Early lead for Zoulou at GC32 Riva Cup
The winds on Lake Garda were up and down for today’s opening rounds of the GC32 Riva Cup, first event of the 2022 GC32 Racing Tour. To the south of Riva del Garda, the racing was delayed only slightly but…
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Rivergate-AIMEX VIP Dinner toasts to reconnecting
Between the Australian Superyacht, Marine Export and Commercial Marine (ASMEX) Conference and Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show (SCIBS), Rivergate Marina & Shipyard and Australian International Marine Export Group (AIMEX) hosted their annual VIP Dinner, gathering guests drawn from the superyacht…
A fortnight to go until RORC’s IRC National Championship
One of the pinnacle events of the IRC rating system in the UK, will take place over June 10-12 from Cowes. This year’s edition of the Royal Ocean Racing Club’s IRC National Championship will be its 24th and as usual…
GC32 Riva del Garda 2022 practice day
With great anticipation the ninth season of the GC32 Racing Tour sets sail tomorrow (Thursday 26th May) with the GC32 Riva Cup.
Strategy clicks for Aussie sailors on moving day at ILCA 7 World Championship
Four out of five Australians have booked spots in the final series at the ILCA 7 World Championship being held in Mexico. It was moving day on Banderas Bay for Sydney’s Finn Alexander on the final day of qualifying racing…
Golden Globe 2018: One last finisher, three years later
Golden Globe Race (GGR) veteran, Australian oceanographer Mark Sinclair, ‘Captain Coconut’, crossed the Les Sables d’Olonne start line of the GGR’s 50th anniversary nearly four years ago on July 1, 2018. This Friday, May 27, he will finally cross the finish line as…
Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta ready to set sail in 2022
Following cancelation in 2020 and 2021, organisers at Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron are looking forward to welcoming all for the 30th Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta (AWKR), to be held over the Queen’s Birthday weekend, 10-13 June, 2022. “It’s going to be…
Vale David Forbes OAM
The Australian sailing community is mourning the passing of one of its greatest contributors, David Forbes OAM (1934-2022). Born in Sydney, Forbes went on to become one of Australia’s most successful yachtsmen throughout a domestic and international career. “We have…
Phoenix extends lead at 52 Super Series
Galicia, Spain: While Quantum Racing made the best of the great conditions on Galicia’s Ría de Vigo on the second day of the Abanca 52 Super Series Baiona Sailing Week scoring a first and a second, it is Phoenix which has…
Lisa Blair smashes Antarctica circumnavigation record
Australian solo sailing record holder Lisa Blair has made landfall in Albany, Western Australian today, Wednesday May 25, shaving 10 days off the record to claim the Antarctica Cup and the World Sailing Speed Record for the fastest circumnavigation of…
French sailor becomes 49th GSC entrant
Stéphane Girolata has discovered the sea and sailing almost by chance, whilst running a mushroom farming business he wanted to get a boating licence to reach out to new potential clients anchored in the bay of Saint-Tropez. It was a turning…
David Witt — champion 18ft skiff sailor who ticks all the boxes
For 130 years 18 footer sailors have been regarded as talented larrikins who like to challenge the elements, go fast, win at all costs, have a drink and place a bet on the races. One of the modern-day champions who…
Marine app teams up with global leader in weather intelligence
Marine technology company savvy navvy has teamed up with Meteomatics, the global leader in weather intelligence, giving users of the all-in-one boating app smarter weather solutions adapted to their location. The latest feature from UK-based savvy navvy, often referred to…
Lure of Airlie Beach Race Week in winter
The lure of sailing on the warm waters of the Whitsunday islands in August, not to mention the competition from Australia-wide, has owners and crews once again feeling the pull of Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) and all it offers…
Consistency challenges Australians at ILCA 7 World Championship
Building consistency is the greatest challenge for the Australian ILCA 7 squad, as they battle it out with the world’s best on Banderas Bay at the 2022 World Championship. Luke Elliott continued to show he knows how to make it…
Dream start to 52 Super Series for new Thai team
Galicia, Spain: The Plattner family’s Phoenix team, with man of the moment Tom Slingsby calling tactics, issued a clear statement of intent when they unrolled a truly comprehensive victory in the first race of the 52 Super Series Baiona Sailing…
QCYC’S webinar kicks off sailing program for women
Victoria: Here at Queenscliff Cruising Yacht Club (QCYC), under the helm of a new Chair, Lee Renfree, we don’t shy from asking ourselves the tough questions and putting in the hard yards to achieve real change. We aim to be…
Bahrain to host Star Sailors League Gold Cup Final Series
From October 28 to November 20, 2022, Bahrain will host the Star Sailors League (SSL) Gold Cup 2022 Final Series, sailing’s version of the Football World Cup. The SSL Gold Cup, a World Sailing special event organised every four years…
Australian sailor breaks world record for circumnavigation of Antarctica
Australian solo sailing record holder Lisa Blair is set to make landfall in Albany, Western Australian tomorrow morning, (Wednesday May 25) shaving 10 days off the record to claim the Antarctica Cup and the World Sailing Speed Record for the…
Glenn Ashby update on ETNZ’s record attempt
Emirates Team New Zealand’s land yacht pilot Glenn Ashby reflects on the first week of testing on ‘Horonuku’ ahead of their Wind Powered Land Speed World Record attempt later this year. We have just completed a successful week of testing…
Lisa Blair blog: One more sleep (take two)
