Sail Port Stephens Race 4
Day 4 at Sail Port Stephens saw crews on the 107 boats enjoy flawless conditions perfectly aligned to the scenic offshore courses set by Principal Race Officer Denis Thompson. A squeeze at the pin end of the start line in…
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Hyeres Regatta – Eight Australians through to Medal stage
Day 5 at the 2023 Hyeres Regatta in France decided who would make the cut into tomorrow’s Medal Race stage. The light and shifty conditions did not make it easy, however eight Australian athletes in five classes from the Australian…
Aspire extends on second day of 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup
Aspire (POL 17, Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Przemysław Gacek, Ed Wright) extended their lead on the second day of 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup at Torbole. Artemis (NOR 57, Kristian Nergaard, Johan Barne, Trond Solli-Sæther) moved up to second after winning the final…
GGR – Day 236 Kirsten makes history
Dateline: Les Sables d’Olonne, Friday, 28th of April, 2023 It’s been a long time in the making for Kirsten Neuschäfer who got becalmed just hours before going through the finish line, off the coast on the world’s solo sailing capital…
Beneteau Pittwater Regatta
2023 PITTWATER REGATTA 13 MAYGet out on the water with your crew! We are delighted to present this year’s Beneteau Pittwater Regatta on Saturday, May 13th, 2023, as part of the Lion Island series hosted by RPAYC Newport. Join fellow…
Performance Cruising Yachts appointed dealer for Italia Yachts
The team at Performance Cruising Yachts is proud to announce that they have been appointed the exclusive Australian and New Zealand dealer for Italia Yachts. A premium performance brand, the Italia Yachts shipyard is based in Castelnuovo – Fano, on…
WMRT Semi Final cut
San Francisco, USA (27 April 2023) – Day 3 of the all-women Casa Vela Cup at the St Francis Yacht Club today finished the double round robin qualifiers and advanced the top four teams to the semi-finals: Nicole Breault (USA)/Vela…
International WASZP Games 2023 – Enter Now – Pay Later
The 2023 International WASZP Games are coming with a rush and there is no better time than now to Enter Now – Pay Later and begin your campaign towards Sorrento 2023!ENTER NOW – PAY LATERACCOMMODATIONThere are plenty of accommodation options…
Queensland Ready For The Hobie State Champs
The tension is building and the stakes are higher than ever for the highly anticipated Queensland Hobie Cat State Championships this weekend. Coordinated by the Queensland Hobie Cat Association in conjunction with the ever consistent Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, the…
Dramatic opening day at 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup
Aspire (POL 17, Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Przemysław Gacek, Ed Wright) has the early lead after an action packed opening day on Thursday at the 2023 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup at Circolo Vela Torbole on Lake Garda. Shaolin (SUI 226, Flavio Marazzi,…
Hyeres Regatta – Aussies tackle light and shifty conditions
Day 4, the first two days of Final’s racing at the 2023 Hyeres Regatta in France, was a test of light and shifty breeze skills and make or break time in a lot of respects, as Australian athletes worked hard…
WMRT Day 2
San Francisco, USA (26 April 2023) – Day 2 of the Casa Vela Cup at the St. Francis Yacht Club finished with the ten competing all-women’s teams all vying for a valued spot in the semi-finals. Local sailor Nicole Breault…
Team Holcim-PRB work on plan after dismasting
Kevin Escoffier’s team is down but not out after dismasting while leading Leg 4… Near 0500 UTC, while the boat was racing east in moderate northerly winds and sea state, the mast on Team Holcim-PRB came crashing down. Skipper Kevin…
WMRT – Breault undefeated on Day 1 of Casa Vela Cup
San Francisco, USA (25 April 2023) – Nicole Breault (USA) and her Vela Racing team of Molly O’Bryan Vandemoer, Dana Riley Hayes, and Maggie Bacon are undefeated on Day 1 of the 2023 Casa Vela Cup, the opening stage of…
Day 3 at Sail Port Stephens is a sailor’s delight
An enticing combination of sunshine, steady breeze and some fast sailing between Port Stephens’s magnificent offshore islands made for a banner Day 3 of the Sail Port Stephens Passage Series. The wind gods bestowed their fickle favours upon the race…
Ocean Race – The inside track
The fleet is squeezing between the coast and an exclusion zone, keeping the racing tight… The five IMOCAs in The Ocean Race fleet are short tacking up the coast of Brazil, squeezed between the land to the west and an…
Hyeres – Light air spawns more wins for Australia
More wins and other top placings for Australian athletes competing on Day 3 of the 2023 Hyeres Regatta in France, this time in light and shifty airs that did not faze the athletes in the Australian Sailing Team (AST), Australian…
GGR – ETA Les Sables d’Olonne Friday 28th!
