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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
Sherry Anderson’s quote perfectly applies to the legion of volunteers who are the lifeblood of the Manly 16ft Skiff Sailing Club. Vice-commodore and volunteers’ co-ordinator James Lawira-Fernandez tells us there are 56 registered helpers on the books, but that number…
(He’s in a Young 88 and not a Shaw, but good luck to our Young @ Heart skipper from Pittwater, Simon Grosser who is vacationing in NZ and couldn’t resist seeing what the competition is like in the class over…
2018-19 Australian 18ft skiff champion James Dorron showed the skills that gave him the title when, as stand-in skipper for the injured John ‘Woody’ Winning, he led the Yandoo team of Fang Warren and Lewis Brake to an outstanding victory…
Monohull Line Honours: Farr 100 Leopard 3 Farr 100 Leopard 3 (MON), skippered by Chris Sherlock took Monohull Line Honours in the 10th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race. Winning the IMA Transatlantic Trophy, the international team of 17 celebrated…
Mar del Plata, Argentina – Today marked the conclusion of the ILCA 6 2024 Youth and Men’s World Championships, organized by the Yacht Club Argentino and the International Laser Class Association, held in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina. On the…
Amazingly, it is the year of the America’s Cup again already. 2024 is upon us, and for Emirates Team New Zealand it comes with a familiar mix of excitement and intensity. The clock is ticking louder suddenly, as the team…
PAC52 Warrior Won (USA) owned & skippered by Chris Sheehan has been awarded the RORC Transatlantic Race Trophy, presented by former RORC Commodore and Admiral Andrew McIrvine at Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina in Grenada. While 11 boats are still…
Teams will be shifting gears from long ocean races over the holidays to the short sprints offered this Saturday by the Combined Clubs Harbour racing series. Racing, hosted by Bellerive Yacht Club, kicks off at 1:30pm, and offers the “Windward-Return”…
In a first for Japan, Sarah Muto, a 15 year-old sailor from Hayama Sailing Club, competed in the RS Aero Rooster Australian National Championships. Sarah travelled from Japan to compete alongside 60 entries in this national regatta, which also saw…
By Marco Nannini / Global Solo Challenge Week after week, the Global Solo Challenge is bringing stories of extraordinary human resilience in the face of adversity, ingenuity in resolving problems, images of huge waves and tales of incredible storms and…
Farr 100 Leopard 3 (MON), skippered by Chris Sherlock has taken Monohull Line Honours in the 10th edition of the RORC Transatlantic Race. Winning the IMA Transatlantic Trophy, the international team of 17 celebrated dockside at Camper & Nicholsons Port…
Champagne sailing conditions to start the final series Mar del Plata, Argentina – On the fourth day of the ILCA 6 2024 Youth and Men’s World Championships, the first day of the final series took place. Today was an excellent day for…
The formidable AUS332 Mack One crew of Ben Franklin, Alan Moffat and Josh Franklin have claimed a sixth straight national title at Royal Brighton Yacht Club. They clinched the win by four points over AUS330 Pipeline Drillers, skippered by Brett…
You can keep the wine tours and the pedicures – the ultimate girls’ week for the all-female crew of Spider Pig is a week of sailing, foiling and paddleboarding at Bay of Islands Sailing Week. The trio – skipper Claudia…
After suffering damage this morning at around 0430hrs UTC, when lying in second place in the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE – Brest, some 1300 nautical miles west of Cape Town, solo skipper Tom Laperche on the ULTIM SVR Lazartigue is heading…
By Alexia Lahoud / 49er.org Where sky meets the sea, just below Velebit mountain in Croatia, Zadar – hometown of Fantela brothers – this is where magic is happening. Sime and Mihovil Fantela, Croatian athletes in sailing 49er reached their…
Last Sunday’s Race 1 of the Australian 18ft skiff Championship resulted in a well-deserved win for the Andoo team of John Winning Jr, Seve Jarvin and Peter Harris, and the 2023 JJ Giltinan champions are favourites to add the national…
During the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, organisers of The Ocean Race – which includes the around-the-world race often described as the toughest test of a team in sport and is an ongoing platform for making…
The PIC Insurance Brokers Harbour Classic, a flagship event within the vibrant Moana Auckland Festival, invites sailors of every calibre to converge on the stunning Waitematā Harbour for a weekend of nautical excitement and camaraderie on the 8th and 9th…
17 January 2024 1400 UTC – The RORC Transatlantic Race enters the eleventh day, with the Farr 100 Leopard 3 (MON) skippered by Chris Sherlock, leading the monohull fleet 200 miles from Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina in Grenada. PAC52…
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