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Strong offshore winds, gusting to 22 knots, proved a new, different challenge for teams racing on their first day of their Finals series 41st Copa del Rey MAFPRE on the Bay of Palma. Palma (Spain), 3rd August 2023 The blustery…
FRA 3 storm the day ready for finals racing 2022 World Bronze medallists, Hugo Revil and Karl Deaux from France showed their experience and skill with a storming comeback and three race wins as the 29er fleet made the most…
Report from Day One – Saquarema, Brazil Photo: Svetlana Romantsova Day One of the highly anticipated Copa Kitley GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Brazil exceeded all expectations as athletes were greeted by exceptional wind and wave conditions. The fierce contest saw…
After an excellent second day of racing at the 41st Copa del Rey MAPFRE three teams remain unbeaten. José María Meseguer’s Pez de Abril crew lead the ClubSwan 42 class, Teatro Soho Caixabank is dominating Majorica ORC Class 2 and…
‘Pretty up and down, but that’s what makes it fun!’ Action PackedDay 2 of the 29er World Championship and the event organisers sprung into action packing in a full program start to finish in winds averaging 20 knots throughout. With…
Sold out the same day entries opened, organisers from Townsville Yacht Club’s (TYC) SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) are not resting on their laurels – they have worked hard on both the racing component and onshore entertainment program, with…
Mallorca’s renowned Bay of Palma dealt near perfect conditions, 10-13kts of wind and warm sunshine, for the six classes which opened the 41st Copa del Rey MAPFRE today. All four Majorica ORC teams, 57 of them, opened their accounts with…
Volos, Greece – Only one race was completed today in the boys gold fleet at the 2023 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships. Two races were scheduled for both the girls and boys divisions, but the wind did not cooperate, and…
Ten World Championships will be on the line when the 51 selected Australian athletes hit the water at the 2023 Allianz Sailing World Championships in The Netherlands next month. This will be the first-time nations will have the chance to…
Line up of champions in the League’s 2023-24 fleet For the past 88 years, the Australian 18 Footers League on Sydney Harbour has been the home of some of the world’s greatest sailing talent and the 2023-24 season, which will…
Palma, 30th July 2023 With racing at the 41st Copa del Rey MAPFRE due to start Monday on the Bay of Palma, the weekend has seen final tuning and preparations being completed, as nearly 100 teams, representing 16 different nations,…
‘Full on, fruity, but steady conditions’ was the word from David Campbell-James, the PRO today leading the racing in Portland Harbour. With consistent direction and average wind speeds of 20-23 knots, the yellow and blue fleets launched, managing a single…
Article by Ben Remocker Ruben and Rita Booth (AUS) hung on all week, surviving a late challenge, to win the 2023 Junior World Championships by three points. In the final race they found themselves outside of the top ten while…
Article by Ben Remocker The Junior U23 World Championship for Olympic 49er and 49erFX sailors concluded at Travemünder Woche with competitive racing and up and down the leaderboard. More than 100 teams came to show their skill and compare their…
Weymouth deliversAfter the many months of anticipation and a week of intermittent rain, Weymouth delivered the finest of days for the 29er practice race and welcoming opening ceremony, with 22 knots of wind and sparkling sunshine. Sailors from all around…
Volos, Greece – Three races were completed on the penultimate day of the 2023 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships, hosted by the Nautical Club of Volos & Argonauts. The first two races were sailed in a southeasterly breeze of 8–10…
Volos, Greece – Three races were completed today at the 2023 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships, hosted by the Nautical Club of Volos & Argonauts. Clear skies and a southeasterly breeze of 14–16 knots were the perfect conditions to launch…
by Paddy Butler – Hobie 14 World Champion 2023 Was there ever a doubt Team Australia wouldn’t pull off The Italian Job…On the final day of the Queensland State Championships at the Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, Rod Waterhouse came to…
NZ’s biggest multi-day keelboat regatta – Bay of Islands Sailing Week – has opened entries for the next edition of the event, to be held from 23-26 January 2024. Bay of Islands Sailing Week – dubbed “NZ’s best big boat…
SAILGP’S FIRST VISIT TO LOS ANGELES MADE HISTORY, WITH SPAIN TRIUMPHING OVER AUSTRALIA AND ROCKWOOL DENMARK TO CLAIM ITS FIRST EVENT WIN. The Port of Los Angeles hosted SailGP’s tightest racecourse yet, resulting in plenty of close calls, near misses…
