Autumn regatta time in Tasmania
Southern Tasmania has a unique heritage in yachting that can be traced back to the 1830s: the annual sailing regattas that start at Hobart and on the Huon River in the spring and end up down at Dover on Port…
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Registrations Open for 2020 Mediterranean Escapade
Registrations have opened for the 2020 Mediterranean Escapade, which is set to become one of the most popular international rallies when it is staged from 7-12 May. Hosted by Mariner Boating and Multihull Solutions, Mediterranean Escapade is expected to draw…
Defi Atlantique – final stretch before departure
Part of the French Sailing Federation’s Class40 program, this new event, organised by Grand Pavois Organisation, will depart from Guadeloupe on Saturday 23 March. Crews (minimum of two people aboard) will arrive in Horta in the Azores, then in La…
Kiwis strengthen grip on JJ Giltinan trophy
The New Zealand 18ft Skiff teams ASCC and Honda Marine shared the honours with comfortable wins in Races 6 and 7 on Day 5 of the Winning Group 2019 JJ Giltinan Championship on Sydney Harbour today. ASCC (Josh Porebski, Jack…
Uku Randmaa survives last storm and expected to finish Golden Globe on Sunday
Third placed Estonian Uku Randmaa has survived his last storm – 50knot winds and vicious 5m high seas – on Tuesday. The winds have now receded but the leftover Atlantic swell remains as his Rustler 36 One and All heads…
No plan B for Thomas Ruyant: “I will be there at the start of the 2020 Vendée Globe”
Early this week, Thomas Ruyant visited the Persico yard in Bergamo (Italy) to see how work was going on his future IMOCA, a Verdier designed boat that is due to be transferred to Lorient in June before she is launched…
Auckland to host an America's Cup World Series event in October-November 2020
TVNZ News Team New Zealand has confirmed to 1 NEWS today that AC75 sailing will come to Auckland earlier than expected with a round of the World Series to be held later next year. The first race in Auckland was…
AkzoNobel opens ground-breaking R&D innovation campus
A trailblazing lab complex which can test new products in conditions that mimic the world's most extreme environments has been officially opened today by AkzoNobel in the UK. Located in Felling, the €12.6 million R&D innovation campus fuses the site's…
Millionaire's wife “sneaked out of hotel” to make fatal solo yacht delivery
The Daily Mail. By Joel Adams For Mailonline An inexperienced yachtswoman died as she attempted to sail her new boat single-handed around Land's End after ignoring advice from experienced sailors, an inquest has heard. Mary Unwin, 65, had bought the Seagair…
Two years to go until the 36th America's Cup Match
It seems like a long time, but this is the America’s Cup and time is the biggest issue- you never have enough of it. Every day is important. Is two years long enough? “Not even close, we could use four,”…
Stage is set for exciting South Australian Youth Champs
South Australia's youth sailors are getting set for their marquee event this weekend, as the 2019 South Australian Youth Championships get underway at Adelaide Sailing Club on Saturday. A solid contingent of entries across Optimists, Lasers, 420s, Open Bics and…
Kiwis take firmer grip on JJ Giltinan after light wind lottery
With a lack of wind at the scheduled race start time, and the prediction of more wind due later in the afternoon, race officials decided to hold the teams on shore until a firm decision could be made about the…
Why are some icebergs Green?
The Maritime Executive Researchers have proposed a new idea that may explain why some Antarctic icebergs are tinged emerald green rather than the normal blue, potentially solving a decades-long scientific mystery. Pure ice is blue because ice absorbs more red…
Antigua Sailing Week – horses for courses
Antigua Sailing Week (ASW) Race Manager Lorna Saunders runs through the key changes to racing at the 2019 edition of ASW, including two new classes, four new racing marks, plus information about ASW Minimum Safety Rules. The new classes will…
America's Cup setback as world series opener in Italy is delayed
The America's Cup has received a setback with the opening round of the world series schedule for Italy in October now postponed until early next year, Duncan Johnston reports on New Zealand website Stuff.co.nz. Matteo Plazzi, technical director for Luna…
Missing man who fell from yacht in Tolaga Bay found after air search
A 35-year-old German man who had been missing after he fell overboard from a yacht off New Zealand's East Coast has been found alive and well, New Zealand Police report. A search had been under way for the man, who fell from…
SMEG stars on third day of JJ Giltinan 18 Footers Championship
Australia’s Smeg team of Michael Coxon, Ricky Bridge and Mike McKensey starred on Day 3 of the Winning Group 2019 JJ Giltinan Championship with a win and third placing in the two races today, to move into clear second placing…
Farr 40s to race for 20th Australian Championship
The Australian Farr 40 class will cap off its 20th successful season at the annual pinnacle event, traditionally held at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron to the north of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Tom and Alan Quick’s Cruising Yacht Club…
2019 SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week entries open with a bang
In times of adversity you find out who your real friends are, and so it is with Townsville Yacht Club’s SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week, with fervent supporter Andrew Pearson not only entering a crew, but encouraging others from his…
More video footage of yachts being canted to pass under bridges
This week we ran some videos about boats getting under bridges (or failing to do so). Reader Tom Hinton sent this link to a video of the Volvo boats being canted on to their sides to get under the Bolte…
