18ft Skiffs – NSW Championship
Following the forced abandonment of Races 1 and 2 of the NSW 18ft Skiff Championship, due to an intense storm which hit as the fleet prepared to race, the series began on Sydney Harbour today when Races 3 and 4…
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JPK 11.80 Shows Light Air Speed in the Cabbage Tree Island Race.
The recently launched JPK11.80 “Bacchanal” achieves another podium in the Cabbage Tree Island Race. With success in the recent Bird Island race that makes it two Division 2 wins. The JPK 11.80 shows great light air speed sailing in conditions…
Women’s Match Racing World Championship 2024 – Day 3
3 round robins completed at the Women’s Match Racing World Championships in Jeddah and one team changed her sponsor name from Normandy Elite Team to “100% Team”! We are talking about Pauline Courtois and her team, Maëlenn Lemaitre, Louise Acker, Laurane Mettraux and Sophie Faguet, achieving 15 races wins…
29er Jib Statement
The Technical Committee of the International 29er Class, led by Vice President Csaba Cserep, are investigating the design of the current 29er jib. With the aim of exploring whether there is a cost effective way of increasing the longevity of…
SailGP Dubai’s racing goes under the data microscope
By Miranda Blazeby @ SailGP The teams which topped Dubai’s data metrics across fleet racing, including top speeds, best starts and highest fly time, have been revealed. Data provided by Dubai’s 11-strong F50 fleet shows that Diego Botin’s Spain picked…
SailGP and DP World team up to deliver milestone Women’s Performance Camp
The Dubai camp is the Rolex SailGP Championship’s largest female athlete development program to date. LONDON – 6 December, 2024 – As the thrilling racing wrapped up from the Emirates Dubai Sail Grand Prix, presented by P&O Marinas, another milestone event…
Women’s Match Racing World Championship 2024 – Day 2
After a great hospitality evening in the Old City center and a dinner with teams and officials at a local restaurant, came another beautiful day of racing on the water over here in Jeddah! Martina Carlsson, Svea Sahlin, Amanda Ljunggren, Hanna Gaskell-Brown and Hedvig Hedström,Beyond team from Sweden, were the protagonists of the biggest come back of the day. Martina…
Launching to LA2028 as campaigns kick off at Sail Sydney
Over the next four days, Sydney Harbour will come alive as Australia’s top sailors kick off their campaigns for the LA 2028 Olympics. Against the stunning backdrop of one of the world’s most iconic waterways, Sail Sydney will provide strong…
44Cup 2025 – high level owner-driver one design racing – two new venues
Incredibly 2025 will mark the 17th season for the RC44 one designs. For the new season, the 44Cup will comprise five events, including an official World Sailing-endorsed World Championship providing a fine blend of the highest quality, owner-driver keelboat competition, in…
2025 49er and 49erFX Sailing Calendar Announced!
