Rolex Swan Cup gets serious
Winners of the second day are: Plis-Play, Flow, Josian, OM II, Stella Maris, G Spot, Nadir, Blue Sky. Porto Cervo, 14 September 2022. The second day of the Rolex Swan Cup kicked off on schedule at 12 midday for boats…
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2022 Hobie 16 World Championships Costa Brava Pirineu de Girona, Spain
Costa Brava Pirineu de Girona, September 15-29, 2022 – The 2022 Hobie 16 World Championships head to Europe after a 25-year hiatus. Following our last world championship event in 2019, there was a strong desire to return to Europe, however…
Perfect first day for 21st Rolex Swan Cup
Porto Cervo, 13 September 2022. The Costa Smeralda put on its very best show for the first day of the Rolex Swan Cup, with a fresh south-easterly breeze blowing at around 12 knots and increasing to 15 providing the entire…
Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez 24 September-8 October
It’s the home stretch to the 24th edition of Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez, which will officially kick off on Saturday 24 September with those competitors racing on modern boats of up to 18m27 and classic yachts with no size limit…
OK Dinghy – A look at trends and equipment in the class
With more OK Dinghies built in each of the last three years than in any year dating back to 1980, it is abundantly clear this timeless class is in a very healthy state. This was highlighted by the 109 boat…
SB20 Worlds – Will Sargent wins Youth title
The best youth team title went to Ares from Tasmania, who finished 7th overall. Congratulations, Will, Eddie, Ed and Eirni, you’ve showed us some great sailing having scored two bullets in this competitive international fleet! Regatta Wrap-Up: What a week…
Final Day of the TF35 Malcesine Cup
Dona Bertarelli and Yann Guichard’s Spindrift wins the TF35 Malcesine Cup after a beautiful four-race day on Lake Garda. For the young crew onboard, this is their first win in the TF35 fleet, and helm Guichard couldn’t have been prouder…
SailGP – Inaugural event win for U.S. team in France
SAINT-TROPEZ – September 11, 2022 – Jimmy Spithill has led his United States SailGP Team to his first ever SailGP victory, prevailing in light winds at the Range Rover France Sail Grand Prix in Saint-Tropez. In the final he battled…
Results stand as racing abandoned at Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup
The final day of racing at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, pinnacle of the International Maxi Association’s race season, looked marginal due to a well forecast Mistral, nonetheless the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda’s race committee, led by Peter Craig, made…
Close to 100 yachts for Swan Cup
The highlight of the Swan racing season has attracted an eye-catching and diverse selection of yachts, with almost 100 entries representing 18 countries signed-up for the celebration of sail that is the Rolex Swan Cup. Porto Cervo is once again…
Perfect conditions at Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup
Mistral winds at 16 to 22 knots gifted the fleet sailing at the 32nd edition of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in Porto Cervo with a day of perfect conditions. The Race Committee announced yesterday that the start of racing…
Finn European titles up for grabs in Spain
The Open Finn European Masters Championship begins in Spain next week, the final major Finn championship of the year and a healthy entry list shows 72 Finn sailors from 16 nations, competing for the Masters and Open titles over a…
Bliksem victory at picture-perfect Europeans
Lake Garda gave the M32 fleet its usual fantastic conditions for the European Championship and the scheduled 15 races were all sailed in the southerly Ora and sunshine, with Bliksem walking away with the trophy. Pieter Taselaar team had a…
New faces winning races at Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup
After a lighter third day of competition between the 46 yachts, the dominant are now emerging across most of the seven classes going into the final phase of the International Maxi Association’s pinnacle event, the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, run…
Velsheda’s win breaks Svea’s winning sequence
Velsheda broke the Svea string of three back-to-back wins today in the J Class at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup when she triumphed around an engaging but relatively short 26-mile coastal course, down and back up the La Maddalena channel,…
Final showdown – locals win big at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week
Peppers Race Day marked the final day at Townsville Yacht Club’s (TYC) SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) was suspenseful, as many across the divisions were pinning their hopes on this last race where little stood between who would stand…
From fast racer to comfy cruiser at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week
Darren Drew normally arrives from NSW to the northern regatta circuit with one of Australia’s fastest ocean racing catamarans, his Crowther 50 catamaran Top Gun, but this time he surprised contemporaries by turning up at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week…
Superior Svea scores double at Maxi Cup
With two wins today around windward-leeward courses, the Swedish flagged Svea is unbeaten in the J Class so far at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup on Sardinia’s Costa Smeralda. Solid, uncomplicated, well-timed starts were the foundations of Svea’s double today….
