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Italy: Preparations finished, practice completed, the Swan Tuscany Challenge got serious today – and with four different winners in each of the four races held the competition looks like it will be wide open across the two one-design fleets. On…
More than 60 sailors from across Sydney Harbour gathered last night at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron to celebrate the conclusion of the 2021-22 Sydney Harbour Women’s Keelboat Series (SHWKS). The evening started in the Carabella Room with a Q&A…
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…
The blue water catamaran brand welcomed new prospects into the close-knit Outremer community as it experienced a surge in demand at the International Multihull Show in France from Wednesday to Sunday, 20-24 April. Select press also enjoyed a tour of the…
Olympic champion Matt Wearn (WA) continued his winning streak at the French Olympic Week Hyères, finishing first in both his fleet races on the second day of the regatta. Once again, the Côte d’Azur put on great sailing conditions with…
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…
Another stunning day in Hyeres for the Semaine Olympique Française (French Olympic Week). In today’s highlights video we caught up with Nia Jerwood & Conor Nicholas (470 Mixed) and Breiana Whitehead (Formula Kite). Full results: https://sof.ffvoile.fr/results/ Video by Beau Outteridge/Australian…
World First U25 Para Sailing World Championship is set to debut in Dutch waters this summer.
Two months ago, a dejected French photographer, Christophe Favreau believed that he probably wasn’t going to make it to Sydney for the JJ Giltinan 18 footer Championship in 2022 because of the COVID-19 restrictions, which were being placed on international…
World Sailing has announced the creation of a brand-new event, the U25 Para Sailing World Championship, as part of the governing body’s commitment to increase participation and inclusivity throughout the sport. The inaugural edition will take place on the waters of…
The final Season 2 episode of SailGP’s docuseries ‘Racing on the Edge’ covers the Grand Final weekend in San Francisco that had everything, from dramatic collisions to challenging conditions, to a whale interrupting the winner-take-all race for $1 million. The…
The final chapter of the SailGP Season 2 story, as told by Nathan Outteridge, Jimmy Spithill and Tom Slingsby.
Passion, determination and skill were on display today as the curtain lifted on the opening event of what promises to be an enthralling ClubSwan Racing season. The Swan Tuscany Challenge has seen a highly competitive fleet of 20 ClubSwan 36s…
JPK Pacific is announcing a full commitment across our range of services with its connection to Innovation Composites and now Race Yachts, offering owners access to unrivalled technical, mechanical and race ready expertise pre and postproduction. As the exclusive licensee…
The famous Hyères mistral cracked in for the opening day of racing at the French Olympic Week 2022, throwing up challenges to competitors and race organisers alike. In glorious conditions much like at home, the Australian Sailing Team (AST) and…
Cowes: On August 7, 2022, a record 15 teams are planning to take on the marathon IRC Two-Handed for the 2022 Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland Race. Short-handed racing with the RORC has been booming in recent years with 84…
Twenty-nine-years-old at the time of writing, Kevin Delprat from Guadaloupe in the French Antilles, is the youngest entry so far in the Global Solo Challenge 2023/2024. Despite his age, Kevin is one the most experience sailors to have signed up for…
Tim Olding’s Summit 35 Vertigo won the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s (ORCV) 55 nm West Offshore Products Coastal Sprint Race on a perfect sailing day. Sailing under beautiful sunshine with 10 knots of SE breeze, 11 yachts competed in…
Tim Ryan and his crew Rob Greenhalgh, Jess Grimes and Charlie Gundy on Vamos AUS1567, successfully defended their J70 Australian Championship over the Easter long weekend consistently performing in the 14 races sailed out of the Cruising Yacht Club of…
Victoria: Queenscliff Cruising Yacht Club (QCYC) hosted their annual Queenscliff Cup Regatta over the Easter long weekend with the inclusion of a two-race series for female helms within the racing program, the inaugural Commodore’s Trophy. QCYC was a hub of…
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’. In her latest blog post, it was a…
“The Beneteau First was born 45 years ago with the launch of the legendary First 30. “And we celebrated the occasion this year with the announcement of the First 36 in January and the arrival of the First 44 today,…
After over a month at sea, and an exceptionally close finish, WTC Logistics has claimed the win in Race 10 of Clipper Round the World Yacht Race: Sailing City – Qingdao Cup, crossing the finish line at 1830 UTC. The team, led…
Les Voiles de St Barth Richard Mille, the penultimate event of the International Maxi Association’s new Caribbean Maxi Challenge concluded with an impressive victory with a day to spare in the Maxi class for Jim Swartz’s Judel Vrolijk 72 Vesper….
