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An elite fleet of offshore racing thoroughbreds is assembling at Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club (NCYC) this week ahead of the Australian Yachting Championships starting Friday, April 5, as part of the annual Newcastle SailFest Regatta. Included will be a dozen…
By America’s Cup Media As the business end of the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup nears, all the teams have spent the month of March getting ready for the arrival and final preparations of their new AC75 yachts. These yachts…
We have 3 of the 14 Aussie ILCA 7s in the top 6 after Day 1. With gusts to over 30kts at times and a big, untidy swell which has been built up by nearly two weeks of strong winds…
Defending champions Brett Hobson and Peter Nicholson (Geotherm), won the last race of the 12ft Skiff Australian Championship sponsored by Your Move Conveyancing, to clinch the title and the Norman Booth Trophy again, in an event that came down to…
Huge numbers are gathering on the island of Palma off Spain, with a staggering 46 Australian entries among the 1,100 athletes on over 850 boats and boards set to start racing at the 53rd Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía Regatta tonight. Australia…
Defending champions, Brett Hobson and Peter Nicholson (Geotherm) have extend their lead on Day 2 of the 87th 12ft Skiff Australian Championship at Lane Cove, sponsored by Your Move Conveyancing. A further two races were sailed today, with Geotherm (Sydney Flying…
With two races away on Day 1 of the 87th 12ft Skiff Australian Championship at Lane Cove, sponsored by Your Move Conveyancing, reigning champions, Brett Hobson and Peter Nicholson (Geotherm) own the top of the leaderboard after winning the opening race…
Next week the International Maxi Association’s inaugural Caribbean Maxi Multihull Series (CMMS) has its deciding event in the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival, taking place out of Nanny Cay, Tortola over 2-7 April. Open to yachts of 60+ft the…
London silver medallist Olivia Price will return to the Olympic stage after being selected to the Australian Olympic Team by the Australian Olympic Committee for this year’s Paris Games, 12 years after becoming the youngest female sailor to win an Olympic medal….
Emirates Team New Zealand’s Women and Youth sailors have begun their on water training onboard the one design AC40 ‘Te Kākahi’ in fresh conditions on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour this week in preparation for the Puig Women’s America’s Cup and Unicredit…
If you can face watching the highlights from the SailGP at the weekend, here they are. Personally, I find it hard to watch.! SailGP’s second visit to New Zealand was packed with drama from the beginning, with Emirates GBR crashing…
Former Manly 16ft skiff sailing champion Joe Turner thought he had his day all mapped out when he woke Saturday morning. Breakfast at his cousin’s place – the Clancys – was to be followed by a trip to Warringah Mall…
The 2024 US National Championships and the WASZP Americas are unfolding under the radiant skies of Hawaii, setting the stage for a showcase of some of the best WASZP sailors in the world in an amazing venue. This year’s event…
As entries continue to flow in, it is with great pride Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) announces that Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week is going off the grid and green, courtesy of event support sponsor, Mobile Power Trailers. Proudly…
Words: Liz Rountree Intrigue, IYKYK and Innovator finish as season Champions, but not without a final fight. The RYCT Race Management spun magic in the tricky conditions setting two courses that gave the competitors a tough final bout. “The starts…
Nolot & Maeder win Europeans in high-wind crescendo HIGHLIGHTS – Small kites required for strong winds gusting close to 30 knots– Some hard-fought Semi Finals in a tense Medal Series climax– Singapore’s Max Maeder wins men’s gold in a single race– Lauriane Nolot not the fastest, but smart sailing…
New Zealand overtakes Australia as overall season leaders. Three fleet races and a winner-takes-all final sees a high octane afternoon of racing on Lyttelton Harbour. CHRISTCHURCH – March 24, 2024 – New Zealand’s ‘Black Foils’ – driven by Peter Burling…
It was a devastating day for the Aussies today in Christchurch, as Driver Tom Slingsby and the team collided with a course marker during the first fleet race, forcing them to retire from the New Zealand Sail Grand Prix altogether….
London (22 March 2024) – The Women’s World Match Racing Tour today announced changes to the 2024 Tour schedule after the unfortunate cancellation of the opening season events in Annapolis and San Francisco due to a shortage of registered teams….
