GWA Wingfoil World Tour – Day One
For the third event of the GWA Wingfoil World Tour this season, 48 men and 18 women have registered to compete. As the 26th edition of the Mondial du Vent in Leucate, it’s evident why this location is a prime…
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The Globe40 film
9 months of competition, 8 unprecedented stopovers, 25 competing skippers, 35,000 nautical miles sailed around the planet… the Globe40 film in english version is online! IMAGE IN FRANCE is offering viewers a wonderful 38-minute showcase of this extraordinary human and…
Top WingFoil field for Mondial du Vent
France’s biggest windsports event, the Mondial du Vent, is set to host the GWA Wingfoil World Cup where a stellar cast of leading wingfoil athletes will battle in Surf-Freestyle and the new FreeFly-Slalom disciplines. It is the third straight year…
GKA – The Epic Showdown in the World of Big Air
The Lords of Tram GKA Big-Air Kite World Cup France has concluded with a phenomenal display of big air kiting, thanks to the strong Tramontana wind. Undoubtedly, this event was the highlight of the kite world this year. Spain’s Liam…
Light and challenging Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race
LATEST UPDATE – New Race Multihull Record …REX finished 06:08:00 this morning. A lovely 8-10 knot westerly marked the start of the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club’s 37th Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race, when it started off Barrenjoey Headland…
Relive all the action from Christchurch
The Canadians bested hosts New Zealand and season leaders Australia in the Final to secure victory, earning driver Phil Robertson a deserved win on his home waters. Despite falling at the last hurdle and losing in the Final, neither the…
GWA Wingfoil World Cup
Words: Ian MacKinnonPhotos: Lukas K Stiller The US’s Moona Whyte seized victory at the first GWA Wingfoil World Cup dedicated to pure surfing, staged on the world-renowned Ponta Preta break on Cape Verde’s Sal island. It was the American’s second…
Te Rehutai is set to return to the waters of Auckland
Te Rehutai, Emirates Team New Zealand’s 36th America’s Cup winning yacht is set to return to the waters of Auckland’s Hauraki Gulf just over 2 years since the last time it was sailed for the final race of AC36. The…
GWA Wingfoil World Cup Cape Verde – Day 1
NEW WINGFOIL DISCIPLINE IN WAVES The world’s leading wingfoilers opened their accounts in a ground-breaking new wave discipline in the first elimination rounds of the GWA Wingfoil World Cup on the Cape Verde island of Sal. Few of the athletes,…
March episode of the World Sailing Show
The main feature of the March episode of the World Sailing Show returns to the Canary Islands for the Lanzarote International Regatta where 360 sailors from six classes took to the water for eight days of races. Big winds, even…
GKA Kite-Surf World Cup – Day 2
Reigning world champion James Carew was dumped from the GKA Kite-Surf World Cup on the second day of the contest on Cape Verde in epic waves. The Australian, who was hoping to land a third successive title, lost the day’s…
Globe40 – Arrival of iconic Canadian Skipper Melodie Schaffer
Canadian competitor Mélodie Schaffer rounded off her circumnavigation of the globe today by crossing the finish line of the final leg in Lorient at 09H20 hours UTC. Aboard her WHISKEY JACK with American Tom Pierce, she completes the course in…
WingFoil Racing World Cup Abu Dhabi – Final Day
After three intense days of competition, the Ad Ports Group Wingfoil Racing World Cup Abu Dhabi concluded with no racing on the final day due to a lack of wind. So the wearers of the yellow bibs, Paula Novotna (CZE)…
Kite-Surf Opener in Cape Verde
DAY ONE: PONTA PRETA DELIVERS The legendary waves of Cape Verde were firing for the first clashes of the opening GKA Kite-Surf World Cup which has drawn the globe’s top athletes to fight for honours. The women’s competition kicked off…
WingFoil Racing World Cup Abu Dhabi – Day 3
Eight short course races completed on day three of the Ad Ports Group Wingfoil Racing World Cup Abu Dhabi, and there were some very tired wingfoilers coming ashore at the end of racing. Light winds are the hardest work for…
Venue announced for first Preliminary Regatta of the 37th America’s Cup
The historic Catalonian port of Vilanova i la Geltrú, has today been announced as the Host Venue for the first Preliminary Regatta of the 37th America’s Cup, with racing to take place over four days between 14-17th September 2023 in…
GRYPHON SOLO 2 crossed the GLOBE40 finish line
GRYPHON SOLO2: THE END OF THE GREAT ADVENTURE AROUND THE PLANET The American competitor GRYPHON SOLO 2 crossed the GLOBE40 finish line today in front of Lorient at 07:53 UTC. In 3rd position on this leg Joe Harris and Roger…
Wingfoil Racing World Cup Abu Dhabi
Six short course races in one afternoon, it was a busy second day of competition at the Ad Ports Group Wingfoil Racing World Cup Abu Dhabi. In the women’s fleet, new girl on the block Karolina Kluszczynska (POL) took a…
Ocean Race – Steady progress towards Cape Horn
As four IMOCAs march past the halfway point of leg 3 in southern latitudes, GUYOT environnement – Team Europe starts sailing towards Brazil to rejoin the next leg… Team Holcim PRB retains its lead on Thursday, as the fleet compresses…
SEC HAYAI takes outright victory in GLOBE40
Off Lorient, Brittany, the Dutch crew on SEC HAYAI made up of Frans Budel and Ysbrand Endt, crossed the finish line of the 8th and final leg of the GLOBE40 at 19:41 UTC this Wednesday. The Anglo-American crew on AMHAS,…
