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Hobart’s winter yacht racing started on Sunday, in classic end-of-autumn/early winter weather – fog on the hills around the city, a wind chill factor of close to zero or below, and a shifty northerly breeze on the River Derwent. Well…
Team AkzoNobel and Team Brunel were racing practically neck and neck on Sunday as the Volvo Ocean Race fleet geared up for a nail-biting Leg 9 finale. With less than 300 miles remaining to the finish line in Cardiff, Wales,…
Quartz Africa After years of being on the decline, piracy off the coast of Somalia is making a comeback. The number of incidents in the Horn of Africa region doubled in 2017 compared to the previous year, according to the…
ABC Gold Coast. By Tom Forbes. Overseas billionaires and their superyachts could soon be heading down under to explore Australia's 'virgin' cruising grounds, if they are handed a tax break by the Federal Government. Under current laws, foreign-owned yachts…
Stuff.co.nz Norway is seriously considering an America's Cup challenge for Auckland 2021. It's new ground for a proud sailing nation but Christian Loken, 40, and Petter Morland Pedersen, 34, believe the land of vikings has the technology and expertise to have a decent crack at…
Zulu Waterways is an Australian made online cruising guide, written by sailors for sailors. With a focus on anchorage information, it covers a range of essentials such as navigation advice and marina details, to everyday things like taps, bins and…
On Sunday 3rd June, nine double-handed crews will set sail at the start of the Monaco Globe Series, a brand new 1300-mile race in the Mediterranean – and in this magnificent setting, the battle looks like being exciting. This new…
inners of the 34th Medemblik Regatta were decided in the Medal Races of the regatta sailed from 22 to 26 May 2018 after a week of difficult conditions, but the sun made up for it on the final day. Joost…
The leading boats in the Volvo Ocean Race have left Friday’s record-breaking conditions in their wake as they bump into a ridge of high pressure that is beginning to slow their progress towards the finish in Cardiff. The leading boats…
Going into its final day, this inaugural GC32 World Championship appears to be a two horse race, but with five races still to sail, in theory the top 11 teams remain in with a chance of victory. Nonetheless two teams…
Quantum Racing stands on the cusp of their first 52 SUPER SERIES regatta in more than a year after posting a super consistent 1,3 on the penultimate day of the 2018 season opening Sibenik 52 SUPER SERIES Sailing Week. The…
A contributor to Cruising Helmsman has sent us these worrying images. He bought a brand new portable generator so he could do some maintenance on his yacht without having to rely on shore power. He prefers not to name the…
The fourth day of racing was about qualifying for the Medal Races, with some having to work hard to get a spot in the top 10, including in the Laser, Nacra 17 and 49er classes where there were some interesting…
The 1988 Olympic Finn gold medallist, Spain’s Jose Luis Doreste, has won the 2018 Finn World Masters at El Balís, Spain after the holding on to his narrow points lead on the final day. Antonio Poncell, from Chile, sailed the…
Over the course of 18 months, Wright of Passage students will completely refurbish a 53ft Herreshoff ketch, and sail the yacht from Sydney to Hobart to take part in the Australian Wooden Boat Festival in February 2019. Round 1 participants…
Team AkzoNobel set a new record for the greatest distance sailed in 24 hours in the history of the Volvo Ocean Race on Friday, eclipsing the previous mark and smashing past the 600-mile barrier as they rocketed through the North…
Lake Garda lived up to Garda Trentino’s tourist brochure today with sun, 15-18 knot southerly Ora winds enabling the flying catamarans to hit 30 plus knots on day two of the GC32 World Championship. After completing today’s full five race…
If the largely amateur French team on Paprec finished the third racing day of the Sibenik 52 Super Series Sailing Week in raptures after a well-earned victory, the hard driving Terry Hutchinson, skipper and tactician of Quantum Racing may take…
Towering clouds over the towering mountains surrounding Lake Garda made conditions challenging for competitors and race management on the opening day of this inaugural GC32 World Championship. After a delay as the wind off Riva del Garda went through its…
(Thursday 24th May, Sibenik) – After a beautifully scenic 30-nautical-mile coastal race tour of the islands off Sibenik, third place across the finish line sees reigning TP52 World Champions Platoon step up to lead the hotly contested first regatta of…
