2025 Admiral’s Cup Update
Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club 17th July to 1st August 2025 – Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK Following the Pre-Notice of Race announcement for the 2025 Admiral’s Cup on 19th July 2023, the Royal Ocean Racing Club has…
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M32 Worlds
Jake Julien’s Rated X Crowned M32 World Champion NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND Oct. 1, 2023 The perfect ending to a perfect season: Jake Julien, Keith Swinton, Rhys Mara, Julius Hallstrom, and Jeff McCooey won the M32 World Championship. It’s the crown…
Rocket Lab acquires SailGP Technologies facilities and team in Warkworth NZ
SailGP Technologies relocates to England to better service growing global league AUCKLAND – New Zealand – October 3, 2023 – Rocket Lab USA, Inc, a global leader in launch and space systems, has acquired SailGP Technologies’ world-class manufacturing complex in…
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez – An ode to pure regatta racing
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez is continuing to gain momentum as the week gets off to a flying start. With 40 Maxi-Yachts hitting the racetrack yesterday, today a fleet of Modern yachts also joined the fray. 123 ‘fast cruisers’ split into…
18ft Skiffs – The Kitchen Maker 18ft Skiff Racing Team
The sponsoring partnership continues The Australian 18 Footers League is always aware of the need to develop a good relationship with its sponsorship partners, so it’s no surprise that The Kitchen Maker will be lining up for its 13th consecutive…
Star Class Vintage Gold Cup – Day 3
GULL LAKE, MICHIGAN – The Vintage Gold Cup and ISCYRA announce the final results for the 2023 Vintage Gold Cup. For the second day in a row all races were canceled; the results remain the same as after first day…
A New M32 Generation Is Here
Jake Julien and Jen Wilson Lead the M32 World Championship on the Penultimate DayNEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND (Sept. 30, 2023) The M32 fleet has a new landscape. On the eve of the M32 World Championship finale, Jake Julien and Jen Wilson…
Sail Paradise – Day 2
RACING CONDITION PEAK AND COMPETITION BECOMES FEIRCE The second day of Bartercard Sail Paradise commenced promptly, setting the stage for an action-packed series of races in truly magical conditions for yacht racing enthusiasts. With the wind blowing steadily at 20…
Les Voiles Maxi version!
Les Voiles 2023 hits the racetrack! 40 gleaming Maxi Yachts kicked off today’s action in a gulf bathed in sunshine reminiscent of the height of the summer in southern France. With it came close-contact racing, tactics and strategy too. The…
Fire in the belly – Tash Bryant
No pressure. Australia SailGP strategist Natasha (Tash) Bryant gets in some helming practice ahead of last year’s Sail Grand Prix in Cadiz. Normally it is Bryant whispering in the ear of SailGP king Tom Slingsby but now she has the…
Kite World Tour – Grand Finale in Dakhla
Day six of the GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Dakhla held the prospect of a mouthwatering showdown between the first and second seeds, Airton Cozzolino (ITA) and Matchu Lopes (ESP). The two met earlier than expected after Cozzolino lost an opening…
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez – The Village des Voiles relocates to the seawall in Saint-Tropez!
