Hansa Worlds starts this week
The Royal Prince Aflfred Yacht Club has been a hive of activity this past week as they geared up for the 2025 Hansa Worlds. It is great to see such an event at my home club and makes you start…
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Brisbane Race Week is on again this May long week end!
Five days of racing, fun and frivolity on Moreton Bay this 2-7 May 2025 Brisbane Race Week is upon us once again, showcasing its signature array of diverse race formats over a festive five days from 2-7 May 2025 in…
BIA’s Discover Boating Campaign Inspires Australians to Get on the Water
The Boating Industry Association Ltd (BIA) has wrapped up its highly successful 2024-25 Discover Boating campaign, which ran from 15 November to 15 February in NSW, QLD, SA, VIC and TAS. Designed to encourage new, existing and lapsed boaters to…
Aussies’ final hopes end in dramatic wing collapse in San Fran
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – 23 March, 2025 – Tom Slingsby’s Australia Team’s hopes of making the Podium Final came crashing down on day two at the Oracle San Francisco Sail Grand Prix, as a catastrophic wing failure forced them out…
Wingfoil racing crowns its African King and Queen
Three times Wingfoil Racing World Cup champion Mathis Ghio of France has won the season opener in Dakhla, Morocco. The women’s competition was claimed by the 2024 series silver medallist Maddalena Spanu of Italy. Both gave dominant performances that will act as an ominous warning to their fellow competitors. Ghio needed just one race…
SailFest Newcastle concludes for 2025
Light airs, heavy airs, harbour starts and choppy windward-leewards … nothing phased the TP52 Matador as it took both IRC and TPR honours at the 6th annual SailFest Newcastle Regatta over the weekend. The result stretched the Cruising Yacht Club…
TP52 Pallas Capital Gold Cup Act 2 – Zen Returns & Matador Win
The second Act of the Pallas Capital Gold Cup for the TP52 Australia class took part alongside SailFest from the Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club on 22-23 March. Gordon Ketelbey’s Zen was welcomed back to the fleet as they continued their…
Canada SailGP Team flies to top of leaderboard
NorthStar Canada picked up where they left off, leading the fleet with 35 points after a dynamic first day of the Oracle San Francisco Sail Grand Prix. Driver Giles Scott enjoyed three podium finishes – including two wins – in the first four fleet…
Up and coming young athletes look to make their mark at the post
A week before the curtain goes up on the 54th Trofeo Princesa Sofia Mallorca by FERGUS Hotels, the entry lists are now almost definitive and confirm a historic post-Olympic edition, with almost 850 boats registered comparing favourably to the 779…
Aussies set for winner-takes-all final in San Francisco after opening day on the Bay
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – 22 March, 2025 – The opening day of the Oracle San Francisco Sail Grand Prix saw drama and close calls unfold on the Bay as trademark tactics from Tom Slingsby’s Australia crew earned them an impressive…
SailFest Newcastle 2025 Day 1
SailFest Newcastle Regatta 2025 got off to a flying start yesterday, with the TP52 and offshore fleets setting spinnakers inside the harbour and charging out the entrance for a passage race and two windward-leeward heats. Once offshore, a southerly gusting…
Melbourne Osaka – Roaring Forty challenge ends
Roaring Forty, the Lutra Boc Open 40, owned by Kevin Le Poidevin with co-skipper Darrell Greig, has sadly retired due to a broken boom from the 2025 Melbourne Osaka Cup today. “Just gutted not to be racing to Japan after…
Melbourne Osaka – A personal recount from the crew of White Spirit
White Spirit Finds Its Groove in the East Australian Current A personal recount from Cyrus Allen on White Spirit of their first 4 days in the Melbourne Osaka yacht race. White Spirit, a Beneteau First 50, thrives in stronger winds,…
Slingsby warns, “It takes bravery to race in San Francisco’s extreme conditions”
SAN FRANCISCO, USA – 21 March, 2025 – Australia’s Tom Slingsby admits it takes a lot of bravery from a team to sail in San Francisco, with high winds, big waves and cold conditions expected to cause carnage this weekend…
Australian Sailing releases second Annual Participation Report
Australian Sailing has released our second annual Participation Report, which details the results of our work partnering with Sailing Clubs, Class Associations and Discover Sailing Centres to meet the participation targets outlined in our 10-year Strategy, “SAILING 2032”. The Participation Report…
Brazil tops the podium in 2025 season opener of SailGP’s Impact League
Mubadala Brazil SailGP take the crown in the Impact League’s first focus area for 2025 – Race to Zero Waste Team’s commitment to the clean up project of Pombeda Island in Guanabara Bay, Rio, praised by judges for creating a…
34 nations now actively involved in Para Sailing
Issued on behalf of: World Sailing World Sailing has published a progress report on the World Sailing Para Inclusive Strategy 2024-2029, six months on from its launch with current participation data showing that 34 nations are now actively involved in…
Join Rally for Cruisers in 2025 Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race
Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) is excited to announce a Rally for Cruisers has been added to the second edition of the Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race, due to start on Sydney Harbour at 1pm on Saturday, 11 October….
