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By Sail Port Stephens Media Team Visitors take the spoils at Sail Port Stephens The Sail Port Stephens Passage Series came to an early conclusion on Saturday with the fleet poised to start Race 5 until racing was abandoned due…
San Francisco, USA (28 April 2023) – Celia Willison and the Edge Women’s Match Team from New Zealand secured a hard-fought victory today at the inaugural all-women Casa Vela Cup hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco,…
Aspire (POL 17, Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Przemysław Gacek, Ed Wright) has won the 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup at Circolo Vela Torbole after two more races were held on Saturday in light winds. Artemis (NOR 57, Kristian Nergaard, Johan Barne, Trond Solli-Sæther)…
Australia has come away from the 2023 Hyeres Regatta in France with a silver medal in the 49er and Bronze in the ILCA 6 from the eight Australian athletes in the Australian Sailing Team (AST), Australian Sailing Squad (ASS) and…
Day 4 at Sail Port Stephens saw crews on the 107 boats enjoy flawless conditions perfectly aligned to the scenic offshore courses set by Principal Race Officer Denis Thompson. A squeeze at the pin end of the start line in…
Day 5 at the 2023 Hyeres Regatta in France decided who would make the cut into tomorrow’s Medal Race stage. The light and shifty conditions did not make it easy, however eight Australian athletes in five classes from the Australian…
Aspire (POL 17, Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Przemysław Gacek, Ed Wright) extended their lead on the second day of 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup at Torbole. Artemis (NOR 57, Kristian Nergaard, Johan Barne, Trond Solli-Sæther) moved up to second after winning the final…
2023 PITTWATER REGATTA 13 MAYGet out on the water with your crew! We are delighted to present this year’s Beneteau Pittwater Regatta on Saturday, May 13th, 2023, as part of the Lion Island series hosted by RPAYC Newport. Join fellow…
San Francisco, USA (27 April 2023) – Day 3 of the all-women Casa Vela Cup at the St Francis Yacht Club today finished the double round robin qualifiers and advanced the top four teams to the semi-finals: Nicole Breault (USA)/Vela…
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The tension is building and the stakes are higher than ever for the highly anticipated Queensland Hobie Cat State Championships this weekend. Coordinated by the Queensland Hobie Cat Association in conjunction with the ever consistent Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, the…
Aspire (POL 17, Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Przemysław Gacek, Ed Wright) has the early lead after an action packed opening day on Thursday at the 2023 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup at Circolo Vela Torbole on Lake Garda. Shaolin (SUI 226, Flavio Marazzi,…
Day 4, the first two days of Final’s racing at the 2023 Hyeres Regatta in France, was a test of light and shifty breeze skills and make or break time in a lot of respects, as Australian athletes worked hard…
San Francisco, USA (26 April 2023) – Day 2 of the Casa Vela Cup at the St. Francis Yacht Club finished with the ten competing all-women’s teams all vying for a valued spot in the semi-finals. Local sailor Nicole Breault…
San Francisco, USA (25 April 2023) – Nicole Breault (USA) and her Vela Racing team of Molly O’Bryan Vandemoer, Dana Riley Hayes, and Maggie Bacon are undefeated on Day 1 of the 2023 Casa Vela Cup, the opening stage of…
An enticing combination of sunshine, steady breeze and some fast sailing between Port Stephens’s magnificent offshore islands made for a banner Day 3 of the Sail Port Stephens Passage Series. The wind gods bestowed their fickle favours upon the race…
More wins and other top placings for Australian athletes competing on Day 3 of the 2023 Hyeres Regatta in France, this time in light and shifty airs that did not faze the athletes in the Australian Sailing Team (AST), Australian…
This afternoon, to great acclaim, the traditional Gig Racing and Cream Teas returned to the Admiral’s Inn once again. These events are unique to the Antigua Classics, with its unparalleled historic backdrop of Nelson’s Dockyard, the UNESCO World Heritage Site,…
Two past Sydney Hobart winners, a record-breaking Kiwi yacht, a Fast 40 and a new kid on the block are among the quality IRC/ORC entries ready for action stations when the 35th running of Airlie Beach Race Week, organised by…
Sailors were prominent among the big crowd that turned out for the traditional ANZAC Day dawn service at Nelson Bay. More than 500 people bowed their heads in respect for the ANZAC tradition and Australians who’ve served and died, as…