A big surprise awaits regular visitors to Les Voiles de Tropez. Indeed, the beating heart and the nerve centre of this major yachting regatta in France’s Var region is switching locations to the iconic Jean Réveille jetty, which wraps around…
Steering the Course returns with a focus on empowering female coaches in sailing
The second Steering the Course global women’s sailing festival of 2023 officially gets underway on Friday 29 September as sailing clubs, Member National Authorities (MNAs) and volunteers around the world showcase the range of opportunities within the sport. Kicking off…
Star Class Vintage Gold Cup
GULL LAKE, MICHIGAN – The Vintage Gold Cup and ISCYRA announce results of the first day of racing in light and variable winds. The three scheduled races were completed with very close racing. At the top of the days result are Brazilians Lars Grael and Mauricio Bueno with a 5-1-1 performance. In second place is local skipper Josh…
A Tricky Tango of Twelve at the Worlds
NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND (Sept. 28, 2023) Twelve teams are in motion at the big dance in Newport, Rhode Island. Today was a tricky, shifty day at the M32 World Championship. One team stands tallest. Jen Wilson’s consistent Convergence team is…
Aspire lift 5.5 Metre world title after tense final day in Porto Cervo
Aspire (POL 17, Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Przemysław Gacek, Edward Wright) has won the 2023 5.5 Metre World Championship at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, Porto Cervo, Sardinia, after a tense final day on the water in light winds with just one race…
Singapore, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong and Thailand claim Olympic sailing places
The sailing competition at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou saw six more places claimed for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The men’s dinghy qualification spot went to Singapore while Malaysia made sure they will be on the startline of…
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez begins today!
Brimming with new features in celebration of the 25th edition of Les Voiles de Saint Tropez, festivities will kick off today, Friday 29 September, and draw to a close late afternoon on Sunday 8 October. First to take centre stage,…
Aspire and Artemis slug it out for 5.5 Metre World Championship in Porto Cervo
Aspire (POL 17, Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Przemysław Gacek, Edward Wright) and Artemis (NOR 57, Kristian Nergaard, Johan Barne, Trond Solli-Saether) extended on the fleet with a race win apiece on the penultimate day of the 2023 5.5 Metre World Championship at the Yacht Club…
Wedgetail & Black Diamond grudge continues!
David Rose (Rosie), the skipper of ‘Wedgetail, has a formidable vessel under his command. Launched in 2005, ‘Wedgetail’ is a Welbourn 42 with a distinctive white carbon hull, a sweeping shape, and an unmistakable eagle motif. This yacht is a…
Artemis fight back on Day 3 of 5.5 Metre World Championship in Porto Cervo
Artemis (NOR 57, Kristian Nergaard, Johan Barne, Trond Solli-Saether) put in the best performance on day 3 of the 2023 5.5 Metre World Championship at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, Porto Cervo, Sardinia, to pull back to within three points of…
Halifax to host ROCKWOOL Canada Sail Grand Prix
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia – September 27, 2023 – Halifax has been selected as the first-ever city in Canada to host a Sail Grand Prix. The inaugural ROCKWOOL Canada Sail Grand Prix will take place June 1-2, 2024. Known as…
Youth and PUIG Women’s America’s Cup teams among first to get training on ETNZ developed AC40 simulator
With no less than twelve teams entered for the Youth and Puig Women’s America’s Cup competitions in Barcelona in 2024, AC40 training has begun for the fast-coming next generation of foiling talent. As teams start to form around the world,…
Manly 16’Skiff Club Long Pointscore 1
A crazy start and an even crazier finish saw the lightweight Red Pumps Red finish second in Manly 16ft Skiff Club’s long course pointscore race after sailing “blind” for most of last Saturday’s race. Red Pumps Red was one of…
The season has kicked off for all Cherub sailors
It’s time to register for States and Sprints! The Cherub.org.au website is back up and running and we are happy to invite all NSW sailors, new and old, to register for participation in the 2023/24 NSW Cherub State Championship and…
WASZP Games 23 – Early entry closes October 1st
