Day 2 racing abandoned 470 Euros
Once again, the vagaries of the weather played havoc with the fleet on Day 2 of racing at the 2023 Mixed 470 European Championship in San Remo, Italy where the only race of the day was abandoned in its final…
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Lap of Capri and a photo finish at the IMA Maxi Europeans
While many were predicting the second day of inshore/coastal competition for the IMA Maxi European Championship would be cancelled due to the heinous conditions forecast and even an official storm warning issued because of an intense depression passing over Naples,…
Domonkos Nemeth in charge at Finn Euros
The U23 Finn World Champion, Domonkos Nemeth from Hungary, laid down a marker on the third day of the 2023 Open and U23 Finn Europeans in Csopak, Hungary with two emphatic wins that puts him back at the top of…
Slow start to 470 European Championship for Australia
Day 1 of racing at the 2023 Mixed 470 European Championship was punctuated by a long delay ashore followed by a thunderstorm and lightning on the waters of San Remo in Italy where the Australian teams taking part did not…
Laurent Hay leads Finn Europeans after single light wind race on day 3
Laurent Hay, from France, has taken the lead at the 2023 Open and U23 Finn Europeans in Csopak, Hungary, after just one race was possible on the second day on Lake Balaton. Filipe Silva, from Portugal, moves up to second…
Australians geared up for 470 European Championship
Racing gets underway at the 2023 Mixed 470 European Championship on Monday local time at Marina degli Aregai, on the waters of San Remo in Italy, where three teams will represent Australia. Nia Jerwood and Conor Nicholas, Australian Sailing Squad)…
On The Up – Morris finishes sixth at the iQFOiL European
Australian Grae Morris has scored a breakthrough sixth place at the iQFOiL European Championships after finishing third in his quarter final, a result good enough to win the Under 21 European Championship title. After nearly four hours waiting for 40…
Maxis – North Star wins second offshore race at Euros
With the 26 strong maxi fleet sub-divided into three classes, the remainder of the Regata dei Tre Golfi maxi fleet arrived throughout the course of yesterday afternoon. Giuseppe Puttini’s Swan 65 ketch Shirlaf was last home at 17:45CEST. Due to…
Domonkos Nemeth dominates tough opening day at Finn Europeans
Hungary’s Domonkos Nemeth won both races on the opening day of the 2023 Open and U23 Finn Europeans at Csopak on Lake Balaton, on Sunday. Laurent Hay, from France is in second with Filipe Silva, from Portugal in third. 70…
Sail Port Stephens 2024
I know it has only just wrapped up for 2023, but this is a reminder that the dates for 2024 are April 15-20 for the Passage Series and April 26-28 for the Windward-Leewards. Please note that this unavoidably coincides with…
18ft Skiffs – Mark Foy, More than just the father of 18 footers
Mark Foy fathered the sport of 18 footer racing when he staged a regatta, featuring his spectator-driven concept, on Sydney Harbour in January 1892, but Foy was far more than a ‘one-trick pony’. Born in the southern Australian state of…
Medal Race looms for Morris at iQFOiL Euros
Australian Sailing Squad athlete Grae Morris will enter tomorrow’s Medal Race at the iQFOiL European Championships in fifth place, after a complex final day of fleet racing in Patras, Greece. “Light wind course racing in around 13 knots today, but…
Maxis – Record tumbles in Regata dei Tre Golfi
For its 26 competitors, the IMA Maxi European Championship set sail at 1700 yesterday with its offshore race, Regata dei Tre Golfi, running between Naples and Sorrento via the turning marks of Ponza in the north and Li Galli, off…
Morris moves up to sixth at iQFOiL Europeans
Sydneysider Grae Morris is stitching together a stunning set of results at the iQFOiL European Championships, with yet another race win has moving him up to sixth overall with two days of racing to come in Greece. In lighter conditions…
SCL Asia Pacific Final – Ultimate bragging rights on the line
AUTHOR: Harry Fisher The stage is set for a much anticipated SAILING Champions League Asia Pacific Final as 16 teams will go head to head on 20-21 May to see who will be crowned the best sailing club in the…
Another race win for Morris on Day 3 of the iQFOiL Euros
Grae Morris (Australian Sailing Squad and NSWIS) continued his push on day three of the iQFOiL European Championships in Patras Greece, with his second win of the event lifting him up to 8th place in the men’s fleet. After two…
70 Finns to challenge for European titles on Balaton
More than 70 Finn sailors from 21 nations are heading to Lake Balaton in Hungary for the 2023 Open and U23 Finn Europeans, which opens on Saturday after two days of equipment checks and registration. Lake Balaton is the traditional…
Morris makes his move on Day Two of iQFOiL Europeans
Athletes were greeted with wild winds gusting to over 40 knots on arrival at the venue on day two of the iQFOiL European Championships in Patras, Greece. When the conditions eased enough to allow the fleets out onto the water…
Eyes wide open on day one of iQFOiL Europeans
The iQFOiL European Championships in Patras, Greece, got underway yesterday in solid 20-25 knot winds, making it a big opening day for the athletes. “It was a solid day of racing in over 20 knots on the waters of Patras…
Redcliffe hosts largest ever Queensland Laser fleet titles
9 May 23023Woody Point hosts Historic Queensland Laser regattaIf you wondered what the recent huge fleet of boats off Woody Point was, wonder no more.A record breaking fleet of Laser dinghies launched from Humpybong Yacht Club on April May 31…
Confidence high for Aussies going into iQFOiL European Championships
