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Risør, Norway (29th July, 2018) – With brilliant sun and a southerly wind at times exceeding 20 knots in the gusts, Risør saved its best conditions for the Semi Final and Final stages of Match Cup Norway. New Zealand’s Phil…
In a gripping finish to the Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race, Queensland supermaxi Black Jack match-raced and beat Wild Oats XI to the finish line by just under two minutes over a 384 nautical mile course. Peter Harburg’s 30m…
World Sailing is pleased to announce that three new prestigious, perpetual annual global sailing awards will be introduced at the annual World Sailing Awards from 2018. The World Sailing Awards celebrate outstanding achievement and exceptional contributions to the sport…
WGN9 Chicago CHICAGO — The body police recovered in Lake Michigan on Saturday has been identified as a missing Chicago sailor. Jon Santarelli of Lincoln Park fell overboard in the Chicago Yacht Club Race to Mackinac a week ago. The 53-year-old…
Ken Berkeley, who represented Australia crewing for Bob Miller (later Ben Lexcen), in the Soling class at the 1972 Olympics, has died, aged 88. Berkeley and his brother Carl founded a successful contract cleaning business in Sydney in 1955. He…
Yaffa Media, the publishers of Australian Sailing magazine, have announced that the February/March issue will be the last to be published. Falling advertising revenues have made the publication unviable. The magazine was founded in 1976 by Bob Ross, who remained…
Bavaria Yachts Australia announces it will introduce two new models at this August Sydney International Boat Show (SIBS). But it is its C range 45 foot 'Style' yacht that promises to deliver the most interest. Originally launched at the boot…
By Mary Halton Science reporter, BBC News. Scientists have mapped marine “wilderness” areas around the world for the first time. These are regions minimally impacted by human activities such as fishing, pollution and shipping. The team, led by researchers…
The first battle in the Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race went to Jim Cooney’s Comanche, the imposing black and red super maxi narrowly leading the Oatley’s same-length Wild Oats XI to Sydney Heads on a mild winter day, closely…
Risør, Norway: In a long and drama-filled day of M32 catamaran competition, the Quarter Finals were completed at Match Race Norway; stage two of the 2018 World Match Racing Tour. With the north-easterly blowing diagonally across Risør fjord, and at…
History has been made as Australian Sailor Wendy Tuck becomes the first woman to ever to lead a team to win a round the world yacht race after clinching the overall victory in the Clipper 2017-18 Race. And in an…
The first teams are packing their bags this evening having been dispatched after two of the four flights from the Repechage stage of the World Match Racing Tour’s Match Cup Norway were completed. While the sun remained out, the picture…
The Beatles may be Liverpool’s biggest claim to fame, but at 2.40pm local time in Liverpool (9.50pm in Sydney tonight) Sydney’s Wendy Tuck received a hero’s welcome when she stepped ashore, the first female to ever win the Clipper Round…
Well it has been an action packed few days since the last blog. Both socially and competition wise. On the social front under the auspices of team manager Sam Ibbott we had a couple of events. The first being drinks…
The end is in sight and the kites are flying after the Clipper Race fleet rounded Fastnet Rock and began the final surge through the Irish Sea to the Finish Line in Liverpool. The two teams gunning for the overall…
The 2021-22 edition of the world’s premiere fully-crewed around the world race will feature two classes of boats, the IMOCA 60 and the VO65 class. Each class has its distinct characteristics, and the inclusion of both means the race will…
Risør, Norway (26th July, 2018) – Making its debut on the World Match Racing Tour this week, Risør delivered in spades on the opening day of Match Cup Norway. Qualification for the event’s 12 teams from eight nations was held…
Noakes Sydney Gold Coast Yacht Race handicap fortunes look set to favour the mid-size boats in the 384 nautical mile run north to Southport, a light-wind start and first 24 hours then a 20-25 knot southerly change on Sunday to…
John, Sophie and I were about halfway through our second season of sailing in the Mediterranean, which had by design, been fairly quiet and uneventful. Until, that is, things got shaken up when we were anchored in Kale Bay at…
Boaters and professional captains alike know that one of the most dangerous hazards at sea is colliding with a partially submerged shipping container lost from a container ship. The severity of such an impact, coupled with the reported large number…