ACCOMMODATION & EARLY ARRIVAL INFORMATION Things are starting to heat up for the 2023 International WASZP Games in Sorrento – Australia. With 60 entries already we are well on our way to the expected 120+ fleet, with over half of…
First Wave World Champions Crowned in Dakhla
Report from Day Three & Four – Dakhla, Morocco The GWA Wingfoil World Cup Dakhla, presented by Armstrong Foils, which marks the final Wave stop on the calendar, concluded after four days of non-stop action. Moona Whyte, from the US,…
Aspire seizes lead on Day 2 of 5.5 Metre World Championship in Porto Cervo
Aspire (POL 17, Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Przemysław Gacek, Edward Wright) has taken the lead at the 2023 5.5 Metre World Championship at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, Porto Cervo, Sardinia, after two more races on Tuesday, in very different conditions. The Jean Genie (GBR…
SailGP and Women’s Sports Group join forces to change the face of sailing
WSG to provide advisory services on commercial partnerships for the purpose-driven sports league LONDON – September 26, 2023 – In a year that has seen explosive growth in the interest and investment of women’s sport, the Women’s Sports Group (WSG)…
Entries Open & NOR live for the 23-24 Australian Hobie Cat National Champs
Entries are officially OPEN and the Notice of Race is LIVE for the 2023-2024 Australian Hobie CatNational Championships. Taking place in Manly, Brisbane out of the widely renowned RoyalQueensland Yacht Squadron, the Queensland Hobie Cat Association have been working tirelesslybehind…
Epic opening day for 5.5 Metre World Championship in Porto Cervo
After winning the Scandinavian Gold Cup here on Sunday, on Monday The Jean Genie (GBR 43, Peter Morton, Andrew Palfrey, Ruairadh Scott) showed the fleet a clean pair of heels to win the first two races of the 2023 5.5 Metre World…
Wings clinch Denmark win and Women’s World Tour title
Copenhagen (25 Sept, 2023) Sweden’s WINGS match racing team led by Anna Östling have been crowned 2023 Women’s World Match Racing Tour champions after winning the final stage of the tour at the KDY Women’s Match Race in Skovshoved Harbour. New Zealand’s Celia…
Overall win for URM Group and another Line Honours for Andoo Comanche in 2023 Flinders Islet Race
Anthony Johnston’s Reichel Pugh 72 URM Group has notched up its second Overall victory in the second race of the 2023/24 Audi Centre Sydney Blue Water Pointscore, the 88nm Flinders Islet Race. On corrected time, URM Group had a margin of over 20 minutes…
18ft Skiffs – Balmain 18ft Skiff Racing Team
Ambitious young champions aim for the podium As we approach the start of the Australian 18 Footer League’s 2023-24 season, with Race 1 of the Spring Championship to be sailed on Sunday, October 8, the Balmain team is looking to…
Final four through to semis
Copenhagen, Denmark (23 Sept, 2023) The three Danish skippers Camilla Ulrikkeholm, Lea Richter Vogelius and Kristine Mauritzen advanced to the semi-finals of the 2023 KDY Women’s Match Race today after the eight teams completed the second qualifying round-round stage of the…
The Jean Genie win the 2023 Scandinavian Gold Cup and 5.5m World Champs opened in Porto Cervo
On a day that delivered far more than was promised, The Jean Genie (GBR 43, Peter Morton, Andrew Palfrey, Ruairadh Scott) has won the 2023 Scandinavian Gold Cup on Sunday at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, Porto Cervo. Later in the evening,…
Emirates Great Britain secure back to back wins
TARANTO – September 24, 2023 – After a weekend of two halves, Ben Ainslie’s Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team has secured back to back wins, adding the ROCKWOOL Italy Sail Grand Prix title to his France Sail Grand Prix win…
Platoon win 2023 52 SUPER SERIES season title on tiebreak
After finishing on the end of season overall podium five times, Harm Müller-Spreer and his German flagged Platoon crew finally clinched the 2023 52 SUPER SERIES title after a one race light winds showdown on the Bay of Palma, the…
Emirates Great Britain lead the fleet on opening day of Italy Sail Grand Prix
TARANTO – September 23, 2023 – Following an event win in Saint-Tropez only two weeks ago, the Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team put in three solid races – in challenging conditions – with a 2-3-3 race record for on the…
New Zealand to be granted an automatic fifth in Taranto
SailGP has confirmed New Zealand will be granted a fifth-place finish – or six season points – for the ROCKWOOL Italy Sail Grand Prix in Taranto. The Kiwis were rendered unable to compete in the fourth event of the season…
