Globe40 3rd Leg
At 09.18 hours local time, it was the Dutch crew on SEC HAYAI which took line honours and leg three victory in the GLOBE40 at the entrance to the Auckland Bay. Spanning some 7,000 nautical miles in all, it proved…
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Class40: battles at all level
With no fewer than 55 entries Class40 is the biggest fleet of the 12th Route du Rhum Destination Guadeloupe. And within this big, competitive fleet there are a group of brand new, latest generation boats from renowned designers sailed by…
“That feels pretty special” – Breiana Whitehead seventh at Kite Worlds
Editor – apologies for mistakenly reporting earlier that Breiana had finished 5th Aussie Breiana Whitehead has capped off a magnificent week at the Formula Kite World Championships finishing seventh after a rollercoaster Semi Final series. The final day started with…
Promising trajectory for Australian ILCA 6 squad
Two races were completed on the final day of the ILCA 6 World Championships to round out the event and crown the newest champion. Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medallist Anne-Marie Rindom (DEN) took out the Championships by a commanding 20…
Aussies win at EurILCA Master European Champs
The 2022 EurILCA Master European Championships concluded in great way today after the last two scheduled races held in L’Escala, Spain. 7-10 knots of wind and almost flat water were the prevailing sailing conditions for all 5 fleets. The day…
18ft Skiffs: Spring Championship, Race 1
18ft SkiffsSpring Championship, Race 1Today’s Trophy: Major Arthur Frizelle TrophySunday, October 16 2022Sydney Harbour The Shaw and Partners Financial Services team of Jim Colley, Charlie Wyatt and Tom Quigley, took out the opening race of the Australian 18 Footers League’s…
Andoo Comanche crowned overall winner of Tollgate Islands Race
Andoo Comanche skipper John Winning Jr says he is “pushing the limits” of the famous 100-foot maxi, after claiming the overall victory in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s inaugural Tollgate Islands Race. The VPLP 100 took Line Honours in…
F18 World Championship 2022 Highlights Day 4
Aussies sitting 3rd going into final day. Saturday’s earlier start time at the 2022 Immunolin F18 World Championship gave competitors a four-race day in a variety of winds. The top 5 in the provisional standings are in a tight fight…
44Cup – Poons crowned World Champion third time in a row
While racing in 44Cup events usually goes to the wire, decided in the last few metres of the final race, this hasn’t been the case this year when the dominant force has been Monaco-based Dutchman Nico Poons and his Charisma…
Formula Kite World Championship 2022 – Day 6 – Finals
HIGHLIGHTS Breiana Whitehead finishes 5th overall – Strong onshore breeze of 12 knots building to 20 knots, blue skies and blue water at Poetto Beach– Toni Vodisek (SLO) wins his first world title– Daniela Moroz (USA) wins her sixth world…
Australians climb on the penultimate day of ILCA 6 Worlds
Three races were held in moderate winds on the penultimate day of the ILCA 6 World Championships hosted out of Texas Corinthian Yacht Club. After two impressive wins today, the reigning Olympic Champion, Anne-Marie Rindom of Denmark, leads by a…
Ceeref fights back on eve of 44Cup World Championship finale
Slovenia: With a race lost on Friday at the 44Cup Portorož World Championship, to recoup the schedule four races were held today (Saturday), with the race area further offshore with the nearby medieval town of Piran an eye-catching backdrop. Piran…
Formula Kite Worlds Day 5
A light to medium Mistral breeze delivered four high-intensity races on day five of the 2022 Formula Kite World Championships in Cagliari, Sardinia. The wind was blowing offshore from Poetto Beach at 8 to 11 knots, making the racing an…
F18 World Championship – Day 3 delivers
Florida, USA: After two days of waiting for wind, participants were happily tired from three action-filled races in winds that increased during the day on Day 3 of the F18 World Championship, hosted by the Clearwater Beach Yacht Club. There…
Andoo Comanche takes Tollgate Islands Race line honours
Andoo Comanche continues to make advances ahead of the 2022 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, winning line honours in the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Tollgate Islands Race. The 260 nautical mile race is the third of six races in…
Sail Sandy off to a slow start
It was a challenging start to the Sandringham Yacht Club’s premier multi-class event today as Port Phillip decided to glass-out on Day 1 of the Sail Sandy Regatta. The majority of classes achieved a single race in extremely light conditions,…
Breiana Whitehead flies up to fourth at Kite World Championships
Australia’s Breiana Whitehead has put together a day to remember at the 2022 Formula Kite World Championships in Cagliari, Italy, moving up to fourth with two days left to race. There was no shortage of action, with a day of…
Competition heats up at ILCA 6 World Championship
USA: Racing levelled up on day four of the ILCA 6 World Championships as three races were completed on the first day of the final series in a variable 6 to 13-knot wind. Conditions settled on Galveston Bay in Kemah,…
GWA Wingfoil World Cup Tarifa: First world title for Novotna
After over 10 years as a professional kiteboarder and now wingfoiling athlete, Czech Paula Novotna claimed her first world title at the GWA Wingfoil World Cup Tarifa on Friday morning in a final against season-long rival, Nia Suardiaz. On the…
Testing conditions for Women’s European Championship
