The Ocean Race, the round-the-world sailing competition known as the toughest test of a team in sport, is set to play a leading role in one of the world’s most important environmental conferences. Starting on Friday in Marseille, France, The IUCN…
‘Downwind Faster than the Wind’ is a ground breaking and intriguing book by Nicholas Landell-Mills, an independent researcher in applied physics, which explores the theory of sailing in a new and perhaps controversial way that breaks with established models. His analysis…
Following his Stage 2 win of the 52nd La Solitaire du Figaro, Pierre Quiroga (Skipper Macif 2019) now takes the overall lead by 1 hour and 36 minutes after Stage 1 winner Xavier Macaire (Groupe SNEF) had to dive on Monday…
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…
Nothing has changed as much as Global Navigation Systems. But as Alan Punch from Navathome Australia writes – paper charts are still and always will be relevant. To avoid any on-water incidents, a balance between new and old systems is…
Xavier Macaire (Groupe SNEF), the French skipper who last Thursday conclusively won the marathon first stage into Lorient was this afternoon battling to get back on terms with the leading peloton of the 52nd La Solitaire du Figaro’s Stage 2, a…
Javier Lapresa from Palma de Mallorca, Spain, is the 31st person to enter the 2023 Global Solo Challenge. From a young age Lapresa has inherited his family’s passion for sailing. He has entered the GSC with a competitive spirit, it…
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…
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 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…
After a year’s absence, maxi racing’s premier event will return to Sardinia’s magnificent Costa Smeralda in two week’s time stronger than ever. Organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS) in conjunction with the International Maxi Association (IMA), the Maxi…
Three good races on the Bay of Palma yielded three different winners at the 52 SUPER SERIES Puerto Portals Sailing Week and 20th Anniversary Invitational regatta, with Takashi Okura’s Sled team emerging with a one-point-lead over Doug DeVos’ Quantum Racing. In…
Just as he won the first leg of the 2020 edition of the race, Xavier Macaire (Groupe SNEF) has triumphed again in the gruelling 627 mile opening stage of the 52nd La Solitaire du Figaro. The 40-year-old who originates from the…
With its new course and giant fleet, the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Rolex Fastnet Race this year provided an even greater test of racing and seamanship skill for its competitors. At 695 miles, the new course to Cherbourg was 90…
Sailing legend Jimmy Spithill explains how his United States SailGP Team overcame treacherous conditions to salvage fourth place at Denmark Sail Grand Prix in Aarhus. This photo, taken at the ROCKWOOL Denmark Sail Grand Prix in Aarhus this week, is…
Amaury de Jamblinne from Grez-Doiceau in Belgium dreams of participating in a Vendée Globe, but he is aware it is an event that is out of reach for most, unless you are a top professional sailor. The Global Solo Challenge…
The Sabot Sailing Association continues to develop the sailing skills of future sailing champions and provides opportunities to young female sailors to excel. Seventy-four Sabot sailors registered to compete in the recent SeaLink 57th Sabot National Titles and…
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…
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