylor, James Mayo, and Richard Allanson spread their wings and launched themselves into an 11-point lead after Race 7 and Race 8 of the 2024 Etchells World Championships in Fremantle, Western Australia. With the drop now coming into…
Welcome to the 2024 Pittwater Sailing Yacht Show! View all the new yachts from Jeanneau, Beneteau, Excess, Grand Soleil, X-Yachts, Bavaria, Hanse, Dehler, Moody, Elan, and Viko over three days, April 5th-7th. This simultaneous event is a new initiative of…
By Avalon Sailing Club BYRA proudly hosted the 2024 NSW Open Skiff (previously known as the BIC) state titles over the weekend of 16th and 17th March 2024 in Pittwater with Avalon contributing the second largest team only one boat less than…
Incroyable Performance of Les Femmes Fatales HIGHLIGHTS– Wind varying between 8 and 20 knots makes for tough kite decisions– Dominant French women hold top 3 overall– Strong GBR female performance too– Brazil’s Bruno Lobo wins 3 heats to jump to 5th in the men– World Champion Max Maeder leads the…
Australia’s fastest and foremost racing yachts will arrive in Newcastle early next month to contest one of the premier prizes in offshore yachting, the Australian Yachting Championships, from April 5-7. Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club (NCYC) is hosting the prestigious event…
Day 3 of the 2024 Etchells World Championships brought a new level of frustration for the 40 competing boats, with light and shifty conditions across the race course all afternoon. Tensions were as high as the thermometer as the fleet…
HIGHLIGHTS– Wind from 3 to 15 knots in Mar Menor– Gomez port-tack starts his way to a first race bullet– Two race wins for Valentin Bontus, Max Maeder and Riccardo Pianosi– Poema Newland leads the women, chased by Gal Zukerman Day 1 of the 2024 Formula Kite European Championship was a critical day…
Former Whitbread Round the World Race winner L’Esprit d’équipe FR (85) takes first in IRC in Leg 4 of the Ocean Globe Race. The three-time Whitbread entrant, skippered by Lionel Regnier, and supported by LES SABLES D’OLONNE his home town…
By Marco Nannini / Global Solo ChallengeIt was Sunday 17th March at 13:44 UTC that Andrea Mura crossed the finish line of the Global Solo Challenge on Vento di Sardegna in A Coruna, 120 days and 44 minutes after he…
The second day of racing at the 2024 Etchells World Championships saw a big change in conditions and bigger gains across the scoreboard. Two more races were completed, this time in a 15-20 knot easterly with flatter water and slightly…
New Club Champions decided at Manly 16s The initial signs didn’t look great when Heidi Bates and Orlando Sadlik first joined forces on Harken 13ft Skiff Team ahead of Manly’s 2023/24 13ft season. The teenage pair spent just as much time in…
There are many hidden parts to an America’s Cup campaign where innovation, performance and talent remain unseen. Hydraulics is one such area, so much so, that when Emirates Team New Zealand’s new race boat is launched next month, there will…
The season-opener of the GWA Wingfoil World Tour in the Surf-Freestyle and FreeFly-Slalom disciplines is set to kick off in Leucate, France. Mondial du Vent hosts the GWA for the fourth successive year. Mondial du Vent is France’s largest wind-sports…
Over 30 boats will be on the start line for the 2024 Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race this Friday when monohulls, a multihull and two-handed entries will share the start line off Barrenjoey Headland for the 1pm start. Respected…
Sendy first day of the 2024 Etchells World Championships, just what the Doctor ordered When Race Officer Ross Wilson called for an early start, the competitors knew they were in for an exciting first day of racing for the 2024…
SailGP News: Ahead of the upcoming ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix next week in Christchurch, Switzerland SailGP Team has announced a major crew change onboard F50 Eiger; Sebastien Schneiter will step back as driver, to focus on his Paris…
Rowan from TMG Yachts travelled to France to witness the premiere of the cutting-edge Lagoon 60, where innovation meets luxury. With unique side access and an expansive aft terrace, this catamaran redefines cruising comfort. Innovative Access Uniquely the Lagoon 60 offers opening sides…
Leading importer Windcraft Yachts will showcase an impressive contingent of highly regarded brands at this year’s Auckland Boat Show, including two very different but award-winning sailing designs the Moody DS41 and the Hanse 460, while the RYCK 280 outboard powered…
Eyachts introduces the RAND Roamer 29, a vessel meticulously designed in Denmark to navigate the challenging conditions of Australia and New Zealand’s waters. Crafted with the expedition enthusiast in mind, this vessel sets a new standard in rugged capabilities, functionality,…
Words: Liz RountreeThe last of the Combined Clubs Long Race Pennant was true to the name, with most competitors describing the day as just that, “Long”, made longer by the possibility of a Seabreeze that never came. “Sitting off Little…
Twelve days out from the start of the 12ft Skiff Australian Championship, a father and son have finished top two at the 2024 NSW Sprint Championship on the Harbour today; Red Energy (Murray Press/Mark Muirhead) taking the title from Sail…
17 March 2024 – Laura Harding clinches Women’s Sportsboat Regatta during whirlwind trip back to home club Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron’s Laura Harding has clinched the 2024 BYS Women’s Sportsboat Regatta during a whirlwind trip back to her home club. After…
David Doherty’s Matador took the win in a closely fought Act 1 of the Pallas Capital Gold Cup over the ten boat fleet this weekend, sailed from the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. The tight racing, mini-battles throughout the fleet,…
Sunday, 17 March 2024 – Sydney Harbour The annual 18ft skiffs Queen of the Harbour race has been around on Sydney Harbour for nearly 100 years and is usually won by a female member of the handicap-winning crew, but in…
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