Ian Thomson's new campaign against plastic in the Pacific
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Australia versus USA for SOLAS Big Boat Challenge
Last year the Australians had their first taste of watching Wild Oats XI, Perpetual Loyal and new American yacht Comanche go head-to-head in the SOLAS Big Challenge – and the 22nd edition tomorrow will be just as suspenseful when George…
Supermaxi Wild Oats XI is a “totally different animal” following hull modifications
The dramatically modified supermaxi yacht, Wild Oats XI, was a “totally different animal” according to skipper, Mark Richards, after the yacht had completed the 24-hour qualifying run for this month’s Rolex Sydney Hobart race. “She just lifts her bow and…
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Lmax Exchange leads Clipper fleet into Sydney
LMAX Exchange has crossed the finish line in Sydney Harbour, taking line honours in Race 4 after racing 2,088 nautical miles from Albany through the Southern Ocean on the Elliot Brown Timekeeper Cup. It crossed the line at 1901 AEDT/0801 UTC….
World Match Racing Tour coming to Fremantle in March
Last night in Gothenburg Sweden, Aston Harald Sports the new owners of the World Match Racing Tour announced that Bathers Beach Fremantle will be the first venue to host the opening of the 2016 season of the World Match Racing…
Ichi Ban and Flying Cloud in front seat at CYCA Trophy–Passage Series
Matt Allen steered his TP52 Ichi Ban to a Division 1 win the CYCA Trophy Passage Series today, posting a near six minute win over Paul Clitheroe’s Balance, with a further two minutes to Tasmanian entry Cougar II, owned by…
Daniel Fitzgibbon and Liesl Tesch continue unbeaten run at Sailing World Cup Melbourne
Paralympic gold medallists Daniel Fitzgibbon and Liesl Tesch have won the Sailing World Cup Melbourne in the SKUD18 continuing their unbeaten run since the 2012 London Paralympic Games. The World Cup win comes after the pair successfully defended their title…
New record for Spindrift 2 in Indian Ocean
By crossing the longitude of South East Cape, the southernmost tip Tasmania, at 08:39 GMT this Saturday, December 12, 2015, Spindrift 2 set a new record time for crossing the Indian Ocean (Cape Agulhas-Tasmania in 8 days 4 hours and…
McMillan makes his move with the 2015 Extreme Sailing Series title in sight
After two physical, full-on days of racing on Sydney Harbour, the penultimate day was all about the points at the Extreme Sailing Series™ Act 8, Sydney presented by Land Rover – the final stop on the 2015 global tour. With…
Early Christmas Holidays for BAR sailing team after capsize
Whilst out training on the Solent today, the team's test boat T2 capsized off of Ryde, Isle of Wight. The boat was righted quickly and no team members were injured. Damage was sustained to a section of the wing, which…
$3m USD up for grabs in game-changing 2016 World Match Racing Tour
Following the announcement during the Argo Group Gold Cup in Bermuda in October that the World Match Racing Tour will transition to catamaran racing in the M32, the team have worked hard on creating a strong season that will be…
Strong winds blow out racing at Sailing World Cup Melbourne
A cold front moving across southern Victoria brought chilly temperatures and stronger winds to day three of the Sailing World Cup Melbourne (9-13 December 2015). Racing was attempted in a couple of classes in the 15-20 knot winds blowing across…
Drama on day two of Extreme Sailing Series Sydney
With an ominous wind forecast at the morning race briefing, day two of the Extreme Sailing Series™ Act 8, Sydney presented by Land Rover didn’t disappoint. Battling punishing gusts of 30-knots that belted through the skyscrapers lining Farm Cove, Lino…
Rob Greenhalgh takes out inaugural Amlin International Moth Regatta
Rob Greenhalgh today stamped his dominance on the inaugural Amlin International Moth Regatta hosted by the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club. Lying in second overall entering the day, Greenhalgh won all three races to win the championship and the winner’s share…
No margin for error as Clipper fleet closes in on Sydney finish line
The heat is on as the Clipper Race fleet closes in on Sydney and the Elliot Brown Timekeeper Cup lives up to its name with the smallest of margins allowing gains and costing positions. All the teams have rounded the…
Wilson and Wilmot snap up the Opti Olympic bragging rights
St Kilda Beach hosted a world first this morning – the Opti Olympic Challenge – when five Australian sailing Olympic gold medallists and two Rio 2016 Olympic Games hopefuls plus event ambassadors took on a bunch of angry lightweight Optimist…
Silver service at Sailing World Cup Melbourne
Melbourne put the whitest cloth and the best silverware on the table for the 900 plus Victorian, interstate and international sailors on day two of the Sailing World Cup Melbourne, the first stop of the six stage series. The morning…
Full-contact Extreme 40 sailing on Sydney Harbour
With everything to play for, the Extreme 40s came out all-guns-blazing on Sydney Harbour today, for the final Act of the 2015 Extreme Sailing Series championship. On a day of costly penalties for some crews, and race-ending collisions that reduced…
ETNZ launch on-water America's Cup testing
Emirates Team New Zealand ticked off another major milestone of their 35th America’s Cup today, launching the first test boat in Auckland today. The silver and red boat is formerly Luna Rossa’s AC45 test boat, which has been loaned to the…
All Australian states in for CYCA Trophy–Passage Series
A fleet representing all six Australian states will thrash it out over the weekend in CYCA Trophy – Passage Series, as boats from Queensland, Western Australia, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania prepare to take on the locals in the Cruising…
