French Olympic Week – Day 4
Kiteboarders and windsurfers go for Friday gold as shifts play havoc with process Day 4 On a day in which fortunes shifted as much as the winds, French Olympic Week will have its first Medal Races on Friday as the…
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Sail Port Stephens Performance Series preview
Sail Port Stephens gearing up for a stellar Performance Having been on cruise control earlier this month for the Commodores Cup Passage Series, Sail Port Stephens 2025 now goes up a gear for the Performance Series starting tomorrow (April 25)…
French Olympic Week – Day 3
The iconic Mistral swept through Hyères today, delivering exactly what this regatta is known for, its offshore, gusty winds pushing sailors to their limits. After a slow morning, the breeze suddenly kicked in, ramping up to 20–25 knots. Conditions quickly…
18ft Skiffs – The Big Boat Era
A look back in time at the 18 footers early years We are all familiar with the modern 18 footers as they speed across Sydney Harbour with their carbon fibre hulls and lightweight state-of-the-art sails and spars but they a…
French Olympic Week – Day 2
It was a waiting game on the Mediterranean today, with light winds struggling to fill the bay and making racing tricky! After a long day of patience across the fleets, the breeze finally arrived late, allowing the Nacra 17s to…
French Olympic Week – Day 1
29 Australian sailors are in Hyères, France, competing across 9 Olympic classes at the second Grand Slam event of the season. Day one served up flat waters and an offshore breeze, with shifty winds keeping the fleets on their toes….
Antigua Classic – The Weather Kept Us Guessing
The last day of racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta started with no wind and grey skies resulting in the Race Officer postponing for an hour. Fortunuately, the clouds lifted and the winds returned enough for the race to start…
Australian Sailors Ready to Build Momentum at French Olympic Week
Australian sailors are ready to launch into the next phase of their international season at French Olympic Week. Held in Hyères, in the south of France, the regatta has been a proving ground for over 50 years, known for its…
Manly 16ft Skiff Club – SWAP DAY
For all the trophies, titles and honours Manly 16ft Skiff Club accumulates each year, the collective smiles on the faces of Swap Day participants probably best sums up what the place is about. It’s an afternoon where senior members of…
ILCA 6 Youth Europeans – Final Day
The ILCA 6 Youth European Championship came to a close today after six days of high-level competition and world-class performances in Vilamoura. The final day presented challenging and shifty conditions due to cloud cover, with the wind initially coming from…
Alinghi Red Bull Racing withdraws from America’s Cup
As planning begins for the 38th America’s Cup, expected in 2027, a second major challenger is stepping aside. Alinghi Red Bull Racing has confirmed they will not compete in the next cycle and have started an “orderly wind-down” of their…
ILCA 6 Youth Europeans – Day 5
The fifth day of the ILCA 6 Youth European Championship unfolded under similar weather conditions to the previous day, offering steady southwest winds and fair racing conditions for all fleets. Competitors completed two races as scheduled, with the breeze starting…
Caribbean Sailing at its Finest
The first full fleet day of racing started at the 2025 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta with the finest of Caribbean sailing conditions. Starting with gusty 18-20 knots of south-easterly winds with looming grey clouds, the breeze then settled down to…
52 SUPER SERIES 2025 season beckons
With the start of the 2025 52 SUPER SERIES season looming large on the horizon, less than two weeks before the first start guns of the 52 SUPER SERIES Saint Tropez Sailing Week, more than half of the race fleet…
ILCA 6 Youth Europeans – Day 4
The fourth day of the ILCA 6 Youth European Championship marked the start of the final series, with all fleets completing two races as scheduled. Sailing conditions were favourable throughout the day, with the wind coming from the southwest. The…
ILCA 6 Youth Europeans – Day 3
Vilamoura ILCA 6 Youth European Championship 2025 – Day 3 Report. The third day of the ILCA 6 Youth European Championship progressed steadily, allowing all fleets to complete six races in total and successfully conclude the qualifying series. The final…
SailGP announces 2026 SailGP schedule
SailGP has revealed a first look at its 2026 Season calendar, which features the return of iconic fan favourite locations, plus a first time trip to Perth. SailGP’s West Coast debut launches a three-year partnership with the Western Australian Government that…
GWA WingFoil – Mondial du Vent 2025
Title holders open defence of crowns in France All eyes are on the reigning champions, but the competition is tougher than ever. Nia Suardiaz holds all four world titles, but she knows others are catching up—especially France’s Kylie Belloeuvre and…
2025 BVI Spring Regatta – Video Wrap
“Hard to get to – Harder to leave – Impossible to forget.” Here’s a wrap video of the 2025 BVI Spring Regatta. Feast your eyes on 7 days of warm water, hot racing and cool parties in some of the…
Come to Airlie Beach Race Week where fun doesn’t set with the sun
Just a short time from entries opening for Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) 2025, keen competitors started committing to the fun event and with 60 entries received to-date, it is a good start to what is sure to be another…
Get your clan together and give the 2025 Apollo Bay Ocean Race a go!
