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Sandefjord, Norway – August 9, 2024 Sandefjord, Norway – The penultimate day of the 2024 International WASZP Games brought a dramatic shift in conditions, challenging sailors with everything Mother Nature could throw at the fleet. Torrential rain and winds exceeding…
The mass start of 150 boats on two start lines made for a palette of colour on Pioneer Bay for Day 1 of Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week 2024, but the day was not without incident, as…
Day 1 of Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week 2024 is set to be a cracker for the 150 competing boats across 14 divisions, with a spectacular mass start from two lines on Pioneer Bay the order of…
Reflecting the continued appeal of the world’s leading grand prix monohull circuit, two brand new teams will join the 52 SUPER SERIES at the upcoming 52 SUPER SERIES Puerto Portals Sailing Week. The circuit’s team owners and crews look forward…
As the intense focus for Emirates Team New Zealand is on the start of the Preliminary Regatta in two weeks’ time, the injection of the Women’s & Youth sailors has added another element to the teams overall preparations for the…
Lara Vadlau and Lukas Maehr put in the performance of their lives to win gold in the Mixed Dinghy. By World SailingThe Austrian pair impressed throughout the Opening Series, winning two races on their way to carrying a seven-point advantage…
Demurtas and Santi extend their overall lead as the podiums beckon On a challenging day in Aarhus, Lucas Patrick and Luke Rogers scored a bullet in the first race, which helped move them up to 8th with one day of racing…
Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti have become Italy’s greatest Olympic sailors of all time after winning their second Olympic title at Paris 2024. The duo have dominated the Nacra 17 class for the past four years, winning the gold medal…
Ellie Aldridge made history by becoming the first ever athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in Formula Kite. The British rider was in a league of her own throughout the Women’s Kite Medal Series, besting all opposition to take…
Nia Jerwood and Conor Nicholas (Mixed Dinghy) and Breiana Whitehead (Women’s Kite) have both wrapped up their Olympic campaigns in ninth position after their final races in Marseille today. Peth’s Jerwood and Nicholas showed they could mix it with the…
Botticini Hits the Lead as Fleet is Finals Bound Sandefjord, NorwayThe second day of the WASZP competition in Sandefjord saw moderate conditions and a reasonable sea state on the outer course. This shift in weather led to a day focused…
By World Sailing After a day of light wind prevented any Formula Kite action on the water, the standings remained unchanged heading into the crucial Medal Series. Breiana Whitehead is currently sitting in 7th going into the Medal Series and…
By World Sailing Marit Bouwmeester finally got her hands on gold following the completion of the Women’s Dinghy Medal Race. The Dutch sailor had already wrapped up the gold medal, after finishing in the top five on seven occasions during…
No room for error as competitors vie for top spots in first day of finals Lucas Patrick and Luke Rogers from RQYS are top Aussie boat currently sitting 12th. Another day of sunshine and beautiful weather with 7-11 knots of…
Matt Wearn has stamped himself as one of the best sailors of his generation, winning his second consecutive Olympic gold medal in the Men’s Dinghy event after a dramatic Medal Race in Marseille. He is the first athlete to win…
Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club opens ‘Applications for Entry’ to the 21st Warren Jones International Youth Regatta Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club is pleased to invite entry applications for the 2025 Warren Jones International Youth Regatta. Now in its 21st…
Glamourous conditions in Aarhus with four races to complete qualifying series Waking up to perfect sunshine and spectacular sailing conditions, all six fleets in the largest ever 29er Worlds completed four races in Aarhus Bay. With an onshore breeze and much more…
Sandefjord, Norway — The highly anticipated 2024 International WASZP Games commenced under perfect conditions, with sunshine and flat water providing an ideal backdrop for the first day of competition. Each fleet completed three races, mostly all foiling, despite frequent light patches…
Australia’s Matt Wearn will have to wait another day for his shot at glory as the wind completely deserted Marseille for the Men’s Dinghy Medal Race. They will now attempt to get the race away tomorrow on the first of…
By World Sailing Marit Bouwmeester is on course to win gold in the Women’s Dinghy which means tomorrow she will become the most successful female sailor at an Olympic Games. After taking bronze in the Laser Radial in Tokyo, the…
Two more races on day two as the sailors made the best of the conditions ahead of last qualifying day Lucas Patrick and Luke Rogers from Queensland remain in 3rd place. Monday 5th August began with a tricky forecast. 6-8 knots of…
Australia’s Matt Wearn will race for Olympic Gold tomorrow and is assured of winning at least a silver medal in the Men’s Dinghy class after the final two races of qualifying were abandoned on a light-wind day in Marseille today….