The International 49er Class Association is excited to share the 2025 sailing calendar! With some of the world’s best sailing destinations on the lineup, this season promises fierce competition, stunning backdrops, and the perfect prep for the Olympic stage. Whether…
Australian Maxi Championship & Big Boat Challenge
This Friday, ten of Australia’s finest Maxi and Mini Maxi racing yachts will battle it out in the One Circular Quay (OCQ) Australian Maxi Championship, culminating in the thrilling SOLAS Big Boat Challenge. Over four days of spectacular racing, the…
Wearn sails away with honours at Australian Sports Performance Awards
Matt Wearn OAM and Grae Morris were celebrated at the 2024 Australian Sports Performance Awards held in Melbourne on Wednesday night. The gala event recognised Australia’s top athletes, with Wearn being awarded Male Able-Athlete of the Year for his exceptional…
2025 Admiral’s Cup Update – Phenomenal Boats, World-Class Competition
But no Australian Team entered to defend the Admirals’s Cup.! The countdown is on. In less than eight months the prestigious Admiral’s Cup, organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC), will return to the spotlight. Teams from across the…
18ft Skiffs – NSW Champs re-start on Sunday
Following the abandonment of Races 1 and 2 of the NSW 18ft skiff Championship last Sunday, due to a severe electrical storm and the threat of a possible follow up, the Australian 18 Footers League will now stage Races 3…
Cole Tapper wins Youth Match Racing Worlds
The 2024 World Sailing Youth Match Racing World Championship, hosted by the Saudi Sailing Federation in conjunction with Jeddah Yacht Club & Marina and World Sailing, kicked off on the 29th of November, marking the beginning of an exciting week of competitive sailing…
2025 Finn World Masters breaks entry records before entry opened
Entry has officially opened for the 2025 Finn World Masters, to be held in Medemblik, The Netherlands, from 13-20 June. The entry form has been online for a couple of weeks, and word spread so fast that there were 125…
2025 Youth Sailing World Championships headed to Portugal
World Sailing has selected the Portuguese venue of Vilamoura Sailing to host the 2025 Youth Sailing World Championships. It will take place from 12-20 December 2025. Editors comment – It would be great to see an Australian Squad at this…
Matt Wearn hits pause to recharge after historic double Olympic gold
Following his historic second Olympic gold medal, Matt Wearn has announced a break from Olympic sailing to recharge after his Paris 2024 triumph. After competing across three Olympic cycles, missing out on selection for Rio 2016, and then becoming Olympic…
13ft Skiff NSW Championship
A quartet of podium finishes landed Harken (Heidi Bates/Orlando Sadlik) a maiden NSW 13ft Skiff State Title. The Manly boat grabbed a third on Saturday and backed it up with a win and a second on Sunday to clear out…
16ft Skiff NSW State Championships Report
A Weekend of High Drama at the NSW 16ft Skiff Championship Has there ever been a more dramatic conclusion to a NSW 16ft Skiff Championship in its 118-year history? The thrilling final weekend at Manly saw protests, storms, and an…
18ft Skiffs – NSW Championship – Day 1 abandoned
Officials were forced to abandon racing on Day 1 of the NSW 18ft skiff Championship today when an intense electrical storm accompanied by heavy rain and hail swept in from the west, reducing visibility to near zero on the Sydney…
New era of Austrian double trouble in Brazil
GWA Wingfoil World Cup Brazil 2024 – Jericoacoara, Brazil Austrian twins Tomas and Aleksander Acherer launched themselves onto the world stage with a remarkable one-two in a dramatic closing day at the season finale at the GWA Wingfoil World Cup…
Battles on the Bay as Sail Melbourne delivers epic racing
The 2024 edition of Sail Melbourne delivered on every front, combining fierce competition and testing conditions. Held on the unpredictable waters of Port Phillip Bay, the event showcased why it remains a premier testing ground for Australian and international sailors….
