The Queensland Cruising Yacht Club (QCYC) will host the 50th Vintage Yacht Regatta from 18 to 20 July 2025 at Shorncliffe, celebrating five decades of timber yachts, traditional seamanship and spirited racing on Moreton Bay. Affectionately known as The Gaffers,…
Australia’s 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 sailors have wrapped up a demanding European Championships in Thessaloniki, Greece, with light winds, lengthy delays, and multiple general recalls pushing teams to their limits throughout the week. In the 49erFX class, Laura Harding…
The final day at the 2025 Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta (AWKR) promised and gave it all – light wind – rain – cold – after Race Officer, Lou Hutton, delved into Melbourne’s weather cauldron and shared her findings with competitors…
Sails of Change 8, skippered by Yann Guichard, delivered an impressive performance on the final day of the TF35 Mies Grand Prix, winning three out of four races and solidifying their dominance throughout the event. Held from June 6 to…
Marie-Françoise XXII (SUI 233, Jürg Menzi, Jürgen Eiermann, Christof Wilke) has won the 2025 Scandinavian Gold Cup in Sopot, Poland, after the event went the full length to seven races. Marie-Françoise XXII, Aspire (POL 17, Przemysław Gacek, Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Kilian Weise) and Artemis (NOR 57, Kristian…
Georgia and Antonia Lewin Lafrance have been on the rise for the last six years, and now find themselves on top. Over a weeklong series of 13 races, the Nova Scotia-based pair outdueled the German and Polish teams they entered…
NEW YORK | JUNE 8, 2025 – Diego Botin and the Spain SailGP team have punched their way to the top of the Rolex SailGP Championship, taking the win on Sunday in New York. Crowds of thousands flocked to the Hudson River shoreline to witness…
(Annapolis, Maryland – June 7, 2025) – USA’s women’s match racing team Team Baam skippered by Allie Blecher from California (crew Beka Schiff, Rose Edwards, and Ali Blumenthal Stokes) won the 2025 Santa Maria Cup today, defeating Vela Racing team skippered by Nicole Breault…
An icy day in Melbourne for Day 2 of the 2025 Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta (AWKR), coupled with high wind blustery conditions on Port Phillip this morning prompted Race Officer Lou Hutton to postpone racing until she reassessed the options…
The 72nd edition of the Loro Piana Giraglia kicked off this morning in Saint-Tropez. A total of 139 boats hit the water: 29 Maxis competed on the Pampelonne course, while the rest sailed a coastal course in the Gulf of…
(Annapolis, Maryland – June 6, 2025) – USA’s Nicole Breault/ Vela Racing and Allie Blecher/Team Baam have both advanced to the final of the Santa Maria Cup in Annapolis, the second stage of the 2025 Women’s World Match Racing Tour championship. After…
Rain, a forecast for 20 plus knots with gusts and a cold day on Port Phillip didn’t dampen the enthusiasm of those here sailing on Day 1 of the 2025 Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta (AWKR), participants just keen to put…
Delivering an impressively consistent series across 10 races sailed in broad range of weather conditions Doug DeVos’s US flagged crew of American Magic Quantum Racing won the second regatta of the 2025 season to lift the prestigious Royal Cup for…
Both the 49er and Nacra 17 European Championships were secured with one fleet race and one medal race remaining to be sailed. John Gimson with Anna Burnet (GBR) might have been picked to win here in Thessaloniki with their long…
Three boats are now through to the final stage of the Scandinavian Gold Cup in Sopot, Poland. Aspire (POL 17, Przemysław Gacek, Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Kilian Weise), Marie-Françoise XXII (SUI 233, Jürg Menzi, Jürgen Eiermann, Christof Wilke) and Artemis (NOR 57, Kristian Nergaard, Johan Barne Trond, Solli-Sæther)…
Now holding a 13-points lead after today’s two races contested in 11-14kts winds at the GALICIA 52 SUPER SERIES ROYAL CUP, Doug DeVos’s American Magic Quantum Racing crew are on the cusp of completing their first 52 SUPER SERIES regatta…
by Miranda Blazeby Old rivals BONDS Flying Roos and New Zealand topped the leaderboard in New York’s pre-event practice racing, which saw crews battle the city’s tricky conditions ahead of official racing this weekend. Split fleet racing once again took place,…
(Annapolis, Maryland – June 5, 2025) – A thrilling second day of racing at the 2025 Santa Maria Cup saw the final four skippers emerge from a competitive qualifying double-round robin stage. USA’s Nicole Breault and Vela Racing Team led the qualifying…
A new era begins as iconic Aussie brand BONDS joins as Title Partner of the ‘BONDS Flying Roos’ SailGP Team June 5, 2025 | Today Australia’s three-time SailGP champions have unveiled a new identity as well as two new co-owners –…
Win the start, grab the first shift, consolidate and extend! The winning formula is easy, and those who got ahead took full advantage of an easy course once they got to the front. For everyone else, it was a day…
