The latest news from the world of yachting and sailing including yacht & dinghy reviews, cruising and destination information plus the latest boating gear as well as inshore and offshore racing updates and regatta schedules. All things Sailing, Sail Racing, Sailboats and more.
While the sun was out and the rain held off, Porto Montenegro presented a challenging second day of 44Cup racing, starting in 10 knots and building to 20 by the close of play mid-afternoon. A light patch around the committee…
Australian Sailing and the Australian National Maritime Museum have announced that nominations have opened for the Australian Sailing Hall of Fame. The Australian Sailing Hall of Fame, now entering its third year, is the only elite sailing institution of its…
Port Stephens is preparing to host the best of Australia’s eastern seaboard keelboat racing this weekend when a record 150 crews, racing trailable sports boats to the latest generation TP52, aim to make their mark on the Pantaenius Yacht Insurance…
Three men were rescued after a vessel sank off Shark Island last night. About 8pm (Wednesday 10 April 2019), a 12m sloop struck a bombora off Shark Island, Port Stephens, and began to take on water. The three men on…
The first half of Sail Port Stephens closed out in the most breeze of the three-day series, puffy southerly winds up to 22 knots on the bay causing spinnakers to flog and some crews to scramble as boats tipped and…
The European sailing calendar 2019 is set to be inaugurated in traditional fashion, with one of the greatest events on the circuit: the sixteenth edition of Sail Racing PalmaVela. Organised by the Real Club Náutico de Palma, the regatta will…
One of the largest fleets of IMOCA 60s ever gathered is due to set off on the Rolex Fastnet Race on Saturday, 3rd August. Twenty-nine of the boats, best known for their use in the Vendée Globe singlehanded non-stop round…
While the forecasts had looked glum and windless, the Bay of Kotor somehow allowed PRO Peter Reggio and the race committee successfully to lay on two races on the opening day of the 44Cup Porto Montenegro. Having been delayed for…
The Maritime Executive Environmental monitoring organization SkyTruth watches for illegal activity using satellite data, and over the past several years, they've made it clear that “magic pipe” bilge water disposal can no longer be hidden at sea. Bypassing the ship's…
Stuff.co.nz Jimmy Spithill has had a cheeky crack at Team New Zealand's America's Cup win in Bermuda. The former Oracle Team USA skipper was a constant thorn in the side of the Kiwis over the last two America's Cup matches…
The Kraken 50, billed as the ‘safest blue water yacht in build today,’ has been launched. Unlike all her contemporaries the K50 features unique ‘Zero Keel’ construction: An all-in-one hull and keel with scantlings to match. Her strength, safety and…
The Australian Sailing Team (AST) and coaches are in Italy, ahead of the second European Olympic classes regatta for the season, the Hempel World Cup Series – Round 3, Genoa being held from 16 to 21 April. Last week the…
1 July 2019 marks the significant union of two Airlie Beach icons, Abell Point Marina and the Coral Sea Resort. Australian entrepreneur and marina owner, Paul Darrouzet, exchanged contracts of sale on the resort in November 2018 with a vision…
It was exactly 3 pm yesterday when the 10 Class40s taking part in the Défi Atlantique left the port of Horta on the way to La Rochelle 1,300 miles away. The 32* sailors setting out in a crews of two…
The Maritime Executive The Global Positioning System lets us know where we are (and where we are going) anywhere on Earth. For thousands of years, humans found their way by looking to the sky. Sailors used the constellations, sun, and…
Current European champion, Fredrik Löof, from Sweden is the new OK Dinghy World No.1 in the April 2019 release of the World Ranking List. As runner-up in the past two world championships he overtakes Greg Wilcox, from New Zealand, who…
Day two of the Bannisters Port Stephens Commodore’s Cup had an all-sorts look – burning sun, sudden heavy rain, bullets of 20 plus knots on the start line to barely any wind, lightning, a rainbow and dark clouds to the…
International Chamber of Commerce The International Chamber of Commerce International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) report for the first quarter of 2019 reveals fewer incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships than the first three months of 2018. The IMB Piracy…
A small change to the event rules may make a big difference to the number of boats on the start line for this years’ PIC Coastal Classic yacht race. The NZ Multihull Yacht Club (NZMYC) has announced that boats competing…
Developers of the Gateway Marina at Burnett Heads in Queensland are offering a special introductory package for tenants who take up berths in the first stage of the marina's development. The new marina, announced last year, is located at the…
According to Australian agent, Paul Glynn, IRC racing in the Asia/Pacific region has become “an affordable and competitive option” with the entry of the French JPK brand into the market. “The French are at the leading edge of going fast,…
MIAMI (April 7, 2019) — Alessandro Rombelli and the Italian STIG team of Francesco Bruni, Giorgio Tortarolo, and Tea Faoro are the winners of the 2019 Melges 20 World Championship hosted by the Coconut Grove Sailing Club in Miami, Florida….
