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Local sailors Hedvig and Hugo Liljegren move into poll position The waters of Saltsjobaden delivered spectacular conditions for Day 2 of racing at the European Championships, allowing race teams to run four fantastic races in 8-16 knots. Local sailors Hedvig…
15 August 2023 – Cowes, UK – Lawrie Smith, sailing Alfie for the Glandore Yacht Club, gave a sailing masterclass in perfect Solent conditions to claim twin victories on the opening day of the 75th Edinburgh Cup and UK Dragon…
Registration complete and teams ready to race for the 75th Edinburgh Cup and UK Dragon Grand Prix sponsored by Clear Solutions International Ltd. Sailors and guests enjoy champagne and canapes at the Yanmar sponsored Opening Ceremony, where historic and current…
Over the past year, 12 #FINNTALKS have been published, conversations with Finn sailors around the world. The latest one is with Simon Percival the Secretary of the British Finn Association talking about the recent Finn World Masters, Finn sailing in…
Report from Day Eleven – Saquarema, Brazil On Day 11, everything came together perfectly. The wind and waves greeted wingfoilers early in the morning, marking the exciting final day of the Copa Kitley GWA Wingfoil World Cup Rio. A perfect…
They are undoubtedly some of the most graceful yachts ever to sail in the America’s Cup and for 29 years between 1958 and 1987 they provided some of the most intriguing battles that the oldest competition in international sports has…
The 41st edition of the classic Copa del Rey MAPFRE regatta came to a competitive and enthralling conclusion on Saturday, with the last of six days of racing producing worthy winners in the ClubSwan 50 and ClubSwan 42 one-design classes,…
Double World Championship titles for Irish Van Steenberge siblings First ever Open World Championship title winners Clementine and Nathan Van Steenberge from Ireland also win the overall World Championships by 16 points. With 8-15 knots north westerly wind on the…
A very different day in Weymouth for the 5th day and start of final series racing. With patchy cloud cover and 5-12 knots, all four fleets set sail early to make the most of the conditions, today for the first…
COWES, 3 August, 2023, James Boyd/RORC: The 2023 Rolex Fastnet Race proved near perfect as a celebration of the 50th running of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s flagship event. As a reminder of what a brutal race it can be,…
FRA 3 storm the day ready for finals racing 2022 World Bronze medallists, Hugo Revil and Karl Deaux from France showed their experience and skill with a storming comeback and three race wins as the 29er fleet made the most…
Report from Day One – Saquarema, Brazil Photo: Svetlana Romantsova Day One of the highly anticipated Copa Kitley GKA Kite-Surf World Cup Brazil exceeded all expectations as athletes were greeted by exceptional wind and wave conditions. The fierce contest saw…
‘Pretty up and down, but that’s what makes it fun!’ Action PackedDay 2 of the 29er World Championship and the event organisers sprung into action packing in a full program start to finish in winds averaging 20 knots throughout. With…
Palma, 30th July 2023 With racing at the 41st Copa del Rey MAPFRE due to start Monday on the Bay of Palma, the weekend has seen final tuning and preparations being completed, as nearly 100 teams, representing 16 different nations,…
‘Full on, fruity, but steady conditions’ was the word from David Campbell-James, the PRO today leading the racing in Portland Harbour. With consistent direction and average wind speeds of 20-23 knots, the yellow and blue fleets launched, managing a single…
Weymouth deliversAfter the many months of anticipation and a week of intermittent rain, Weymouth delivered the finest of days for the 29er practice race and welcoming opening ceremony, with 22 knots of wind and sparkling sunshine. Sailors from all around…
A textbook start was delivered to those competing today in the 2023 Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race. Fifty-seven boats assembled on the start-line at 1300hrs, before they began tacking and weaving their way across Sydney Harbour out toward the…
SAILGP’S FIRST VISIT TO LOS ANGELES MADE HISTORY, WITH SPAIN TRIUMPHING OVER AUSTRALIA AND ROCKWOOL DENMARK TO CLAIM ITS FIRST EVENT WIN. The Port of Los Angeles hosted SailGP’s tightest racecourse yet, resulting in plenty of close calls, near misses…
Report from Day Five – Sotavento, Fuerteventura FINAL EVENT WRAP-UP The final day of the competition at the GWA Wingfoil World Cup in Fuerteventura saw the climactic finale of three days of FreeFly-Slalom action with the 40 men battling through…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
The first ever GWA Wingfoil Big Air World Champions are crowned BIG AIR MEN’S FINALS The battle to become the first GWA Wingfoil Big Air World Champions at the iconic spot of Gran Canaria’s Pozo Izquierdo in perfect, cranking winds…
COWES, UK, Saturday 15 JULY 2023: Seven days until the sails rise, hearts race, and dreams chase the horizon at the 50th Edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race. Undoubtedly among the crown jewels of offshore sailing, the Rolex Fastnet Race…
MEN’S ELIMINATIONS 5-7 The third day of competition, with 35 men and 14 women battling for 8 hours, served up some of the most exciting FreeFly-Slalom ever seen, with the athletes amped by the cranking winds and swell for the…
Tight battles & heavy crashes during the FreeFly-Slalom discipline Report from day Two, Pozo Izquierdo, Gran Canaria Words: Ian MacKinnon Photo: Lukas K Stiller MEN’S ELIMINATION 1-3 It was a thrilling second day at the GWA Wingfoil World Cup Gran…
The GWA Wingfoil World Cup Gran Canaria event has attracted a total of 35 male and 14 female competitors. On the first day in Pozo Izquierdo, the prevailing strong winds made it evident that the men’s division qualification for the…
10 July 2023 – Lavrion, GRE – With the help of a solid Meltemi wind throughout the race area, and reaching and running angles in the first few legs of the course, the fleet of yesterday’s 44 starters has had…
Lavrion, GRE – With picture-prefect conditions of clear skies, azure seas and 12-15 knots of northeast wind, the 3rd edition of the AEGEAN 600 is off to a spectacular start. This offshore classic race is organized by the Hellenic Offshore…
Harm Müller-Spreer’s Platoon extended their record in Menorca to three victories when the German flagged team today lifted the Royal Cup as winners of the third regatta of the season, the Menorca 52 SUPER SERIES Royal Cup. Platoon also won…
Two race wins – the first being an opportunistic victory grasped when the breeze suddenly shut off at the finish line, and the second, a showcase gun-to-gun win from a perfectly timed start – see Harm Müller Spreer’s German-flagged Platoon…
Lavrion, GRE – Activities over the last few days have helped prime the fleet of 45 entries from 16 countries for their start on Sunday of the 3rd annual edition of the AEGEAN 600. Besides the normal formalities of Registration…
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