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Following the abandonment of racing due to unsuitable conditions yesterday, it’s back on at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) this morning, as the fleet heads out from the marina for the earlier start time of 10am on the final…
Australia’s Tom Slingsby has won the Redoro Frantoi Veneti Moth World Championship at the Fraglia Vela Malcesine on Lake Garda, with two races to spare. The first warning signal for the Gold fleet at 8 o’clock made the athletes get…
Bo Petersen, from Denmark, has taken a commanding lead after Stage 2 of 2021 Art of Racing OK Dinghy Euro Series. He leads the series by a massive 113 points following the five regattas that counted towards Stage 2. An…
The second day of racing at the 31st Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in Porto Cervo, Italy, brought light wind of eight to ten knots from the northeast. The conditions were similar to yesterday’s but somewhat lighter, requiring a special effort…
Denmark’s Bo Petersen has won Kieler Woche for OK Dinghies after no more racing was possible on the last two days. André Budzien was second with Benjamin Hammerö third, from the fleet of 36 boats. Only three races were possible…
Racing has been abandoned at Townsville Yacht Club’s (TYC) SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) today, officials holding off as long as they could before making the decision to can it for the day. Due to start at 11am, the…
Plenty of squirt from early on this morning has convinced organisers at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week to put the famed Around the Island Race off for another day, sending competitors to the Launs Bay course instead, as the wind…
Five races with variable winds, tested the technical skills of the athletes on the second day of the finals at the Redoro Frantoi Veneti Moth World Championship at the Fraglia Vela Malcesine on Lake Garda. But despite these challenging conditions,…
When I spoke to Australian sailor Matt Wearn over the phone, he was in Belgium taking a well-deserved break with his fiancée Emma Plasschaert, following his gold-medal win in the Men’s Laser class at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. “It…
A young and ambitious Swiss team, led by Olympic sailor Sébastien Schneiter from Geneva, will compete in the next SailGP season. “This is a major new chapter for Swiss sailing,” said Schneiter. “Our goal is to create a competitive team…
Owner-drivers and crews taking part in the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup were eased gently into competition off Sardinia’s Costa Smeralda today as they fought to make the most of variable sub-10 knot winds out of the northeast quadrant. The light…
As the weather forecast earlier foretold, a lighter breeze, so ideal sailing was experienced by all at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) on the variety of courses constructed by organisers at Townsville Yacht Club (TYC). Ragamuffin III (Stuart Tivey…
Yesterday was a lay day at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW), it was also Father’s Day, which translated to fun times for all at the Townsville Airport Father’s Day at pretty Picnic Bay on Magnetic Island. Free kids’ activities, markets,…
Australia continued its dominance on the first day of the Redoro Frantoi Veneti Moth World Championship finals at the Fraglia Vela Malcesine on Lake Garda, securing four of the five top positions. The Ora remained for only five races. Unfortunately,…
After a year’s hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, 43 of the world’s largest and most advanced racing boats have gathered in the jewel of northeast Sardinia that is Porto Cervo, for tomorrow’s start of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup….
Denmark’s Bo Petersen leads the OK Dinghy fleet at Kieler Woche in Germany after three races in fantastic conditions on Sunday. Petersen took two race wins and a second place, while Germany’s Andre Budzien, in second, won the third race….
