Sleeker, lighter, more sail area and more space in the bow for the owner’s cabin (than its predecessor); the latest collaboration between Marc Lombard for naval architecture and NAUTA Design for the deck plan and layouts of the new Oceanis…
An Alloa man has completed an epic solo sailing adventure round the UK, raising thousands for charity and inspiring many along the way. At the age of 82, the Scotland’s Murdoch McGregor set off on the challenge earlier in June…
Hylas Yachts announced that its new Hylas H57 featuring the progressive Bill Dixon design and luxurious interior is going to make her official world debut at major US boat shows this fall. The yacht will take part in the Newport…
Katie McCabe has finished sailing around Great Britain in her quest to become the youngest person to have ever done so. The 14-year-old from Devon set off from Exmouth in her eight-metre long wooden yacht, Falanda, on June 30. It…
In August 2021 despite Covid-19 restrictions and lockdowns, the Beyond The Barrier Rally once again ventured into the Coral Sea, Queensland, Australia albeit with a reduced fleet of just 12 vessels. – Down Under Rally Pty Ltd
Although light winds plagued Aarhus Bay on the final day of racing at the Rockwool Denmark Sail Grand Prix, the on water-spectacle was nothing short of dramatic and Tom Slingsby’s Australia SailGP Team emerged as victors. The Australians beat Japan…
Two final races in glorious sun and moderate breeze completed the six-race Dragon Gold Cup 2021 in Marstrand, with Peiter Heerema (NED) coming out on top from Pedro Andrade (POR) and Australia’s David Gilmour, with the regatta ending in high…
The Australian SailGP Team has secured its position on the top of the leaderboard, following an action packed first day of racing at the Rockwool Denmark Sail Grand Prix. Slingsby was able to navigate through the minefield of shifty wind,…
The battle between two of the world’s greatest sailors, Australia’s Tom Slingbsy and Great Britain’s Sir Ben Ainslie, is expected to erupt in Aarhus, as the teams go head-to-head at the ROCKWOOL Denmark Sail Grand Prix this weekend (August 20-21)….
The Whitsunday Sailing Club’s Airlie Beach Race Week finished on a high note, with 10-17 knot winds for the final race on a triangle course on Pioneer Bay deciding the day’s victors and the overall winners in the various divisions….
The United States SailGP Team’s bid to climb the SailGP Season 2 overall standings faced a new challenge today, less than 24 hours before the start of racing at the ROCKWOOL Denmark Sail Grand Prix, when veteran Wing Trimmer Paul…
Three years ago, Beneteau and Seascape joined forces to co-develop the new generation of First. After launching the sport-cruiser part of the range: First 14, First 24 and First 27, we are excited to unveil the first model from the…
11th Hour Racing Team presents “The Making of” a series of videos that dive below the surface of the design and build process for our new IMOCA 60 11.2. In the series we’ll explore three themes: Design, Art, and Innovation,…
Great Britain SailGP Team CEO and driver Sir Ben Ainslie returned to the wheel of the British F50 today as the team began training ahead of the ROCKWOOL Denmark Sail Grand Prix in Aarhus (August 20-21). It was an eventful…
The weather gods were smiling down on competitors at Airlie Beach Race Week Festival of Sailing again, offering up a superb 10-17 knot south-easterly wind, and bucket loads of sunshine on the penultimate day of the week-long regatta in the…
Tim McCall and the Hairy McClary crew from the Capricornia Cruising Yacht Club in Queensland had their day in the sun at Airlie Beach Race Week Festival of Sailing, their race win taking Tim McCall’s Trailable yacht to a one…
This episode of the behind-the-scenes documentary series explores two of the season’s most compelling storylines: the Denmark SailGP Team’s struggle to close the gap with more experienced competitors, and British driver Sir Ben Ainslie’s abrupt hiatus from racing. – SailGP
SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) returns to the sailing calendar in September, and Townsville Yacht Club (TYC) and its organising committee are looking forward to hosting this essential event for the community, and those entrants who are able to join…
The Christchurch leg of the prestigious SailGP yachting series has been scuppered with SailGP announcing that the Government had refused its application for contestants to access MIQ facilities (these facilities include accommodation, testing regimes and more.) Organisers and Christchurch authorities…
Three days of superb racing conditions and a fabulous social atmosphere a world away from lockdowns and the serious business of work life as competitors acknowledge and appreciate their week of racing at Whitsunday Sailing Club’s (WSC) Airlie Beach Race…
