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Paradoxically the thrill of the Mini Transat îles de Guadeloupe lies in a mixture of great joys and severe disappointments and bitter failures. Following the retirement of Davy Beaudart, it is Radek Kowalczyk’s turn to throw in the towel after…
AMSA Search and Rescue reports coordinating the response to a ketch taking on water near Melville Island in the Northern Territory. An Australian Border Force aircraft received a VHF mayday call from the vessel about 6am AEDT this morning and…
Olympic gold medallists Nathan Outteridge (NSW) and Iain Jensen (NSW) have arrived in Argentina to contest the 49er/FX South American Championship with racing starting tomorrow, Thursday, 5 November 2015 (5-8 November 2015 local time, AEDT +14hrs). The South American Championship…
The 2015 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race entries have officially closed and the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia is pleased to announce 111 yachts have entered the testing 628 nautical mile classic, comprising of 83 boats covering every state of…
Racing in the 47th Etchells World Championships got underway in earnest this morning, with Principal Race Officer Kevin Wilson choosing to start racing on schedule, with the signal boat situated just off the north west of Ninepins. 43 Etchells started…
The worst of the storm is over with wind and sea state reducing overnight, and the teams are making some progress east at the start of the Wardan Whip race. The gusty conditions, big waves and swell yesterday made life…
Wanhang Longcheer kept a close eye on Emirates Team New Zealand to secure victory in the Beneteau 40.7 fleet at the China Cup International Regatta. Aussie skipper of Longcheer Steve McConaghy was understandably delighted to have won in the 25-boat…
The final results are in and have been calculated by the Bart’s Bash team, and the winner of Bart’s Bash 2015 has been revealed as Alex Schon and Marc Hiles, sailing at Lake Deneys Yacht Club, South Africa. Clacton Sailing…
The 2014-15 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race was the most successful ever, figures show in the official Race Report released today. The curtain fell on the 12th edition of the 42-year-old event in Gothenburg on June 27, and today’s…
This November, over 260 boats and 1250 people including 40 children aged under 16 will take part in the 30th Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, which sets sail from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, heading 2700NM across the Atlantic to Saint…
After 48 hours racing, things are settling down. Aboard the Minis, they are all finding their own pace even if the pressure of the competition, sometimes added to a little seasickness for some, still causes some minor setbacks. The routine…
After 4 weeks of the LUDERITZ SPEED CHALLENGE 2015 event, conditions today – 02.11.2015 – were strong and perfect to break world and national records – BOTH achieved! Until now, the wind has been strong but not enough to break…
British sailor Alex Thomson and his co-skipper Guillermo Altadill are looking towards the 2016 Vendee Globe after an extraordinary sequence of events ended their participation in the Transat Jacques Vabre this weekend. The pair were rescued by the Spanish coastguard…
Defending champions Michael Coxon, Dave O’Connor and Trent Barnabas brought Thurlow Fisher Lawyers home a convincing winner of Race 1 of the 2015-2016 NSW 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour today. The team gave a faultless exhibition in the fresh…
Sailing and photography enthusiasts from around the world are invited to vote for this year’s Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image – click here to vote. The competition will be tight again this year, with no less than 135 professional photographers from…
The start of the Wardan Whip, from Cape Town, South Africa, to Albany, Western Australia, saw strong south easterly winds of 20 knots and gusts of 35 knots on the start line, before some of the fleet contended with lighter,…
Against the stunning backdrop of Ninepins, Bluff and the Clearwater Bay peninsula, today’s practice race for the 47th Etchells World Championships offered competitors completely different conditions to those enjoyed during the Asia Pacific Championships, with 18 to 20kts of northerly…
Anne-Claire Le Berre won the Busan Cup Women’s International Match Race final 3 – 2, after marvellous match racing fights against Katie Spithill. As WIM Series title holder Camilla Ulrikkeholm finished 3rd in Busan, the Epic Racing team, with Maggie…
Australian Sailing Team’s World Champions Mat Belcher (QLD) and Will Ryan (QLD) have won the Men’s 470 at the 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Final, which wrapped up on Sunday, 1 November in Abu Dhabi. Tom Burton (NSW) added another…
Wanhang Longcheer has seized control of the Beneteau 40.7 fleet after winning the round-the-island race today at the China Cup International Regatta. Arch-rival Emirates Team New Zealand had been leading in the early stages, as helmsman Chris Steele explained: “We…
A sustained wind, getting their bearings on board after a three-week stopover, a chaotic sea… conditions were favourable for some minor breakages for the fleet. Many solo racers have already planned a pit stop. Favourites as candidates for adventure, not…
