This Australian Sailing webinar features Tokyo 2020 Olympic Gold Medallist Matt Wearn. Matt brought home Australia’s third consecutive Olympic medal in the Laser class and impressively assured gold before the medal race.
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Menorca 52 Super Series: Day two recap
Alegre has established a 10-point lead after two days of racings at the Menorca 52 Super Series Sailing Week.
d’Albora Marinas launches customer lifestyle app
Australia’s largest premium marina and hospitality network d’Albora, have launched an exclusive member focused app that enhances personalised experience by allowing their members to make bookings for selected marina services and hospitality in real-time and manage their boating lifestyle across…
Riviera Australia names Propspeed coating of choice
Propspeed, leading innovator of underwater foul-release coatings, announced today it has received an endorsement from Riviera Australia. The luxury yacht manufacturer applies Propspeed as a factory standard for all new models and recommends the use of Propspeed for existing owners…
Rolex Fastnet Race: Pushing crews to their limits
The 2021 Rolex Fastnet Race – which exceptionally finished in Cherbourg, France, rather than Plymouth – marked 20 years of Rolex’s partnership with the event and its organiser, the Royal Ocean Racing Club, as part of its wide-ranging support for…
TF35 Scarlino: Final day highlights
With an impressive eight-point lead Esteban Garcia’s Realteam Sailing, co-skippered by Jérôme Clerc has dominated in Scarlino this week.
Sandringham Yacht Club’s 100-year-old submarine
By the time Australia gets the first of its next fleet of submarines, J-7 will be 113 years old, and won’t have sailed anywhere in a century. J-7 may be a familiar sight to dozens of sailors who stride past…
True cost of living on board
Brett Campbell has interviewed over 20 live-aboards after he and his wife moved onboard their yacht. These and their own experiences form the basis for a series of articles on living on board which Brett wrote for Cruising Helmsman. In…
NYYC Invitational: Final day highlights
Highlights from races 11-12, on race day five of the 2021 Rolex New York Yacht Club held at the New York Yacht Club, Rhode Island on September 14-18.
Swan 120 debuts at Monaco Yacht Show
With the announcement of the New Maxi Era of performance Swan Superyachts – the launch of the new Swan 88, the first Swan with a hybrid propulsion and the Swan 108 last Spring, Nautor’s Swan has paved the way for…
Departure schedule navigation innovation a must for boats
Marine technology company savvy navvy has released a new innovative departure scheduling feature, one of the first on the market, which provides boaters with the best time to depart based on the route, wind and tidal conditions. The latest feature…
Australian Sailing Olympic webinar with Mat Belcher, Will Ryan and Victor Kovalenko
This is your chance to hear from our most successful Olympians about how they progressed from club sailing to the Olympic stage. Victor Kovalenko has 11 Olympic medals under his belt which has well-earnt him his status as “the medal…
World’s coolest yachts: Beneteau First 25.7
Although he is something of an expert on ocean cruising subjects, Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC) organiser Jeremy Wyatt says his ideal yacht is small and more local – a Beneteau First 25.7. “A boat I sail often and have raced locally…
European yacht charter picks up pace
The Riviera is reopening, with charter yachts still available. Phones started ringing at the Luxury Yacht Charter charter office as soon as the decision was announced: The European Union was easing travel restrictions for visitors vaccinated against COVID-19. “Inquiries have…
Sailing aboard 11th Hour Racing Team for Défi Azimut
Justine Mettraux and Simon Fisher move up the IMOCA fleet ranks in the 48-hour race to claim second in the main event of the 2021 Défi Azimut. Apivia and LinkedOut rounded out the podium for first and second place.
49er and Nacra 17 European Championships: Final day highlights
The Tokyo 2020 Olympics is behind us and the fleet starts to look toward Paris. The next generation of sailors assembled in Thessaloniki, Greece for the 2021 European Championship.
Moody S38: Good all-round family cruising yacht
Looking for a good all-round family cruising boat with a good turn of speed, there are plenty of strong contenders, including the Moody S38. Partners Mick Jeffrey and Val Conway have owned boats and sailed together for decades and have…
GC32 Worlds: Alinghi breakage sees Red Bull win
Villasimius, Italy: Red Bull Sailing Team were trailing by 3 points going into the final race. But a breakage on Alinghi saw the Austrian boat win the event on countback.
Hylas Yachts’ H57 turns heads at Newport Boat Show
Hylas Yachts’ H57 hull number one featuring the progressive Bill Dixon design and luxurious interior made her official international debut at the Newport International Boat Show. Also, business is booming at Hylas Yachts as global demand grows for its range…
Day 1 at GC32 World Championship
The third GC32 World Championship got off to a difficult start today off Villasimius, Sardinia. One race was successfully held the magnificent bay off Marina di Villasimius and the Capo Carbonara marine reserve before the wind began performing laps of…
François Gouin enters Global Solo Challenge
François Gouin from Pornic in France is the 35th entry in the Global Solo Challenge (GSC) with his Pogo 40S Kawan3, a first generation Class40 (Finot-Conq) built in 2008 by Structures. He wanted to participate in a round-the-world circumnavigation by…
GC32 World Championship descends on Villasimius
Top international sailors, including America’s Cup winners and Olympian gold medallists, are descending on Villasimius for one of the pinnacles in foiling catamaran racing – the third GC32 World Championship.
