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As so often happens in yacht racing, the story is denied a fitting finish due to a lack of wind when it’s needed most. And it was certainly the case at Sail Port Stephens today, with a predicted 10-knot sou’easter…
An extremely determined Australian Sailing Team athlete, Matt Wearn OAM, was at his best in the ILCA 7 Medal Race at the Princess Sofia Trophy in Palma on Saturday local time, showing the same grit that won him Gold at…
Palma Bay witnessed 10 Gold medal winning performances on Saturday 9 April, the concluding day of the Trofeo Sofía Mallorca. With 1,015 competitors, this regatta made for a glorious start to the Hempel Sailing World Cup Circuit of 2022. This…
The best laid schemes of mice, men and race committees often go awry, especially in the fluid environment of yacht racing, and Day 6 of Sail Port Stephens 2022 was one of those days. Plans were announced at the morning…
Day 5 of the Princess Sofia Trophy was make or break time for Australian Sailing Team (AST) and Australian Sailing Squad (ASS) athletes competing in Palma, where Western Australians, Matt Wearn in the ILCA 7 and Elyse Ainsworth in the…
Three gold medals have been decided in favour of Italy, Netherlands and Canada ahead of time at the Trofeo Princesa Sofia Trophy, Mallorca, the opening regatta of the Hempel Sailing World Cup Circuit for 2022. In this first major Olympic…
Pessimists were predicting showers and light winds but the optimists and opportunists seized the day as the Pantaenius Sail Port Stephens Trophy Series and NSW Yachting Championships got off to a mostly bright and breezy start. The eight-strong TP52 fleet…
As expected, Peter Harburg’s super maxi Black Jack made the best of the start in Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club’s (RPAYC) Club Marine Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race this afternoon. Due to start at 1pm off Barrenjoey Headland, signalling…
On Day 4 of the Princess Sofia Trophy in Palma, the ILCA 6, ILCA 7, 470 Mixed, 49er, 49er FX and Nacra 17 classes moved into the Finals stage and multiple athletes from the Australian Sailing Team (AST) and Australian…
Superyacht Cup Palma 2022 is getting ready to greet new entries and familiar faces to the mid-summer festival of sail, as well as celebrating the welcome return of long-standing Preferred Hotel Partner, St. Regis Hotels & Resorts, part of Marriott…
Shifty winds on Day 3 of the Princess Sofia Trophy produced a mixed bag of results for the Australian Sailing Team (AST) and Australian Sailing Squad (ASS) athletes competing in Palma, the best results coming from the ILCA 6 and…
Queensland has Surfers Paradise, NSW has Sailors Paradise. It’s located just outside the headlands of Port Stephens, where a cluster of Hawaiian-style islands from the set of Jurassic Park create an idyllic racecourse for yachts competing in the Sail Port…
Over the last six months, the SP80 team have been coordinating a critical stage of the adventure with the construction of their boat. This spaceship-like sailboat has been designed to reach 80 knots (150km/h), shattering the world sailing speed record….
Australia enjoyed excellent results on Day 2 of the Princess Sofia Trophy in Palma, Mallorca as Nia Jerwood and Conor Nicholas, Luke Elliott, Tokyo gold medallist Matt Wearn and Casey Imeneo won races to maintain or markedly improve their positions,…
After traveling to Belmont 16s Skiff Club, Lane Cove 12ft Sailing Skiff Club, Drummoyne Sailing Club, and Jervis Bay Sailing Club for the first three rounds of the NSW Cherub Championship, the fourth and final round of the Championship was…
In less than six weeks, Switzerland SailGP Team will make its racing debut at SailGP and today they announce four new recruits who will race under the Swiss flag in the global racing league. The Swiss team is part of…
They say history never repeats but a ‘lightening’ breeze can certainly strike twice, as 120 yachts competing in Sail Port Stephens’ Commodores Cup Race 2 discovered today. The start was delayed for over an hour as a morning westerly conceded…
The RORC Easter Challenge is back with three days of racing in the Solent, UK over the Easter Bank Holiday, 15-17 April. Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club for over 30 years, the RORC Easter Challenge offers crews the chance for…
Sydney, Australia: Quest won the inaugural Pallas Cup, an exclusive sailing event held on Tuesday 15 March, hosted by leading specialist property lender Pallas Capital. The 20 nautical mile 2022 Pallas Cup featured three of Sydney’s finest TP52 high performance…
California: Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia will help Long Beach Yacht Club kick off the 57th Congressional Cup regatta with a ribbon cutting and re-dedication of Congressional Cup Stadium Tuesday April 19 at 9:00AM; while the thrilling on-the-water competition starts at…
