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Less than a month to go for the 2024 A-Class Catamaran World Championships in Tuscany, and the Centro Velico Punta Ala is once again setting a new record for the number of participants! From September 7th to 14th, Tuscany will once…
Hamilton Island Race Week officially opened with a bang last night, marked with fireworks at the Nautilus Marine Insurance Yacht Owners and Skippers Welcome Cocktail Party. While the welcome went off with plenty of sparks, the breeze this morning for…
This Thursday in Barcelona, the Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta gets underway with far more questions ahead of the competition than answers. This is the third Preliminary Regatta on the journey to the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup but is the…
Posted by Beau White on the F16 website following their recent Worlds win in Lake Como. Grab a coffee and have an entertaining little read. Picture yourself on a boat on a blue lake, with breeze in your sails, boards whistling…
Andoo Team Australia hit the waters off Barcelona for some America’s Cup AC40 yacht training time this week and an opportunity to utilise all the knowledge gained from hundreds of hours in the Sydney based simulator and translate to the…
Hamilton Island Race Week 2024 is around the corner and southerners shivering through the winter season, are dreaming of warm days, exquisite chef dinners and joyful reunions, all set against the backdrop of Australia’s most beloved winter sailing competition. For…
For the second time this season, the 44Cup is to visit a new venue. After racing in Baiona, Spain in May, for its fourth and penultimate event, the high performance owner driver one design class will compete for its annual…
The Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup is set to be the most accessible in the event’s 173-year history with multiple viewing options: The Louis Vuitton Preliminary Regatta starts on Thursday 22 August 2024 in Barcelona with the five Challenger teams and…
Newport, R.I. — For much of the recorded history of grand-prix rating-rule competition, from the CCA rule to IOR to IMS, the path to major international success was paved with gold. There were few substitutes for the money required to…
Compliments flowed from competitors at Whitsunday Sailing Club’s (WSC) Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week 2024, following a solid week of racing, as the Club and Whitsunday Islands delivered the best mix of racing seen for a while, allowing…
“Where is that damn wind”, we were all asking this morning, Day 5 at Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week 2024 – so no racing starting on time while officials monitored conditions on what was an otherwise picture perfect…
Day 4 at Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week 2024 was the antithesis to the earlier part of the week-long regatta, as variable warm breezes under a sunny sky meant a return to the beautiful tropical Whitsundays, the light…
The Australian pair of Ewan Jaspan and Katie Potter were crowned at the first-ever Qatar Airways GKA Kite Park League World Championships which went down over a thrilling week in the iconic setting of the US’s Hood River. For Jaspan…
With the start of Hamilton Island Race Week just days away, the Nautilus Marine Insurance team are geared up to join sailors from around Australia at the acclaimed regatta. As CEO of Nautilus Marine Insurance, one of Australia and New…
Dear AUS O’pen Skiff Association members, Our Annual Genral Meeting is this Thursday August 15th at 8pm (AEST). It will be online via Google Meet. Access detail below. Date: 15 August 2024Time: 20:00hrs (AEST, Australian Eastern Standard Time)Location: Online https://meet.google.com/apj-ywfi-cmzTo join by phone, dial +61…
MySailing have reported on numerous regattas around the world using reports and coverage from ICARUS Sports. If you are planning a regatta and want some media coverage, then you can’t go too far wrong by getting in touch with their…
It is the morning of Day 4 (Tuesday) at Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week 2024 and the sun is out again after an extremely wet lay day – the question though is will there be any wind…
Sandefjord, Norway – August 11, 2024 After a week of high-intensity racing at the 2024 International WASZP Games, Danish sailor Magnus Overbeck of the KDY club emerged victorious, clinching the title by two points ahead of Norway’s Markus Berthet. In…
Doyle Sails and Quantum Sails will sit alongside other NTG brands, including North Sails and Southern Spars North Technology Group (NTG) continues to expand its family of best-in-class marine brands by adding two of the world’s most respected sailmakers, Doyle…
A team of 10 Australian Cadets have just completed the latest Cadet World Championships in Plymouth, UK with a comprehensive overall team result. 6 boats in the top 10 (including 1st) and 8 in the top 20 from a 65…
The 2024-2025 season is only one month away and we will soon be hitting the water for three the rounds of the NSW Cherub State Championship. If you haven’t registered, do so here! Please note that registration for all three rounds…
Despite having one of the most youthful teams in recent years, with an average age of 24, Australian sailors made waves at the Olympics, securing a gold and silver medal, along with three additional top ten finishes across eight events….
