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Showers and Beers Top of List for L’Esprit d’équipe and Outlaw in McIntyre Ocean Globe in Cape Town After 45 days of sailing, the former Whitbread winner L’Esprit d’équipe FR (85) skippered by Lionel Regnier, has claimed 5th in line…
Welcome to Sailing on Pittwater Join the Pantaenius Thursday Twilight Series at the RPAYC on Pittwater. There are three great events on offer throughout the twilight months from October to March, starting with the Pantaenius Spring Series, a 5 race…
The 2023 Rolex Middle Sea Race record will show that Andrea Recordati’s Wally 93 Bullitt put in a phenomenal performance around the 606nm racetrack, taking the fight to monohull line honours winner Leopard 3 on the water, while staving off…
By Margherita Pelaschier / Global Solo Challenge While eight competitors prepare to set sail from A Coruna on October 28th, the seven sailors at sea are making great strides on the route of their dreams, with a few minor setbacks…
At 2100 CEST on Wednesday, 25 October, the winner of the 44th edition of the Rolex Middle Sea Race was announced as the Italian Wally 93 Bullitt, skippered by Andrea Recordati. The announcement was made shortly after the double-handed entry…
It took six years for the Port Jackson 16ft Championship to be revived – and only two hours for the fleet to be reminded just how brutal a race it can be. The famous event was first held just after…
Joint leaders in the 2023-24 Spring Championship Thirty nine season veteran, the legendary 18ft skiff skipper John ‘Woody’ Winning, and three-race rookie skipper, Jacob Marks are the two skippers leading their teams at the half-way mark of the 2023-24 Australian…
Following on from the announcement last week on the squad selection for the Team Australia Challenge here’s a little bio on each of the sailors. Finn Alexander – NSW Finn competes in the ILCA class and is currently 9th on…
Three key contributors to the sport of sailing in Australia have been recognised with Australian Sailing Life Memberships. Matt Allen AM, Sarah Kenny and David Tillett AM were all bestowed the honour after a vote at Australian Sailing’s Annual General…
Louis Vuitton is delighted to announce its return to the America’s Cup as the Title Partner of this 37th edition, thus renewing its promise of a legendary journey. An inexhaustible source of inspiration, the sea has always been where the…
British solo skipper Pip Hare had a pretty solid 2022 season, her first with her new fully foiling, recent generation Medallia, finishing 13th in the solo Vendée Arctic race and 12th in the solo Route du Rhum. Since then she…
If yesterday’s story of the 44th Rolex Middle Sea Race was the first multihull to finish, today’s is definitely monohull line honours. At 0152 CEST this morning, the fascinating race-long duel between the Farr 100 Leopard 3 and the Wally…
Stefan Elliott-Shircore finishes top Australian in 6th place. Tangier, Morocco – The final day of the ILCA U21 World Championship has arrived, and the anticipation was palpable as the sailors made their way to the racing area. The sailors were…
Over 30 boats are entered in the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s (ORCV) 195 nautical mile Melbourne to Devonport Yacht Race, otherwise known as the Rudder Cup, due to start on Friday 4 November at 6pm off Queenscliff in Victoria. The Rudder…
By Margherita Pelaschier / Global Solo Challenge On Saturday, October 21, three more solo sailors began their adventure in the Global Solo Challenge: William MacBrien, a Canadian skipper, on the Class40 Phoenix (formerly SecHayai); Pavlin Nadvorni, a Bulgarian skipper, on…
The 44th Rolex Middle Sea Race has welcomed its first finisher, as the MOD70 Limosa, skippered by Alexia Barrier, rolled over the line at 1310 CEST on Monday afternoon. Taking multihull line honours for the second year in a row…
After 28 races, with 25 boats competing at the annual Manly Junior Teams racing event held at Balmoral Sailing Club, it ended up being a tie between the teams from Hornsby Ku-ring-gai sailing club and Manly 16’s skiff club. The…
Club Championship, Race 1 Today’s Trophy: Mick Scully Memorial Trophy Today’s Race Sponsor: Fisher & Paykel Sunday, 22 October 2023 The first championship race of the Australian 18 Footers League’s 2023-24 season was staged on Sydney Harbour today, when the…
Dateline: Tuesday, 21/10/2023 A busy 24 hours in Cape Town as Pen Duick VI, Translated 9 and Maiden finish Leg One of McIntyre Ocean Globe Race It was a frantic 24 hours in the V&A Waterfront Marina, Cape Town, with…
The Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre race village was officially opened Saturday 21st October by the mayor of Le Havre Edouard Philippe and with that the pre-start week of festivities kicked off. The weather may not have been too…
The 44th Rolex Middle Sea Race is now over 24 hours old, and the picture is starting to develop. The fleet has spread out over the course, with the front-running multihull well on the way to Favignana and the slowest…
In form typical of the high performance owner-drive one design, going into the final race of the final day of the 44Cup Alcaidesa Marina, just two points separated the top four boats and, with nine points on the table, mathematically…
Tangier, Morocco – The day began with sunshine, warm temperatures, and a light south breeze, signaling that all the storms had moved on and the stable weather was back. Some scattered clouds and a lower sun angle continue to hint…
Dateline: Tuesday, 20/10/2023 Spirit of Helsinki First Across the Line in Leg One of McIntyre Ocean Globe Race There were emotional scenes as Spirit of Helsinki FI (71) crossed the finish line of the McIntyre Ocean Globe Race taking line honours for leg one….
