2024 29er Asian Championships
Hosted in conjunction with Sun Hung Kai & Co. Hong Kong Race Week – organised by the Sailing Federation of Hong Kong, China and co – organiser Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club. 270 sailors will take to the water to…
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ILCA 7 World Champs – Day 4
Australia’s Matt Wearn has retained his narrow lead after the first day of Finals racing at the 2024 ILCA 7 World Championships in Adelaide, putting a disappointing first race behind him to strike back with a race win in the…
Geelong Cadets heading to UK to compete in World Champs
From the waters of Corio Bay to the English seas off Plymouth, six young Geelong sailors are about to take on fellow young sailors from around the globe in the 2024 Cadet World Championships. The three two-person teams ranging in…
Cherub NSW – Lane Cove States Coming Up
The second round of the NSW Cherub State Championships for 2023/24 will be held at Lane Cove 12ft Sailing Skiff Club on the 10th and 11th of February. We are looking forward to some tight racing after a successful Nationals…
Ultims – A new Indian Ocean record – The Ice exclusion zone, how does it work?
A new Indian Ocean record for Caudrelier, Le Cléac’h charge continues and The Sunday Question: The Ice exclusion zone, how does it work? Two hundred miles SW of the southern tip of South Island, making 34 knots in the Pacific…
FoS concludes with a parade of colour
Festival of Sails 2024 concluded its 181st edition with a day of shifty, lighter winds that saw some big jumps in standings across all nine divisions. Corio Bay was awash with colour as the courses spread the fleet across the…
18ft Skiffs – Race 3 Australian Championship
Smeg Race 3 Australian Championship – Ferry Patrons Trophy Sunday, 28 January 2024 – Sydney Harbour NSW champion Yandoo increased her lead at the halfway mark of the Australian 18ft Skiff Championship today with a brilliant win by her crew in the Smeg…
ILCA 7 World Championships – Day 3
On a day where many stuttered, Matt Wearn stunned with a first and third to move into the lead at the half-way point of the 2024 ILCA 7 World Championships in Adelaide. With light, variable breezes and athletes fighting for…
Congressional Cup swells to host 12 of the world’s top skippers in 59th event
(27 January 2024) – California’s Long Beach Yacht Club have announced the addition of two invitations for this year’s 59th edition of the Congressional Cup Regatta, 24 to 28 April 2024. As the season opening Championship event of the 2024…
Ultims – Guillaume Verdier – “Reliability comes first for me, by a long, long way”
Short news update Saturday. Anthony Marchand (Actual Ultim) has restarted after stopping in Cape Town for exactly 24 hours. He recrossed his stopping point at 1514hrs UTC this afternoon. Race leader Charles Caudrelier (Maxi Edmond de Rothschild) is racing along…
Katie Alexander races in her first ever Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race
It was a dream come true for 59-year-old novice sailor Katie Alexander yesterday when she was hoisted onboard the Trans-Pacific 52-foot yacht ‘Wot Eva’ to race in her first ever Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race. Diagnosed with a rare muscle…
SheSails & Youth at the Festival of Sails 2024
Festival of Sails had a women and youth sailors focus on day two, bookending the racing with the SheSails & Supporters breakfast, and a presentation with the local International Cadet fleet, specifically three skippers who finished in the top four…
ILCA 7 World Champs – Day 2
Australia has two sailors in the top four at the 2024 ILCA 7 World Championships, with reigning World Champion Matt Wearn moving up to second and Luke Elliott holding on to fourth after day two. It was a long day…
Superyacht Cup Palma makes flying start to 2024 with a trio of first-time entrants
Superyacht Cup Palma has made a bright and flying start to 2024, with the 28th edition of Europe’s longest running superyacht regatta already happy to welcome a trio of first-time entries to the benchmark event. The Mallorcan festival of sail — this…
GSC – Cole Brauer near the peak of her Everest of the seas
By Marco Nannini / Global Solo Challenge This past week has been one post after another providing updates on the delicate and difficult descent for Cole Brauer, on her Class40 Number 54, First Light, towards the most legendary of capes,…
Festival of Sails Passage Race – Hooligan’s Maiden Victory
The 181st Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race challenged the 200 strong fleet with high winds and a steep, confused sea state. The Port Phillip start line was busier than peak hour, the messy battle for the boat-end with the bulk…
Bay of Islands – NZ’s best big boat regatta better than ever for its 100 entrants
A new venue this year has made New Zealand’s best big boat regatta even better, according to participants at the 21st Bay of Islands Sailing Week regatta this week in Opua. Despite entry numbers dwindling in the wake of Covid,…
RORC – Tigris win IRC Two-Handed
Gavin Howe and Maggie Adamson, racing Sun Fast 3600 Tigris (GBR), won IRC Two-Handed in the RORC Transatlantic Race after hand steering without the use of an autopilot for over 2,000 miles. Racing double handed across the Atlantic adds an…
Ultims – Race update - “Charles’ race is inspiring!”
This Friday evening ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest leader Charles Caudrelier (Maxi Edmond de Rothschild) has about 600 miles left to sail to the longitude of Tasmania and the entrance to the Pacific. Second placed Thomas Coville (Sodebo Ultim 3) reported that…
Elliott off Swiftly at ILCA 7 World Championships
Adelaide turned it on for day one of the 2024 ILCA 7 World Championships, with Australian Sailing Squad athlete Luke “Swifto” Elliott the best of the Aussies in second after posting a win and a second from today’s two races….
