Sparkling opening to TF35 final
As if easing the teams into the final decider of the inaugural TF35 season, Scarlino delivered a warm sea breeze between 6 – 11 knots, flat water and blue skies on the sparkling Tuscan coast for the opening day of…
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Aspire takes slim lead in 5.5 Metre French Open
European Champions, Aspire (POL 17, Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Przemysław Gacek, Simon Fry) take the lead at the 2021 5.5 Metre French Open at the Régates Royales in Cannes after three more races on day two. New Moon II (BAH 24, Mark Holowesko, Peter Vlasov,…
‘As good as it gets’ at 5.5 Metre French Open
The 2021 5.5 Metre French Open at the Régates Royales in Cannes opened to near perfect champagne sailing conditions with three races in 12-16 knots, blue skies and rising temperatures. Momo (SUI 229, Dieter Schön, Markus Wieser, Thomas Auracher) leads overall…
Women in Boating at Coral Sea Marina
“It’s a man’s world” no longer, and out on the water more and more women are taking the helm and enjoying all the freedom and empowerment that boating has to offer. In the last eighteen months leisure boat sales have…
Jimmy Spithill: ‘Things are beginning to turn for this team’
The United States SailGP Team helmsman Jimmy Spithill reflects on the changing fortunes of his crew following a memorable battle with the Japanese team in Saint-Tropez in early September. As we rounded the top mark in the final race at…
US Melges Nationals: Porter’s record-setting win
Detroit, Michigan: After three days and eight races, Class stalwart, long-time owner, and former World Champion Brian Porter on Full Throttle acquired his eighth National Championship title, a monumental achievement in the very competitive U.S. Melges 24 Class. Needless to say…
Staniul and Sztorch win 49er Europeans in first for Poland
Thessaloniki, Greece: Mikolaj Staniul with Kuba Sztorch (POL) won a tit for tat battle with Tim Fischer with Fabian Graf (GER) that played out over the two 49er gold races on the final day of the European Championship. The two leading teams were separated by only two points heading into the…
Five Congressional Cup wins for Taylor Canfield
Taylor Canfield’s (USA) Team, Stars+Stripes, has triumphed in the 56th Congressional Cup at Long Beach Yacht Club, capping five-days of high calibre competition in this World Match Racing Tour championship event and making Canfield the most successful skipper in the 56-year…
Southern Yacht Club wins NYYC Invitational for second time
Rhode Island: For the second time in three editions, Southern Yacht Club will leave the New York Yacht Club Harbour Court with the most prestigious trophy in Corinthian sailing — the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, firmly in…
Red Bull claims GC32 Worlds on countback
Sport is all about emotions, highs and lows, and nowhere was this more evident than at the conclusion of the third GC32 World Championship held in Villasimius. The Sardinian resort town saved its best conditions to last today, with flat…
Nick Craig secures inaugural OK Dinghy Autumn Trophy
Bandol produced some great racing conditions for the final day of the inaugural OK Dinghy Autumn Trophy, hosted by the Société Nautique de Bandol, on the sunny Mediterranean coast of France. Two more races were sailed on Saturday in 6-12…
Congressional Cup: Four competitors progress to semi-finals
It wasn’t just the sudden 4.3 earthquake that shook things up at the Congressional Cup this weekend at Long Beach, California; the spirited racing found five skippers battling for the final spot in the semi-final round at this prestigious Long…
NYYC Invitational: Four straight wins for San Diego
Rhode Island: The story line at the sharp end of the fleet on Day 4 of the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup was much the same as on Day 3, as San Diego Yacht Club played from in…
Bribon 500 and Thisbe new Xacobeo 6mR Europeans champions
Sanxenxo, Spain: The spectacular final race of the Xacobeo Six Metre European Championship 2021 proved to be an absolute cliff hanger, but in the end, Bribon 500 and Thisbe came out on top and are the new champions. Initially the…
GC32 Worlds: Red Bull finds wings on penultimate day
Villasimius in south eastern Sardinia delivered completely today, providing the perfect combination of wind, sun, flat water, a stunning backdrop and welcome reception ashore back in Marina di Villasimius for the flying catamaran teams. In the north easterly to easterly…
Maris clings to GC32 Worlds lead
From some time out, day two of the GC32 World Championship in Villasimius, Sardinia was looking set to be tough, with light winds forecast and after one false start early on, the fleet was returned to the Marina di Villasimius….
