Uffa Fox regatta to be held at Cowes
To celebrate the life of a man so ahead of his time, a regatta will be held for all the Uffa crafts – a once in a lifetime opportunity for owners of Uffa designed boats. The Classic Boat Museum will…
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International Olympic Committee makes landmark move into virtual sports by announcing first-ever Olympic Virtual Series
Inaugural Olympic Virtual Series to include International Federations and Game Publishers in Baseball, Cycling, Rowing, Sailing and Motor Sport The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will partner with five International Sports Federations (IFs) and game publishers to produce the Olympic Virtual…
Sail Port Stephens in pictures
Port Stephens turned on great weather and great hospitality for its annual race week in 2021. Here is a collection of photos from the event, courtesy of sponsor Pantaenius Sail and Motor Yacht Insurance.
Ben Ainslie’s British team wins opening event of SailGP Season 2 in Bermuda
In a dramatic day that saw overtakes, crashes and a capsize, the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix was decided in a winner-takes-all final podium race that saw Sir Ben Ainslie come out on top of Tom Slingsby’s Australia team and Billy…
Team Salter wins Tasmanian women’s keelboat crown
Skipper Kirsty Salter, Amelia Catt, Lizzi Rountree and Amy Potter, representing the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania, won the inaugural Combined Clubs Women’s Keelboat Regatta in Hobart on Saturday. The unpredictable River Derwent kept Race Officer Ian Ross and the…
Aussie battlers salute in Sail Port Stephens finale
As Australia commemorated Anzac Day, there were battles aplenty on the water in an action-packed finale to Sail Port Stephens 2021, which saw some surprise victors in a number of divisions. The two-year break due to last year’s COVID-enforced cancellation…
Australians clean sweep Bermudan SailGP opener
Tom Slingsby’s Australian squad proved why they are the reigning Champions of SailGP after dominating the first day of racing at the SailGP Season 2 opener in Hamilton, Bermuda. The Australian team’s experience showed when the likes of USA, skippered…
Super Saturday sail-ebration was one to remember at Sail Port Stephens
Tomorrow we honour the Anzac legend and our selfless service men and women, but today was all about remembering the legacy of Roger ‘Hicko’ Hickman, Sail Port Stephens mentor and ambassador, with a Super Saturday ‘Sail-ebration’ involving around 180 boats…
Sail Port Stephens turns on crowd-pleasing performance
The world would have watched in utter amazement as 130 yachts lined up for the opening of a massive weekend of racing at Sail Port Stephens 2021. Spinnakers lined the entire bay, cheek and jowl, in a spectacle that turned…
Racing re-scheduled for SailGP in Bermuda
Owing to light winds forecast for Saturday, the SailGP Bermuda practice race will become Day One of the event, which has led to changes in the broadcast schedule. We received this information from the Australian SailGP team: In light of…
Fleet could be capped for 2021 Hamilton Island Race Week
Entries for Hamilton Island Race Week 2021 have surged past 200, leaving regatta organisers to consider placing a cap on the final fleet number. The largest Race Week fleet to date came in 2016 when 252 yachts competed on the…
West is best for the Pantaenius Port Stephens Trophy
The Pantaenius Port Stephens Trophy, the second half of Sail Port Stephens will kick off today with a fleet of 130 boats in a westerly breeze starting at 15 knots, set to ease all day. The majority of the fleet…
Multihull Solutions and The Yacht Sales Co expand their industry support
Asia Pacific yacht sales companies Multihull Solutions and The Yacht Sales Co have demonstrated their continued support for the region’s marine industry with the announcement of two key sponsorships. The Yacht Sales Co has confirmed it is the new naming…
Next generation of stars named in Australian Sailing Futures squad
Australian Sailing has announced the inaugural group of athletes and coaches to be selected to the recently launched Performance Pathway Futures Program. The athletes come from the eight confirmed Olympic classes for the Paris 2024 Games with representatives from all…
Stronger breeze blows results wide open at Sail Port Stephens
“Sunny with winds 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late afternoon” was how the official forecasters optimistically described today’s weather for Sail Port Stephens. At least they were right about the sunshine … The breeze built to a…
18ft Skiffs: Julian Bethwaite did it all
Julian Bethwaite has an incredible record of achievement in 18ft Skiff Racing as a designer, builder and competitor in both the northern and southern hemispheres. He designed, built and skippered two JJ Giltinan world Championship-winning boats, AAMI in 1991 and 1992, and has the unique record of also being in the…
Jake Lilley selected to second Olympic team
Queenslander Jake Lilley has been announced as Australia’s representative in the Finn class for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, rounding out the sailing selection for the Games. Lilley completes a team blessed with a mix of youth, experience, and a history…
The islands have it as Sail Port Stephens fleet heads offshore
The 2021 Sail Port Stephens regatta switched to island time today for Race 2 of the Commodores Cup, with the fleet heading seawards for a race course where Mother Nature lays the marks – or at least the landmarks. Starting…
Japan SailGP Team announces new signings for Season 2
The Japan SailGP Team has supercharged its team for SailGP Season 2, announcing the headline signings of Italian sailor and eight-time world champion Francesco Bruni and Great Britain’s Chris Draper, who take on the roles of flight controller and wing…
Fox Sports and Kayo app in Australia to broadcast SailGP season 2
With the SailGP Season opener less than a week away, the global championship has announced comprehensive broadcast coverage, with viewers in 175 territories globally able to watch the events, which promise high-speeds, high-tech and high-drama in the second season. Broadcasting…
Great Britain SailGP Team confirms Season 2 squad
With less than one week to go until the start of SailGP Season 2, which commences with the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess April 24-25, the Great Britain SailGP Team has unveiled its squad that will race…
From rust to trust as Sail Port Stephens enjoys action-packed start
It was a day to clear the rust, but also to show some trust, as Sail Port Stephens turned on a spectacular opening day for the Bannisters Port Stephens Commodores Cup 2021. Racing on the Pub-to-Pub course began in light…
Berecz and Cardona retain Finn European titles in Portugal
Zsombor Berecz has successfully retained the Finn European Championship after a consistent, confident and conclusive display on the waters of Vilamoura, Portugal over the past week. The Hungarian never put a foot wrong and achieved a level of consistency unmatched…
Jake Lilley on track for Tokyo Games after placing eighth at Finn Europeans
Ninety-eight days out from the Tokyo Olympic Games, Australian Sailing Team Finn sailor and Rio Olympian Jake Lilley (QLD) has wrapped up the 2021 Open Finn European Championship in Vilamoura, Portugal with a top ten finish in a world-class fleet….
