Winners crowned in Hvide Sande
Report from Final day – Hvide Sande, Denmark French athletes dominated the podiums at the GWA Wingfoil World Cup Hvide Sande. On the final day of the competition the wind did not fill in. So we crowned the winners at…
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Aussies break Saint Tropez SailGP curse securing podium finish
SAINT TROPEZ- 10 SEPTEMBER, 2023- Tom Slingsby and his Australian crew have finally broken their ‘Saint Tropez curse’, securing second place at the France Sail Grand Prix I Saint Tropez. Following the catastrophic structural failure of the New Zealand Team’s…
Emirates Great Britain prevail in superb final race to win in Saint-Tropez
SAINT-TROPEZ – September 10, 2023 – Sir Ben Ainslie and his Emirates Great Britain SailGP Team ended a two and half year event win drought with a masterful performance at the France Sail Grand Prix final. In front of a…
Dragon Gold Cup 2023 – Dragons Ready To Race In Torquay
9 September 2023 – Torquay, UK – Forty-nine teams from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, the UK, Germany, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, Sweden and Turkey are gathered in Torquay for the Yanmar Dragon Gold Cup 2023 which…
Double Victory – Nia Suardiaz Claims Two World Titles in Denmark
WOMEN’S ELIMINATIONS 8-14 The athletes had a second early start on day five of the competition to take advantage of the 8-15 knots of cross offshore breezes blowing over Hvide Sande’s beautiful dunes just after dawn. Nia Suardiaz clinched her…
Super Swedes Svea are Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup J Class Champions for a second time
There was insufficient wind to sail the final scheduled races at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup at the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in Sardinia. Although the maxi fleets went afloat and the J Class started a short coastal race it…
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup concludes with Bella Mente victory
Issued by the International Maxi Association on 09/09/2023 Final races of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, run by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in conjunction with the International Maxi Association, started but couldn’t finish due to a lack of wind….
Dramatic race day in Saint-Tropez as New Zealand wing collapses
No athletes injured in incident after New Zealand had finished day one second in standings behind ROCKWOOL Denmark at France Sail Grand Prix SAINT-TROPEZ – September 9, 2023 – The New Zealand SailGP Team faces a race against time to…
FreeFly-Slalom discipline has kicked off in Denmark
Report from day Four – Hvide Sande, Denmark WOMEN’S ELIMINATIONS 1-7 Following two days of light and unstable breezes, the athletes again had an early start to make the most wind and have a chance of getting a FreeFly-Slalom result…
1 week to go – the America’s Cup comes to Vilanova i La Geltrú
The first Preliminary Regatta on the road to the 37th America’s Cup begins in the beautiful Catalan port of Vilanova i La Geltrú from the 14-17th September 2023 and promises to be one of the most hotly contested regattas anywhere…
Australia’s Tom Slingsby throws jabs at NZ Driver Peter Burling ahead of France SailGP Showdown
SAINT TROPEZ- 08 SEPTEMBER, 2023 – As the France Sail Grand Prix approaches, shots have been fired between the two sailing powerhouses, Australia and New Zealand. At this morning’s pre-event press conference, Australian driver Tom Slingsby admitted last season’s dramatic…
United States capsizes as SailGP teams push final practice to the limit in Saint-Tropez
SAINT TROPEZ – September 8, 2023 – With just three points between the top five teams in the Season 4 standings, and a new first-time winner in Spain at the last event, the SailGP field has never felt more open…
Open Season breaks Spirit of Lorina’s winning streak at Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup
Issued by the International Maxi Association on 08/09/2023 The Costa Smeralda on Sardinia’s northeastern tip is laying on the full array of conditions for this week’s Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in conjunction with…
Peter Peet takes Finn European Masters title after tense final day
Peter Peet, from The Netherlands, has won the 2023 Finn European Masters at Campione del Garda, Italy, after a nervous last day with a long wait for wind and then two more challenging races in light and shifty winds. Britain’s…
Sydney to Auckland – One Month from the Start Line
Final preparations are in full swing for the 7th October start of the Sydney to Auckland Ocean Race, the longest and potentially toughest race on the Australian/New Zealand offshore racing calendar this year. A diverse fleet of yachts ranging from…
28m yacht Andiamo destroyed by blaze in Sydney
Written by Dea Jusufi – BOAT International The remains of a yacht destroyed by a fire have now largely sunk at the historic Woolwich Dock in Sydney Harbour. Believed to be the 28.4-metre Andiamo built by Azzura, the incident happened…
Peter Peet maintains lead despite complex conditions at Finn European Masters
Peter Peet, from The Netherlands, will go into the final day of the 2023 Finn European Masters, at Campione del Garda, with a nine-point lead over Britain’s John Greenwood, while Olof Lundqvist, from Sweden, moves up to third. Race wins…
The 1st “Football World Cup” in sailing in stunning island of Gran Canaria
The SSL GOLD CUP, the 1st “FOOTBALL WORLD CUP” in sailing will be held at the stunning Island of Gran Canaria between 10th November and 3rd December 2023 in collaboration with the Real Federación Canaria de Vela. BY SAILORS FOR…
Peter Peet takes lead at Finn European Masters after day 2
Peter Peet, from The Netherlands, is the new leader at the 2023 Finn European Masters at Campione del Garda after two more extremely difficult but fun races on Wednesday. Britain’s John Greenwood moves up to second after winning the second…
First bullet for Bullitt as Svea and Spirit of Lorina remain unbeaten at Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup
Issued by the International Maxi Association on 06/09/2023 For day three of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda in conjunction with the International Maxi Association, the wind on the Costa Smeralda was still from…
Around the Island Race caps off another magic Magnetic Island Race Week
