GKA Kite-Surf World Cup – Final Day
Spain’s Matchu Lopes came from behind to seize victory in a clash for the ages in the opening round of the GKA Kite-Surf World Cup on the Cape Verde island of Sal. Lopes, who calls Cape Verde home, defeated his…
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2023 Fireball Australian Championships
It was great to have the Fireball Australian Championships sailed back in Adelaide at a “country club” in the “city”: Somerton Yacht Club. The very friendly Somerton volunteers turned on the hospitality and organisation to make it a fun event…
March episode of the World Sailing Show
The main feature of the March episode of the World Sailing Show returns to the Canary Islands for the Lanzarote International Regatta where 360 sailors from six classes took to the water for eight days of races. Big winds, even…
GKA Kite-Surf World Cup – Day 2
Reigning world champion James Carew was dumped from the GKA Kite-Surf World Cup on the second day of the contest on Cape Verde in epic waves. The Australian, who was hoping to land a third successive title, lost the day’s…
Countdown is on for TP52 Gold Cup Series
Eight TP52s are slated for the Sydney Harbour start line for the second edition of the 2023 Pallas Capital TP52 Gold Cup Series on March 25-26. Inshore and offshore courses in NSW are the settings for the four-part series, organised…
2023 Tasar Victorian State titles
A large and competitive fleet of Tasar sailors from all over Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Tasmania descended on the Sandringham Yacht Club (SYC) for the 2023 Victorian Tasar State Titles sponsored by Rooster Sailing. The event was…
18ft Skiffs – Queen of the Harbour
Karly Zinga became the Australian 18 Footers League’s Queen of Sydney Harbour when she teamed with John Winning, Fang Warren and Josh Porebski on Yandoo to win the annual event today. Yandoo’s crew grabbed the lead soon after the start…
Canada claims maiden SailGP event in Christchurch
CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND – March 19, 2023 – Canada became the fifth different team to win a SailGP Season 3 event with a thrilling victory over New Zealand and Australia in the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix | Christchurch…
Kite-Surf Opener in Cape Verde
DAY ONE: PONTA PRETA DELIVERS The legendary waves of Cape Verde were firing for the first clashes of the opening GKA Kite-Surf World Cup which has drawn the globe’s top athletes to fight for honours. The women’s competition kicked off…
Wearn finishes third at ILCA European Championships
Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Matt Wearn (AST) has finished best of the Australians competing at the ILCA European Championships in Andora, Italy, while Tokyo Olympian, Mara Stransky (ASS), has come out the top Australian in the ILCA 6 in what…
Australians and Kiwis battle at the NZ Sail GP
Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND- 18 MARCH, 2023 – The Bledisloe Cup style rivalrybetween the New Zealand and Australia teams was on full display on the first day ofracing at the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix in Christchurch. The two teams…
2023 ILCA Senior Europeans – Final Day
A great day of sailing to wrap the 2023 ILCA Senior European Championships & Open European Trophy in great shape at Circolo Nautico Andora in Italy. Good breeze of around 10 knots and good swell accompanied the action during the…
Wearn remains on top in tricky day at ILCA European Champs
Light airs with a big swell returned on Day 5 of the ILCA European Championships in Andora, Italy, where two races were held in the ILCA 6 (Women’s) and ILCA 7 (Men’s) fleet on a day when an unprecedented protest…
SailGP has arrived in WHAKARAUPŌ, Lyttelton Harbour
The natural amphitheater is set to host a key showdown of the season, with a number of teams battling for qualification for the looming Season 3 Grand Final. There are just four points separating New Zealand in second and Emirates…
Matt Wearn takes lead at ILCA European Champs
Day 4 of the ILCA European Championships in Andora, Italy and Australian sailors came into their own in the best winds and most stable conditions to-date, the ILCA 6 (Women’s fleet) reeling off three races and the ILCA 7 (Men’s)…
18ft Skiffs – Winning by name, a winner by nature
High achieving individual from a high achieving family It’s never easy for a young man to follow in the footsteps of a famous father, but it’s not impossible if you are John (Herman) Winning, the son of 18 Footer sailing…
ILCA Senior Europeans – Day 3
A hectic third day of competition at the 2023 ILCA Senior European Championships & Open European Trophy in Italy. Activity began early this morning, with the first warning scheduled at 09:00, but at that time there was no wind, so…
Cherub Nationals – Perth – Accommodation
The Cherub Nationals are fast approaching for the 2023-24 season. The event will be held at Perth Dinghy Sailing club from the 27/12/23 till the 4/01/24. We have put together a list of three accommodation options for your interest. Wonil…
Manly 16s Short-Course Pointscore
Sailing Racing produced a performance to match the occasion last Saturday, peeling off consecutive short course victories to celebrate 10 years in the Manly 16ft Skiff Club fleet. Skipper Felix Grech and crew Tom Potter and Paul Darmanin joined the…
Mara Stransky best in light air at ILCA European Champs
Conditions continued light and shifty at the ILCA European Championships in Andora, Italy, where an attempt at a race in the ILCA 7 (Men’s) was abandoned and just one race in the ILCA 6 (Women’s) completed, with Mara Stransky the…
Fumanchu2 wins Etchells Victorian Champs
