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Relive all the action from the final racing of the SailGP season featuring the $1 million winner-takes-all Grand Final where our Season 2 Champion was crowned on San Francisco Bay.
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37th America’s Cup goes to Barcelona
Emirates Team New Zealand and the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron are pleased to announce Barcelona, in the region of Catalonia as the Host Venue for the 37th America’s Cup to be held in September and October of 2024. A…
Barcelona to host 37th America’s Cup
Emirates Team New Zealand and the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron are pleased to announce Barcelona, in the region of Catalonia as the host venue for the 37th America’s Cup to be held in September and October of 2024. A…
Tickets available for Australian Wooden Boat Festival’s Maritime Trail
Presented by the Australian Wooden Boat Festival, the Maritime Trail is a behind-the-scenes look into Tasmania’s vibrant maritime culture and wooden boat industry. Travel across through the Huon and Channel regions to take private tours of boatyards, or spend a…
Houseboat owners to be evicted from Ral Ral Creek moorings
South Australia: Houseboat owners are being forced to move away from Ral Ral Creek after being notified that Renmark Paringa Council will not renew their leases to moor there after June 30. Up to 25 houseboats are expected to relocate from their…
Eight MCM superyachts compete in St. Barths Bucket Regatta
Newport-based MCM is celebrating after no fewer than eight sailing yachts in its fleet crossed the finish line at the legendary St. Barths Bucket Regatta, held from 17-20 March in the Caribbean. It was a bumper entry list for the company, which runs new…
Lisa Blair blog: Boat jobs ahead of storms
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 catches up…
Turkish sailor becomes 44th Global Solo Challenge entrant
Volkan Kaan Yemlihaoğlu from Istambul in Turkey has a clear ambition: he wants to become the first sailor from his country to complete a single-handed, non-stop circumnavigation by the three Great Capes. He wants to document his adventure and hopes…
IMOCAs front-up for Round Britain & Ireland Race
At least four IMOCA teams are planning to compete in the Sevenstar Round Britain & Ireland Race: Sam Davies with Initiatives-Coeur, Pip Hare with Medallia, Ollie Heer with Oliver Heer Ocean Racing and James Harayda with Gentoo 2. So far,…
Candela C-7 becomes first electric hydrofoil chase boat at SailGP
What better place for a boat that claims to ‘fly on water’ than the Formula 1 of sailing? Not as the main star, of course, but as an equally-spectacular companion. This year’s edition of SailGP marked a historic premiere –…
Rollercoaster final sees US SailGP Team fall just short
At the end of a thrilling, incident-packed season, Jimmy Spithill’s United States SailGP Team almost completed the perfect comeback, but came up just short at the final hurdle. Red Bull break down all you need to know: On Sunday, March…
Another successful Sydney Harbour Women’s Keelboat Series
Manly Yacht Club’s Helly Hansen Women’s Challenge on Sunday March 27 had it all, from rain squalls to light winds, spinnaker troubles and of course – a lot of fun. The Challenge was the last instalment of the second edition…
Lisa Blair blog: Roughly nine days to Cape Horn
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, takes shelter…
Australia crowned SailGP Season 2 champions
San Francisco: The Australia Team are the SailGP Season 2 champions. Tom Slingsby led the Australia SailGP Team to a stunning victory and secured a place in history, after beating Japan and USA in the final drama fuelled race. The…
SailGP Inspire: Winners crowned
San Francisco: Congratulations to Hattie Rogers from Great Britain and Sean Herbert from New Zealand who claimed the male and female championships at the SailGP – Waszp Inspire Racing Grand Final. In a drama-packed final day, Herbert took the win…
Marine Apprentice of the Year Award to recognise marine industry talent
Each year, the Australian Marine Industry Awards recognises the innovation, creativity, and craftsmanship of some of Australia’s most successful marine businesses. The awards cover categories for the superyacht, commercial marine and marine export sectors of the industry, but the newest…
Gweilo claims SailFest TP52 series after Ichi Ban breach
IRC honours for a hard-fought City of Newcastle TP52 Gold Cup were decided in the protest room tonight, with Ichi Ban being disqualified from the fourth and deciding race for a pre-start rule breach. Three protests were lodged by Matador,…
Applications open for AIS Education Scholarship Program
Australian high performance athletes are encouraged to manage education and career pathways with their sporting ambitions as the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) today opens a new round of applications for the AIS Education Scholarship Program. Now in its second…
Ten crews to compete in Female Offshore Mediterranean Championship
The great Marina Militare Nastro Rosa Tour sailing event is back and it’s an absolute first: the Female Offshore Mediterranean Championship will start on 11 April from Genoa, Italy. Ten female crews will compete aboard ten Benetau Figaro 3 managed…
USA SailGP: Fiery first day for Australia
