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An amendment to the Special Regulations now allows HMPE ropes (such as Dyneema) to be used as lifelines in category 4 to 7 monohulls and all categories for multihulls. This presents new challenges for Equipment Auditors. Category 4 – 7…
It’s time for round two of offshore racing’s most exciting new competition! Seven Ocean Fifty foiling trimarans that regularly see speeds of up to 42 knots are converging on Brest in Finistère, Brittany, this week for Episode 2 of the…
WWW in Schilksee – Waiting for wind and weather was the name of the game on the third day of the Kiel Week regatta for the crews in the ten international classes and for the offshore yachts: Thunderstorm cells around…
The second event of the 52 Super Series, the 2022 Rolex TP52 World Championship, will see nine teams compete at the hugely popular venue of Cascais, Portugal renowned for its strong winds and Atlantic waves for the world’s leading grand…
Elans new flagship, the E6 performance cruiser has won the prestigious designaward in the category for Sailing Yachts at the 11th International Yacht & AviationAwards 2022. This award ceremony last week was hosted by interior and aviationdesign magazines Design et…
On Tuesday, 1st October 1872 in Tom Keary’s Hotel on the corner of William and Brougham Streets, Sydney, a meeting culminated in the formation of Sydney Amateur Sailing Club with four boats and 12 members. In 2022 we celebrate our…
Captain of yacht Morgan of Marietta loses life after going overboard HAMILTON, Bermuda (June 19, 2022)— The organizers of the Newport Bermuda Race regret to report that our Fleet Communications Office for the 52nd Bermuda Race received a report of…
The finish line of the 2nd Arctic Vendée – Les Sables d’Olonne has been closed since the arrival of the last competitor, Kojiro Shiraishi (DMG MORI Global One), Saturday June 18 at 10:33 p.m. The classification is now official, let’s…
GWA Wingfoil World Cup Switzerland – Day Five – Surf-Freestyle Finals Day five lined up to be a similar day to the first. With not a cloud to be seen and scorching sun, it was only a matter of time…
ROUND FIVE: Ensis Engadinwing by Dakine GWA Wingfoil World CupWRAP-UP – Day Five Check out all the action from Day five in the highlight video below! Yesterday we saw the completion of the Men’s Surf-Freestyle which gave awesome action from…
Strongly shifting, northerly light winds made the second day of racing at Kiel Week on Sunday (June 19) a tactical challenge for all sailors. Some sailed steeply downhill in the overall ranking after the dream day before, others climbed to…
After two days of great racing at the 2022 5.5 Metre German Open at the Robbe & Berking Sterling Cup at Flensburger Segel Club, the event ended on somewhat of an anticlimax on Sunday, with no sailing possible due to…
Event: MC38 2022 Season Act 4, June 18-19 hosted by the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club with racing on Pittwater The 2021 MC38 season champion and home club team has taken their first scalp for 2022 on Pittwater by four…
Two-time defending and reigning SailGP champions Australia have once again proved their prowess in the three boat winner-takes-all race, after scraping into the final and emerging triumphant winners in Chicago. Tom Slingsby’s team picked up a 99% fly time in…
The Global Solo Challenge is a single-handed without assistance around the world sailing event with a unique format. It will depart from A Coruña, Spain in September 2023. One thing about the Global Solo Challenge is for sure: both the…
Clip from the M32 European Series event in Medemblik June 2022 and interview with Adam Minoprio
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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’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…
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…
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…
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…
“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…
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