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Phuket, 5 December, 2017 – Day Two kicked off as strongly as yesterday had ended with consistent, shifting and challenging winds; a day demanding of well-drilled crews and months invested prior in slickly executed technical nous. Limited margins for raising spinnakers…
It has been a very close third day of racing in Race 4: The Clipper Telemed+ Tasman Test with just 38 nautical miles separating first and tenth position. Day 3 has also brought about much change throughout the leaderboard as…
An Australian crew will steer a course for Hobart aboard Invictus Games Sydney 2018 DOWN UNDER with a UK Crew aboard Invictus Games Sydney 2018 GAME ON in what’s tipped to be an ‘Ashes on the Water’. Two-time America's Cup…
A fleet of multihulls took Pittwater by storm in late November at the hugely successful Multihull Solutions Pittwater Rally. Thirteen multihulls participated in the biennial three-day event which incorporated laidback cruising in Pittwater’s marine wonderland and an itinerary of relaxation…
Two days after rounding Cape Horn, François Gabart has met tough wind and sea conditions, off Argentina, that are a severe strain on the boat and the skipper. The picture will gradually change on Wednesday, with a ridge of high-pressure…
Port Lincoln Yacht Club held its annual (early December) race to Memory Cove last Saturday. Our keelboat fleet is small but competitive and all will be ready and racing in next February's Adelaide to Lincoln race and Lincoln Week regatta!…
Vancouver Sun. By Kevin Griffin. Ada the robotic sailboat was lost, but now is found and heading back home to the University of B.C. Ada is a 5.5-metre keel sailboat — or Sailbot — designed to cross the Atlantic Ocean…
Ludde Ingvall's CQS suffered a setback in the RORC Transatlantic Race; the westbound leg of the Atlantic Anniversary Regatta. “We got caught in a bad squall of probably 40 knots which resulted in a number of issues,” Ingvall reported from…
After beating upwind to the south, the Clipper Race fleet is now heading eastwards towards the Great Australian Bight and Sanya Serenity Coast has maintained its lead on the pack over the last 24 hours in Race 4: The Clipper…
Bangkok/Phuket, 4 December, 2017 – The exciting prospect of week-long strong winds and fast sailing conditions is extremely tantalizing, and Phuket looks set to deliver as promised. Race Day One kicked off with some of the best conditions seen at…
The three-day Australian Admiral’s Cup 50th reunion regatta, with 21 yachts of yesteryear entered, along with the names and faces that came out of the woodwork, was a spectacular success, most sailing and others out to watch – all hoping…
Alinghi stole the show for the second day running to extend its lead in the standings at Extreme Sailing Series Act 8, Los Cabos, presented by SAP, but crucially SAP Extreme Sailing Team retained the podium position that is the…
Another day of strong winds for the final day of Sail Melbourne International (29 November to 3 December 2017) meant an early finish to the event with the last day of Invited class racing called off (Sunday, 3 Dec)….
The defending champion Smeg team of Lee Knapton, Mike McKensey and Ricky Bridge strengthened their grip on the 2017-2018 NSW 18ft Skiff Championship with their second win of the championship in Race 2 on Sydney Harbour today. A winning margin…
After a short but very welcome stopover in Fremantle, Western Australia, the Clipper Race fleet has enjoyed its initial 24 hours at sea on the first day of Race 4: The Clipper Telemed+ Tasman Test. The fleet continues to be…
François Gabart is racking up performances in his attempt to beat the single-handed round the world record. Today, Sunday 3 December 2017, at 13:20 (French time, UTC+1), the skipper of the MACIF trimaran crossed the longitude of Cape Horn, 29…
On the ninth day of the RORC Transatlantic Race, twenty teams are now south of the rhumb line with the vast majority enjoying fast running conditions in the northeast trade winds. Ludde Ingvall's Australian Maxi CQS is under…
The Royal Gazette. By Lisa Simpson, Paul Johnston. The America’s Cup was a “silver bullet” that hit the target in time to save Bermuda’s economy, the Shadow Minister of Economic Development told Parliament last night. Grant Gibbons said the island’s economy…
Stuff.co.nz. By Kevin Norquay. America's Cup yachting hero Peter Burling will not be 2017 Sportsman of the Year, unless there is a late change of tack by Team New Zealand (TNZ), who do not want him put above the team. …
Andrew and Pauline Dally’s DK46, Khaleesi, took the top honours in Race 5 of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Blue Water Pointscore at the weekend, the Bird Island race, the CYCA’s penultimate ocean racing challenge before the Rolex Sydney…