Sandefjord, Norway – August 5, 2024: Final preparations are complete for the International WASZP Games, hosted by Sandefjord Seilforening in Norway. As WASZP Island gets ready to host 180 boats in the largest WASZP event ever, the newly branded “City of…
Plenty of Australian teams at the Aarhus Worlds (7 in total). Good luck to all of them. Lucas Patrick and Luke Rogers from Queensland have had a solid first day and are sitting in 3rd place. Finally, the 516 young sailors…
Reigning Olympic champion Matt Wearn put together another solid day in a fading Mistral breeze today to hold his lead atop the Men’s Dinghy leaderboard. He avoided a mass black-flagging in the first race of the day that caught several…
The usually reliable Bay of Palma has not only delivered good racing conditions for each and every day of the 42nd Copa del Rey MAPFRE but it saved the best until the last day when the new Finals format added spice…
Olympic debutant Grae Morris won Australia’s first sailing medal of the Paris Olympics when he took out Silver in the Men’s Windsurfing in Marseille on Saturday. Morris qualified directly for the three-person Grand Final by virtue of finishing the Qualifying…
Hendrik Brandis, owner-driver of ClubSwan 50 leader Earlybird, has not won the class at Copa del Rey MAPFRE since 2021 but carrying a lead of 5.5 points into Saturday’s finale he has high hopes of retaining the upper hand over…
20-year-old Grae Morris has been forced to wait another day for his Olympic Medal Moment, with a dying breeze forcing the postponement of the Men’s Windsurfer Medal Series until tomorrow. The Race Committee had their hand forced after the wind…
The Team Australia Challenge America’s Cup 2024 campaign today announces a Naming Rights partnership with Andoo, leading online destination for the entire home and home of feel-good living, to present Andoo Team Australia for the Unicredit Youth and Puig Women’s…
By the International Maxi Association This year’s Maxi Yacht Rolex Cup will feature the very first World Championship for ‘Maxi 1’. Taking place out of Porto Cervo over 8-14 September as part of the main event, the Rolex IMA Maxi…
After a two year hiatus Stefan Heidenreich’s Swiss flagged OneGroup marked their return to the ClubSwan 50 class at 42 Copa del Rey MAPFRE with a double bullet Thursday. As the series now moves into the Finals stage the team…
Great Britain’s Emma Wilson secured a medal in the Women’s Windsurfing by topping the rankings at the end of the Opening Series. Wilson had another productive day on the water, starting off with a win which ultimately put her 31…
Grae Morris is assured of a medal in the Men’s Windsurfer after finishing the Paris 2024 qualifying series in first place. He will go straight into tomorrow’s Final which will feature just the three sailors in one frenetic race to…
Australia’s Grae Morris has moved into first overall after a dream day in the Men’s Windsurfer at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Morris was fifth coming into the day, but a race win, two seconds and a ninth were good…
Where we’re headed this season… Get out your pens and mark your calendars, we’re happy to announce that we’re headed to the following clubs for the 2024-25 NSW Cherub State Championship and 2024-25 NSW Sprint Series! Round 1 – 19th-20th October,…
Garda Delivers World-Class Racing in a World-Class Venue.Thirteen M32s from five countries assembled for the European Championship. After a 15-race series, “Rated X” took the win; however, the rest of the fleet is close on Jake Julian’s heels, with only a…
Over 150 boats are ready for a week of action on the water and ashore when Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week (ABRW) kicks off on 8 August, 2024 and there is a surprise or two among the…
Windsurfer Grae Morris put a horror start to the day behind him to move up to seventh overall after posting Australia’s first race win at the Paris Olympics today. The young sailor from Sydney’s Woollahra Sailing Club had to shake…
NEWPORT BEACH, CA (July 27, 2024) — Cole Tapper (AUS), Jack Frewin and Hamish Vass representing the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia came back from a 2-0 deficit against defending two-time GovCup winner Jeffrey Petersen (USA) and crew Daniel Pegg and Enzo Menditto of…
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