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SAINT-TROPEZ – September 11, 2022 – Jimmy Spithill has led his United States SailGP Team to his first ever SailGP victory, prevailing in light winds at the Range Rover France Sail Grand Prix in Saint-Tropez. In the final he battled…
FROM THE INDIAN TO THE PACIFIC OCEAN: ANOTHER LENGTHY PASSAGE FOR THE GLOBE40 Today saw the GLOBE40 crews take the start of the 3rd leg of the event; another substantial leg worth a coefficient 3, which will take the sailors…
Day three of the TF35 Malcesine Cup and the young crew onboard Spindrift continued to be the standout team winning both races in the unusually light, fickle breeze on the lake. The day started promising classic Lake Garda conditions, but…
On one of the wildest days seen on a SailGP racecourse, the Championship speed record was broken twice in the space of three races at the Range Rover France Sail Grand Prix in Saint-Tropez. Ben Ainslie’s Great Britain SailGP Team…
The final day of racing at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, pinnacle of the International Maxi Association’s race season, looked marginal due to a well forecast Mistral, nonetheless the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda’s race committee, led by Peter Craig, made…
The highlight of the Swan racing season has attracted an eye-catching and diverse selection of yachts, with almost 100 entries representing 18 countries signed-up for the celebration of sail that is the Rolex Swan Cup. Porto Cervo is once again…
Mistral winds at 16 to 22 knots gifted the fleet sailing at the 32nd edition of the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup in Porto Cervo with a day of perfect conditions. The Race Committee announced yesterday that the start of racing…
Storm clouds continued to postpone racing on day two of the TF35 Malcesine Cup; at the morning skippers’ briefing, the seven TF35s were instructed to stay tied up at the dock to wait for the forecast strong northerly Pelèr wind…
France: Tom Slingsby is focused on steering his Australian SailGP Team back onto the winning path this weekend in St Tropez, after acknowledging that the team’s performance has slipped at recent events. Slingsby, the Australia Driver and CEO said: “Our…
The Open Finn European Masters Championship begins in Spain next week, the final major Finn championship of the year and a healthy entry list shows 72 Finn sailors from 16 nations, competing for the Masters and Open titles over a…
Lake Garda gave the M32 fleet its usual fantastic conditions for the European Championship and the scheduled 15 races were all sailed in the southerly Ora and sunshine, with Bliksem walking away with the trophy. Pieter Taselaar team had a…
The new Elan E6 is now officially nominated for the European Yacht of the Year Award (EYOTY) in the category of best performance cruiser. The E6 was designed by a “dream team” of specialists: Humphreys Yacht Design did the naval…
Heavy weather and big waves impacting entrants, as low-pressure systems head towards Europe and the first entrant considers retirement. Damien Guillou (FR) sailing back to Les Sables with windvane issues- must restart before Sunday 11th 1600hrs Injuries, electrical shorts, leaks…
Oracle Red Bull Racing drivers Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez swap wheels for water as they join SailGP’s Jimmy Spithill and Tom Slingsby for a duel on the French Riviera SAINT-TROPEZ, France – September 8, 2022 – Two of Oracle’s…
After a lighter third day of competition between the 46 yachts, the dominant are now emerging across most of the seven classes going into the final phase of the International Maxi Association’s pinnacle event, the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, run…
When Frenchman Tom Laperche (Région Bretagne – CMB Performance) crossed the finish line off Saint-Nazaire this blustery Wednesday evening at 18:54:48hrs to win the third and final stage of the 53rd La Solitaire du Figaro, he punched the air with…
Velsheda broke the Svea string of three back-to-back wins today in the J Class at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup when she triumphed around an engaging but relatively short 26-mile coastal course, down and back up the La Maddalena channel,…
Peppers Race Day marked the final day at Townsville Yacht Club’s (TYC) SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) was suspenseful, as many across the divisions were pinning their hopes on this last race where little stood between who would stand…
Darren Drew normally arrives from NSW to the northern regatta circuit with one of Australia’s fastest ocean racing catamarans, his Crowther 50 catamaran Top Gun, but this time he surprised contemporaries by turning up at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week…
With two wins today around windward-leeward courses, the Swedish flagged Svea is unbeaten in the J Class so far at the Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup on Sardinia’s Costa Smeralda. Solid, uncomplicated, well-timed starts were the foundations of Svea’s double today….
