British hopes rise as leaders slow in New York Vendee
Alex Thomson on Hugo Boss was playing down his hopes yesterday at the same time as he was roaring back into the race. With less than 600 miles to go to the finish of the New York – Vendée (Les…
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Another World title at Hobie 16s for Rod and Kerry Waterhouse
The final day of racing in the Hobie Great Grand Masters, Grand Masters, Women and Youth Classes in the 2016 Hobie® 16 World Championship regatta in Dapeng, China was completed yesterday. Teams woke to thunder and lightning early yesterday and…
Robert Scheidt – Not a great way to win a gold medal
My Best Olympic Race – Robert Scheidt, Atlanta 1996 and Athens 2004 final Laser races Gracious, stylish and attractive victories are expected when an athlete is at the top of their game. The style of victory helps to define who…
Huge entry list for 2016 Women's Keelboat Regatta on Port Phillip
The final countdown is on for the 2016 Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta and with 177 competitors across seven states registered, everyone is looking forward to some high quality racing. Sailing Instructions have now been released that provide all critical information for the…
J24 fleet heads to Cronulla for Short Course Regatta
The Cronulla J24 Fleet has seen a surge in interest and over the past 3 years has resurrected a regatta to support the J24 Class and to promote participation in sailing for all who wish to be involved. 12 boats…
A game of snakes and ladders shuffles the standings in Clipper Race
The past 24 hours played out like a game of snakes and ladders for the Clipper Race fleet as tactics and a healthy roll of good or bad fortune through the Windward Passage resulted in a contrast of joy and…
Team Vodafone hits submerged object during ANZ Sail Fiji
Just after sundown on Day 1 of ANZ Sail Fiji, Team Vodafone Sailing were forced to slow down to assess possible damage to the port arma. Boat Captain Stuart Mackinven reported, “We hit a semurgeded object with port foil, just…
Team US One takes out World Match Racing Tour in Newport, Rhode Island
After an all but washed out penultimate day of the World Match Racing Tour Newport, Newport laid it on today with Taylor Canfield and his US One team claiming the Championship. The organisers were able to run the complete schedule…
New York – Vendee fleet reaches the halfway point
Having set sail last Sunday, the head of the fleet competing in the Transat New York – Vendée passed the symbolic midway mark in the race last night after a little over four days at sea. At the front of…
Clipper fleet battles tricky conditions and close racing towards New York
The last 24 hours has seen a trimming battle and lots of sail evolutions across the fleet as the teams fight to clear the Windward Passage in extremely light winds. On Day 3 of the LMAX Exchange – RACE of…
Paris 1900, the first Olympic Games for Sailing
Following a no-start due to high winds at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896, sailing's 112-year Olympic history began on the River Seine at Meulan on 20 May 1900. The venue, a small town 20km away from…
Tight at the front as Clipper fleet races towards New York
Just 0.6 nautical miles separate the top three teams as they navigate towards the Windward Passage which connects the Caribbean Sea with the Atlantic Ocean. The seas have reduced, the wind has decreased since yesterday and is shifting and creating…
Waterhouses win at Hobie 16 Masters Worlds
After a series of 15 races over four steamy days, Rob and Kerry Waterhouse from Australia have won the Masters division of the 21st Hobie 16 World Championships in Dapeng, China. Despite the fact that the Australians led the series…
Kiwis through, Aussies knocked out at WMRT Newport
10-15 knot winds off Fort Adams enabled the race organizers to pile in a full day of competition at the World Match Racing Tour Newport, to conclude the Super 16 Knockout round. The gusty conditions on Newport Harbour once again…
MACIF trimaran in the starting blocks for North Atlantic record
Winner of The Transat Bakerly, on 11 May, in his first single-handed race on the MACIF trimaran, François Gabart has taken advantage of the last three weeks to recover from the cumulative fatigue of over eight days of racing. At…
Safran returns to the Transat New York – Vendée
At 08:00 local time (14:00 in France) today (Wednesday) Morgan Lagravière got back on the road to Les Sables d'Olonne. Thanks to the work of his technical team, Lagravière is back in the race and is restarting just over 100…
Sail Fiji: Moody Blue heading to Opua for repairs
ANZ Sail Fiji has received its first casualty with Hamish Milne and his Moody Blue crew heading to Opua. At the 0630 sked this morning, Moody Blue advised they had broken the gooseneck on their boom and were heading to…
Road to Rio – once you launch, forget the friendships
When you walk around the boat park on the morning of any Olympic sailing event it’s not uncommon to see sailors talking, laughing, enjoying a coffee or sharing some food. But those bonds cease the moment they are out on…
Fukuoka to host Asia’s first Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series
America’s Cup racing is coming to Asia for the first time in the 165-year history of the event. The Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series is scheduled to bring exciting, fast, unpredictable America’s Cup racing to Fukuoka, the fifth…
WMRT Newport enjoys first day of match racing
The World Match Racing Tour Newport entered its match racing phase today. While Newport Harbour was fog-free and blessed with sun all day, there was a long pause mid-way through the Qualifying Group Sail-offs as the wind slowly veered from…
Rod and Kerry Waterhouse still lead Hobie 16 Masters in China
Eleven races have now been completed in the Masters division of the 21st Hobie 16 World Championships in Dapeng, China and today would have to be the best day on the water so far in the regatta. The skies were blue and the…
Entries now open for 2016 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia today announced the release of the Notice of Race for the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2016 and extends and invitation to eligible yacht owners to enter Australia’s most celebrated blue water event. This…
Sail Fiji – meet Celia, the next offshore generation
Celia Willison is just 17 years of age and on Saturday 4th June, she will start her first ever Category 1 offshore yacht race, ANZ Sail Fiji. But Celia is no stranger to the sea. She practically grew up on…
Global weather GRIBs now available on Raymarine plotters
WILSONVILLE, OR – May 26th, 2016 – FLIR Systems have announced that the latest Raymarine LightHouse OS now includes a graphical weather forecast (GRIB) viewer app, which enables boaters to access Theyr global weather data on-demand directly on a Raymarine…
Onboard communications – the answer is blowing in the wind.