B2G Yacht Race 2025
UPDATE – A reminder that race entries close on 31 March. Full details, including the Notice of Race and registration, can be found at brisbanetogladstone.com. The Countdown is on for the 2025 Gladstone Ports Corporation Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race. The…
SailFest Newcastle 2025 Preview
SailFest, one of Australia’s oldest and boldest regattas, will set sail today (March 20) and continue through to Sunday, bringing TP52 and ocean racing yachts, top-level keelboat fleet racers, off-the-beach craft and TrySailing dinghies to Newcastle Harbour. It comes 180…
Slingsby debriefs L.A. and looks to come back stronger in San Fran
by Miranda Blazeby SailGP Media Australia driver Tom Slingsby has debriefed the team’s racing performance in Los Angeles, which saw them finish third overall and struggle with starting on the second day of the event. Data provided by the F50 fleet…
Melbourne Osaka – Contrasting Conditions Unfold
Two very different race experiences are playing out on the track to Osaka. Zero, the IMX 40 skippered by Katsujiro Yamada, has hit its stride in the southern trade winds, leading on all handicaps with a solid pace. Meanwhile, Curious…
The Ocean Race – will return to Auckland in 2027
New Zealand will host the Southern Ocean stopover for the 12th time, with a 50-year anniversary on the horizon The Ocean Race, the world’s toughest test of a team in sport, will return to Auckland, New Zealand in the 2027…
SailGP’s 2025 Season to Be Most Technologically Advanced in Sailing History
Advanced AI integration and new fan experiences put SailGP at the forefront of the industry entering this weekend’s Oracle San Francisco Sail Grand Prix. MARCH 17, 2025, SAN FRANCISCO | The 2025 season of the Rolex SailGP Championship will be the most technologically…
Melbourne Osaka – A Small Divergence as the main fleet clear Wilson Promontory
Race update 18 March 7.30 am Day 2 sees the main fleet taking a small divergence on their route as they round Wilson Promontory. Three key factors come into play: the transition from westerlies to northerlies, the East Australian…
Entry open for Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta
When Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron (RMYS) opened entries for the 2025 Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta (AWKR), two teams were quick off the mark – one from Queensland and one a local entry. Queenslander Lisa Beecham was first in for the…
Main Start of Melbourne Osaka Cup Sets Sail
Twelve yachts have written their names into history, surging across the start line at Portsea (Melbourne) in the highly anticipated main fleet departure of the 9th Melbourne Osaka Cup. With two fleets already on their way and one more start…
Sydney Hobart – First Entrants Return to Settle Unfinished Business
Entries opened While the start of the 80th anniversary Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is still some time away, preparations are already well underway at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA). Excitement is building in anticipation of another strong…
The New JPK 11.80 a Versatile Choice available for inspection
Looking for the value option on the market for a yacht that will improve your Podium opportunities and family cruising occasions the Australian Made JPK 11.80 is the answer. Sydney based JPK Pacific have brought this amazing yacht to the…
Victorian and Western Australian Hobie Cat State Championships
A mix of conditions and new divisions at the 49th WA Hobie 16 Championships It was an ideal weekend in Western Australia for the 2025 Pitts Design and Construction WA Hobie 16 State Championships. Eight races were held on 1…
Canada triumphs in L.A., beating New Zealand and Australia in tense showdown
By Miranda Blazeby – SailGP Media NorthStar Canada has picked up its first event win since Christchurch in Season 3, triumphing over league heavyweights New Zealand and Australia in a tense Los Angeles showdown. The win was vindication for the Canadians…
Waszp – New 7.5 Rig Announced – V2 Rudder Update
V2 RUDDER DISTRIBUTION UPDATE We are now in the process of clearing our final pre-order deposit customers, with 3x shipments made this week. There are another 120 foils that will be ready to send to Europe by the middle of…
JJ Giltinan 2025 Race 9 Report
Winnings 2025 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff World Championship – Race 9 sponsor: The Kitchen Maker Sunday 16 March 2025 – Sydney Harbour The Yandoo team of Tom Needham, Fang Warren and Lewis Brake became the world 18 footer champions…
New Zealand sits in first at Los Angeles SailGP
New Zealand currently leads the Rolex Los Angeles Sail Grand Prix with 31 points after winning two of four fleet races on the opening day. Northstar Canada and Australia are close behind with 28 and 27 points, respectively. The home…
Transat Paprec – new impetus for gender diversity
For the second time in its long history, the double-handed transatlantic race on equal terms will be entirely made up of mixed doubles. A major step forward, spurred on by the arrival of Paprec as title partner of the event…
New Wave World Champions Crowned in Cabo Verde
Suardiaz and Berzolla claim the 2025 GWA Wingfoil Wave World Titles in Cape Verde GWA Wingfoil World Cup Cape Verde powered by Armstrong Foils – Cape Verde | 13 – 21 March, 2025 The GWA Wingfoil World Cup Cape Verde…
Manly 16s Old Buffers Day
Their bodies might have been screaming for mercy, but there was nowhere else a group of Manly Skiff Club greats would rather have been as they turned back the clock at the annual Old Buffers Day. Fourteen Manly alumni pulled…
Melbourne Osaka Main Start Delayed
After careful consideration, Race Officials from the on-water management team, the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria, have decided to err on the side of caution after strong winds and heavy seas were forecast for Sunday afternoon. “It’s a long race,…
SailGP is in Los Angeles
SailGP has arrived in Los Angeles and the 12-strong F50 fleet is gearing up to do battle at the fourth event of the season! France has wasted no time in announcing its latest investor; footballing superstar Kylian Mbappé, with driver…
Grae Morris Wins Round 2 of iQFOiL International Games
Grae Morris has stormed to victory in Round 2 of the iQFOiL International Games in Cadiz, Spain, claiming his first major international win. Taking on a stacked fleet of 74 top-tier sailors, Morris was in a league of his own,…
