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It was slow going for the Volvo Ocean Race fleet after leaving Lorient, France yesterday, as the teams fought strong tides on this sprint leg to the pit-stop in The Hague, Netherlands. Light northerly winds and strong currents early today…
New faces taking on pivotal roles will shuffle three of the MC38 crews heading out of Middle Harbour Yacht Club this weekend, June 20-21, for the class’ Winter Regatta; stage three of the 2015 Australian Season Championship. John Bacon’s Pittwater…
Marion, Massachusetts- June 17, 2015: Skippers in the 20th Marion to Bermuda Race have two more planning days before the start of their 645-mile 2015 version of the “Thrash to the Onion Patch”. They have some big choices to make…
The ISAF Sailing World Cup is continuously striving to evolve and adapt to make the Olympic class races better for its competitors and spectators. In Weymouth and Portland, ISAF have introduced some changes and are trialling others to ensure…
A brand new sailing catamaran just launched by Fountaine Pajot is set to shake up the world’s popular 40’ market according to distributors Multihull Solutions. Replacing the successful Lipari 41 and Mahe 36, the design of the new Fountaine Pajot…
Fifty years after the first Australian Championships and nearly 55 years since the initial prototype was launched by Peter Milne in the United Kingdom, the Fireball class is still going strong. This year the class is heading back to one…
Harry Price will skipper the CYCA team with Angus Williams and Tara Blanc-Ramos selected to crew in the Governor's Cup at the Balboa Yacht Club, California. Price has been sailing with the Youth Sailing Academy (YSA) for three years and…
The Volvo Ocean Race fleet set off for Gothenburg, 960 nautical miles away from Lorient, via The Hague, in perfect sailing conditions today with Team Brunel (Bouwe Bekking/NED) leading the chase to reach the Dutch pit stop first. There was…
Following the conclusion of three days of quality inshore racing on the Côte d'Azur, the focus at the 2015 Giraglia Rolex Cup turns to tomorrow’s 243-nm offshore race start. Running from Saint-Tropez to Genoa, the offshore race is the Mediterranean’s…
If today's practice race was anything to go by, Nico Poons' Charisma will be the boat to watch at this week's Audi RC44 Porto Cervo Cup, starting tomorrow on the magnificent waters off Sardinia's Costa Smeralda. Sailing in a warm…
Many sports have one event, class, or athlete that transcends the sport itself to capture mainstream attention. In the sport of sailing that kind of familiarity is most associated with the 12 Metres – the iconic boat of choice for…
Four boats, 960 nautical miles (nm), six days sailing, one objective – to join Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing on the Volvo Ocean Racing 2014-15 podium. That is the sum of it for a quartet of challengers after nearly 38,000nm of…
Who should win the Inmarsat Onboard Reporter (OBR) Award for the Volvo Ocean Race 2014-15 for the ‘toughest job in the media’? That is the challenge for a top panel of leading industry experts that has been announced today (June…
There’s a lot going on this week as more than 45 cruising yachts prepare for the 20th Marion Bermuda Cruising Yacht Race which takes off from the starting line off Centerboard Shoals outside Sippican Harbor in Marion Friday. Tonight the 'Spirit…
When Hamilton Island hosts Yachting Australia’s premier IRC Australian Championship in August, the end of series spoils for the top scoring IRC boats in three divisions will go to the new national champions. Among the current starter’s list are owners…
There is no better way to beat the winter blues than sailing at Airlie Beach Race Week and among those planning their winter escape are reigning and past yachting champions, Roger Hickman (Wild Rose), Bob Steel with his latest ‘Quest’…
Last New Year’s Eve, Elaine and Alan Williams bought themselves a long desired gift, with the express purpose of competing at Audi Hamilton Island Race Week 2015. It was a Young 11 cruising-racing yacht which, because of its considerable beam,…
The Australian Sailing Team had a successful return to the 2012 London Olympic Games winning one Gold, two Silver and one Bronze medal at the ISAF Sailing World Cup Weymouth and Portland (10-14 June), which concluded on Sunday (14 June)…
LORIENT, France, June 14 – Team Alvimedica claimed their second Volvo Ocean Race in-port race series victory in Lorient, France, on Sunday after leaving their rivals trailing following a delayed start due to lack of wind. The victory, which follows…
Newport, RI- June 14, 2015: This Bermuda Race FAQ (the first of several) is provided by the Bermuda Race Organizing Committee with the assistance of the Offshore Racing Association. The Offshore Racing Rule is available on the ORR web page. FAQs may be…
