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Yacht owners and their crews who enjoy racing year round, or just during the quieter winter months will have a vastly greater opportunity to enjoy their sport on Saturday afternoons this winter on Sydney Harbour. Three of Sydney’s major Harbour…
After a day of strong headwinds and breaking seas, the fleet has been heading east to try and stay in the wind as long as possible while a high pressure ridge chases it down from the west. Whilst the winds…
In the early hours of Wednesday, March 30, under some rain but with an obliging tide, Safran was launched back into the water in Port-la-Forêt. Soon after, the team set about stepping the wing mast, a tricky phase followed by…
As the 47th Trofeo Pincesa Sofia moved into the Finals phase unfortunately the usually reliable sea breezes had not taken note of the transition to the real business end of the key Olympic indicator event. Through the early part of…
World, national and Magnetic Island Race Week champion Peter Sorensen has declared he is heading back to the scene of his last Queensland regatta win, the 2015 Magnetic Island Race Week. Sorensen and his Sydney 36 The Philosopher’s Club team…
At least one yacht from Europe by ship, many by road trailer from across Australia, the rest under sail; and they’re all headed for Hamilton Island Race Week 2016. Such is the interest in this year’s regatta that entries are…
The Daily Echo. What do you do when you win a yacht? Well, first thing’s first, you learn how to sail it. On a whim Anna Millington, 29, decided to enter the competition to win the 23ft vessel when she…
ALICANTE, Spain, March 31 – Mark Turner, one of the most respected figures in professional sailing, has been appointed Volvo Ocean Race CEO, stepping down after 23 years at the helm of global sports marketing company OC Sport. The Briton,…
The America’s Cup – which will return to New York Harbor for the first time in almost a century – today unveiled details of its highly anticipated race program, public event village, activity schedule, and local charity initiatives related to…
The World Sailing Show provides a monthly view of the racing world. From non-stop around the world racers, to Olympic campaigns; from seasoned professionals, to grass roots sailors, the joint initiative between TV producers Sunset+Vine and the sport’s governing body…
The low pressure system has shown the fleet what the mighty North Pacific is capable of, with the wind veering almost 180 degrees to the north and quickly picking up after a day of gentle conditions. After quickly changing from…
If Day 1 of the Trofeo Princesa Sofia IBEROSTAR proved a close to perfect, straighforward boatspeed day in moderately brisk breezes, Tuesday's races were much more about being in the right place, in the best pressure for more of the…
It is not often that a defending class champion can score three firsts and two thirds in a seven race championship regatta and still miss out on a podium position, but that was the stark reality for Nick and Janet…
It has been another 24 hours of frustrating weather, with wind coming from all directions on the compass due to the low pressure that has formed over a small area in the North Pacific Ocean. This has meant that the teams…
The Finn fleet got off to a perfect start at the 47th Trofeo Princesa Sofia IBEROSTAR on Monday with a 12-17 knot breeze providing great racing conditions and great competition. Giles Scott (GBR) won the second race and leads overnight,…
During the lead up to the Olympics when you are in a dominant position it is important to keep the pressure on your rivals imposing your advantage on each and every occasion. That was evident on the first day of…
With five straight bullets, the Sydney Sailmakers crew of Nick Press and Andrew Hay has decisively collected the 12 Foot Skiff Australian Championship title, sponsored by Captain Morgan and sailed on Sydney Harbour over the Easter weekend in light and…
Black Jack was officially confirmed as the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race 2016 line honours winner and winner on corrected time on Easter Monday. The team achieved the same feat in last year’s race and now enter the record books…
In the former years of the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race, the Mayors of Redcliffe and Gladstone would send letters of greeting to each other via the yachts racing in the event. Whilst the tradition ceased over time, as a…
Unicef is the new race leader today having faced some very tricky conditions in the night following a new small low pressure system formed further south than forecast and left the teams with headwinds and a “diabolical” sea state. The unforecast,…