Australian Sailing Team (AST), Australian Sailing Squad (ASS) and Australian Sailing Futures (ASF) athletes again took advantage of a Mistral wind on Day 2 of the 2023 Hyeres Regatta in France, with wins and top three places aplenty in the…
It was a great weekend for sailing at the Batemans Bay Marina Regatta held on April 22nd and 23rd. Batemans Bay Sailing Club has been running this event for over 40 years, the largest annual sailing regatta on the NSW…
Mistral makes for fast, fun (and sometimes furious) Semaine Olympique Française opener Race Results Competitor lists by class Hyères has hosted over half a century of elite racing but rarely has the pressure been so high for some, on and…
Perfect sailing conditions under clear autumn skies set the tone for a glamour opening day of Sail Port Stephens with crews aboard the record fleet of 108 yachts enjoying some of the best and most scenic in-harbour racing on offer…
Today’s final race of the 2023 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta was held with the sun beating down on a slight swell of deep blue Caribbean sea. The trade winds, which typically blow out of the east, swung to the southwest…
Nigel Jones and Cam McKenzies J111, Ginan has taken Line Honours and won AMS, ORC and PHS divisions of the 3rd and final West Offshore Product Coastal Sprint race of the season in fickle light winds. With a shortened course…
As a record for the opening days of Sail Port Stephens, a bumper fleet of 108 yachts will greet the starter at midday tomorrow in Race 1 of the new six-day Passage Series, comprising the Pantaenius Commodores Cup and Port…
LONG BEACH, CA 22 April 2023 – Invincible! Chris Poole (USA) and Riptide Racing have swept the Long Beach Yacht Club Congressional Cup, sailing undefeated in five days of thrilling competition. Jeppe Borch (DEN) finished second, Nick Egnot-Johnson (NZL) third….
The twenty-mile long Butterfly Course was on the schedule for Race two of the 2023 Antigua Classic Regatta, a favourite course of many of the classic yacht sailors. However, with the forecast predicting light winds out of the south that…
LONG BEACH, CA 21 April 2023 – Chris Poole (USA) remained undefeated in the first day of semifinal racing at the Long Beach Yacht Club Congressional Cup after sweeping the round robin series. As the world’s top-ranked match racing skipper,…
Skipper John Sommi leads Veracity to AON 2023 Etchells World Championship John Sommi met Victor Diaz de Leon about 15 years ago. Sommi was chairman of the youth sailing program at Shelter Island Yacht Club when Diaz de Leon was…
Race one of the 2023 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta was sailed on the Old Road Course in perfect sailing conditions in English Harbour, Antigua today. Competitors reported superb 15-20 knot trade winds with moderate swells on the race course and…
The first official event of the 34th Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta took place this morning: the judging of the Concours d’Elégance. Fifteen yachts entered this prestigious challenge, with competition being fierce. The smallest boat was 31ft and the largest was…
LONG BEACH, CA 20 April 2023 – After three days of double round robin racing in the 58th Congressional Cup by Long Beach Yacht Club, Chris Poole (USA), Ian Williams (GBR), Jeppe Borch (DEN) and Nick Egnot-Johnson (NZL) have advanced…
It’s wide-open going into the final day of the AON 2023 Etchells World Championships Almost all the boats in the top 10 are still in contention with two races remaining. The standings changed dramatically after three races were held on…
New look, new faces for the 52 SUPER SERIES champions When the 2023 52 SUPER SERIES season opens on May 2nd with the first races of the 52 Super Series Saint-Tropez Sailing Week, the first of five regattas this year,…
Australia has been confirmed by the organisers of the 37th America’s Cup as one of the 12 national Youth and Women’s America’s Cup teams in Barcelona 2024 scoring entry for a youth team (under 25) alongside the history making first…
LONG BEACH, CA 19 April 2023 – Chris Poole (USA) remained undefeated on Day Two of the 58th Congressional Cup, as the fight for position in the semifinal stage ramps up. Ten of the top-ranked skippers from around the globe…
After two days of action on Biscayne Bay, the AON 2023 Etchells World Championships are displaying the depth that so many predicted. There have been different winners of each of the four races and it’s easy for even the best…
Poole undefeated, but everyone gets on the scoreboard LONG BEACH, CA 18 April 2023 – The 58th Congressional Cup kicked off with fiery action beneath blue skies and splendid winds of 10 to 14 knots, as 10 of the top-ranked…
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