The Bay of Algeciras had a complete change of complexion for the penultimate day of racing at the 44Cup Alcaidesa Marina with the southerly wind initially non-existent, then slowly filling in to 8-10 knots. Thus the race course was set…
The 44th Rolex Middle Sea Race fleet was sent on its way today. The start of a 606 nautical mile adventure around Sicily and back to the finish in Malta. 110 yachts representing 26 nations crossed the start line, their…
Australia’s Stefan Elliott-Shircore moves into 2nd place in the ILCA 7 Tangier, Morocco – After the passing of last night’s storm, the weather in Tangier continues to be unstable, with scattered rain showers and a strong west breeze on the racecourse. The…
The 44th Rolex Middle Sea Race starts tomorrow, Saturday 21 October, at 1100 CEST from Grand Harbour, Valletta. The Mediterranean’s most renowned offshore race has all the ingredients required for an enthralling contest. An exceptional fleet is facing a shifting weather picture….
Ironic after a day blown off as severe gale force winds battered the nearby Rock of Gibraltar, day two of the 44Cup Alcaidesa Marina started with barely a breath of wind. Fortunately, right on queue just before the appointed midday…
Tangier, Morocco – What a sailing day! Wind, waves, and lots of adrenaline are everything a sailor wants and needs. The morning began cloudy, with streaks of sunshine peeking through the menacing grey clouds. The coach meeting was advanced to 9:00 a.m….
On some days conditions can be marginal for a committee to lay on yacht racing. Today at the 44Cup Alcaidesa Marina there was nothing marginal about the wind strength on the Bay of Gibraltar. Despite the first warning signal for…
The Yachting Malta Coastal Race took place in superb conditions today, 19 October. A building breeze and warm sunshine providing a perfect opportunity to get race ready for the forthcoming Rolex Middle Sea Race, which starts on Saturday, 21 October….
Auckland, 19 October 2023 150 yachts of all shapes and sizes are due to start the PIC Coastal Classic tomorrow – but not from their usual startline. Due to the wastewater overflows related to the sinkhole in Parnell, and the…
A squad of 17 of Australia’s top performing sailing women and youth athletes have been revealed by Team Australia Challenge Patron John Bertrand AO to spearhead the nations return to the America’s Cup in the Youth and Puig Women’s Regattas…
Following the RC44 class’ World Championship in Cowes in August, the 44Cup resumes tomorrow in the shadow of another famous maritime British empire outpost – Gibraltar. Host of this event for the high performance owner-driver one designs is the 624-berth…
Tangier, Morocco – The day started cloudy, with rain showers coming and going over the racecourse and the city of Tangier. The sea conditions were slightly different today as there was a swell from the northwest and the wind from the southwest….
Entries in Middle Harbour Yacht Club’s (MHYC) 2023 Nautilus Marine InsuranceSydney Short Ocean Racing Championship (SSORC), are taking shape, so far attracting past winners, regulars and new contenders. Taking place from 25-26 November, the SSORC, now in its 46th year, is…
EMMA RANKIN Academy graduate stars in her 18ft skiff debut Twenty four-year-old Emma Rankin is 163cm tall and weighs just 62kg, but she showed everyone, on Sydney Harbour last Sunday week, that she is up for the challenge when she…
Entries have opened and the Notice of Race released for two of Australia’s iconic off-the-beach regattas, with Sail Melbourne and Sail Sydney now open for business. Both events are critical to the growth and success of junior and youth sailors, enabling them to race…
Kitefoil World Series Italy reached a crescendo of drama as the top 10 men and women contested the new Medal Series format in the south of Sardinia. Ultimately the pre-event favourites, Max Maeder and Lauriane Nolot, prevailed to win gold…
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