A record Bannisters Port Stephens Commodore’s Cup fleet of 100 boats opened their three-day series on Monday April 8, 2019 in light winds on a postcard autumn day. It was summer revisited for the offshore course that began off the…
It’s 22 nautical miles from Newcastle Harbour to the Port Stephens heads, and today there was a catch – as in, no breeze at the start of the annual Sail Port Stephens feeder race. So instead of the postcard getaway…
The world-leading Fountaine Pajot Astréa 42 sailing catamaran will be showcased at the 2019 Club Marine Pittwater Sail Expo from 27-28 April. Multihull Solutions will be exhibiting the exceptional catamaran, which recently won the 2019 European Yacht of the Year,…
MIAMI (April 6, 2019) — There is no doubt that the story of the day today at the Melges 20 World Championship is the ultra-tight racing that is ever-present in the fleet. Three days of racing are complete, and each…
The Maritime Executive The “flat earth” movement seeks to convince the public that the world is not round, and many of its adherents attend the annual Flat Earth International Conference to discuss their beliefs. Next year, organizers want to take the…
The International Laser Class Association would like to thank the members, reporters, class stakeholders, boat builders and equipment suppliers for their tremendous response and messages of support after last week’s announcement that ILCA is seeking new builders for the class…
Australian Sailing Team members Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin have claimed Gold for Australia in the Nacra 17 class at the 50th Princess Sofia Trophy Iberostar in Palma, Spain today. The Nacra 17’s did not have the opportunity of sailing…
Cannes, France: The 2019 Dragon Grand Prix Cannes concluded in style at the Yacht Club de Cannes with one final race in superb conditions to decide the winner. Going into the day just ten points separated the top six teams…
Australian Sailing Team members, Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin (Nacra 17) and Mat Belcher and Will Ryan (470 Men’s), are heading to the Medal Races at the 50th Princess Sofia Trophy Iberostar in Palma, Spain. Retaining top place in the…
World Sailing's landmark decision to select a Mixed Two Person Offshore Keelboat event for the 2024 Olympics and the recent announcement to hold an Offshore World Championship for mixed double-handed sailing in October 2020 has encouraged the RYA and Royal…
BANGKOK, Thailand – Organisers of the Top of the Gulf Regatta presented by Ocean Marina are gearing up for the event's 15th sailing with more than 700 competitors representing 30 countries around the world expected to compete. Organised and hosted…
Alan Roura’s second campaign for the Vendée Globe is characterised by a huge leap forward. Twelfth in the 2016-2017 race aboard one of the oldest IMOCAs in the fleet, the Swiss sailor has been sailing since then with a foiler…
Cannes, France – 4 April 2019 – Day three of the Dragon Grand Prix Cannes 2019 delivered glorious sunshine, some very strong winds and a spectacular fourth race. After overnight thunderstorms, it took a while for the wind to finally…
Australian Sailing Team members Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darmanin have kept the pressure on in the Nacra 17 class on Day 4 of the 50th Princess Sofia Trophy Iberostar in Palma, Spain, while Mat Belcher and Will Ryan have climbed…
The Maritime Executive. By Dana A. Goward A new report by the non-profit analytic group C4ADS shows that Russian jamming and spoofing of GPS signals is far more extensive and frequent that previously thought. The report – “Above Us Only Stars…
The Maritime Executive Australia's Administrative Appeals Tribunal has ruled in favor of Humane Society International and ordered an end to the lethal culling of sharks in the Great Barrier Reef. The Tribunal found that killing sharks does not reduce the…
Two more clubs have entered the National Sailing League Final, including the first international team representing the ‘other’ sailing powerhouse in the Oceania region – New Zealand. The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, home of the next America’s Cup, is…
Melges 20 sailors enjoyed a lively first day at the 2019 Melges 20 World Championship in Miami, with Daniel Thielman’s Kuai (USA) and Cesar Gomes Neto’s Portobello (BRA) each winning a race. This morning, sailors were greeted with fog and…
Read all of the latest sailing news
View more
Dinghy and Yacht Racing News
View more
News from the offshore world
View more
Cruising Stories from around the world
View more
The latest boats and yachting gear
View more
Watch everything sailing and boating
View more