Early bird entries for the 2025 Apollo Bay Race close on Sunday the 4th of May, yes that’s the day after election day! The 52 nautical mile race from Queenscliff to Apollo Bay is the last of the Ocean Racing…
Strong Start at ILCA 6 Youth Europeans Championship
Vilamoura, Portugal Ellen Sampson from South Australia, the sole Australian representative at this event had a great first day, with a first in the 2nd race. The first day of racing at the ILCA 6 Youth European Championship kicked off…
Valerian Lebrun wins 2025 Finn European Championship
Valerian Lebrun, from France, has won the 2025 Open Finn European Championship in Naples, Italy, after two final races on Saturday, in a drama packed day that nearly cost him his first major Finn title. Italy’s Federico Colaninno pushed him…
NYYC extends application deadline for International Women’s Championship
Newport, R.I. — More than two dozen teams from 11 countries have officially requested an invitation for the inaugural New York Yacht Club International Women’s Championship. With numerous other teams expressing interest, the Club has decided to extend to May…
Lebrun extends at the Finn Europeans in Naples
For the fourth day in a row, Valerian Lebrun, from France, is the top of the leaderboard at the 2025 Open Finn Europeans in Naples. For the second day in a row, Italy’s Federico Colaninno was dominant on the water,…
World Sailing welcomes LA28 athlete quota and event programme announcement
Issued on behalf of: World SailingWorld Sailing is committed to strengthening our contribution to the Olympic Movement through our Olympic Vision, and we welcome today’s announcement from the International Olympic Committee on athlete quotas and the event programme for the…
Points close after third day at Finn Europeans in Naples
Italy’s Federico Colaninno made the best of the third day at the 2025 Open Finn Europeans in Naples, Italy, with a first and a second, in a gradually veering breeze through the day. Championship leader Valerian Lebrun, from France, responded…
Emirates Team New Zealand and Peter Burling part ways
Emirates Team New Zealand and Peter Burling have today confirmed that they have agreed to part ways ahead of the 38th America’s Cup. Discussions by the team management and Burling have been ongoing since Barcelona, however an agreement was not…
Modern Concept Constructions crowned Manly 16s Club Champions
Leaders Modern Concept Constructions adopted the KISS (Keep It Simple, Stupid) theory to take the sting out of the contest early en route to a maiden club championship victory on Saturday. In what was a winner-takes-all shootout pitting the three…
SailGP Rio event canceled to facilitate wingsail repairs
After the news yesterday that Sir Jim Ratcliffe was pulling INEOS out of AC38, this latest news from SailGP is probably not all that surprising either. I personally am pleased that they have discovered the cause of the Australian Wing…
INEOS Britannia announces withdrawal from 38th America’s Cup
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has abandoned plans to challenge for the next America’s Cup. An announcement on the INEO website reads: INEOS Britannia announces that it has withdrawn its intention to challenge for the next America’s Cup. The decision has been…
Surge of new entries at the Superyacht Cup Palma 2025
The Superyacht Cup Palma 2025 has welcomed an upsurge in new entries as Europe’s longest running superyacht regatta looks ahead to its 29th edition. From 25-28 June the Bay of Palma will now host no fewer than four of the…
Valerian Lebrun takes early lead at 2025 Finn Europeans in Naples
Valerian Lebrun, from France, has taken the early lead at the 2025 Open Finn Europeans in Naples, Italy, after two challenging races in a very unstable breeze. Italy’s Arkadii Kistanov and Estonia’s Deniss Karpak took a win each and sit…
M32 – One Final Battle in the Miami Heat
MIAMI (April 6, 2025) — 4 events. 11 teams. 16 drivers. 42 races. 1 hell of a season. The 2025 M32 Miami Winter Series wrapped today. Ryan McKillen’s Surge won the final event, while young Charlie Julien’s Rated X took…
Emma Wilson, crowned overall winner of the Trofeo Princesa Sofia
Winner of the Women’s iQFOiL windsurfing competition, Great Britain’s Emma Wilson has been crowned outright champion of 54 Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca by FERGUS Hotels. She received the trophy after her results across the regatta produced the highest score in…
Sizzling start to 2025 Finn season with European Championship in Naples
Under the imposing shadow of Vesuvius, the 2025 Open and U23 Finn Europeans opens this week in the Bay of Naples, Italy, for the first time in 58 years, with 125 entries from 20 nations. Naples has a special place in…
Sail Port Stephens 2025 Passage Series Final
Cream rises in phenomenal finale at Port Stephens It was a fitting finale to the 2025 Sail Port Stephens Passage Series (Commodores Cup), with crews aboard the 105 yachts enjoying the kind of premium sailing conditions that attracts boats from as…
Race Week Turns 40 – Write Your Own Chapter in Race Week History
16 – 23 August 2025 Sail the Olympic Course Before the World Arrives In 2025, Hamilton Island Race Week celebrates four decades of incredible sailing, epic adventures, and unforgettable memories. What began in 1984 with 93 crews testing their limits…
Two Golds for Australia at Sailing Grand Slam in Spain
Grae Morris and Zoe Thomson have claimed a gold medal each at the Trofeo Princesa Sofía regatta, held over the past six days in Mallorca, Spain. Grae took the win in the Men’s iQFOiL after topping the overall leaderboard and…
Sail Port Stephens 2025 Passage Series Day 4
All sweetness and light airs on day 4 of Sail Port Stephens With the switch flicked to signature Sail Port Stephens conditions, sunshine and a light south-westerly, the stage was set for a banner edition of the 2025 Passage Series on Friday….
