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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, 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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 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,…
Winnings 2025 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship – Race 8 Sponsor: Smeg Trophy: Big Kite Memorial Trophy – Saturday, 15 March 2025 – Sydney Harbour The Yandoo team of Tom Needham, Fang Warren and Lewis Brake went into today’s Race…
Race update 14th March 11 am. After a challenging first week, Curious Roo, the S&S34, has found its rhythm, reaching the Southern Trade Winds for a smooth, glamour run, having navigated the Australian Eastern Current with impressive skill. “We battled…
France’s impressive return to the F50 fleet in Sydney after sitting out the first two events of the season has been captured in the latest episode of Racing on the Edge. Quentin Delapierre’s squad sat out the season opener in…
SailGP Media Release: ROCKWOOL Racing SailGP Team has boosted its ranks ahead of the upcoming Rolex Los Angeles Sail Grand Prix, by securing the loan signing of Olympic champion Will Ryan from Australia SailGP Team. The Aussie sailor, who took…
Two Australian sailing drawcards are expected to generate bumper fleets and an increased international presence when Hamilton Island Race Week in August marks 40 years and the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race in December marks 80. Numbers are climbing quickly…
The Ocean Race Europe, which showcases the best female and male IMOCA sailors in the world in a race that connects the Baltic with the Mediterranean and Adriatic Seas with races between seven iconic cities and countries, is adding a…
The International Laser Class Association has awarded the right to conduct the 2027 ILCA Under-21 World Championships to ILCAVic in Melbourne, Australia. The “2027 Performance Sailcraft ILCA Under 21 World Championships” will take place between the 10th and 17th Jan…
Mini Globe Race 2025: Leg One 1200 miles – Antigua to Panama – A Thrilling Start to a Global 26000 mile Adventure The inaugural McIntyre Mini Globe Race (MGR) has officially set sail, and what a start it’s been! The…
Winnings 2025 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship – Race 7 Sponsor: Marine Outlet Trophy: Bill Miller Memorial Trophy – Thursday, 13 March 2025 – Sydney Harbour With just one point separating the two leading contenders for the Winnings 2025 JJ…
LONG BEACH, CA (13 March 2025) The prestigious Long Beach Yacht Club Congressional Cup, this year celebrating its milestone 60th Anniversary, today confirmed the line-up of ten skippers from seven countries to compete at the anniversary event from 30 April-4 May….
Be part of history The 80th anniversary of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is expected to attract huge interest from sailors from Australia and around the globe, all eager to participate in the milestone event. Registration for the most anticipated…
This story takes me back a few years to my early sailing days on the inland lakes and reservoirs in the UK. Looks like the Fireball has come a long way since those days. The New Fireball – A collaboration…
Italy’s European Champion Alessandro Marega continues to lead the Finn World Ranking List as the fleet prepares to head into the first major event of 2025. He holds a 50-point lead over Peter Peet from The Netherlands with Switzerland’s Christoph…
GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Cape Verde 2025 The GKA Kite World Tour is excited to return to the Cape Verdean island of Sal for the first Kite-Surf event of the 2025 season. Cape Verde is one of the best wave…
Winnings 2025 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship – Race sponsor: Vaikobi Trophy: A.J. Reynolds – Wednesday, 12 March 2025 – Sydney Harbour Today’s wind was light and shifty as it was yesterday, but the results of the two short-course races…
COWES, 11 March 2025: This year’s special centenary edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Rolex Fastnet Race may have the biggest fleet on record when it sets sail from Cowes on 26 July. In 2023 the race had 430 entries…
The countdown has begun for the 2025 sailing season, and we’re excited to announce that entries are now officially open for the 2025 World and European Championships! 🏆🌊 After an action-packed 2024, sailors from around the world are gearing up for two…
Winings 2025 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship – Race Sponsor: Harken Trophy: Alan Cole Memorial Trophy – Tuesday, 11 March 2025 – Sydney Harbour Two short-course races with rain and light, variable easterly conditions on Day 3 of the…
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