Another “sailor fails” video as this yachtie gets stuck on rocks
Australia readies team for Solomon Trader spill response
The Maritime Executive The Solomon Islands government has asked Australia's assistance in response to the escalating ecological damage caused by the oil spilling from the grounded bauxite bulk carrier MV Solomon Trader. The vessel ran aground on February 5. Fuel…
Kiwi teams want to press case for NZ to host JJs
The JJ Giltinans will feel a bit different this year, with a New Zealand team going in as defending champions for the first time in nearly 50 years, and there's hope another victory will see the regatta come to these…
Kiwis take safety seriously
From Yachting New Zealand's Briefings. By Angus Willison. The recent report in the fatal accident involving Imedi during the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac highlighted a number of things all keelboat sailors should be aware of. The most notable things…
Defender and Challenger of Record progress AC36 planning
The plans for the 36th America's Cup presented by Prada are progressing, with clearer guidelines now set for the future. Following on from meetings held in Auckland last week between the Defender and Challenger of Record, an agreement has been…
Hollywood comes to Airlie Beach Race Week 2019
Entries have opened for Airlie Beach Race Week Festival of Sailing 2019, and Ray ‘Hollywood’ Roberts was the first to take advantage, putting his name to paper for the Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) hosted Festival of Sailing to be held…
Torn spinnaker costs Winning Group in JJ Giltinan
Defending champion Honda Marine won its second race of the Winning Group 2019 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship today, after another eventful day of racing on Sydney Harbour. After trailing Winning Group (John Winning Jr.) for half the NE course,…
Sports boats, VX Ones back for more Port Stephens action
By popular demand, the Australian Sports Boat Association (ASBA) is returning to Sail Port Stephens for an unprecedented third consecutive year to stage its 2019 national titles. And joining them for the first time is the VX One class for…
One person injured as yacht crashes into railway bridge
CBS Miami reports that a person was injured when a yacht crashed into a railway bridge in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday afternoon (February 28,2019). The US Coastguard is investigating the incident, which saw the Brightline train service stopped as the…
Cat-astrophe avoided on Fraser Island
The Bundaberg-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter has flown two men and a cat to safety, after the 38 foot vessel they were sailing on ran into trouble just after midnight. The chopper was called to the eastern side of Fraser Island,…
Defending champs in fine form at 2019 JJ Giltinan Championship
The defending champion Honda Marine team of Dave McDiarmid/Matt Steven/Brad Collins showed that they will be hard to beat again this year when they scored an impressive win in Race 1 of the Winning Group JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship…
Victory for Serious Yahoo and Le Cascadeur in Port Phillip Women’s Championship Series
Races 3 and 4 of the Port Phillip Women’s Championship Series, hosted by the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria were held on Port Phillip today and the women sailed two long courses in oscillating winds at both ends of the…
Sydney Harbour Regatta: Winners declared after stunning weekend of racing
Winners were crowned on the final day of the Sydney Harbour Regatta, conducted by Middle Harbour Yacht (MHYC), over three days for the Sydney 38s and the weekend for all other classes. This is the 14th running of the regatta…
Outlaws win Sydney 38 Australian title at Sydney Harbour Regatta
Alan and Tom Quick have added the Yoti Sydney 38 Australian Championship to their trophy cabinet at Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s Sydney Harbour Regatta, which finished late this afternoon. The Quicks (CYCA), who were crowned Farr 40 NSW champions in…
Invitation Race to kick-start 18ft Skiff JJ Giltinan Championship
For the 13th consecutive year, the JJ Giltinan Championship has been sponsored by the Winning Group brands, but there is so much more to their participation at all levels of the sport. The Winning Group is also one of the…
Copa del Rey MAPFRE moving towards excellence for its 38th edition
The Notice of Race for the Copa del Rey MAPFRE was published on the event’s official web site on Friday, and includes changes to the 2019 edition. The new classification, which will keep expectations running high up until the very…
Sydney Harbour Regatta: Ideal conditions for NSWs largest keelboat regatta
From the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House, all the way down to the Sound at Manly – boats, boats and more boats, as Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s well-named key event, the Sydney Harbour Regatta, did as its name implies…
One year on, a beautiful Bunbury and Return Ocean Race
While many are still recovering from tragic events of the 2018 race, the 71st Bunbury and Return Ocean Race will be remembered as one that helped in the healing process for the offshore community in Western Australia. To commemorate the…
Australian Navy survey to improve Sub-Antarctic charts
Maritime Executive The Royal Australian Navy is gathering data to update Sub-Antarctic nautical charts with the deployment of its Laser Airborne Depth Sounder (LADS) Flight. The plane is currently deployed to Invercargill in New Zealand to undertake survey operations over…
Seawind 1260 calls the Whitsundays home
Fresh from the factory in Vietnam is a brand new Seawind 1260 that will be coming to Australia and calling the Whitsundays home, joining an award-winning bareboat charter operator in Airlie Beach. Cumberland Charter Yachts has been successful in securing…
