Youth sailors enjoy Antigua Sailing Week
Here are the highlights from today’s racing at Antigua Sailing Week.
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SailGP announces debut event in Asia
SailGP’s rapid global expansion continues with the addition of Singapore to its Season 3 calendar, as the iconic city-state plays host to Asia’s first Sail Grand Prix on January 14-15, 2023. The event, which is supported by the Singapore Tourism…
Luxury expedition company announces Kimberleys sailing experience
Ponant is set to take luxury expeditions at sea to another level in 2023 announcing the planned arrival to Australian waters of the company’s iconic 32 guest, three-masted sailing yacht Le Ponant for the 2023 Kimberley season. Born out of…
Scotch College wins College Cup
The 2022 College Cup at Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club, WA had the presence of former and current Royal Perth Yacht Club sailors from Trinity College, Aquinas College and Christ Church Grammar School. Last Sunday morning (1 May) was a…
Palmavela kicks off IMA Mediterranean Maxi Inshore Challenge
This week’s maxi yacht competition at the Real Club Nautico de Palma’s Palmavela is the strongest for several years, with a seven boat class racing under IRC, the four longest all being around 100ft in length. Competition takes place over…
Archaeologists discover 14th century wreck
Archaeologists in Tallinn, Estonia have discovered the wreck of a wooden vessel dating back to about 1300 AD, putting it within the timeframe of the famed Hanseatic League. The 80-foot wreck was found during excavation at a construction site near…
Trimming on a reach
Quantum Annapolis’ David Flynn pulls from his extensive racing and cruising knowledge and recent race aboard the Carkeek 40 Meridian XI to discuss reaching trim. He lays out tips based on the different kinds of sails you might fly while reaching…
Matt Allen AM elected Australian Olympic Committee Vice President
Australian Sailing immediate past president, Matt Allen AM, has been elected as a Vice President of the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), winning election at their recent AGM. President of Australian Sailing from 2013 to 2019, Allen won the post alongside…
Lisa Blair blog: Drifter buoy ‘Jessica Watson’ is deployed
On Monday February 21, Australian sailor Lisa Blair set sail from Albany, WA in a second attempt to sail solo, non-stop, around Antarctica in record time aboard her yacht ‘Climate Action Now’. Blair is still trying to raise money to…
Tom Slingsby joins New York Yacht Club American Magic
Nearly a decade ago, Tom Slingsby helped an American team win the most prestigious trophy in sailing, the 34th America’s Cup. In 2024, he hopes to do it again. New York Yacht Club American Magic is pleased to announce it…
Myra Too and Bill Barnett: Two great 18 footer champions
Champion 18 footer skipper, designer and boat builder Bill Barnett won the 1948-49 Australian Championship on Sydney Harbour in a 6ft beam boat he designed and built himself, named Myra. The following season, again in Myra, he was part of…
Opportunity knocks for young sailors at Antigua Sailing Week
The third day of Antigua Sailing Week delivered yet another king-size helping of outstanding racing conditions for hundreds of sailors from all over the world. Fifteen knots of trade winds, pumping up to 18 in the gusts gave exhilarating racing…
Gearing up for the first IMA Maxi European Championship
The Rolex countdown clock is ticking for the 26 yachts competing in the International Maxi Association’s first ever Maxi European Championship, taking place over 14-21 May out of Sorrento, Italy. This comprises the Regata dei Tre Golfi offshore race and…
Family pays tribute to sailor who died in Solent race
A “keen sailor” has died after his boat got into difficulty during a yacht race off the south coast of England. Richard Blowman, 45 and from Hull, was competing in the BFA Finn Masters Race at Keyhaven Yacht Club in…
Lisa Blair blog: Time for rest and how I dry my clothes
On Monday February 21, Australian sailor Lisa Blair set sail from Albany, WA in a second attempt to sail solo, non-stop, around Antarctica in record time aboard her yacht ‘Climate Action Now’. Blair is still trying to raise money to…
Foil-assisted racing yacht abandoned at sea
The first Infiniti 52 Tulikettu, designed by Hugh Welbourn, has been lost in the North Atlantic after colliding with an unidentified floating object. It is the only 52 fitted with a Dynamic Stability Systems (DSS) retracting lateral foil, the same technology…
Antigua Sailing Week day two highlights
Here are the highlights from today’s racing at Antigua Sailing Week.
Making waves at Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show
The 2022 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show (SCIBS) will roll out the red carpet for the greatest show afloat with a stellar line up of more than 600 boats on display from 19 – 22 May 2022 at Sanctuary Cove…
Sun shines for day two of Antigua Sailing Week
The second day of Antigua Sailing Week was blessed with stunning conditions with 15-20 knots of wind from the east. Bright sunshine, ocean swell and solid trade winds provided the perfect cocktail for thrilling racing at the world-famous regatta. Quotes…
Team Malizia announces sailors for The Ocean Race 2022-23
Team Malizia today presented its sailing crew with two new members, who will be with the team for The Ocean Race. Skipper Boris Herrmann, 40, will be joined by co-skipper Will Harris, 28, who has been part of the team…
Gear and gadgets aplenty at Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show
Gear up at the 2022 Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show (SCIBS) with all the latest marine innovations, gadgets and technology to make your time on the water a breeze. SCIBS is back from 19 – 22 May 2022 and overflowing…
How long does it take to sail around the world?
