PRESS RELEASE: 27 July 2023 CHERBOURG-EN-COTENTIN, 27 July: The outcome of IRC Two hung in the balance until the very end, but it was Juzzy who came through to win at the end, as the fleet arrived in a wet,…
JUZZY comes good in IRC 2
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Fournier Fires Pintia to Victory in IRC one
PRESS RELEASE: 27 July 2023 CHERBOURG-EN-COTENTIN, 27 July: Gilles Fournier and his family and friends on Pintia couldn’t quite believe they had managed to win IRC One after such a close battle with Sunrise III. Having raced offshore regularly for…
2023 ILCA 4 Youth Worlds – Day 3
Volos, Greece – Two races were completed today at the 2023 ILCA 4 Youth World Championships, hosted by the Nautical Club of Volos & Argonauts. The competitors took to the water around 11:15, thankfully in lower temperatures than yesterday, but…
Mini/Figarist youngsters are Rolex Fastnet Race Class40 worthy winners
PRESS RELEASE: 26 July 2023 While there was some serious 40ft competition and much new hardware in IRC Zero, some of the most impressive offshore racers of this size were competing in the Class40. Remarkably after 20 years of existence,…
Day four of FreeFly-Slalom action in Fuerteventura
Report from day Four – Sotavento, Fuerteventura Suardiaz claims FreeFly-Slalom victory in Fuerteventura WOMEN’S ELIMINATIONS 8-15: The women’s compact fleet of 10 allowed another eight races, to bring their total to 15. Nia Suardiaz appeared utterly unstoppable. By the end…
Caro wins the 50th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race
PRESS RELEASE: 26 July 2023 CHERBOURG-EN-COTENTIN, 26 JULY 2023: Max Klink’s Botin 52 Caro has been crowned overall winner of the Rolex Fastnet Race. After being confirmed as winner of IRC Zero yesterday, no other boat still racing on the…
From storm to slo-mo in Fastnet
PRESS RELEASE: 25 July 2023 The overnight steady stream of finishers into Cherbourg-en-Cotentin at the end of the Rolex Fastnet Race slowed over the course of today as the wind has gone light over the western English Channel. This was…
2023 Junior Worlds begin in Travemunde and Belgium
The Junior U23 World Championship for 49er and FX sailors has kicked off at Travemünder Woche in Germany, and the first day of racing has brought forth some consistent performances from emerging top sailors. With the offshore winds proving to…
12 Metre World Championship: A Live-Action History Lesson
NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, USA (July 24, 2023) – The year 2023 marks exactly 40 years since the U.S. lost the America’s Cup to Australia on the world stage of Newport, R.I. That moment in sports history might not have gotten…
WASZP – European Games -Berthet wins epic Euros!
An incredible 5 days of WASZP action came to a head on the beautiful waters of Quiberon, with 4 races completed creating a 17 race series, it has to go down as one of the most spectacular foiling events in…
Day two of competition in Fuerteventura
Report from day Two – Sotavento, FuerteventuraSurf-Freestyle winners crowned in Fuerteventura MEN’S ROUND 5, SEMI FINALS & FINAL: Day two of the competition saw the closing heats of the Surf-Freestyle discipline played out in gusty conditions on Sotavento’s turquoise waters…
2023 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race
A fleet of 57 boats is locked in for the 2023 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race which starts on Saturday 29 July 2023 @ 13:00. This is the 37th Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, hosted by the Cruising…
Huge win for MACIF in the 50th Rolex Fastnet Race
With the next Vendée Globe taking place next year, so the IMOCA turn-out for this year’s special 50th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race featured an impressive 29 boats, including much new hardware. These included reigning IMOCA class champion Charlie…
Day one of action in Fuerteventura
Report from day One – Sotavento, Fuerteventura Surf-Freestyle battle has kicked off in Fuerteventura MEN’S ROUND 1-4: Twenty-eight men and 12 women from 14 nations battled in the opening rounds Surf-Freestyle discipline in gusty winds that varied from 24 to…
Rolex Fastnet Race outright record falls to SVR Lazartigue
Having been so dramatically pipped at the post by Maxi Groupe Edmond de Rothschild in the last breath of the 2019 race, François Gabart and his team, this time racing the giant 32m long flying trimaran SVR Lazartigue, rectified this…
Aussies shock loss to first time winners Spain in LA
LOS ANGELES- 23 JULY, 2023 – Los Angeles hosted a fairytale ending for the Spain SailGP Team, who secured its first ever victory in SailGP against Australia and Denmark. Tom Slingsby and his crew were hoping to close off Australia’s…
Conditions drop in the Rolex Fastnet Race fleet
CHERBOURG, Sunday 23 July 2023: After a tough first 24 hours in this 50th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race, conditions have abated in the English Channel and Celtic Sea. This afternoon the Seven Stones lightvessel between Land’s End and…
Severe opening night takes its toll on Rolex Fastnet Race fleet
COWES, UK, Sunday 23 July 2023: A brutal first night at sea in this 50th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race has seen numerous retirements and many others seeking temporary shelter from the gale force conditions in the English Channel….