HIGHLIGHTS– Moderate breeze between 14 to 17knots– Maeder turns on another display of invincibility in the men’s fleet– Nolot almost as dominant in the women– With only the MedalSeries remaining, some riders get closer to Olympicselection– Oh, so THAT’s TheStig! On dayfive of the 2024 Formula Kite European Championship in Mar Menor, Spain, Max Maeder and Lauriane Nolot took…
In case you missed it, racing was cancelled on the opening day of the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix in Christchurch, due to prolonged mammal activity on the racecourse for the duration of the race window. As racing was due…
The final Harbour Pennant is today (Saturday), with the first gun at 1330hrs. The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania’s Race Management Team will be busy setting up the buoys for the Division one Triangle/Sausage combinations, as well as picking the…
Friday, 22nd March – Why Max makes Mazella mad HIGHLIGHTS– Moderate breeze between 10 to 15 knots– Maeder continues to set the standard in the men– Mazella and Bainbridge on the rebound– So too is Jessie Kampman, women’s winner of the day– Just who exactly is The Stig? No matter how…
Magpie soars like an eagle to claim 2024 Etchells World Championships James Mayo (1999) and Richard Allanson (2019) have previously won the Etchells World Championships, but this is the first time in 20 years that Graeme Taylor can claim the…
Beating New Zealand on home turf a “bucket list item” for Tom Slingsby’s Australian crew SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – 22 March 2024 – The historic Trans-Tasman sporting rivalry has reached fever pitch, as Tom Slingsby’s Australia SailGP Team prepares to battle it…
A Rare Day for the 9s HIGHLIGHTS– Wind gusting between 22 to 28 knots, so a day for the small kites– French women continue to hold top 3 overall, with Nolot on top– Switzerland’s Lengwiler enjoys a breakthrough race win– World Champion Max Maeder leads the men’s standings– Friday is…
Magpie’s Graeme Taylor, James Mayo, and Richard Allanson spread their wings and launched themselves into an 11-point lead after Race 7 and Race 8 of the 2024 Etchells World Championships in Fremantle, Western Australia. With the drop now coming into…
By Avalon Sailing Club BYRA proudly hosted the 2024 NSW Open Skiff (previously known as the BIC) state titles over the weekend of 16th and 17th March 2024 in Pittwater with Avalon contributing the second largest team only one boat less than…
Incroyable Performance of Les Femmes Fatales HIGHLIGHTS– Wind varying between 8 and 20 knots makes for tough kite decisions– Dominant French women hold top 3 overall– Strong GBR female performance too– Brazil’s Bruno Lobo wins 3 heats to jump to 5th in the men– World Champion Max Maeder leads the…
Australia’s fastest and foremost racing yachts will arrive in Newcastle early next month to contest one of the premier prizes in offshore yachting, the Australian Yachting Championships, from April 5-7. Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club (NCYC) is hosting the prestigious event…
Day 3 of the 2024 Etchells World Championships brought a new level of frustration for the 40 competing boats, with light and shifty conditions across the race course all afternoon. Tensions were as high as the thermometer as the fleet…
HIGHLIGHTS– Wind from 3 to 15 knots in Mar Menor– Gomez port-tack starts his way to a first race bullet– Two race wins for Valentin Bontus, Max Maeder and Riccardo Pianosi– Poema Newland leads the women, chased by Gal Zukerman Day 1 of the 2024 Formula Kite European Championship was a critical day…
The second day of racing at the 2024 Etchells World Championships saw a big change in conditions and bigger gains across the scoreboard. Two more races were completed, this time in a 15-20 knot easterly with flatter water and slightly…
New Club Champions decided at Manly 16s The initial signs didn’t look great when Heidi Bates and Orlando Sadlik first joined forces on Harken 13ft Skiff Team ahead of Manly’s 2023/24 13ft season. The teenage pair spent just as much time in…
There are many hidden parts to an America’s Cup campaign where innovation, performance and talent remain unseen. Hydraulics is one such area, so much so, that when Emirates Team New Zealand’s new race boat is launched next month, there will…
The season-opener of the GWA Wingfoil World Tour in the Surf-Freestyle and FreeFly-Slalom disciplines is set to kick off in Leucate, France. Mondial du Vent hosts the GWA for the fourth successive year. Mondial du Vent is France’s largest wind-sports…
Sendy first day of the 2024 Etchells World Championships, just what the Doctor ordered When Race Officer Ross Wilson called for an early start, the competitors knew they were in for an exciting first day of racing for the 2024…
SailGP News: Ahead of the upcoming ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix next week in Christchurch, Switzerland SailGP Team has announced a major crew change onboard F50 Eiger; Sebastien Schneiter will step back as driver, to focus on his Paris…
Words: Liz RountreeThe last of the Combined Clubs Long Race Pennant was true to the name, with most competitors describing the day as just that, “Long”, made longer by the possibility of a Seabreeze that never came. “Sitting off Little…
Twelve days out from the start of the 12ft Skiff Australian Championship, a father and son have finished top two at the 2024 NSW Sprint Championship on the Harbour today; Red Energy (Murray Press/Mark Muirhead) taking the title from Sail…
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