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A first hand account by Magnus Wheatley The opportunity for a non-professional sailor to ride aboard an AC75 is, undoubtedly, a once-in-a-lifetime experience and something so scarce in sailing to be almost unfathomable. So tight are the America’s Cup testing…
Advances in design and technology shape the diverse line up of exhibitors at the 2023 Sydney International Boat Show, 3 – 6 August at the International Convention Centre, Sydney and adjacent Cockle Bay. With the opportunity for visitors to see…
On Friday 5th May, Making Waves Queensland took delivery of their latest program yacht “The Tribe” (a Farr 40) which was trucked all the way from South Australia, with Federal Member for Bonner Ross Vasta MP, Julian Martin, CEO of…
Nothing can interfere with the Beneteau Pittwater Cup The 2023 Beneteau Pittwater Cup marked the 22nd running of this popular event. Beneteaus from Sydney Harbour, Gosford, Lake Macquarie, Newcastle and Port Stephens often attend, and this year would be no…
The first leg of the 2023 Pro Sailing Tour concluded in dramatic fashion on Sunday with the leading two trimarans separated by less than one minute after 42 hours of high-intensity racing. Erwan Le Roux on Koesio – racing with…
Once again, the vagaries of the weather played havoc with the fleet on Day 2 of racing at the 2023 Mixed 470 European Championship in San Remo, Italy where the only race of the day was abandoned in its final…
While many were predicting the second day of inshore/coastal competition for the IMA Maxi European Championship would be cancelled due to the heinous conditions forecast and even an official storm warning issued because of an intense depression passing over Naples,…
The U23 Finn World Champion, Domonkos Nemeth from Hungary, laid down a marker on the third day of the 2023 Open and U23 Finn Europeans in Csopak, Hungary with two emphatic wins that puts him back at the top of…
Day 1 of racing at the 2023 Mixed 470 European Championship was punctuated by a long delay ashore followed by a thunderstorm and lightning on the waters of San Remo in Italy where the Australian teams taking part did not…
The Bay of Naples lived up to its reputation as one of yacht racing’s trickiest venues on the first of four days of inshore racing for the IMA Maxi European Championship. With the northwesterly wind starting light to moderate, the…
Laurent Hay, from France, has taken the lead at the 2023 Open and U23 Finn Europeans in Csopak, Hungary, after just one race was possible on the second day on Lake Balaton. Filipe Silva, from Portugal, moves up to second…
With the Team Australia Challenge (TAC) confirmed to race in the Youth and Women’s America’s Cup in Barcelona 2024, local organisers have been receiving expressions of interest from around the country online – with the application period due to close…
Racing gets underway at the 2023 Mixed 470 European Championship on Monday local time at Marina degli Aregai, on the waters of San Remo in Italy, where three teams will represent Australia. Nia Jerwood and Conor Nicholas, Australian Sailing Squad)…
Australian Grae Morris has scored a breakthrough sixth place at the iQFOiL European Championships after finishing third in his quarter final, a result good enough to win the Under 21 European Championship title. After nearly four hours waiting for 40…
With the 26 strong maxi fleet sub-divided into three classes, the remainder of the Regata dei Tre Golfi maxi fleet arrived throughout the course of yesterday afternoon. Giuseppe Puttini’s Swan 65 ketch Shirlaf was last home at 17:45CEST. Due to…
Hungary’s Domonkos Nemeth won both races on the opening day of the 2023 Open and U23 Finn Europeans at Csopak on Lake Balaton, on Sunday. Laurent Hay, from France is in second with Filipe Silva, from Portugal in third. 70…
I know it has only just wrapped up for 2023, but this is a reminder that the dates for 2024 are April 15-20 for the Passage Series and April 26-28 for the Windward-Leewards. Please note that this unavoidably coincides with…
Mark Foy fathered the sport of 18 footer racing when he staged a regatta, featuring his spectator-driven concept, on Sydney Harbour in January 1892, but Foy was far more than a ‘one-trick pony’. Born in the southern Australian state of…
Australian Sailing Squad athlete Grae Morris will enter tomorrow’s Medal Race at the iQFOiL European Championships in fifth place, after a complex final day of fleet racing in Patras, Greece. “Light wind course racing in around 13 knots today, but…
For its 26 competitors, the IMA Maxi European Championship set sail at 1700 yesterday with its offshore race, Regata dei Tre Golfi, running between Naples and Sorrento via the turning marks of Ponza in the north and Li Galli, off…
