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Two more races on day two as the sailors made the best of the conditions ahead of last qualifying day Lucas Patrick and Luke Rogers from Queensland remain in 3rd place. Monday 5th August began with a tricky forecast. 6-8 knots of…
Sandefjord, Norway – August 5, 2024: Final preparations are complete for the International WASZP Games, hosted by Sandefjord Seilforening in Norway. As WASZP Island gets ready to host 180 boats in the largest WASZP event ever, the newly branded “City of…
Plenty of Australian teams at the Aarhus Worlds (7 in total). Good luck to all of them. Lucas Patrick and Luke Rogers from Queensland have had a solid first day and are sitting in 3rd place. Finally, the 516 young sailors…
Every Olympic cycle is unique, bringing its own unique obstacles. Who has adapted to the challenges most effectively? That only becomes clear as four-years of hard work and dedication explode in a flurry before our eyes over less than two…
The Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup is now just one month away from exploding into life with the start of the third and final Preliminary Regatta, starting on Thursday 22nd August 2024 and running through to Sunday 25th August where…
It was a two-team dual in the 49erFX atop the standings heading into the final day of racing. Katharina Schwachhofer with Elena Stoltze (GER) leading Sofia Giunchiglia with Giulia Schio (ITA) by just a few points. The Italians moved into…
Tough to watch for us Aussies, but what an event. Los Gallos ended Australia’s three-Championship winning streak and wrote themselves into the history books against all odds. Poor fleet race results, combined with France’s blistering race starts, saw Spain close…
Schwachhofer and Stoltze (GER) stay leaders in the FX class Shoultheis and Bertin (MLT) have stellar day to move into the lead over four 49er races in higher winds For the first time in class history, the Nacra 17 fleet…
By World Sailing Italy retained their Nations Trophy in style as a tremendous week at the Youth Sailing World Championships 2024 was capped off with closing ceremony celebrations in Riva. The hosts rocketed to claim six world titles on Lake…
The event will feature mixed crews and a strong ocean health component as teams race between two iconic cities The Ocean Race is announcing a new transatlantic, fully-crewed race for the IMOCA class for the summer of 2026. The event…
In Galicia, Spain, there was a long wait for wind, with races starting 3 hours late due to unstable SW breeze. It was a long day on the waters of the Arousa estuary, where the 49er, 49er FX and Nacra…
With the stunning trophy from the world-renowned architect and designer Patricia Urquiola now the centrepiece of the Puig Women’s America’s Cup, training for victory has been the focus for all of the teams in June. The British, Americans and Swedish…
By popular demand the 2025 52 SUPER SERIES returns to two venues which were new to the circuit in 2022 and 2023. They are followed by an overdue visit to Cascais, Portugal for the third event, the Rolex TP52 World…
Latest Racing on the Edge reveals a race against time, as four teams fight for their spot on the 2024/2025 Season startline This weekend’s SailGP Season 4 Grand Final is set to be the final event for one national team…
*** At the time of publishing this article, Argo had 29.7nm to the finish andf Zoulou had 31.7nm to go.*** Will a course record get shattered tonight in the AEGEAN 600 (most definitely !)? Since yesterday’s spectacular start at Cape Sounio under…
Argentine teenager Catalina Turienzo and defending Youth World Champion Lysa Caval from France were already in the finals, counting two and one points/wins respectively, waiting for their opponents to come through. Turkish Olympian Derin Atakan won her semi-final relatively easily and got her ticket to the 4-rider final. In the other semi-final, Magdalena Woyciechowska from Poland showed…
Spectacular 15-25 knot conditions today helped get this year’s fleet of the AEGEAN 600 off to a fast and furious start to their 605-mile tour of the beautiful Aegean islands. These perfect conditions in this 4th edition of the race organized by the Hellenic Ocean Racing Club (HORC) are suitable to…
An impressive record turnout of 69 teams from 22 nations are making their final preparations for the Sunday 7 July start of the fourth edition of the AEGEAN 600. This annual race organized by the Hellenic Offshore Racing Club (HORC) with support from Olympic Marine will send this fleet of 64 monohulls and 5 multihulls on a…
Emirates Team New Zealand are back sailing in Barcelona. Their AC75 ‘Taihoro’, meaning to move swiftly as the sea between both sky and earth, did precisely that off the Barcelona waterfront which will be the racecourse for the Louis Vuitton…
Heather Thomas and her all-women Maiden crew have been crowned the 2023 McIntyre Ocean Globe champions during a lavish mid-summer day poolside prize-giving party, hosted by and at Marco Trombetti’s Translated villa headquarters in Rome. The party, attended by VIPs…
The Thrash to the Onion Patch is living up to its name. It is just shy of 48 hours into the 53rd Newport Bermuda Race, and we’ve already seen a dismasting, an abandoned ship, and a few retirements. Despite these challenges,…
