A-Cat Nationals – Day 4
The penultimate day at the AUS A-Cat Nationals was another fun day on the lake. Although the predicted wind didn’t seem to come up to the promise of 2 kts more that yesterday, it was still an acceptable 8-11 knots. …
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ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest leaders pacing each other as they seek a trade winds route south
Leaders of the ARKEA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest, the solo Ultim multihull race around the world, Tom Laperche (SVR Lazartigue) and Charles Caudrelier (Maxi Edmond de Rothschild), have continued to pace each other, less than seven miles apart, racing at average speeds…
Belmont 16s Sailing Club Celebrates 101 Years with a SpectacularTransformation
Unveiling a New Era of Entertainment, Dining, and Sailing on Lake Macquarie In a celebration of its 101st anniversary, the Belmont 16s Sailing Club is thrilled to announce the completion of its comprehensive redevelopment aptly named the “Centenary Project”, marking…
GSC – Cole’s and Philippe’s stormy duel
By Marco Nannini / Global Solo Challenge Two days ago the amazing Philippe Delamare rounded Cape Horn. He did so at night, in the midst of some typical nasty Drake passage weather, with winds blowing around 35-40 knots and with…
RORC Transatlantic Race – Day 5 – Escape from Cape Verde
11 January 2024 0900 UTC: The RORC Transatlantic Race enters the fifth day with the multihull fleet well offshore and into solid pressure; their bows pointing towards Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina in Grenada. The monohull fleet have been…
OGR – Leader issued 172hr Leg 3 time penalty
With just days to the restart of the McIntyre Ocean Globe, race leader Translated 9 had been issued a total of 172 hours of time penalties associated with sending three sails to a sailmaker for repair, without approval and without…
2024 ILCA 6 Women’s World Champs – Final Day
Top Aussie was Elyse Ainsworth who finished 13th with Mara Stransky in 17th. Mar del Plata, Argentina – Today concluded one of the most important sailing events of the year, the 2024 ILCA 6 Women’s World Championship, organized by the Yacht…
Nathan Outteridge will replace Nicolai Sehested behind the wheel of the Danish F50 in Abu Dhabi
by Miranda Blazeby, Digital Editor SailGP Outteridge, who previously steered Japan to two season Finals, will step in for Sehested, who will remain in Denmark for the birth of his second child. Abu Dhabi will mark the first event Sehested has…
Final Call to Exhibit at Marinas24
With only six booths remaining, the Marina Industries Association (MIA) makes a final call to businesses with an interest in the marina industries to exhibit at the Marinas24 International Conference and Trade Exhibition (Marinas24). Taking place on the 27- 29…
18ft Skiffs – Finport Finance – the battle to defend her title
Despite a lack of interstate competition, the battle for victory in the 2023-24 Australian 18ft skiff Championship will be as tough as ever when the defending champion Finport Finance team of Keagan York, Matt Stenta and Phil Marshall line against…
Eleven strong Clipper Race Fleet say farewell to City of Newcastle
Story by Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club The 1pm gun from Newcastle’s Fort Scratchely was a fitting farewell signal to over 200 sailors on eleven identical yachts as they set off on their sprint to the Whitsundays in the second race…
Australian 12Ft Cadet Dinghy – 94th Stonehaven Cup Regatta
100th Anniversary Regatta in conjunction with the 94th Stonehaven Cup RegattaRoyal Brighton Yacht Club – 3-7 January 2024 By Ray Smith / RBYC From a lot of ideas and no doubt dozens of sketches (no computers in those days!) a…
M32 Fleet Roars Back to Miami
MIAMI, Jan 8, 2024 — The exhilarating M32 catamaran is making a triumphant return to the vibrant waters of Miami, promising an extraordinary display of speed, skill, and strategy. With notable crew changes from the previous season, anticipation is high…
Australian A-Class Cat Nationals – Day 3
By Gordon Upton Day three, out on the lake, was when the place finally delivered what the locals were used to. The Australian A-Cat Nationals saw Easterly breezes, at about 13-14 knots and, coupled with a blue sky arriving on…
ILCA 6 Women’s World Championships – Day 5
Mar del Plata, Argentina – On the fifth day of the ILCA 6 2024 Women’s World Championship, the typical Mar del Plata northeast wind was constant throughout the day. With an intensity ranging from 7 to 13 knots, conditions were ideal for…
Australian A-Class Cat Nationals – Day 2
By Gordon Upton Day 2 out on Lake Macquarie, and the AUS 2024 A-Class Cat Nationals was an interesting day for many, and saw the wind blowing 180 deg to yesterday. The scheduled start time of 11.00 was, for some…
RORC Transatlantic Race – Day 3 – Out of Africa
Marina Lanzarote, Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands to Camper & Nicholsons Port Louis Marina, Grenada Day Three: 9 January: Land effects have created strategic options for the international fleet for the first three days of the RORC Transatlantic Race. On the third…
Charles Caudrelier – “43-45kts was a little bit too fast for the start of a round the world race!”