The Global Solo Challenge (GSC) is a single-handed, non-stop, unassisted sailing event by the three Great Capes. Racing Rules of Sailing, however, do not apply, nor any class rules such as Imoca, Class40 or similar. Technically speaking, the GSC is not a…
Italian sailor dies at ILCA Master Regatta
Italian ILCA 6 (former Laser Radial) sailor Massimo Patelli died on April 30 during an accident in the ICLA Master Class Regatta in Livorno, Italy. The 51-year-old died after he was struck by the boom. For the full story, see:…
GWA Wingfoil World Cup wrap up
Leucate, France: We finally arrived at the sixth and final day of competition at the GWA Wingfoil World Cup France on Sunday. The event had started slowly back on Tuesday with a few light, no-action days, but since the Tramontana…
Lisa Blair blog: I survived a 160-degree roll over
On Monday February 21, Australian sailor Lisa Blair set sail from Albany, WA in a second attempt to sail solo, non-stop, around Antarctica in record time aboard her yacht ‘Climate Action Now’. Blair is still trying to raise money to…
Redevelopment of Tassie’s Margate Marina continues
Margate Marina’s improved deep-water access to fuel and pump-out dock is now completed. Located just south of Hobart, Margate Marina has a spectacular setting on edge of the famed cruising waters of the D’Entrecasteaux Channel. Following the release of the…
2022 Australian Marine Industry Awards finalists announced
The Australian International Marine Export Group (AIMEX), Superyacht Australia and the Australian Commercial Marine Group are proud to announce the 11th annual Australian Marine Industry Awards finalists. Eight award categories across the marine export, superyacht and commercial sectors will recognise…
Jean Genie wins 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup
Jean Genie (James Howells, Andrew Palfrey, Ruairidh Scott) have won the Int. 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup at Circolo Vela Torbole on Lake Garda after the two final races on Saturday. Helly Hansen (Kristian Neergard, Trond Soli Sather, Espen Styokkeland, SUI),…
Australians finish in top 10 at Hyères
There were no medals, but plenty of learnings and promising performances with the Australia Sailing Team wrapping up the 2022 French Olympic week Hyères with two top five and two top ten placings. Rio Olympic silver medallists and Tokyo fifth-placed…
Outcome of Swan Tuscany Challenge goes down to the wire
The ultimate destination of the winners’ trophies at the Swan Tuscany Challenge went down to the wire today, with the final results still in the balance on the last legs of the concluding races. Going into the deciding ClubSwan 50…
Medals decided in Hyeres Olympic regatta
The Olympic classes regatta in Hyeres is over for another year and the medals decided, with Poland successful in the ILCA 6 and 49er classes, France winning both the Women’s and Men’s iQFOil, Italy again taking Nacra Gold and a…
Teenage Suardiaz seals her first Wingfoil World Tour win
France: Day 5 in the Surf-Freestyle and 11 hours after the 7.30am rider’s briefing on the beach here in Leucate on Saturday morning local time, Spain named its first event champion of the season in the GWA Wingfoil World Tour…
Australians qualify for Medal Races in Hyères
Australian Sailing Team (AST) and Australian Sailing Squad (ASS) athletes have secured four spots in the French Olympic Week Hyères medal races after qualifying in the ILCA 7, ILCA 6 and Nacra 17 as well as in the Formular Kite…
Two-handed entrants eligible for major CYCA perpetual trophies
Following recommendations, eligible two-handed entrants will now be able to compete for the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s (CYCA) most prestigious trophies, including the Tattersall Cup and John H. Illingworth Challenge Cup, awarded respectively to the overall winner and line…
Fifth edition of Foiling Awards held in Milan
The fifth edition of the Foiling Awards was held in the wonderful hall of the Teatro Arcimboldi in Milan, in an atmosphere appropriate for the Oscars of flying boating. After a year of absence due to the pandemic, the awards…
Poland claims Gold ahead of Hyeres Medal Race
Poland’s Agata Barwinska took the first gold medal of the 53rd Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères – TPM with a mastery of light winds and match racing in the Women’s ILCA 6, while Dominik Buksak and Szymon Wierzbicki, who lead…
Changing fortunes as Swan Tuscany Challenge heads into final day
Another round of competitive racing at the Swan Tuscany Challenge today resulted in race leads and class leaders changing and then changing again as the ClubSwan Racing teams battled it out for places and points on the Gulf of Follonica…
Jean Genie takes 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup lead
Great Britain’s Jean Genie (James Howells/Andrew Palfrey/Ruairidh Scott) took a commanding lead on the second day of the Int. 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup at Circolo Vela Torbole on Lake Garda. Two more race wins leaves them four points clear of…
Surf-Slalom rippers centre stage at GWA Wingfoil World Cup
Day three of the GWA Wingfoil World Cup France in Leucate and France’s Flora Artzner and reigning champion, Titouan Galea, were the stars of Surf-Slalom. The day started bright and early with riders on the water at 6:30 am and…
Vale Kelvin James Mowtell – Ace
It is with great sadness we announce the passing of marine personality and photographer Kelvin James Mowtell, known to all as ‘Ace’, who passed away in his beloved New Zealand on Wednesday evening; he was 86. A true character in…