My friend the slack tide, a 15 knot breeze, gorgeous multi-coloured rocks of Cape Voltaire, the white of our sails and the deep blue of the Indian Ocean; whales breaching, mackerel on the boil, screaming, diving, seagulls; Mystique on autopilot,…
See how far down the list you get before you work out what class of boat I have. my boat is 10.3m long and is designed by a renowned European designer my boat has two double cabins, a saloon and…
The thirteenth and final race of the Clipper 2017-18 Race remains anyone's, with the fleet still tightly packed as the upwind beat down the western Irish coast continues. And with now less than 36 hours left until the teams reach…
While many yacht clubs take themselves a bit seriously, it is good to see that there are still those for whom having fun is the main objective. This news report about a regatta in the USA certainly shows that Shinnecock…
Coffs Harbour Water Police are currently at North Beach, Mylestone, in relation to a yacht which has run aground approximately 1.30am this morning (Thursday July 26, 2018).. The skipper called for assistance and set off his personal epirb. Coffs Harbour…
Iain Murray admits he’s unaware if Australia’s returning Olympic gold medallists have their eye on a spot for the Tokyo Games, but the Australian Sailing Performance Director has no doubt about the value of them competing at the most important…
Stuff.co.nz. By Laine Moger. An investigation into a yachting tragedy in which two men died concluded not enough was done by crew members to save one of the victims after they were knocked overboard. Nick Saull and Steve Forno died as a result of the incident on…
A Herreshoff-designed 53-foot ketch built by Canadian tuna fisherman Douglas Baron in 1974 in Sidney, Vancouver, British Columbia will be featured at the 2019 MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival. Originally called the Mercator, the renamed Wright of Passage Mercator completed…
In two and a half months' time, some of the most handsome boats from the classic yachting circuit will reunite again on the Cote d'Azur for the 8th edition of the Gstaad Yacht Club Centenary Trophy. Can there be anything…
The second day of Race 13 has been dominated by a continued tough upwind beat as the fleet races south down the West Coast of Ireland, separated by just 15nm. With the teams tacking and trimming to keep Virtual Mark…
An exciting new feature is being added to the already-successful MyState Australian Wooden Boat Festival (AWBF) program. A film festival focusing on, or highlighting, wooden boats is now to be part of the greater festival. The AWBF Film Festival carries…
With the wind in your hair, the winter sun reflecting off the waters below, and that cold bite in the air, there is nothing quite like racing in cold weather. Without the thermal-inducing impact of the warm summer weather, the…
Maritime Executive The Singapore-flagged general cargo ship IVS Phinda rescued two Australian sailors on Monday 370 kilometers (230 miles) north of Darwin, Australia. The Australians were sailing from Indonesia to Australia on their yacht the Jepeda IV when they lost…
AUCKLAND, July 25, 2018. Peter Burling and Blair Tuke have today confirmed their intention to try to win another gold medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games as well as being part of Emirates Team New Zealand’s defence of the…
SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard Cutter Barracuda crew found the sailing vessel Kelaerin, Sunday while on routine patrol near Fort Bragg more than 440 miles south-southeast from its position on June 16. The Barracuda crew inspected the vessel’s seaworthiness…
The final race of the Clipper 2017-18 Round the World Yacht Race got underway yesterday following a spectacular stopover and send off from Derry-Londonderry. The start line, positioned between Greencastle and Magilligan Point was tightly contested. First to cross was…
The last few days has seen frustration sweep across the entire Golden Globe Race fleet as these solo circumnavigators experience the intense heat and humidity of the Tropics while trying to escape the clutches of the Doldrums. But today, the…
Finding full crew for the growing major racing events market has become challenging Australia-wide, but the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria (ORCV) in Melbourne, Victoria has come up with an innovative solution to keep competitors romping on the offshore racetrack….
PHUKET, Thailand – There were some tired faces on the beachfront this morning as the sailors prepared for the fourth and final day of racing at the Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek. No, those tired faces had nothing to do…
On July 21, 2018, which marks the birthday of Varuna VI's owner and skipper, Jens Kellinghusen (NRV), the Race Committee confirmed that Varuna's overall win of the Bermuda Hamburg leg after corrected time is not at jeopardy anymore. In theory,…
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