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While the Mediterranean Maxi Offshore Challenge this year was into its fourth season, its inshore brother was introduced anew for 2019 by the International Maxi Association, the World Sailing-recognised body that administers and promotes maxi boat racing globally. The IMA…
NEW YORK – October 10, 2019 – As SailGP celebrates its first anniversary, the overall impact of the new global championship has been revealed, highlighted by a total global event audience of 1.8 billion across broadcast, social, press and in-venue…
For the 2019 World Sailing annual conference in Bermuda the Finn Class has made eight submissions to try to ‘rebalance the slate’ and reinstate the Finn as Olympic equipment for 2024 and beyond. In July the class announced its ’rebalancing’…
The final day of Les Voiles de Saint Tropez 2019 enabled the maxi teams to get some deciding points on the board after a week that has proved challenging to crews and race officials alike. Saturday’s race was just the…
Do you own a trailable yacht and want a great weekend away? Why not join the trailable yacht season opening weekend at Melbourne City Marina. If you have not had the trailable yacht out on the water for some time,…
If there is one thing about Tasmanian sailors and their boats, it must be their longevity – obviously, something in the water, or their easy access to some of the finest racing and cruisers waters in the world, albeit chilly…
Whether it is in big waves or small, gale force or sub-10 winds, Chris Bake's Team Aqua has shone this week, and as a result, today won the 44Cup Cascais with a race to spare. Although this was common occurrence…
The International Dragon 90th Anniversary Regatta powered by Paul & Shark got underway in spectacular Italian style on Sunday 6th October at the Yacht Club Sanremo in Italy, with a gala opening ceremony at which the 162 participating teams were…
When Yvette Heritage and her Noakes Blue 18ft Skiff team line up next Sunday (October 13) for the opening race of the Australian 18 Footers League’s 2019-2020 Season, she will be leading the third team sponsored by Sean Langman’s Noakes…
Tasmanian Premier Will Hodgman, past winners of the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and key supporters from across the country have officially launched the 2019 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race at the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania (RYCT) in Hobart –…
The 44Cup Cascais had a light first day, a medium second day with a large swell, and on day three, the Portuguese sailing mecca produced winds gusting up to 25 knots and exceeding the forecast, with a short wind-driven chop…
The team of James Hodgson, Harry Hall, Louis Schofield and Nick Rozenauers has claimed the 2019 Australian Youth Match Racing Championship for the first time, defeating Finn Tapper, George Richardson, Jess Grimes, Emma Harrison and Jake Liddell 2-1 on Sydney…
Just 48 hours after the Italian’s boat launch, the British team, headed by Ben Ainslie, took its turn to revealthe nation’s first AC75 in Old Portsmouth. A launch of a new boat is always a key moment in a team’s…
The second day of racing for the high performance one design RC44 monohulls, hosted by the Clube Naval de Cascais, was held in slightly more wind than yesterday, 10-16 knots, building slowly in the final race, but remaining more firmly…
Olympian, the William Gardner's gaff cutter from 1913, and skippered by Guillaume Fetas, has won the 9th edition of the Gstaad Yacht Club Centenary Trophy in a nail-biting photo-finish with Viola. On Thursday, the day traditionally dedicated to the Défis…
Across February and March 2020, Royal Geelong Yacht Club will host five major championships, including world titles for four Olympic classes, luring the sport’s best to shine bright on Corio Bay five months out from the Tokyo 2020 games. In…
Enter The Beneteau Cup Today Friday October 25 CYCA Rushcutters Bay Registrations open at 10 AM ENTER HERE First timers and seasoned racers welcome! The Beneteau Cup is a great day out on the water for Beneteau owners, family and friends. Join us for a fantastic…
Held over two days on the weekend of 28-29 September, the Women’s Laser Regatta, hosted by Double Bay Sailing Club, was an unmitigated success, attended and coached by some of Australia’s highest profile sailors, mixed in with keen young sailors…
Held over two days on the weekend of 28-29 September, the Women’s Laser Regatta, hosted by Double Bay Sailing Club, was an unmitigated success, attended and coached by some of Australia’s highest profile sailors, mixed in with keen young sailors…
James Hodgson has seamlessly stepped back into the helming role, remaining undefeated on 7-0, on Day 1 of the Australian Youth Match Racing Championship after a five month break, where he crewed and became World Champion in youth match racing….