ARC+ wraps up in beautiful Saint Lucia
For sailors on the ARC+ route of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers, last night's prize-giving ceremony in Saint Lucia marked the end of their Atlantic adventure that began in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on the eastern side of…
Two Brits in final day shootout at Amlin International Moth Regatta
HAMILTON, Bermuda — The inaugural Amlin International Moth Regatta is primed for a showdown between Chris Rashley and Rob Greenhalgh. At stake is $5,000. Three races are on tap tomorrow and it’s anyone’s guess as to who’ll come out on…
Changing perspectives at the Yacht Racing Forum
Geneva, December 10, 2015 – The overwhelming feeling as people came away from the Yacht Racing Forum in Geneva earlier this week is that such a gathering is vital for driving the sport of sailing forwards. One of the most…
BOM – preparations for new West Takone radar to begin in early 2016
The Bureau of Meteorology will upgrade the West Takone radar in 2016, with the radar offline when work commences early February. The new radar will provide higher resolution rain and Doppler wind images on the Bureau's website from early…
Midnight Rambler owner fighting off injury to be fit for his 36th Hobart
Two weeks ago Ed Psaltis, co-owner of Ker 40 Midnight Rambler, climbed the ladder to the loft of his garage. “I climbed this ladder 1000 times, thought I had taken enough precaution, but apparently not on the 1001st time. “I…
‘Chas from Tas’ book launch at CYCA
Finally, the book of seafaring tales we’ve all been waiting years for. Charles Blundell, AKA the legendary Chas from Tas, will be in the Rolex Village at the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia on Monday, 21 December at 6pm, for…
Extreme 40 catamaran capsizes at Extreme Sailing Series on Sydney Harbour
In race number two on the second day of the Extreme Sailing Series in Sydney, Australia, Lino Sonego Team Italia capsized when a big gust of wind coming off the Sydney Opera House caught the Italian team off guard. The…
Clipper boat diverts to Hobart for emergency medivac
Derry~Londonderry~Doire is diverting to Hobart in Tasmania for a medevac of an injured crewman as a precautionary measure. Skipper Daniel Smith contacted the Race Office at 1030 AEDT today (2330 UTC Tuesday 8 December) to report that round-the-world crew…
Points chase begins at the Sailing World Cup Melbourne
The midday activation of four course areas signaled the start of the Sailing World Cup Melbourne for the seventh time. With the last of the humidity and smog blown off by yesterday afternoon’s strong sou’westerly change, the major international city…
Pittwater to Coffs fleet surges before entries close
A surge in entries for the 2016 Pittwater to Coffs Yacht Race has the fleet currently trending at 43% higher than last year’s 28 starters with five days to go until entries close, on December 15. So far a combined…
No racing at Amlin International Moth Regatta as light winds foil organisers
HAMILTON, Bermuda — Today’s racing at the Amlin International Moth Regatta was postponed due to light winds. After an idyllic day on Monday and challenging conditions yesterday, today brought yet another set of conditions to the regatta hosted by the…
Spindrift 2 to pass south of Cape Leeuwin tonight in Jules Verne quest
The highlight of this third week has been the rounding of the Kerguelen archipelago which are in the middle of the Indian Ocean. The crew decided to sail north of the islands in order to avoid the drift ice located…
Nomad IV wins RORC Transat and sets new monohull record
Jean-Paul Riviere's French Finot Conq 100, Nomad IV crossed the finish line of the RORC Transatlantic Race at 19 hours 06 mins and 59 secs UTC on Tuesday 8th December 2015, taking Monohull Line Honours to win the exquisite silver…
Gamble pays off for IDEC SPORT as the trimaran ends up on the right side of the Low
The happy faces on the sailors during this morning’s video conference live from IDEC SPORT were a pleasure to see. Francis Joyon’s crew is in the process of seeing their gamble pay off and ending up on the right side…
Favorable winds supercharge trophy hunt on day three of Phuket King’s Cup Regatta
Phuket –A great sailing day in favorable winds, pleasant sunshine and with extremely close racing on long courses; characteristics of a classic ‘Phuket Andaman Sea Race’ day at the 29th Phuket King’s Cup Regatta on Wednesday (day three). IRC0 headed…
Man missing from Hervey Bay marina since November 17
According to a report by Lea Emery of the Fraser Coast Chronicle, police are calling for public help to find Eero Tiitinen who was last seen at Hervey Bay Marina on November 17. Mr Tiitinen, 67, set off from Hervey…
Jean-Luc van den Heede announces entry in 2018 Golden Globe Race
Paris December 8 2015: French solo yachtsman Jean-Luc van den Heede is the latest to throw his cap into the Golden Globe Race ring. He made the announcement yesterday at the Paris Boat Show that he is to race a…
Close clashes at the top on second day of Phuket King’s Cup Regatta
8 December, 2015, Phuket – Following the opening day’s beautiful sunshine and reliable winds, day two threw up a markedly different challenge, demanding a very high work rate from sailors. The light wind did indeed betray yesterday’s fastest runners at times,…
America’s Cup racing returns to New York – 2016 calendar is released
America’s Cup racing will return to New York for the first time since 1920 with Louis Vuitton America’s Cup World Series racing on May 7-8, 2016. The New York event is one of six events planned during 2016, each featuring…
