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The Ocean Race Europe – a new, three-stage offshore sailing race for professional teams racing in two classes of high-performance ocean-going yachts – VO65s and IMOCA 60s – starts from Lorient, France on Saturday May 29 at 13.45 CEST. This…
The 2021 Club Marine Marina Industry Association Awards were held this week at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia in Sydney, and yacht clubs and marinas from across Australia and the Asia Pacific region were recognised for their commitment to…
The 31-year-old was selected ahead of close friend and training partner Andy Maloney for the one position available to New Zealand in the heavyweight dinghy on the back of his consistently high results at pinnacle events. In 2019 he became…
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Rome: Translated, a company that combines human creativity and machine intelligence to craft quality translations at speed, has two highly unusual job openings for a seasoned skipper and experienced team manager. The two successful applicants will lead the crew of…
Photos – Credits ClubSwan Racing – Studio Borlenghi Leonardo Ferragamo’s ClubSwan 50 Cuordileone lies first after three races G-Spot heads the results table for the ClubSwan 36 Newcomer Fra Martina (CS36) scores an impressive two bullets Perfect Champagne sailing conditions…
With three days to go till the first edition of The Ocean Race Europe sets sail from the heart of Sailing Valley in Lorient (13:45hrs local time, Saturday 29 May), Class IMOCA has selected a few choice utterances from the…
Glittering seas, cloudless skies and a stable sea breeze provided the perfect conditions for a fantastic first day of racing in the Swan Tuscany Challenge. The big fleet included 10 ClubSwan 36s and an impressive 13 ClubSwan 50s, many racing…
An impressive fleet of twenty-three ClubSwan yachts has gathered at the Marina di Scarlino to mark the debut of an explosive new racing season. No fewer than 10 ClubSwan 36s and 13 ClubSwan 50s have been measured for the Swan Tuscany…
As the minimum number of teams to stage a viable, competitive event has not been realised, the first regatta of the 2021 52 SUPER SERIES, the Royal Cup 52 SUPER SERIES Valencia Mar, has been cancelled. Travel restrictions and previous…
Revolutionary new online berth system Rent My Boat Berth now stretches along the east coast of Australia, offering cruising sailors a safe and cost-effective overnight or long-stay mooring. The system offers a 24-hour year-round service for cruising sailors to find…
Australian Willi Fantom from Hobart is currently circumnavigating Australia promoting his campaign Solo Sailor For The Disabled in the faithful company of his live-aboard dog Capt Mistchief. They have been at sea together for the last three years becoming inseparable….
The Allianz Regatta, to be held from June 2-13 in Medemblik, is the last serious opportunity to compete and qualify prior to the Tokyo Olympic Games. Part of the Hempel World Cup Series in the past, the Allianz Regatta has…
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The volunteer RNLI crew at Trearddur Bay in the UK were recently involved in one of their most challenging rescues when a surfer got into trouble in heavy seas and strong winds, and was in danger of being smashed against…
B&G®, the world’s leading sailing electronics manufacturer, has returned as an Official Technical Supplier to The Ocean Race, including the upcoming inaugural edition of The Ocean Race Europe that begins May 29 in Lorient, France. B&G has a rich and…
International ocean racing teams from around the world are assembling in Lorient, France this week ahead of the start of the inaugural edition of The Ocean Race Europe on Saturday May 29. Designed to showcase professional fully crewed offshore racing,…
Nominations are currently open for the 2021 NSW Maritime Medal, which recognises the outstanding and sustained contributions that individuals or organisations have made to the maritime community in NSW. Do you know an unsung hero in the boating community? The…
On the last day of the 44Cup Portoroz, again 20+ knots with gusts and shifts made for close, high adrenalin racing and plenty of opportunities throughout at the 44Cup Portoroz, but it was Team Ceeref that made the best of…
The Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Vice Admiral’s Cup came to a conclusion on Sunday local time after two days of racing in fresh to feisty conditions in the Solent, and the final day produced more challenging conditions for the high-performance…
