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Are you ready to dive into the world of cool boat names that will make you the talk of the marina? Naming a boat is a time-honored tradition, and finding the perfect name that captures your vessel’s personality is an…
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Multi-award-winning Elan E6 debuts at SIBS
Sydney-based Performance Cruising Yachts will have two yachts on display at the Sydney International Boat Show (SIBS) from 3 to 6 August, including one debutante.In exciting news, the company is set to debut the stunning and multi-award-winning Elan E6 together…
Start of the Rolex Fastnet Race – The worlds biggest offshore race begins
Saturday 22 July- The Solent shoreline was packed deep with spectators braving the conditions to witness the greatest assortment of offshore yacht racing hardware ever assembled. The special 50th edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Rolex Fastnet Race set…
Aussies gear up for high-stakes race at LA SailGP
LOS ANGELES – July 21, 2023 – The anticipation is at an all-time high as Australia readies itself to fight for the inaugural Oracle Los Angeles Sail Grand Prix, commencing tomorrow. SailGP’s most challenging track in history awaits the ten…
Fastnet – Brisk conditions for todays start may favour the big boats
COWES, UK, 21 JULY 2023: Momentum is building towards tomorrow afternoon’s start of the 50th Rolex Fastnet Race. More and more boats are arriving in Cowes and to moorings and berths across the Solent. Meanwhile an armada has left from…
50th Rolex Fastnet Edition – How it all began
COWES, UK, 20 JULY 2023: 2023 and 2025 will be landmark years for the Royal Ocean Racing Club, with this year seeing the celebrations for the 50th edition of its premier event, the Rolex Fastnet Race. This sets sail from…
SailGP and CBS Sports expand partnership for Season 4
NEW YORK CITY – July 20, 2023 – SailGP, one of the world’s fastest growing sport leagues, announced today an increased partnership with CBS Sports including 12 dedicated hours on the CBS Television Network and Paramount+, doubling the network coverage…
Admiral’s Cup Pre-Notice of Race issued – Interest from 11 Nations
Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club 17th July to 1st August 2025 – Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK 19 July 2023, RORC LONDON: The Royal Ocean Racing Club is delighted to announce the publication of the Pre-Notice of Race…
Keeping Queensland mariners safe in military exercises
Queensland’s major trading ports will be hosting some of the world’s most powerful warships over the coming weeks with Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) playing a key support role in this year’s Exercise Talisman Sabre. Regional Harbour Masters in Brisbane, Gladstone,…
18ft Skiffs – Tony Russell, controversial world champion
The world of 18 footer sailing, and many of the men who sailed the boats, in the early years of the 20th century was a far-removed type of sailing to the professional racing and competitors who steer their high-tech machines…
150+ WASZPs on one start line!
What a way to start the 2023 WASZP European Games in Quiberon France. One of the most spectacular scenes in sailing, with 150+ WASZPs on the same start line for the Marathon race to begin the overall championship qualifying series….
Windcraft Cruising Expo 2023
As the Boat Show season in Sydney approaches, Windcraft is pleased to be able to announce the largest selection of award winning Cruising Yachts on display this year at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) in Rushcutters Bay, Sydney….
Eyachts set to make a splash at the Sydney Boat Show
Leading Australian and New Zealand dealer Eyachts, is set to make a splash at the Sydney Boat Show with their biggest stand ever, featuring four exciting brands; RAND, Axopar, Pardo Yachts and Greenline Yachts. Located at the main entrance in…
TMG Yachts @ SIBS
Join TMG in Sydney for the Sydney International Boat Show 2023 where they will be displaying their Lagoon 46 & SIXTY 5 + PRESTIGE 420S & 460 REGISTRATION IS ESSENTIAL This will also be our first every PRESTIGE display with…
Stellar Lineup of New Models at Sydney International Boat Show
The Yacht Sales Co and Multihull Solutions will have one of their largest displays ever at the 2023 Sydney International Boat Show with a line-up of six models, including the global and Asia Pacific premieres of three new yachts. The…
Pittwater Artist Trail Open Studios – Ally Bryan
If you are on Sydney’s Northern Beaches and have some free time this weekend (22-23 July 2023) then why not visit Ally Bryan at her open studio weekend, where she will be sharing a diverse collection that reflects the many…
Swan European Regatta in Turku to welcome more than thirty Swan yachts
The Swan European Regatta in Turku, the bi-annual event organized by Nautor Swan, ClubSwan Racing, the City of Turku, Turku Yacht Club, Merikeskus Forum Marinum and Sunborn Events, is welcoming more than 30 Swans in the Baltic waters, from tomorrow,…
52 Super Series is back in the USA in 2024
After three year spell confined to racing only in Europe, the 52 SUPER SERIES circuit expands its horizons once again for the 2024 season when it will return to race two key regattas in the USA. While owners and teams…
How The Ocean Race 2022-23 drove action to protect the seas
The Ocean Race 2022-23 featured the most ambitious sustainability programme in the Race’s 50 year history, including initiatives that were firsts in the event industry and sports’ world, from efforts to influence global ocean policy to pioneering ways to reduce…
Fresh upwind start forecast for 50th Fastnet
COWES, UK, 18 JULY 2023: As competitors in this special anniversary edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s 50th Rolex Fastnet Race arrive in the Solent, or Cherbourg in preparation for Saturday’s start from Cowes, focus is turning to the…
Final wrap-up of the Wingfoil event in Gran Canaria and what’s coming next!
