NS14 – You know you want one
The NS14 class has a long and successful history. It is a beautifully designed boat with an extremely attractive hull shape which performs as well as it looks. NS – it could stand for nice, nifty, or nuanced sailing but…
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Increasing ILCA class Female participation in Australia
The Australian ILCA class has continued to show growth in participation by females in the ILCA’s, Australia’s most popular single handed dinghy class, at the Oceania and Australian Open and Youth Championships sailed in early January from the Royal Queensland…
Semi-Finalists set for the 2025 Helly Hansen International
CYCA’s Cole Tapper has finished at the top of the pile after the qualifying stage was completed yesterday (Thursday), with the United States of America, New Zealand and Great Britain joining Australia as semi-finalists of the 2025 Helly Hansen International. After…
INEOS boss Jim Ratcliffe announces AC38 British Challenge without Ben Ainslie
Article by Cup Insider Shockwaves are reverberating around the America’s Cup community after the announcement today by INEOS – two time backer of Sir Ben Ainslie’s British America’s Cup challenges – that the company has parted ways with the four…
FREE Finn Class Webinars with Nicholas Heiner
Learn from the experts: The Finn class is putting on two free webinars with 2020 Olympian Nicholas Heiner from The Netherlands. 3 February • Webinar 1 – Trim of the Finn 10 March • Webinar 2 – Strategy The moderator…
Dylan Fletcher has unpacked the team’s second consecutive podium performance
Emirates GBR driver Dylan Fletcher has unpacked the team’s second consecutive podium performance after the team came third in Auckland. Fletcher’s crew finished behind Season 4 champions Spain and triple SailGP champions Australia, which topped off a flawless fleet racing…
WASZP – Class Rules 2025
Version 15 of the WASZP Class Rules will come into effect on 1 March 2025. Version 15, as well as the current version of the rules and the updated pumping and measurement guidance, can be found at https://racehub.waszp.com/rules. Following the World Sailing…
Entry open as Finn Gold Cup returns to Cascais for the third time
For the third time in its long history the Finn Gold Cup will return this year to the iconic venue of Cascais, in Portugal. Entry has officially opened with the Notice of Race published on the event website. The 2025 Finn…
First GWA indoor event ignites new season
Gerard and Suardiaz take wins at groundbreaking Indoor World Cup The first GWA Indoor Wingfoil World Cup featured at the leading international trade show, boot Düsseldorf, Germany, opened the season with a bang as the world’s best riders wowed the…
Record entries for International Waszp Games
Weymouth, UK – The International WASZP Games, set to take place in the world-renowned sailing venue of Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, has reached an incredible milestone with 190 entries recorded within the first 24 hours of registration. ENTER…
Beast Mode on Pittwater – New VX One Australian Champion
The VX One Australian Championship concluded today at the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC), and a new Australian Champion was crowned. The Beast AUS352, skippered by Jordan Barney, with siblings Ayla Barney and Hayden Barney, took a convincing win…
SailGP – Aussies claim dominant win in Auckland
Tom Slingby’s Flying Roo has sailed to victory in SailGP’s Auckland debut. Championship Sunday rounds out a wet and wild weekend in the City of Sails – with eight races staged on the shortest course of the 2025 Season. AUCKLAND,…
Ambition with one hand on the cup heading into final day of J/70 Nationals
Chris Dare’s Ambition is in the box seat heading into the final day of the J/70 Australian Championships today, with a four-point lead to second-placed Matador, skippered by David Doherty. Dare and his team have sailed a consistent series, never…
Aussies blitz the first day of SailGP in Auckland
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND- 18 January, 2025 – The Australian’s have secured pole position in the leaderboard following the opening day of the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix in Auckland, with their APAC rivals New Zealand finishing in fourth place….
60th Cherub Nationals 2024/25
The 60th Cherub Australian National Championship was held 27 December 2024 to 3 January 2025 at Largs Bay Sailing Club, South Australia, with competing boats from Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland and New South Wales. The National Championship was a…
J/70 Australian Championships – One point separates top two
The first two teams at the J/70 Australian Championships are separated by just one point heading into the penultimate day of racing. Chris Dare’s ‘Ambition’ and David Doherty’s ‘Matador’ have both sailed consistently in the first six races, creating a…
France will not sail in Auckland SailGP due to an issue with their Wing
France will not be on the start line when racing gets underway in Auckland this weekend due to an issue with the team’s wingsail, SailGP has announced. The team, which had been due to rejoin the fleet at this weekend’s…
Opening day of 2025 J/70 Australian Championship
Port Phillip Bay plays host to the 2025 J/70 Australian Championships this week with 21 boats hitting the start line for yesterday’s practice race to test out the Vakaros RaceSense system, and suss out the competition. The fleet for the…
Magpie match races to defend Etchells World Championship 2025
Magpie AUS1486 skippered by Graeme Taylor with James Mayo have defended their title in the 2024 Etchells World Championship with crew member Ben Lamb with a classic match race to finish off the series. Video Wrap of Day Link: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19bw3bXpFu/ At…
SailGP introduces high-speed titanium ‘T-Foils’ fleetwide in Auckland