Double win for Berecz as leaders extend on day 4 at Finn Europeans
After a week of incredibly consistent racing, the defending European Champion from Hungary, Zsombor Berecz, broke free of the fleet for the first time on Thursday with two quite impressive race wins that leaves him with an 11 point lead…
Bermuda Sail Grand Prix gets exemptions to continue racing
SailGP and the Bermuda Tourism Authority have been working closely following the Bermuda Government’s tightening of COVID-19 protocols to ensure that the forthcoming Bermuda Sail Grand Prix, and the essential operations and on-water safety trials, can take place. SailGP applied…
Youth Match Racing World Champs announced for California in August 2021
The 2021 Youth Match Racing World Championship will be held at the Balboa Yacht Club in Corona del Mar, California, from August 9-14, 2021 in Gov Cup 22’s. To compete, sailors must be under the age of 23 in 2021….
Antigua Sailing Week goes virtual
Antigua Sailing Week has announced Sailing Week Sunday – a virtual event with stories, interviews and entertainment, transmitting from Antigua on April 25, 2021. Annually the international coverage of Antigua Sailing Week places Antigua & Barbuda as an unparalleled destination…
How the control systems on board the Luna Rossa AC75 work
Handling a boat like the AC75 requires the use of sophisticated management and control systems actioning a compact network of valves and pistons. The AC75 is an extremely complex boat both from an engineering and a sailing point of view….
Fortune favours the consistent on day 3 at Finn Europeans in Vilamoura
Fortunes changed for many on the third day of 2021 Open and U23 Finn European Championship in Vilamoura, Portugal, after two more races in great conditions, yet as tricky as ever. Hungary’s ever consistent Zsombor Berecz is back on top,…
GC32 Racing Tour revises its 2021 schedule to include new Spanish venue
With COVID-related travel restrictions continuing in many countries around the world, the GC32 Tour has delayed the start of its 2021 season. The decision improves the chances of GC32 crew from Australia, New Zealand, the west and east coasts of…
SailGP’s racing facility on Cross Island have been suspended
All operations at SailGP’s racing facility on Cross Island have been suspended in compliance with the Bermuda Government’s latest Covid-19 restrictions, which came into effect this morning. Sir Russell Coutts, the SailGP chief executive, confirmed last night that the facility…
2021 Rolex Capri Sailing Week confirmed, from 13th to 20th May
The first major event of the sailing season will take place as scheduled between Naples and Capri, from 13th to 20th May, with an unprecedented desire to race and on a completely Covid-free island – as confirmed by the administration. ProgramMeasurement…
Finn Europeans – Joan Cardona Cleans up in Vilamoura
Joan Cardona, the defending U23 European Champion from Spain, showed some serious form on the second day of the 2021 Open and U23 Finn European Championship in Vilamoura, Portugal. Cardona is one of the world’s most exciting emerging sailing talents,…
Flying Fifteen World and Australian Championships postponed to March 2023
Flying Fifteen International in conjunction with Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club announced today that the 2022 Flying Fifteen World and Australian Championships would be postponed to 9th to 23rd March 2023. The event will remain in the same format as the proposed…
Record number of ILCA Laser dinghies to sail on Sydney Harbour in May
Double Bay Sailing Club will host a large exhibition of ILCA Laser dinghies sailing on Sydney Harbour on Sunday, 30 May 2021, to mark the 50th anniversary of the one-design class. Double Bay Sailing Club Commodore, Andrew Cox, said, “The…
Consistent Zsombor Berecz leads after opening day at Finn Europeans in Vilamoura
Hungary’s Zsombor Berecz opened his title defence at the 2021 Open and U23 Finn European Championship in Vilamoura, Portugal, with steady fourth and fifth places on a day when many favourites were hitting high scores. He leads overall after the…
Jimmy Spithill admits having to relearn F50s for SailGP
The Aussie battler says he’s thrilled to be back in the class that competed for the America’s Cup in Bermuda, but says he has a lot of work to do if he’s to be competitive. Colin Thompson of the Royal…
Flying TP52 start sets up perfect finish for SailFest Newcastle
Newcastle Harbour has hosted sailing regattas for over 175 years, but never has it witnessed a sight more exciting or nail-biting than this – eight grand-prix TP52s planing across the line under spinnaker, fanned by 25 knots of wild, wild…
Tasmanians win Sailing Champions League in Newcastle
The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania has claimed the ‘best sailing club’ crown, their exemplary crew work in gusty westerlies and ability to strategise under pressure landing the young team the Sailing Champions League: Asia Pacific 2021 open win in…