Imagine running in a storm. The wind is blowing over 50mph, and the rain is driving sideways into your face. Now imagine trying to tell someone fifteen feet away that there's a hurricane coming and they need to get off…
Clipper fleet sets off in race from Panama to New York
The eleventh race of the 14 stage Clipper 2015-16 Round the World Yacht Race, The LMAX Exchange – RACE of THE AMERICAS from Panama to New York, got underway at 1208 UTC (0708 local time) on Tuesday 31 May with a Le…
Rod and Kerry Waterhouse lead Hobie Masters World Championships in China
After yesterday’s 4 races day two of racing in the Masters Division of the 21st Hobie 16 World Championships in Dapeng, Shenzhen China saw another three races competed. The weather was hot once again, the air was clear and clean…
Old Olympic venue prepares sailors for the next
Weymouth and Portland, the London 2012 sailing venue, will play host to the final big hit out before sailors make their way to Marina da Gloria in Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympic Games. From 6-12 June, Weymouth and…
Cruisers set off on first day of winter for Sail Fiji
The two cruising boats in the 2016 edition of ANZ Sail Fiji will set off on Wednesday 1st June, the first day of winter. At the cruising weather briefing held at Royal Akarana Yacht Club, skippers Hamish Milne (Moody Blue)…
Garda Foiling Week program announced
Foiling Week is the first and only series of events dedicated to the world of incredible flying boats, their sailors, designers and builders. After two successful editions in 2014 and 2015, hosted by Fraglia Vela Malcesine on Lake Garda, the…
Excellent video from GME graphically explaining EPIRB function
Watch GME's TV commercial which graphically explains the EPIRB system.
Appeal by 49erFX crews over non-selection has been turned down
OPINION: By Roger McMillan We have received this statement from Yachting Australia (now calling itself Australian Sailing): The Olympic Nominations Appeals by two 49er FX crews, Tess Lloyd and Caitlin Elks; and Olivia Price and Eliza Solly; for non-nomination of…
Tales II Wins Leg 1 and Smashes Course Record in 2016 Atlantic Cup
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (May 31, 2016) – With a fleet of nine Class 40s competing in The Atlantic Cup presented by 11th Hour Racing #123 – Tales II skippered by Gonzalo Botín and Pablo Santurde, crossed the finish line first…
Kiwis lead two groups as Newport turns it on for WMRT
After yesterday’s torrential rain and pea soup fog that restricted visibility on the race course, today Mother Nature smiled upon Newport, Rhode Island. The early morning mist burned off, finally revealing Goat Island and downtown Newport (invisible all of yesterday)…
Size and diversity in 2016 Newport Bermuda fleet
Newport RI: May 31, 2016 — In what promises to be the third largest race in its 110 year history, the 50th Bermuda Race now expects to see 192 boats on the starting line in Newport on June 17. This…
Trade winds push Clipper fleet towards New York at good pace
The teams are making good speeds close hauled in steady easterly Trade Winds in the first 24 hours into the LMAX Exchange – RACE of THE AMERICAS to New York. After a Le Mans start at first light on Tuesday,…
Lagravière diverts to Newport after hitting UFO
Around 12:00 (French time), Morgan Lagravière, the skipper of Safran, contacted his shore team to inform them he had hit a UFO (unidentified floating object), which had broken a foil and caused a small leak. Lagravière is fine and is…
My best Olympic race – Lijia Xu, London 2012 Laser Radial Medal Race
Imagination matters when growing up. Children pictures themselves as their heroes and heroines. From film stars, sporting heroes, astronauts and firemen, the list goes on. Having a vivid imagination is key and playgrounds and playrooms are transformed into iconic venues…
Fog creates a testing opener for World Match Racing Tour in Newport
In yacht racing, sailors are often at the mercy of the wind and occasionally too much of it or too little. However on the opening day of the World Match Racing Tour’s Newport stage, crews faced a fog so thick…
Maserati into the water and ready to fly
Giovanni Soldini prepares for the upcoming racing season while the Maserati Multi70 is on the water at Lorient in her sleek new livery. Atlantic testing to begin in the coming days. Modena, 30 May 2016 –Maserati Multi70 is back on…