Cape Town: The Vaal Dam sailors, Hubert Saayman and Wynand Grovè may be based at Manten Marina in Deneysville, but the call of the ocean has them back for another Cape2Rio race. Having completed the previous Cape2Rio on a 34ft…
Greece: Races could finally start on the third competition day here at the Slalom Worlds in Paros, when around 13:15pm local time, the wind was suitable enough at between 14 and 17 knots. The Men’s continue with Heat number 3,…
The Star Class World Championship will be making sailing history with its 100th World Championship to be held from 8-17 September in Marblehead Massachusetts. As presenting sponsor, Bacardi, the world-renowned beverage brand, will celebrate its long-standing partnership with the Star…
Anticipation is building ahead of next week’s Défi Azimut regatta in Lorient, France when five of the IMOCA teams so far confirmed as entries in The Ocean Race 2022-23 will line up against each other for the first time. Four…
World Sailing, the global governing body for the sport of sailing, has completed the move to its new headquarters in Hammersmith, Central London. The new premises in Shortlands were formally opened by World Sailing President, Quanhai Li. Conveniently located within…
Winners in their respective categories: Svea, Shamanna, Highland Fling, Vesper, Rose, H2O. FlyingNikka makes her racing debut in her own category. Porto Cervo, 5 September 2022. The Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup got off to a perfect start today. Organised by…
Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin have finished fifth at the Nacra 17 World Championships, after a testing final day saw them move up one spot at the conclusion of the Medal Race. The final day of the 2022 49er, 49erFX…
Competitors were rubbing their hands with glee as a decent breeze returned in time for the famed Lowes Petroleum Race Day Round the Island Race at Townsville Yacht Club’s (TYC) SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW). SeaLink Spinnaker Divisions 1…
The Southerly prevailed again on St Margarets Bay in Nova Scotia for the penultimate day of the 2022 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships, helping Australian skiff teams climb back up a few places in the overall standings. The…
With just over 120 nautical miles to sail to the Farallones turning mark which lies just off the rugged north Spanish coast near to Gijon, the two leading title contenders on the third and final leg of the 53rd La…
-16 skippers départ Les Sables d’Olonne for a 30,000 mile nine month race around the world.-Thousands cheer the skippers for a huge send-off in the mythical channel with 21 gun salute.-Damien Guillou, Simon Curwen and Kirsten Neuschäfer lead the fleet…
In beautiful September sunshine and a light SE’ly breeze the 32 strong fleet of the 53rd La Solitaire du Figaro left the high cliffs and beautiful beaches of Royan, and the strong tidal currents at the mouth of the Gironde…
A light air day at Townsville Yacht Club’s (TYC) SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW) and although the sun was out and the breeze was light, there was a distinct chill in the air, particularly sailing upwind. Division 1 contested…
Lay day represents Townsville Airport Father’s Day at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW), not only for competitors and friends, but the droves that come in their hundreds from mainland Townsville, including tourists. Picnic Bay was packed to the rafters…
Day four was a classic ‘Bay Day’ with 12 to 14 knots of steady sea breeze for the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships in Nova Scotia, Canada. Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti (ITA) returned to a perfect performance…
The sea breeze returned on the fourth day of the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships in Canada, with the Aussie teams doing their best to move up before tomorrow’s penultimate day. Rhiannan Brown is sailing with Brin Liddell…
The third and final stage of the 53rd La Solitaire du Figaro starts Sunday local time and for the third successive stage, promises to be a race of two distinct halves, with the big question being: can Guillaume Pirouelle become…
Greece: The races could finally start on the third day of competition at the Slalom Worlds in Paros, Greece. Somewhat around midday, after the daily skippers meeting, followed by a athletes meeting, the wind started to increase and was measured…
The morning started lumpy and bumpy at SeaLink Magnetic Island Race Week (SMIRW), but by midday, the sun was shining, the sky was blue and sailing conditions were about as good as it gets for Day 2 of Townsville Yacht…
Australia’s top SB20 sailors are set to take on the best of the best in Ireland when the Provident CRM SB20 World Championship 2022 gets underway in Dublin on Monday, with current Australian champion, Phil Reid (Mind Games), leading the…
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