The 2021 edition of Kieler Woche in Germany got off to a sunny, but slow start for the 37 OK Dinghies taking part, with the only race of the day abandoned at the downwind mark as the already light wind…
A spectacular sight awaited locals and tourists who were out and about on The Strand at Townsville, where they were treated to racing at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week with the Strand Race, including a leg that took competitors on…
There are some things you can run on the smell of an oily rag, but race management at a major event is not one of them – just ask Australia’s most experienced Principal Race Officer, Denis Thompson, who is once…
By the end of six races held on Day 2 of the Redoro Frantoi Veneti Moth Worlds at the Fraglia Vela Malcesine on Lake Garda, four Australians feature in the top five, led by Tom Slingsby and Iain Jensen. The…
Portugal, Cascais: Henrique Haddad and his crew have won the SB20 World Championship hosted by the Clube Naval de Cascais and held over an intense week, with 66 boats and more than 200 sailors representing 13 countries. Sailors from Belgium,…
This week final preparations are being made for the new cutting-edge TF35 hydro-foiling catamarans first open water regatta in Scarlino, Italy, to be held from 9-12 September. Until now, the TF35 have raced the first five events of their inaugural…
It was straight into the thick of things when Townsville Yacht Club (TYC) kick-stated SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) proceedings today, with a race taking in Four Foot Rock off Townsville, the sailing conditions superb with a solid 15…
Today at the Fraglia Vela Malcesine, on the shores of Lake Garda, the first day of the Moth World Championship took place; where over 150 athletes from more than 24 nations were on the water to hash it out on foils. A stable 8…
“If you can remember it, you weren’t there,” a phrase often used in connection with Woodstock, but equally applicable to the infamous Auscrew parties of the Admiral’s Cup era of offshore racing. Some of those who pretend to remember them…
US match racer Chris Poole and his Riptide Racing crew, including Aussie Ryan Wilmot, clinched a valuable win at the 2021 Oakcliff International Regatta at Oyster Bay, New York, August 26-30. Poole defeated French opponent Aurelien Pierroz 3-1 in the finals…
Spanish sailors shone at the Zhik 29er 2021 World Cup in Valencia, which brought in 193 sailors from 24 countries. The last day was an emotional roller coaster to say the least. Quicorras Urios and Filippo Benetti (RCN Valencia), who…
At the end of a long night of arrivals, the first leg of the Double Mixed Offshore European Championship, the main event of the Marina Militare Nastro Rosa Tour, is now complete. The Beneteau Figaro 3 Team ENIT, sailed by Alberto Bona and Cecilia Zorzi, won…
Australian-owned natural health care company Nutricare and Australian Sailing have announced that they will be working together over the next three years to promote the importance of sustainability in sailing clubs around Australia through alignment with their flagship brands PATCH…
With regret due to ongoing uncertainty about travel logistics and border closures, it has been decided to cancel the Laser Australian Open & Youth Championships. The event was scheduled to be held from January 1-8 2022, in Fremantle, Western Australia….
Last weekend was the much anticipated 2021 UK 18ft Skiff National Championships and after a year away from racing, the UK fleet were keen to show who was the top dog. After work commitments and Covid meant some teams couldn’t…
It is with great sadness that World Sailing reports the passing of former International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge at the age of 79. Rogge was, elected as the eighth IOC President in July 2001 and had a long…
Four-time America’s Cup winner and America’s Cup Hall of Fame inductee Grant Simmer OAM has been appointed to the Board of Australian Sailing for a term of two years. The vacancy on the Board was created with Alex Baumann’s resignation…
The Australian SKUD 18 Championship and Australian Para Sailing Championship for the SKUD 18 have been cancelled due to the ongoing Covid situation and interstate border closures. The 2021 Hansa Class Queensland Championship will still be going ahead from October 8-10…
Genoa, Italy: The first official act of the 2021 edition of the Marina Militare Nastro Rosa Tour coincided with the start of the fleet of the European Double Mixed Offshore Championship, seeing the Beneteau Figaro 3 fleet set sail for Civitavecchia in a light…
For a second day in a row the wind abandoned the Wannsee in Berlin, Germany, therefore the 2021 5.5 Metre German Open at the Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee (VsaW) was decided by the long distance race on Friday. Sunday began…
The all-conquering Allegra took a clear-cut victory at the 2021 Multihull Cup in Mallorca today after another high tempo performance out on the race course secured her third straight race win. Sailed by Switzerland’s Adrian Keller, the 84’ Nigel Irens…
No further racing was possible on Day 2 of the 5.5 Metre German Open at the Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee (VsaW) in Berlin, Germany with very little wind available for Saturday’s racing. Following a two hour delay the fleet was…
The level of intensity ramped up several degrees at the 2021 Multihull Cup in Mallorca, Spain today, with a building breeze producing close encounters at several points on a long 23-mile course. When the spray settled, the experienced crew aboard…
Takashi Okura’s Sled team were crowned winners of the first regatta of the 2021 season, the 52 SUPER SERIES Puerto Portals Sailing Week, after conflicting breezes on the Bay of Palma meant no racing could be held on the final…
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