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The Rolex Giraglia is one of the most cherished events in the sailing calendar, presenting a rigorous test of skill on stunning Mediterranean waters. Competition is always intense but imbued with an overriding sense of camaraderie. The regatta’s principal contest,…
All the highlights from racing at the inaugural ROCKWOOL Denmark Sail Grand Prix in the ‘City of Smiles’ – Aarhus. – SailGP
SailGP is a global series featuring bold, cutting-edge technology and extraordinary individual skill and athleticism. National teams compete in identical, supercharged F50 catamarans, engineered for intense racing at speeds exceeding 50 knots (nearly 60 mph/100 kmh) in some of the…
Exciting things are expected to come from one of the newest teams to the GC32 Racing Tour – Swiss Foiling Academy. They have the youngest sailors on the tour and are the first ever team to race with females on…
In August 2021 despite Covid-19 restrictions and lockdowns, the Beyond The Barrier Rally once again ventured into the Coral Sea, Queensland, Australia albeit with a reduced fleet of just 12 vessels. – Down Under Rally Pty Ltd
Where and when will the next America’s Cup be and who will be competing for it? Matt Sheahan considers the inside chat on when, where, who and how the 37th America’s Cup might take shape and provides some background and…
11th Hour Racing Team presents “The Making of” a series of videos that dive below the surface of the design and build process for our new IMOCA 60 11.2. In the series we’ll explore three themes: Design, Art, and Innovation,…
UK: In 2019 the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) lifeboats were called out to assist people on the water over 8000 times. Here’s why…
This episode of the behind-the-scenes documentary series explores two of the season’s most compelling storylines: the Denmark SailGP Team’s struggle to close the gap with more experienced competitors, and British driver Sir Ben Ainslie’s abrupt hiatus from racing. – SailGP
After five days of intense competition, WASZP UK sailor Matt Beck came away with the win at the Waszp European Games at Lake Garda, Italy.
Aleph Racing have won their first event of the 44Cup series, taking them to third on the overall leaderboard. For the full results, see: https://www.44cup.org/results/annual
Laser gold medallist Matt Wearn (AUS) made the most manoeuvres out of the top 10 of the fleet at Tokyo 2020. And although he was the oldest competitor out of 35 sailors, Robert Scheidt (BRA) hit the fastest single average…
The 49th Rolex Fastnet Race closed with a celebratory prize giving in Cherbourg, France for all class winners. The most significant trophy awarded was the Fastnet Challenge Cup presented to Tom Kneen and the British crew of Sunrise for winning…
The biggest ever fleet of TP52s will meet on the Bay of Palma in August (24th to 28th) in Mallorca, Spain for the Puerto Portals 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week. For more, see: https://www.52superseries.com/events/2021/eu/puerto-portals-52-super-series-sailing-week-tp52-20th-anniversary-invitational/
World Sailing’s Emerging Nations Program helped eight sailors compete at Tokyo 2020. Nethra Kumanan (IND); Deizy Nhaquile (MOZ); Khouloud Mansy (EGY); Jalese Gordon (ANT); Sophia Morgan (FIJ); Rose-Lee Numa (PNG); Teariki Numa (PNG); and Aly Badawy (EGY) all made it…
What the opening day of the 44Cup in Cowes lacked in sunshine it more than made up for with close racing. For the full results, see: https://www.44cup.org/results
While more than half the 49th Rolex Fastnet Race fleet found themselves stuck in a windless zone at the Isles of Scilly towards the end of Wednesday, those that broke clear made good time to the finish in Cherbourg. Discover…
What did Yunxiu Lu’s journey to gold involve? Which sailor hit an average of almost 20 knots in one race? All the facts and figures from the 27-person RS:X Women’s fleet at Tokyo 2020. World Sailing
Tokyo 2020: Furthest distance sailed? Most manoeuvres completed? Fastest race speed? Learn more about the 19-boat 470 Men’s fleet and how gold medallists Belcher & Ryan fared over the course of the week. World Sailing