The last race of the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta on Sunday, the windward race, saw the winds calm down to a steady 18 to 20 knots with clear Caribbean skies which gave the crews a welcome break from the blustery…
Nia Jerwood and Conor Nicholas mastered the tough conditions best of the Australians in Palma, Mallorca on the opening day of the Princess Sofia Trophy, winning the opening race and scoring fifth in the second to be placed third overall…
In 2013, France’s Pascal and Alexis Loison, made history when they became the first double-handed crew to win the Rolex Fastnet Race overall on IRC aboard the JPK 10.10 (10m/32ft) Night and Day. In second place, was another JPK 10.10…
Rarely has there been a view as sweet as watching 120 yachts slide down a sparkling Port Stephens under spinnaker in Race 1 of the 2022 Bannisters Port Stephens Commodores Cup. Three days earlier it was blowing 40 knots from…
On Saturday, the second day of Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, the trade winds were still blowing hard which tested the lovely classic boats and their crews especially after the Friday evening dock party with a steel band and plenty of…
In every respect other than the air temperature, there was a baptism of fire on the Bay of Palma when three new classes contested their first races in the Olympic classes arena at the 51 Trofeo Sofia Mallorca today. Strong,…
British Virgin Islands: It was another windy day in paradise as the race committee for the 49th BVI Spring Regatta (BVISR) prepared to send 11 fleets out on various courses. After three days of long reaching courses, the racing boats had…
When racing starts on Monday on Mallorca’s famous Bay of Palma at the giant 51 Trofeo Sofia Mallorca, the first Hempel World Cup Series regatta will usher in a whole new era for Olympic classes sailing. Of the ten classes…
British Virgin Islands: April Fools or not, it was no joke on the BVI Spring Regatta (BVISR) racecourse today, as 11 classes set out for two challenging races on multiple courses. Chris Haycraft, Tortola resident and long-time BVISR participant, summed…
The first race of the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, Old Road, started with winds gusting up to 35 knots, but all sailors returned from racing safely, with smiles on their faces as everyone is so pleased to be back on…
The Royal NZ Yacht Squadron has failed the country by letting the defence of the America’s Cup go to Barcelona, Sir Michael says. Sir Michael, who backed three losing bids for the America’s Cup, is considering cutting ties with the club…
Inspiring stories of athletic ability, perseverance, and skill were the order of the day at the St Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco when World Sailing gathered three USA Para sailors to an exclusive meet and greet with national and…
They say a picture is worth 1000 words and we have chosen our favourite moments from the first GKA stop of 2022 in Colombia, the premiere South American stop of the season, illustrating the struggle, bravery and glory in the…
Tokyo Olympic gold medallist, Matt Wearn OAM, heads the Australian Sailing Team (AST) and Australian Sailing Squad (ASS) line-up for the Princess Sofia Trophy in Palma, Mallorca from 1-9 April, when competitors from around the globe meet for the first…
Having navigated the last few years of global turbulence and uncertainty, the Farr 40 class is back in action and ready to write the next chapter in the class’ esteemed history. In a little over a month’s time (May 7…
Palma, Mallorca will be the host to a new era of Olympic sailing competition starting this weekend. Taking place from 1-9 April, the Hempel World Cup Series at the 51st Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca Regatta is bringing together more than 1,000 of…
The Mornington Yacht Club has qualified to represent Australia in the Sailing Champions League Finals in Germany later this year after clinching an incredible victory in both the U22 and Open divisions of the Asia Pacific Final in Newcastle this…
Port Stephens, NSW will be packed to the gunwales from April 4-10 as a record number of racing yachts will be joined by an armada of dinghies and Windsurfers for the annual Sail Port Stephens regatta. In fact, fittingly for…
A team of young sailors from the Mornington Yacht Club in Victoria have won both the Open and Under 22 Divisions of the Sailing Champions League – Asia Pacific Final, an international team racing series. The Asia Pacific Final was…
Australian sailor Jimmy Spithill explains how his United States SailGP Team just came short of winning the SailGP Season 2 Grand Final on San Francisco Bay last weekend. The final day of SailGP Season 2 pretty much summed up our…
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