Charlie Cumbley, from Britain, has consolidated his lead on the third day of the 2022 OK Dinghy World Championship in Marstrand, Sweden, to take a three point lead at the top from Sweden’s Thomas Hansson-Mild, with Norway’s Lars Johan Brodtkorb,…
On 10 August 2023, 1,400 of the world’s best sailors will take to the waters of the port of Scheveningen in The Hague, The Netherlands, for two life-changing prizes. First, the World Championship title, which has been held by many…
Charlie Cumbley, from Britain, has taken the lead on the second day of the 2022 OK Dinghy World Championship in Marstrand, Sweden, after winning both races on Tuesday. Sweden’s Thomas Hansson-Mild remains in second, while Norway’s Lars Johan Brodtkorb drops…
The international fleet in the Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race is now in the Celtic Sea heading for the West Coast of Ireland. Pip Hare’s IMOCA Medallia has raced 217 miles in the last 24 hours and is just…
This article by Dave Proctor was recently posted on the Global Solo Challenge website and makes a very interesting read. Enjoy: One of the biggest problems the World’s yachting race organisers have faced is, how can you devise a system…
Sydney 38’s and their sailors really are in a class of their own; the proof is in the pudding with the likes of Thierry Leseigneur’s Eye Candy taking out IRC and ORCi honours in the Groupama Around New Caledonia Race…
Lars Johan Brodtkorb, from Norway, has taken the early lead at the OK Dinghy World Championship in Marstrand, Sweden. Sweden’s Thomas Hansson-Mild is in second with Charlie Cumbley, from Britain in third. The race wins on the first day went…
The first day of racing at the 505 World Championships continued the challenging conditions we saw at the Pre-Worlds. Racing was postponed with sailors held ashore in anticipation of an afternoon seabreeze. Competitors launched around midday with the hope of…
The 69F circuit continues with Act 4 of the Youth Foiling Gold Cup in Torbole, Lake Garda, Italy. Torbole, 8 August 2022 – Twelve international teams are getting ready to compete in Act 4 of the 69F Youth Foiling Gold…
It has been just four months since Barcelona was announced as the venue for the 37th America’s Cup due to take place in September and October 2024 and as a mark of how seriously the challengers are gearing up for…
The boat speed has ramped up in the Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race with the two IMOCAs in the race wicked up and closing in on The Isles of Scilly. The Class40s are yet to taste full downwind conditions…
Lake Como, Italy – The 49er, 49erFX, and Nacra 17 fleets completed the biggest ever Junior World Championship for each of the classes. A total of 140 teams from 30 nations are racing in the 2022 edition from Lago di…
Cowes, UK: 7 August, 2022: The 2022 Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race started on time from the Royal Yacht Squadron Line in Cowes at midday on Sunday 7th August. The international fleet got away for the non-stop 1,805-mile race…
The Lazarus team of Marcus Ashley-Jones, Angus Williams and Phil Marshall became the 2022 Mark Foy Trophy 18 footer champion when it defeated a 16-boat fleet on Italy’s Lake Garda. A 4-boat team representing the Australian 18 Footers League took…
Horonuku has arrived safely in Australia, clearing customs this week in Adelaide after its journey via sea from Auckland over the past month or so. As sure as the sun rises each day, Landspeed pilot, Glenn Ashby, was there to…
The pre-Worlds for the International 505 class start Friday 5 August, in Crosshaven Ireland. Sailing from the Worlds oldest yacht club, conditions look challenging… Australia is very well represented at this regatta, with 9 out of the 79 entries. The…
Against all odds, a French sailor in his 60s survived inside of a capsized sailing yacht off the coast of Galicia, Spain overnight Monday, breathing from an air pocket until Spanish rescue divers reached him the following afternoon. At about…
As the 40th Copa del Rey MAPFRE passed today into the Finals stage many of the class leads are cut right back to one or two points which should ensure an exciting finale on Saturday. Today sees seven of the…
Hey O’pen Skiff sailors,This is a quick heads up from the AUS O’pen Skiff Association to let you know that the Notice of Race and Online entries are now open. We’re heading to South of Perth YC this time from…
Amid the double-handed entries already received for the 2022 Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race, there are some serious contenders for the Heemskerk Trophy, awarded to the overall winner of the race each year. Being the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s…