Today’s session marked the first time multiple teams have practiced alongside one another using the new technology. T-Foils will be rolled out for the first time in racing this weekend in Auckland. AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND January 14, 2025 NZT | After…
Enter now for 2025 Sydney Harbour Regatta
To be held over the weekend of 1st and 2nd March, 2025, online entry is open and the Notice of Race is online for the Nautilus Marine Insurance Sydney Harbour Regatta – so come and help celebrate the event’s 20th anniversary this year!…
M32 – From Rookie to Victor
Charlie Julien’s Rated X Reigns Supreme at M32 Miami Winter Series Kickoff MIAMI (Jan. 12, 2025) — “To win is the best feeling ever,” said Charlie Julien after his Rated X team claimed the tiebreaker victory over Ava Wilson’s Convexity. Julien…
Williams victorious at Macao Match Cup
(Macao, January 12, 2025) – Great Britain’s Ian Williams and his Pindar by Manuport Logistics Team of Richard Sydenham, Jon Gundersen and Gerry Mitchell have been crowned champions of the inaugural Macao Match Cup, the opening event of the 2025…
Etchells World Championship 2025 – Magpie Holds On To Lead
Magpie AUS1486 skippered by Graeme Taylor, with James Mayo and Ben Lamb have maintained their lead in the Etchells World Championship 2025 with a 7, 1, 2 with a total of 17 (now with one drop). The next closest, DanEgerous…
13′ Skiff National Championship Wrap-up
It was an emphatic as it was impressive. Manly boat Harken lived up to all the pre-regatta hype and expectation to blow the opposition out of the water and claim the Australian 13ft Skiff Championship by an astonishing 21 points…
Final four set eyes on inaugural Macao Match Cup Title
(Macao, January 11, 2025) – The penultimate day of the 2025 Macao Match Cup saw the completion of the Quarter-finals stage of the event with Great Britain’s Ian Williams, USA’s Chris Poole and Gavin Brady, and New Zealand’s Nick Egnot-Johnson…
Etchells World Championship 2025 – Day 2
The Etchells World Championship 2025 is looking like a family affair on day two of racing, with Nigel Abbott’s Tiger AUS1524 and Lisa Rose AUS1484, skippered by Jack Abbott AUS1484 both featuring in the results. Nigel Abbott, who celebrated a…
13ft and 16ft Skiff Nationals – Final Day
Young gun etches names into skiff history books Manly’s IMEI, skippered by Joel Beashel and with old hands Rob Napper and Trent Barnabas aboard, has claimed victory in the 2025 Hervey Bay Boat Club 16ft Skiff Australian Championships after the…
13ft and 16ft Skiff Nationals – Day 5
IMEI surfs into lead as Hervey Bay becomes heavy One of the cushier jobs at Queensland’s Hervey Bay is to be a surf lifesaver at a beach with no surf – until yesterday, that is, when the waterway bared its…
Andy Tarboton wins the Musto Skiff 2025 Worlds
The final day of the ACO 14th Musto Skiff 2025 Worlds started with Jon Newman and Andy Tarboton on equal points. Andy was sitting at the top of the leaderboard on countback, and Rob Richardson was just a couple of…
Day of survival as Quarter-finalists decided at Macao Match Cup
(Macao, January 10, 2025) – It was an all-action day at the 2025 Macao Match Cup as the twelve teams were put to the test in the final matches of the qualifying round-robin stage to decide which eight teams would…
Crew line-ups for Auckland Sail GP
The second event of SailGP’s record-breaking 2025 Season takes place next weekend on January 18/19, with the F50 fleet going head to head in Auckland for the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix. Ahead of the event, teams have posted…
Etchells World Championship 2025 – Day 1
Defending World Champions Magpie AUS1486 skippered by Graeme “GT” Taylor with James Mayo and Ben Lamb lead the Etchells World Championship 2025 after day one at the Royal Brighton Yacht Club, following a pair of second places in the first…
M32 Snowbird Season Starts Now
MIAMI (Jan. 10, 2025) — The high-flying M32 fleet has returned to its winter home on Biscayne Bay, with an arsenal of catamarans assembling at Shake-A-Leg Miami for the 11th edition of the M32 Winter Series. This season, the M32…
World Sailing invites bids to host inaugural World Sailing Inclusion Championships
World Sailing is thrilled to announce the launch of the first World Sailing Inclusion Championships, a groundbreaking event set to celebrate and showcase inclusivity in the sport of sailing with a focus on disability. The event celebrates the diverse community…
Musto Skiff Worlds 2025 – Day 4
It was the penultimate day of the ACO 14th Musto Skiff 2025 Worlds, and the fleet was presented with an unseasonably low-pressure system bringing with it rain and a strong southerly. There were 4 races planned for the day to…
Lynn wins Prince Philip Cup
Richard Lynn and his team sailing Gordon have won the Prince Philip Cup, the Australian Dragon class championship by just one point after a nail biting final day of the series, hosted by Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club and sailed…
Dragons’ Prince Philip Cup
Richard Lynn and his team sailing Gordon are clinging to a one point lead at the end of the penultimate day of the Dragons’ Prince Philip Cup, the class’s Australian Championships. Chalking up two second places today Lynn, crewed by…
Etchells World Championship 2025 – Practice Race
The Etchells World Championship 2025 kicks off with full force on Friday following Thursday’s practice race. The first to cross the line was David Dunn, owner and skipper of Great White Hunter AUS1483 after a beautiful final work which he…
Mattias Coutts claims Moth World Championships
At just 19 years of age, Mattias Coutts has taken out the PredictWind Moth World Championships at his home venue, Manly Sailing Club with a crowd of fans and spectators cheering him on from the sidelines. The final day of the PredictWind Moth World Championships was…