The Launch Of Carbon Yachts
Unleashing the Power of Carbon Fibre: Carbon Yachts Introduces a New Era of Luxury Yachts in Australia Carbon Yachts will be launching the range with the Virtue 10, Saffier 33 Life at Sydney Boat Show, August 3th-6th Carbon Yachts, a…
18ft Skiffs – Four times world 18 footer champion
MICHAEL COXON Four times world 18 footer champion, but …… Now that four-times world 18 footer champion Michael Coxon has decided to hang up his wetsuit, it’s a good time to reflect on his 18 footer career and a record…
Boat Names
Are you ready to dive into the world of cool boat names that will make you the talk of the marina? Naming a boat is a time-honored tradition, and finding the perfect name that captures your vessel’s personality is an…
Start of the Rolex Fastnet Race – The worlds biggest offshore race begins
Saturday 22 July- The Solent shoreline was packed deep with spectators braving the conditions to witness the greatest assortment of offshore yacht racing hardware ever assembled. The special 50th edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Rolex Fastnet Race set…
Aussies gear up for high-stakes race at LA SailGP
LOS ANGELES – July 21, 2023 – The anticipation is at an all-time high as Australia readies itself to fight for the inaugural Oracle Los Angeles Sail Grand Prix, commencing tomorrow. SailGP’s most challenging track in history awaits the ten…
Fastnet – Brisk conditions for todays start may favour the big boats
COWES, UK, 21 JULY 2023: Momentum is building towards tomorrow afternoon’s start of the 50th Rolex Fastnet Race. More and more boats are arriving in Cowes and to moorings and berths across the Solent. Meanwhile an armada has left from…
50th Rolex Fastnet Edition – How it all began
COWES, UK, 20 JULY 2023: 2023 and 2025 will be landmark years for the Royal Ocean Racing Club, with this year seeing the celebrations for the 50th edition of its premier event, the Rolex Fastnet Race. This sets sail from…
SailGP and CBS Sports expand partnership for Season 4
NEW YORK CITY – July 20, 2023 – SailGP, one of the world’s fastest growing sport leagues, announced today an increased partnership with CBS Sports including 12 dedicated hours on the CBS Television Network and Paramount+, doubling the network coverage…
Admiral’s Cup Pre-Notice of Race issued – Interest from 11 Nations
Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club 17th July to 1st August 2025 – Cowes, Isle of Wight, UK 19 July 2023, RORC LONDON: The Royal Ocean Racing Club is delighted to announce the publication of the Pre-Notice of Race…
Keeping Queensland mariners safe in military exercises
Queensland’s major trading ports will be hosting some of the world’s most powerful warships over the coming weeks with Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ) playing a key support role in this year’s Exercise Talisman Sabre. Regional Harbour Masters in Brisbane, Gladstone,…
18ft Skiffs – Tony Russell, controversial world champion
The world of 18 footer sailing, and many of the men who sailed the boats, in the early years of the 20th century was a far-removed type of sailing to the professional racing and competitors who steer their high-tech machines…
150+ WASZPs on one start line!
What a way to start the 2023 WASZP European Games in Quiberon France. One of the most spectacular scenes in sailing, with 150+ WASZPs on the same start line for the Marathon race to begin the overall championship qualifying series….
Pittwater Artist Trail Open Studios – Ally Bryan
If you are on Sydney’s Northern Beaches and have some free time this weekend (22-23 July 2023) then why not visit Ally Bryan at her open studio weekend, where she will be sharing a diverse collection that reflects the many…
Swan European Regatta in Turku to welcome more than thirty Swan yachts
The Swan European Regatta in Turku, the bi-annual event organized by Nautor Swan, ClubSwan Racing, the City of Turku, Turku Yacht Club, Merikeskus Forum Marinum and Sunborn Events, is welcoming more than 30 Swans in the Baltic waters, from tomorrow,…
52 Super Series is back in the USA in 2024
After three year spell confined to racing only in Europe, the 52 SUPER SERIES circuit expands its horizons once again for the 2024 season when it will return to race two key regattas in the USA. While owners and teams…
How The Ocean Race 2022-23 drove action to protect the seas
The Ocean Race 2022-23 featured the most ambitious sustainability programme in the Race’s 50 year history, including initiatives that were firsts in the event industry and sports’ world, from efforts to influence global ocean policy to pioneering ways to reduce…
Fresh upwind start forecast for 50th Fastnet
COWES, UK, 18 JULY 2023: As competitors in this special anniversary edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s 50th Rolex Fastnet Race arrive in the Solent, or Cherbourg in preparation for Saturday’s start from Cowes, focus is turning to the…
Final wrap-up of the Wingfoil event in Gran Canaria and what’s coming next!
Report from Day Six – Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria Words: Ian MacKinnon Photos: Lukas K Stiller The GWA Wingfoil World Cup in Gran Canaria met the GWA team and riders with strong winds that allowed for three different disciplines to…
First ‘Racing on the Edge’ episode of Season 4
LONDON, July 17, 2023 – Race day one of SailGP Season 4 saw ten teams cross the start line, the largest fleet the global championship has seen to date with the introduction of the Germany SailGP Team announced only three…
18ft Skiff Racing Sponsorships
Long history of partnerships in an iconic Australian sport Long-term sponsorships in sport are rare and any sport which has been fortunate enough to have one must be either lucky or be doing something ‘right’, or both. To have two…
Lessons learned and bar raised at Olympic Test Event
A Sou’wester of 10-12 knots made sure there was still more variation to come into play on the final day at the Paris 2024 Olympic Test Event in Marseille. The three Australian entries in action were unable to improve on…
M32 European Championship
RIVA DEL GARDA, ITALY (July 16, 2023) — Andrea LaCorte and his Vitamina Veloce Cetilar team executed a stunning, stand-out performance this weekend in Riva del Garda to win the M32 European Championship and the M32 European Series title. Conditions…
