Moth Worlds – Day 5
Malcesine, July 12, 2025 – A day to remember on Lake Garda for the fifth and penultimate day of the 2025 Moth World Championship, hosted by Fraglia Vela Malcesine from 6 to 13 July. With waves, strong gusts and some of…
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With 3 years to go, Australian Sailors take to Olympic waters
The Long Beach Olympic Classes Regatta is set to get begin, marking the first major combined event on the waters of the LA 2028 Olympic Games. As the fourth stop on the 2025 Sailing Grand Slam calendar, the regatta serves…
Long Beach Olympic Classes Regatta 2025
Long Beach, CA, July 11, 2025 – Over 200 elite athletes from 42 nations (including Australia, with sailors in the Kite and both ILCA fleets) have converged on Long Beach to test their skills on the same waters that will…
Tough conditions test Morris as iQFOiL World Championships wrap up
The iQFOiL World Championships have drawn to a close in Aarhus, Denmark, following a week of light and unpredictable wind that tested both race officials and athletes to the limit. For Australian windsurfer Grae Morris, it was a tough event,…
The Long Laser Lunch – A Reunion to Remember
By Andrew York “What’s 40 to 50 years amongst friends?” Trevor Martin Last month 93 Laser sailors from across the country gathered at the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club for what became a truly unforgettable reunion. Sailors from every state,…
European Championships 2025 Recap
Record-Breaking 29er European Championship Closes in Style at Lake Garda More than 250 teams, 29 nations, six days of varied racing, and a fleet of young athletes pushing high-performance sailing to the next level. The 2025 29er European Championship, hosted by Fraglia Vela Riva, has officially…
Admiral’s Cup AC2 – Offshore Legends, Small Boats, Big Test
In the 2025 Admiral’s Cup, AC2 features smaller boats than their AC1 team mates but the challenge is every bit as tough, if not tougher. This is where elite skill meets raw offshore endurance. The sailors are world-class: seasoned professionals…
Sailing’s Glitterati prepare for the Admiral’s Cup
The 2025 Admiral’s Cup is shaping up to be one of the most compelling editions in the event’s storied history, featuring a glittering constellation of the sport’s elite. The depth and quality of talent is truly breathtaking – a roll…
PSA’s new ILCA facility in Morriset
I was recently invited to meet Nick Ogden, the Chairman of the Performance Marine Group (PMG), which includes Performance Sailcraft Australia (PSA), up at their new facility in Morriset on the Central Coast. A lot of rumours circulated last year when the PSA facility…
Meet the CYCA’s Admiral’s Cup Team
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) is proud to be competing in the upcoming Admiral’s Cup. Revived for 2025 after a 22-year hiatus, this regatta brings together leading yacht clubs from around the world in a multi-race format. Teams…
Entries come from far afield as Magnetic Island Race Week prepares to unfold
Whether you are sailing the largest boats in the fleet, such as 60 footers Awen and Samurai, or the smallest, like Guilty Pleasures X and Peow Peow, at 6.50 metres each, all competitors will have equal amount of racing and…
GWA Youth World Champions Crowned in Costa Brava
The GWA Youth Wingfoil World Championships came to a close in Costa Brava, Spain, after 7 days of full wingfoiling action, where 10 new World Champions were crowned in U19, U16 and U14 categories in both Surf-Freestyle and FreeFly-Slalom disciplines. Read the full article here. Interested in…
Grae Morris Takes on the iQFOiL World Championships in Shifty Conditions
Aarhus, Denmark is serving up everything but predictability as the iQFOiL World Championships get underway, and Australian Olympic silver medallist Grae Morris is ready to assert his place at the top of the new Olympic cycle. Morris, who took silver…
American Magic Quantum Racing win TP52 Worlds
Doug DeVos’ American Magic Quantum Racing crew were crowned 2025 Rolex TP52 World Champions today in Cascais, Portugal. The US flagged team is a potent mix of long serving, experienced past winners anchored by tactician Terry Hutchinson along with the…
New champions of Marstrand
Marstrand, Sweden (6 July 2025) – Denmark’s Jeppe Borch/ Team Borch Match Race, and France’s Pauline Courtois/ Match in Pink by Normandy have been crowned the new champions of Marstrand in a day of fierce weather for the final of the 2025…
American Magic Quantum Racing returns to lead at TP52 Worlds
All on the line Sunday as American Magic Quantum Racing seek to close out eighth world title After three spectacular races today on Cascais, Portugal’s showcase high winds arena, Doug DeVos’ seven times world title winners American Magic Quantum Racing…
Why the 38th edition could usher in a new era for the America’s Cup?
