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The 490 nautical mile Stage 2 of the 52nd La Solitaire du Figaro, from Lorient to Fécamp, starts Sunday afternoon and it is a tricky, technical coastal stage requiring the passage of key tidal sections, such as the Raz de…
No further racing was possible on Day 2 of the 5.5 Metre German Open at the Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee (VsaW) in Berlin, Germany with very little wind available for Saturday’s racing. Following a two hour delay the fleet was…
The level of intensity ramped up several degrees at the 2021 Multihull Cup in Mallorca, Spain today, with a building breeze producing close encounters at several points on a long 23-mile course. When the spray settled, the experienced crew aboard…
Takashi Okura’s Sled team were crowned winners of the first regatta of the 2021 season, the 52 SUPER SERIES Puerto Portals Sailing Week, after conflicting breezes on the Bay of Palma meant no racing could be held on the final…
The 2018 5.5 Metre World Champions, New Moon II (BAH Mark Holowesko/Christoph Burger/Peter Vlasov), lead after the first day of the 2021 German Open at the Verein Seglerhaus am Wannsee (VsaW) in Berlin, Germany. Girls on Film (GBR Peter Morton/Andrew…
The 2021 Multihull Cup got off to a flying start today, with the competitive fleet of state-of-the-art performance cruising cats taking on a coastal course off Mallorca’s stunning south-west coast. Racing in near ideal conditions with a solid sailing breeze…
Cruising legend Jimmy Cornell nominates Duen as one of the coolest and most innovative yachts of our times. “I cannot think of a better example of a happy cruising family than that of the crew of Duen,” said Jimmy Cornell. “Among…
Dave Carey discusses how he made major changes to the rigging of his 47ft cruising yacht, all- while living aboard with his family in the Caribbean. As a former RAAF (Royal Australian Air Force) aircraft technician, I was always going…
After a year’s absence, maxi racing’s premier event will return to Sardinia’s magnificent Costa Smeralda in two week’s time stronger than ever. Organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS) in conjunction with the International Maxi Association (IMA), the Maxi…
Three good races on the Bay of Palma yielded three different winners at the 52 SUPER SERIES Puerto Portals Sailing Week and 20th Anniversary Invitational regatta, with Takashi Okura’s Sled team emerging with a one-point-lead over Doug DeVos’ Quantum Racing. In…
Following a dominant display throughout the entire Youth Foiling Gold Cup regatta, the last day of finals was no different for Team DutchSail – Janssen de Jong. Flawless in strong wind and able to fly in barely a ripple, the…
Just as he won the first leg of the 2020 edition of the race, Xavier Macaire (Groupe SNEF) has triumphed again in the gruelling 627 mile opening stage of the 52nd La Solitaire du Figaro. The 40-year-old who originates from the…
Portugal: The twenty-first edition of Cascais Vela will start this Friday, August 27. Seven dozen participants, spread across three different classes – ORC, NHC and SB20 – have already trained in Cascalenses waters. In the Kings Class of the event,…
Multihull Cup sailors certainly handle all the twists and turns of high performance catamaran machines, but they’re also racing to restore the health of the ocean to preserve the sport for decades to come. The Multihull Cup is a registered Sailors…
Check out the action on and off the water on day two of the Puerto Portals 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week.
With its new course and giant fleet, the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Rolex Fastnet Race this year provided an even greater test of racing and seamanship skill for its competitors. At 695 miles, the new course to Cherbourg was 90…
Sailing legend Jimmy Spithill explains how his United States SailGP Team overcame treacherous conditions to salvage fourth place at Denmark Sail Grand Prix in Aarhus. This photo, taken at the ROCKWOOL Denmark Sail Grand Prix in Aarhus this week, is…
World-renowned yacht designer Juan Kouyoumdjian explains just how much work and detail goes into the design of the IMOCA 60, where The Ocean Race Europe IMOCA class was lost and won and where the future lies for foiling offshore boats….
Meet the organisers behind the upcoming Spanish SailGP event.
