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Taranto: It was an eventful first race day for Slingsby’s Australian side and the league as a whole, as teams competed in a new crew set up at the first ever Italian Sail Grand Prix. Due to lighter conditions on…
The TF35 Mies fleet racing was paused today to allow the seven TF35s to join more than 250 other boats to participate in the iconic Genève-Rolle-Genève long-distance race: the prologue to the Bol’Or Mirabaud. After 30 nautical miles of racing…
Porto Cervo: After three days of perfect breeze, the conclusive day of the 14th Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta, organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda with the support of title sponsor Loro Piana, was characterised by lighter airs that allowed…
Tom Slingsby is still confident that his Australian team is prepared to face off against all eight national teams at the Taranto Sail Grand Prix, despite a challenging final day of practice. All eight national crews took part in practice…
The new TF35 hydro-foiling catamarans enjoyed a cracking day of super-competitive racing in the sunshine as the TF35 Mies got underway, with Ernesto Bertarelli’s Alinghi emerging as top boat. Bertarelli’s crew opened the day on a roll with wins in…
Taranto: The sport’s best athletes return to the racecourse this weekend when the first-ever Italy Sail Grand Prix gets underway in the Southern Italian city of Taranto. Following show-stopping action in Bermuda – which produced dramatic racing and an epic…
Porto Cervo: Competitors in the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta were graced with a third day of ideal wind and sea conditions in which yesterday’s victors – Missy in the Superyacht division and Highland Fling XVII among the Multihulls – confirm…
Bruno Bich, 74, died on May 30, 2021. Son of Marcel Bich, founder of BIC, Bruno devoted́ his entire professional life to the company and served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer from 1993 to 2006, and Chairman of the…
Sir Stephen Tindall is retiring as Chairman and Director of the Board of Emirates Team New Zealand after a long and successful tenure as Director of the 4 x America’s Cup winning team. Sir Stephen is best known as a…
LORO PIANA SUPERYACHT REGATTA, IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR RACE DAY 2 Missy and Highland Fling XVII winners of the day and leaders of their respective divisions Porto Cervo, June 3, 2021. The Costa Smeralda put on its best show to…
Australian SailGP Team suffer damage to rudder in drama filled first training on Italian waters, ahead of Taranto Sail Grand Prix. The Australian SailGP Team’s revolutionary F50, emblazoned with a giant kangaroo, set sail on Italian waters for the first…
This weekend the seven cutting-edge TF35 hydro-foiling catamarans will compete in a bumper weekend of racing. The competition will start on Friday with what promises to be another round of hotly-contested one-design racing at the TF35 Mies, the third event…
The Great Britain SailGP Team has taken flight in the stunning surroundings of the Taranto Harbour in southern Italy for the first time, as training begins for the Italy Sail Grand Prix this weekend. There was, however, a new but…
There was a sense of excitement in the air on the opening day of Hempel World Cup Series – Allianz Regatta in Medemblik, The Netherlands as sailors hit the water at the first World Cup event since Miami in January…
First day down at the Hempel World Cup Series – Allianz Regatta! Catch up on the ILCA 6 and 7 fleets and the RS:X Men and Women.