What a way to finish 2023 SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW), the stronger breeze everyone has longed for kicked in and because of it, competitors got to do the much anticipated Around the Island Race, bringing an end to…
Udo Murek and Martin Hughes share points lead at 2023 Finn European Masters in Campione del Garda
The 2023 Finn European Masters in Campione del Garda opened Tuesday with two races on Lake Garda in a patchy and shifty southerly that provided tough challenges through the 92-boat fleet from 25 nations. Udo Murek, from Germany leads the…
Surprise double bullet for Spirit of Lorina as lumpy conditions challenge Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup fleet
Issued by the International Maxi Association on 05/09/2023 After a near perfect opening to the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, day two was more challenging. Conditions had dropped to a 20 knot northerly come start time, but there had been big…
Svea win first coastal race with Costa Smeralda at its best
For the second day of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, Porto Cervo and the Costa Smeralda delivered the kind of picture postcard exciting, racing conditions which the hallowed waters of this north-east corner of Sardinia has built a global reputation…
Women’s Surf-Freestyle World Champion crowned in Denmark
Report from day One – Hvide Sande, Denmark WOMEN’S ROUNDS 3-5, SEMI-FINALS & FINAL: Day one of the competition saw the Surf-Freestyle discipline played out in tricky conditions (10-14 knots) on Hvide Sande’s white beaches that served up some kickers…
Cruising Association releases new research library on orca interactions
Since the launch of its orca project in June 2022, the Cruising Association has received around 150 reports from skippers who have experienced an orca interaction. The CA has now created a library of comments extracted from the full interaction…
Launch of ILCA Oceania Solidarity program
Building female sailing in Oceania via Ilca4 pathway. ILCA Oceania (formerly Oceania Laser Class Association) Announce ‘Solidarity’ a program to assist young women into competive sailing. Building on the successful launch of the Australian model in 2023, ILCA Oceania are…
Vamos Gallos! A look into Spain SailGP Team’s first-ever win
Vamos Gallos! A look into Spain SailGP Team’s first-ever win in ‘Racing on the Edge’As the youngest team in the fleet, Diego Botin’s Gallos showed they have the skills to win at the Oracle Los Angeles Sail Grand Prix LONDON…
Smuggler signed up as the first official entry for the 2024 Festival of Sails in Geelong
The impressive Sydney to Hobart contender ‘Smuggler’ has become the first yacht to sign on for the 2024 Festival of Sails being held in Geelong on January 26 to 28, 2024. With the official Notice of Race for the event…
Magnetic Island Race Week – Breeze picks up and spirits lift
Another hard one for Principal Race Officer Denis Thompson and his team at 2023 SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW), as light fluky airs necessitated three course changes from Around the Island to a race to White Rock and a…
Entries open for Sydney Harbour Sprint Series 23/24
The Notice of Race is published and entries open for the fast and furious Sydney Harbour Sprint Series, to be held over three weekends each in spring and winter, competitors hitting the ground running with three races away on Saturday…
Supreme start to the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup as multihulls make their debut
Issued by the International Maxi Association on 04/09/2023 With conditions off the Costa Smeralda that started at 10 knots from the north and built to more than 20, the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda’s Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, organised in conjunction…
Iconic Sydney Harbour to host 2023 World Sailing Youth Match Racing World Championship
World Sailing is delighted to announce that the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) will host the upcoming 2023 World Sailing Youth Match Racing World Championship, to be held from 9-15 December 2023 in the iconic setting of Sydney Harbour….
Magnetic Island Race Week – Steady light wind produces new winners
It was back to business for ‘It’s Live in Queensland Race Day’ out on the Bay for the 16th running of SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) on another light breeze day, but at least it filled in at a…
Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup prepares for stiff competition tomorrow
Issued by the International Maxi Association on 3/09/2023 A powerful fleet of 48 maxis (including three not racing) is in Porto Cervo chomping at the bit for tomorrow’s start of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup. This annual highlight of the…
Realteam Sailing’s flawless performance secured them the 2023 TF35 season with an event to spare
With only two races sailed due to light winds on the final day of the TF35 Malcesine Cup 1, Realteam Sailing, skippered by Jérôme Clerc, who have clinched the victory at every event of the 2023 season, claim the annual…
America’s Cup brings Hydrogen Technology & E-sports partnership with Generalitat De Catalunya
31st August 2023 Barcelona, Spain America’s Cup today announced a new technological partnership with ACCIÓ, the public agency for the competitiveness of Catalan enterprise which is part of the Ministry of Business and Labour of the Generalitat of Catalonia. The…
14th Bartercard Sail Paradise 2023 – ‘Let’s Get It On’ to defend title
Garry Holt, Skipper of ‘Get It On’, has enthusiastically confirmed his participation in the 14th Bartercard Sail Paradise Regatta which is Southeast Queensland’s largest regatta, scheduled from September 30th to October 2nd, 2023. (Registration Friday, September 29th) Following his remarkable…
Stella acquires Australian Davits & Cranes
Stella Marine, a cutting-edge design, engineering and manufacturing company servicing the marine industry has purchased Australian Davits & Cranes (ADC). This strategic move reinforces Stella’s commitment to innovation and expands the company’s product offering. The addition of Australian Davits &…
18ft Skiffs – New 18s turn 30
Changing 100 years of 18 footer tradition With the 2023-24 Australian 18 Footers League season about to get underway with Race 1 of the annual Spring Championship on October 8, it’s time to take a quick look at the success…
