Ocean Race – 24 hour record now with Malizia
The leading trio are setting a blistering pace into the final 48 hours of leg 5 Records are being set and then broken again on leg 5 of The Ocean Race. First it was 11th Hour Racing Team, powering to…
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Takapuna pre-start testing
If Pete Burling and Nathan Outteridge thought they were going to have it easy sailing the LEQ12 AC40 against the one-design AC40, they were sorely mistaken. Josh Junior and Leonard Takahashi absolutely took the fight to the established AC75 helms…
Unstoppable growth across the board for SailGP in Season 3
Global dedicated broadcast audience triples to over 117 million in league’s third season, making SailGP the most watched sailing championship LONDON – May 26, 2023 – SailGP delivered more than ever in Season 3 for fans, partners, host cities and…
VO65 fleet returns to race in The Ocean Race VO65 Sprint
The last time we saw the VO65 fleet in The Ocean Race was in January and the teams had just completed the opening stage of the VO65 Sprint, from Alicante, Spain to Cabo Verde. The Polish-flagged WindWhisper Racing Team won…
Boats, beach and bars ready for Finn World Masters
It has been eight years since the monumental 2015 Finn World Masters took place in Kavala, Greece, but next week the event makes a very welcome return to the same club, albeit in a new location. Around 150 Finns from…
Ocean Race – Team Holcim-PRB blows past records
The team at the top of the overall race leaderboard has set a new monohull record Skipper Kevin Escoffier and his Team Holcim-PRB have shattered the existing 24-hour distance records in the monohull class. First to fall was The Ocean…
Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron reigns supreme in Asia Pacific league sailing final
AUTHOR: Harry Fisher, Down Under Sail The Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron has put its stamp on the sailing community after going back-to-back in the SAILING Champions League – Asia Pacific Final last weekend, hosted on the iconic Pittwater by the…
Ocean Race – Incident onboard 11th Hour Racing
At 1541 UTC on Thursday, May 25, while racing in Leg 5 of The Ocean Race, 11th Hour Racing Team activated its Hazard Button to alert Race Control and the wider fleet they had hit something, suspected to be a…
The Boat Works – Australia’s newest 5 Gold Anchor Marina
The Boat Works has become the latest marina to be awarded the coveted 5 Gold Anchor accreditation by the Marina Industries Association (MIA). Conveniently located at the Gold Coast Marine Precinct, The Boat Works is an ideal pit stop for…
Outstanding Achievements Recognised at the 2023 Australian Marine Industry Award
The 2023 Australian Marine Industry Awards, held last night at the InterContinental Sanctuary Cove Resort, continue to recognise the outstanding achievers across three marine industry sectors. The Gala Dinner saw 230 guests start with pre-dinner drinks sponsored by Benetti Yachts,…
Ireland’s Pam Lee prepares for Transatlantic Jacques Vabre
Cap pour Elles, Ireland’s Pam Lee prepares for first big racing challenge on course to autumn’s Transatlantic Jacques Vabre Less than three months after being selected for the “Cap sur Elles” initiative – which provides support for a pair of…
Ocean Race – Dancing around the low
The leaders are approaching the middle of the low pressure system that has them racing north at a 500-mile day pace… It’s been a bumpy ride for the past two days of The Ocean Race as winds in the 25-30…
Alinghi Red Bull Racing christens second AC40
The Swiss challenger for the 37th America’s Cup has received its second AC40 foiling boat and, following a christening ceremony attended by the Barcelona team, it headed out to the America’s Cup race course for a test sail. This one-design…
CYCA to adopt a single rating rule
Cruising Yacht Club of Australia to adopt single rating rule for the 2023/24 Audi Centre Sydney Blue Water Pointscore Over the years, IRC and ORCi rating rules have diverged. The complexity and workload for owners and crews in maintaining adherence…
Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show opens tomorrow
IT is finally here, the day the marine world has been waiting for: Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show 2023 (SCIBS) officially opens tomorrow and it promises to be bigger and better than ever. With over 300 exhibitors, 100-plus new product…
Fast boats ready for take-off at Airlie Beach Race Week
Airlie Beach Race Week is sure to set pulses racing and hearts pumping when the multihulls and sports boats take to the water for the 35th running of the annual Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) takes off from 10-17 August. The…
Almost 500 entries for 50th Fastnet Race
The 50th anniversary edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s flagship event, the Rolex Fastnet Race will set sail in just under two months’ time on Saturday, 22nd July from Cowes to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin in northern France via the Fastnet Rock….
