Exceptional line-up for 470 Europeans in Italy
To be held from 6 to 14 May, the 470 Europeans are just a few days away and will be held on the race area just off Marina degli Aregai in Santo Stefano al Mare, on Italy’s Ligurian Riviera, where…
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Antigua Sailing Week – 12 class winners decided
Fresh trade winds piping up to 20 knots in the gusts blessed Antigua and BarbudaRace Day, the last race in the stunning fabled sailing grounds of Antigua, with one race held for all classes to decide the teams to be…
Competition heats up on penultimate day of HM King Juan Carlos Trophy
Cascais, Portugal – The competition at the Dragon HM King Juan Carlos Trophy in Cascais is really heating up with the top five boats now separated by just three points going into the last day of the regatta. On Day…
Scene is set for U.S. SailGP debut
A day before SailGP's official race debut on San Francisco Bay, the atmosphere is building, as the six competing teams in the new global championship have completed their final checklists and concluded their training. After weeks of anticipation and fine-tuning…
Festival of sail with 12 classes racing on Day 2 of Top of the Gulf Regatta 2019
PATTAYA, Thailand – Following a marathon day on-the-water yesterday for the keelboats and multihulls, today's 10 knots of breeze at start time dropped off early on. Race Officer Jerry Rollin had to settle with a single race, though managed to…
Leaderboards narrow national tensions in Hyères
Italy’s Mattia Camboni looks closest in the Semaine Olympique Française fleets to being able to have a party on Friday before Saturday’s medal races, after extending his lead in the men’s RS:X. But another full day of racing in Hyères…
Gilmour's Dragon recovered and he vows to be back racing after one day missed
2 May 2019 – Cascais, Portugal – After the strong winds and drama of the opening day, day two of the Dragon HM King Juan Carlos Trophy, being hosted by the Clube Naval de Cascais from 1 to 4 May,…
Australia SailGP Team pushing limits on San Francisco Bay
SAN FRANCISCO – May 2, 2019 – The Australia SailGP Team will be gunning for back-to-back wins at this weekend’s second event of the newly formed SailGP, a professional sailing championship featuring teams from the United States, Great Britain, China,…
Antigua Irie: Reggae in the Park Race Day 3
20 knots of trades powered up the action on Reggae in the Park Race Day at Antigua Sailing Week. Over a thousand people from 21 nations enjoyed the spectacular conditions on the south coast of Antigua. Two races were held…
Good start for Team Hollywood at Top of the Gulf Regatta
PATTAYA, Thailand – The 15th Top of the Gulf Regatta presented by Ocean Marina got off to a good start with a solid 10 knots on the first day. This gave the Race Officer confidence to set the fleet on…
Race for line honours – Rolex Fastnet 'double' long overdue
While the main kudos in the Rolex Fastnet Race comes from class wins or ultimately the Fastnet Challenge Cup for the overall IRC winner, who will simply be first home to Plymouth often turns into an engaging, heavyweight bout. Among…
ANZAC dominance in Laser fleet at Hyeres
The ANZAC dominance of the Laser fleet at the Semaine Olympique Française regatta in Hyeres intensified on day three with the top six all from New Zealand and Australia. It must look a fairly distressing scoreboard for most of the sailors from…
Peter Gilmour's boat sinks on dramatic opening day for Dragons in Cascais
1 May 2019 – Cascais, Portugal – The opening day of the 24th HM King Juan Carlos Trophy in Cascais produced the strong winds and big seas for which this open ocean venue is famous. After the success of the…
Have hen will travel: the man who sailed round the world with a chicken
The Guardian. By Emma Beddington. At the tip of Brittany’s wild, wet Côtes-d’Armor peninsula is the village of Plougrescant. Beyond that, butting right out into the sea, lies Yvinec island, a tiny outcrop intermittently accessible depending on tides via a…
Solo sailors line up for Bermuda 1000 Race
It is in a week from now on Wednesday, that the Bermuda 1000 race will start from Douarnenez (Brittany), the first event in the 2019 IMOCA Globe Series and the only solo race of the season. Seventeen sailors representing six…
Every generation has its legends
The Finn class remains focussed and committed to ensure the Finn is re-selected for the Olympics in 2024 and rejects the assertion that the Finn has had its time and should be retired. The relevancy of the Finn to the…
Bermudian Durham completes Group Gold Cup line-up
Hamilton, Bermuda: What’s the recipe for an unpredictable, Grade 1 match racing regatta? Start with two women’s crews, add a dash of youngsters and throw in a handful of treacherous veterans and you get the 2019 Argo Group Gold Cup….