Pure slalom racing action at Slalom Worlds
Greece: Races could finally start on the third competition day here at the Slalom Worlds in Paros, when around 13:15pm local time, the wind was suitable enough at between 14 and 17 knots. The Men’s continue with Heat number 3,…
Celebrating 100th Star class World Championship
The Star Class World Championship will be making sailing history with its 100th World Championship to be held from 8-17 September in Marblehead Massachusetts. As presenting sponsor, Bacardi, the world-renowned beverage brand, will celebrate its long-standing partnership with the Star…
32nd Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup kicks off with an exceptional day
Winners in their respective categories: Svea, Shamanna, Highland Fling, Vesper, Rose, H2O. FlyingNikka makes her racing debut in her own category. Porto Cervo, 5 September 2022. The Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup got off to a perfect start today. Organised by…
Waterhouse and Darmanin finish fifth at World Champs
Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin have finished fifth at the Nacra 17 World Championships, after a testing final day saw them move up one spot at the conclusion of the Medal Race. The final day of the 2022 49er, 49erFX…
SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week: Big winds return for Round the Island Race
Competitors were rubbing their hands with glee as a decent breeze returned in time for the famed Lowes Petroleum Race Day Round the Island Race at Townsville Yacht Club’s (TYC) SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW). SeaLink Spinnaker Divisions 1…
Excitement on standby at World Champs
The Southerly prevailed again on St Margarets Bay in Nova Scotia for the penultimate day of the 2022 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships, helping Australian skiff teams climb back up a few places in the overall standings. The…
Light air presents new winners at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week
A light air day at Townsville Yacht Club’s (TYC) SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) and although the sun was out and the breeze was light, there was a distinct chill in the air, particularly sailing upwind. Division 1 contested…
Lay day fun day at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week
Lay day represents Townsville Airport Father’s Day at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW), not only for competitors and friends, but the droves that come in their hundreds from mainland Townsville, including tourists. Picnic Bay was packed to the rafters…
Tita and Banti’s total dominance at Nacra Worlds
Day four was a classic ‘Bay Day’ with 12 to 14 knots of steady sea breeze for the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships in Nova Scotia, Canada. Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti (ITA) returned to a perfect performance…
Australian Nacra sailors consolidate at Worlds
The sea breeze returned on the fourth day of the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships in Canada, with the Aussie teams doing their best to move up before tomorrow’s penultimate day. Rhiannan Brown is sailing with Brin Liddell…
Two races completed at Slalom Worlds
Greece: The races could finally start on the third day of competition at the Slalom Worlds in Paros, Greece. Somewhat around midday, after the daily skippers meeting, followed by a athletes meeting, the wind started to increase and was measured…
Bumpy turns to beautiful at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week
The morning started lumpy and bumpy at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW), but by midday, the sun was shining, the sky was blue and sailing conditions were about as good as it gets for Day 2 of Townsville Yacht…
Australian SB20 sailors take on best in Ireland
Australia’s top SB20 sailors are set to take on the best of the best in Ireland when the Provident CRM SB20 World Championship 2022 gets underway in Dublin on Monday, with current Australian champion, Phil Reid (Mind Games), leading the…
No racing at Slalom Worlds
Greece: The first impressions of the second competition day was a glassy look-alike Aegean sea staring right back at us and with the wind from the opposite direction, there was no excitement to be found, which meant less to no…
Ferguson and Paul add a further win at World Championships
Youngsters Jack Ferguson and Max Paul have continued their rich form at the 49er, 49erFX And Nacra 17 World Championships by adding another win in the 49er today to the one they bagged yesterday. They now sit in 23rd place,…
Newberry and Liebenberg spoil Italian job at Nacra Worlds
Sarah Newberry and David Liebenberg (USA) became the first team to break the dominance of the Italian run of straight bullets in the Nacra 17 when they won Race 7, the first heat of today’s session. The Americans were expert…
Day 1 at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week done and dusted
Nautilus Marine Insurance Race Day opened proceedings at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) today, competitors warming up for a week of racing and fun social activities ashore – there is no better way to beat the winter blues for…
Four J class rivals set for class racing at Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup
When four J Class yachts, Ranger, Svea, Topaz and Velsheda line up next week on the beautiful waters of the Costa Smeralda at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, it will be the first time that there has been stand-alone J…
Bullet fires Aussies up at World Champs
After the tempest comes the calm. Nice wind and sunny skies greeted the crews on St Margarets Bay for the second day’s racing at the 2022 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships. First up were the 49ers, which completed…
Aussies away early on wild first day of World Champs
Sometimes getting away early can spell trouble for sailors, but for seven of the 12 Australian crews taking part in the 2022 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 World Championships, competing in the first session of the day meant they were…
Inclusion World Championships: Thailand amongst the best
Thailand represented for the first time on the international inclusion sailing stage recently when the two-person sailing team of Tanat Upatising (skipper) and Paul Merry (crew) competed at the Inclusion World Championship for Sailing 2022, held 24-28 August in Rostock,…
Middle Harbour Yacht Club Inshore Sprint Series starts September
Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s (MHYC) popular Inshore Sprint Series starts again this spring and the Club is expecting a good roll-up when the first two Sydney Harbour races are sailed on Saturday 24 September. The series is open to mixed…
