Jean Genie lets rip on Day 2 of Fast 40+ Round 2
eter Morton’s Jean Genie had the best of Day 2 of Round 2 of the Fast 40+ 2021 Race Circuit, part of the RORC IRC National Championship in Cowes, Isle of Wight on a very grey day, with flat water…
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Italian youth crew prevails among Rolex Giraglia’s IRC 0 maxis
In a fantastic result for the Rolex Giraglia’s hosts and organiser, the Yacht Club Italiano (YCI), their ‘club boat’, Adriano Calvini’s Felci 61 Itacentodue, claimed the race’s IRC 0 maxi boat class after crossing the Genoa finish line mid-evening yesterday….
Fast 40+ Round 2 – dismal day on Solent but sizzling racing
Race 1 and 3 winner, Niklas Zennstrom’s Rán leads the Fast 40+ in Cowes, Isle of Wight after the first day from Peter Morton’s Jean Genie (Race 2 winner) and Christian Hamilton/Guy Gillon’s Khumbu. Rán won Races 1 and 3,…
Melges Argentario Rally: Race fleet doubles in Cala Galera
Cala Galera, Italy: Today was the second day of racing at the Melges Argentario Rally for the Melges 32 fleet with three more races completed, bringing the series total to six, and the Russian entry Tavatuy (Pavel Kuznetsov) continues to…
Crews look forward to stepping up competition in Swan Sardinia Challenge
Preparations are under way to welcome 35 Swan one-design yachts to the season’s second major regatta in the splendid surroundings of Porto Cervo, where the Swan Sardinia Challenge will take place in all four Swan one-design classes from 22-26 June….
Rolex Giraglia line honours for Arca SGR
Since setting off from Sanremo, Italy at midday yesterday, a tough contest for maxi yacht line honours has been playing out in the Rolex Giraglia, the fourth event of the International Maxi Association’s Mediterranean Maxi Offshore Challenge. Overnight, as crews…
Melges World League: Argentario Rally kicks off in Cala Galera
Sails are warming up in Cala Galera, Italy for the Melges Argentario Rally, the second act of the international Melges World League circuit – and the first to get to the water are the crews of the Melges 32 fleet,…
SailGP will return to Sydney Harbour in Season 2
SailGP today announced the Australia Sail Grand Prix as the ninth event in the global championship’s second season calendar. SailGP will return to the iconic Sydney Harbour on December 17 and 18, 2021, following the European stage of Season 2,…
Jenetta raised from the depths and headed to 12-Metre Worlds
From the drafting table of Scotland’s renowned naval architect Alfred Mylne and launched in 1939, Jenetta (K-1), design #395 was one of four 12mRs commissioned by Sir William Burton. An accomplished gentleman sailor, and president of the International Yacht Racing…
Copa del Rey Mapfre entries exceed 100
On Wednesday local time, the Real Club Náutico de Palma (RCNP) officially presented the 39th edition of the Copa del Rey Mapfre, following the cancellation of last year’s event due to the Pandemic. President of Real Club Náutico de Palma,…
Three to battle for 68th Rolex Giraglia line honours
Italy’s premier offshore race, the Rolex Giraglia sets sail on Wednesday local time, when 143 yachts, including three challengers for Line Honours, will take part in the fourth event of the International Maxi Association’s 2020-21 Mediterranean Maxi Offshore Challenge. Due…
First Tracks storms home to secure Etchells Nationals title
Peter Merrington and his team of Ian McKillop and Steve ‘Mothy’ Jarvin on First Tracks have won in the Etchells Australian Nationals and the Australasian Championships sailed in Mooloolaba over the long weekend. Merrington won the final race of the…
Bol d’or Mirabaud: Ylliam XII – Comptoir Immobilier takes TF35 win
In sparkling conditions on Lake Geneva yesterday morning, the seven high-performance TF35 hydro-foiling catamarans joined 440 other boats of all shapes and sizes for the 82nd edition of the Bol d’Or Mirabaud. The first half of the 120km race was…
John Winning – one of three greats in 18 Footer history
There have been many champion competitors, builders, designers and administrators involved with the 129-year-old sport of 18 footers racing, but three men with the foresight, positive thinking and financial wisdom to promote the 18s to the masses, stand out as…
Team Peter Merrington leads Etchells Nationals
The Etchells Australian National Championship kicked off on Thursday 10 June in Mooloolaba and it is tight at the top after two days of racing and following some unsurprisingly high scoring results, across the board. Not unbefitting to a National…
Britain’s Dobson and Tidy win 49erFX Championship in Cascais
After leading the 49erFX Championship in Cascais since day one and following a protracted battle with the top ranked Spanish crew, Charlotte Dobson and Saskia Tidey from GBR have gone on to win the event from their rivals, Tamara Echegoyen/Paula…
Great Britain and Spain continue domination of 49erFX Cascais Championship
Charlotte Dobson/Sakia Tidey (GBR) continue to lead the 49erFX Championship in Cascais, although their lead decreased on the top five, after scoring 7-12-3 results today. In second place is Tamara Echegoyen/Paula Barcelo (ESP), who after a finishing the day with…
Bol d’Or Mirabaud 2021 almost back to normal
Geneva: The world’s greatest lake regatta, Bol d’Or Mirabaud, is back after being cancelled last year for the first time in its history, so it is therefore an immense satisfaction for the organising team and competitors to be a short…
Record tumbles as cool cats and tris join in for Airlie Beach Race Week
With entries not due to close until Monday 2 August, Airlie Beach Race Week has already reached an unprecedented high of 139 boats, outstripping the event’s record of 133 in 2016 and more than doubled those of 2020 when COVID…
Block Island Race Week will kick off with 165 boats
The planning for 29th Block Island Race Week began on the last day of the 28th edition in 2019 and between then and now, there have been a few iterations, but the Storm Trysail Club is ready to welcome 165…
SailGP receives three gold medals in the U.N. Climate Neutral Now Initiative
LONDON – June 8, 2021 – SailGP – the sport’s pinnacle league featuring the world’s most competitive racing on-water – is the first organization to achieve both the Carbon Neutral International Standard and three gold medals in the U.N. Climate Neutral Now Initiative…
SailGP | Italy Sail Grand Prix Full Highlights
Relive all the action from a spectacular weekend of racing in Italy’s City of Two Seas, Taranto.
