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When the gun fires off Portsea Pier to start the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria’s (ORCV) Melbourne to Hobart Yacht Race, at 1200 hours on Thursday 27 December, all eyes will be on a Tasmanian boat and crew with line…
The Bureau of Meteorology is warning of the potential for severe weather throughout significant areas of eastern Australia in the coming days as two weather systems bring rain and thunderstorms across a large area. Tropical Cyclone Owen is currently moving…
271 unseaworthy vessels currently lie in an advanced state of decay in Queensland’s bays, rivers and creeks. That’s the latest count of vessels for which Maritime Safety Queensland needs to instigate removal action as part of the state government’s “War on…
Some of 18ft Skiffs past greatest sailors will make a return to the 18s on Friday, December 14, when the Australian 18 Footers League will stage the inaugural ‘Supercup’ on Sydney Harbour. Among those already committed to sail in the…
Day two of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) Trophy Series saw another beautiful day on Sydney Harbour in a building 10-15 knot nor ‘east sea breeze. After her IRC Division 1 win on day one of the series,…
Lisa Blair is attempting to become the first woman to circumnavigate Australia solo, non-stop and unassisted. On Tuesday morning (December 11, 2018) she had passed the entrance to the River Derwent and was heading up the east coast towards her…
Catherine Pourre's Class40 Eärendil finished the 2018 RORC Transatlantic Race on Saturday 08 December at 04:10:18 taking Class40 Line Honours for the 3,000 mile race from Calero Marinas Marina Lanzarote to Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada. After completing…
The Asko Appliances crew of James Dorron, Harry Bethwaite and Karl Langford came from a seemingly hopeless position to win an incredible Race 3 of the NSW 18ft Skiff Championship on Sydney Harbour today. In a race which saw…
AAP reports that a French yachtsman who is circumnavigating the globe single-handed has been separated from his feline first mate after running into New Zealand authorities. Navy, the cat, has accompanied sailor Francis Tolan since he set sail from France…
With online entries and the Notice of Race now up and running for the 12th annual Sail Port Stephens regatta, an unforgettable sailing holiday experience awaits for everything from IRC, Super 12 and Farr 40 yachts to cruising boats, trailer…
To create the high-performance Sun Fast 3300, which is to be sailed either fully crewed or short handed, Jeanneau enlisted two renowned naval architects: Daniel Andrieu and Guillaume Verdier. David Andrieu, the naval architect behind the Sun Fast line…
So, you want to do a Sydney Hobart Yacht Race? For many sailors, the Sydney Hobart is considered the pinnacle of offshore racing. Whether you want to do a bucket list race or it’s recurring affair, the allure of the…
December 5th, 2018: Gill Marine’s latest season products are now available for purchase. The large collection is spearheaded by the brand's Race Ocean Jacket, designed to meet the needs of the elite level sailor with advanced technological details. This design…
Day one of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) Trophy Series – the last major offshore hit-out before the Rolex Sydney Hobart – got underway today with a super competitive line-up making the start on Sydney Harbour. Marcus Blackmore’s…
With good winds of about 15 knots returning for the final day of the 32nd Phuket King’s Cup Regatta on Saturday, some exciting racing was held off the south-western tip of the resort island as one of Asia’s biggest sailing…
The crew of the Hong Kong registered cargo ship MV Tian Fu successfully rescued the distressed British yachtswoman Susie Goodall Friday, some 2,000 miles west of Cape Horn after a tense operation to get her 36ft yacht DHL Starlight alongside…
Australian IRC champion yacht Philosopher looks right on target to retain her national title in Victoria and also must rank as favourite to win the Launceston to Hobart Yacht Race on corrected time. Philosopher, a Sydney 36cr owned and skippered…
Following their victories in the Upper Harbour and Parramatta River Championships, the Sydney Sailmakers crew of Nick Press and Andrew Hay have made it a trifecta by winning the Your Move Conveyancing NSW 12ft Skiff Championship, held over two weekends…
The cream of Australia's 18ft skiff racing talent is hoping for a change of fortune when the 2018-2019 NSW 18ft Skiff Championship resumes on Sydney Harbour on Sunday. A number of leading teams lost valuable points in Race 1 when…
Olympic class racing at Sail Sydney 2018 came to an end on Sydney Harbour today in fresh summer breezes 13 to 19 knots, with Australian Sailing Team and Squad athletes earning a swag of medals for their efforts in mixed…
