Finns and OK Dinghies at Kieler Woche
Finns on Day 1 A small fleet of Finns is taking part in Kieler Woche, many fresh from last week’s Europeans in Gdynia. While many had a turn at the front of the fleet, at the end of Day 1,…
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British challenger promises 'radical, different' new boat for Auckland 2021
Stuff.co.nz British America’s Cup challenger INEOS Team UK are heading to New Zealand with a radical new boat. They have already had their second AC75 delivered and it is being commissioned ahead of its departure to New Zealand. The Brits…
App takes guesswork out of laying courses
An idea that two friends have been working on to make it easier for race officers and support boats to lay race courses has been called a “game-changer”. Alex Amsler and Rob Cleghorn have developed Buoy Zone, a mobile app which…
49er team mates battle for honours at UK Moth Championship
After a slow start to Monday as the forecast wind filled in as predicted, the UK Moth fleet took to the water for an event many thought would never happen. It’s not the Worlds that was scheduled, and the majority…
Britain's Ocean City selected to host SailGP in Season 2
PLYMOUTH, UK – September 4, 2020 – Plymouth, Britain’s Ocean City, has been selected to host SailGP’s Season 2 European debut when the global league’s events restart in 2021. Following the season opener in San Francisco in April and New…
Sparkling series finale to Hobart Combined Clubs Winter Series
On a magnificent Father’s Day spring morning the Combined Clubs Winter Series wound up with a spectacle of sail on the River Derwent. A fleet of 45 yachts started in a light northerly that built as the morning wore on,…
18ft Skiffs: The Winning Way
The ongoing success of Australia’s iconic 128-year-old sport of 18ft Skiff Racing on Sydney Harbour, owes much to the incredible action and support of John (Woody) Winning, the Winning family and the Winning family’s business. John is a Giltinan world…
Zsombor Berecz, Joan Cardona and Milan Vujasinovic win Finn European titles in Gdynia
The 2020 U23, Open and Masters Finn European Championship in Gdynia, Poland, concluded on Sunday with the three titles assigned. Zsombor Berecz, from Hungary, took gold without winning a race and with a race to spare. Giles Scott, from Britain,…
Spanish take control of Finn Europeans in Gdynia
Spain’s, Alejandro Muscat has taken the lead at the 2020 U23, Open and Masters Finn European Championship after two more races in Gdynia, Poland. Giles Scott, from Britain drops to second, while Zsombor Berecz, from Hungary, moves up to third….
Giles Scott dominates opening day of Finn Europeans in Gdynia
Defending European champion, and current Olympic gold medalist, Giles Scott, from Britain, dominated the opening day of the 2020 U23, Open and Masters Finn European Championship in Gdynia Poland to lead after the first day from Henry Wetherell, from Britain,…
Big changes announced to Australian Laser Championship schedules
Australian Sailing has announced HERE that it has ceased running Australian Youth Championships. It will continue to run State Youth Championships once COVID-19 orders allow. ALCA welcomes this change and AS’s Youth initiatives. Following AS’s change, ALCA will be placing…
Finn Europeans opened in Gdynia
The 2020 U23, Open and Masters Finn European Championship has been opened in Gdynia, Poland. The final event in the Gdynia Sailing Days festival, it has attracted 70 entries from 27 countries for first and only major Finn event of…
Youth America's Cup cancelled owing to travel restrictions
The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) has today confirmed that next year’s Youth America’s Cup event has been cancelled due to New Zealand Government restrictions around immigration. Despite the event being an official part of the America’s Cup and…
Mooloolaba Yacht Club to host 2020 Women’s Regatta
Following the success of the inaugural Mooloolaba Yacht Club’s (MYC) Women’s Winter Regatta in 2019, MYC is now inviting crews from around the state – and the country (COVID restrictions permitting) – to participate in the 2020 event. Initially scheduled…
70th Bermuda Gold Cup gets the green light
HAMILTON, Bermuda (Sept. 1, 2020) — After months of careful consideration the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club confirmed last night that the 70th Bermuda Gold Cup for the King Edward VII trophy will take place Oct. 26-30 on Hamilton Harbour with…
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup and Rolex Swan Cup cancelled
Porto Cervo, 27 August 2020. In light of the significant increase in the infection curve due to several outbreaks in the Costa Smeralda area and in Porto Cervo in particular, in order to protect the health of the staff, visitors…
SailGP makes its Hollywood debut
LONDON – August 26, 2020 – SailGP makes its Hollywood debut today when two F50s – the world’s fastest and most technologically advanced sail race boats – take a starring role in the summer’s big blockbuster Tenet, a new sci-fi…
No evidence of financial impropriety by ETNZ, audit finds
26th August 2020 The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), in consultation with host partner Auckland Council, has completed its audit into allegations made against Emirates Team New Zealand Limited (ETNZ) and America’s Cup Event Limited (ACE). The Beattie…
Oskari Muhonen dominates U23 Finn fleet to win record third Finn Silver Cup
The U23 Finn World Championship for the Jorg Bruder Finn Silver Cup concluded today in Canet en Roussillon, France, with three more races to complete the series. Defending champion, Oskari Muhonen, from Finland, wrapped up an almost flawless week with…
18ft Skiffs: Britain's Rob Greenhalgh
One of the long list of super-talented JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship-winning skippers is the 2004 champion, Britain’s Rob Greenhalgh. Rob, one of only three skippers from the northern hemisphere to win the world’s premier 18 Footer championship, and his…
