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SYDNEY – February 19, 2020 – SailGP champion Australia – led by Olympic hero Tom Slingsby – launched its 2,400kg supercharged F50 into Sydney Harbour for the team’s first official training session on Wednesday, kicking off a grueling training schedule…
The Australian SailGP team were the first out on Sydney Harbour today (Wednesday 19th February) for the first training session before the second season begins on the 28-29 Feb. The night before was surreal, with the city of Sydney hunkered down…
Two spectacular wins by Jack Macartney, Charlie Wyatt and Trent Barnabas on Tech2 in Races 6 and 7 of the Australian 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour today has given the team a nine points lead in the series with…
Peter Burling and Blair Tuke from New Zealand dazzled to win another 49er world championship, the sixth for the magic combo, which is a class record and two more than a pair of Australians – Chris Nicholson and more recently,…
Melbourne Australia. Feb 16, 2020: Philipp Buhl dominates 2020 Laser Standard World Championship German Laser sailor Philipp Buhl put together an exemplary scorecard to win the 2020 ILCA Standard Men’s World Championship by 12 points. Buhl recorded four straight wins…
Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club (RPAYC) members, Peter Byford and David Hudson, have been crowned the 2020 Sydney 38 One-Design Australian Champions following a three-day battle over nine races at Pittwater in Sydney. Class President Byford and Hudson, co-owners of…
Melbourne, Australia. Feb 15,2020: Two Olympic medallists and the sailor who holds second place overall made it tough for themselves in very testing conditions at the ILCA Laser Standard Men’s World Championship today. Double Olympic champion Robert Scheidt (BRA), London…
With no racing on Friday February 14 due to summer storms that wreaked havoc with the breeze, Saturday’s final day of the 49er, 49er and Nacra 17 2020 World Championship on Corio Bay in Geelong has been decided. Schedule: Two…
Melbourne, Australia. Feb 15,2020: The penultimate day of the ILCA Laser Standard Men’s World Championship has dawned grey and rainy, but race director Peter Merritt is optimistic that three races can be sailed in “ideal” winds. “The forecast is for…
The Notice of Race for the three remaining 2020 SAILING Champions League – Asia Pacific events are now online. The events are: SCL-Asia Pacific: Qualifier 2 (north) at Hunters Hill SC (14/15 March), SCL-Asia Pacific: FINAL at Royal Sydney Yacht…
Nacra 17 Australians siblings Nathan and Haylee Outteridge continue to show their mettle, moving into the top spot in the Nacra 17. Their national teammates, Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin (AUS), are also vying for a country spot for Tokyo…
Following a successful mediation, the America’s Cup Defender and Challenger of Record have come to an agreement on the Match Conditions for the 36th America’s Cup. The two sides came to a consensus after engaging in an official mediation process…
Some of the world's most talented junior sailors will head to the Royal Yacht Club of Victoria (RYCV) next summer as the historic Australian club gets set to host the national and world championships for the International Cadet class. It's…
The fourth day of racing at the ILCA Laser Standard Men’s World Championship was abandoned today, owing to a series of thunderstorms that swept across Port Phillip Bay. Scheduled to be the first day of Gold Fleet racing, which brings…
The Guardian The building of infrastructure for the America’s Cup has forced the relocation of 1,000 at-risk seagulls in Auckland, in what is believed to be New Zealand’s largest mass relocation of a bird colony. The project saw the colony…
On a day of strong but shifting winds, Philipp Buhl (GER) and Jean-Baptiste Bernaz (FRA) found a little more speed than the rest of their competitors to finish the second day tied at the top of the Laser World Championship…
Reigning 49er world champions and Rio 2016 Gold medallists, Peter Burling and Blair Tuke (NZL), bagged enough low scores in the qualification round to lead at the midway point of the 2020 49er World Championship in Geelong, Australia. The top…
SYDNEY – February 11, 2020 – As the world’s top sailors prepare for the first event of SailGP Season 2, 60 young people will get the chance to rub shoulders with world-class athletes in Sydney through SailGP Inspire. The global…
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There is an Australian on top of the ILCA Laser Standard World Championship leader board, but it is not one of the pre-event favourites. Finn Alexander, ranked just 36th in the world, finished the day with a first and second…