Report from Day Six – Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria Words: Ian MacKinnon Photos: Lukas K Stiller The GWA Wingfoil World Cup in Gran Canaria met the GWA team and riders with strong winds that allowed for three different disciplines to…
First ‘Racing on the Edge’ episode of Season 4
LONDON, July 17, 2023 – Race day one of SailGP Season 4 saw ten teams cross the start line, the largest fleet the global championship has seen to date with the introduction of the Germany SailGP Team announced only three…
18ft Skiff Racing Sponsorships
Long history of partnerships in an iconic Australian sport Long-term sponsorships in sport are rare and any sport which has been fortunate enough to have one must be either lucky or be doing something ‘right’, or both. To have two…
Lessons learned and bar raised at Olympic Test Event
A Sou’wester of 10-12 knots made sure there was still more variation to come into play on the final day at the Paris 2024 Olympic Test Event in Marseille. The three Australian entries in action were unable to improve on…
M32 European Championship
RIVA DEL GARDA, ITALY (July 16, 2023) — Andrea LaCorte and his Vitamina Veloce Cetilar team executed a stunning, stand-out performance this weekend in Riva del Garda to win the M32 European Championship and the M32 European Series title. Conditions…
Wingfoil Big Air World Champions 2023 are crowned
The first ever GWA Wingfoil Big Air World Champions are crowned BIG AIR MEN’S FINALS The battle to become the first GWA Wingfoil Big Air World Champions at the iconic spot of Gran Canaria’s Pozo Izquierdo in perfect, cranking winds…
50th Edition Rolex Fastnet Race – One week until the start!
COWES, UK, Saturday 15 JULY 2023: Seven days until the sails rise, hearts race, and dreams chase the horizon at the 50th Edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race. Undoubtedly among the crown jewels of offshore sailing, the Rolex Fastnet Race…
Matt Wearn wins Gold at Olympic Test Event
Matt Wearn OAM has secured Gold in the Men’s ILCA 7 dinghy at the Paris 2024 Olympic Test Event in Marseille. An emphatic win in the crucial, double points medal race had him seven points clear of his nearest rival…
ETNZ waste no time getting out sailing on the waters off Barcelona
Barcelona – Friday 14th July 2023 Emirates Team New Zealand, the Defenders of the America’s Cup, wasted no time getting ‘Te Rehutai’ out sailing on the waters off Barcelona on Friday, a day earlier than scheduled thanks to a favourable…
FreeFly-Slalom winners crowned in Gran Canaria
MEN’S ELIMINATIONS 5-7 The third day of competition, with 35 men and 14 women battling for 8 hours, served up some of the most exciting FreeFly-Slalom ever seen, with the athletes amped by the cranking winds and swell for the…
Morris up to second at Olympic Test Event
Grae Morris continued his climb at the Paris 2024 Olympic Test Event in Marseille, moving up to second place in the iQFOil windsurfing class with seven fleet races to come. Morris said afterwards, “We had four slalom races today. Light…
WASZP – Hippolyte Gruet wins European Games warm-up event
The wind once again picked up on the final day of the WASZP European Warm-Up. In true WASZP style, only 2pts separated the podium at the event. After 10 validated races, Hippolyte Gruet is the Overall Winner of WASZP European…
Wearn moves into First, Morris Third at Olympic Test Event
The Mistral came in and delivered a Nor’wester of 15-18 knots for day five at the Paris 2024 Olympic Test Event in Marseille, and Australia’s reigning Olympic Gold Medallist in the ILCA 7, Matt Wearn OAM relished the conditions. The…
Sun Fast 30 – The future of offshore racing
In 2021, the Royal Ocean Racing Club in collaboration with the UNCL Pole Course du YCF and the Storm Trysail Club started the project to create an affordable offshore race boat designed to attract youth sailors. The Sun Fast 30…
Italians favourite for Rolex Fastnet Race’s Class40 honours
COWES, UK, 13 JULY 2023: France traditionally dominates the non-IRC classes which compete in the Rolex Fastnet Race, both in numbers and results. This comes as no surprise since they created classes such as the Ultim and IMOCA. This has…
FreeFly-Slalom in Gran Canaria – Day 2
Tight battles & heavy crashes during the FreeFly-Slalom discipline Report from day Two, Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria Words: Ian MacKinnon Photo: Lukas K Stiller MEN’S ELIMINATION 1-3 It was a thrilling second day at the GWA Wingfoil World Cup Gran…
Aussies meet the challenges at Olympic Test Event
Day four at the Paris 2024 Olympic Test Event in Marseille was nothing if not consistent to the plan of the last few days. The weather is hot, the days are long and at the conclusion there are four Aussies…
Big Air & Surf-Freestyle action kicks off with a bang in Gran Canaria
The GWA Wingfoil World Cup Gran Canaria event has attracted a total of 35 male and 14 female competitors. On the first day in Pozo Izquierdo, the prevailing strong winds made it evident that the men’s division qualification for the…
Game, set and probable match to Leopard 3 in Aegean 600
Press release issued by the International Maxi Association on 12/07/2023 Thanks to its famous Meltemi, the third edition of the Aegean 600 this week galvanised its reputation as one of the windiest of the world’s 600 mile offshore races. Particularly…
Aussies among the action at Olympic Test Event
Day three brought all the Australians into racing at the Paris 2024 Olympic Test Event in Marseille, France. The breeze may have gone back a little more East, and even offered an extra little bit of pace, but it retained…