Please do not throw your beacon in the bin. Beacons can inadvertently activate if they are not correctly disposed, which often occurs when beacons are thrown in the rubbish and end up in tips. Every year, thousands of dollars are spent…
Racing got underway at the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Vice Admiral’s Cup on Saturday with four highly competitive races for all eight classes and the gale that had blown through the Solent the previous day had passed, although there was…
After a day of very tight racing in Cowes, Rán is the early leader in the Fast40+ Class at the Vice Admiral’s Cup, Round 1 of the class’s 2021 Race Circuit, while Khumbhu and Jean Genie also won races on…
For the first 44Cup event in 17 months, Portorož in Slovenia, could not have offered better conditions to date; slowly ramping up the wind strength to the third and penultimate day of racing, when the wind was at times solidly…
Current JJ Giltinan world champion, Michael Coxon has been sailing 18s for around 20 seasons and during that time has won four JJ world titles and five Australian Championships as well as numerous other major titles. However, even the world’s…
Thirty one of the 33 skippers who competed in the 9th Vendée Globe mustered in Les Sables d’Olonne today for the official prize giving and closing ceremony in which Yannick Bestaven (Maître-CoQ) received top award as the overall winner. “Winning…
Cruising is not about whipping in under full sail, ropes straining, fuelling up and having a shandy and heading off again. There is more to it than that, if it is to be enjoyed in the genteel fashion to which…
In a fleet as close as the 44Cup’s it is rare for one team to dominate. However, perhaps because of the 17 month absence caused by the pandemic, yesterday at the 44Cup Portorož there was one stand-out performer, Team Nika….
In a fleet as close as the 44Cup’s it is rare for one team to dominate, but perhaps because of the 17-month absence caused by the pandemic, yesterday at the 44Cup Portorož, Slovenia, there was one stand-out performer, Team Nika….
Today marked the final day of racing on the waters of Capri for the boats competing for the title of ORC European Champion 2021, and the Race Committee was on the water at 10 this morning to position the course…
Friday’s opening day for the Fast40 Class in the UK was called off, with average winds of 40 knots sweeping through the Solent, but Saturday’s forecast is much better while Sunday should start with moderate winds, increasing through the day….
With 450+ yachts entered in this year’s 49th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race, the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s biennial flagship event has consolidated its position as the biggest offshore yacht race in the world. The 2021 Rolex Fastnet Race sets…
The Ocean Race Europe brings the world’s top sailing teams to the continent this summer. Find out about the many ways the Race is supporting our seas along the way. Read More: http://www.theoceanrace.com
2022-23 Race Route confirmed ✔️🌎 10 iconic host cities ✔️🌇 Starting in Alicante, Spain in October 2022 🇪🇸 The Grand Finale in Genoa, Italy in June 2023 🇮🇹 38,000 miles of racing around the world ⛵️ Are you ready? 🤯🙌
World Sailing, supported by Virtual Regatta, the leading digital sailing platform, have partnered with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to join the Olympic Virtual Series (OVS). Olympic Virtual Series The first ever Olympic-licensed event for physical and non-physical virtual sports…
The final piece of an important puzzle has been put in place today, with Australian Sailing announcing the appointment of performance development specialist Ken Lynch to the role of National Performance Pathway Manager. Lynch will be charged with leading the…
Having not lined up since November 2019, 44Cup competition resumed today for the high performance owner-driver one designs, with three races successfully held on the Bay of Piran. These started in a 6 knots and built to 12 over the…
With its light start, brilliant sunshine, and the ancient town of Piran with its still snowcapped Slovenian Alps as a backdrop, the day could not have been better for the 44Cup fleet to blow away any cobwebs after such a…
This morning the fleet of 62 boats competing in the ORC European Championship took to the race course located 4 miles off Capri’s Marina Grande. Conditions were somewhat more stable than yesterday, with about 10 to 12 knots of breeze…
The Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race has reached a milestone, with the 50th entrant – Kevin Whelan and his Beneteau 45F5 Reve – representing the host club in the annual race from Sydney Harbour to Gold Coast. The Cruising…
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