Amazing Sunrise
With the 2022 Hobart gone but not forgotten the fact that the JPK 11.80 “Sunrise” sailed over a third of the race with a broken Boom replaced by 2 Pipe cots and went on to win Division 3 IRC and…
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GKA Kite-Surf World Cup – Final Day
Spain’s Matchu Lopes came from behind to seize victory in a clash for the ages in the opening round of the GKA Kite-Surf World Cup on the Cape Verde island of Sal. Lopes, who calls Cape Verde home, defeated his…
2025 Melbourne Osaka Cup
The 9th Melbourne Osaka Cup, the longest longitudinal short-handed crewed race in the world, is open for entry. With 152 expressions of interest from around 11 countries, the 5500 nautical miles which traverses the Pacific from South to North is…
2023 Fireball Australian Championships
It was great to have the Fireball Australian Championships sailed back in Adelaide at a “country club” in the “city”: Somerton Yacht Club. The very friendly Somerton volunteers turned on the hospitality and organisation to make it a fun event…
March episode of the World Sailing Show
The main feature of the March episode of the World Sailing Show returns to the Canary Islands for the Lanzarote International Regatta where 360 sailors from six classes took to the water for eight days of races. Big winds, even…
GKA Kite-Surf World Cup – Day 2
Reigning world champion James Carew was dumped from the GKA Kite-Surf World Cup on the second day of the contest on Cape Verde in epic waves. The Australian, who was hoping to land a third successive title, lost the day’s…
Countdown is on for TP52 Gold Cup Series
Eight TP52s are slated for the Sydney Harbour start line for the second edition of the 2023 Pallas Capital TP52 Gold Cup Series on March 25-26. Inshore and offshore courses in NSW are the settings for the four-part series, organised…
2023 Tasar Victorian State titles
A large and competitive fleet of Tasar sailors from all over Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania descended on the Sandringham Yacht Club (SYC) for the 2023 Victorian Tasar State Titles sponsored by Rooster Sailing. The event was…
Globe40 – Arrival of iconic Canadian Skipper Melodie Schaffer
Canadian competitor Mélodie Schaffer rounded off her circumnavigation of the globe today by crossing the finish line of the final leg in Lorient at 09H20 hours UTC. Aboard her WHISKEY JACK with American Tom Pierce, she completes the course in…
18ft Skiffs – Queen of the Harbour
Karly Zinga became the Australian 18 Footers League’s Queen of Sydney Harbour when she teamed with John Winning, Fang Warren and Josh Porebski on Yandoo to win the annual event today. Yandoo’s crew grabbed the lead soon after the start…
Ocean Race – All lined up with one way to go
Incredibly, the 4 IMOCAs are lined up alongside each other in a slow drag race to the east On Saturday it seemed as if the race couldn’t get any closer. By Sunday morning UTC that was proved wrong. Today, all…
WingFoil Racing World Cup Abu Dhabi – Final Day
After three intense days of competition, the Ad Ports Group Wingfoil Racing World Cup Abu Dhabi concluded with no racing on the final day due to a lack of wind. So the wearers of the yellow bibs, Paula Novotna (CZE)…
Canada claims maiden SailGP event in Christchurch
CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND – March 19, 2023 – Canada became the fifth different team to win a SailGP Season 3 event with a thrilling victory over New Zealand and Australia in the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix | Christchurch…
Kite-Surf Opener in Cape Verde
DAY ONE: PONTA PRETA DELIVERS The legendary waves of Cape Verde were firing for the first clashes of the opening GKA Kite-Surf World Cup which has drawn the globe’s top athletes to fight for honours. The women’s competition kicked off…
Wearn finishes third at ILCA European Championships
Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Matt Wearn (AST) has finished best of the Australians competing at the ILCA European Championships in Andora, Italy, while Tokyo Olympian, Mara Stransky (ASS), has come out the top Australian in the ILCA 6 in what…
WingFoil Racing World Cup Abu Dhabi – Day 3
Eight short course races completed on day three of the Ad Ports Group Wingfoil Racing World Cup Abu Dhabi, and there were some very tired wingfoilers coming ashore at the end of racing. Light winds are the hardest work for…
Australians and Kiwis battle at the NZ Sail GP
Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND- 18 MARCH, 2023 – The Bledisloe Cup style rivalrybetween the New Zealand and Australia teams was on full display on the first day ofracing at the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix in Christchurch. The two teams…
2023 ILCA Senior Europeans – Final Day
A great day of sailing to wrap the 2023 ILCA Senior European Championships & Open European Trophy in great shape at Circolo Nautico Andora in Italy. Good breeze of around 10 knots and good swell accompanied the action during the…
Venue announced for first Preliminary Regatta of the 37th America’s Cup
The historic Catalonian port of Vilanova i la Geltrú, has today been announced as the Host Venue for the first Preliminary Regatta of the 37th America’s Cup, with racing to take place over four days between 14-17th September 2023 in…
Ocean Race – Coming together in the not-so-Furious 50s
Unusual conditions have seen fleet compress further to the point of a ‘re-start’… As forecast, lighter than usual conditions just ahead of the fleet have provided an effective re-start of leg 3, just after the four IMOCAs reached the halfway…
