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CHASING A SLICE OF HISTORY One skipper is planning a party while another wants to gate crash it. The fight for the prestigious Manly 16ft club championship gets underway on Saturday with the opening two heats of the 2023/24 campaign….
Welcome to the third edition of our newsletter 2023, brining you updates and information about Etchells regattas and events happening all around the world in the third quarter of the year and into 2024. The full calendar of events is available here. Please feel free to…
By Margherita Pelaschier / Global Solo Challenge On Saturday, September 30, under a clear sky and a light breeze from the southeast which later shifted to the north and summer temperatures above 25 degrees, two more competitors from the Global…
A TRIUMPH OF SAILING EXCELLENCE Bartercard Sail Paradise 2023 concluded with three days of thrilling yacht racing, set against the stunning backdrop of the sunny Gold Coast, Australia. The event showcased sporty racing conditions, thanks to a brisk 22-knot nor’…
Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club 17th July to 1st August 2025 – Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK Following the Pre-Notice of Race announcement for the 2025 Admiral’s Cup on 19th July 2023, the Royal Ocean Racing Club has…
Jake Julien’s Rated X Crowned M32 World Champion NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND Oct. 1, 2023 The perfect ending to a perfect season: Jake Julien, Keith Swinton, Rhys Mara, Julius Hallstrom, and Jeff McCooey won the M32 World Championship. It’s the crown…
SailGP Technologies relocates to England to better service growing global league AUCKLAND – New Zealand – October 3, 2023 – Rocket Lab USA, Inc, a global leader in launch and space systems, has acquired SailGP Technologies’ world-class manufacturing complex in…
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez is continuing to gain momentum as the week gets off to a flying start. With 40 Maxi-Yachts hitting the racetrack yesterday, today a fleet of Modern yachts also joined the fray. 123 ‘fast cruisers’ split into…
Acclaimed adventurer and world record holding sailor Lisa Blair unveils shocking extent of microplastic pollution from her Antarctica expedition Australian world record solo sailor Lisa Blair has revealed the shocking extent of microplastic pollution in the Southern Ocean in the…
The sponsoring partnership continues The Australian 18 Footers League is always aware of the need to develop a good relationship with its sponsorship partners, so it’s no surprise that The Kitchen Maker will be lining up for its 13th consecutive…
GULL LAKE, MICHIGAN – The Vintage Gold Cup and ISCYRA announce the final results for the 2023 Vintage Gold Cup. For the second day in a row all races were canceled; the results remain the same as after first day…
Jake Julien and Jen Wilson Lead the M32 World Championship on the Penultimate DayNEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND (Sept. 30, 2023) The M32 fleet has a new landscape. On the eve of the M32 World Championship finale, Jake Julien and Jen Wilson…
RACING CONDITION PEAK AND COMPETITION BECOMES FEIRCE The second day of Bartercard Sail Paradise commenced promptly, setting the stage for an action-packed series of races in truly magical conditions for yacht racing enthusiasts. With the wind blowing steadily at 20…
Les Voiles 2023 hits the racetrack! 40 gleaming Maxi Yachts kicked off today’s action in a gulf bathed in sunshine reminiscent of the height of the summer in southern France. With it came close-contact racing, tactics and strategy too. The…
No pressure. Australia SailGP strategist Natasha (Tash) Bryant gets in some helming practice ahead of last year’s Sail Grand Prix in Cadiz. Normally it is Bryant whispering in the ear of SailGP king Tom Slingsby but now she has the…
Day six of the GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Dakhla held the prospect of a mouthwatering showdown between the first and second seeds, Airton Cozzolino (ITA) and Matchu Lopes (ESP). The two met earlier than expected after Cozzolino lost an opening…
A big surprise awaits regular visitors to Les Voiles de Tropez. Indeed, the beating heart and the nerve centre of this major yachting regatta in France’s Var region is switching locations to the iconic Jean Réveille jetty, which wraps around…
Skipper Marie Tabarly and her determined Pen Duick VI crew were first to cross the doldrums, reach the South Easterly Trades and yesterday morning first to cross the equator. She is now 337 nm ahead of their closest rivals Spirit of Helsinki. Cementing their…
The second Steering the Course global women’s sailing festival of 2023 officially gets underway on Friday 29 September as sailing clubs, Member National Authorities (MNAs) and volunteers around the world showcase the range of opportunities within the sport. Kicking off…
GULL LAKE, MICHIGAN – The Vintage Gold Cup and ISCYRA announce results of the first day of racing in light and variable winds. The three scheduled races were completed with very close racing. At the top of the days result are Brazilians Lars Grael and Mauricio Bueno with a 5-1-1 performance. In second place is local skipper Josh…
NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND (Sept. 28, 2023) Twelve teams are in motion at the big dance in Newport, Rhode Island. Today was a tricky, shifty day at the M32 World Championship. One team stands tallest. Jen Wilson’s consistent Convergence team is…
Aspire (POL 17, Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Przemysław Gacek, Edward Wright) has won the 2023 5.5 Metre World Championship at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, Porto Cervo, Sardinia, after a tense final day on the water in light winds with just one race…
The sailing competition at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou saw six more places claimed for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The men’s dinghy qualification spot went to Singapore while Malaysia made sure they will be on the startline of…
Brimming with new features in celebration of the 25th edition of Les Voiles de Saint Tropez, festivities will kick off today, Friday 29 September, and draw to a close late afternoon on Sunday 8 October. First to take centre stage,…
Aspire (POL 17, Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Przemysław Gacek, Edward Wright) and Artemis (NOR 57, Kristian Nergaard, Johan Barne, Trond Solli-Saether) extended on the fleet with a race win apiece on the penultimate day of the 2023 5.5 Metre World Championship at the Yacht Club…
The annual Gold Coast Open Day, hosted by The Yacht Sales Co and Multihull Solutions, will return on Saturday 4 November to delight boating enthusiasts looking to buy, sell or just get the most out of their yacht. Featuring a jam-packed…
David Rose (Rosie), the skipper of ‘Wedgetail, has a formidable vessel under his command. Launched in 2005, ‘Wedgetail’ is a Welbourn 42 with a distinctive white carbon hull, a sweeping shape, and an unmistakable eagle motif. This yacht is a…
The start of the 2023 Rolex Middle Sea Race is just under four weeks away. When entries closed on Friday, 22 September, 109 yachts had entered representing 25 countries including Kazakhstan, San Marino and Israel – all three thought to…
Artemis (NOR 57, Kristian Nergaard, Johan Barne, Trond Solli-Saether) put in the best performance on day 3 of the 2023 5.5 Metre World Championship at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, Porto Cervo, Sardinia, to pull back to within three points of…
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia – September 27, 2023 – Halifax has been selected as the first-ever city in Canada to host a Sail Grand Prix. The inaugural ROCKWOOL Canada Sail Grand Prix will take place June 1-2, 2024. Known as…
With no less than twelve teams entered for the Youth and Puig Women’s America’s Cup competitions in Barcelona in 2024, AC40 training has begun for the fast-coming next generation of foiling talent. As teams start to form around the world,…
A crazy start and an even crazier finish saw the lightweight Red Pumps Red finish second in Manly 16ft Skiff Club’s long course pointscore race after sailing “blind” for most of last Saturday’s race. Red Pumps Red was one of…
Dateline: Tuesday, 26/09/2023 At 12:09 UTC, Outlaw AU (08) / Captain Campbell Mackie, contacted McIntyre Ocean Globe race headquarters stating they’d come in contact with a sole male drifting in a 20ft canoe, 90nm off the coast of Dakar. The…
It’s time to register for States and Sprints! The Cherub.org.au website is back up and running and we are happy to invite all NSW sailors, new and old, to register for participation in the 2023/24 NSW Cherub State Championship and…
ACCOMMODATION & EARLY ARRIVAL INFORMATION Things are starting to heat up for the 2023 International WASZP Games in Sorrento – Australia. With 60 entries already we are well on our way to the expected 120+ fleet, with over half of…
Report from Day Three & Four – Dakhla, Morocco The GWA Wingfoil World Cup Dakhla, presented by Armstrong Foils, which marks the final Wave stop on the calendar, concluded after four days of non-stop action. Moona Whyte, from the US,…
Aspire (POL 17, Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Przemysław Gacek, Edward Wright) has taken the lead at the 2023 5.5 Metre World Championship at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, Porto Cervo, Sardinia, after two more races on Tuesday, in very different conditions. The Jean Genie (GBR…
WSG to provide advisory services on commercial partnerships for the purpose-driven sports league LONDON – September 26, 2023 – In a year that has seen explosive growth in the interest and investment of women’s sport, the Women’s Sports Group (WSG)…
Entries are officially OPEN and the Notice of Race is LIVE for the 2023-2024 Australian Hobie CatNational Championships. Taking place in Manly, Brisbane out of the widely renowned RoyalQueensland Yacht Squadron, the Queensland Hobie Cat Association have been working tirelesslybehind…
After winning the Scandinavian Gold Cup here on Sunday, on Monday The Jean Genie (GBR 43, Peter Morton, Andrew Palfrey, Ruairadh Scott) showed the fleet a clean pair of heels to win the first two races of the 2023 5.5 Metre World…
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