The U.S. SailGP Team took professional big wave surfers Kai Lenny and Jamie O’Brien on board the F50 for a true SailGP experience. Watch how it all went down (literally). By SailGP
Jamie O’Brien and Kai Lenny experience the F50
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Rescued Golden Globe 2018 sailor enters 2022 race
Indian sailor Abhilash Tomy was an entrant in the 50th Anniversary edition of the Golden Globe, a solo non-stop race around the world which started from Les Sables d’Olonne France on July 1, 2018. He was rescued after 83 days…
Airlie Beach Race Week 2022: Entries breach 100
More than 100 entries across a variety of classes have so far been received for the 34th running of Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW), to be hosted by Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) in the Whitsunday Islands from 11 to 18 August, 2022. …
Youngest Global Solo Challenge entrant
The 32-year-old Francesco Cerina from Nuoro in Sardinia is the youngest entry so far in the Global Solo Challenge. Until now it was British entry William Croxford. Both were born in ’89. In his interview he tells us that he…
Maxi yachting returns to picturesque Portofino
Maxi yacht racing re-ignites in Italy in one month’s time with the Regate di Primavera held out of one of the nation’s most idyllic hamlets, Portofino. Organised by the Yacht Club Italiano, in conjunction with the International Maxi Association, Portofino…
Project Speed update: Land Speed materials
Like building anything, a house, a fence, a car or a boat, considerable thought is given to the materials used for the purpose of the build. It is one of the first considerations when matching objectives with budgets and time….
Expressions of Interest – Australian Yachting Championships 2023-25
Australian Sailing is seeking expressions of interest from affiliated clubs to host the Australian Yachting Championships for each of the next three years 2023, 2024 and 2025.Clubs interested in hosting the Yachting Championships should apply for the regatta by completing…
Oyster Yachts star at London Luxury Afloat
Oyster Yachts will be one of the star attractions at London Luxury Afloat, taking place at St. Katharine Docks from 21-24 April. The historic setting of St. Katharine Docks, alongside Tower Bridge, offers the perfect location for Oyster to showcase…
Queenscliff Cup introduces female helm trophy
Queenscliff Cruising Yacht Club (QCYC), Victoria is gearing up for their annual Queenscliff Cup regatta over Easter 2022, with the inclusion of an exciting new two-race female helm series, the inaugural Queenscliff Commodore’s Trophy. QCYC Commodore Lee Renfree, as first…
Wooden Boat Festival showcases the best of Corio Bay
The 2022 Wooden Boat Festival of Geelong showcased the best of Corio Bay over the weekend, with 89 classic and wooden boats attracting record numbers to the festival and the Geelong waterfront. The Royal Geelong Yacht Club hosted the biennial…
Lisa Blair blog: Knockdowns
Three weeks ago, on Monday February 21, Australian sailor Lisa Blair set sail from Albany, WA in a second attempt to sail solo, non-stop, around Antarctica in record time aboard her yacht ‘Climate Action Now’. In her latest blog post,…
Melbourne to Osaka Yacht Race 2025 announcement
The announcement of the 9th running of the Melbourne to Osaka Yacht Race (M2O), scheduled to start in Melbourne in March 2025, has excited organisers. Up to 117 expressions of interest have been received, from 10 countries. In response, to…
Sydney Noumea Yacht Race postponed until 2024
The PONANT Sydney Noumea Yacht Race has been postponed until 2024. The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) – organiser of the bi-annual race – made the difficult decision due to ongoing challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, including uncertainty…
Italian sailor becomes 42nd Global Solo Challenge entrant
Italian skipper Riccardo Tosetto, from Cittadella in the North-East of Italy, has worked at sea on sailboats since he was 18. Sailing around the world single-handed and by the three great capes is a life-long dream for him. The Global…
Rozinante II wins slow dance to Grassy in 50th King Island Race
Rozinante II has won a protracted King Island Race from Melbourne to Grassy at the southern end of the Island, while John Newbold’s Primitive Cool took line honours in the time of 1 day, 3hrs 13mins 11secs, well outside the…
Debut MC38 helm takes out shortened Act 2
Pete Cummings stepped onto the MC38 InfoTrack for the first time in Act 2 and helmed the boat to a brilliant shortened series victory on a busy Sydney Harbour. Christian Beck’s InfoTrack, from Middle Harbour Yacht Club, pipped Marcus Blackmore’s…
Multihull Solutions set for show-stopping return at Sanctuary Cove Boat Show
After two years of Covid-induced boat show cancellations, Multihull Solutions is set for a show-stopping display at the 2022 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show with three exclusive Asia Pacific launches. The companies will be premiering the remarkable NEEL 43 trimaran, Fountaine Pajot’s Isla…
Wooden boats steal the show as Etchells are left without wind
There was no racing in Geelong today for day two of the Etchells Victorian State Championship brought to you by Rex Gorell Ford, as fickle and light breezes prevailed and the Race Committee were forced to call the day at…
French Connection Series – The Ocean Race part 1 – Pioneers
This is the first in a series of features celebrating the strong French heritage of The Ocean Race and produced in cooperation with IMOCA Class, these stories highlight 50 years of the ‘French Connection’, dating back to the inception of…
Paris 2024 Marseille sailing grandstand cancelled over security concerns
Local authorities in Marseille have abandoned the idea of building of a 5,000-seat grandstand for the Paris 2024 Olympic sailing events, citing security concerns. The construction of the stand on the Corniche was part of the plans laid out by…
GLYWO 500 fleet crosses Panama Canal
A fleet of 23 boats have crossed a huge milestone in their their-year voyage, sailing an estimated 4,700 nautical miles since their departure from Tenerife last November to pass through the Panama Canal into the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday 2nd, and…
Lisa Blair blog: Avoiding a wind hole
Just over two weeks ago, on Monday February 21, Australian sailor Lisa Blair set sail from Albany, WA in a second attempt to sail solo, non-stop, around Antarctica in record time aboard her yacht ‘Climate Action Now’. In her latest…
SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week sold out in four hours!