2023/24 WASZP Australian Slalom Championship on Pittwater
Newport, Australia – 25 January 2024The highly anticipated 2023/24 WASZP Australian Slalom Championship continued on Pittwater today with an exhilarating final day of racing. The changeable weather conditions and back to back races challenged the exceptional skills of the world-class…
181st Festival of Sails Passage Race Preview
The Festival of Sails Passage Race has a stellar line up of over 200 boats racing from the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron to the Royal Geelong Yacht Club for the 181st edition on Friday 26 January. With a dual warning…
RORC – North South Divide – Cocody vs Dawn Treader
One of the fascinating duels in the RORC Transatlantic Race was between two JPK 1180s; Richard Fromentin’s Cocody (FRA) and Dawn Treader (GBR) skippered by Ed Bell. Cocody was the only boat in the fleet to brave the northern route…
18ft Skiffs – Young sailing talent on display
Last Friday evening, and again on Sunday, we saw some of the best young talent on display as they went head-to-head with the best, most experienced 18ft skiff teams on Sydney Harbour in the Balmain Cup Sprint Series and Race…
Ultims – Marchand set to pitstop in Cape Town, leader Caudrelier at record pace
The technical team of SVR Lazartigue and skipper Tom Laperche are set to be joined in Cape Town on Friday by fellow ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest solo skipper Anthony Marchand and the Actual Ultim shore team after the Actual team made…
Inaugural Chilean Skeeta Cup
Note – The Skeetas and Nikkis are heading to the Bayview Yacht Racing Association, on Pittwater in NSW starting on March 23rd. The Skeeta class has already seen its first International action in 2024, starting in South America, going up…
Ultims – Race update and Tuesday interview
At his current average speed, race leader Charles Caudrelier (Maxi Edmond de Rothschild) should pass Cape Leeuwin later tomorrow afternoon or evening. He has more than 1500 miles in hand over second placed Thomas Coville (Sodebo Ultim 3) who sailed…
2024 Hardy Cup – A Launch Pad for Youth Sailors
The prestigious Hardy Cup is set to return to Sydney Harbour from Sunday 4 to Thursday 8 February, 2024. The regatta will celebrate the legacy of Sir James Hardy OBE, America’s Cup Winner, World Champion and Olympic Legend, and the…
Big names and new products to take centre stage at SCIBS 2024 with tickets now on sale
Australia’s largest marine lifestyle event, the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show (SCIBS), being staged from May 23 to 26, 2024, is close to full capacity and attracting many of the biggest and best marine brands. Mulpha Events General Manager Johan…
Clipper Round The World Race yachts bunker down at Airlie Beach as potential cyclone approaches
Story by By Hannah Walsh and Lillian Watkins / ABC Sport A mismatched bunch of thrill seekers on a world marathon sailing challenge have been forced to shelter in Airlie Beach as the threat of a tropical cyclone increases. The…
Do you and your rig loads see eye-to-eye?
When it comes to sailing, knowledge is power. A keen feel for the boat gained from experience is invaluable, but an intimate knowledge of your rig based on live data allows you to truly excel–getting the most out of your…
37th America’s Cup Match full schedule has been released
The dates for the Preliminary Regatta, Louis Vuitton Cup and the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup Match have now been released with racing getting underway for the four-day Preliminary Regatta starting on the 22nd of August 2024. The key dates…
RORC Transatlantic Race – Moana from Germany’s Great Adventure
Hanno Ziehm’s Marten 49 Moana (GER) finished the RORC Transatlantic Race in an elapsed time of 14 Days 13 Hrs 49 Mins 49 Secs. After IRC time correction, Moana is assured of second in class for IRC Zero, behind the…
Early entries start ball rolling for 2024 Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race
Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) has opened entries to eligible monohull, multihull and two-handed boats for the 2024 Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race to start at 1pm on Friday 22 March. Two-handed entries for the 38th running of the race are expected to…
John Bertrand anticipates thrilling Etchells Worlds in Fremantle
EVENT: 2024 Etchells World ChampionshipHOST CLUB: Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club (venue: Fremantle Sailing Club)DATES: 15-22 March 2024AUTHOR: Harry FisherPHOTOS: Down Under Sail Australian sailing legend John Bertrand is expecting a close battle in this year’s Etchells World Championship, as some of the best sailors…
OGR – Champagne Sailing
Leg 3 Holiday Conditions to End – It Is Cape Horn After AllMere Miles Separating Fleet – Smaller Yachts Challenging The Big Boys! Fresh tuna sashimi, sunbathing on deck, board games in the cockpit, surrounded by flocks of albatross and…
GSC – Edouard safe in Australia whilst Cole faces nasty storms
By Marco Nannini / Global Solo Challenge Edouard De Keyser’s journey in the Global Solo Challenge has been one of trials and tribulations, of patience and determination, and indeed of technical issues. With the smallest boat still in the event,…
Ultims – Leader Caudrelier continues electrifying pace in the Indian Ocean
Charles Caudrelier, leader of the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest, is passing the NE corner of the Kerguelen Islands exclusion zone, racing on a SE’ly course at around 35kts as he plunges towards the ice exclusion zone. The skipper of Maxi Edmond…
GSC – To Finish First You Must First Finish
Cole Brauer – 21/01/2024 Some of you have been asking, posting and commenting about what my plan is to go around the Horn. For the past 10 days now my team and I have been monitoring the weather around the…
Sailing heroes hit the Sydney Harbour to inspire Tharawal youth group
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – 22 January 2024 – The Australia SailGP Team and its Official Purpose Partner Parley for the Oceans have teamed up to offer a unique Sail For The Oceans program to inspire the next generation of Tharawal Indigenous…