Melbourne was at her autumnal best on Sunday the 18th of May delivering ideal conditions for the 2025 Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s (ORCV) Double-Handed Yacht Race around Port Phillip. In one of sailing’s more demanding formats, 66 sailors on 33…
Patience, concentration, risk management and perhaps a highly developed sixth sense of the subtle changes in the light breezes, were among the key assets shared by the crews which did best today, the second racing day of the GALICIA 52…
(Annapolis, Maryland USA, 4 June 2025) Perfect conditions graced the opening day of the 2025 Santa Maria Cup in Annapolis, USA, Stage 2 of the 2025 Women’s World Match Racing Tour following the tour season opener in San Francisco last…
The Australian marine industry united in celebration and purpose at the 2025 Australian Marine Industry Awards, not only recognising excellence across the sector but also unveiling a new initiative designed to foster the future of the industry – the Superyacht…
Light winds marked day 1 of the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra17 European Championships being held in Thessaloniki, Greece. In the 49er, Harry Price and Max Paul are top Aussies in 6th place, with a bullet in Race 3 and Laura…
COWES, 2 June 2025: Less than two months now remain until the start of the 2025 Rolex Fastnet Race, this year coinciding with the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s centenary. Another huge fleet has entered. While 2023’s 50th edition of the…
The Marina Industries Association (MIA) is excited to announce that registrations for the Marinas26 International Conference and Trade Exhibition (Marinas26) are now open! Taking place on May 25th and 26th, 2026, at the Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast,…
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – June 3, 2025 – The latest episode of SailGP’s Racing on the Edge docuseries, in partnership with Rolex, takes viewers along the journey of the Spain SailGP Team’s challenges – both personal and professional – that they’ve faced since…
The Boating Industry Association Ltd (BIA) today launched the 2025 BIA Apprentice of the Year Awards, aimed at recognising the exceptional contributions of apprentices in the marine industry and highlighting the importance of training and career development within the sector. …
This is a final call to female sailors who would like to race Australia’s premier all-female regatta, the 2025 Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta (AWKR), where you will join the 25 already entered in Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron’s (RMYS) annual event….
Newport, R.I. — Sustained winds in the low 20-knot range and choppy seas brought on another challenging day in the final stretch of the 2025 Team Racing World Championship. After four exhausting days of intense combat, Corinthian Yacht Club (CYC)…
Southern Wind 100 Agapi Mas awarded the Willy Persico Trophy Porto Cervo, 31 May 2025. The 2025 edition of the Giorgio Armani Superyacht Regatta and the Southern Wind RendezVous concluded today with another outstanding day of racing. The event is…
(San Francisco, CA – May 31, 2025) — French match racing skipper Pauline Courtois and her Match in Pink Normandy team claimed a decisive victory today at the 2025 Casa Vela Cup, held in the iconic waters of San Francisco Bay…
The 2025 PONANT Sydney Noumea Yacht Race has concluded with all three competing yachts now officially retired. Earlier today, Wild Thing 100, the last remaining boat on course, made the decision to retire with approximately 800 nautical miles to the finish….
Bent Christian Wilhelmsen’s Otto (NOR 68, Lasse Berthelsen, Sam Haines, Kyle Gundersen) has won the 2025 5.5 Metre German Open in Warnemunde after only one final race was possible on Saturday in very light winds. New Moon III (BAH 25, Christoph Burger, Kim Chabani,…
Australia’s fast boat sailors are set to take on the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 European Championships this week in Thessaloniki, Greece. With up to 18 races scheduled over the next six days, it’s set to be a high-intensity regatta. …
New York may be just a week away, but the spotlight is on Red Bull Italy this week – with a star-studded new ownership group revealed – including Hollywood superstar Anne Hathway – and a brand new docuseries focused on…
At the end of an absolutely epic race, the Class40 Esprit Large (209) has secured the holy grail by being first across the finish line off Ouistreham at 18h 23min 16s French time after 4 days, 4 hours, 23 minutes and…
Otto (NOR 68, Lasse Berthelsen, Sam Haines, Kyle Gundersen) storm into the lead at the 2025 5.5 Metre German Open in Warnemunde after three wins from four races on Friday in winds from 8-15 knots. New Moon III (BAH 25, Christoph Burger, Kim…
A bit of to and fro with the Cup teams over-night with a statement from Alinghi triggering responses from Athena, American Magic and ETNZ. I guess it is all to be expected but the one positive to take from this,…
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