Ocean Race – Speeding towards the target
The boats are taking advantage of favourable conditions to leave Newport behind, with Aarhus in their sights It’s been a fast 24 hours in The Ocean Race, with teams making around 500 miles towards the target of the finish line…
Talk turns to weather for inaugural Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race
As interest builds in the inaugural Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race, to start Saturday 7 October 2023 on Sydney Harbour, talk has turned to likely weather patterns, so organisers at Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) naturally turned to world-renowned…
Ocean Race – 11th Hour Racing Team leads into the Atlantic
The IMOCA fleet moves east into the open ocean It’s 11th Hour Racing Team at the head of the fleet on Monday as the four racing IMOCAs push east into the Atlantic Ocean. After being squeezed between two Marine Mammal…
Mooloolaba Yacht Club clubhouse opening
A large crowd celebrated on Saturday the rich 56-year-old history of Mooloolaba Yacht Club and its opportunities for growth into the future with the opening of its new clubhouse. It’s been a long road for the club to reach this…
Realteam Sailing clinches victory at the TF35 Geneva Cup
In stark contrast to the last three days when Lake Geneva delivered a brisk 10-15 knot breeze and a solid 5-race per day program, the final day of the TF35 Geneva Cup, hosted by Société Nautique de Genève, had to…
Team Malizia wins Newport In Port Race and leads fleet towards the open Atlantic
It was a picture-perfect day in Newport for the start of leg 5 across the Atlantic Ocean to Aarhus, Denmark Newport, Rhode Island earned its title as one of the great homes of sailing on Sunday providing beautiful conditions for…
Close competition at Swan Sardinia Challenge
The Swan Sardinia Challenge delivered spectacular conditions and close racing for the owners and crews competing in the second instalment of the season-long The Nations League 2023. Teams in the ClubSwan 50, ClubSwan 42 and ClubSwan 36 one-design classes gathered…
Défi Wind 2023
1400 boards. How is this for a hectic start line? For more info on the race click here
Pro Sailing Tour’s testing second leg sets scene for dramatic ‘Final Rush’
A shortened course, racers just a minute apart, and a second victory for Erwan Le Roux and Keosio — the challenging second stage of the Pro Sailing Tour has set the scene for Sunday’s dramatic finale. The five Ocean Fifty…
Sail Port Stephens Bay Series sailors treated to sparkling conditions
Off-the-beach sailing was the winner today as more than 90 boats, comprising sports boats, J70s, International Canoes, RS Aeros, Finns, OK dinghies, Windsurfers and a smorgasbord of other classes, competed on three race tracks in Day 2 of the Sail…
Ocean Race – Newport In Port Race postponed
Due to deteriorating weather, Saturday’s In Port Race in Newport has been postponed and will now be incorporated into the start of Leg 5. Safety is a top priority for The Ocean Race. With a forecast for increasing winds, deteriorating…
Impressive performances at TF35 Geneva Cup Day 3
At the morning briefing for day three of the TF35 Geneva Cup, there was uncertainty as to whether the forecasted wind would hold on long enough to allow for a full racing schedule. However, with 10- 15 knots on the…
Plymouth Fastnet 500 set to be a regular feature
The 2nd edition of the Plymouth Fastnet 500 takes place on Sunday 13th August. Starting on and finishing from Plymouth Sound, this is a great option to see the Fastnet rock in all its splendour without the logistical headaches before…
Ocean Race – The fight for first starts in Newport
Three teams are within one point at the top of the leaderboard… Four IMOCA teams will compete in the Newport In Port Race on Saturday before heading off across the Atlantic as The Ocean Race leaves the Americas and returns…
Exceptional performance from Realteam Sailing at TF35 Geneva Cup
Day 2 of the TF35 Geneva Cup was marked by an exceptional performance from Jérôme Clerc and his crew on Realteam Sailing, as they claimed victory in four out of five races sailing an almost perfect day. The only team…
470 Euros – Jerwood and Nicholas finish on a high note
Nia Jerwood and Conor Nicholas (Australian Sailing Squad) have finished the 2023 Mixed 470 European Championship in San Remo, Italy on a high note, achieving their best result at a major international event. The West Australian pair came tantalisingly close…
470 Euros – Lessons learned as Medal Race approaches
In the three races completed on Day 4 of the 2023 Mixed 470 European Championship, Australia’s top ranked team of Nia Jerwood and Conor Nicholas (Australian Sailing Squad), dropped just one place and learned some valuable lessons with just one…
A quarter point secures North Star IMA Maxi Europeans victory
After seeing victory slip through his fingers in 2022 when his Maxi 72 North Star was becalmed on the final run into the finish of the last race, today owner Peter Dubens, tactician Nick Rogers and the North Star crew…
Superb opening day for the 2023 TF35 season
A superb opening day for the 2023 TF35 season, hosted this week by the esteemed Société Nautique de Genève, saw different teams come to the fore, with Bertrand Demole’s Ylliam XII – Comptoir Immobilier winning the day with an impressive…
Domonkos Nemeth makes history to take both Finn European titles
Domonkos Nemeth from Hungary took it right to the wire but claimed both the 2023 Open and U23 Finn Europeans in Csopak, Hungary on Thursday. In doing so, he becomes the first sailor ever to win both the senior and…
Manly 16ft Skiff Club Centenary Presentation night
It was a Night of Stars as the sailors and volunteers of Manly 16Ft Skiff celebrated the season and winners of the Club Championships in the Centenary Year. It has been a memorable year at the club and it was…
Emirates Team NZ to purchase 10 Elliott 7’s for RNZYS programmes
Emirates Team New Zealand is directly investing in the future of New Zealand’s world class sailing talent by purchasing a renewed fleet of ten Elliott 7’s yachts for the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron’s Mastercard Youth Training Programme (YTP) and…
470 Euros – Two Aussie teams into Gold fleet finals
A superb Day 3 on the water for Australian teams competing at the 2023 Mixed 470 European Championship, Nia Jerwood and Conor Nicholas (Australian Sailing Squad), along with Sophie Jackson and Angus Higgins (Australian Sailing Futures), making it into the…