I first saw the Elan E5 at Las Palmas Marina while waiting for the start of the 2014 Atlantic Rally for Cruisers. The boat like many new cruiser racers has a wide transom incorporating a soft chine and had been…
Disposal of rubbish into the sea has been a hot topic at many international regattas over the past two years. This follows Key West Race Week 2013 amending its sailing instructions just a month before the regatta. The amendments made…
Win or lose at a big event, there must have been mistakes made. So it’s important to attribute your result to the correct causes. Apart from helping to understanding the reasons for a particular outcome, correct attributions also influence your…
Talent alone will not win an Olympic gold medal. Nor, taken in isolation, will intelligence, hard work, a good attitude, family support or great coaches. But put all these elements together and success becomes inevitable. That's the package that Jason…
The skipper has one of the most important roles on the boat. They keep the crew and boat safe, and usually the owner happy. But how do they handle the pressure when the going gets tough? With so many people…
Tasmanian yachting is noted for the longevity of its yachts – and its yachtsmen – with Tom Kirkland a prime example at the age of 87. Kirkland continued his winning form in his small yacht Ragtime on Sunday, taking first…
Australian Sailing Team’s sailors had a strong fourth and penultimate day of the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Weymouth and Portland (10-14 June) with a total of nine teams qualifying for Sunday’s final top ten-medal races in seven classes. Four…
Winning in the breeze on their own home Costa Smeralda, Sardinia waters, showcasing that heady cocktail of tough Argentinian Gaucho spirit and fiery Italian passion that underpin their never say die team spirit, capped a remarkable Settimana delle Bocche regatta…
Sail Sydney is one of the largest sailing regattas in the Southern Hemisphere and the organisers are always conscious of delivering an event that suits a wide range of classes and abilities. With many Olympic classes having a number…
Quest, one of the few boats which completed the horrendous 1998 Sydney – Hobart Yacht race was today lifted from the water at Mooloolaba to make final preparations for the Sunshine Coast Yacht Club’s 2015 SCOR/IRC Qld State Titles to…
Great Sandy Straits Marina, 26 June through 12 July inclusive. After success here in 2014, resulting in a $321 donation to Marine Rescue Hervey Bay, Great Sandy Straits Marina welcomes the Floating Impressions ‘Boatique’ Exhibition on SV CatNirvana back to the local area….
It was a long, long day at the office in the Land Rover Winter Series today, as light to even lighter winds flicked from one point of the compass to the next and the next, but with three weeks remaining…
On day three of the ISAF Sailing World Cup in Weymouth and Portland the fleets headed out with a good breeze on shore, but it was soon clear that it was different story offshore, where the wind was dying quickly….
There have been probably dozens of photo finishes in the history of the 52 SUPER SERIES but today’s decider between Quantum Racing and long time rivals Azzurra was undoubtedly one of the most exciting ever. That, at 200 metres from…
LORIENT, France, June 12 – Britain’s Sir Ben Ainslie, the most successful Olympic sailor in history, has won another prestigious prize to add to a trophy cabinet already groaning with top honours: The Magnus Olsson Award in memory of the…
It was another eventful day on the second day of ISAF Sailing World Cup racing at the London 2012 venue Weymouth and Portland with Australian Sailing Team’s Jason Waterhouse (NSW) and Lisa Darmanin (NSW) taking over the lead in the…
From two sparking races, one windward-leeward, one coastal, the screws turned ever tighter as the three cornered battle at the top of the fleet at the 52 SUPER SERIES’ Settimana delle Bocche on the Costa Smeralda sees only one point…
As the great British summer of sailing gets into full swing, the eight elite level Extreme 40s are preparing to descend on the Welsh capital for the Extreme Sailing Series Act 4, Cardiff presented by Land Rover, from the 18…
The Mini Transat îles de Guadeloupe is a sailing race that is solo sailed and on which there is no contact with the outside world. “First, pass your Mini”. In 20 editions of the race, there have been more than…
Dynamic Stability System (DSS) is pleased to unveil the Quant23, which after its first preliminary sea trials in Cowes last week has proved itself to be one of its first – if not THE first – fully foiling keel boat….
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