Sydneysider Grae Morris is stitching together a stunning set of results at the iQFOiL European Championships, with yet another race win has moving him up to sixth overall with two days of racing to come in Greece. In lighter conditions…
AUTHOR: Harry Fisher The stage is set for a much anticipated SAILING Champions League Asia Pacific Final as 16 teams will go head to head on 20-21 May to see who will be crowned the best sailing club in the…
The 2023 edition of the Pro Sailing Tour got off to a flying start today as a quintet of high-performance foiling trimarans were launched from La Seyne-sur-Mer in southeastern France on what promised to be a frenetic first leg across…
Dateline: Les Sables d’Olonne, Friday, 12th of May, 2023 Michael Guggenberger (AUT) started the race with a few impediments compared to other entrants in the GGR. First, he is coming from land-locked Austria when most of the other entrants grew…
Grae Morris (Australian Sailing Squad and NSWIS) continued his push on day three of the iQFOiL European Championships in Patras Greece, with his second win of the event lifting him up to 8th place in the men’s fleet. After two…
More than 70 Finn sailors from 21 nations are heading to Lake Balaton in Hungary for the 2023 Open and U23 Finn Europeans, which opens on Saturday after two days of equipment checks and registration. Lake Balaton is the traditional…
While the top prize in the Rolex Fastnet Race is the Fastnet Challenge Cup for the winner of IRC Overall, considerable kudos comes with finishing first on the water. This will be especially true for the monohull line honours winner…
With Leg 4 now finished, three teams are within one point on the overall leaderboard… Skipper Paul Meilhat and his Biotherm team had a long wait to get to the finish on Thursday morning in Newport, Rhode Island. With an…
The Boating Industry Association Ltd (BIA) today launched a Sustainability in the Boating Industry Award, as well as a call for nominations for the BIA Apprentice of the Year Awards for 2023. The Sustainability Award was launched in line with…
Athletes were greeted with wild winds gusting to over 40 knots on arrival at the venue on day two of the iQFOiL European Championships in Patras, Greece. When the conditions eased enough to allow the fleets out onto the water…
Leg 4 results mean the leaderboard is close heading into the transatlantic leg 11th Hour Racing Team won Leg 4 of The Ocean Race, leading the fleet into their hometown of Newport, Rhode Island on a spectacular spring afternoon in…
The leaders are within sight of each of other, racing in very light winds on the final morning of Leg 4 Wednesday has dawned with a beautiful morning in Newport, Rhode Island. It’s a cool, crisp, spring day, with bright…
Brest, France Words: Gemma Hamaini Photos: Christian Guzman The GWA Wingfoil European Championships in Brest were held under strong and stormy conditions, which made for an exceptional week of Surf-Slalom and FreeFly-Slalom action. SURF-FREESTYLE Women’s Result: 1st – Orane Ceris…
Capt Gugg Set for GGR Podium Tomorrow, Last of Three from 16 Starters! Dateline: Les Sables d’Olonne, Wednesday, 10th of May, 2023 With just under 200 miles to the finish in Les Sables d’Olonne and nearly 30,000 miles sailed over…
The iQFOiL European Championships in Patras, Greece, got underway yesterday in solid 20-25 knot winds, making it a big opening day for the athletes. “It was a solid day of racing in over 20 knots on the waters of Patras…
All safe on board GUYOT environnement – Team Europe as the fleet emerges from a heinous North Atlantic storm The GUYOT environnement – Team Europe crew is safe and working on a jury rig after dismasting in a fierce north…
After more than four decades of sailing and 2,000 races Gavin Ward could be forgiven for scaling back his boating endeavours – but the opposite is true.Ward is re-joining well-known brand Windcraft Yachts as the Sales Manager for Queensland, the…
The 2023 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show is just a few weeks away, and we have an extraordinary lineup at this year’s events, including the World Premiere and Asia Pacific Premiere of four new models! Make sure you register to…
Share the Yacht, Live the Dream Yacht Share Mariner have 2/6 shares available in THE NEW FOUNTAINE PAJOT, ASTRÉA 42. This yacht is distinguished by the abundance of natural light, energetic lines, elegant living spaces and unparalleled comfort, while delivering…
Multihull Central recently test-sailed the HH50-SC Synergy performance cruising catamaran on the Gold Coast. A detailed video has been produced showing the countless features of this boat. Conditions were light and lumpy, however, these proved a good test for this…
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