8 Metre World Championship
Second day of races in the Gulf of Genoa For the second day of races, Genoa has provided a perfect day again, with short waves and an initial 8-knot breeze from the Southeast, which later increased to around 14 knots…
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SailGP splashes down in London’s West End
New global brand campaign ‘We Are Racing’ brings SailGP’s action-packed, adrenaline-fueled battles to world famous Piccadilly Lights big screen.Emirates GBR athletes Hannah Mills and Matt Gotrel arrive in full race kit to witness the screening LONDON – August 30, 2023…
Pointscore paves a pathway for two-handed participation
Challenging and exhilarating, two-handed sailing has rapidly gained popularity in Australia over recent years, and the CYCA is using its 2023/24 Two-handed Pointscore to drive further participation. The CYCA’s race fleets of two-handed boats have grown steadily since the inception…
Norway upgraded to International WASZP Games in 2024
The WASZP European Games were already slated for Norway in August 2024, however, due to the success of last month’s EuroCup and the desire of the WASZP community, the event has now been upgraded to an International Games status. The…
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M32 North American Championships
Jake Julien Clinches M32 North American Championship Title in Thrilling Showdown Rated X emerges victorious in an intense final race duel with Convexity, winning both the North American Championship and the Midtown Cup NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND (August 28, 2023) —…
Greek team on Melx III win 5.5 Metre German Open
Ali Baba are German champions Melx III (GRE 5, Stavros PAPAGIANNOPOULOS, Yannis MITAKIS, Pavlos KAGIALIS) has won the 2023 5.5 Metre German Open at Tutzing on Starnberger See, hosted by the Deutscher Touring Yacht-Club. Ali Baba (GER 125, Wolf-Eberhard RICHTER,…
8 Metre World Championship
Genoa – August 28th / September 2nd With the opening ceremony at the headquarters of the Yacht Club Italiano in Genoa, the World Championship of the 8 Metre Class officially started today at 18:00. This championship will see 20 yachts…
Kiko Roig achieves his first-ever event win
Day Five Report – Sylt, Germany Saturday turned out to be the only day of the week with a favourable wind forecast to conclude the men’s division. The wind picked up in the afternoon, reaching around 15 knots, thereby creating…
Melx III and Ali Baba neck and neck for 5.5 Metre German Open
The 2023 5.5 Metre German Open is going down to the wire. Two wins on Saturday to Ali Baba (GER 125, Wolf-Eberhard RICHTER, Beata KALLKOWSKI, Bernd SELIG) and one to Melx III (GRE 5, Stavros PAPAGIANNOPOULOS, Yannis MITAKIS, Pavlos KAGIALIS)…
Platoon clinch 2023 TP52 World Champs title on the last leg of final race
Harm Müller Spreer’s German flagged Platoon team clinched the 2023 Rolex TP52 World Championship title with a thrilling comeback in the final minutes of the final race off Barcelona. From fourth at the last windward mark of the championship, they…
Final Hamilton Island Race Week blast
Saturday, 26 August 2023 By Lisa Ratcliff/HIRW media Final Hamilton Island Race Week blast A final blast to the Molle Islands and back in trade winds up to 22 knots closed out the 38th Hamilton Island Race Week and decided…
Melx III leads 5.5 Metre German Open at Tutzing after stormy first day
Melx III (GRE 5, Stavros PAPAGIANNOPOULOS, Yannis MITAKIS, Pavlos KAGIALIS) leads the German 5.5 Metre Open at Tutzing on the Starnberger See. Ali Baba (GER 125, Wolf-Eberhard RICHTER, Beata KALLKOWSKI, Bernd SELIG) are second with the classic Manuela V, (ITA…
TF35 fleet sets up in Malcesine for second half of 2023 season
After a summer break since late June, the 2023 season for the TF35 high-performance one-design foiling catamaran resumes next week with the first of two events hosted by Fraglia Vela Malcesine on the beautiful shores of Lake Garda, Italy, from…
Provezza lead into Saturday showdown for the TP52 World Champs title in Barcelona
The leaders of the 2023 52 SUPER SERIES circuit, Ergin Imré’s Provezza, carry a slender three points lead into the final day of the Rolex TP52 World Championship, Saturday. After two back-to-back wins between the last race yesterday and first…
Magic fast sailing at Hamilton Island Race Week on penultimate day
Friday, 25 August 2023 By Lisa Ratcliff/HIRW media Hamilton Island Race Week’s 60-foot multihull behemoth Rex came close to their top speed on the penultimate day, hitting 37.8 knots of boat speed in the fresh south-easterlies. “Magic fast sailing,” said…
GKA Kite World Tour – Capucine Delannoy wins event in Sylt
Day Two Report – Sylt, Germany The Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour has made its comeback to Sylt, in the northern part of Germany. This year’s event features the pure strapless-freestyle format, marking a shift from the previous two…
Sports stars join Hamilton Island Race Week
Sporting superstars came together at Hamilton Island Race Week today with the Matilda’s Kyah Simon taking time out following the FIFA Women’s World Cup to learn the fundamentals of a very different sport, from sailing’s best. While Simon and other…
South Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta
IT’S ON AGAIN…. After a super-successful Regatta last year, we are excited to extend a warm invitation to women sailors to participate in this year’s South Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta(SAWKR). The Regatta is being held over three days on the…
Provezza lay down the early marker at TP52 World Champs
Winners of two of the season’s three regattas so far, 2023’s circuit leaders Ergin Imré’s Turkish flagged Provezza made the strongest start to the Rolex TP52 World Championship today in Barcelona where three races were sailed in a light to…
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup – Impressive fleet expected in Porto Cervo for 33rd edition
Porto Cervo, 23rd August 2023. A fleet of around 50 maxi yachts is due to gather in Porto Cervo from 3rd to 9th September for the 33rd edition of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, organised by the Yacht Club Costa…