In just a few days SailGP’s adrenaline-fueled racing is set to kick-off for the first ever Italy Sail Grand Prix on June 5-6 in Taranto, Italy. Packed with excitement and drama, Season 2’s opener in Bermuda set the stage for…
Porto Cervo: The 14th edition of the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta got off to an auspicious start today, with a fresh south-easterly wind of 16 to 17 knots creating ideal conditions for today’s racing. Right on schedule at 12.30pm, the…
It hasn’t quite been 50 years, but on Sunday a rambunctious crowd of sailors gathered at the Royal Akarana Yacht Club to celebrate the 50th anniversary of New Zealand’s success in the 1971 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Runaway (Brin Wilson),…
The excitement of Congressional Cup racing will return to Long Beach Yacht Club September 14 to 19, 2021 when the world’s leading match racing skippers compete for this venerated trophy and the prized Crimson Blazer. “Our lineup is set, with…
In previous years it might have been an interesting side note if five Australian crews travelled over to compete at a New Zealand national championship, but in 2021 it’s a big deal, as a quintet of teams from across The…
Porto Cervo: The 14th edition of the Loro Piana Superyacht Regatta officially kicks off today, signalling the reopening of the superyacht sailing season in the Mediterranean. and racing will begin tomorrow and run through Saturday, 5 June. The event is…
With less than a month to go to the start of Superyacht Cup Palma’s landmark 25th anniversary, final detailed preparations are falling in to place to ensure the 2021 event will live long in the memory. The celebration of Europe’s…
Britain’s Andy Beadsworth, crewed by Simon Fry and Arda Baykal (Provezza Dragon), has won the HM King Juan Carlos Trophy after a close battle with Switzerland’s Waschkuhn, Jojo Vidinha/Charles Nankin, in Cascais, Portugal. Fifteen boats took part in the 26th…
Minutes into the fourth race of the Bermuda Sail Grand Prix presented by Hamilton Princess, the United States SailGP Team led by Jimmy Spithill was in third place, in a position to challenge for the podium overall and earn a…
The 1970s is often referred to as the ‘Golden Era of 18ft skiff racing’, as it produced large, competitive fleets at the Australian 18 Footers League and Sydney Flying Squadron, a strong fleet at Brisbane 18 Footers Club, and incredible…
The tension was palpable on the quayside this morning, as crews made their final preparations for the decisive day of one-design racing in the Swan Tuscany Challenge. After three days and nine races, the regatta rankings were still surprisingly open,…
Fans will be able to go beneath the surface of SailGP like never before as part of a new campaign and documentary series to be launched in the coming weeks. The first of three extended feature documentary episodes on the…
A day of mixed fortunes lay in store for the ClubSwan fleet in Scarlino today, as lighter 8kt winds from the west set in. The 23 boats of the Swan Tuscany Challenge were put through their technical paces as they…
The excitement of Congressional Cup racing will return to Long Beach Yacht Club September 14 to 19, 2021 when the world’s leading match racing skippers compete for this venerated trophy and the prized Crimson Blazer. “Our line-up is set, with…
A mix of teams, both old and new, will be taking part on the GC32 Racing Tour in 2021. In one month’s time, the World Sailing-approved circuit for high performance 32ft one design flying catamarans gets underway with the first…
A mix of teams, both old and new, will be taking part on the GC32 Racing Tour in 2021. In one month’s time, the World Sailing-approved circuit for high performance 32ft one design flying catamarans gets underway with the first…
Italy’s Gulf of Follonica served up another day of near-perfect sailing conditions to the 23 crews of the Swan Tuscany Challenge when a stable 10-12 knot breeze and glassy seas made for good speeds with no distractions for the fleet…
The 31-year-old was selected ahead of close friend and training partner Andy Maloney for the one position available to New Zealand in the heavyweight dinghy on the back of his consistently high results at pinnacle events. In 2019 he became…
Photos – Credits ClubSwan Racing – Studio Borlenghi Leonardo Ferragamo’s ClubSwan 50 Cuordileone lies first after three races G-Spot heads the results table for the ClubSwan 36 Newcomer Fra Martina (CS36) scores an impressive two bullets Perfect Champagne sailing conditions…
Glittering seas, cloudless skies and a stable sea breeze provided the perfect conditions for a fantastic first day of racing in the Swan Tuscany Challenge. The big fleet included 10 ClubSwan 36s and an impressive 13 ClubSwan 50s, many racing…
As the minimum number of teams to stage a viable, competitive event has not been realised, the first regatta of the 2021 52 SUPER SERIES, the Royal Cup 52 SUPER SERIES Valencia Mar, has been cancelled. Travel restrictions and previous…
The Allianz Regatta, to be held from June 2-13 in Medemblik, is the last serious opportunity to compete and qualify prior to the Tokyo Olympic Games. Part of the Hempel World Cup Series in the past, the Allianz Regatta has…
On the last day of the 44Cup Portoroz, again 20+ knots with gusts and shifts made for close, high adrenalin racing and plenty of opportunities throughout at the 44Cup Portoroz, but it was Team Ceeref that made the best of…
The Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Vice Admiral’s Cup came to a conclusion on Sunday local time after two days of racing in fresh to feisty conditions in the Solent, and the final day produced more challenging conditions for the high-performance…
Racing got underway at the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s Vice Admiral’s Cup on Saturday with four highly competitive races for all eight classes and the gale that had blown through the Solent the previous day had passed, although there was…
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