With the sailing season now in full swing, what better time to get your entry in for Sail Sydney. Sail Sydney is one of the largest regattas of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere and each year sailors from around…
Le Berre, Groeneveld and Spithill celebrated Halloween by making it through to the semi finals of the Busan Cup Women’s International Match Race, with World #1 Ulrikkeholm Klinkby defeating WIM Series leader Shea of Epic Racing 3 – 1 for…
A young Kiwi team led by 17-year-old Matt Kelly enjoyed a dominant first day’s inshore competition at the China Cup International Regatta. The Youth Training Programme team, sent to Shenzhen by the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, notched up two…
The twelve-strong Clipper Round the World Yacht Race fleet has begun the third leg of its 14-race global series in an energetic start from Cape Town in the 4845 nautical mile Southern Ocean crossing to Western Australia, named by host…
The Mini Transat Îles de Guadeloupe competitors set off to conquer the Atlantic with a sustained northeasterly wind and rough seas. Most of the skippers have preferred to play it safe, given the weather conditions (wind of 25 knots on…
Champion SB20 sports boat sailor Nick Rogers survived a blood-letting crack on the head from his boat’s boom to go on to win that race but also lead the class after today’s day one of the Audi Showdown regatta on…
Alex Thomson and Guillermo Altadill, skippers of yacht HUGO BOSS in the Transat Jacques Vabre set off their emergency beacon this …afternoon at 13.25UT. The Spanish Coastguard was informed and sent a rescue helicopter to their location 82 nautical miles…
The economic impact of the America’s Cup could be bigger than originally forecast, according to Minister of Economic Development Dr. Grant Gibbons. The impact assessment by the Bermuda America’s Cup Bid Committee, released in October 2014, projected an economic impact of $242M for the…
A few hours before the start of the second leg, the pressure is mounting on the pontoons of Lanzarote. Each in their own way, the sailors are looking to dispel the inevitable stress that arises when it comes to crossing…
Newport, Rhode Island, will once again host the North American stopover for the 13th edition of the Volvo Ocean Race in 2017-18 following the success of the sailing-mad coastal town’s hosting of the world’s leading offshore event in May. “We’re…
Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) confirmed its status as one of the favourites for victory at the 9th edition of the China Cup International Regatta after winning the opening day of this four-day event, the 30-mile Hong Kong to Shenzhen…
Following a successful conclusion to the Bullitt GC32 Racing Tour at Marseille One Design last month, the circuit’s organisers have been looking ahead to 2016. They can now confirm that a minimum of six teams will be participating, with more…
Suncream and shades are obligatory for the Ultimes as they shave the coast of Morocco, passing the renowned kite surfing spot of Dakhla today. For the Class 40s and the following IMOCA 60s it is still hard hats and protective…
Just two months into its 11 month global endurance sail challenge the Clipper 2015-16 Round the World Yacht Race has announced it has already raised £100,000 (>AU$216, 000) for its official race charity Unicef, the world’s leading children’s organisation. Clipper…
The 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Final produced a fascinating opening day in Abu Dhabi with business as usual for several of the defending champions setting out again on a gold medal course. Australian Tom Burton is one who clearly…
Katie Spithill has led her Team Leagues Racing to six straight victories in the round-robin of the Busan Cup Women’s International Match Race. After two days of racing the Australian is now the only undefeated skipper in the regatta: “it…
The Busan Cup Women’s International Match Race kicked off Wednesday with tricky winds and some current on the waters just off of Haeundae Beach. The American WIM Series leaders of Epic Racing mastered the delicate conditions well, posting four wins…
The leading pair of Ultime multihulls, opening the 5400 miles Transat Jacques Vabre course from Le Havre to Itajaí, are fighting through light winds just a few miles off the West African coast between Western Sahara and Mauritania while the…
With nine gold medals at stake over four days of racing, the 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Final gets under way in Abu Dhabi tomorrow with some of the sport's most accomplished elite athletes facing a stern examination. Not even…
The STS Leeuwin II is offering an exclusive opportunity to join an historical voyage along the Western Australian coastline to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the first Dutch contact with WA made by Dutch sailor and explorer Dirk Hartog. On…
Yahoo news are reporting a sailor was lost earlier this week as part of the crew of Ark323 bound for Australia to be the first Chinese entry in the Sydney to Hobart. “Sai Jun, 23, was lost at sea late…
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