NEWPORT, R.I. — After displaying remarkable consistency across a range of conditions over the first three days of the 2022 Resolute Cup, Corinthian Yacht Club of Marblehead, Mass., decided to dispense with the pleasantries. The team representing the storied northeast…
Spain’s Miguel Fernandez Vasco has extended his lead at the 2022 Open Finn European Masters at Club Nàutic Hospitalet-Vandellòs, at Hospitalet de l’Infant, Spain, after a long day on Thursday with two more races eventually sailed. Laurent Hay from France…
Day 1 Master’s Division – Day 1 of racing got underway at the 2022 Hobie 16 world championships with the 38 teams competing in the masters division. The Hobie 16 world championships are composed of multiple preliminary events starting with…
PRESS RELEASE: 15 September 2022 The Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup once again proved that the RORC/UNCL’s IRC rating system is thriving at one of the most prestigious events in the sailing calendar. This year’s event, organised by the Yacht Club…
The five IMOCA teams who have so far signed up to compete in The Ocean Race 2022-23 have moved into the final stages of their preparation for the class’ first ever fully-crewed race around the world. All five crews are…
Spain’s Miguel Fernandez Vasco has taken the early lead in the 2022 Open Finn European Masters at Club Nàutic Hospitalet-Vandellòs, at Hospitalet de l’Infant, Spain. Laurent Hay from France is second with Paul McKenzie from Australia in third. Hay and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Seasoned and respected women sailors are among those so far signed up to compete in the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s (ORCV) 50th Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race – or ‘The Westcoaster’, as it is simply known to most –…
The first AC40 off the production line was unloaded from its ship and transported into the Emirates Team New Zealand base in a typically understated fashion last week. The boat represents a number of things for the Team and the…
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…
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…
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…
FROM THE INDIAN TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN: ANOTHER LENGTHY PASSAGE FOR THE GLOBE40 Today saw the GLOBE40 crews take the start of the 3rd leg of the event; another substantial leg worth a coefficient 3, which will take the sailors…
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…
France: Tom Slingsby is focused on steering his Australian SailGP Team back onto the winning path this weekend in St Tropez, after acknowledging that the team’s performance has slipped at recent events. Slingsby, the Australia Driver and CEO said: “Our…
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…
Heavy weather and big waves impacting entrants, as low-pressure systems head towards Europe and the first entrant considers retirement. Damien Guillou (FR) sailing back to Les Sables with windvane issues- must restart before Sunday 11th 1600hrs Injuries, electrical shorts, leaks…
Oracle Red Bull Racing drivers Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez swap wheels for water as they join SailGP’s Jimmy Spithill and Tom Slingsby for a duel on the French Riviera SAINT-TROPEZ, France – September 8, 2022 – Two of Oracle’s…
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…
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…
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…
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…
With just over 120 nautical miles to sail to the Farallones turning mark which lies just off the rugged north Spanish coast near to Gijon, the two leading title contenders on the third and final leg of the 53rd La…
-16 skippers départ Les Sables d’Olonne for a 30,000 mile nine month race around the world.-Thousands cheer the skippers for a huge send-off in the mythical channel with 21 gun salute.-Damien Guillou, Simon Curwen and Kirsten Neuschäfer lead the fleet…
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…
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…
Los Angeles: Propagate, a leading developer, producer, and distributor of more than five thousand hours of programming across broadcast, cable, digital and emerging platforms, announced today the September 6 release of its latest film, ‘The Race of the Century’, the…
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,…
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…
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…
French rookie Guillaume Pirouelle (Région Normandie) crossed the finish line off Royan at the mouth of the Gironde estuary at 06:28:26hrs (CEST/FRANCE) in this morning’s breaking dawn to claim victory on the 655 nautical Stage 2 of the 53rd La…
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…
With just over 100 nautical miles to the finish line of the 655 miles Stage 2 of La Solitaire du Figaro at 17.00hrs French time this late afternoon the leading group are tightly packed, the solo skippers doing all they…
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…
As you might know, Jeff Bezos’s controversial Y721 yacht arrived at Greenport in Rotterdam without her masts last Tuesday. The fore, main and mizzen mast of the 127m/ 417ft schooner were transported and stepped last week, so we took the…
After two of the toughest, fastest and most demanding spinnaker reaching legs of recent editions of La Solitaire du Figaro – totaling nearly 220 relentless nautical miles – accomplished in winds gusting to over 30kts, only one minute separated the…
H.C.PRESS A famous name in Australian 18 footers sailing One of the most famous names in Australian 18 footer history is H.C.Press, which must represent a world and Australian record, for continuous sailing of 16 boats bearing the same name…
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