Dmitry Rybolovlev’s ClubSwan 125 Skorpios secured monohull line honours at the 49th Rolex Fastnet Race on the third day of racing. Crossing the finish line in Cherbourg at 2015 BST, 140 foot (42.6 metre) Monegasque supermaxi’s elapsed time for the…
On board reporter Paddy Condy takes us on the bow of HUGO BOSS in the Fastnet Race. – Alex Thomson Racing
Oscar-nominated filmmaker Joe Berlinger travels the globe with legendary windsurfer and pioneering waterman Robby Naish. Watch Now: https://geni.us/TheLongestWave
The French trimaran, Maxi Edmond De Rothschild, repeated her performance from 2019 by rounding the Fastnet Rock first and going on to take line honours across the entire fleet, finishing in Cherbourg some 12 hours after passing the rock. Behind…
The 49th edition of Rolex Fastnet Race started from Cowes, England, on 8 August, with over 300 yachts setting off into the teeth of a strong westerly. – Rolex
Ever wondered what it takes to become a top athlete? The Dinghy Racing Channel caught up with Micky & Hannah, ILCA (Laser) sailors with the British Sailing Team, to find out about their training regime and how they keep in…
Emotions ran high after the final sailing race of Tokyo 2020, when Women’s 470 Olympic champions Hannah Mills & Eilidh McIntyre had to wait for the results of an onshore protest from the French bronze medallists before their gold medal…
Catch up on the start of the 2021 Rolex Fastnet Race.
Lagos, Portugal: At the second event of the GC32 Racing Tour 2021, five teams stood a chance of being on the podium right up to the final race. Big breeze saw the fleet hit some of its fastest speeds in…
As the Copa del Rey MAPFRE moved into the final series, several teams stepped up their performance, posting their best day yet to ultimately upset the standings.
The only English athlete on the French SailGP Team, Leigh McMillan, explains what really happened at SailGP Plymouth.
Mat Belcher & Will Ryan topped off their outstanding Tokyo 2020 gold medal with a Medal Race victory. Belcher looks back at their silver medal win at Rio 2016 and how it inspired them for more this time around. –…
It was a remarkable day on the water for the last sailing races of Tokyo 2020, as the final medals were awarded in the 470 Men and Women. For the full results, see: https://tokyo2020.sailing.org/results-centre – World Sailing
The Rolex Fastnet Race returns on Sunday 8 August. In 2021, Rolex celebrates twenty years as partner of this legendary race and its organisers Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC). The Rolex Fastnet, first held in 1925, is a cornerstone of…
Another long wait for the breeze to build another battle between the SE and SW sea breezes and today’s racing got underway once again. But this time the stakes were raised in Class 0 and Class 1 as they raced…
Wow – what a day! Four exhilarating Medal Races, four champions crowned – two new in the 49er and Nacra 17, and two defending in the 49erFX and the Finn. Plus, the 470 Men and Women are set and ready…
Unfortunately, there was no racing on Day 9 of sailing at Tokyo 2020, with winds light and unstable. Technical Delegate Alastair Fox explains more about today’s conditions and gives an update on tomorrow. Read more: http://bit.ly/Tokyo2020-D9Report – World Sailing
Ernesto Bertarelli’s Alinghi continued their winning streak, but only just, winning the the GC32 Lagos Cup 2 by two points in front of Christian Zuerrer’s Black Star Sailing Team.
Cowes Week – the world’s biggest regatta of its kind is back and after the first day’s racing all anyone wanted to talk about was how good it was to be back. Like so many events that fell foul of…
The ever-impressive Anne-Marie Rindom won Denmark’s first gold medal of Tokyo 2020 in the Laser Radial class in sailing. She spoke afterwards about an unwelcome distraction during a nervy Medal Race, and the positive impact of the support she has…
Matt Wearn wrapped up the Tokyo 2020 Laser gold medal ahead of the Medal Race, continuing a remarkable run for Australia who now have three consecutive Olympic champions in the class. But he admitted he had to “dig deep” mentally…
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