Team Nika leads RC44 Worlds
Day two of their 2018 World Championship will go down in RC44 history books with three races sailed in waves, and at the top of the wind range, forcing teams to break out their number 3 headsails and small spinnakers….
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Mirabaud Sailing Video Award – vote for the best videos of the year
The best sailing videos produced in 2018 as part of the Mirabaud Sailing Video Award are online and the public is invited to vote from today until October 15, and to elect the best video of the year. Votes for…
Kayle returns from successful 2018 Northern Outreach Programs
After departing Sydney in August and heading to Southport, Kayle has this week returned to Sydney after yet another highly successful Northern Outreach program, visiting Southport, Rosslyn Bay, Mackay, Coffs Harbour and Newcastle. During the Program we delivered 55 Winds…
Spindrift 2’s 8000 miles of training
Five days after leaving the dock in Newport, Rhode Island, to set sail for her home port, the maxi trimaran Spindrift 2 returned to La Trinité-sur-mer in Brittany, France after completing her second transatlantic training in as many months. This…
Regates Royales de Cannes: tied at the top
Gaff topsails, genoas, jibs, staysails, spinnakers, mainsails, mizzens – you name it, any size, any shape and kind of sail could be seen on the bay of la Napoule today, for Day 4 of the Régates Royales. Classic yachts, small…
New leader at the RC44 World Championship
Day two of their 2018 World Championship will go down in RC44 history books with three races sailed in waves, and at the top of the wind range, forcing teams to break out their no3 headsails and small spinnakers. Racing…
Italian America's Cup syndicate reportedly tempting Aussie Nathan Outteridge
Australian Nathan Outteridge has been linked to prospective Italian America's Cup challenger Columbus 2021 with a huge wage of $1m deal on offer for the skipper. Defenders Emirates Team New Zealand confirm they are in formal talks with Columbus 2021,…
Régates Royales – Trophée Panerai : Perfect conditions for close racing in Cannes
13 knots, flat water, sun, blue skies and the stunning backdrop of the mount Esterel overlooking the Bay of Cannes. Who could ask for more on the opening day of the 40th Régates Royales – Trophée Panerai, after two days…
RC44 World Championship 2018 – Bronenosec's two bullet surprise
Winning two out of today's three races made Vladimir Liubomirov and Kirill Frolov's Bronenosec Sailing Team the stand-out performer on day one of the RC44 World Championship. With winds starting at 12 knots and building into the high teens,…
HMAS Ballarat will transport Irish Golden Globe competitor to Fremantle
The Australian frigate HMAS Ballarat will be within helicopter range of Ile de Amsterdam at first light tomorrow (Thursday) and will commence operations to pick up Gregor McGuckin, one of two Golden Globe Race skippers dismasted during a fierce storm…
Maserati and PowerPlay set for RORC Transatlantic Race
Two MOD70s have entered the RORC Transatlantic Race for a thrilling high-speed multihull match race from Lanzarote to Grenada. Giovanni Soldini's much modified Maserati (now called a Multi 70) and Peter Cunningham's PowerPlay (formerly Concise 10) have both confirmed that…
Still no racing at Régates Royales – Trophée Panerai
Strong wind and a big swell have halted once more racing at the 40th edition of the Régates Royales – Trophée Panerai. The 200 crews were forced to stay ashore, waiting for the weather to improve. A great opportunity to…
Talented school sailors off to New Zealand for Interdominions
Teams of talented teenage sailors from secondary schools in New South Wales, Tasmania, VIctoria and the ACT are flying to New Zealand today (Friday) to prepare for the Australia versus New Zealand 2018 Interdominion Schools Team Sailing Championships. After training…
Tasmania’s Pipe Opener celebrates 50th
Derwent Sailing Squadron and Huon Yacht Club’s traditional lead-up to the official opening of Southern Tasmania yachting season, the Pipe Opener Series and Cock of the Huon regatta, celebrated its 50th anniversary last weekend, with an added status. Hobart’s Combined…
GGR Skipper goes to aid of yacht in South Indian Ocean
At 20:00 UTC on 26th September, Golden Globe Race HQ in Les Sables d'Olonne received a request from the manager of the 32ft sailing yacht Selene for assistance from any GGR yacht in the area because her skipper Kjell Litwin is…
Trophée Panerai: No racing as wind roars
No racing for the opening day of the 40th edition of the Régates Royales – Trophée Panerai. An Easterly wind, exceeding 30 knots, a confused sea state out on the bay forced the race organisers to keep the boats at…
International Maxi Association set to expand under new President
Following its Annual General Meeting held during this month’s Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup, the International Maxi Association, the World Sailing-recognised body that oversees maxi yacht racing globally, has announced its prize winners, voted in a new President and published its…
Second solo sailor rescued successfully by French fisheries patrol vessel
The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre (JRCC) in Canberra has just confirmed that Gregor McGuckin, the second Golden Globe Race solo sailor to have been dismasted in the South Indian Ocean, was picked up safely from his yacht at 12:10 UTC today….