On Wednesday (3rd August), the front runners in the GLOBE40 round the world yacht race reached the halfway point in this second leg having covered 3,600 miles since setting sail from Cape Verde on Sunday 17 July, which equates to…
As the 40th Copa del Rey MAPFRE passes from the Preliminary Series which finished today to the three day Finals there are winners and losers as the points scores carried forwards are those of the Preliminary finishing position. Palma, 3th…
The Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race starts at midday on Sunday 7th August. Thirty-two teams from around the world will be racing, equalling the record entry for the non-stop version of the tough 1,805nm race. Organised by the Royal…
EVENT: 2022 International Cadet World Championships CLUB: Royal Yacht Club of Victoria DATES: 19 December 2022 – 2 January 2023 AUTHOR: Harry Fisher – harry@downundersail.com Entries are now open for the 2022 International Cadet World Championships, to be held at…
Sean Langman says he was incredibly excited and emotional after lifting the Peter Rysdyk Memorial Trophy as overall winner of the 2022 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race. Langman’s Reichel/Pugh 69 Moneypenny clinched victory on IRC for the third time…
RACE UPDATE as at 0600hrs Wednesday 3 August David Myer’s Beneteau First 40 Flying Cloud & Alex Seja & Felicity Nelson’s Sydney 36 Supernova are closing in on the finish, passing Surfers Paradise with only a few miles remaining. Shane…
On Monday 1st August, the 29er World Championship opened under the spanish sun in the clear waters of the Club Nàutic El Balís, Sant Andreu de Llavaneres. 242 crews from 26 countries went into battle over three race courses, with…
This article from yachtingworld.com was written by Will Burton for the UK market, but what is discussed is still relevant to us here in Australia: Commissioning a yacht survey before buying a boat is essential due diligence, giving the buyer…
Airlie Beach Race Week: Record fleet as onshore entertainment hits new high A record fleet of 185 plus entries in 2022, surpassing the all-time record of 133 boats at Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) in 2016 will enjoy their first…
Editors note: If you would like to promote your class / club events on our MySailing site, then please feel free to send us a short editorial like this one for the Cherubs and we will put up a post…
For the last week, experts say three humpback whales have been frolicking very close to shore in Plymouth, USA, probably because that’s where the baitfish are schooling. But a near tragedy has the harbour master warning boaters. Justin Enggasser was…
The Bay of Palma switched on a perfect 14kts sea breeze to open the 40th anniversary edition of the Copa del Rey MAPFRE. And though it built a little there was more than enough going on with small shifts and…
Skipper Mark Bradford believes Black Jack’s second place finish over the line in the Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race is another sign the crew knows how to “get the best out of the boat”. Peter Harburg’s Reichel/Pugh 100 finished…
Shoreacres, TX, USA – Three races were completed yesterday on the final day of the 2022 ILCA 6 Youth World Championship, due to the lack of racing on Day 5, and Eve McMahon of Ireland and Italy’s Mattia Cesana claimed…
Congratulations to skipper John Winning Jr and his crew. The VPLP 100 crossed the line in 1 day, 17 hours, 55 minutes and 43 seconds.Tracker ➡️ goldcoast.cycaracing.com/tracker/
It was a day to remember at the Great Britain Sail Grand Prix in Plymouth for Peter Burling and Blair Tuke’s New Zealand SailGP Team, as it first competed against The Duchess of Cambridge on the waters of Plymouth Sound…
Light winds look set to challenge the tactical nous of competitors in the 2022 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, which begins Saturday at 1pm. The 384 nautical mile race, organised by the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, is the…
Shoreacres, TX, USA – Two races were completed on the fourth day of the 2022 ILCA 6 Youth World Championship. It was another day of consistent weather, with a midday sea breeze building for the afternoon. About 14–16 knots filled…
See the below story by Greta Quealy from the Australian TP52 Sailing Association on the TP52s competing in the upcoming Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race. Two months ago, getting to the start line for the Noakes Sydney Gold Coast…
by Miranda Blazeby, Digital Editor @ SailGP The British team must be more aggressive off the start line to prevent a repeat of Australia’s triumph on British waters in Season 2, SailGP’s international commentators have said. The Great Britain Sail…
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