Within 15 minutes of entries opening for Townsville Yacht Club’s (TYC) SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW), the belle of the north was at 50 percent capacity in 15 minutes, and less than four hours later, was a complete sell-out…
Manufacturing of JPK Yachts begins in Australia
Yes, it’s a big deal all around with JPK Pacific and experienced yacht-building specialist Innovation Composites of Nowra, NSW having commenced manufacturing in Australia. JPK Pacific have the exclusive license for the Asia / Pacific region to market and…
50th King Island Race: Forget sheep stations — entrants playing for crayfish
Forty-five entries have so far locked in for the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s 50th King Island Race, which starts at 1500 hours on 11 March off Queenscliff, with competitors playing for something far more important than sheep stations – crayfish…
Wooden Boat Festival returns to Geelong waterfront
The Geelong Waterfront will once again come alive this March long weekend, as the biennial Wooden Boat Festival of Geelong takes place on the waters of Corio Bay. Hosted by the Royal Geelong Yacht Club, this year’s festival will feature…
Tango takes 2022 Etchells Australian Championship
With no racing in Metung for the final day of the Etchells Australian Championship, the leaders after day three, the Tango crew of Chris Hampton, Cam Miles and Sam Haines are the Etchells Australian Champions for 2022. “First of all…
Production challenges at Team New Zealand
Auckland, New Zealand: In the world of the America’s Cup a lot of emphasis is placed on design, innovation and sailing. But one of the unseen challenges for every team is the ongoing battle of production. The high-pressure high stakes,…
CYCA honours champion racers
Matt Allen and his Ichi Ban crew were the big winners at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Ocean Racer of the Year Awards and Audi Centre Sydney Blue Water Pointscore Prizegiving. After Ichi Ban won the 2021/22 Audi Centre…
Owners form Australian TP52 Sailing Association
TP52 owners across Australia have formed a new association for the class, announcing an inaugural pointscore featuring five regattas in 2022. The Australian TP52 Sailing Association has been developed following years of consultation between owners, with the aim to offer…
Lisa Rose on top at Etchells Australian Championship
The Etchells Australian Championship kicked off yesterday from the Metung Yacht Club, Victoria, with 28 boats lining up for three races in strong, steady conditions. Consistency was the key to the day, and Martin Hill’s Lisa Rose AUS1449 and Chris…
Lisa Blair reflects on safety and sleep
On Monday February 21, Australian sailor Lisa Blair set sail from Albany, WA in a second attempt to sail solo, non-stop, around Antarctica in record time aboard her yacht ‘Climate Action Now’. In her latest blog post, Blair describes her…
New Caledonia Yacht Race: It’s getting easier to visit paradise
Travelling overseas can be seen as a challenge in the current climate, but New Caledonia is a hop, skip, and a jump across the Pacific. New Caledonia is readying to welcome travellers with open arms for the potential feeder races,…
IMA Caribbean Maxi Challenge resumes with St Maarten Regatta
Setting sail tomorrow is St Maarten Heineken Regatta, the second event in the International Maxi Association’s inaugural Caribbean Maxi Challenge following on from last week’s RORC Caribbean 600. Racing is due to take place over four days, from Thursday 3…
America’s Cup: Three live options as hosting deadline looms
Team New Zealand and the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron still have three live options as the deadline to the America’s Cup hosting decision looms. That’s set for March 31, giving them four weeks to make a decision around the…
Perini Navi sailing yacht refit by Nauta Design
Caoz 14 (previously named Selene and Parsifal IV) is a 56m Perini Navi sailing yacht launched in 2007. Following on from their win in the Best Refit category for the Vitters yacht G2 at the 2019 World Superyacht Awards, Nauta…
Meet the Sydneysiders ‘living the dream’ on a cruising odyssey
In 1519, on behalf of Spain, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan and his mostly Spanish crew set off on five ships with the intention of becoming the first fleet to sail around the world. At the time most people didn’t believe…
2022 5.5m Australian champions crowned
John Bacon, James Mayjor and Terry Wetton are the 2022 5.5m Australian champions. The Championship was held at the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club from February 27 to March 1, 2022. John and team posted five wins over the eight…
Rob Brown OAM: Three-times 18ft skiff world champion
Three-times JJ Giltinan 18ft skiff champion Rob Brown OAM has a wonderful record of success in a sailing career which has spanned three continents and resulted in three victories in three of the world’s most prestigious sailing events. Among other…
Lisa Blair: ‘Epic sailing day’
On Monday February 21, Australian sailor Lisa Blair set sail from Albany, WA in a second attempt to sail solo, non-stop, around Antarctica in record time aboard her yacht ‘Climate Action Now’. Blair is currently enjoying strong winds in the…