Australian Laser sailors remain on top in Hyeres
There may be some early celebrations in the Italian city of Civitavecchia tonight after their local duo won all three of the races in the men’s RS:X on the second day of the 51st Semaine Olympique Française in Hyères. Daniele…
High drama on the Bay ahead of San Francisco SailGP
SAN FRANCISCO – April 30, 2019 – For the first time on San Francisco Bay, the six SailGP teams – representing the home team from the United States and rival teams from Australia, China, France, Great Britain and Japan –…
Champions warm to task in Hyères heat
The first day of the 51st Semaine Olympique Française in Hyères saw the kind of conditions that the French Riviera specialises in: endless sun, testing breeze and diamonds dancing on the water. With the wind shifting from the northerly in…
Five giant schooners to compete at inaugural Capri Classica
Magnificent historic sailing craft are due gather on the Bay of Naples on 7th May 2019 for four days of competition that will celebrate yachting from its golden era. Created by the International Schooner Association in conjunction with the International…
Antigua Sailing Week – mixing it up on Fever-Tree Race Day 2
The second day of Antigua Sailing Week was Fever-Tree Race Day, with the impressive fleet mixing it up in gorgeous weather on the south, east and west coasts of Antigua. The Bareboat fleet, Double-Handed and Club Class started off Windward…
Derwent Sailing Squadron Autumn Short-Handed Series 2019
Southern Tasmania has some unique yacht racing events, such as a series of regattas on the River Derwent and down the D’Entrecasteaux Channel, the circumnavigation of historic Bruny Island and the Autumn Short-Handed Series which began today. Despite an ominous…
Dragon Lady steals the show in final race of Port Phillip Women's Championship Series
Henrietta McRae steered her Dragon keelboat, ‘Dragon Lady’, to two wins from three races at the Brighton Ladies Skippers Series (BLiSS) today – it was the final race of the Port Phillip Women’s Championship Series (PPWCS) held on Port Phillip. …
RSYS wins National Sailing League inaugural event
The Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron open team has taken out the debut NationalSailing League Oceania event, earning the honour of 'best club' plus awildcard entry to the Sailing Champions League Final in St Moritz in August. At the completion of…
Strength of Conviction in Round Antigua Race
The Bajan TP52 Zingara (Conviction), chartered by Canadian Richard Reid, won the Peters & May Round Antigua Race in dramatic style. The team including Olympian and Volvo Ocean Race winner Richard Clarke, took Line Honours and the Peters & May…
Fremantle yacht reported capsized and sunk en route from Thailand to Indonesia
Details are sketchy, but it has been reported that 'Ezylivin', a Catalina 350 home ported in Fremantle, capsized and sank enroute from Thailand to the Indonesian Sabang Marine Festival. (The source of the story is Facebook, not the most reliable…
Rum runners at Antigua Sailing Week
Brilliant sunshine, solid trade winds and Caribbean surf made for the perfect start for the 52nd edition of Antigua Sailing Week. The cocktail of heaven-sent conditions was very apt for English Harbour Rum Race Day. The six CSA racing classes…
CYCA storms the National Sailing League on day two
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia was the big mover on day two of the National Sailing League Final on Sydney Harbour, the Sydney club’s open and junior teams leapfrogging into the top three standings after 18 races back-to-back. At…
Sir Russell Coutts reveals his SailGP vision for New Zealand
Stuff.co.nz. By Duncan Johnstone Kiwi yachting great Sir Russell Coutts hopes to add a New Zealand team to his ambitious SailGP series. The series, featuring modified foiling catamarans used in the 2017 America's Cup in Bermuda in fleet and match-racing,…
National Sailing League makes its Australian debut
Day one of Australia’s first-ever league style sailing event on Sydney Harbour brought 14 teams from clubs spanning Perth to Auckland, New Zealand, together for a brilliant hit-out of 15 races in a mix of autumn conditions. Highlights from day…
New range of technical Zhik deck shorts and pants – quick dry and easy to wear
Zhik says its new, improved technical deck shorts are “for sailors putting in the hours afloat”. Whether cruising or racing for long hours, your shorts need to be comfortable, unrestricting and able to deflect water, the media release claims. Made…
Giancarlo Pedote taking the logical next step with IMOCA program
He methodically worked his way up starting on a Mini 6.50, then sailing on Figaro, Class40, Multi 50 and other boats. Today, the Italian, Giancarlo Pedote is heading up an IMOCA project with a very good foiler from 2015, which…
Laser now to be known as “ILCA Dinghy”
Austin, Texas, USA (25 April 2019) – In the wake of last month’s termination of its contract with its European builder, the International Laser Class Association (ILCA) announced today that, from 25 April 2019, all new, class-approved boats will be sold and raced under…
Seawind 1260 and charter boat seminar at Pittwater Sail Expo
The award-winning Seawind 1260 will be displayed at the upcoming Pittwater Sail Expo on the 27th & 28th April as hosted by the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club in Newport. In December last year, the highly read and respected ‘Cruising…
Grande Dame of the Concours d’ Elégance in Antigua
Overall winner of the Concours d’Elégance was the stunning Herreshoff design ketch Arrluuk. A faithful replica of 1939 Bounty and a kindred spirit to last year’s overall winner, 72’ Ticonderoga, she was built in 1997 by Legendary Yachts. Owners Steve…
New Jules Verne Trophy attempt
Having recently announced his participation in the M32 World Match Racing circuit as well as the 2019 Bol d'Or, Yann Guichard has further strengthened his 2019 sporting calendar with the confirmation of a new attempt at the Jules Verne Trophy…
Antigua Race Week – Caribbean showtime
Antigua Sailing Week is considered one of the world's most prestigious regattas, and the 52nd edition will commence with the Round Antigua Race on Saturday April 27, ahead of five days of racing off the rugged south coast of Antigua…
Pride, polish and prizes for beautiful classic yachts in Antigua
For days, captains and crews laboured in preparation for the Concours d’ Elégance. A few boats employed the come-as-you-are strategy while others went into full tilt production, setting the stage for the keen eye of judges. Spa treatments included last…
SailGP makes on-water debut in San Francisco Bay ahead of May 4-5 racing
SAN FRANCISCO – April 23, 2019 – With two weeks until SailGP’s inaugural stateside racing, the U.S. SailGP team made a splash when its F50 racing catamaran was hoisted into the waters of San Francisco Bay for the very first…
