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Another round of competitive racing at the Swan Tuscany Challenge today resulted in race leads and class leaders changing and then changing again as the ClubSwan Racing teams battled it out for places and points on the Gulf of Follonica…
Great Britain’s Jean Genie (James Howells/Andrew Palfrey/Ruairidh Scott) took a commanding lead on the second day of the Int. 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup at Circolo Vela Torbole on Lake Garda. Two more race wins leaves them four points clear of…
Day three of the GWA Wingfoil World Cup France in Leucate and France’s Flora Artzner and reigning champion, Titouan Galea, were the stars of Surf-Slalom. The day started bright and early with riders on the water at 6:30 am and…
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of marine personality and photographer Kelvin James Mowtell, known to all as ‘Ace’, who passed away in his beloved New Zealand on Wednesday evening; he was 86. A true character in…
It was the first day of gold fleet racing at the French Olympic Week regatta Hyères, and with all eyes now set on Saturday’s medal races the intensity of the competition went up a notch. Olympic champion Matt Wearn OAM…
The international 5.5 Metre season opened in 2022 as it closed in 2021, with the Alpen Cup at Circolo Vela Torbole on Lake Garda in beautiful conditions and a thoroughbred fleet of 11 boats from six nations. It was a…
Another five yachts took their places in the winner’s circle today as the Swan Tuscany Challenge reached its halfway point with everything left to play for in a tightly compact and closely matched fleet. The opening event on the ClubSwan…
The GC32 Racing Tour will return to its full five event schedule in 2022. Following January’s announcement of the 2022 Tour’s first three events – the final two events will see the flying catamaran circuit return to Villasimius, Sardinia in…
Hyères, France: Day three at the 53rd edition of the French Olympic Week regatta saw the end of the qualifying series in the ILCA 7, 470 Mixed, 49er and 49er FX classes with multiple Australian Sailing Team (AST) and Australian…
Italy: Preparations finished, practice completed, the Swan Tuscany Challenge got serious today – and with four different winners in each of the four races held the competition looks like it will be wide open across the two one-design fleets. On…
More than 60 sailors from across Sydney Harbour gathered last night at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron to celebrate the conclusion of the 2021-22 Sydney Harbour Women’s Keelboat Series (SHWKS). The evening started in the Carabella Room with a Q&A…
Olympic champion Matt Wearn (WA) continued his winning streak at the French Olympic Week Hyères, finishing first in both his fleet races on the second day of the regatta. Once again, the Côte d’Azur put on great sailing conditions with…
Two months ago, a dejected French photographer, Christophe Favreau believed that he probably wasn’t going to make it to Sydney for the JJ Giltinan 18 footer Championship in 2022 because of the COVID-19 restrictions, which were being placed on international…
World Sailing has announced the creation of a brand-new event, the U25 Para Sailing World Championship, as part of the governing body’s commitment to increase participation and inclusivity throughout the sport. The inaugural edition will take place on the waters of…
The final Season 2 episode of SailGP’s docuseries ‘Racing on the Edge’ covers the Grand Final weekend in San Francisco that had everything, from dramatic collisions to challenging conditions, to a whale interrupting the winner-take-all race for $1 million. The…
Passion, determination and skill were on display today as the curtain lifted on the opening event of what promises to be an enthralling ClubSwan Racing season. The Swan Tuscany Challenge has seen a highly competitive fleet of 20 ClubSwan 36s…
JPK Pacific is announcing a full commitment across our range of services with its connection to Innovation Composites and now Race Yachts, offering owners access to unrivalled technical, mechanical and race ready expertise pre and postproduction. As the exclusive licensee…
The famous Hyères mistral cracked in for the opening day of racing at the French Olympic Week 2022, throwing up challenges to competitors and race organisers alike. In glorious conditions much like at home, the Australian Sailing Team (AST) and…
Tim Ryan and his crew Rob Greenhalgh, Jess Grimes and Charlie Gundy on Vamos AUS1567, successfully defended their J70 Australian Championship over the Easter long weekend consistently performing in the 14 races sailed out of the Cruising Yacht Club of…
Victoria: Queenscliff Cruising Yacht Club (QCYC) hosted their annual Queenscliff Cup Regatta over the Easter long weekend with the inclusion of a two-race series for female helms within the racing program, the inaugural Commodore’s Trophy. QCYC was a hub of…
Les Voiles de St Barth Richard Mille, the penultimate event of the International Maxi Association’s new Caribbean Maxi Challenge concluded with an impressive victory with a day to spare in the Maxi class for Jim Swartz’s Judel Vrolijk 72 Vesper….