Dateline: Les Sables d’Olonne, Tuesday, 25th of April, 2023 The trio of Simon, Kirsten and Abhilash are close now sailing within 170 miles of each other as they approach the Bay of Biscay and the final run toward Les Sables…
Antigua Classic – Gigs, Cakes and Prize-giving
This afternoon, to great acclaim, the traditional Gig Racing and Cream Teas returned to the Admiral’s Inn once again. These events are unique to the Antigua Classics, with its unparalleled historic backdrop of Nelson’s Dockyard, the UNESCO World Heritage Site,…
Ocean Race – Hunting the breeze
The fleet is still close, but small differences are emerging as the navigators seek the strongest winds It hasn’t been a straightforward start to leg 4 of The Ocean Race as the IMOCA teams zig-zag away from the coast of…
Quality comes to Airlie Beach Race Week
Two past Sydney Hobart winners, a record-breaking Kiwi yacht, a Fast 40 and a new kid on the block are among the quality IRC/ORC entries ready for action stations when the 35th running of Airlie Beach Race Week, organised by…
Light winds and close contests for ANZAC Day racing at Sail Port Stephens
Sailors were prominent among the big crowd that turned out for the traditional ANZAC Day dawn service at Nelson Bay. More than 500 people bowed their heads in respect for the ANZAC tradition and Australians who’ve served and died, as…
Hyeres Regatta – Aussies excel in Mistral wind
Australian Sailing Team (AST), Australian Sailing Squad (ASS) and Australian Sailing Futures (ASF) athletes again took advantage of a Mistral wind on Day 2 of the 2023 Hyeres Regatta in France, with wins and top three places aplenty in the…
Batemans Bay Marina Regatta
It was a great weekend for sailing at the Batemans Bay Marina Regatta held on April 22nd and 23rd. Batemans Bay Sailing Club has been running this event for over 40 years, the largest annual sailing regatta on the NSW…
Ocean Race – Leg 4 opens with a drag race
Teams are in a pure speed contest, with the five boat fleet racing within sight of each other It was GUYOT environnement – Team Europe sailor Annie Lush who said the opening days of Leg 4 would be a “trim…
Hyeres – Mistral on opening day
Mistral makes for fast, fun (and sometimes furious) Semaine Olympique Française opener Race Results Competitor lists by class Hyères has hosted over half a century of elite racing but rarely has the pressure been so high for some, on and…
Stunning start to Sail Port Stephens 2023 Passage Series
Perfect sailing conditions under clear autumn skies set the tone for a glamour opening day of Sail Port Stephens with crews aboard the record fleet of 108 yachts enjoying some of the best and most scenic in-harbour racing on offer…
Comfort and Joy
Today’s final race of the 2023 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta was held with the sun beating down on a slight swell of deep blue Caribbean sea. The trade winds, which typically blow out of the east, swung to the southwest…
Ginan wins all in 3rd Coastal Sprint
Nigel Jones and Cam McKenzies J111, Ginan has taken Line Honours and won AMS, ORC and PHS divisions of the 3rd and final West Offshore Product Coastal Sprint race of the season in fickle light winds. With a shortened course…
Record fleet to usher new era for Sail Port Stephens
As a record for the opening days of Sail Port Stephens, a bumper fleet of 108 yachts will greet the starter at midday tomorrow in Race 1 of the new six-day Passage Series, comprising the Pantaenius Commodores Cup and Port…
Early advantage to Biotherm as Leg 4 kicks off in Itajaí
The second half of The Ocean Race is on as the fleet races north out of Brazil Nearly 350,000 fans visited the Ocean Live Park in Itajaí, Brazil this month to celebrate The Ocean Race stopover. And on Sunday, Leg…
Chris Poole wins Congressional Cup
LONG BEACH, CA 22 April 2023 – Invincible! Chris Poole (USA) and Riptide Racing have swept the Long Beach Yacht Club Congressional Cup, sailing undefeated in five days of thrilling competition. Jeppe Borch (DEN) finished second, Nick Egnot-Johnson (NZL) third….
Antigua Classic – Gentle breezes and fierce competition
The twenty-mile long Butterfly Course was on the schedule for Race two of the 2023 Antigua Classic Regatta, a favourite course of many of the classic yacht sailors. However, with the forecast predicting light winds out of the south that…
Poole and Borch into final at Congressional Cup
LONG BEACH, CA 21 April 2023 – Chris Poole (USA) remained undefeated in the first day of semifinal racing at the Long Beach Yacht Club Congressional Cup after sweeping the round robin series. As the world’s top-ranked match racing skipper,…
Ocean Race – Concept of Malizia has been validated
After thirty-five days at sea, Team Malizia has won the third leg of The Ocean Race. It was the longest ever stage in this team race around the world, clocking up 12,750 nautical miles. This superb performance from Boris Herrmann…
Youth & Women’s America’s Cup line-up
The line-up for the Youth & Women’s America’s Cup has been completed with the announcement that teams from Germany, Sweden and Australia will be joining the established six official entrants for the America’s Cup representing New Zealand, Great Britain, Italy,…
Etchells World Champion crowned
Skipper John Sommi leads Veracity to AON 2023 Etchells World Championship John Sommi met Victor Diaz de Leon about 15 years ago. Sommi was chairman of the youth sailing program at Shelter Island Yacht Club when Diaz de Leon was…
Champagne Sailing in Antigua
Race one of the 2023 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta was sailed on the Old Road Course in perfect sailing conditions in English Harbour, Antigua today. Competitors reported superb 15-20 knot trade winds with moderate swells on the race course and…
GGR NEWS – 900 miles to a Hero’s welcome in Les Sables d’Olonne
Dateline: Les Sables d’Olonne, Friday, 21st of April, 2023 229 days from the start with just one week till the finish in Les Sables d’Olonne with 29.000 miles under the keel, Abhilash Tomy (IND) BAYANAT and Kirsten Neuschäfer (ZAF) are…
11th Hour Racing Team top of the table in Itajaí In Port Race
It was start to finish domination by 11th Hour Racing Team in Brazil 11th Hour Racing Team led the In-Port Race from start to finish in Itajaí, Brazil on Friday. The win moved the American team to the top of…