On Monday February 21, Australian sailor Lisa Blair set sail from Albany, WA in a second attempt to sail solo, non-stop, around Antarctica in record time aboard her yacht ‘Climate Action Now’. Blair is still trying to raise money to…
ILCA 7 World Championships begin under the Mexican sun
The opening day of the 2022 ILCA 7 Men’s World Championship took place under the hot Mexican sun on Banderas Bay, where 126 sailors began their hard road for the gold. Racing is due to take place every day until…
Aussies kick things off with a bang at ILCA 7 World Championships
The Australian Sailing Team came out of the blocks firing on day one of the ILCA 7 World Championships in Mexico, with Western Australian Luke Elliot winning the first race of the 12-race series. Elliot’s early win turned out to…
Fourteen-year-old British sailor sets sights on Mini Transat
Teenage solo cruiser Katie McCabe has set her sights on a transatlantic crossing in a 21ft race boat. The 14-year-old said: “After spending eight weeks on board the lovely Falanda as I completed my circumnavigation of Britain last summer, I only fell…
52 Super Series: Green for go in Galicia
Spain: The 52 Super Series fleet warmed up for Tuesday’s start of the 2022 season with three good practice races today on the beautiful ría de Vigo off Baiona where the world’s leading grand prix monohull circuit is visiting for…
Lisa Blair blog: One more sleep until finish line
On Monday February 21, Australian sailor Lisa Blair set sail from Albany, WA in a second attempt to sail solo, non-stop, around Antarctica in record time aboard her yacht ‘Climate Action Now’. Blair is still trying to raise money to…
Multihulls shine at Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show
Navigating the 251 boats on the marina at the 33rd Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show (SCIBS) (May 19-22) at Hope Island, Queensland was, to be frank, overwhelming. Where do you start when there are almost too many options among 337…
Which GSC yachts were Sparkman & Stephens?
Amongst the entrants for the Global Solo Challenge (GSC), you may have noticed a yacht to be skippered by Dafyd Hughes, an S&S 34. One of the smallest yachts in the fleet that will set off on the circumnavigation next year. This…
Ideal conditions expected at ILCA 7 World Championships
The 2022 ILCA 7 World Championships are set to kick off today in Riviera Nayarit on the west coast of Mexico. Glamourous sailing conditions are expected as the warm weather encourages a moderate thermal breeze. The Championship will be held…
The Boat Works awarded for excellence
The Boat Works won two awards at the 2022 Australian Marine Industry Awards held on Wednesday 18 May at Southport Yacht Club. The Boat Works is the largest shipyard and marina facility in the Southern Hemisphere. Against strong competition, The…
Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show delivers a blockbuster event
The 33rd annual Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show (SCIBS) has upped the ante again, cruising into another successful year with outstanding attendance contributing to climatic sales and an exuberant atmosphere. Across four action-packed days, SCIBS welcomed 43,852 boating enthusiasts to…
Normandy Channel Race wrap up
Even before the starting gun fired, the 13th CIC Normandy Channel Race was expected to be a record-breaking edition. With an historic 30 boats entered, an unprecedentedly high calibre line-up, and the presence of nearly all the latest additions to…
Realteam wins TF35 season opener
After four days of racing on Lake Geneva in light conditions under sunny skies but with a far from straightforward meteorological picture to contend with, Esteban Garcia’s Realteam, co-skippered by Jérôme Clerc, has claimed the opening event win of the…
French sailor surges into kitefoiling world title contention
Day four of the Kitefoiling Youth World Championships saw the three divisions competing in 8 to 12 knot winds and another four hard-fought races completed. There were some significant moves on the leaderboard too. Highlights Three wins from four for Max Maeder of Singapore in theboys’ Formula Kite A breathtaking port-tack flyer makes France’s Arthur…
Australians finish in fine fashion at iQFOiL European Championships
Australian competitors scored some of their best results to move up the leaderboard to end competition in fine fashion on their final day of the iQFOiL European Championships on Lake Garda in Italy. Australian Sailing Futures (ASF) athlete Will McMillan…
Leaders assert dominance on Day 2 of RORC Vice Admiral’s Cup
Cowes, Isle of Wight: Brilliant sun, big tides and light to moderate winds that built from 6-8 knots in the morning to 10-12 knots during the afternoon, provided glorious conditions for the second day of the RORC Vice Admiral’s Cup….
Postma makes history as first Finn Gold Cup winner for The Netherlands
Fraglia Vela Malcesine, Italy: Pieter-Jan Postma from The Netherlands made history today by winning the 2022 Finn Gold Cup, the first Dutch winner of this massively prestigious trophy in its 66-year history. Oskari Muhonen, from Finland, took silver, while Hungary’s…
TF35 Trophy: Spindrift masters light lake conditions
Lake Geneva presented a challenging third day of racing for the TF35s, but the light-to-no wind forecast eventually rewarded the patience of the teams and perseverance of the race committee, who were able to hold one successful race. In this,…
ETNZ Land Speed World Record: Day 1 of testing
Day one of testing for Emirates Team New Zealand’s land yacht, ‘Horonuku’, ahead of their Wind Powered Land Speed World Record attempt.
Ashkenazi stretches her legs at Kitefoiling Youth Worlds
Maya Ashkenazi, Singapore’s Max Maeder and Poland’s Jan Koszowski excelled on Day 3 of the Kitefoiling Youth World Championships in Sardinia, each scoring three wins from four races. The day brought a strong but unpredictable breeze that made it hard…