Rain squalls and conditions general tested a few on Day 3 of Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week 2024 and not everyone escaped unscathed, Michael Unwin’s Fuzzy Logic from Townsville was dismasted and others suffered too. Fuzzy Logic, racing…
It was another big day on the water for the 36th running of Whitsunday Sailing Club’s Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week 2024, although it was more ‘doable’ than yesterday’s race, as the seaway was a lot more user friendly according…
Sandefjord, Norway – August 9, 2024 Sandefjord, Norway – The penultimate day of the 2024 International WASZP Games brought a dramatic shift in conditions, challenging sailors with everything Mother Nature could throw at the fleet. Torrential rain and winds exceeding…
The mass start of 150 boats on two start lines made for a palette of colour on Pioneer Bay for Day 1 of Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week 2024, but the day was not without incident, as…
Day 1 of Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week 2024 is set to be a cracker for the 150 competing boats across 14 divisions, with a spectacular mass start from two lines on Pioneer Bay the order of…
Reflecting the continued appeal of the world’s leading grand prix monohull circuit, two brand new teams will join the 52 SUPER SERIES at the upcoming 52 SUPER SERIES Puerto Portals Sailing Week. The circuit’s team owners and crews look forward…
As the intense focus for Emirates Team New Zealand is on the start of the Preliminary Regatta in two weeks’ time, the injection of the Women’s & Youth sailors has added another element to the teams overall preparations for the…
Lara Vadlau and Lukas Maehr put in the performance of their lives to win gold in the Mixed Dinghy. By World SailingThe Austrian pair impressed throughout the Opening Series, winning two races on their way to carrying a seven-point advantage…
Demurtas and Santi extend their overall lead as the podiums beckon On a challenging day in Aarhus, Lucas Patrick and Luke Rogers scored a bullet in the first race, which helped move them up to 8th with one day of racing…
Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti have become Italy’s greatest Olympic sailors of all time after winning their second Olympic title at Paris 2024. The duo have dominated the Nacra 17 class for the past four years, winning the gold medal…
Ellie Aldridge made history by becoming the first ever athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in Formula Kite. The British rider was in a league of her own throughout the Women’s Kite Medal Series, besting all opposition to take…
Nia Jerwood and Conor Nicholas (Mixed Dinghy) and Breiana Whitehead (Women’s Kite) have both wrapped up their Olympic campaigns in ninth position after their final races in Marseille today. Peth’s Jerwood and Nicholas showed they could mix it with the…
Botticini Hits the Lead as Fleet is Finals Bound Sandefjord, NorwayThe second day of the WASZP competition in Sandefjord saw moderate conditions and a reasonable sea state on the outer course. This shift in weather led to a day focused…
By World Sailing After a day of light wind prevented any Formula Kite action on the water, the standings remained unchanged heading into the crucial Medal Series. Breiana Whitehead is currently sitting in 7th going into the Medal Series and…
By World Sailing Marit Bouwmeester finally got her hands on gold following the completion of the Women’s Dinghy Medal Race. The Dutch sailor had already wrapped up the gold medal, after finishing in the top five on seven occasions during…
No room for error as competitors vie for top spots in first day of finals Lucas Patrick and Luke Rogers from RQYS are top Aussie boat currently sitting 12th. Another day of sunshine and beautiful weather with 7-11 knots of…
Matt Wearn has stamped himself as one of the best sailors of his generation, winning his second consecutive Olympic gold medal in the Men’s Dinghy event after a dramatic Medal Race in Marseille. He is the first athlete to win…
Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club opens ‘Applications for Entry’ to the 21st Warren Jones International Youth Regatta Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club is pleased to invite entry applications for the 2025 Warren Jones International Youth Regatta. Now in its 21st…
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