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Day two at Hamilton Island Race Week was the classic calm before the storm, another picturesque light-air outing and procession of coloured kites setting off for their designated island marks of the course belying the approaching weather change. Trade winds…
The 2019 Spice Islands Darwin Ambon Yacht Race began in champagne conditions on the morning of Saturday August 3rd. An enthusiastic crowd gathered on the wharf and a group of supporters enjoyed a sponsored chartered to watch the start and…
In little more than four months’ time, the 5.5 Metre Class World Championship 2020 and its lead-in events will be heading to Pittwater, where the locals are prepped, ready and excited for what lies ahead at the Royal Prince Alfred…
A day of light wind saw a slightly disrupted race schedule on Day 2 of Ready Steady Tokyo – Sailing, the official test event of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing Competition. But, after a short postponement, all fleets managed to…
Two hundred and thirty-four crews enjoyed a gentle entrée to racing in the annual Whitsundays series, light trade winds and winter sunshine bathing the second largest Hamilton Island Race Week fleet in event history. All divisions completed round-the-island courses in…
The search for a 33-year-old man missing since Friday in Cockburn Sound has been suspended. The man went missing around 3.25pm on Friday, about one nautical mile offshore in Cockburn Sound. Two other men onboard sailed the yacht back to…
St. Moritz, 18 August 2019 – The Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron turned on the afterburners in a thrilling four-boat showdown to win the Sailing Champions League 2019 on the lake of St. Moritz. The crew from Sydney was the only…
Alamitos Bay Yacht Club (Long Beach, CA) will be hosting the 2019 Viper 640 World Championship powered by Goslings from August 17-24, 2019. The host of the Viper’s 2014 North American Championship and the home of the world’s largest fleet…
The official test event of Tokyo 2020, Ready Steady Tokyo – Sailing, got underway in Enoshima, Japan today with the first day of racing, and the 363 sailors from 47 nations were met with strong winds and big waves, an…
Port Klang, Malaysia: The Notice of Race for the 2019 Raja Muda Selangor International Regatta (RMSIR) was issued in April and registration is still open for the 30th edition which will run from 15 to 23 November and retain the…
In two months’ time, some of the most striking boats from the classic yachting circuit will gather once more on the Cote d'Azur for the 9th edition of the Gstaad Yacht Club Centenary Trophy. It seems only recently that the…
It is always a big deal in any America’s Cup cycle when the first tranche of AC Class yachts is revealed – when fans and teams alike pore over every photograph and video they can get their hands on to…
Gemma Jones and Jason Saunders, the fourth place Nacra 17 team from Rio 2016, have split up just one year from the 2020 Games, each forming a new partnership, making it three new Nacra 17 crews forming with less than…
The Mixed Two Person Offshore Keelboat will join kiteboarding, windsurfing, multihulls, singlehanded and double-handed dinghies and skiffs as an Olympic class, promoting the diversity of the sport. This in turn will support World Sailing’s desire to promote and grow universality…
A fleet of 22 Finns, three larger than next year’s Olympic Games, has gathered in Enoshima for the 2019 Olympic test event – Ready Steady Tokyo. The fleet includes 17 nations and 12 sailors who competed in Rio 2016. It…
Taking place from 15-22 August at Enoshima Yacht Harbour, the official Tokyo 2020 Olympic Sailing venue, is Ready Steady Tokyo, the official test event for the Games in one year’s time. And if the last two Olympic Games are anything…
The 31st running of Airlie Beach Race Week has come to a close late this afternoon and all winners and placegetters will be feted at the official prize giving at Whitsunday Sailing Club this evening. Marcus Blackmore (Hooligan, NSW) was…
We all know that tides are influenced by the Moon, but how does that connection work and how can we predict the tides more than a year in advance? They are just two of many questions the Bureau of Meteorology…
After much consideration and thought, our President of Honour and Finn sailor friend, Gerardo Seeliger, has decided to stand for the President of World Sailing in the 2020 elections. Please find below a letter from Gerardo to all Finn sailors…
Nominations are now open for the 2019 Australian Sailing Awards with clubs, class associations and their members encouraged to submit nominations, with award winners to be announced at the Gala Dinner at the Sofitel Sydney, Darling Harbour on Friday 18 October. If you know…
The 31st Airlie Beach Race Week, hosted by Whitsunday Sailing Club, is in its closing stages with just one day of racing remaining, so all 114 competing boats were out on the various courses today doing their best to cement…
Boat owners are reminded of their responsibilities on the eve of the NSW Government stepping in to remove an 11 metre derelict boat dumped on an emergency mooring at Camden Haven. NSW Maritime Executive Director, Mark Hutchings said Transport for…
The largest Gold Coast sailing event has moved dates. This year Sail Paradise Regatta will be run from Thursday, January 2nd to Sunday January 5th, four days earlier than normal, allowing participants to bring their families for a long weekend…
Paul Mitchell skippered Ullman Sails to one final win at the Whitsunday Sailing Club’s (WSC) 2019 Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) to claim the Australian Multihull Championship title; finishing 11 points clear of nearest rival, Julian Griffiths The Boat Works….