Olympians to compete at Australian Etchells Championship ahead of Tokyo Games
The Australian Etchells Championship will open tomorrow at 1800 hours with the competitors briefing at the Mooloolaba Yacht Club, located at The Wharf, Mooloolaba. There will be close to 40 teams competing with a number of notable sailors, including the…
Spain versus Great Britain at 49erFX Championship Cascais
On the second day of the event, Cascais did not disappoint, with the opening race held in the Guia race area in 15 knot north-westerly winds that increased, forcing the Race Committee to move the race course to Cascais bay…
49erFX teams back in Cascais ahead of Tokyo Olympics
At the end of three races of the 49erFX Cascais Championship, topping the overall standings is Charlotte Dobson/Saskia Tidey (GBR), who won the last race of the day, while Victoria Travascio/Sol Branz (ARG) are in second place, with Tamara Echegoyen/Paula…
SailGP: Fairy tale victory for Japan in Taranto
SailGP fans were out in full force – with sell-out crowds on-shore and nearly one thousand registered boats lining the racecourse – to enjoy the second and final day of the Italy Sail Grand Prix in Taranto. Keeping spectators on…
Realteam takes TF35 Mies win
Realteam Sailing, owned by Esteban Garcia and co-skippered by Jérôme Clerc, triumphed on the final day of the TF35 Mies with wins in both races before a lack of breeze ended the day early. Clerc started the day in second…
SailGP: Australians sail three-up and face technical issues
Taranto: It was an eventful first race day for Slingsby’s Australian side and the league as a whole, as teams competed in a new crew set up at the first ever Italian Sail Grand Prix. Due to lighter conditions on…
Zoulou wins Genève-Rolle-Genève
The TF35 Mies fleet racing was paused today to allow the seven TF35s to join more than 250 other boats to participate in the iconic Genève-Rolle-Genève long-distance race: the prologue to the Bol’Or Mirabaud. After 30 nautical miles of racing…
Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta: Missy and Highland Fling XVII victorious
Porto Cervo: After three days of perfect breeze, the conclusive day of the 14th Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta, organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda with the support of title sponsor Loro Piana, was characterised by lighter airs that allowed…
Sail GP: Slingsby still confident despite challenging last practice
Tom Slingsby is still confident that his Australian team is prepared to face off against all eight national teams at the Taranto Sail Grand Prix, despite a challenging final day of practice. All eight national crews took part in practice…
TF35 Trophy: Alinghi dominates on Day 1
The new TF35 hydro-foiling catamarans enjoyed a cracking day of super-competitive racing in the sunshine as the TF35 Mies got underway, with Ernesto Bertarelli’s Alinghi emerging as top boat. Bertarelli’s crew opened the day on a roll with wins in…
Stage set for first Italy Sail Grand Prix in Taranto
Taranto: The sport’s best athletes return to the racecourse this weekend when the first-ever Italy Sail Grand Prix gets underway in the Southern Italian city of Taranto. Following show-stopping action in Bermuda – which produced dramatic racing and an epic…
Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta serves up third day of superb sailing
Porto Cervo: Competitors in the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta were graced with a third day of ideal wind and sea conditions in which yesterday’s victors – Missy in the Superyacht division and Highland Fling XVII among the Multihulls – confirm…
Eight Bells: Bruno Bich
Bruno Bich, 74, died on May 30, 2021. Son of Marcel Bich, founder of BIC, Bruno devoted́ his entire professional life to the company and served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 1993 to 2006, and Chairman of the…
Sir Stephen Tindall retires from Emirates Team New Zealand Board
Sir Stephen Tindall is retiring as Chairman and Director of the Board of Emirates Team New Zealand after a long and successful tenure as Director of the 4 x America’s Cup winning team. Sir Stephen is best known as a…
Ideal conditions on Day 2 of Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta
LORO PIANA SUPERYACHT REGATTA, IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR RACE DAY 2 Missy and Highland Fling XVII winners of the day and leaders of their respective divisions Porto Cervo, June 3, 2021. The Costa Smeralda put on its best show to…
Australian SailGP Team drama in Taranto
Australian SailGP Team suffer damage to rudder in drama filled first training on Italian waters, ahead of Taranto Sail Grand Prix. The Australian SailGP Team’s revolutionary F50, emblazoned with a giant kangaroo, set sail on Italian waters for the first…
Bumper weekend ahead for TF35 Fleet
This weekend the seven cutting-edge TF35 hydro-foiling catamarans will compete in a bumper weekend of racing. The competition will start on Friday with what promises to be another round of hotly-contested one-design racing at the TF35 Mies, the third event…
Great Britain SailGP Team on the water in Taranto Harbour
The Great Britain SailGP Team has taken flight in the stunning surroundings of the Taranto Harbour in southern Italy for the first time, as training begins for the Italy Sail Grand Prix this weekend. There was, however, a new but…
