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Ramón Carlín, the ‘weekend sailor’ who upset the odds to become the winner of the first Whitbread Round the World Race in 1973-74, has died in Mexico City at the age of 92. Carlín was a complete unknown in the…
The second event of the 2016 season of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series: the Defender and Challengers meet again- this time in New York City on the 7th and 8th May- for a fresh series of battles on the…
For the first time in the PSP Logistics Panama Cup IchorCoal has taken the lead in this tenth race of fourteen in the global series. Several days ago, the South-African sponsored entry departed from the rest of the fleet, heading…
Under the watchful eye of the the Gaeta Town Hall Clock Tower the 2016 Finn Gold Cup was opened Friday evening in the warm Italian sunshine. The sailors marched behind flag bearers from the Gaeta Yacht Club along the coast…
Considering there was snow on the ground here a fortnight ago, Copenhagen laid on its best sailing conditions for day two of the M32 Scandinavian Series off Tuborg Havn. Spectators and competitors alike enjoyed the high adrenalin thrill provided by…
Copenhagen May 5th, 2016. Defending champion Taylor Canfield and his US One team proved that their overall victory last year’s was no fluke, claiming four out of seven races on the opening day of the 2016 M32 Scandinavian Series. Conditions…
Thomas Coville, the hugely experienced skipper of the giant trimaran Sodebo, came within less than 10 miles of setting a new solo 24-hour distance record today as he raced on day three of The Transat bakerly. The Frenchman had no…
Three days of intense competition at the Copenhagen Match Race concluded today on the Danish capital’s Tuborg Havn. The World Sailing Grade 3 match racing event doubles as a qualifier for next week’s World Match Racing Tour Copenhagen, which kicks…
May 5, 2016, Newport, RI – Joe Harris completed his solo circumnavigation this morning returning to Newport for the first time since November 15, 2015. At 08:27:48 EDT Joe Harris crossed Castle Hill Light on his Class 40, Gryphon…
Having avoided the wind hole that held the rest of the teams captive yesterday, ClipperTelemed+ made good speed and now finds itself back in the mix with the rest of the fleet as tactics begin to play out in the PSP Logistics…
PATTAYA, Thailand – The final day of the 2016 Top of the Gulf Regatta Presented by Ocean Marina proved to be the best yet with a fresh 15 knot breeze bringing down the curtain on what has been a busy…
A record entry of nine TP52s will compete over the coming days at Gaastra Palma Vela regatta as the fleet prepare for the start of the 52 SUPER SERIES later this month. There was a time when this Mediterranean curtain…
Two of the fastest racing machines in sailing are currently lighting up the top of the leaderboard in The Transat bakerly as they rampage across the Atlantic just a few miles apart. After two full days of racing in the…
World Sailing will be providing $200,000 AUD in prize money, together with travel grants for the world's best sailors at the Sailing World Cup Final, which will be held in Melbourne, Australia from 4-11 December 2016. The Sailing World Cup…
The 21 solo sailors still racing on the third day of The Transat bakerly from Plymouth to New York are now spread out on a north-south axis of over a thousand miles of the north Atlantic. While the biggest yachts…
Sixty years ago the inspiration of two men set in motion the beginnings of a pinnacle sailing event, the enormous challenge of which has transcended generations and remains to this day one of the most coveted trophies to win in…
By Roger McMillan. Three more names have been added to the Australian Sailing Team for the Rio Olympics but two appeals have been lodged over the decision not to send a 49erFX team, and over the selection of the sailor…
Despite the vastness of the Pacific Ocean and the possible options for the fleet in terms of inshore and offshore racing en route to Central America, the majority of the teams have converged in what Unicef Skipper Martin Clough has nicknamed “Spaghetti…
A French yachtsman competing in The Transat bakerly solo transatlantic race from Plymouth to New York, was forced to abandon the race today after his boat crashed into a container ship. Maxime Sorel on board the yacht VandB was among…
PATTAYA, Thailand – Today is Day 4 of the Top of the Gulf Regatta Presented by Ocean Marina, but only the third day of racing in the keelboat and multihulls' four-day series. All other classes finished their series last night…
A high pressure system approximately 100 miles off the Californian coast has the Clipper Race teams battling in light airs, as they search for every advantage with wind speeds dropping to as little as 0.4 knots. The Race Viewer is…