Tuesday’s ARKÉA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest skipper interview is with Charles Caudrelier who has led the six boat fleet of ULTIMs since the first night. He has maintained that small margin continuously, working hard to benefit from the smallest changes in the…
ILCA 6 Women’s World Championships – Day 4
Mar del Plata, Argentina – Today was the first day of the final series of the 2024 ILCA 6 Women’s World Championship, completing two races. The day’s first race unfolded with northwest winds at approximately 12 knots. For the second race, conditions changed…
13ft & 16ft Skiff National Champs Day 2
A familiar name sits on top of the 2024 Australian 16ft Skiff Championship pointscore after light and flukey conditions on day two tested the patience and tactical nous of the fleet. Defending champion Nathan Wilmot, on Imagine Signage, recorded an…
13’& 16’Skiff Nationals – St George Sailing Club Day 1
Southerly leant heavily on its local knowledge to become the first St George boat in 27 years to win an Australian 16ft Championship heat on home water as the 2024 nationals roared into action on Sunday. The Sarah Lee-skippered Southerly…
World Tasar Championships – Final day
Author: Ben SollyPhotography: Beau Outteridge Australian Taser World Championships all over but the memories go on forever! It is not unusual for citizens of Melbourne to start a conversation with a reflection on the weather, it’s actually a sport in…
All to play for as the Australian A-Class Cat Nationals Start
The opening day of the Australia A-Class Catamaran Nationals started on Monday, in what at times looked like a big game of sailing Snakes & Ladders out on the waters of Lake Macquarie. Over half of the National Association’s 80…
OGR – Final Countdown To Leg 3
WITH JUST SEVEN DAYS to the start of leg three to Cape Horn of the MCINTYRE OCEAN GLOBE, Explorer AU (28) has finally crossed the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron finish line 62 days after the start of Leg 2….
GSC – 100 days to the peak of the Everest of the seas
By Marco Nannini / Global Solo Challenge Today marks exactly 100 days since Philippe Delamare left A Coruna, on the 30th of September 2023. 100 days sailed impeccably by the French skipper whose experience makes him the only competitor in…
ULTIM CHALLENGE – High speed Biscay crossing is just the start
The first 24 hours of the ARKÉA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest, which started Sunday at 1330hrs on the Rade de Brest in the west of France, have seen the giant foiling 32m ULTIMs already display a measure of their globe devouring speeds….
RORC Transatlantic Race – Watch the start
The RORC Transatlantic Race is part of the RORC Season’s Points Championship, the world’s largest offshore racing series. For more information about the RORC Transatlantic Race: www.rorctransatlantic.rorc.org/ Race Tracker: https://rorctransatlantic.rorc.org/tracking Start Day: Sunday 7th January 2024 – Marina Lanzarote, Arrecife, Lanzarote, Canary Islands…
Racing on the Edge – The Kiwis triumphant return and farewell to Sir Ben Ainslie
LONDON – January 8, 2024 – The latest episode of Racing on the Edge, in partnership with Rolex, takes an emotional dive into two major storylines that have captivated the league in recent months. Witness the New Zealand SailGP Team’s remarkable…
ILCA Australian & Oceania Championships – Final Day
Matt Wearn has clinched the Australian & Oceania Championships after a tight battle with New Zealand sailor Tom Saunders. A cracking 18-22 knot southerly with a big steep swell meant it was a physical day on the water. “It’s always…
Newcastle was a welcome sight for 200 sailors as their first taste of land for 2024
The City of Newcastle is stop number six for the 2023-2024 Clipper Around the World Race. Newcastle locals turned out in force to greet over 200 sailors as they arrived after spending Christmas and New Year at sea. Racing in…
New awards celebrate female sailors at Bay of Islands Sailing Week
Two new trophies are on the line at the annual Bay of Islands Sailing Week regatta from 23-26 January this year. The Yachting New Zealand SheSails NZ Top Female Helm Open Racing and Top Female Helm Island Racing trophies will…
ILCA 6 Women’s World Champs – Day 3
Mara Stransky is still top Aussie, but has dropped to 14th after a BFD in Q5. Mar del Plata, Argentina – The third day of racing in the 2024 ILCA 6 Women’s World Championship was derailed again by unfortunate weather conditions in…
18ft Skiffs – Dave Hayter, Queensland
Brisbane 18 footers sailing is fortunate to have someone like David Hayter heading up the efforts to return Queensland to its former glory days in Australia’s iconic sailing class. David Hayter, a four-times Australian International 14ft Skiff champion, who will be…
The Odyssey Begins – RORC Transatlantic Race
Sunday 7 January, Marina Lanzarote, Arrecife: The 10th edition of RORC Transatlantic Race started in superb conditions outside Marina Lanzarote. Flat water, 10 knots of breeze and 20 degrees of air temperature provided spectacular sailing conditions for the start of the…
ARKÉA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest opens a new chapter in round the world racing
As a new chapter in ocean racing history was opened with the start of the inaugural ARKÉA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest, the sun shone on the Rade de Brest in the west of France and the modest NE’ly wind was scarcely enough…
ILCA Australian & Oceania Championships – Finals Day 1
It was a wild day to kick off the final series, with horizontal rain, breeze from three different directions and a cool change pushing through at the same time. The ILCA 6’s were first out of the gate with Charles…
Light winds, sunshine for ARKÉA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest start
The six intrepid skippers who will compete on the first ever solo multihull race around the world, the ARKÉA ULTIM CHALLENGE-Brest are expecting light winds and some winter sunshine for their send off from Brest on Sunday when the 24,220…
Tasar World Championships – Day 3
Another difficult day for the RO, with the light northerly disappearing before the start time of 2pm and then a wait for the light SE to fill in. Unfortunately to make things really difficult an unusual current (due to recent…
ILCA 6 Women’s World Champs – Day 2
Mara Stransky is currently top Aussie in 8th place. Mar del Plata, Argentina – Today was the second day of racing at the 2024 ILCA 6 Women’s World Championship, held in the City of Mar del Plata and organized by the Yacht…
ILCA Australian & Oceania Championships – Qualifying Day 4
With thunderstorms, rain and a lack of stable wind no racing was conducted in any classes today. We took the opportunity to catch up with Australian Coach Mitchell Kennedy from Queensland on how the Australian team are preparing for the…
