M32 European Series event in Medemblik
Clip from the M32 European Series event in Medemblik June 2022 and interview with Adam Minoprio
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John ‘Woody’ Winning, 70 years young
Australian 18 Footers League President and legendary 18ft Skiff champion John ‘Woody’ Winning celebrates his 70th birthday this week but you would never know it as the dynamic ‘Woody’ prepares for his 38th season of 18 footers racing on Sydney…
Aussies recover from poor start in Chicago
Chicago: Tom Slingsby’s Australia SailGP Team finished the first day of racing in Chicago in fourth place, despite the team being plagued with a penalty and challenging racing conditions. The battle between the world’s top sailors erupted in Chicago, with…
Artemis wins 5.5 Metre German Open with day to spare
With four wins from seven races, Artemis (NOR 57, Kristian Nergaard, Johan Barne, Christen Horn Johannessen) has won the 2022 5.5 Metre German Open at the Robbe & Berking Sterling Cup at Flensburger Segel Club with a day to spare….
Denis Van Weynbergh out of Vendée Arctique
Belgian solo skipper Denis Van Weynbergh, with less than 20 miles to the finish line, made the shattering decision at 08h22 PM this Saturday evening to abandon the Vendée Arctique – Les Sables d’Olonne His choice was made after succumbing…
Teamwork and perseverance wins Rolex Giraglia for Lisa R
Genoa, Italy: Every offshore race offers a unique and stringent examination of human perseverance as sailors are presented with the challenges introduced by the wind and the sea and the Ker 46 Lisa R passed the exam and was confirmed…
Vendee Arctique – 1,300 rugged miles reveal winner and hard lessons
By 1400hrs UTC this Saturday afternoon, only four solo-skippers had still to cross what has become the de-facto finish line of the Vendée Arctique-Les Sables d’Olonne race, set at the Iceland gate, just to the east of Iceland. The majority…
Kiel Week starts with 42 brilliant races
Medium to fresh westerly winds on a summer day of 23 degrees gave the 128th Kiel Week in its 140th year a picture-perfect sailing start on Saturday local time. On seven courses plus the Eel Regatta for offshore yachts to…
Torn main ends Isabelle Joschke’s Vendée Arctique
Franco-German skipper Isabelle Joschke, (MACSF) has retired from the Vendée Arctique-Les Sables d’Olonne within 50 miles of the finish line because of damage to her mainsail sustained more than 24 hours ago. The brutal wind and sea conditions prompted race…
Shots fired by GBR SailGP skipper Ben Ainslie
Chicago: Great Britain Driver Ben Ainsle has demonstrated the ‘ashes on water’ rivalry is fiercer than ever, firing warning shots at Tom Slingsby’s Australian SailGP Team ahead of the T-Mobile United States Sail Grand Prix I Chicago at Navy Pier….
Jeff Loosemore wins Laser Masters
2022 ILCA 6 Masters World Championships Presented by Paradise Village Group – Final Day Vallarta, Mexico – Although Hurricane Blas threatened to steal the breeze, the wind gods prevailed on Banderas Bay for the final day of the ILCA 6…
5.5 Metre German Open underway
The 5.5 Metre class returned to Glücksburg this weekend for the 2022 5.5 Metre German Open, sailed as part of the Robbe & Berking Sterling Cup at Flensburger Segel Club where the crew of Helly Hansen were the standouts. Thirteen…
Rolex Giraglia line honours to Magic Carpet Cubed
Genoa, Italy: Following an epic contest, Magic Carpet Cubed secured line honours at the 2022 Rolex Giraglia. Crossing the finish line in Genoa, Italy at 22:07:17 CEST on Thursday 16 June, Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones’s Wallycento registered an elapsed time of…
Three sailors among AIS Education Scholarship recipients
Up-and-coming Australian sailors Caelin Winchcombe (WA), Chloe Fisher (VIC) and Sarah Hoffman (NSW) have each been awarded an AIS scholarship to assist with balancing their high-performance training and education needs. The Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) supports athletes to be…
SailGP returns to Sydney Harbour
SYDNEY, Australia – 17 June, 2022 – Together with the New South Wales Government, Sydney has secured the rights to host the most exciting racing on-water, SailGP, for three consecutive seasons. The championship will return to the iconic Sydney Harbour…
2022 ILCA 6 Masters World Championships – Day 5
Vallarta, Mexico – Moving west off the southern coast of Mexico, Hurricane Blas left its mark on the penultimate day of racing at the 2022 ILCA 6 Masters World Championships. Although the storm is moving safely away from Banderas Bay,…
Four new teams join GC32 Racing Tour
Following the opening event of the GC32 Racing Tour’s ninth season in Riva del Garda, the World Sailing-approved foiling catamaran circuit moves on to Portugal for the first of two events in Lagos. The Algarve venue, 10km away from Cape…
ANT ARTIC LAB World Record Attempt
59 Days to the Departure The countdown has started; Innovation Yachts Open60AAL is now in the water and is ready to sail around the world without assistance through all five oceans, including the Arctic and the Southern Ocean! After a…
GWA Wingfoil World Tour – Day 2
ROUND TWO: Ensis Engadinwing by Dakine GWA Wingfoil World CupWRAP-UP – Day Two Wednesday’s focus was on the Surf-Slalom heats. Crew and athletes headed down to St Moritz where the skippers’ meeting took place at 10.30am. Although the early hours…
SailGP Penalty League
TOP OFFENDERS (GBR) AND CLEANEST TEAMS (AUS) FROM SEASON 2 REVEALED The teams that picked up the most and least amount of penalties throughout Season 2 have been revealed ahead of the T-Mobile U.S Sail Grand Prix | Chicago at…
SailGP Season 3 opener
