The latest news from the world of yachting and sailing including yacht & dinghy reviews, cruising and destination information plus the latest boating gear as well as inshore and offshore racing updates and regatta schedules. All things Sailing, Sail Racing, Sailboats and more.
Young Australian sailors have got off to a fine start at the International Cadet world championships on Italy’s Lake Garda, with Tasmanians Sam Abel and Hugo Allison leading the pointscore after the first three races overnight and five Australian crews…
One of the participants of 34 Copa del Rey MAPFRE can claim to have been reborn. This is an incredible story, especially at 84 years old. The TP52 “Duende 52” was sailing last night towards Palma to join the fleet…
Cruising Yacht Club of Australia team of Harry Price, Murray Jones, Finn Gilbert and Ben Robinson has won the Club Marine NSW Youth Match Racing Championship in difficult conditions. “It’s great to have this result after such a mix of…
Sydney Harbour threw up a tough first day for the Club Marine NSW Youth Match Racing Championship. The Race Committee went from abandoning races for lack of wind early in the day to sending the Elliott 7s back to the…
Further impeccable sailing from Vladimir Liubomirov and the crew of his light blue RC44 saw Bronenosec Sailing Team claim the RC44 Marstrand Cup for the second year running. This came after a challenging fourth day of fleet racing off Marstrand…
Nicolai Sehested (DEN) and his TREFOR Match Racing Team clinched victory today at the Energa Sopot Match Race, Poland, the 10th stage and World Championship Event of the 2015 World Match Racing Tour (WMRT). A triumphant Sehested defeated current ISAF…
Yann Guichard and Spindrift racing were today’s winners after a solid performance across six races at the Bullitt GC32 Sailing Cup Kiel. Racing on the Kieler Fjord in a moderate northerly breeze under sunny skies, there were multiple place changes…
Andre Budzien (GER) has won the OK Dinghy World Championship in Puck, Poland after a very difficult, and sometimes contentious, final day. Charlie Cumbley (GBR) took the silver while Bo Petersen (DEN) took the bronze. It was certainly a day…
On day four the remaining eight boats racing in the Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race are on approach to the finish and making quick time in an 8kt southerly, a welcome change from the previous 60 or…
There was no stopping current, and five-time ISAF Match Racing World Champion Ian Williams (GBR), GAC Pindar today at the Energa Sopot Match Race as he swiftly dispatched his Quarter Final opponent Joachim Aschenbrenner (DEN) in three straight wins. Defending…
Under a bright blue moon and still with wind on their side, Philip Turner’s 66-footer Alive claimed an unopposed line honours victory and may have also cleaned out the Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race trophy cabinet. The…
Even Alinghi skipper Morgan Larson could barely comprehend his team’s level of dominance in today’s racing at the Bullitt GC32 Sailing Cup Kiel. Six wins from eight races was unthinkable in such tricky and variable conditions in the narrow confines…
After a particularly horrible day in Puck, Poland, Andre Budzien (GER) has retaken the lead at the OK Dinghy World Championships, though Thomas Hansson-Mild (SWE) dominated both races for two big wins in the big wind and huge rainfall. Jim…
An extraordinary era in Australian yacht design, building and ocean racing came an end yesterday, 27 July 2015, with the death in Sydney of Magnus Halvorsen, just short of his 97th birthday. The record set by Magnus and his brother…
When the 52 SUPER SERIES fleet of 11 TP52s gather for next week’s Mediterranean summer showcase regatta, the 34th Copa del Rey MAPFRE, series leaders Azzurra will be bidding to win their third regatta in a row and the fleet…
With one day of racing left at the RC44 Marstrand Cup on Sweden's west coast, the two Vladimirs' teams are vying for the lead. This morning Vladimir Liubomirov's Bronenosec Sailing Team was ahead by a mere point, an opening race…
Sopot, Poland (30th July 2015) Veteran Polish match racer and America’s Cup helmsman Karol Jablonski skilfully played the gusty conditions today to lead the twelve strong field of teams at the end of Day 2 of Qualifying at the 2015…
Sweden lived up to the tourist brochures on day two of fleet racing at the RC44 Marstrand Cup. The boats headed out to the west of Marstrand Island where they were treated to three races in a 8-14 knot northwesterly,…
There was a sense of anticipation about day 1 of the Bullitt GC32 Sailing Cup Kiel. The Kieler Fjord is the narrowest race course that the fleet of high-speed GC32s has yet encountered, so the five teams were keen to…
Jim Hunt (GBR) has taken the lead for the first time at the OK Dinghy World Championship in Puck, Poland after only one race was sailed on the third day. André Budzien (GER) drops one to second and Bo Petersen…