Epic day of OK Dinghy sailing in Bandol
Nick Craig extended his lead on the third day of the OK Dinghy Autumn Trophy in Bandol, France after three more races were sailed in 15-25 knots, huge waves and brilliant sunshine. It was an epic day on the water…
Xacobeo 6mR Europeans: Just a breath away from final play
Following a day of non-racing due to the complicated conditions in the Ria de Pontevedra, Saturday local time is the final day of the Xacobeo 6mR Europeans, with all options open and the continental title still at play. Javier de…
Lisa Darmanin on chasing Olympic medals
MySailing editor, Greta Quealy, caught up with Nacra 17 sailor Lisa Darmanin back home in Sydney after time spent in hotel quarantine following an eventful Tokyo Olympics. Cousins Lisa Darmanin, 30, and Jason Waterhouse, 29, had a mammoth task ahead…
2021 Australian Yachting Championships cancelled
Australian Sailing regrets to announce that the 2021 Australian Yachting Championships have been cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The event was scheduled to be run as a part of Hamilton Island Race Week (HIRW) from 21-28 August. With…
37th America’s Cup venue still up in the air
Following a very close 37th America’s Cup (AC37) Host Venue selection process consisting of three compelling and professional international proposals, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) together with Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ), announced today that they are extending…
Zoulou leads after tricky opening at GC32 Worlds
The third GC32 World Championship got off to a difficult start today off Villasimius, Sardinia. One race was successfully held on the magnificent bay off Marina di Villasimius and the Capo Carbonara marine reserve before the wind began performing laps…
Dynamic day two at Congressional Cup
Long Beach, California: It was evident on day two of the Congressional Cup regatta, that racers have shaken off any dust or rust caused by the pandemic pause. Racing in the five-day regatta – hosted by Long Beach Yacht Club…
NYYC Invitational Cup: San Diego thrives while Southern survives
Rhode Island: Wherever sailors competing in the 2021 Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup turned today, there was something standing between them and the groove so essential for a solid finish in a competitive fleet: a wave, a shift,…
Six Metre Europeans Championship: Locals thrive
A steady 12 knots from the northeast and glorious warm sunshine made for a near perfect third day of racing at the Xacobeo Six Metre European Championship in Sanxenxo. After two days of very light airs the change of pace…
Craig opens OK Dinghy Autumn Trophy with two bullets
Forecasts promised good winds on the second day of the OK Dinghy International Association (OKDIA) Autumn Trophy, however light winds prevailed all day. Three races were started but only two were finished after the wind died. Nick Craig leads from…
Match Racing World Champion leads Congressional Cup
Long Beach, California: Four-time Congressional Cup winner Taylor Canfield (USA) and his Stars+Stripes team ended the opening day of the 56th Congressional Cup undefeated with seven straight wins in the qualifying round robin. Sweden’s Johnie Berntsson, also a former winner of…
NYYC Invitational Cup: One-design racing at its best
Rhode Island: It was just the sort of moment that the founders of the Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup envisioned more than a decade years ago when they created the event: two identical boats crewed by amateur sailors blasting downwind,…
Six Metre European Championship: Light winds and a leaderboard reshuffle on day two
The second day of the Xacobeo Six Metre European Championship at the Real Club Nautico Sanxenxo in Galicia got off to a regal start with a visit from Her Royal Highness Infanta Dona Elena of Spain. The Infanta is a…
GC32 World Championship: Old and new teams shake things up
Top international sailors, including America’s Cup winners and Olympian gold medallists, are descending on Villasimius for one of the pinnacles in foiling catamaran racing – the third GC32 World Championship. Taking place from Thursday until Sunday this event is organised…
Strong winds delay start of OK Dinghy Autumn Trophy
Before the start of the OK Dinghy Autumn Trophy in Bandol, France, there were near perfect conditions for training, while enjoying the perfect French hospitality. Over the past two days 10-15 boats have been out training in great sailing conditions…
NYYC Invitational Cup: Almost flawless first day for British team
The Royal Thames Yacht Club’s entry competing in the 2021 Rolex New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup, put on an almost perfect display of racing on the first day of the event. The British team, which won the event in…
Six Metre European Championship: Notorious and Aida dominate in light winds
The opening day of the Xacobea Six Metre European Championship 2021 in Sanxenxo, Spain, featured two tricky light airs races for the thirty-one competing teams from eleven nations. Racing for the Open and Classic Divisions was run in a light…
Ficker Cup: Danish sailor has surprise win
Emil Kjaer, representing the Royal Danish Yacht Club, won the 2021 Ficker Cup on Sunday, official event of the World Match Racing Tour, qualifying his team to this week’s 56th Congressional Cup along with second and third placed Ficker Cup skippers…
SailGP: Champagne celebrations for Team Japan
The scintillating waters of Saint-Tropez lit up with excitement for thousands of fans on the final day of racing of the France Sail Grand Prix, the fifth event of the season. Equipped with the newly-fitted, mammoth 29 metre wingsail, the…
Realteam Sailing wins TF35 Scarlino nail-biter
Esteban Garcia’s Realteam Sailing, co-skippered by Jérôme Clerc, triumphed at the end of a thrilling final day at the TF35 Scarlino Trophy. After four days of racing, Clerc and the team were head-to-head with Alinghi until the last race in…
Spithill’s USA Team dominates SailGP France
The spectator-lined seawall of Saint Tropez was matched by the dazzling array of superyachts surrounding the F50 racecourse for the opening day of the France Sail Grand Prix, where fair weather brought out large crowds for an adrenaline-fueled day of…
Mistral conditions for TF35 fleet
TF35 Trophy Principal Race Officer, Benoit Deutsch, picked his moment well today to get two thrilling races in, with the boats foiling upwind at 24 knots in 16 knots of breeze, before the heavy mistral wind cut the day short….
Suspenseful ending to Star Worlds
The fog lifted, the wind picked up slightly, just in time for the final race of the Star World Championship during Kieler Woche in Germany, and while Frithjof Kleen and Diego Negri, who had already been crowned world champions stayed…
Petersen leads opening day at Ficker Cup
Long Beach, California: With six wins from seven matches, Jeffrey Petersen (USA) dominated on the first day of round robin match racing for the Ficker Cup trophy at Long Beach Yacht Club. The reigning US Youth Match Racing Champion at…
