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South Australia: Houseboat owners are being forced to move away from Ral Ral Creek after being notified that Renmark Paringa Council will not renew their leases to moor there after June 30. Up to 25 houseboats are expected to relocate from their…
Newport-based MCM is celebrating after no fewer than eight sailing yachts in its fleet crossed the finish line at the legendary St. Barths Bucket Regatta, held from 17-20 March in the Caribbean. It was a bumper entry list for the company, which runs new…
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’. In her latest blog post, Blair catches up…
Volkan Kaan Yemlihaoğlu from Istambul in Turkey has a clear ambition: he wants to become the first sailor from his country to complete a single-handed, non-stop circumnavigation by the three Great Capes. He wants to document his adventure and hopes…
At least four IMOCA teams are planning to compete in the Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race: Sam Davies with Initiatives-Coeur, Pip Hare with Medallia, Ollie Heer with Oliver Heer Ocean Racing and James Harayda with Gentoo 2. So far,…
What better place for a boat that claims to ‘fly on water’ than the Formula 1 of sailing? Not as the main star, of course, but as an equally-spectacular companion. This year’s edition of SailGP marked a historic premiere –…
At the end of a thrilling, incident-packed season, Jimmy Spithill’s United States SailGP Team almost completed the perfect comeback, but came up just short at the final hurdle. Red Bull break down all you need to know: On Sunday, March…
Manly Yacht Club’s Helly Hansen Women’s Challenge on Sunday March 27 had it all, from rain squalls to light winds, spinnaker troubles and of course – a lot of fun. The Challenge was the last instalment of the second edition…
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’. In her latest blog post, Blair, takes shelter…
San Francisco: The Australia Team are the SailGP Season 2 champions. Tom Slingsby led the Australia SailGP Team to a stunning victory and secured a place in history, after beating Japan and USA in the final drama fuelled race. The…
San Francisco: Congratulations to Hattie Rogers from Great Britain and Sean Herbert from New Zealand who claimed the male and female championships at the SailGP – Waszp Inspire Racing Grand Final. In a drama-packed final day, Herbert took the win…
Each year, the Australian Marine Industry Awards recognises the innovation, creativity, and craftsmanship of some of Australia’s most successful marine businesses. The awards cover categories for the superyacht, commercial marine and marine export sectors of the industry, but the newest…
IRC honours for a hard-fought City of Newcastle TP52 Gold Cup were decided in the protest room tonight, with Ichi Ban being disqualified from the fourth and deciding race for a pre-start rule breach. Three protests were lodged by Matador,…
Australian high performance athletes are encouraged to manage education and career pathways with their sporting ambitions as the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) today opens a new round of applications for the AIS Education Scholarship Program. Now in its second…
The great Marina Militare Nastro Rosa Tour sailing event is back and it’s an absolute first: the Female Offshore Mediterranean Championship will start on 11 April from Genoa, Italy. Ten female crews will compete aboard ten Benetau Figaro 3 managed…
Tom Slingsby had a fiery first day of sailing at the Mubadala United States Sail grand Prix, unleashing his infamous alter ego ‘the red mist’ onto the San Francisco Bay. The Australia SailGP Team refused to back down during racing,…
A good story is supposed to have what English teachers call a sizzling start, but the wind gods had other ideas today for Race 1 of the Sailfest Newcastle Regatta Offshore Series, supported by City of Newcastle and Transport for…
Teams are pushing themselves to the limit ahead of the Mubadala United States Sail Grand Prix in San Francisco, with two of the three grand finalists capsizing on San Francisco Bay during training. Overall leader and reigning champion, Tom Slingsby’s…
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’. In her latest blog post, Blair, who has…
The so-called Steel City becomes Keel City this weekend as the annual SailFest Newcastle Regatta brings a smorgasbord of world-class sailing to NSW’s Hunter Region. Few cities in Australia, let alone the world, allow spectators to stroll the waterfront and…
The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania (RYCT) will be looking to continue its form from last year and to be crowned the Sailing Champions League winners for the second year running. RYCT will be up against some tough competition with…
The Australian SailGP Team capsized on San Francisco Bay during a training session for this weekend’s SailGP season final, the upcoming Mubadala United Sail Grand Prix, March 26-27. The capsize occurred towards the end of the team’s routine training from…
Redcliffe Peninsular, Queensland: Humpybong Yacht Club’s (HYC) inaugural Women and Girls’ Sailing Regatta held last weekend (March 19-20) attracted an enthusiastic group of sailors for a hotly contested race series. HYC spokeswoman Kate Slade said they were pleased with the…
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’. In her latest blog post, Blair looks to increase…
Emirates Team New Zealand has partnered up with Southern Spars for the wind powered land speed record attempt.
When most people think of speed records they immediately think of huge powerful engines. But when it is a wind powered land speed record a normal combustion engine is an obvious absence. Glenn Ashby’s engine for Emirates Team New Zealand’s Wind…
A message from Jean-Luc Michon, EurILCA Chairman: The Executive Committee of EurILCA (European Region of ILCA) has launched a crowdfunding page to support the 18 ILCA sailors from the ILCA Ukrainian team and their coaches. Those 18 Ukrainian sailors were…
After a two year wait, the 2019-20 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race officially restarted at 1200 local time (0400 UTC). Race 10, the ‘Sailing City, Qingdao Cup’, got underway today by way of a Le Mans start just off…
Offshore veteran John Charles gives us an in-depth detailed tour of the Round the World Clipper 68 yachts that have circumnavigated the globe five times each in the gruelling Clipper yacht race training program competition. These yachts are now for…
The Great Britain SailGP Team’s ambition is to help over one million young people take action to protect nature, people and the planet through the Protect Our Future climate education platform: www.protectourfuture.org
The U.S. SailGP Team took professional big wave surfers Kai Lenny and Jamie O’Brien on board the F50 for a true SailGP experience. Watch how it all went down (literally). By SailGP
SailGP, one of the world’s fastest growing sports properties and NEAR, a leading carbon-neutral, community-driven blockchain development platform, today announced a multi-year groundbreaking partnership. As part of the partnership, SailGP will explore the sale of a new team to a…
Sir Ben Ainslie, Hannah Mills OBE and the Great Britain SailGP Team have declared their ambition to help over 1 million young people take action to protect nature, people and the planet as the new Protect Our Future climate education…
When US President Joe Biden announced a taskforce to hunt down the assets of Russian billionaires, he made a very specific threat. “We will find and seize their yachts, their luxury apartments, their private jets,” he said in response to…
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’. In Blair’s latest blog post, she writes about…
Sydney-based Performance Cruising Yachts is set to debut the company’s first catamaran at the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show (SCIBS), 19-22 May 2022. Performance Cruising Yachts is the Australian and New Zealand distributor for Dufour Catamarans, formerly owned by Dufour…
CJ Perez is the first American woman, the first Latina, and the youngest person to ever race in SailGP, the world’s premier sailing league. Perez has a particular interest in using data to improve sailing performance and leverages Oracle Cloud…
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’. In her latest blog post, Blair changes direction…
Welcome to Tasmania’s cruising directory. Using the experience of Lagoon owners Kerry and Bryn Wellington, the cruising knowledge of sailors Tania and Greig Ebeling and my (Marnie Ebeling) own adventures around Tasmania, we have created the ultimate guide to exploring…
San Francisco residents are being asked to tackle pollution by ditching plastic during the SailGP race weekend. The Japan SailGP Team is calling on San Francisco residents to take the ‘plastic promise’ in a bid to combat plastic pollution during…
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