Porto Cervo, Italy: The final day of the Audi 52 Super Series Sailing Week, organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS, was a thrilling one, which in the end was won by the US entry, Sled. Nine windward-leeward races…
Porto Cervo, Italy: Today's penultimate day of racing was an exciting one for the 10 teams in the 52 Super Series Sailing Week organised by the YCCS, which will round off the final leg of the circuit tomorrow. With six…
The Australian 18 Footers League’s 85th season of continuous 18ft Skiff Racing on Sydney Harbour will commence on Sunday, October 13 when 17 of the world’s fastest racing boats will line up to contest Race 1 of the 2019 Spring…
The much-anticipated launch of the first two AC75 foiling monohull yachts from the Defender Emirates Team New Zealand and USA Challenger NYYC American Magic respectively did not disappoint the masses of America’s Cup fans waiting eagerly for their first glimpse…
London, UK (Sept. 26, 2019) – The World Match Racing Tour (WMRT), sailing’s longest running global professional series, has reached an agreement to take over the management and operations of the Match Race Super League at the end of the…
Porto Cervo, 26 September 2019. No racing took place on the third day of the Audi 52 Super Series due to strong mistral winds. The event is organised by the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda (YCCS) with the support of title…
Porto Cervo, 25 September 2019. Typical Sardinian weather conditions with sunshine and a mistral wind made for a lively first day of the Audi 52 Super Series Sailing Week. The event, organised by the YCCS with the support of title…
Porto Cervo, 24 September 2019. An increasingly strong mistral wind blowing at an average of over 25 knots, and gusting at up to 40, meant racing was cancelled for the first day of the Audi 52 Super Series Sailing Week,…
Sky Sport will broadcast live all six days of December's 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 world championships in Auckland, New Zealand, which is believed to be a world first for an Olympic class sailing world championships. As many as 400…
MARSEILLE, France – September 22, 2019 – Tom Slingsby today made history, helming the Australia SailGP Team to victory over Nathan Outteridge’s Japan SailGP Team in the SailGP Season 1 Championship Final Race. The global league’s inaugural season culminated with…
Jordan Reece, head coach of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia’s Youth Sailing Academy, today showed that he, personally, has the match racing skills that he has been imparting to Academy students. Returning to the helm for the first time…
Phil Robertson and the China SailGP Team triumphed with a first-ever win on the penultimate day of the Marseille SailGP Season 1 Grand Final, as the battle between Tom Slingsby’s Australian team and Nathan Outteridge’s Japanese team continued to heat…
Following a solid start to the Flinders Islet Race, Chinese Whisper's line honours win came down to 37 seconds over No Limit at the Rushcutters Bay finish line in Sydney Harbour, while Ichi Ban is in the box sea to…
Marseille, France: Tensions heightened in front of the fan-lined sea wall as Tom Slingsby and Nathan Outteridge went head-to-head on the Rade Nord racecourse at the Marseille SailGP Season 1 Grand Final. The two helmsmen traded wins ahead of the…
MARSEILLE, France – September 19, 2019 – The city of Marseille got a glimpse of the world’s fastest sail racing boats today when the six high performance F50s took to the racecourse for the first time in practice. The inaugural…
Malcolm Page OAM, Australia's only double Olympic gold medallist, has resigned from his role as Chief of Olympic Sailing with US Sailing and is returning to Australia. Hopefully Australian Sailing will correct the massive mistake they made when Page finished…
Sailors Mathew Belcher, Will Ryan and Matt Wearn have been announced as the first Australian Olympic Team members selected for Tokyo 2020. Ryan and Belcher, reigning World Champions and Rio 2016 silver medallists in the 470 Class and Wearn, the…
Sanremo, Italy, 18 September 2019 – From 7th to 11th October 2019 160 International Dragon keelboats will gather in San Remo, Italy, to mark the 90th anniversary of this illustrious and extraordinary class. Dragon sailors past and present, friends of…
A Rio Olympian, a dual world championship winning coach and a Tokyo Olympics hopeful will pass on their knowledge and expertise to the next generation of sailors in Geelong this weekend. As many as 150 sailors from around Victoria and…
Sailing is difficult and challenging at times. But how would you go doing it blind? Kylie Forth and her team from WA last week ventured to the 2019 Blind Fleet Racing World Championship at Kingston Yacht Club, Ontario, Canada, bringing…
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