Class A win is decided by one second on corrected time Classic Bay of Palma sailing conditions delivered exceptional racing across the board to conclude the Superyacht Cup Palma 2024. St. Regis Race Day brought bright sunshine and a steady…
LONDON – June 17, 2024 – The latest episode of SailGP’s Racing on the Edge docuseries, in partnership with Rolex, provides a behind-the-scenes look at the intense nation versus nation rivalries heating up across the global racing league, the uncertainty of the last-remaining…
The best of 3 of the world’s unique water sports contest. In a direct competition, wing foilers, windsurfers and kiters all compete against each other on the foil. This year’s top international event is all about foiling water sports. The Engadinwing has developed from the Engadinwind windsurfing event, which has been taking place for over…
There’s a real America’s Cup atmosphere in Porquerolles, since this morning, around the 12mR boats that took part in the Cup from 1958 to 1987. Sixteen 12mRs are present for this major international event. A first for the Porquerolles Yacht…
With essential preparations completed, Superyacht Cup Palma is in to the final countdown to another eagerly anticipated edition of Europe’s longest running superyacht regatta. The owners, captains and crews have now been able to review the provisional class splits — which divide…
HIGHLIGHTS Low cloud and a touch of drizzle made for a very atmospheric day in Silvaplana. With the wind not filling in until 14:00, there was sadly no time to run the highly anticipated Golden Ticket long distance race. This meant that Repschlager [GER] and Jeremiah Mcdonald [NZL] could keep their 10th place spots…
Laurent Hay, from France, the World No.1 has won the 2024 Finn World Masters at the PuntAla Camp & Resort, Italy. It his first ever major championship in the class after three times coming second and three times third. France’s…
HIGHLIGHTS Wingfoilers are certainly a tough breed! Event race officer Mirco Babini couldn’t believe his eyes at the impressive display of “ice gladiators” battling for bullets on the racecourse. As temperatures plummeted to lows of 1˚C, riders completed two races in the morning session to wrap up the qualifying series before the fleets were split…
Entry is now open for the Musto Skiff 2025 World Championships in Australia The International Musto Skiff Class Association and Australian Musto Skiff Class Association have confirmed that their 2025 World Championships will take place from January 2nd to 10th,…
The 2024 edition of the DRHEAM-CUP / GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE AU LARGE, held from 11 to 21 July, will welcome some 90 participants. The fleet includes Class 40, many IRC crews and duos as well as mythical multihulls. For…
HIGHLIGHTS Unfortunately, there was no racing today due to inconsistent light winds on Lake Silvaplana. Instead, the riders made the most of the free after pumfoiling, SUP foiling, tow foiling, and even showcasing an impressive display of lightwind wingfoiling. With a breathtaking backdrop of the Alps, it wasn’t long before…
Alinghi Red Bull Racing suffered a catastrophic failure of their mast today in Barcelona just after 2pm with the afternoon sea-breeze well and truly in, with what the locals call a ‘strong Garbi’ from 210-220 degrees atop a 0.5-0.8 metres,…
The 2024 Finn World Masters at PuntAla Camp & Resort is going down to the wire for an epic finish to an epic event. On Monday we reported that “it doesn’t get much better than this,” but it did. Each day has…
HIGHLIGHTS Following some fresh snowfall last night, the mountains of Silvaplana delivered icy conditions for the first day of course racing. It was certainly a ‘head out of the board’ day; riders had to keep an eye on the gusty and shifting winds, as is often the case for mountainous venues like these. …
After five races, French sailor Laurent Hay maintains the lead at the 2024 Finn World Masters, having scored another win in Wednesday’s only race. French sailor Valerian Lebrun climbed back into the top three and is currently in second position,…
The Ensis Engadinwing 2024 Formula Wing Europeans kicked off today in the breathtaking Lake Silvaplana. The Formula Wing marks a significant milestone in wingfoil racing as it introduces limitations to the equipment each rider is allowed to use at an event. This means a rider can register only 1 board, 1 mast, 2 gliders and 3 wings within size categories (6m…
World No. 1 Laurent Hay has taken the lead at the 2024 Finn World Masters at PuntAla Camp & Resort in Italy after two more races on Day 2 brings the championship to the halfway stage. He is on equal points…
GWA Youth Wingfoil World Championships La Palma, Canary Islands 27-30 June, 2024 The GWA Youth Wingfoil World Championships are set to land in La Palma, the Canary Islands, for the second successive year, when the teenage winners in the Surf-Freestyle…
After years of waiting and preparation, the 2024 Finn World Masters finally got underway at the Punt Ala Camp & Resort on Monday. In total, eight group races were sailed, in four fleets over two course areas, with Finns filling the…
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