The Saint Petersburg Yacht Club, assisted by the Norddeutscher Regatta Verein in co-operation with Helsingfors Segelklubb and Rostocker Regatta Verein, is organising the Nord Stream Invitational Race. Starting on 5th June 2016 the route of this challenging offshore regatta will…
Melbourne’s wild autumn weather cut this year’s BLiSS regatta schedule in half and upgraded the scores from Saturday’s three races to the final series results, giving skipper Tracey Baldwin and the crew of Greg Clinnick and Paul Holden’s Sydney 38…
When your boat goes up on a reef in a remote atoll the last thing you expect is your VHF call to be answered at four o’clock in the morning. Off Ile Boddam there is no beautiful soft sand to…
We secretly dreamt of the prestigious Nordic brands when we first sold up and left Sydney for Europe in search for a safe and comfortable blue water cruiser. Our hopes were set on our budget miraculously tripling or a Hallberg-Rassy…
Unsure if it is my imagination but there appears to be a schism appearing in the new boat market. Increasingly, boats are appearing under the 40 foot size and over 55 foot. I wonder if this is true or is…
For those of us who live on a cruising yacht you can be away from shore for extended periods. You will probably have a small and restricted fridge and you may enjoy yogurt, but ensuring you can have a constant…
Having good food on passage is most important in order keep energy levels up as well as morale, especially in adverse weather. But it also adds another dimension to the enjoyment of being on the ocean waves. Provisioning is actually…
In our early years of cruising, we learned the hard way about how important clean fuel is. I did not worry about the fuel as long as the primary fuel filter looked clean. On one offshore passage, however, the seaways…
On Wednesday 4th of May, shortly after midnight and whilst sailing off Cape Finisterre in 25 to 30 knots of northeasterly wind and in relatively manageable seas, Sebastian Josse suffered a violent broach. During this manoeuvre, the mainsail, the key…
The Finn class is going Italian over the next few weeks with two major championships taking place at almost opposite ends of the country – Gaeta and Torbole – with a combined total pre-entry of more than 500 boats. Both…
World Sailing announced today that Auckland, New Zealand has been confirmed as the host venue for the 2016 Youth Sailing World Championships. The 2016 selection process was opened in March 2016 after the Oman Sailing Committee exercised the right to…
PATTAYA, Thailand – It was more of the same on Day 3 of the Top of the Gulf Regatta with consistent winds and glorious sunshine. On the Optimist, dinghy and windsurf courses it was the last day of their respective…
Swiss team Alinghi today notched up their first win of the 2016 Extreme Sailing Series in a breathtaking final day of racing in Qingdao. Alinghi went into the finale of Act 2 with the narrowest of leads over rivals and…
Emirates Team New Zealand is in full event mode setting up for a return to the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series in New York this weekend (7th & 8th May). It will be the first time America’s Cup racing…
The 25 boats in The Transat bakerly 2016 fleet set sail today on one of the great races in solo sailing, the 3,050-nautical mile passage across the north Atlantic from Plymouth to New York. Spectators both on shore and on…
Esperance Western Australia is just one of those wonderful places that is rarely visited and then only by boats travelling east or west across the Great Australian Bight. It is not to be missed. There is a friendly and welcoming…
When we first bought Kate seven years ago I found myself standing over our esky-sized Engel fridge wondering how we would ever manage to keep enough fresh food on board, let alone cold beer. I had sailing experience and professional…
Wheeling superyacht M5’s boom into the workshop proves there’s no limit to the re-fit service work and technical skill on hand at Hall Spars & Rigging NZ. The 78m yacht is the largest sloop ever built. At 92ft (28m) long…
A breeze in excess of 20 knots came through in the morning with many wondering if there would even be any racing at all. Thunder, lightning, torrential rain and huge winds ensured the Olympic sailors were pushed to their limits….
It remains a valid question some 24 hours before the start of The Transat bakerly. The weather appears to be somewhat clearer now, but the latest forecasts, analysed this morning, are complicating matters. The fleet is due to set sail…
Act 2 of the Extreme Sailing Series is gearing up for a thrilling showdown with just 12 points separating the top three teams heading into the last day. Swiss crew Alinghi put on another display of consistency in Qingdao’s light…
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