Navionics has announced new updates to Australia and New Zealand charts as well as recent innovations and expanded compatibility. SonarChart for Garmin GPS This version of the SonarChart HD bathymetry map, customized for use with several Garmin GPS chartplotters and…
Overnight in the Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race the fleet fanned out and race leader Alive added more distance to the separation between them and Peter Harburg’s Juan K 70 Black Jack which is in pursuit. At…
Sopot, Poland (29th July 2015) – The World Match Racing Tour’s tenth stage of the 2015 season, the Energa Sopot Match Race – set sail today. The twelve competing teams finished the first half of Qualifying in a day of…
Andre Budzien (GER) has taken the lead at the OK Dinghy World Championships in Puck after two more races were sailed in an extremely shifty offshore breeze. Jørgen Svendsen (DEN) moves up to second while Charlie Cumbley (GBR) stays in…
Just one point separates the top three teams after the opening day of fleet racing at the RC44 Marstrand Cup. Three races were held today in 10 -15 knots winds with grey overcast conditions in the morning giving way to…
Matt Owen, the CEO of Canberra Yacht Club, doesn’t need many excuses to get out of the chilly capital city in August, and this year the Hamilton Island IRC Australian Championship is the bonus offering at the prestigious annual Hamilton…
Magnus Halvorsen, who with his younger brother Trygve aboard their 39ft double-ender Freya won consecutive Sydney-Hobart races in 1963, 1964 and 1965 – an unmatched record to this day – has died in Sydney, aged 96 years and 11 months….
Coaches blog #2 from Tony Bull in Italy. Buongiorno Well we are settled in Riva with three days training under our belt. We have had some big sessions, the amazing part of this location is how pleasant it is to…
Matthew Diebel, USA TODAY. A cat that crawled aboard a boat that then sunk to the bottom of an Arizona lake is lucky to be alive after being underwater for at least an hour, according to local media. The brown-and-white…
The 9th Club Marine Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race is underway and front runners Alive and Black Jack have broken away from the bulk of the fleet in the light easterly breeze and headed close to shore at Bribie…
Bronenosec Sailing Team once again demonstrated its boat-on-boat skills, enabling the Russian team to consolidate its lead in the 2015 RC44 Match Racing Championship following the first day of competition at the RC44 Marstrand Cup. A chilly overcast morning with…
The America’s Cup is delighted to partner with Bermuda’s iconic Hamilton Princess & Beach Club as the Official Hotel of the 35th America’s Cup. The Hamilton Princess & Beach Club – the “Grand Dame of Bermuda” – recently celebrated its…
Bo Petersen (DEN) opened his 2015 OK Dinghy World title challenge with two race wins from two races after an epic day on the water in Puck, Poland. The 94 strong fleet had everything from 3 to 33 knots and…
London, UK (28th July 2014): Reigning ISAF World Champion Ian Williams starts as favourite for the Energa Sopot Match Race, the fourth World Championship Event and Polish leg of the World Match Racing Tour (WMRT) which starts on Wednesday this…
Honolulu, Hawaii – Boats from the two classes that symbolize Transpac more than any other have taken the top of the leaderboard in the 48th edition of this biennial ocean racing classic. Local-based James McDowell on his Santa Cruz 70…
When Queenslander Damian Suckling hits the water with Another Fiasco at Airlie Beach Race Week in August, he will be happily swapping one style of sea life for another. Suckling spends most of his life aboard ships for employer Offshore…
Multihull Solutions is bringing one of the world’s most popular sailing catamarans to the Sydney International Boat Show this weekend, as well as showcasing the highly acclaimed range of TAG Yachts. The company will exhibit the Fountaine Pajot Helia 44…
Sailors with disABILITIES participated and completed the 2015 LandRover Sydney to Gold Coast Yacht Race with a crew of fifteen on board Kayle, a 52ft Lyons grand prix offshore racing yacht purpose-built for disabled people. According to the CYCA, “The 384…
Now that the Volvo Ocean Race has finished and Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing has won the trophy, we have a look back at the race. This edition of the VOR saw the introduction the one design concept. Was it a…
What was promisingly looking like a fast run up the coast in tomorrow’s Brisbane to Keppel Tropical Yacht Race has been scratched by a high pressure system hovering over the race course. Principal Race Officer Denis Thompson forecasts a light…
Read all of the latest sailing news
View more
Dinghy and Yacht Racing News
View more
News from the offshore world
View more
Cruising Stories from around the world
View more
The latest boats and yachting gear
View more
Watch everything sailing and boating
View more