Long Beach, California: Ian Williams (GBR) and Team Gladstone’s Long Beach have won the 57th Congressional Cup – and a fifth iconic Crimson Blazer – toppling defending champion Taylor Canfield (USA) and Stars+Stripes Team USA 3-1 in the final matches of…
PalmaVela, which lifts the curtain on the Mediterranean yacht racing season as the first major event of the year on the international regattas calendar, returns to its traditional dates early in the month of May, thanks to the Real Club…
Following yesterday’s layday festivities, competitors returned to the water for the penultimate day of Les Voiles de St Barth Richard Mille, third event of the International Maxi Association’s inaugural Caribbean Maxi Challenge. There was a change in complexion with the…
Great Britain’s six-time match racing world champion, Ian Williams (Team Gladstones Long Beach) and USA’s Taylor Canfield (Stars+Stripes Team USA), have advanced to the final of the 57th Congressional Cup in Long Beach, California after defeating their respective opponents Johnie…
Olympic champions Matt Wearn OAM (WA) and Tom Burton OAM (NSW) will spearhead the Australian Sailing Team (AST) when the world’s best sailors return to the Semaine Olympique Francaise – the French Olympic Week at Hyères, France (23 – 30…
When SailGP Season 3 commences on May 14 in Bermuda, it will mark an historic moment for Canadian sailing. Canada’s first-ever fully professional sailing team will be on the start line with an all-star crew on board the leading-edge F50…
Long Beach, California: Taylor Canfield (USA), Ian Williams (GBR), Johnie Berntsson (SWE) and Chris Poole (USA) have advanced to the semi-final stage in the 57th Congressional Cup, after a dicey day of sailing for the Catalina 37 fleet. Ten of the…
New York Yacht Club American Magic is set to return to Pensacola, Florida for training later this year. This marks the team’s third winter training on the Gulf Coast. In 2018, American Magic was the first America’s Cup team to…
The Mediterranean maxi season gets underway tomorrow with the opening day of racing at the Portofino Regate di Primavera taking place out of the picturesque Ligurian hamlet where the Yacht Club Italiano has a clubhouse. The event is organised by…
Long Beach, California: Taylor Canfield, and his Stars+Stripes Team USA crew finished day two of the 57th Congressional Cup ahead of the leaderboard with 10 points in the qualifying round of the regatta. Past Congressional Cup champions Ian Williams, GBR (Team…
Monday and Tuesday’s brisk easterlies eased to the high teens for day three of maxi racing at the Les Voiles de St Barth Richard Mille, the third event of the International Maxi Association’s new Caribbean Maxi Challenge. However the elements…
Long Beach, California: A morning of fanfare: an evening of glitz. And in between — five hours of high-octane sailing. The 57th Congressional Cup kicked off today with a bookend of exciting events including a rededication of the racecourse with local…
On winding coastal courses resembling those around the Costa Smeralda, but with a sizeable Atlantic swell added to the mix, day two of Les Voiles de St Barth Richard Mille took place in similarly challenging conditions to yesterday with a…
The Lake Macquarie City Council 58th Sabot National Championship and Paul Stivano Sabot Week, was held 9-12 April 2022 on Lake Macquarie, NSW at Teralba Amateur Sailing Club. The annual Sabot event caters for all levels of sailing skill, with…
Cowes: Classic Solent conditions prevailed for the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s first inshore regatta of the 2022 season. After eight thrilling races, IRC class winners for the RORC Easter Challenge were: Ian Atkins’ GP42 Dark N Stormy (IRC 1), The Army…
The International Maxi Association’s Caribbean Maxi Challenge resumes tomorrow with its third event, Les Voiles de St Barth Richard Mille. Based out of Gustavia in the paradise French Caribbean island of Saint Barthélemy, the event has bounced back, after a…
William ‘Bill’ Fisher was a foundation member of the 18 Footers League and sailed his boat Australia in the Club’s first race. After coming to the new League from the Sydney Flying Squadron (SFS) following a split between the SFS…
Cowes: The Easter treats continued for close to 300 hundred sailors taking part in the RORC Easter Challenge as fabulous sailing conditions continued in the Solent for Day 2 of the regatta when some boats moved up the board and…
Cowes: The first day of the RORC Easter Challenge was blessed with sparkling conditions in the Solent, with a light gradient breeze from the south east building during the day to over 10 knots of pressure, while brilliant sunshine throughout…
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