The heat is on for the 40th Régates Royales
The weather is pure Cote d’Azur in Cannes, sunny and summery… Ideal conditions for the grand rendez-vous that every year reunites hundreds of classic yachts’ lovers. The crews are itching to start racing on the stunning bay of la Napoule…
Two arrested after yacht reported stolen from Arbroath marina is seen off Angus coast
The Courier.co.uk. By Jim Millar Two people have been arrested after a yacht was allegedly stolen from Arbroath marina at the weekend. The drama unfolded when Montrose and Arbroath lifeboats were called out at 7am on Monday morning just north of…
Robust series determines 12 Metre North American Champions: Challenge XII and American Eagle are victors
NEWPORT, R.I. (Sept. 24, 2018) – An eight-race series held Friday through Sunday (September 21-23) on Rhode Island Sound and Narragansett Bay determined title holders for the 2018 12 Metre North American Championship. The event, hosted by Ida Lewis Yacht Club…
Sehested and Nicholson set their sights on 2021 Volvo Ocean Race campaign
Monday, September 24, 2018 | Copenhagen, Denmark: Two months after completing the 2017-18 Volvo Ocean Race around the world in fourth place aboard team AkzoNobel, two key members of the squad have set their sights on competing in the next…
ORCVs post-Christmas dash across Bass Strait for the historic Rudder Cup
Christmas is a busy time for Melbourne’s Ocean Racing Club of Victoria and among its high profile events is the 195 nautical mile Melbourne to Devonport Race for the Rudder Cup, starting 27 December each year. Colloquially known as the…
Helia 44: keeping the party alive
In the fast-paced world of production yachts a five year old design may be considered past its use-by date. But when such a yacht is built by Fountaine Pajot and designed by Berret-Racoupeau, the utility of this 13.3 metre catamaran…
Stung: just what is a jellyfish?
“No worries” said the skipper, a noted marine biologist, already in the water, “You don’t find stingers out in the open ocean. Just jump in, you’ll be fine.” Famous last words in my experience. On one memorable occasion a few…
Northwest Passage #2: there is no place like Nome
After finishing her 2016-17-summer contract with the Australian Antarctic Division, former multihull ocean racing sailor and cofounder of the Australian Wooden Boat Festival, Cathy Hawkins, sailed monohull, Abel Tasman, 4,427 nautical mile from Australia to Kushiro, Japan. From July she…
Golden Globe Race Day 84: Rescue update
A multinational search operation is now under way to rescue injured Indian solo sailor Abhilash Tomy from his dismasted yacht in the Southern Ocean some 1,900 miles SW of Perth at the extreme limit of immediate rescue range. The 39…
Queensland crowned Australian Match Racing Champions
James Hodgson, Harry Hall, Ryan Wilmot and Charlie Gundy have crushed the Final Day of the Australian Match Racing Championship, to defeat the previously unbeaten DownUnder Racing, 3-1 in the Finals Series to become Australia’s newest National Champion after gear…
Australian Farr 40 class celebrates two decades
On the opening weekend of the 2018-19 Farr 40 season, a gala ball brought past and present class champions and current one design crews together in Sydney to mark two decades of Australian racing. A crowd of 120 spent Saturday…
REV sneaks into second while fleet loses footing at M32 World Championship
September 22, 2018 (CHICAGO, IL, USA): Day Three of the M32 World Championship was another day of shakeups in the standings. With a fleet of twelve eager competitors, general recalls quickly became the norm and no one was left out…
Fountaine Pajot launches superb new 45’ sailing catamaran
Fountaine Pajot has just unveiled a stunning new 45-foot sailing catamaran at the 2018 Cannes Yachting Festival. Set to become the leader in its class on the world cruising market, the New 45 incorporates a bold design, unprecedented living space,…
One dead after yacht capsizes near Cronulla
A man has died after a sailing boat capsized off Sydney’s south this morning. Emergency services were alerted after a woman swam to shore from the capsized vessel at Boat Harbour, near Kurnell, about 5am (Monday 24 September 2018). A…
ChinaOne.Ningbo wins 2018 M32 World Championship
September 23, 2018 (CHICAGO, IL, USA): Following four days of intense racing, Rick Devos’s REV clinched their first title as M32 Corinthian World Champions, silently sweeping the fleet and sailing a tremendously consistent event in Chicago, IL. Mirroring the accomplishment,…
A change from the norm: Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 440
The Sun Odyssey range continues to impress with some different thinking packed into a performing hull form. Following on from the worldwide success of the SO349 there is some similarities in this 45 footer but, markedly, mainly in the guise…
Beachcombing for beginners: lesson #1
On a recent cruise to northern Queensland on the sailing catamaran Velella, sailors from other yachts often showed me their newly-found treasures over sunset drinks and were curious about what they had found. This first article is one of a…
Can you cruise with a cat?
Having a pet on board is a much debated topic. Many cruising folk will say that having a pet on board will tie you down and is too much work. They say that international border crossings are difficult and you…
SOLAS raises close to $30,000 at Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron dinner
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s (CYCA) SOLAS (Safety of Life at Sea) Trusts raised just under $30,000 at a dinner held at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron (RSYS) on Friday evening. Among those attending were Sir James and Lady…
Cruising through the Cold War
The waters approaching Örö are treacherous. Submerged rocks abound and, if you do not pay attention to your charts, you will end up swimming in the cold Baltic Sea. It makes sense, then, that the inhabitants of this Finnish island…
Ten commandments of winter cruising
As winter approaches, it can be tempting to pack up the sailing gear and go into sailing hibernation until spring. That is what we used to do when we were still working: sailing was for weekends or holidays between October…
Rescue ship has reached injured sailor in Southern Ocean
Day 4 of the rescue of injured Indian Golden Globe Race solo sailor Abhilash Tomy from his dismasted yacht Thuriya approximately 1,900 miles SW of Perth Western Australia. The French fisheries patrol vessel Osiris reached Tomy’s yacht at 05:30 UTC…