The 2024 Petersville Regatta – Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron
Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron will proudly host the highly anticipated 2024 Petersville Regatta from 27 to 30 December, kicking off summer with one of the most exciting events on the Peninsula. This annual highlight attracts sailors from across the region, and…
Ronstan Junior Foiling Cup
The inaugural Ronstan Junior Foiling Cup was held over 23rd & 24th November 2024 at BYRA sailing club on Pittwater, NSW Australia. Junior sailors aged 10-16 years old competed in 6 Nikki foiling dinghies. Each sailor competed in 5 races,…
Australian Sailing Team welcomes government funding ahead of LA2028
The Australian Sailing Team has welcomed the Australian Institute of Sport’s (AIS) announcement confirming funding for its High Performance program through to the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games. This investment is part of the Australian Sports Commission and Australian Government’s…
WingFoil – Title races go down to the wire in Brazil finale
Climactic battles poised for finals’ showdown in third and last stop of FreeFly-Slalom season in Jericoacoara GWA Wingfoil World Cup Brazil 202426–30 November, 2024 | Jericoacoara, Brazil The races for the 2024 Freefly-Slalom crowns are finely poised and will be…
Paris Olympians hoist sails at iconic Sail Melbourne Regatta
The iconic Sail Melbourne regatta has returned to the waters of Port Phillip in Victoria just months after incredible results from the Australian Sailing Team in Marseille, with Paris Olympians and up-and-coming sailors raising their masts from today. As one of Australia’s…
Peter Burling unpacks his team’s stunning victory at the 2025 Season opener in Dubai
The Peter Burling’s Kiwi team put in a consistent fleet racing performance to qualify for the Final at the top of the leaderboard alongside Emirates GBR and the United States. Despite multiple lead changes and shifty wind conditions, the Kiwis…
18ft Skiffs – NSW Championship starts on Sunday
The Rag & Famish Hotel team of Harry Price, Max Paul and Finn Rodowicz goes into the opening day’s racing of the 2024-25 18ft Skiffs NSW Championship next Sunday as favourite to take the title after an outstanding start to…
30th Harken International Youth Match Racing Championship
Finals Day on Pittwater! The 30th Harken International Youth Match Racing Championship concluded with an exhilarating final day of action in perfect racing conditions. A steady 10-15 knot northeast breeze set the stage for an unforgettable showdown. The day began…
13ft & 16ft Skiff NSW State Championships Preview
The winners of this weekend’s 13ft/16ft NSW Championships will have done it the hard way following a hectic shoot-out that will test mind, body and craft. With only one heat of the States possible at Port Hunter a fortnight ago – leaving race officials…
First 44Cup win for Loro Piana, as Team Nika lifts the 2024 44Cup Trophy
Going into today’s final three races of the 44Cup Nanny Cay, the leaderboard was tight between the high performance owner-driver one designs with Charisma leading on 34, Aleph Racing on 36, Artemis Racing on 38, Team Nika on 39 and…
Two Capes Race
Footloose Triumphs in This Year’s Two Capes Race The Two Capes Race, hosted by the Derwent Sailing Squadron, lived up to its reputation, delivering a great 18-hour contest full of tactical battles. With fortunes shifting like a game of snakes…
18ft Skiffs – Spring Championship – Race 6
The Rag & Famish Hotel team of Harry Price, Max Paul and Finn Rodowicz wrapped up the 2024 Sixt Spring 18ft skiff Championship, which concluded on Sydney Harbour today. The Rag, with Josh Porebski standing in for regular skipper Harry…
Winners finalised in Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship
Two offshore windward/leeward races at the 2024 Nautilus Marine Insurance Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship (SSORC) decided the SSORC champions for this year in conditions that were as brilliant as yesterday’s, with more sunshine and a north-easterly sea breeze beckoning….
Aussie’s miss out on Dubai final dreams by one point as Kiwis take first event victory
DUBAI, UAE- 24 NOVEMBER 2024 – Tom Slingby’s Australia Team’s hopes of making the Podium Final came crashing down, with the team missing out on making the final by one crucial point. The New Zealand Team were crowned the victors…
Perfect conditions set scene at Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship
Day 1 of the 2024 Nautilus Marine Insurance Sydney Short Ocean Racing Championship (SSORC) could not have been any better – a beautiful north-easterly sea breeze on a sunny hot day was the perfect way to brush off the cobwebs…
Aussie Squad top Dubai leaderboard with new signing
DUBAI, UAE- 23 NOVEMBER 2024 -The Australia SailGP Team launched their 2025 Rolex SailGP Championship campaign in dominant style, silencing any questions about the strength of their restructured squad. The triple SailGP champions surged to the top of the leaderboard…
Etchells World Championship entries closing on 30 November
The 2025 Etchells Worlds entries close in just over a week and the competition is continuing to ramp up at the Royal Brighton Yacht Club (RBYC). As chances to race before the Worlds continue to cross off preparation lists, the…