SailGP Inspire continuing to provide life-changing opportunities on fourth anniversary
15,483 young people engaged since Inspire’s inception, with new ambitious target set LONDON – August 23, 2023 – On its fourth anniversary, SailGP’s community, education and outreach initiative, Inspire, has celebrated a huge milestone in its ambition to diversify the…
WASZPEuroCup Norway and International WASZP Games
Stunning Eurocup in Sandefjord Seilforeng – Norway One of the most spectacular venues on the WASZP calendar came to life last week, with the 2024 European Games venue turning on an event for the ages! 2023 European Games winner Markus…
France become the sixth team to sail in the 37th America’s Cup
The Orient Express Racing Team base at the western end of the Port Vell became an operational sailing base today with the maiden sail of their beautiful, new AC40 replete with its eye-catching blue and gold livery to match the…
52 SUPER SERIES
Barcelona swelters as winds fail but conditions set to improve at Rolex TP52 World Championship Although the winds proved too light for competition on the first day of the Rolex TP52 World Championship which is based at the city’s Marina…
Field of opportunities in Classic races at Hammo
Day three of Hamilton Island Race Week 2023 saw a challenging day for the Nautilus Marine Insurance Classic Races. The hard-working Race Committee scheduled shorter courses given the lighter breeze forecast. The variable conditions that eventuated across the racetracks made…
Bruna Kajiya claims second win fuelling title hopes
Dunkerque, France Day two of the GKA Freestyle-Kite World Cup in Dunkerque, where the Qatar Airways GKA Kite World Tour is making its first appearance, dawned with a building north-easterly breeze that provided the 24 men and 10 women from…
2024 RORC Transatlantic Race – Strong line-up expected
Calero Marinas – Marina Lanzarote, Arrecife, Canary Islands to Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada Starting on 7th January 2024, the 3,000-mile race across the Atlantic Ocean is organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club and supported by Calero…
Black Jack line honours favourite in tactical light air Palermo-Montecarlo
Press release issued by the International Maxi Association on 21/08/2023 The 18th Palermo-Montecarlo yacht race sets sail from the Mondello district of Palermo, Sicily tomorrow and will be the concluding event in the International Maxi Association’s 2022-23 Mediterranean Maxi Offshore…
TP52 World Championship
Predicted light winds mean Rolex TP52 World Championship will be a test of metres won and lost No official practice race was possible today at the Rolex TP52 World Championship as the light breezes off Barcelona proved insufficient to allow…
Sailing World Championships in The Hague hailed as “inspirational and historic”
Issued on behalf of: World Sailing The Allianz Sailing World Championships has been described as “inspirational and historic” after two new Olympic classes and Para Sailing made their first appearance at the quadrennial event. Over 1,100 athletes competed in sailing’s…
Tricks of the tide take teams to the top at Race Week
Sailors were rewarded for keeping their eyes out of the boat on the second day of Hamilton Island Race Week. Yesterday’s opening day reminded all sailors of the challenges of the tides here – meaning if they are not working…
Exciting new JPK 11.80 entered for 2023 Blue Water Classic
Dr Simon Torvaldsen’s brand new JPK 11.80 “Atomic Blonde” follows in the tradition of his previous JPK a Winner of WA’s prestigious Siska Trophy in 2021. Made in Australia for JPK Pacific by Innovation Composites the new JPK 11.80 will…
18ft Skiffs – The DONNELLY name in 18 footers
Honouring a pioneer boat builder in the 18s One of the famous boat names in the 18 footers 131-year history is ‘Donnelly’, which originated in the 1890s, to honour a pioneer boat builder, and remained on Sydney Harbour until the…
Caracole cleans up 5.5 Metre events in sublime Grandson
Caracole (SUI 214, Bernard HAISSLY, Daniel STAMPFLI, Nicolas BERTHOUD) has cleaned up in the 5.5 Metre fleet at Cercle de la voile de Grandson, on Lac de Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Just two days after winning the Swiss Open, they also won the…
CYCA to host 2023 World Sailing Youth Match Racing World Championship
World Sailing is pleased to announce the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia as the host of the 2023 World Sailing Youth Match Racing World Championship, to be conducted from Saturday 9 December to Friday 15 December 2023. The event will…
Erdi and Wearn shine on final day of Allianz Sailing World Championships
Issued on behalf of: World Sailing Hungary’s Maria Erdi came through an exceptionally tight medal race to claim the final gold of the 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships in The Hague. The 25-year-old went into the ILCA 6 medal race…
World Championships Day 10 – Wearn Wins Maiden World Championship
Perth’s Matt Wearn has broken through for his maiden ILCA 7 World Championship, breaking a run of three consecutive silver medals. The World Championship Gold will sit neatly alongside the Olympic title he collected at Tokyo 2020 and sets him…
Smith snatches victory at 75th Edinburgh Cup and UK Dragon GP
17 August 2023 – Cowes, UK – The fifth and final race of the 75th Edinburgh Cup and UK Dragon Grand Prix sponsored by Clear Solutions was reminiscent of the great 12 Metre battles of the America’s Cup, as two…
World Championships Day 9 – Matt Wearn Assured of ILCA 7 Gold Medal
Australia’s ILCA 7 Olympic Champion Matt Wearn has pulled off a stunning final Gold fleet race to build an unassailable 20-point lead going into tomorrow’s Medal Race at the Sailing World Championships. Wearn came into the day in second place…
29er European Championships 2023 DAY 6
Ireland steps up to the challenge As the sun sets on the final day of the of the 2023 European Championships, sailors, coaches, volunteers and parents gathered to celebrate what has been an incredible week of extremely challenging racing, hosted…