GRYPHON SOLO 2 crossed the GLOBE40 finish line
GRYPHON SOLO2: THE END OF THE GREAT ADVENTURE AROUND THE PLANET The American competitor GRYPHON SOLO 2 crossed the GLOBE40 finish line today in front of Lorient at 07:53 UTC. In 3rd position on this leg Joe Harris and Roger…
Wingfoil Racing World Cup Abu Dhabi
Six short course races in one afternoon, it was a busy second day of competition at the Ad Ports Group Wingfoil Racing World Cup Abu Dhabi. In the women’s fleet, new girl on the block Karolina Kluszczynska (POL) took a…
Michelle Lee – Ocean Rower
What a difference this week has made. Michelle has made incredible progress, completing almost 100nm in the last 5 day thanks to favourable conditions and great easterly winds. As of today, she has just under 400nm to go, with her…
Wearn remains on top in tricky day at ILCA European Champs
Light airs with a big swell returned on Day 5 of the ILCA European Championships in Andora, Italy, where two races were held in the ILCA 6 (Women’s) and ILCA 7 (Men’s) fleet on a day when an unprecedented protest…
Classics head for 50th Rolex Fastnet Race
Appropriately, given the 2023 Rolex Fastnet Race will be the 50th edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s premier event, a significant number of classic yachts are entered, competing for the Dorade Cup. In 2021, Paul Moxon’s Amokura was the…
Ocean Race – Steady progress towards Cape Horn
As four IMOCAs march past the halfway point of leg 3 in southern latitudes, GUYOT environnement – Team Europe starts sailing towards Brazil to rejoin the next leg… Team Holcim PRB retains its lead on Thursday, as the fleet compresses…
SailGP has arrived in WHAKARAUPŌ, Lyttelton Harbour
The natural amphitheater is set to host a key showdown of the season, with a number of teams battling for qualification for the looming Season 3 Grand Final. There are just four points separating New Zealand in second and Emirates…
SEC HAYAI takes outright victory in GLOBE40
Off Lorient, Brittany, the Dutch crew on SEC HAYAI made up of Frans Budel and Ysbrand Endt, crossed the finish line of the 8th and final leg of the GLOBE40 at 19:41 UTC this Wednesday. The Anglo-American crew on AMHAS,…
Matt Wearn takes lead at ILCA European Champs
Day 4 of the ILCA European Championships in Andora, Italy and Australian sailors came into their own in the best winds and most stable conditions to-date, the ILCA 6 (Women’s fleet) reeling off three races and the ILCA 7 (Men’s)…
18ft Skiffs – Winning by name, a winner by nature
High achieving individual from a high achieving family It’s never easy for a young man to follow in the footsteps of a famous father, but it’s not impossible if you are John (Herman) Winning, the son of 18 Footer sailing…
Australian Sailing Hall of Fame nominations now open
Australian Sailing in collaboration with the Australian National Maritime Museum are excited to announce that nominations have now opened for the prestigious Australian Sailing Hall of Fame. The only elite sailing institution of its kind in the country, the Australian…
ILCA Senior Europeans – Day 3
A hectic third day of competition at the 2023 ILCA Senior European Championships & Open European Trophy in Italy. Activity began early this morning, with the first warning scheduled at 09:00, but at that time there was no wind, so…
Ocean Race – Repairs and racing along the ice limit
The race continues while each team battles to keep boats operating in racing trim Following the distribution of points at the scoring gate on Sunday, teams are now consolidating their positions and working through job lists to keep the boats…
Cherub Nationals – Perth – Accommodation
The Cherub Nationals are fast approaching for the 2023-24 season. The event will be held at Perth Dinghy Sailing club from the 27/12/23 till the 4/01/24. We have put together a list of three accommodation options for your interest. Wonil…
GWA Wingfoil World Cup New Zealand
Crowning our Champions at the GWA Wingfoil World Cup New Zealand.There was a light breeze for the final of the GWA Wingfoil World Cup in New Zealand where we managed to complete men’s elimination 5, and women’s eliminations 12 and…
Ocean Race – Back to the grind
Teams focus on ice limits and Cape Horn after collecting points It’s back to work Monday for the IMOCA sailors in The Ocean Race. Following record breaking conditions on Saturday and the leg 3 scoring gate on Sunday, the workaday…
What’s happening in the America’s Cup
Time is the great enemy of any America’s Cup campaign, so February and the first half of March have been a busy time with a noticeable ramping up of the intensity all round. The northern hemisphere winter has been cold…
Manly 16s Short-Course Pointscore
Sailing Racing produced a performance to match the occasion last Saturday, peeling off consecutive short course victories to celebrate 10 years in the Manly 16ft Skiff Club fleet. Skipper Felix Grech and crew Tom Potter and Paul Darmanin joined the…
Mara Stransky best in light air at ILCA European Champs
Conditions continued light and shifty at the ILCA European Championships in Andora, Italy, where an attempt at a race in the ILCA 7 (Men’s) was abandoned and just one race in the ILCA 6 (Women’s) completed, with Mara Stransky the…
Fumanchu2 wins Etchells Victorian Champs
Mark Roberts and his team of Ben Lamb and Jake Newman on AUS1473 Fumanchu2 won the Etchells Victorian Championship today, Monday 13 March with an eight-point margin over the current National Champions, John Bertrand, Lewis Brake and George Richardson sailing…