St. Petersburg Yacht Club invites crews to take part in the Russian qualification CUP of the SAILING Champions League, and ultimately fight for the right to represent their home country in the 2022 Champions League’s Series final qualifier. SAILING Champions League is a competition between the strongest yacht…
The Rolex Giraglia is one of the most cherished events in the sailing calendar, presenting a rigorous test of skill on stunning Mediterranean waters. Competition is always intense but imbued with an overriding sense of camaraderie. The regatta’s principal contest,…
Tacticians and strategists had a more challenging day than might be expected on the Bay of Palma, with the wind blowing offshore on the second day of racing at the 52 SUPER SERIES Puerto Portals Sailing Week and 20th Anniversary Invitational….
With less than 100 miles to the finish line of the 627-mile race course that makes up Stage One of the 52nd La Solitaire du Figaro, Xavier Macaire’s (Groupe SNEF) lead has narrowed to just 1.8 miles. However the 40-year-old…
On the second day of the finals at the Youth Foiling Gold Cup, the race committee ran six races in quick succession in the windiest conditions experienced so far. Lake Garda’s famous Ora wind kicked into gear, and the 69F…
Amaury de Jamblinne from Grez-Doiceau in Belgium dreams of participating in a Vendée Globe, but he is aware it is an event that is out of reach for most, unless you are a top professional sailor. The Global Solo Challenge…
The Sabot Sailing Association continues to develop the sailing skills of future sailing champions and provides opportunities to young female sailors to excel. Seventy-four Sabot sailors registered to compete in the recent SeaLink 57th Sabot National Titles and…
Sleeker, lighter, more sail area and more space in the bow for the owner’s cabin (than its predecessor); the latest collaboration between Marc Lombard for naval architecture and NAUTA Design for the deck plan and layouts of the new Oceanis…
An Alloa man has completed an epic solo sailing adventure round the UK, raising thousands for charity and inspiring many along the way. At the age of 82, the Scotland’s Murdoch McGregor set off on the challenge earlier in June…
Under a full moon just before the clock struck midnight last night, the 100ft grand prix maxi Arca SGR ghosted through the finish to claim line honours in the Palermo-Montecarlo race, the fifth and concluding event of the International Maxi…
All the highlights from racing at the inaugural ROCKWOOL Denmark Sail Grand Prix in the ‘City of Smiles’ – Aarhus. – SailGP
Quantum Racing, steered by Doug DeVos, is on top of the nine boat leader board after sailing a strong pair of opening races, a second and first, on the first day of competition on the Bay of Palma at the…
On the first day of the Youth Foiling Gold Cup finals, whitecaps ravaged the surface of Lake Garda but when it was race time, there was barely a ripple. In the light wind, the Persico 69F demonstrated its incredible efficiency…
Hylas Yachts announced that its new Hylas H57 featuring the progressive Bill Dixon design and luxurious interior is going to make her official world debut at major US boat shows this fall. The yacht will take part in the Newport…
SailGP is a global series featuring bold, cutting-edge technology and extraordinary individual skill and athleticism. National teams compete in identical, supercharged F50 catamarans, engineered for intense racing at speeds exceeding 50 knots (nearly 60 mph/100 kmh) in some of the…
Exciting things are expected to come from one of the newest teams to the GC32 Racing Tour – Swiss Foiling Academy. They have the youngest sailors on the tour and are the first ever team to race with females on…
Three teams are heading home as the rest of the fleet gear up for two intense days of racing as part of the Youth Foiling Gold Cup finals. It was quite the day on Lake Garda, with 180-degree wind shifts…
One recurring question among the novice offshore sailor is how to optimise your route when sailing. The practice is known among sailors with the French name of routage or the English name of weather routing. To optimize the route you will inevitably need…
Katie McCabe has finished sailing around Great Britain in her quest to become the youngest person to have ever done so. The 14-year-old from Devon set off from Exmouth in her eight-metre long wooden yacht, Falanda, on June 30. It…
Julia Jones discusses Good Little Ship; Arthur Ransome, Nancy Blackett and the Goblin by Peter Willis. When I first reviewed Peter Willis’ biography of Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett on its publication in 2017, I had enjoyed it far more than I’d necessarily…
The final voyage of the historic SY Aurora, even after 104 years, remains a puzzle, wrapped in an enigma, as they say. The three-masted steam yacht from the heroic age of polar exploration vanished after sailing from the port of…
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