Safety Gear: Where does it all go?
You’ve just bought all your Category 1 safety gear, and are ready to take on the great race, but where on the boat does it all go? Not only is this a matter of personal preference, it is also a question…
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Oracle Team USA delivers Optimist fleet to Sandys Boat Club
On Friday afternoon, ORACLE TEAM USA donated a second batch of 15 Optimist dinghies to a Bermuda sailing club. The boats have been completely refurbished to ‘better than new’ condition by the ORACLE TEAM USA boat-builders after being rescued from…
Super Sunday will be the decider in Fukuoka
Hakata Bay in Fukuoka was the scene for the historic first ever day of America’s Cup racing in Japan and it was Land Rover BAR who finished day one of the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Fukuoka racing…
Stage set for final races of America's Cup World Series
The stage is set for the final weekend of racing in the Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series. The ultimate event is taking place in Fukuoka, Japan this weekend, the first America's Cup racing in Asia, and showcase event for…
Kiwi Success: What can we learn from them?
If someone told me six years ago that I would be writing about how inspiring New Zealand sailing was, I would have probably laughed out loud. But here I am, pen to paper, fingers to keys, about to explain why…
Tips and Tricks to night time navigation
During the day we have many visual clues to help us determine where we are and avoid collisions. At night the whole game changes. You lose the ability to quickly see and assess the situation. Many navigators rely on their…
Outteridge returns to lead Artemis to victory at America's Cup World Series Toulon
Late summer sunshine greeted the thousands of spectators who made it out in force for Super Sunday at the Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series Toulon, and it is Artemis Racing who leave France celebrating after taking the regatta honours….
America's Cup drama starts early – Schiller step down immediate
Associated Press has reported that Harvey Schiller, a former executive director of the U.S. Olympic Committee, is stepping down as commercial commissioner of the America's Cup. Will Chignell, the chief marketing and communications officer with the America's Cup Event Authority…
Nav station essentials
On board navigation systems have evolved to the point that they are common place on almost every level of racing yacht. This includes Med Cup TP52s, offshore “thoroughbreds” and club cruiser-racers. There are many reasons why these systems are so…
Slingsby back at helm for Oracle
Tom Slingsby is expected to resume training with his Oracle Team USA team-mates this month. The Oracle sailing team manager, helmsman and tactician is on the mend after having surgery to replace a damaged disc in his back at the…
Belcher and Ryan win Silver in the 470 at Rio despite a mishap on the second beat.
Going into the Men's 470 medal race at Rio 2016, it was obvious that Croatia was going to win its first sailing Gold. On just 27 points after the 10 race qualifying series, Sime Fantela and Igor Marenic held a…
Rio Olympics 2016: Gold for Great Britain and a tight battle for the minors in 470 Women
Although the London Silver medallists Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark of Great Britain had secured the Gold at Rio 2016, leading by an insurmountable 20 points going into the medal race, the battle for the minor placings was always going…
A look back at the Finn contest at Rio 2016
Sailing a Finn is a demanding occupation. Every one of the 23 Finn sailors who made it to Rio made huge sacrifices to be here and many will go home with unrealised goals and unfulfilled ambition. Some will be back,…
Outteridge and Jensen take Silver in Rio 49er after great course management
No-one could deny that the best crew won the 49er Gold medal at Rio 2016. Peter Burling and Blair Tuke (NZL) had won every major event since they finished second to Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen (AUS) at London 2012….
Martine Grael picks up 49erFX Gold for Brazil as Kiwis hearts break
Like most of the women's events at the Rio Olympics, the 49erFX was a close and exciting contest. Three crews were tied on 46 points going into the medal race and a fourth was just a point behind. The leading…
Bouwmeester wins Gold in Laser Radial at Rio after a few anxious moments
Going into the Laser Radial medal race at Rio 2016, London Silver medalist Marit Bouwmeester was in a strong position. She had finished the qualifying series of 10 races on 47 points, eight clear of second-placed Anne-Marie Rindom of Denmark….
