New 2022 Baltic Sea Race
The Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) together with the Ocean Racing Alliance (ORA) are delighted to announce a new offshore race to start on July 21 2022. The RORC Baltic Sea Race is open to boats racing under IRC, MOCRA,…
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Mapping ghost gear in Narragansett Bay
In the summer of 2021, Charlie Enright took an excursion out on his local waters of Narragansett Bay with the Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation onboard the fishing vessel Christopher Andrew to learn about the problems ghost gear causes for local…
iQFOIL European Championships: Day three
Competitors were relieved to get racing on day three of the iQFOIL European Championships in Marseille, after racing was abandoned on day two.
Middle Sea Race: JPK 118 Sunrise in contention for another race win
The 42nd Rolex Middle Sea Race continues to live up to its billing as a blockbuster thriller. Over Monday night the list of finishers had lifted from seven to 18 by 0900 CEST and is now up to 31 as more…
Australian Sailing supports Paralympic reinstatement bid
Australian Sailing has thrown its support behind World Sailing’s campaign for sailing to be reinstated at the Paralympic Games in Los Angeles (USA) in 2028. World Sailing, the governing body for the sport of sailing, this morning announced a set…
Bumblebee IV’s family affair at Sail Paradise 2022
Acclaimed Queensland ocean racing yachtsman, Graham ‘Scooter’ Eaton, will put his family first when he competes in Southport Yacht Club’s Qoin Sail Paradise Regatta in January. The reason is simple; his yacht – the famous 23m long aluminium sloop, Bumblebee…
Trash Map: A way to clean our oceans together
Many cruising yachties have mentioned that they have cleaned a beach but they couldn’t take the debris with them and didn’t know who to contact. Well now there is a way to handle this scenario and it’s quick and easy. …
Knockout rounds commence at Youth Foiling Gold Cup
Cagliari, Italy: The Youth Foiling Gold Cup has ramped up a gear with the start of the knockouts, a series of direct eliminations that the teams must face over the coming days in order to secure a place in the…
Transat partners with 11th Hour Racing to highlight ocean health
Building on 10 years of sponsorships focused on the power of sport to create change, 11th Hour Racing announced today its support of the 2021 Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre as an official partner of the race. 11th Hour Racing will…
iQFOIL European Championships Marseille: Day two
Despite little to no wind, fun was had on day two of the iQFOIL European Championships in Marseille, France.
SailGP Moments: Saint-Tropez
SailGP Moments is a new series where we are breaking down defining moments on the racecourse with commentator Stevie Morrison. First up Stevie analyses the France Sail Grand Prix in Saint-Tropez, including close calls, collisions and exactly how the Japan…
Middle Sea Race: More records broken
With seven yachts in harbour, and no more expected until much later tonight (Monday) or the early hours of Tuesday, one might be excused for thinking the Rolex Middle Sea Race is over. Far from it. Close to 100 yachts…
Alex Thomson will not compete in 2024 Vendée Globe
British sailor Alex Thomson has announced he won’t compete as a skipper in the 2024 Vendée Globe, the solo, non-stop race around-the-world, but doesn’t rule out returning to the race in 2028. Thomson has competed in the IMOCA circuit for 19 years including five successive Vendée Globe’s with two podium…
Exhibitor applications open for 2022 Sanctuary Cove Boat Show
From racy runabouts to luxury liners: the Sanctuary Cove International Boat Show shores up its status as the hottest ticket in town when it returns from 19 – 22 May 2022. Applications for new and returning exhibitors are now open…
Youth Foiling Gold Cup: DutchSail flies straight to finals
Cagliari, Italy: With five races held on Monday, eight flights have been completed and the five qualifying days of Youth Foiling Gold Cup, Act 3, have drawn to a close. The fleet was called onto the water shortly after 10…
2021 Sydney Hobart Yacht Race boat profile: Navy One
This year the Navy One crew will look to defend the Oggin Cup, which is awarded to the first Armed Services yacht on corrected time in the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. By CYCA
Middle Sea Race start
One of the highlights in the international yachting calendar, the annual Rolex Middle Sea Race commenced on Saturday from Grand Harbour, Valletta. Organised by the Royal Malta Yacht Club and partnered by Rolex since 2002, the 606-nautical mile (975 kilometre)…
Argo smashes Middle Sea Race record
Jason Carroll’s MOD70 Argo (USA) crossed the finish line of the 2021 Rolex Middle Sea Race at 20:39:28 CEST on Sunday October 24 to take Multihull Line Honours in an elapsed time of 33 hours 29 minutes 28 seconds. Argo has smashed both the existing multihull record of…
Strong start to season for new 18ft skiff team
The Australian 18 Footers League’s 2021-2022 18ft skiff racing season began on Sydney Harbour yesterday, when the Club staged races one and two of the annual seven-race Spring Championship series. In ideal 10-12 knot SE winds, the day was a triumph…
Racing yacht washed onto rocks in Cork Harbour
A top racing yacht from the Royal Cork Yacht Club was washed onto the rocks in Cork Harbour, Ireland, after a Mayday emergency incident on the final day of racing in the Club’s Autumn League. All crew are reported safe. For the full story,…
Girls on Film retains 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup
With a final race sailed on Saturday, Girls on Film, sailed by Peter Morton, Andrew Palfrey and Ben Cornish, has retained the 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup at Circolo Vela Torbole, which they also won in 2019, the 2020 event cancelled…
2022 Finn Gold Cup headed to Malcesine
The International Finn Class and Fragila Vela Malcesine are pleased to announce that the 2022 Finn Gold Cup will be held at Malcesine on Lake Garda, Italy, from 15-21 May. Following its exclusion from the Olympic Games, the Finn class…
Hella marine redefines underwater lighting with Apelo
Introducing Apelo underwater lighting from Hella marine, featuring Edge Light technology and Optical Intelligence for superior brilliance, and advanced materials that offer maximum durability. The Apelo range comprises of three models offering 1,800 or 3,000 lumens of underwater illumination in…
Girls on Film dominates to lead 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup
Peter Morton’s Girls on Film (GBR) crewed by Peter Morton/Andrew Palfrey/Ben Cornish, has taken the lead at the 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup at Circolo Vela Torbole on Lake Garda, after three more races were sailed on Friday local time. John…
Middle Sea Race starts Saturday in Malta
With 114 boats scheduled to cross the start line of the 42nd Rolex Middle Sea Race, tomorrow, Saturday 23 October, offshore yacht racing fans are in for a real treat, as the Royal Malta Yacht Club has once again attracted…
2024 Vendee Globe Notice of Race published
The SAEM Vendee, the organising entity behind the Vendee Globe, has published the Notice of Race, detailing the rules for competing in the 10th edition of the Vendee Globe. Applications for the Vendee Globe 2024 will open on Monday February…
Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères returns in 2022
For the first time in France, all 10 Olympic classes to be contested at the Paris Games will be on show at the Semaine Olympique Française de Hyères, which returns to the calendar in April 2022 following a hiatus due…
Nautor’s Swan house design influences
During the latest edition of Salone del Mobile in Milan, Giovanni Pomati, Nautor Group CEO, and Lucio Micheletti, Designer, met at Museo della Scienza e della Tecnologia to share their ideas about their design choices for living well on a…
Wild downwind sailing at 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup
The 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup at Circolo Vela Torbole, on Lake Garda, Italy, is normally the opening event of the season, but it has been cancelled the last two years because of COVID. However, this year the club kindly offered…
From lockdown to coastal cruising
When I spoke to Kristina Costalos on the phone from my home ‘office’ mid-Sydney lockdown (the closest body of water to me is the Cooks River in Sydney’s south-west) she was cutting up fruit on a 50ft yacht at anchor…
Code Zero sets sights high at TP52 World Championship
Former top Dutch Finn and Star class sailor turned leading offshore racer, Code Zero’s Marc Blees will field a team at next week’s 10 boat Rolex TP52 World Championship in Palma, Mallorca. A long-time friend, supporter and an ardent fan…
Perfect start to Youth Foiling Gold Cup
In the first day of racing in Cagliari, the under-25 69F fleet completed the first six qualifying races as per the schedule. Races began shortly after 1 pm, with a light thermal breeze that filled in over the course of…
Transat countdown begins
On November 7 2021, 81 boats will take to the start line of the 15th edition of the Transat Jacques Vabre Normandie Le Havre. Created back in 1993 and run biennially, this legendary two-handed race enables some of the big…
Australian 18 Footers League Academy
The Australian 18 Footers League has established an exciting new concept to encourage and educate new recruits, or recently recruited young sailors to the high-speed world of 18ft skiff racing. According to organisers, the Academy will fast track learning and…
Olympic champion Mat Belcher joins Zhik Board
Triple Olympic medallist Mat Belcher is used to being at the top of his game and, in the wake of his gold medal at Tokyo 2020, has just been appointed to join the Zhik Board of Directors. The move comes…
Canada completes 10 boat line-up for SailGP Season 3
SailGP has announced that the line-up for Season 3 – starting May 2022 – will be further enhanced with the addition of Canada. This is the league’s second expansion franchise to be announced, with Canada joining Switzerland on the start-line…
Yachting Malta Coastal Race: Competitors warm up for Middle Sea Race
The Yachting Malta Coastal Race started at 10:00 CEST on Wednesday October 20. Forty two teams entered the race representing 17 countries. Royal Malta Yacht Club Principal Race Officer, Peter Dimech, sent the competitors on a course of approximately 30 nautical miles northwest to Comino. The…
Mini Transat: 80 skippers given redress
On Wednesday October 20, the international jury responsible for examining the protests from 19 racers competing in the 23rd edition of the Mini Transat EuroChef, which were filed at the end of the first leg, has returned its verdict. The…
Brazilian tall ship collides with bridge
The Brazilian navy tall ship Cisne Branco collided with a draw bridge over the Guayas River in Ecuador on Monday. Video of the incident was posted online and shows the tall ship pinned broadside against the bridge after apparently attempting…
Bodies found in search for missing boat
Two bodies have been found in the search for three people missing at sea off Tasmania’s north-west coast for two days. On Monday, Isaiah Dixon, Thomas Courto and Bree-Anna Thomas set out on a day trip from the north-west coast town…