Tom Slingsby had a fiery first day of sailing at the Mubadala United States Sail grand Prix, unleashing his infamous alter ego ‘the red mist’ onto the San Francisco Bay. The Australia SailGP Team refused to back down during racing,…
Slow start segues to breezy finish for SailFest Newcastle Day 1
A good story is supposed to have what English teachers call a sizzling start, but the wind gods had other ideas today for Race 1 of the Sailfest Newcastle Regatta Offshore Series, supported by City of Newcastle and Transport for…
SailGP: Capsizes and mind games in San Francisco
Teams are pushing themselves to the limit ahead of the Mubadala United States Sail Grand Prix in San Francisco, with two of the three grand finalists capsizing on San Francisco Bay during training. Overall leader and reigning champion, Tom Slingsby’s…
Lisa Blair blog: Point Nemo – my closest neighbour is a space station
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, who has…
Newcastle Harbour ‘steeled’ for keelboat action
The so-called Steel City becomes Keel City this weekend as the annual SailFest Newcastle Regatta brings a smorgasbord of world-class sailing to NSW’s Hunter Region. Few cities in Australia, let alone the world, allow spectators to stroll the waterfront and…
Tasmanians look to go back-to-back in Sailing Champions League
The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania (RYCT) will be looking to continue its form from last year and to be crowned the Sailing Champions League winners for the second year running. RYCT will be up against some tough competition with…
Australia SailGP Team capsizes ahead of Grand Final
The Australian SailGP Team capsized on San Francisco Bay during a training session for this weekend’s SailGP season final, the upcoming Mubadala United Sail Grand Prix, March 26-27. The capsize occurred towards the end of the team’s routine training from…
Challenging conditions for inaugural Women and Girls’ Sailing Regatta
Redcliffe Peninsular, Queensland: Humpybong Yacht Club’s (HYC) inaugural Women and Girls’ Sailing Regatta held last weekend (March 19-20) attracted an enthusiastic group of sailors for a hotly contested race series. HYC spokeswoman Kate Slade said they were pleased with the…
Lisa Blair blog: Record holder too close for comfort
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 looks to increase…
Putting wing power into production
Emirates Team New Zealand has partnered up with Southern Spars for the wind powered land speed record attempt.
Project Speed update: Putting wing power into production
When most people think of speed records they immediately think of huge powerful engines. But when it is a wind powered land speed record a normal combustion engine is an obvious absence. Glenn Ashby’s engine for Emirates Team New Zealand’s Wind…
Support the ILCA Ukrainian team
A message from Jean-Luc Michon, EurILCA Chairman: The Executive Committee of EurILCA (European Region of ILCA) has launched a crowdfunding page to support the 18 ILCA sailors from the ILCA Ukrainian team and their coaches. Those 18 Ukrainian sailors were…
Clipper Race officially underway
After a two year wait, the 2019-20 Clipper Round the World Yacht Race officially restarted at 1200 local time (0400 UTC). Race 10, the ‘Sailing City, Qingdao Cup’, got underway today by way of a Le Mans start just off…
Boat tour: Round the World Clipper 68 yacht
Offshore veteran John Charles gives us an in-depth detailed tour of the Round the World Clipper 68 yachts that have circumnavigated the globe five times each in the gruelling Clipper yacht race training program competition. These yachts are now for…
GBR SailGP Team: Together we can protect our future
The Great Britain SailGP Team’s ambition is to help over one million young people take action to protect nature, people and the planet through the Protect Our Future climate education platform: www.protectourfuture.org
Jamie O’Brien and Kai Lenny experience the F50
The U.S. SailGP Team took professional big wave surfers Kai Lenny and Jamie O’Brien on board the F50 for a true SailGP experience. Watch how it all went down (literally). By SailGP
SailGP and NEAR unveil multi-year partnership
SailGP, one of the world’s fastest growing sports properties and NEAR, a leading carbon-neutral, community-driven blockchain development platform, today announced a multi-year groundbreaking partnership. As part of the partnership, SailGP will explore the sale of a new team to a…
GBR SailGP Team launches new climate education platform
Sir Ben Ainslie, Hannah Mills OBE and the Great Britain SailGP Team have declared their ambition to help over 1 million young people take action to protect nature, people and the planet as the new Protect Our Future climate education…
Authorities seize superyachts belonging to Russian billionaires
When US President Joe Biden announced a taskforce to hunt down the assets of Russian billionaires, he made a very specific threat. “We will find and seize their yachts, their luxury apartments, their private jets,” he said in response to…
Lisa Blair blog: Smashed by a wave
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 Blair’s latest blog post, she writes about…
Dufour 48 Catamaran to make Australian debut at Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show
Sydney-based Performance Cruising Yachts is set to debut the company’s first catamaran at the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show (SCIBS), 19-22 May 2022. Performance Cruising Yachts is the Australian and New Zealand distributor for Dufour Catamarans, formerly owned by Dufour…