Day 4 at 2019 Airlie Beach Race Week and the 31st running of Whitsunday Sailing Club’s largest sailing event, which reels in the big tourism dollars to the region, hit a new high note today, with winds reaching in excess…
NZ Herald By: Vaimoana Tapaleao and Meghan Lawrence A tornado-like waterspout has ripped through central Auckland's waterfront, toppling at least one shipping container and wreaking havoc on yachts, ships and cars. Vehicles were swept into the ocean and a yacht…
Devon, UK, 12 August 2019 – The Ocean Cruising Club (OCC) has established a Challenge Grant to encourage ambitious expeditions for environmental conservation or challenging oceangoing adventures and is now accepting applications for the 2020 season. The OCC Challenge Grant…
World Sailing, the world governing body of the sport, has set an ambitious challenge to the marine industry to push the boundaries of low carbon innovation for support boats at international events. Titled Challenge 2024 and announced at Monaco Yacht…
Sailing to Bermuda is an exciting way to experience the island’s vibrant blue waters and dramatic scenery. And the best way for sailors to get to Bermuda – or any other destination – is with Raymarine’s newest, free LightHouseTM 3…
Cruising boats such as Eve, Vanilla 2 and White Swan are providing the glamour at Airlie Beach Race Week, the multihulls and today’s weather are the glitz factor, and in fact the entire 114 entries put on a stunning show…
COWES, UK – August 11, 2019 – In extreme conditions at the European debut of SailGP, Australia’s Tom Slingsby proved once again that he is the one to beat in the league’s first season. The Australia SailGP Team dominated the…
CTV News, Vancouver Island A crowd of people on a Salt Spring Island beach were helpless as they watched a vintage sailboat go up in flames Wednesday night. The 21-metre sailboat was anchored in Long Harbour when it caught fire…
The Daily Mail A British deckhand was killed in a super-yacht collision blamed on a captain said to be ‘showing off’ his boat. Jake Feldwhere was pulling up the anchor of the Minx when it was struck at three times…
Pioneer Bay provided the perfect vehicle for sailors, photographers and spectators on Day 2 of 2019 Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW), with Whitsunday Sailing Club officials decreeing all classes sail on the Bay, resulting in a mass of colour around…
Racing was delayed for a couple of hours, but finally got underway at the Whitsunday Sailing Club’s 2019 Airlie Beach Race Week, with 5 knots starting the day off and the entire fleet headed from Pioneer Bay and up past…
Chief Communications Officer Christy Cahill: Due to forecast severe adverse weather, and in order to ensure the safety of all athletes, staff, spectators and guests, Cowes SailGP will not proceed with racing on Saturday, August 10. Experts are predicting winds…
When the 2019 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race starts, an eclectic fleet of tried and tested yachts will line up against newcomers for the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s (CYCA) 75th running of the race. Last year’s winner Alive has entered…
Proving million dollar budgets are not necessary to make the Podium the French-built JPKs dominated the 2019 Fastnet with an amazing array of results across 4 Divisions: IRC 2 – 1st , 3rd IRC 3 – 1st , 3rd IRC…
MEDIA RELEAS: Doyle Sails is pleased to welcome David Armitage as the newest member of the Doyle Sails Design team, bringing added one design and performance racing expertise to the team. Hailing from the ‘City of Sails’ in Auckland, New…
A fleet of four Extreme 40 catamarans is gathering ahead of Airlie Beach Race Week, with the crews enjoying the sunshine and looking forward to close, competitive racing for the next three weeks. “We’ve waited close to four years for…
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