GWA Wingfoil World Cup New Zealand
Crowning our Champions at the GWA Wingfoil World Cup New Zealand.There was a light breeze for the final of the GWA Wingfoil World Cup in New Zealand where we managed to complete men’s elimination 5, and women’s eliminations 12 and…
What’s happening in the America’s Cup
Time is the great enemy of any America’s Cup campaign, so February and the first half of March have been a busy time with a noticeable ramping up of the intensity all round. The northern hemisphere winter has been cold…
Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta 2023
The never-ending pursuit of excellence was all apparent on the final day of racing at the 96th Bacardi Cup and Bacardi Invitational Regatta. Biscayne Bay delivered another stunning day, with an offshore breeze changing the race track strategy. They came,…
Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta 2023 – Day 4
A stunning fleet of one hundred and seventy-one boats were out on Biscayne Bay as the 96th Bacardi Cup entered its fourth day and the Bacardi Invitational Regatta kicked off. Racing doesn’t get better than this, with the perfect Miami…
Ocean Race – East towards Tasmania
The teams are in a relatively stable weather pattern for the next days, with boats set up to make miles east With all four teams sailing deep into the Roaring 40s, the full fleet is finally in what the sailors…
Wrecked Yacht Founders Off Maui After Successful Refloat
PUBLISHED MAR 6, 2023 3:11 PM BY THE MARITIME EXECUTIVE On Sunday, the luxury yacht that ran aground and spilled fuel in a scenic protected bay on Maui was refloated and towed off. While salvors initially planned to deliver it…
GWA Wingfoil World Cup in New Zealand
On day four of the GWA Wingfoil World Cup in New Zealand, the wind finally kicked in, allowing us to advance halfway through Men’s Round One with approximately 14 knots of wind. For Round 1, we ran 15-minute heats with…
Bacardi Cup Invitational Regatta 2023 – Day 1
Technical excellence from Jørgen Schönherr / Markus Koy rewards them with a win on Day 1 at the 96th Bacardi Cup The 96th Bacardi Cup, March 5-11, 2023, kicked off today in Biscayne Bay, Miami with the opening race for…
Champions are Crowned in Colombia
The eagerly anticipated final rounds of the competition drew in crowds who packed the beach buzzing with excitement to see the GKA Freestyle-Kite World Cup Colombia 2023 grand finale. Capitalizing on the punchy conditions, Mikaili Sol put on a dazzling…
44Cup Oman – Day 4
Usually racing on the 44Cup between the high performance owner-driver one designs is tight with ties or just single points separating the leaders. At the 44Cup Oman, opening event of the 2023 season and hosted out of Muscat’s Al Mouj…
GKA Kite World Tour – Day 3
Yesterday marked the third day of competition at the GKA Freestyle-Kite World Cup Colombia! We’re back for another day of action! With three days in a row of solid, building wind, the crew is stoked on the conditions. Coming off…
February edition of the World Sailing Show
February’s episode of the World Sailing Show leads with an update from The Ocean Race as the five teams leave Cabo Verde and head south on a 4600-mile journey across open seas to Cape Town through vastly different conditions. From…
HH50-SC carbon fibre catamaran to debut at Sanctuary Cove Boat Show
HH Catamarans makes its Australian boat show debut at Sanctuary Cove with the stunning new HH50 catamaran ‘Synergy’, built entirely from epoxy resin-infused carbon fibre and designed as a highly efficient performance cruising catamaran for ocean sailing. In 2021 the…
Pyewacket 70 announced Overall Winner of the 2023 RORC Caribbean 600
23 February, Antigua: The Royal Ocean Racing Club announce that the overall winner of the 14th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 is Roy P. Disney’s Pyewacket 70 (USA). None of the teams still racing under IRC has any realistic…
Fast pace for RORC Caribbean 600 start
Organised by the Royal Ocean Racing Club and supported by Antigua Yacht Club, the 14th edition of the RORC Caribbean 600 started on time at 11:00 AST on Monday 20th February. Seventy boats racing under IRC, Class40 and MOCRA Rules,…
GKA Freestyle-Kite World Cup Columbia
The world tour’s second stop is just around the corner, and it promises to be an unforgettable event. Featuring the idyllic setting of Salinas del Rey and some of the most talented freestyle athletes in the world, this is one…
Beautiful Classics – Dockside with Hound & Pen Duick VI
Hound (USA), the stunning 60-foot aluminium sloop designed by Aage Nielsen and crafted by Abeking & Rasmussen in 1970, is a magnificent sight racing in IRC One. In addition to Hound, Marie Tabarly’s classic 73ft ketch, Pen Duick VI (FRA)…
Shifty northerly breeze brings a new Lanzarote challenge
Marina Rubicón (Lanzarote, Canary Islands), 15 February 2023 The first northerly breeze of the week brought flatter water and shifty, offshore wind conditions. Compared with previous big wave days at Lanzarote International Regatta, day six was a completely different challenge….
More AC40s lift off
The news that the first AC40, Alinghi Red Bull Racing, has sailed in the beautiful waters of Barcelona for the first time, marks a new chapter in the 37th America’s Cup as this most exciting new foiling class of yachts…
DAY 5 – Nacra & iQFOil – Lanzarote International Regatta
Marina Rubicón (Lanzarote, Canary Islands), 14 February 2023 Tuesday was the start of part 2 of the Lanzarote International Regatta. After two days of the dusty Calima breeze from the Sahara, today the sunshine returned to the Canary Islands, and…