Conditions were more suitable for water-skiing than sailing on the Andaman Sea off the south-western tip of Phuket on Friday, with the lack of wind leaving the large fleet of keelboats and multihulls unable to race. After being almost becalmed…
Les Sables d'Olonne, France: The Hong Kong registered cargo ship MV Tian is now holding station within sight of the distressed British yachtswoman, Susie Goodall, 2,000 nautical miles west of Cape Horn – and the rescue operation will commence at…
“Marvellous; downwind all the way with the spinnaker,” said Jean-Pierre 'JP' Dick, owner and skipper of The Kid, the first boat to arrive in Saint Lucia on the direct ARC route from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The JP54 surfed…
Lisa Blair is attempting to become the first woman to circumnavigate Australia solo, non-stp and unassisted. Having left Sydney and sailed across the top end, down the Western Australian coast and across the Bight she is now heading north towards…
Sydney’s traditional summer sea breeze arrived on day three of Sail Sydney, with the morning session for Olympic classes held in north to north-easterly breezes 12-14 knots and the afternoon session flying in 16 knots gusting to 22 out of…
One week since the close of the 36th America’s Cup entry period, the Defender and the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron have completed the required checks and accepted the Royal Malta Yacht Club challenge for the 36th America’s Cup. The…
Franco Niggeler's Swiss Cookson 50 Kuka3, skippered by Roberto Chuny Bermúdez de Castro, overcame technical issues and a fire on board to post the best IRC corrected time so far in the RORC Transatlantic Race. After over 12 days of racing…
Four 100-foot super maxis will this weekend have their final offshore hit-out at the CYCA Trophy Series before the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race starting Boxing Day. This Saturday 8 December and Sunday 9 December Black Jack, Comanche, InfoTrack and Wild Oats XI will battle for Line Honours…
Phuket, 5th December – A stiff breeze of 15 to 20 knots off south-western Phuket on Wednesday morning provided near perfect conditions for the large fleet of boats contesting this year’s King’s Cup Regatta, allowing the organizers to hold three…
Dateline 15:00 UTC 05.12.2018 – Les Sables d’Olonne, France British yachtswoman Susie Goodall was pitchpoled and dismasted in the Southern Ocean some 2,000 miles west of Cape Horn today. A distress signal was first picked up from her yacht by…
The twenty sailors competing in the eleventh edition of the Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe put on a remarkable show, at the end of which Paul Meilhat (SMA) came out on top ahead of Yann Eliès (Ucar-StMichel) and Alex Thomson (Hugo…
Pier Luigi Loro Piana's Supermaxi My Song has not only set a new monohull race record for the RORC Transatlantic Race, but also the benchmark for the remaining boats to beat racing under the IRC Rating Rule. The best corrected…
The precursor to the 2019 RS Aero Worlds in December is the RS Aero Australian Championship which begins today at Port Stephens when a competitive field from NSW, Victoria, Queensland and the UK start their four-day quest for the national…
Phuket, 4th December, 2018 – The second day of racing in the 32nd Phuket King’s Cup Regatta on Tuesday was a testing one for the skippers and their crews as the wind dropped but the competition on the water hotted…
From December 13th to 16th at Woollahra Sailing Club in Rose Bay, Sydney, start the 2019 season of Foiling Weeks. It is the second down-under Foiling Week, foiling is “on trend” with sailing, surfing, SUP, kiteboarding and windsurfing. Foiling has…
Auckland, New Zealand – Vesper Marine, a leading manufacturer of marine safety products, announced today that Marlborough District Council in New Zealand has implemented the Guardian:protect solution to monitor and protect its 4,200 square kilometer harbor. The solution provides live weather…
Juan Yacht Design is currently deeply involved in the design of the Imoca Arkea Paprec as well as being part of the creative process for the next edition of the Volvo Ocean Race. Arkea Paprec: work in progress Juan K…
It was on for young and old on the final day of the SA Summer of Sail Launch Regatta at Adelaide Sailing Club on Sunday with massive swells and winds consistently more than 25 knots giving sailors plenty of excitement….
Pier Luigi Loro Piana's Supermaxi My Song finished the 2018 RORC Transatlantic Race on Tuesday 04 December 2018 at 17:47:11 UTC taking Monohull Line Honours. The Baltic 130 owned by Pier Luigi Loro Piana, a member of the International Maxi…
The CYCA is offering seven lucky guests the opportunity of a lifetime – to play an active part in the invitation-only SOLAS Big Boat Challenge, held on Tuesday 11 December. eBay auction listings have been created and are now open…
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