Fresh from her impressive first season shorthanded racing, Welsh adventurer Elin Haf Davies is already lining up for her next challenge with team aparito digital health – an impressive all female crew taking on this year's 3 Peaks Yacht Race. …
The battle lines will be drawn on the Bay of Palma over the next six days. At stake are the final country selections for the Finn class at the 2016 Olympics in Rio. At the end of the 47th Trofeo…
Australian sailors already part of the Australian Olympic team for the Rio Games and those still impressing selectors in the precious remaining months are in Palma, Spain for the 47th edition of the Trofeo Princesa Sofía IBEROSTAR for Olympic and…
Sail Port Stephens is partnering with Hunter Parking and Storage to present one of the most dynamic and panoramic days on the NSW boating calendar, with on- and off-water regatta action reaching a crescendo for ‘Super Saturday’, April 16, as…
Black Jack completed the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race at 4:13.50pm on Easter Saturday afternoon and in the process recorded her third consecutive line honours win in the Easter event. Frustratingly for the crew, despite consistent sailing in tricky conditions,…
With 18 boats finished and four retired thus far in the 2016 Rolex China Sea Race, provisional results show Anthony Root and Steve Manning’s Ker42 Black Baza lifting the China Sea Race Trophy for corrected time on IRC handicap, with…
The wind has been inconsistent and shifty, with a lot of trimming and sail changes taking place on day 6 of the Seattle Pacific Challenge. With the speed varying between 6 and 15 knots and shifting 40 degrees, many teams…
Having faced the gamut of sailing conditions and provided one of the most exciting finishes since race tracking was introduced, Phillip Turner’s RP66, Alive, has claimed Line Honours in the 2016 Rolex China Sea Race and written herself in to…
The 11am start of the Brisbane to Gladstone Yacht Race was won this morning by Kerumba who lead the pack over the line. However, moments later the heavily tipped line honours winner, Black Jack, took the lead as the yacht…
The wind has eased off substantially after an exhilarating night of sailing with a steady 30 knots, and gusts of 50 knots as the teams had their first experience of the might of the North Pacific Ocean. The wind has…
A successful, productive training week on the waters off Valencia’s Malvarrosa beach saw five TP52s preparing for the upcoming 2016 52 SUPER SERIES raise their game to the point that racing during the five regatta series is fully expected to…
The yachts have passed the first waypoint off the southern tip of Japan, and are now headed upwind north towards the Great Circle route in stronger northerly, north-north-easterly winds that will continue to build. The sea state has also built,…
The 28th edition of the China Sea Race has the potential to rewrite the record books for not just one, but two records, as the progress of both RP66 Alive and Banuls 60 Catamaran MACH2 suggest that both monohull and…
In line with Hong Kong Observatory predictions, the 2016 Rolex China Sea Race started today with more of a whimper than a bang, with thick fog, rain and barely any breeze in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour. After a significant proportion…
The wind and sea state has increased as the teams near the southern tip of Japan on day 3 of the Seattle Pacific Challenge. Over the last 24 hours, there were confusing, frustrating wind shifts before the wind backed round,…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, March 23 – The Hague, scene of an enormously successful pit-stop last year, has been chosen to host the finale of the Volvo Ocean Race 2017-18. The Dutch stopover will be preceded by a midsummer stopover in…
Newport RI- March 23, 2016: The June 17, 2016 Newport Bermuda Race, the 50th Thrash to the Onion Patch, is shaping up to be the largest since the 2006 Centennial celebration. The call for Applications for Entry (AFE’s) in the…
By John Martin, Island Cruising Association You’d think the most likely time someone would fall overboard at sea was in bad weather with rough seas and a pitching, heaving vessel… you’d be wrong! There’s no question that men are more…
John & Lyn Martin – Island Cruising Association (NZ) It’s been an exciting start to the year with the inclusion of Sail Karimata in the 2016 program, the new documentation regime now set in concrete and at the time of…
The uninspiring conditions of the Rolex China Sea Race start have given way to the strong monsoon forecast by Hong Kong Observatory at Tuesday’s Skippers’ Briefing; offering the front runners 28kts of north easterly breeze on a lumpy sea. Doing…
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