With just fourteen months until the start of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, European regattas are filling the calendar, and following rapidly on from key events in Palma and Hyeres, the iQFOiL Europeans will take place in Patras, Greece,…
Australia SailGP Team Crowned Season 3 SailGP Champions
Tom Slingsby delivers a historic three-peat and secures the $1M prize purse for Australia SAN FRANCISCO -07 MAY, 2022 – Tom Slingsby has led the Australia SailGP Team to a stunning victory to be crowned the Champions of Season 3,…
Sail Port Stephens W/L Series – Final Day
7 May 2023By Sail Port Stephens Media Team Crews tired but happy after an exciting final day at Sail Port Stephens “I was watching the weather models all night and we were not expecting the weather to get fresh until…
Consistency key as Provezza power to Saint-Tropez title win
Ergin Imre’s Turkish flagged Provezza team kept their nerve and used their excellent light airs boat speed on the Gulf of Saint-Tropez today to lift the first title of the 2023 season as winners of the 52 SUPER SERIES Saint-Tropez…
Winners decided at 19th PalmaVela after close last day of racing
The fourth and last day of racing finally saw changes to the podium for eight out of the fourteen classes. “Galateia”, “Stormvogel”, “Elena Nova”, “Scamp Three”, “Immac Fram”, “Just the Job”, “Ffinally”, “La Orana”, “Blaumarina I”, “Team Balearia RCNP”, “Capa”,…
Matador makes it three from three in Act 3 of TP52 Gold Cup
Matador has done it again, winning three from three Acts in the Pallas Capital TP52 Gold Cup, a shortened Act 3, sailed these past three days, was held in conjunction with Sail Port Stephens and hosted by Newcastle Cruising Yacht…
Australia Team dominate at SailGP Grand Final & survive near miss with Canada
SAN FRANCISCO- 06 MAY, 2023 – The Aussies have shown their infamous aggression on the San Francisco race course, dominating the dramatic first day of racing at the Mubadala SailGP Season 3 Grand Final. Whilst the Australian’s have already secured…
SailGP – Brutal fight to the Grand Final unfolds between Emirates GBR and France
by Miranda Blazeby, Digital Editor Mubadala SailGP Season 3 Grand Final Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team has blasted onto the San Francisco racecourse with aggressive intention, rattling Quentin Delapierre’s France in a brutal fight for the third spot in the…
Winners not yet decided at the 19th PalmaVela
Light, variable winds played a most significant role on the penultimate day of racing on the Bay of Palma. Out of the fourteen classes due to race eight were able to add to their scorelines. There are no outstanding class…
Sail Port Stephens W/L Series – Day 2
By Sail Port Stephens Media TeamThree divisions of yachts enjoy a passage race around the islands at Sail Port Stephens. Saturday sunshine and up to 22 degrees made for a perfect morning at Sail Port Stephens as crews prepared for…
Antigua & Barbuda Tourism Race Day at Antigua Sailing Week
Antigua, Friday 5 May: The final day of racing at Antigua Sailing Week was held in the strongest wind of the regatta, with solid south easterly trade winds gusting up to 18 knots. Provisional Overall Results can be viewed HERE….
Sail Port Stephens W/L Series – Day 1
By Sail Port Stephens Media TeamThe sun is out, bring on the wind… NSW Yachting Championships and Pallas Capital TP52 Gold Cup into action at Sail Port Stephens. The sun gods were being kind but not so much the wind…
52 Super Series – Saint-Tropez Sailing Week Day 3
After a day on which the Gulf of Saint-Tropez offered up a strengthening sea breeze and beautiful spring sunshine, Ergin Imre’s Turkish flagged Provezza team lead the 52 SUPER SERIES Saint Tropez Sailing Week by one single point ahead of…
Queensland Hobie Cat State Championships
Cloudy with a chance of breeze?Welcome, Hobie Sailors, to what was another glorious weekend in the Sunshine State for the Queensland Hobie Cat State Championships. With newcomers and regulars to the Hobie Class alike plentiful on the waters of Quandamooka…
Antigua Sailing Week – Women’s Race Day 4
Antigua, Thursday 4 May: Thursday 04 May: With women accounting for a quarter of sailors at Antigua Sailing Week, Locman Italy Women’s Race Day was a success even before the first gun on the race track. From America’s Cup sailors,…
Are you ready for the Grand Final?
SailGP has returned to the iconic waters of San Francisco Bay ahead of this weekend’s championship-deciding Mubadala SailGP Season 3 grand final! Preparations for the eleventh and final event of Season 3 are well underway, with SailGP’s nine-strong F50 fleet…
Ocean Race Europe will take place in 2025
Host Cities are invited to express interest in hosting the event scheduled to take place across Europe during the summer of 2025. As the current edition of The Ocean Race heads back into the northern hemisphere, race organisers are already…
PalmaVela launches with the first coastal race of the Maxi class
The two divisions of Maxis began their competition on Thursday with “Galateia” and “Stormvogel” becoming the first leaders of the event. On Friday, the second day of racing, twelve out of the fourteen categories will be competing on the Bay…
Sweden’s Team WINGS wins Santa Maria Cup
Annapolis, USA (4 May 2023) – Sweden’s Team WINGS won the all-women Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Santa Maria Cup today in Annapolis, the second stage of the 2023 Women’s World Match Racing Tour. Skippered by Anna Östling with…
Platoon top boat for the day – Interlodge still lead
After modest opening days on the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, two of the 52 SUPER SERIES top teams showed a marked return to form as the southerly breezes picked up on the second day of the 52 SUPER SERIES Saint-Tropez Sailing…