Corfu, Greece: A storm front over the Mediterranean island of Corfu presented challenging conditions today for the 12 teams competing in the 2022 Eurosaf Women’s European Championship, Stage 3 of the Women’s World Match Racing Tour. Fickle winds between 2-12knots…
The Poons downwind express train
Slovenia: Another slow start for day two of the 44Cup Portorož World Championship meant the fleet was held ashore with racing not getting underway until 1400 hours, but when it did fill in, the breeze was a crucial 2 knots…
Huge fleet for Kiwi Coastal Classic
Entries close on Friday for the 40th anniversary of the PIC Coastal Classic yacht race and 170 boats are entered – one of the biggest fleets in recent years. “After the challenges of last year, this is a great turnout…
Formula Kite Worlds Day 4
The Mistral fully kicked in for day four of the 2022 Formula Kite World Championships in Cagliari, Sardinia, the wind pumping from 15 up to 22 knots, with some really hard gusts coming off the Sardinian shore. Everyone came back…
Project Landspeed: A creep of frustration
The creep of water was accompanied by the creep of frustration on Lake Gairdner for Glenn Ashby and the land speed team as near perfect winds blew across the wetted lake surface restricting any sailing again. “Unfortunately, again we’re greeted…
Waszp 2023 Eurocup Series
The first leg heads to Italy to kick the season off with the MFI EuroCup Imperia. The Italian fleet has made huge progress in 2022, boasting the most active fleet of sailors in Europe and ground-breaking inclusion in the Foil…
29er EuroCup finals for Lake Garda
With 145 entries and counting, the 29er EuroCup Final is to be held at the popular and picturesque Fraglia Vela Riva, Lake Garda, Italy. Sailors in the European fleet are clearly happy to be back to regular racing after the…
F18 World Championship Day 2 – on the beach
The wind was a no-show again on Day 2 of the 2022 Immunolin F18 World Championship in Clearwater Beach, Florida, but the postponement presented competitors with the opportunity to take advantage of ‘America’s Best Beaches’ for volleyball, boat tuning, or…
GWA Wingfoil World Cup Tarifa Day 2
Strong Levante wind conditions allowed us to complete Rounds 1 and most of 2 for the men, alongside the women’s quarter finals on Thursday at the GWA Wingfoil World Cup at Cadiz in Spain. The strong wind combined with the…
Trade wind twist for Golden Globe competitors
Wet windy trades on the nose with confused seas for the GGR fleet. Tight group of four in pursuit of leader Simon Curwen, with Kirsten Neuschäfer going coastal. Big decisions ahead with a possible 900 mile diversion into the roaring…
F18 World Championship Day 1
After a week of perfect sailing conditions at Clearwater Beach, Florida, Mother Nature decided to take a break on Wednesday, the first day of the 2022 Immunolin F18 World Championship. 65 F18s and their crew waited patiently on the beach…
Formula Kite World Champs Day 3
HIGHLIGHTS– Mistral offshore breeze of 5 to 12 knots shakes up the pack on day 3– Daniela Moroz (USA) the only rider still to have won all races– Toni Vodisek (SLO) stays at the top of the men’s fleet– End…
Light and challenging opening to 44Cup Worlds
An ultra-light onshore breeze at the 44Cup Portoroz World Championship should have made for a straightforward opening day to the high performance one design’s pinnacle event of the season. In fact it demonstrated how the nimble RC44 can race meaningfully…
Day One – GWA Wingfoil World Cup Tarifa
The GWA Wingfoil World Tour crew are delighted to be back in Tarifa for the penultimate event of the 2022 season, where 48 men and 15 women have registered to participate in this pure Surf-Freestyle event. Read on for the…
18ft Skiffs: Smeg 18ft Skiff Racing, Sponsorship with Style
When the Michael Coxon-led Smeg 18ft Skiff Racing Team takes to Sydney Harbour for the Australian 18 Footers League’s 2022-23 season it will become the 26th consecutive season of boat sponsorship by the “technology with style” company with the League….
Tropical storm steals the wind at the ILCA 6 World Champs
Tropical Storm Karl, which has formed in the Gulf of Mexico, played havoc on Galveston Bay for day two of the ILCA 6 World Championship. It was a waiting game in Kemah, Texas, with just one race completed in the…
Register for the 2022 Beneteau Cup
When: Friday, November 25Where: CYCA Rushcutters Bay Enter Now First-timers and seasoned racers welcome! The Beneteau Cup is a great day out on the water for Beneteau owners, family and friends. Join us for a fantastic day of racing and…
2022 Formula Kite World Championship – Day 2
HIGHLIGHTSThunderstorms and rain stop play, and not enough wind for racing when sun came out on day 2Daniela Moroz (USA) and Lauriane Nolot (FRA) lead the women’s qualifying fleetsAxel Mazella (FRA), Toni Vodisek (SLO) and Max Maeder (SGP) are top…
Women’s World Match Racing Tour
London (12 October, 2022) Twelve of the world’s top women’s match racing teams arrive to the Mediterranean island of Corfu, Greece today for the start of the EUROSAF Women’s European Championship, Stage 3 of the Women’s World Match Racing Tour…
2022 Formula Kite World Championships – Day 1
HIGHLIGHTSSolid breeze from 160 degrees, increasing from 9 to 14 knots during the afternoonA total of 20 qualifying races completedDaniela Moroz (USA) and Lauriane Nolot (FRA) lead the women’s qualifying fleetsAxel Mazella (FRA), Toni Vodisek (SLO) and Max Maeder (SGP)…
How to sail the AC40
It has the America’s Cup and wider sailing community tuned in and eager to understand its design and performance when considering its core purpose to provide the pathway into the America’s Cup for the next generation of Women and Youth…