May 24th 2018, the Netherlands – Three days of racing are done at the 34st Medemblik Regatta. The competition is strong and competitors are working hard to claim their medal race spot. There is one more day of qualifications left, however, some…
The fourth day at the 2018 Finn World Masters at El Balís ended with no more racing taking place, the third day lost, in a week of uncharacteristically light winds. The championship concludes on Friday with just one more race…
The Swan 78.001 Haromi, the first of four already sold, designed by Germán Frers, has just been launched on an auspiciously sunny day in Pietarsaari. The cold waters of the Baltic became at once familiar with the beamy, powerful hull…
Team Brunel, at the head of the Volvo Ocean Race fleet on Day 5 of Leg 9, has provisionally set a new 24-hour distance record in the Volvo Ocean 65 class. The team blew past the previous record of 550.8…
For the second time in ten days, Hobart and parts of south-eastern Tasmania have been hit by severe weather with winds in the early hours of Tuesday, reaching 113km/hour in the Tasmanian capital and 144km/hour on Mount Wellington. A number…
Skipper Franck Cammas, winner of the GC32 Racing Tour in 2016 with Norauto, returns to this exceptional event after competing in Bermuda last year in the America’s Cup with Team France. With the continued support of Norauto, a European car…
Another sensational day of perfect weather conditions off Bourgas, Bulgaria saw two races contested under a blue sky and breeze of around 10 knots, providing sailors the final chance to consolidate positions and climb into the top ten. Sweden’s men's…
With nine shiny, brand new boats competing on a race arena that is completely new to the 52 Super Series it was the Quantum Racing crew, marshalled by afterguard Terry Hutchinson; tactician, Dean Barker; and helm and navigator Ian Moore,…
The second day at the Netherland's 34th Medemblik Regatta started with light winds. During the day the wind builds and gives the day a strong finish. This kind of weather is difficult for most sailors, but some know how to…
After three days without wind, the 2018 Finn World Masters finally got underway on Wednesday with three glamour races at El Balís. The 350 boat fleet, split into four groups, each sailed three races in a sea breeze that built…
With entry for the 30th anniversary Airlie Beach Race Week now open, owners of in excess of 20 cruising yachts have already put up their hands to join the fun and help celebrate this important milestone. Cruisers swell the fleet…
Twenty-one entries representing Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, NSW, Western Australia and the Northern Territory have already been received by Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron (RMYS) for the 28th Australian Women’s Keelboat Regatta (AWKR) to be held from 9-11 June, 2018, and…
The Volvo Ocean Race fleet was beginning to converge again on Wednesday as the Leg 9 sprint across the Atlantic continued at pace. A split of almost 300 miles had opened up early in the 3,300-mile leg from Newport, USA,…
A month after Bavaria Yachts went into insolvency much has been happening but not much has been reported to reassure potential owners, current owners or even yacht agencies selling the German craft. The interim managers looking after the company has issued…
For the second day in a row, lack of wind precluded any racing taking place at the 2018 Finn World Masters at El Balís. The day started cloudy and after a light sea breeze became established early afternoon, hopes were…
Stunning conditions saw racing unfold under a blue sky in breeze of around 18 knots. There was no let-up though as teams paced around the track and tried to break away to the front, knowing today could be make or…
First day of racing is done in difficult conditions. Light winds caused some delay, but at the end all scheduled races were sailed. First race scheduled in the morning was the RS:X men, but they got postponed. Principal Race officer…
Skipper Bouwe Bekking and his Team Brunel lead a southerly group of four boats who are taking advantage of stronger winds to open up an advantage as a split develops in the fleet. To the north, wallowing in lighter conditions…
Victorian marine dealership Cranbourne Boating Centre has recently been announced Melbourne’s south eastern suburbs Suzuki Outboards premium dealership. Housing many of Australias biggest boating names such as Formosa Tomahawk Boats, Tournament Pleasure Boats, Evinrude Outboards etc, Cranbourne Boating will now…
From 26th May until 2nd June 2018, the Samui Regatta will attract marine sports enthusiasts from around the world to Centara Grand Beach Resort Samui on the island’s Chaweng Beach. The annual yachting event showcases skills of international racers and regional…
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