Things have been pretty quiet on the America’s Cup news from of late, as we wait for the final Protocol to be announced by ETNZ. The co-CEOs from the French challenger, K-Challenge have just released their thoughts on the proposed…
Paprec takes lead in TP52 World Championship
French tour de force gives Paprec world championship lead As the Rolex TP52 World Championship passed its midway point today in Cascais, Portugal it is the French underdogs on Paprec, led by ocean racing legend Loïck Peyron, which has taken…
American Magic Quantum Racing move clear ahead in Cascais
American Magic Quantum Racing stepped three points clear at the top of the 2025 Rolex TP52 World Championship leaderboard today in Cascais, Portugal on the strength of a first and third from two breezy races but it is also the…
AST and B&G extend high-performing partnership
The Australian Sailing Team (AST) has announced the renewal of its long-term partnership with B&G, the world’s leading sailing navigation and instrument specialists, continuing a collaboration that has been critical to the success of the team over the past eight…
2025 Fireball Worlds – Special young sailor entry opportunity for July
Arco, Italy – July 1, 2025 – Circolo Vela Arco and Fireball International are inviting young sailors from around the world to take part in the 2025 Fireball World Championship at spectacular Lake Garda, with a special discounted entry fee…
Entries rolling in for the Hobie AUS Championships in the West
There is excitement in the air for the Pitts Design and Construction 53rd Australian Hobie Cat National Championships. To be held in Busselton in the South West of Western Australia and hosted by Geographe Bay Yacht Club in December /…
TP52 World Championships start in Cascais
After seemingly being starved of boisterous top end conditions for some years now Okura’s Sled crew have been relishing a return to big breezes and big waves. The American flagged international crew, 2021 circuit and world champions, once more underlined…
SSL Team Australia
As the Star Sailors League Summer Camp 2025 kicks off, we’re proud to introduce one of the standout teams in the project — SSL Team Australia. With Olympic champions, America’s Cup competitors, and youth-class winners, this squad brings a blend…
NYYC International Women’s Championship – Invited Skippers
Newport, R.I. — Elite-level international women’s keelboat competition will return to Newport, R.I., in late summer of 2026 when the New York Yacht Club hosts the inaugural International Women’s Championship. Top professional and amateur female sailors will compete in the Club’s…
World Sailing welcomes LA28 venue confirmation
World Sailing welcomes the confirmation of sailing venues for the Olympic Games LA28 which will deliver excellent conditions for all 10 events, with Belmont Shore in the 2028 Venue City of Long Beach staging the board events and the Port of Los…
Switzerland and Roger Federer join forces in Racing on the Edge
The latest episode of SailGP’s, can’t-miss docuseries Racing on the Edge has dropped, and this time, the spotlight is on Switzerland. The episode goes behind the scenes of driver Sébastien Schneiter’s off-season decision to completely refresh his crew line-up and…
Foiling Week 2025 – Malcesine
The twelfth edition of Foiling Week came to an end today in Malcesine with the awarding of the first BirdyFish World Championship title, showing the largest fleet ever for the occasion. Victory went to the Italian crew of Federico Bonalana and…
Bronze Breakthrough for Liddell and Brown at Kieler Woche
Brin Liddell and Rhiannan Brown have claimed their first international podium in the Nacra 17 class, securing bronze at Kieler Woche, the third Sailing Grand Slam event of the season. The pair delivered a commanding performance in the medal race,…
Team Nika’s golden wheels get shinier after 44Cup Marstrand
While the penultimate day of racing at the 44Cup Marstand was cancelled due to excess wind, today conditions off the paradise Swedish island for the final three races were still boisterous, less due to the southwesterly wind being in the…
Rose produces historic conclusion to a spectacular Superyacht Cup Palma
History was made at the Superyacht Cup Palma today when the 24m Wally yacht Rose became the first ever three-time winner of the iconic event, remarkably completing the achievement over three successive years on the Bay of Palma. Heading into the final…
WingFoil – New winners crowned in Tarifa
The GWA returned to the iconic location of Tarifa this July for the sixth consecutive year, delivering four days of thrilling Surf-Freestyle action. A total of 17 women and 28 men registered for this second Surf-Freestyle stop of the 2025…
2025 International Classes Regatta
The Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club (RFBYC) is proud to announce that the 2025 International Classes Regatta (ICR)—the Club’s premier annual dinghy event—will take place on Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 November 2025. Now in its 36th year, the ICR…
Linnea Aurora turns the tables as it gets tight at the top at Superyacht Cup Palma
A bigger and better breeze welcomed the racing fleet on the second day of the Superyacht Cup Palma 2025, resulting in full-tilt sailing around the 23nm five-leg racecourse. With her opening day technical problem resolved the magnificent Hoek Truly Classic…
Hamilton Island Race Week to showcase Olympic class sailing
Hamilton Island Race Week’s 40th anniversary celebrations are hotting up, with more than 160 entries confirmed for the annual sailing regatta to be contested from 16-23 August in the glorious Whitsunday Islands. This year, Race Week is also introducing Olympic class…
SailGP – 2026 dates and extra venues confirmed
SailGP has released further details of its forthcoming 2026 Season, including the return of fan-favourite locations and multi-year hosting agreements. Beginning in January 2026 and unfolding over an 11-month period, the 2026 Season will debut in Perth (January 17-18) before returning to Auckland (February…
Superyacht Cup Palma – Cervo and Open Season take opening day honours
The Superyacht Cup Palma 2025 swung into action today, with captains and crews across the varied and inspiring fleet seizing the opportunity to take the measure of the competition out on the racecourse. The opening day’s Pantaenius Race got underway…
RC44 – Aleph Racing takes the lead after glorious four race day
The 44Cup is nothing but surprises. Day two of competition for the one-design owner-driver RC44s at the 44Cup Marstrand was forecast to be light but in fact provided further magnificent conditions, with sunshine, flatter seas than yesterday and a chilly…
Aussies Break into Top 10 at Kiel Week
The first half of Kieler Woche has wrapped up in Germany, with Australian sailors putting themselves to the test in five Olympic classes. Kiel delivered a complete spectrum of conditions for athletes to sharpen their racing skills. Casey Imeneo led the charge…
Peninsula Racing and Team Nika share the 44Cup Marstrand limelight
After a gale forced the cancellation of yesterday’s practice racing, for day one of the 44Cup Marstrand, taking place off the familiar Swedish paradise island, there was a west to northwesterly that built as the afternoon progressed, to 17 knots….