Today fans, colleagues and sailing aficionados saw innovator and skipper Norbert Sedlacek set sail on his lifetime mission to set a world record, unassisted, single-handed and nonstop around the world. This is his third attempt to tackle the biggest challenge of his career as a sailor. A trip around…
It had all the drama of soap opera; while some revelled in the 20-knot breeze, others were dismasted or were damaged, which put paid to their race on the opening day of Whitsunday Sailing Club’s (WSC) 33rd Airlie Beach Race…
Don’t neglect the transmission for your inboard motor, as you don’t want to be left stranded if it fails. The below tips will assist you in taking better care of your marine transmission. Eyeball Look for signs of leaks running…
While more than half the 49th Rolex Fastnet Race fleet found themselves stuck in a windless zone at the Isles of Scilly towards the end of Wednesday, those that broke clear made good time to the finish in Cherbourg. Discover…
Frenchman Philippe Delamare from Le Mans always knew he would someday sail solo around the world and thanks to the Global Solo Challenge, Delamare can now achieve his lifelong ambition. He is the 29th registered entry for the challenge. Interview…
Double-handed French sailors Charlie Dalin and Paul Meilhat have won the the 13-strong IMOCA fleet in the Rolex Fastnet Race on the yacht Apivia. This came as some small vindication after Dalin suffered victory slip through his fingers in this…
Dmitry Rybolovlev’s ClubSwan 125 Skorpios secured monohull line honours at the 49th Rolex Fastnet Race on the third day of racing. Crossing the finish line in Cherbourg at 2015 BST, 140 foot (42.6 metre) Monegasque supermaxi’s elapsed time for the…
The iconic 24.2 metre Perini Navi sailing yacht Malizia has run aground on the Italian island of Stromboli. The yacht, which was originally commissioned by Prince Rainier III of Monaco, was on charter at the time of the incident, according to reports, with five…
Boat designer and three-time Olympian Bruce Kirby, best known globally as the designer of the Laser 14 Olympic sailing dinghy, passed away at his home in Connecticut on 19 Jul 2021, at the age of 92. In 1969, at the…
Despite the latest lockdowns in NSW and the south east corner of Queensland, organisers at Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) are looking forward to welcoming competitors and their supporters to the 33rd running of Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW), which starts on Thursday…
The extraordinary 32 metre long Ultime Maxi Edmond de Rothschild showed a clean pair of heels to the rest of the fleet in the 49th Rolex Fastnet Race arriving this evening (Monday 9 August) at 20:24:54 BST, setting a new…
Men’s 470 sailing gold medalist Mat Belcher carried the Australian flag as a festive and fanciful Closing Ceremony brought the Tokyo Olympics to an end on Sunday night. Like the Opening Ceremony, there were no fans in attendance at the…
A total of 337 boats from 24 nations, including the largest ever turn-out from France, crossed the start line in strong south-westerly winds as part of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s premier event – The Rolex Fastnet Race. The Fastnet…
Top boat overall at Mallorca’s 39 Copa del Rey MAPFRE goes to the durable Spanish partnership of owner Javier Banderas and skipper Daniel Cuevas on the Swan 42, Teatro Soho Caixabank, winners of the BMW ORC Class 2. Teatro Soho…
The start of the Rolex Fastnet Race will take place from the Royal Yacht Squadron line off Cowes on Sunday, with the first Warning Signal for the multihull classes at 1100, followed at 15-minute intervals by the IMOCAs/Class40s, and then…
The only English athlete on the French SailGP Team, Leigh McMillan, explains what really happened at SailGP Plymouth.
Mat Belcher & Will Ryan topped off their outstanding Tokyo 2020 gold medal with a Medal Race victory. Belcher looks back at their silver medal win at Rio 2016 and how it inspired them for more this time around. –…
Austrian adventurer and sailor Norbert Sedlacek is set to become the first sailor to ever complete a single-handed, non-stop circumnavigation without assistance through all of the world’s oceans. Sedlacek will depart on board his Open60AAL Innovation Yacht on the 15th of August from Les Sables d’Olonne, France, the home of…
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition concluded with two Medal Races in the 470 Men and 470 Women. With the 470 becoming a Mixed Event for Paris 2024, today was the last time that these partnerships would race side by…
The 355 entrants in the world’s biggest offshore yacht race, the Rolex Fastnet Race in its 49th year, will be gearing up for the start this Sunday, August 8. This year, for the first time since the race was first…
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