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Commodore Cup – Sunday, 4 February 2024 – Sydney Harbour NSW champion Yandoo 18ft skiff team tightened its grip on the title after winning a hard fought Shaw and Partners Race 4 of the Australian Championship, in a 15-20 knot North East…
The opening day of the 2024 ILCA Masters Worlds in Adelaide threw up a few challenges, as Adelaide brought some sweltering conditions, delaying the afternoon breeze by a few hours. Hot northwesterlies were on the menu early, however with unstable…
ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest leader Charles Caudrelier is now less than 1000 miles from Cape Horn and this afternoon was making a steady 24 knots. He should round Tuesday. Some 2756 miles behind him Armel Le Cléac’h (Banque Populairs XI) is…
Some great news out of my home club on Pittwater – can’t wait to get back from the ILCA Masters and have Tash show me how it’s done! McConaghy Boats and the Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club have come together…
Kantor also wins selection for her country and at the age of 20 she will compete in her first Olympics in Marseille. Marina Rubicón (Lanzarote, Canary Islands), February 3, 2024 Australian Grae Morris finishes 4th overall. A thrilling final day…
Denmark wins the men’s place for Paris 2024. Germany, the women’s Five more races were sailed on the fifth day of the iQFOiL World Championship as Lanzarote produces another day of great conditions. Two slalom races and three course races are completed. The top tenMen and Women were selected who will go on to…
Alpine and Orient Express Racing Team announce their partnership for 2024 for the 37th edition of the America’s Cup. The two leading French brands share a sporting DNA, where technological, operational and human excellence are at the core of the…
Entry has opened for the 2024 OK Dinghy European Championship in Palma. This will mark the first ever OK Dinghy class championship to be held in Spanish waters and recognises the remarkable growth in the class there over the past…
By Marco Nannini / Global Solo Challenge Ronnie Simpson is approaching Cape Horn with less than 200 miles to go to the summit of his “Everest of the Seas”, a metaphor we’ve been using to try to convey what an…
At 1600 nautical miles to Cape Horn race leader Charles Caudrelier has paused his attack and slowed Maxi Edmond de Rothschild down to 6.5kts whilst he waits for two brutal storm systems to pass him by and ensure he does…
At Point Nemo or at Constitution Dock, Hobart skippers on the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Brest benefit from some unexpected, impromptu meetings. Just at the place where he probably least expected it, in fact very, very close to Point Nemo…
Words: Liz Rountree Saturday’s Combined Clubs Long Race this Saturday kicks off a busy month of Summer yacht racing. Crews racing in the 4th round of the series hosted by the RYCT will be preparing for the club’s Bruny Island…
The penultimate day of the 20th Warren Jones International Youth Regatta was a hot and light day for sailors. With the last full day of racing on the schedule before Finals Day tomorrow, teams had their last chance to climb up…
Luuc van Opzeeland and Emma Wilson continue to lead iQFOiL World Championships in Lanzarote for the third day in a row. Tomorrow will see a marathon and more Course Racing starting at 10:00 local time. Five more races were contested…
With just seven months to go until the start of the Louis Vuitton 37th America’s Cup, we check in with each team as they continue their prepartions. ‘PATRIOT’ SIGNS-OFF FROM ACTIVE SERVICE She’s one of the most recognisable AC75s in…
Three different ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Brest skippers spoke of their differing fortunes this evening. Thomas Coville, Anthony Marchand and Charles Caudrelier. Thomas Coville was arriving into Hobart, Tasmania for his technical stopover. As he stops Armel Le Cléac’h should…
“We had perfect conditions, between 12 and 16 knots of stable wind, nice waves, it was really perfect on the water.” Recalled Nico Goyard who now holds second place in the iQFOiL World Championship which runs until Saturday in Marina…
Day 3 of the 20th Warren Jones International Youth Regatta was a near copy of yesterday’s light and hot conditions. After waiting on water for the breeze to fill in, the wind swung around providing perfect racing conditions. Today’s racing saw…
It is party time in Adelaide today for Matt Wearn, with the reigning Olympic Champion dominating the ILCA 7 World Championship Medal Race on his way to securing a second consecutive world title. The Perth-based athlete took an 8-point lead…
McIntyre Ocean Globe Past Point Nemo – Cape Horn 1500 MILES TO GO! The McIntyre Ocean Globe fleet is pushing through the soft ‘Furious Fifties’ and the crews continue to embrace the ride, loving every minute. 50 degrees South is…
First markers laid down at the Olympic windsurfing class’s 2024 World Championship on the waters of Lanzarote, Canary Islands. Marina Rubicón (Lanzarote, Canary Islands), January 30, 2024 Lanzarote saw the first races of the 2024 iQFOiL world championships today. The…
Day 2 of the 20th Warren Jones International Youth Regatta got underway today with racing commencing this morning. Flight one saw sailors presented with light winds and a hot 35 degrees before being sent ashore to standby for the afternoon sea…
Tokyo Olympic Champion Matt Wearn sits in the box seat at the ILCA 7 World Championships, with a dream day today ensuring he will be wearing the leader’s gold bib heading into tomorrow’s final double points Medal Race. Wearn posted…
Rough seas don’t deter small sailors at the 184th Oceanbridge Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta Rough conditions for the 184th Oceanbridge Auckland Anniversary Day Regatta yesterday sent many of the keelboat entrants packing. But the high winds, at times gusting 25…
Eight teams have made their way to Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club for four days of high calibre racing in Swan River’s renowned conditions. Joining the seven Australian teams are three New Zealand teams and a team from the United States….
Geelong, Victoria – From February 5 to 16, 2024, the Royal Geelong Yacht Club will be the epicentre of fireball sailing excellence as it hosts the highly anticipated 2024 Fireball World Championships. Nearly 20 months since the last World Championship…
The 212 Olympic windsurfers who have gathered in Lanzarote for the 2024 iQFOiL World Championships will have to wait until Tuesday for the first races. There was insufficient wind on Day 1 and the opening races are now programmed for…
By Marco Nannini / Global Solo Challenge In the dynamic and challenging realm of solo sailing, few feats are as awe-inspiring as navigating the treacherous waters of Cape Horn. In its first edition, the Global Solo Challenge has been graced…
As the ARKÉA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest multihull solo race round the world passes into its fourth week since leaving Brest on Sunday 7th January most of the skippers have their own problems to deal with, some bigger than others. Since the…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
(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…
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…
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…
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