SailGP’s ‘Racing on the Edge’ reviews the new season of SailGP, new season of Racing on the Edge in partnership with Rolex. The behind-the-scenes docuseries kicks off with a look back at the Season 3 opener in Bermuda, where a…
Confidence high for Aussies heading into Kiel
Kiel Week, now in its 141st year, is set to feature outstanding levels of competition in both existing and new classes for the Australian Sailing Team and Australian Sailing Squad. This year’s iteration runs from June 18th-26th and will see…
2022 ILCA 6 Masters World Championships – Day 4
Vallarta, Mexico – Two races were competed today, for another stunning day of sailing at the 2022 ILCA 6 Masters World Championships. Sailors arrived refreshed after yesterday’s lay day, but most ended the day tired and happy after two races…
Supply Ship Rams and Sinks Luxury Sailing Yacht
An offshore supply ship operating as an emergency vessel reportedly suffered a mechanical failure while maneuvering to depart causing it to reverse into a luxury sailing yacht moored in the marina. The sailing ship, which was among the 1,000 largest…
Slow-mo Rolex Giraglia offshore race
“More food, more water, more sun cream, more good jokes to tell!” was the preparation mantra for French sailing ace Gérald Véniard, tactician on Benoît de Froidmont’s Wally 60 Wallyño, going into today’s start of what most predict will be…
GWA Wingfoil World Tour
ROUND TWO: Engadinwing by Dakine Event Begins and Day one is complete! We’re back for the second GWA Wingfoil World Tour event of the year and this week sees us in the iconic Swiss Alps for the Ensis Engadinwing by Dakine…
18ft Skiffs: Mark Foy Trophy 2022
When the 2022 Mark Foy Trophy international 18 footer skiff regatta is contested on Lake Garda, Italy from July 18-20, it will become the 14th regatta of the championship series to honour the name of the man who was the…
Have what it takes to be an America’s Cup SPY?
Ever since the winged keel in ’83, the reconnaissance game has been part and parcel of every Cup, with teams using spies armed with long lenses to get an insight into what design direction competitors are heading in and if…
Rolex Giraglia 2022
Saint-Tropez lived up to its reputation and delivered magnificent conditions for the fleet of boats taking part in the final day of inshore racing, while all is set for tomorrow’s start of the “long race”. The Gulf of Saint-Tropez once…
Rookie Kings for a day
As the leaders of the Vendée Arctique Les Sables d’Olonne race start to escape a wide band of very light airs to the SW of Ireland, it is two of the IMOCA rookie skippers on older style non-foiling IMOCA boats…
Horror as sailor falls overboard in shark-infested waters
A solo sailor who fell overboard off the coast of Columbia was forced to swim ten miles in the dark to reach safety. The man, John Deer, lost everything he owned after he “misstepped and went overboard” off his 40-foot…
2022 ILCA 6 Masters World Championships – Day 3
Vallarta, Mexico – Two races were completed today at the ILCA 6 Masters World Championships in Riviera Nayarit, Nueveo Vallarta, Mexico. A perfect day of sailing developed after a marginal forecast for the third day. The race committee went out…
Capacity Hamilton Island Race Week
The fleet for this year’s Hamilton Island Race Week is at capacity and sailors from around the country and overseas are eagerly awaiting the huge reunion in paradise following a three-year wait. The 36th edition of Hamilton Island Race Week…
Sailors recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours
Several sailors have been recognised for their outstanding service and achievements in the 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours. The Order of Australia recognises Australians who have demonstrated outstanding service or exceptional achievement. “I would like to congratulate and thank all members…
Sailing Legends inaugurate SSL Gold Cup at Olympic Museum
Lausanne (Switzerland). Monday, June 13, the whole Sailing community gathered at the Olympic Museum in Lausanne to celebrate the official inauguration, of the first edition of the SSL Gold Cup, the first Football World Cup… in Sailing. In the presence…
American Magic back to USA
Pensacola, F.L. – The City of Pensacola is excited to welcome New York Yacht Club American Magic back to the Port of Pensacola for training, marking the team’s third winter training on the Gulf Coast.PATRIOT, the team’s AC75 racing yacht,…
2022 ILCA 6 Masters World Championships – Day 2
Vallarta, Mexico – Two races were completed today at the ILCA 6 Masters World Championships in Riviera Nayarit, Nueveo Vallarta, Mexico. Banderas Bay continues to deliver beautiful sailing conditions. The fleets were greeted with eight-knot winds for the first race…
Winners declared at Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta
Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron’s (RMYS) 30th Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta (AWKR) came to an end on Port Phillip in Victoria this afternoon, when winners were crowned and other special prize recipients were announced. Race Officer Lou Hutton held Race 6,…
Rán wins 2022 IRC National Championship
Cowes: An outstanding long weekend of yacht racing, where the full program was sailed under brilliant sunshine in 10-20+ knot winds and a mix of tidal states on one of the world’s most challenging stretches of water – the Royal…
Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta leaderboard takes shape with a day to go
Tracy Richardson (NSW) and crew extended their Division 1 lead at the Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta (AWKR) this afternoon and with just a day of racing remaining, are looking unassailable in the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron (RMYS) hosted event. With…