[Sunday, December 3, 2017]: Volvo Ocean Race campaigner team AkzoNobel reaffirmed its commitment to protecting the world’s oceans from plastic waste this weekend when members of the sailing team and local AkzoNobel employees joined forces at a beach clean in…
Trinidad and Tobago NEWSDAY. A Polish yacht whose skipper fell off, leaving only his untrained wife on board, was recovered in Lambeau last Friday where it had run aground on the reef. A search was mounted for the yacht last…
Melbourne, Australia – Ronstan Series 100 core blocks can be found on most cruisers and racers, owing to their durability, light weight and high performance. Previously available in 1 ¾” (45mm), 2 3/8” (60mm) and 3” (75mm) sizes, the new…
Danish-flagged SAP Extreme Sailing Team was crowned champion of the 2017 Extreme Sailing Series, while Alinghi took home the Act 8, Los Cabos, presented by SAP trophy, in an electrifying season finale. The wind tantalised the apprehensive teams, only filling…
Talented young Hobart helmsman Elliott Noye demonstrated his heavy weather sailing skills when a late afternoon storm, with westerly winds gusts to 40 and 50 knots, smashed through the SB20 and twilights fleet on Thursday evening. Noye sailed Porco Rosso…
Strong winds and a difficult sea state forced the Sail Melbourne International Race Committee to call off racing on the penultimate event day of Sail Melbourne International (29 Nov – 3 December 2017), the final day of Olympic class racing…
In a near-faultless performance, crew Alinghi moved to the top of the Extreme Sailing Series™ Los Cabos leaderboard as the double-points season finale reached the halfway mark. Meanwhile, SAP Extreme Sailing Team upheld its spot on the podium behind Oman…
As battle commenced for the final Act of the Extreme Sailing Series™ in Los Cabos, presented by SAP, the protagonists in the fight for the 2017 title dominated the podium. Oman Air was the clear leader, finishing seven points clear…
Festival of Sails organisers are expecting the celebration of the 175th staging of the Melbourne to Geelong Passage Race to be a bumper event, with entries already on track to exceed 300 for the 2018 event. With the close of…
After nearly a week at sea, Ludde Ingvall's Australian maxi CQS is approaching the halfway mark of the RORC Transatlantic Race, blast reaching in perfect trade wind conditions and opening up a lead of 130 miles on her nearest rival,…
After four weeks at sea, François Gabart has managed to reposition Macif ahead of a low-pressure system and has picked up speed again, attacking the last part of the South Pacific as he heads to Cape Horn in his attempts…
Rio Olympians Carrie Smith and Jaime Ryan are cherishing the rare opportunity to race against male sailors at Sail Melbourne International, as they continue to rebuild after a challenging post-Olympic lull. The 470 duo are the best-placed women’s crew among…
Different strategies in tackling the complex weather scenario for the RORC Transatlantic Race have caused a huge spread in the fleet, with boats 800 miles across the Atlantic Ocean, north to south. Ludde Ingvall's Australian Maxi leads the fleet, gybing…
It was another day of extremes at Sail Melbourne International for the second day of Olympic class racing (Thursday, 30 November 2017). More high temperatures and a hot breeze blowing off the land did not allow the sailors any cool…
Things are taking off in the foiling world. The new custodians of the America’s Cup have created another key landmark in foiling development with their announcement of a ‘fully flying’ monohull, the new AC75 which will be the new boat…
In honour of their arrival and to keep them entertained while in town, the Whitsundays Clipper Race Carnival will take place from January 13 to 29, 2018. A raft of events have been planned right across the region including a…
The record fleet in the RORC Transatlantic Race (1st leg of the westbound Atlantic Anniversary Regatta) have been at sea for five days now, and all of the 22 yachts still racing have turned their bows south towards Camper &…
(Wednesday 29th November, 2017) – The 2018 52 SUPER SERIES looks set to feature an unprecedented nine new-build boats; at least three America’s Cup teams, who will each be new to the world’s leading grand prix monohull circuit; and two…
Racing has kicked-off at Sail Melbourne International 2017 with the Olympic classes heading out on Port Phillip on what was a scorcher of a day one. Around 35 degrees and a dying morning breeze made for a long wait onshore…
Stuff.co.nz Team New Zealand believe a competitive budget for the next America's Cup is well below the NZ$217 million suggested by Dennis Conner. Conner, who has won the Cup four times, said in reviewing the new 75-foot foiling monohull concept…
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