Former German 49erFX teammates combined beautifully to lead on the first day of racing – much to their surprise. Tina Lutz’s regular crew Susann Beucke injured herself soon after the 2019 World Championship in Auckland and Lotta Wiemers agreed to…
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA. FEB 10, 2020: Most champion sailors like a mixture of conditions at important regattas. If wind strengths vary from light through moderate to strong, then generally one of the best all-round sailors takes the title. The leading contenders…
A day of waiting disappointingly ended without any racing at the 2020 world title for the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 classes in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The Race Committee monitored conditions on Corio Bay from well before the morning session…
Half the contenders vying for an Olympic spot know they’ve made the cut and the other half are still aiming for selection, adding extra strain to the make-or-break 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championship, the last major class title…
British America's Cup skipper Sir Ben Ainslie has hinted the Italians might have outdone Team New Zealand when it comes to design creativity with the radical new boats. Ainslie, who heads INEOS Team UK, knows plenty about Team New Zealand…
If they hadn't already won a few, Peter Burling and Blair Tuke might have felt a bit short changed with their latest stint as 49er world champions. The pair won their fifth 49er world title in Auckland in December and…
Alex Maloney and Molly Meech have withdrawn from the upcoming 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 world championships in Melbourne after Maloney fractured her foot in training two days ago. The Olympic silver medallists were among the contenders to add to…
Great Britain SailGP Team, presented by INEOS, has revealed its full team line-up ahead of the SailGP Season 2 opener in Sydney on 28-29 February. The new-look crew has a wealth of talent and experience on-board and is already a…
LONDON – February 6, 2020 – On the verge of embarking on its second season of operation, SailGP has sold a minority stake to global entertainment, sports and content company Endeavor. Endeavor’s investment position in SailGP values the global sports…
The Yacht Racing Forum will take place for the first time in the United Kingdom, on 23 – 24 November 2020. The event will be based around Portsmouth Harbour, with the main conference taking place in Portsmouth Historic Dockyard's Action…
COPENHAGEN – February 3, 2020 – SailGP today announced the ROCKWOOL Copenhagen SailGP will take place in the Danish capital on September 11-12, marking the fifth event in the global championship’s second season. ROCKWOOL will be the Title Partner for…
Coming off the back of an extremely successful and fruitful world championship in Australia at the start of the year, the International 5.5 Class has planned a fantastic range of events through 2020 including several traditional haunts, as well as…
The MC38s are back at it and the new season began with fireworks, Lightspeed struck hard by Lazy Dog in a port/starboard incident in fresh conditions on Saturday February 1 and unable to finish the day, but ultimately returning to…
The Smeg team of Micah Lane, Ricky Bridge and Peter Harris recorded a double victory on Sydney Harbour today when they scored two come-from-behind wins in Races 3 and 4 of the Australian 18ft Skiff Championship. Trailing Tech2 in Race…
No team was hotter at the end of the 2019 World Championship than Diego Botin and Iago Marra (ESP). The Spanish sensations were up against he ropes, almost missing gold fleet, which would have cost them an Olympic berth. With…
Melbourne Australia, Feb 3, 2020: Olympic selection, vindication, bragging rights and psychological advantage – these will be the motivations for some of the 131 sailors from 45 countries competing at the 2020 World Laser Standard Championships in Melbourne, beginning on…
Over three days, Kawil has taken control of the Bay of Islands regatta course at the at NZ Millennium Cup; her crew reading conditions well, maintaining slick crew work, and making strong tactical decisions helping the Derektor yacht to secure…
There were no complaints about a delayed start due to lack of wind on Boat International race day of the NZ Millennium Cup in New Zealand on Saturday, especially when a dolphin pod joined the fleet at the start, as…
Four international teams from New Zealand, Italy, the United States, and Great Britain have been confirmed for the America’s Cup World Series (ACWS) regatta taking place in Cagliari, Sardinia from April 23-26 – the opening event of the 36th America’s…
The first day of racing of the New Zealand Millennium Cup kicked off today, and sailing commentary legend, Peter Montgomery described it as akin to racing in paradise. “If this isn’t heaven, then it’s just next door,” he said as…
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