Six Metre European Championship: Day two highlights
Sanxenxo, Spain: Check out the highlights from day two of the Six Metre European Championship 2021.
Nord Stream Race 2021: Stockholm highlights
After a thrilling offshore leg between the Danish and the Swedish team from Copenhagen to Stockholm, the Danes took the overall lead in the offshore ranking. After the inshore race in Stockholm won by Team Russia, the Danes caused a…
Six Metre European Championship: Day one highlights
Sanxenxo, Spain: Check out the highlights from day one of the Six Metre European Championship 2021. Sailors put up a good fight in the light and flukey wind conditions. But their had work was rewarded when some marine life decided…
France SailGP highlights
All the highlights from an incredible weekend of racing on the Gulf of Saint-Tropez as eight national teams went head to head, the big wings made their debut, and a whole lot more.
Elan Yachts latest addition to performance range
The latest yacht to join the Elan Yacht family is the highly anticipated 47 foot Elan E6, the largest addition to Elan’s performance range so far. Pininfarina, the legendary design studio from Turin, Italy, joined the project team, along with…
50 foot Ketch Saecwen: A modern classic
From childhood memories to a brand new ketch designed to handle the 21st century, the owner of Saecwen has created a true modern classic, as Nic Compton finds out. We are hunkered down in the saloon of Saecwen, the latest design…
Two year countdown begins for Ocean Globe Race
It is two years until the start of the Ocean Globe Race (OGR) and a return to Corinthian round the world racing to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first Whitbread round the world race back in 1973/74. Sir Chay Blyth,…
Global Solo Challenge reaches milestone of 10 French entrants
French skipper Jérôme views the 2023 Global Solo Challenge as a magnificent opportunity to live an extraordinary, unique adventure. Organisers are delighted to welcome him as the 34th entry in the GSC, 10th among the French skippers. For the full…
11th Hour Racing: New boat names address ocean health
11th Hour Racing Team has officially named their two 60-foot round the world offshore race boats in Concarneau, France. Drawing on the Hawaiian heritage of team CEO, Mark Towill, the brand new IMOCA 60, previously nicknamed ‘11.2’ has been named…
Stolen boat sails into Hurricane Larry
The furthest Graham Collins sails his boat is along the coast of Nova Scotia, so the Haligonian was stunned when he got a call from the U.S. Coast Guard on Friday, asking if he was sailing through the eye of Hurricane…
Missing sailor found off Hawaii after week-long search
On Friday, one single-handed sailor got very lucky: after a week-long search, a U.S. Navy patrol aircraft located him off the coast of Oahu and vectored in other assets to assist. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter William Hart rescued 67-year-old…
52 Super Series and TP52 Invitational: Event wrap up
Check out the event summary from the 2021 Puerto Portals 52 Super Series Sailing Week and TP52 20th Anniversary Invitational. For more information, see: https://www.52superseries.com/
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup highlights
The 2021 Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup was an exceptional example of commitment, determination, passion and skill. Organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda, in conjunction with the International Maxi Association, and partnered by Rolex since the early 1980s, the 31st…
Sustainability practices for ocean racing
In Latitude 38‘s August issue, Michelle Slade caught up with Bill Erkelens to learn about the future of sustainability in ocean racing. We talk about the need to reduce our impact and get to net-zero in 2050 — what will yachting…
Formula Kite and A’s European Championship: Day four highlights
Three French men locked out the top of the rankings with searingly-fast kiteboard foil racing on the penultimate day of the Formula Kite European Championships off Montpellier’s Villeneuve Lès-Maguelone beach, when it was all about booking a place in the final race. For…
The making of IMOCA 60 11.2: Sustainable and innovative
In the third instalment of the ‘Making of IMOCA 60 11.2’ members of 11th Hour Racing Team dig into the details of innovative projects that were realised as a part of the IMOCA 60 boat build. By 11th Hour Racing…
Spirit 46 yacht to feature in Bond film
Spirit Yachts has announced a partnership with EON Productions, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios (MGM) and Universal Pictures International. The partnership sees a Spirit 46 sailing yacht feature in the upcoming film No Time To Die. For more information, see: www.spirityachts.com…
Auscrew anniversary: Lunch for legends
They came, they saw, they sort of remembered! Yes, they remembered each other and many good times in the past and they remembered how to get to Cowes for the Auscrew 50th anniversary lunch. Some of the other memories were…