Refocussing on 2021, as this season’s 44Cup is cancelled
The owners and Organising Authority of the 44Cup have today made the final decision to cancel the remaining two events of the 2020 season. This is due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic which this year has brought much of the…
5.5 Metre Class gathering in Sanremo for 2020 European Championship
Sanremo, Italy, is all ready to welcome the 5.5 Metre fleet for its 2020 European Championship, which is being sailed from 25-29 August. Normally only held when the world championship is outside Europe, the event has attracted 20 crews from…
Muhonen within reach of record third Finn Silver Cup win
Only one race was possible on the fourth day of the U23 Finn World Championship for the Finn Silver Cup, at Canet en Roussillon, France. The second race was cancelled when very strong winds arrived soon after the first race…
British syndicate takes delivery of second boat
Stuff.co.nz. Britain’s America’s Cup syndicate has taken delivery of its new America’s Cup boat ahead of shipping it to New Zealand. Teams are allowed two boats and the second generation boats will be sailed at Auckland 2021 with INEOS Team…
Muhonen untouchable as breeze arrives for third day of Finn Silver Cup
Double U23 Finn World Champion, Oskari Muhonen, from Finland, stamped his authority over the fleet at the 2020 Finn Silver Cup at Carnet en Roussillon, France on Wednesday, with three race wins from three races in near perfect conditions. France’s…
The 72-foot Superyacht Silver Fern enters Sail Paradise
The fleet for Sail Paradise 2021 has taken a step up with the recent entry of the 72-foot New Zealand flagged entry Silver Fern by Southport Yacht Club (SYC) member, David Hows. David Hows purchased the 72-foot steel yacht Silver…
Muhonen extends lead with two bullets at Finn Silver Cup
Oskari Muhonen, from Finland, took two race wins from two races on the second day of the U23 Finn World Championship for the Finn Silver Cup at Canet en Roussillon, in France, on Tuesday to extend his lead at the…
Oskari Muhonen takes narrow lead as U23 Finn Worlds opens in Canet
Defending U23 World Champion, Oskari Muhonen, from Finland, leads the fleet after three races on the opening day of the 2020 Finn Silver Cup in Canet en Roussillon, in France. Nicolas Thierse, from Germany is second with Guillaume Boisard, from…
CYCA closed a second time after another member tests positive
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia has again elected to close down the clubhouse and abandon winter yacht racing on Sydney Harbour due to the COVID-19 virus. A second member of the club has tested positive to COVID-19 and, after…
New Winter winners on Derwent
Race three of the Combined Clubs Winter Series on the Derwent yesterday produced four new race winners on a morning of challenging sailing in steady rain and an 10-12 knot south-easterly, an unusual breeze for this time of the year….
Team NZ and America's Cup rivals able to practise despite COVID-19 restrictions
Inside the Games. By Michael Houston. Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) have revealed that its preparations for the 36th America's Cup will continue under COVID-19 alerts, despite the Mayor of Auckland ruling that major events would only go ahead if it…
18ft Skiffs: John 'Steamer' Stanley
John ‘Steamer’ Stanley is the person to go to for historical information and photographic images regarding the 18 Footers, now it’s time to take a look at John’s own history when it comes to all things 18ft Skiff sailing and…
Grand Slam Series rejoins World Match Racing Tour in 2021
London (14 August, 2021); The highest ranked series of match racing events in the United States – The Grand Slam Series – has announced its event dates for 2021 including reuniting with the World Match Racing Tour, the world’s longest…
Airlie Beach Race Week – final race decides winners
Sixty four boats took part in the 2020 Airlie Beach Race Week Whitsundays Festival of Sailing, hosted by Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC), which had a difficult job on their hands between the light and fluky conditions and imposing restrictions caused…
Finn Silver Cup will be first test of lockdown training
It has been a long time coming, but the first major international Finn Class event of 2020 is due to begin this weekend. The U23 World Championship for the Finn Silver Cup will take place in Canet en Roussillon, in…
Young Azzurra at the Youth America's Cup
Porto Cervo, 13 August 2020. The Yacht Club Costa Smeralda is set to launch an Italian challenge for the Youth America's Cup, participating in the event scheduled for 2021 in Auckland with an Italian team named Young Azzurra. The ambitious…
Airlie Beach Race Week – Desperado and G’Nome slay the giants
A long wait ashore for 64 crews as officials continued to monitor the weather, or lack thereof on the Pioneer Bay course, for the penultimate day of Airlie Beach Race Week Whitsundays Festival of Sailing, hosted by Whitsunday Sailing Club…
Famous golden oldie scores division win at Airlie Beach Race Week
Stuart Tivey and his partner Lisa Sampson were thrilled to win Race 5 in Cruising Division 1 at the Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) 2020 Airlie Beach Race Week Whitsundays Festival of Sailing yesterday with their famous German Frers 48, Ragamuffin…
Airlie Beach Race Week: Back in Black and Team Hollywood in control
Back in Black has exerted her authority on the rest of the Multihull Racing fleet today, the Extreme 40 won both races on windward/leeward courses at the 2020 Airlie Beach Race Week Whitsundays Festival of Sailing, while Ray Roberts’ Team…
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup to relaunch big boat racing in the Med
While the 2020 season of maxi yacht racing has been largely wiped out thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first steps back to normality are soon to be taken with the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup set to go ahead in…