Report from Day Five – Sotavento, Fuerteventura FINAL EVENT WRAP-UP The final day of the competition at the GWA Wingfoil World Cup in Fuerteventura saw the climactic finale of three days of FreeFly-Slalom action with the 40 men battling through…
Volos, Greece – Two races were completed today at the 2023 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships, hosted by the Nautical Club of Volos & Argonauts. The competitors took to the water around 11:15, thankfully in lower temperatures than yesterday, but…
Report from day Four – Sotavento, Fuerteventura Suardiaz claims FreeFly-Slalom victory in Fuerteventura WOMEN’S ELIMINATIONS 8-15: The women’s compact fleet of 10 allowed another eight races, to bring their total to 15. Nia Suardiaz appeared utterly unstoppable. By the end…
Volos, Greece – Today was the first day of racing at the 2023 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships, hosted by the Nautical Club of Volos & Argonauts. Two races were completed in a southeasterly breeze, averaging 7–10 knots with gusts…
The Junior U23 World Championship for 49er and FX sailors has kicked off at Travemünder Woche in Germany, and the first day of racing has brought forth some consistent performances from emerging top sailors. With the offshore winds proving to…
NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, USA (July 24, 2023) – The year 2023 marks exactly 40 years since the U.S. lost the America’s Cup to Australia on the world stage of Newport, R.I. That moment in sports history might not have gotten…
An incredible 5 days of WASZP action came to a head on the beautiful waters of Quiberon, with 4 races completed creating a 17 race series, it has to go down as one of the most spectacular foiling events in…
Report from day Two – Sotavento, FuerteventuraSurf-Freestyle winners crowned in Fuerteventura MEN’S ROUND 5, SEMI FINALS & FINAL: Day two of the competition saw the closing heats of the Surf-Freestyle discipline played out in gusty conditions on Sotavento’s turquoise waters…
Report from day One – Sotavento, Fuerteventura Surf-Freestyle battle has kicked off in Fuerteventura MEN’S ROUND 1-4: Twenty-eight men and 12 women from 14 nations battled in the opening rounds Surf-Freestyle discipline in gusty winds that varied from 24 to…
LOS ANGELES- 23 JULY, 2023 – Los Angeles hosted a fairytale ending for the Spain SailGP Team, who secured its first ever victory in SailGP against Australia and Denmark. Tom Slingsby and his crew were hoping to close off Australia’s…
MICHAEL COXON Four times world 18 footer champion, but …… Now that four-times world 18 footer champion Michael Coxon has decided to hang up his wetsuit, it’s a good time to reflect on his 18 footer career and a record…
LOS ANGELES – July 21, 2023 – The anticipation is at an all-time high as Australia readies itself to fight for the inaugural Oracle Los Angeles Sail Grand Prix, commencing tomorrow. SailGP’s most challenging track in history awaits the ten…
NEW YORK CITY – July 20, 2023 – SailGP, one of the world’s fastest growing sport leagues, announced today an increased partnership with CBS Sports including 12 dedicated hours on the CBS Television Network and Paramount+, doubling the network coverage…
Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club 17th July to 1st August 2025 – Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK 19 July 2023, RORC LONDON: The Royal Ocean Racing Club is delighted to announce the publication of the Pre-Notice of Race…
What a way to start the 2023 WASZP European Games in Quiberon France. One of the most spectacular scenes in sailing, with 150+ WASZPs on the same start line for the Marathon race to begin the overall championship qualifying series….
The Swan European Regatta in Turku, the bi-annual event organized by Nautor Swan, ClubSwan Racing, the City of Turku, Turku Yacht Club, Merikeskus Forum Marinum and Sunborn Events, is welcoming more than 30 Swans in the Baltic waters, from tomorrow,…
After three year spell confined to racing only in Europe, the 52 SUPER SERIES circuit expands its horizons once again for the 2024 season when it will return to race two key regattas in the USA. While owners and teams…
Report from Day Six – Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria Words: Ian MacKinnon Photos: Lukas K Stiller The GWA Wingfoil World Cup in Gran Canaria met the GWA team and riders with strong winds that allowed for three different disciplines to…
LONDON, July 17, 2023 – Race day one of SailGP Season 4 saw ten teams cross the start line, the largest fleet the global championship has seen to date with the introduction of the Germany SailGP Team announced only three…
Long history of partnerships in an iconic Australian sport Long-term sponsorships in sport are rare and any sport which has been fortunate enough to have one must be either lucky or be doing something ‘right’, or both. To have two…
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