Long Beach, California: Ian Williams (GBR) and Team Gladstone’s Long Beach have won the 57th Congressional Cup – and a fifth iconic Crimson Blazer – toppling defending champion Taylor Canfield (USA) and Stars+Stripes Team USA 3-1 in the final matches of…
PalmaVela, which lifts the curtain on the Mediterranean yacht racing season as the first major event of the year on the international regattas calendar, returns to its traditional dates early in the month of May, thanks to the Real Club…
Following yesterday’s layday festivities, competitors returned to the water for the penultimate day of Les Voiles de St Barth Richard Mille, third event of the International Maxi Association’s inaugural Caribbean Maxi Challenge. There was a change in complexion with the…
Great Britain’s six-time match racing world champion, Ian Williams (Team Gladstones Long Beach) and USA’s Taylor Canfield (Stars+Stripes Team USA), have advanced to the final of the 57th Congressional Cup in Long Beach, California after defeating their respective opponents Johnie…
Australian sailor Lisa Blair set sail from Albany, Western Australia on Monday February 21, in a second attempt to sail solo, non-stop, around Antarctica in record time aboard her yacht ‘Climate Action Now’.Blog Day 59 & 60Latitude 50 22.52SLongitude 07…
*Ten of the Clipper Race teams are racing on the final stretch of Leg 10: Sailing City Qingdao Cup into Seattle, USA after a long and enduring voyage across the North Pacific Ocean and are due to arrive at Bell…
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’. In her latest blog post, Blair receives an…
Follow the stories of two talented young people from opposite sides of the world as they go on parallel journeys through the SailGP Inspire Careers and Mubadala Excellence Program respectively, which brought them together at the Mubadala United States Sail…
Olympic champions Matt Wearn OAM (WA) and Tom Burton OAM (NSW) will spearhead the Australian Sailing Team (AST) when the world’s best sailors return to the Semaine Olympique Francaise – the French Olympic Week at Hyères, France (23 – 30…
The Royal Malta Yacht Club (RMYC) is pleased to confirm that the notice of race for 43rd Rolex Middle Sea Race is available online and yachts may already register their participation. Last year’s race attracted 114 yachts, a remarkable achievement given the ongoing backdrop…
Brisbane is a major step closer to becoming the Asia Pacific region’s premier superyacht destination and a more strategic location for Defence and commercial vessels after Rivergate Marina and Shipyard gained approval for a $200 million expansion. Brisbane City Council…
When SailGP Season 3 commences on May 14 in Bermuda, it will mark an historic moment for Canadian sailing. Canada’s first-ever fully professional sailing team will be on the start line with an all-star crew on board the leading-edge F50…
Long Beach, California: Taylor Canfield (USA), Ian Williams (GBR), Johnie Berntsson (SWE) and Chris Poole (USA) have advanced to the semi-final stage in the 57th Congressional Cup, after a dicey day of sailing for the Catalina 37 fleet. Ten of the…
French skipper Paul Meilhat will fulfil a lifelong dream in January 2023 when he leads Biotherm across the starting line of The Ocean Race on the waters off Alicante, Spain. Meilhat and his team will be racing one of the…
New York Yacht Club American Magic is set to return to Pensacola, Florida for training later this year. This marks the team’s third winter training on the Gulf Coast. In 2018, American Magic was the first America’s Cup team to…
The Mediterranean maxi season gets underway tomorrow with the opening day of racing at the Portofino Regate di Primavera taking place out of the picturesque Ligurian hamlet where the Yacht Club Italiano has a clubhouse. The event is organised by…
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