Mark Roberts and his team of Ben Lamb and Jake Newman on AUS1473 Fumanchu2 won the Etchells Victorian Championship today, Monday 13 March with an eight-point margin over the current National Champions, John Bertrand, Lewis Brake and George Richardson sailing…
Matt Wearn wins opening race of European ILCA Champs
Australia’s Matt Wearn, the reigning Olympic gold medallist in the ILCA 7 class, has won the opening race of the ILCA European Championships in the ILCA 7 (ex-Laser Men’s) being held at Andora in Italy. The ILCA 7 fleet numbers…
Globe40
After having suffered over the last few days in the Azores the passage of a front generating winds of up to 60 knots, the GLOBE40 competitors will have to face a new low-pressure system today and on Monday on arrival…
Etchells make most of pristine Southerly at Royal Brighton Yacht Club
Day two of the Etchells Victorian State Championship was sailed today, Sunday 12 March, in a solid southerly from the Royal Brighton Yacht Club. The twenty boat fleet continued to push hard into day two, shown by their enthusiasm on…
Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta 2023
The never-ending pursuit of excellence was all apparent on the final day of racing at the 96th Bacardi Cup and Bacardi Invitational Regatta. Biscayne Bay delivered another stunning day, with an offshore breeze changing the race track strategy. They came,…
Team Holcim-PRB remain perfect after record-breaking run
The Swiss-flagged Team Holcim-PRB has scored maximum points at the leg 3 scoring gate Two weeks after the start of leg 3 in Cape Town, skipper Kevin Escoffier and his crew mates on Team Holcim-PRB have collected maximum points, leading…
18ft Skiffs – 73rd JJ Giltinan – Final Day
The defending champion Andoo team, John Winning Jr, Seve Jarvin and Sam Newton, retained the crown of world champion with an outstanding victory in the Winning Group JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship which concluded on Sydney Harbour today. Andoo finished…
Australian ILCA sailors prepare for European Championships
Sixteen months out from the Paris Olympic Games, the European cycle of Olympic classes events start with the ILCA European Championships in Andora on the Italian Riviera, where Australians are preparing for competition in the ILCA 7 and ILCA 6…
Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta 2023 – Day 4
A stunning fleet of one hundred and seventy-one boats were out on Biscayne Bay as the 96th Bacardi Cup entered its fourth day and the Bacardi Invitational Regatta kicked off. Racing doesn’t get better than this, with the perfect Miami…
96th Bacardi Cup Day 3
March 8, 2023 – Miami, USA Expectations for racing at 1100 hours today were swept aside as the breeze filled in later and lighter than forecast on race day 3 at the 96h Bacardi Cup. Eivind Melleby/Mark Strube played another…
18ft Skiffs – JJ Giltinan – Race 7
Winning Group 73rd JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship, Race 7Today’s Sponsor: VaikobiThursday, 9 March, 2023Sydney Harbour Defending champion Andoo team of John Winning Jr, Seve Jarvin and Sam Newton held off a final challenge over the last downwind leg of…
18ft Skiffs – JJ Giltinan – Races 5 & 6
Winning Group 73rd JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship, Races 5 & 6Today’s Sponsor: North SailsWednesday, 8 March, 2023Sydney Harbour Day 4 of the Winning Group JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship produced a double victory for the Winning family when John…
Australian ILCA Laser Youth Solidarity Program
The Australian Laser Class Association launched its Laser dinghy Youth Solidarity program at the 2023 ILCA Laser Oceania Australian Open and Youth Championships sailed from the St Georges River Sailing Club in January. Six teenage girls, one from each Australian…
Manly 16s 10th Heat
Sarah Lee is proving to be a skipper for all conditions and occasions after effortlessly jumping between two different clubs and boats while still managing to produce the goods. Lee has been involved in a friendly tug-of-war for her services…
18ft Skiffs – JJ Giltinan – Races 3 & 4
Winning Group 73rd JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship, Races 3 & 4Today’s Sponsor: Fisher & PaykelTuesday, 7 March, 2023Sydney Harbour The two short course races on Day three of the Winning Group 73rd JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship produced close…
Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta 2023 – Day 1
Technical excellence from Jørgen Schönherr / Markus Koy rewards them with a win on Day 1 at the 96th Bacardi Cup The 96th Bacardi Cup, March 5-11, 2023, kicked off today in Biscayne Bay, Miami with the opening race for…
Colourful and fast in the Hobie 16 WA State Champs
What a weekend it was in Perth for the 2023 Hobie 16 WA State Championships. The racing was close, fast and exciting and the Hobie 16’s certainly put on a great show with the course taking the full length of…
Champions are Crowned in Colombia
The eagerly anticipated final rounds of the competition drew in crowds who packed the beach buzzing with excitement to see the GKA Freestyle-Kite World Cup Colombia 2023 grand finale. Capitalizing on the punchy conditions, Mikaili Sol put on a dazzling…
M32 Winter Series Event 3
RATED X Pops Champagne After a High-Stakes Finale at the M32 Winter Series Event 3 MIAMI (March 5, 2023) —Sailors from all around the world descended upon the palm trees, turquoise waters, and colorful foliage of Miami for the third…
18ft Skiffs – JJ Giltinan – Race 2
Winning Group 73rd JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship, Race 2Race Sponsor: AndooSunday, 5 March, 2023Sydney Harbour In complete contrast to yesterday’s light, variable wind conditions, Race 2 of the Winning Group 73rd JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship was sailed in…