Santi Lange wins Olympic Gold at 54 – with one bung lung
In our excitement at the amazing performance of Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin to bounce back from an awful final day of qualifying in the Nacra 17 at Rio 2017, to win Silver after starting in fourth place, we probably…
Burling and Tuke take Gold in 49er at Rio before the medal race is sailed
At London 2012, legendary New Zealand media man and “the voice of sailing” Peter Montgomery was standing next to me at the 49er medal ceremony. Australians Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen had won the Gold before the medal race was…
Silver for Waterhouse and Darmanin in Nacra 17 – by a single point
The Australian cousins Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin were in fourth place going into the Nacra medal race at Rio 2016. They were nine points out of Gold but only four behind Silver. However their medal chances weren't helped at…
Giles Scott wins Finn at Rio 2016 by massive 32 points
Giles Scott missed the British nomination for the Finn at his home Olympics because of the greatest Olympic sailor of all time, Ben Ainslie. Scott was arguably the better Finn sailor at the time but understandably the British selectors gave…
Giles Scott cements the Finn medal but Jake Lilley falls from grace
Australian Jake Lilley said yesterday, when he held third position in the Finn fleet, that he wasn't thinking about medals with two qualifiers to race. Unfortunately, in the shifty conditions today he was always in the wrong place and finished…
Croatia makes title defence harder for Belcher and Ryan
Croatia has never won an Olympic medal in sailing, but they look certain to break their duck in the mens' 470 where they are making life difficult for defending champion Mat Belcher and his crew Will Ryan. Leading after the…
A few millimetres make New Zealand's 470 defense all but impossible
Defencing champions Jo Aleh and Polly Powrie of New Zealand are ruing being a few millimetres over the line in the first race of the womens' 470 at the Rio Olympics today. The UFD they scored, to go with a…
Final qualifying race cruels Australia's Nacra hopes
It was a grim day for Australia in the waters off Marina Da Gloria in Rio de Janeiro today as one after another of yesterday's heroes fell by the wayside. Instead of looking good chances for medals in five of…
Charline Picon wins womens RS:X while van Rijsselberge celebrates
Pierre Le Coq (FRA) has won the bronze medal for France after a fierce battle in the Medal Race for the Men's Windsurfer (RS:X). Racing in 10-knot winds, the fleet of 10 windsurfers blasted up the race track in front…
Tom Burton wins Gold in the Rio Laser after a superb pre-start escape
Tonci Stipanovic of Croatia and Tom Burton of Australia went into the Laser medal race at Rio 2016 knowing they were going to win a medal. The only question was what colour that medal would be. Stipanovic had a handy…
Belcher and Ryan face uphill battle to defend Gold in 470 at Rio 2016
Unless a miracle happens during the 470 medal race tomorrow, Australia has failed to defend the Olympic titles they won at Beijing and London. Croatians Sime Fantela and Igor Marenic have been the best crew in the class at these…
Burling and Tuke increase their lead in the Rio 49er
Despite the very light conditions inshore that caused the postponement of the Laser final, there was just enough breeze out in the Atlantic Ocean to sail three races in the 49er and 49erFX. For Kiwi superstars Peter Burling and Blair…
London 2012 and sailors save Australia's Olympic bacon
The London 2012 Olympics started badly for Australia when the swimming team, usually the source of so many medals, failed to fire. With just a single win in the women's 4 x 100m relay, the first week passed without an…
Tom Burton guaranteed a Laser medal at Rio 2016 – but which colour?
Australian Laser sailor Tom Burton goes into Monday's medal race guaranteed a place on the podium. He finished the qualifying series 10 points behind Croatian Tonci Stipanovic and 10 points ahead of third-placed Sam Meech of New Zealand. It has…
Bouwmeester in the box seat for Gold in the Laser Radial but all medals up for grabs
With the qualifing series completed and only the double-points medal race to sail, London Silver medalist Marit Bouwmeester (NED) holds an eight point lead over Anne-Marie Rindom (DEN) with Annalise Murphy (IRE) a further two points behind. Bouwmeester said she…
Burling and Tuke stay on top of 49er in Rio, while Outteridge and Jensen rue lost chances
Kiwi favourites Peter Burling and Blair Tuke remain on top of the 49er table after six races of the 12 race qualifying series but are coming under pressure from the German crew of Erik Heil and Thomas Ploessel. The Germans…
Denmark leads 49erFX but Kiwis and Brazilians are pressing in second place
The inaugural 49erFX class is set for a classic regatta as positions remain close after half the qualifying series has been raced. With just 12 points from six races after discarding a UFD from the first race, the Danish crew…
Waterhouse and Darmanin stay on top of the Nacra fleet at the Rio Olympics despite high scores
How often can you score 15,11,11 in one day and still hold the lead in your class? That was the question Australians Jason Waterrhouse and Lisa Darmanin were asking themselves after a crazy day on the Rio course that saw…
Humour – a non-sailor tries to make sense of Olympic sailing
We all know our sport is confusing to those less fortunate than ourselves who have never been sailing. And most of us bemoan the fact that it never gets any TV coverage. Well, perhaps the answer lies in this very…
Jake Lilley up to third in the Finn at Rio Olympics
Jake Liley (AUS) had an awful start to the Rio 2016 regatta with a 16th and a UFD which became his discard. But since then he has put together a great scorecard of 8,6,6,3,3 before another excellent day today whe…
Belcher and Ryan move a point closer to the Rio 470 lead
Only one race was possible in the 470 mens competition today and Australians Mat Belcher and Will Ryan worked their way back from a poor position early in the race to finish second. Their major rivals, Sime Fantela and Igor…
British women take advantage of shifty conditions in Rio 470 competition
While all around them were losing their heads, London 2012 Silver medalists Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark kept theirs. With unpredictable winds appearing and disappearing around the course, they put themselves in the right place at the right time and…
Insane but a bit of fun – Nacra 17 class thrills fans at Rio 2016
ISAF (as it was called then) made a massive blunder when they dropped the Tornado multihull from the Olympic sailing schedule after Beijing 2008. But admitting their mistake, they chose the Nacra 17 for these Rio Games and the decision…
Amazing photographs of Big Wednesday at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
Wednesday August 10, 2016, delivered some of the most extreme conditions ever experienced in Olympic sailing. Even the big boys in the Finn came in shaking their heads. Above you will see a selection of images by Jesus Renedo and…
