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The first day of the 51st Semaine Olympique Française in Hyères saw the kind of conditions that the French Riviera specialises in: endless sun, testing breeze and diamonds dancing on the water. With the wind shifting from the northerly in…
Magnificent historic sailing craft are due gather on the Bay of Naples on 7th May 2019 for four days of competition that will celebrate yachting from its golden era. Created by the International Schooner Association in conjunction with the International…
The second day of Antigua Sailing Week was Fever-Tree Race Day, with the impressive fleet mixing it up in gorgeous weather on the south, east and west coasts of Antigua. The Bareboat fleet, Double-Handed and Club Class started off Windward…
Brilliant sunshine, solid trade winds and Caribbean surf made for the perfect start for the 52nd edition of Antigua Sailing Week. The cocktail of heaven-sent conditions was very apt for English Harbour Rum Race Day. The six CSA racing classes…
Southern Tasmania has some unique yacht racing events, such as a series of regattas on the River Derwent and down the D’Entrecasteaux Channel, the circumnavigation of historic Bruny Island and the Autumn Short-Handed Series which began today. Despite an ominous…
Henrietta McRae steered her Dragon keelboat, ‘Dragon Lady’, to two wins from three races at the Brighton Ladies Skippers Series (BLiSS) today – it was the final race of the Port Phillip Women’s Championship Series (PPWCS) held on Port Phillip. …
The Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron open team has taken out the debut NationalSailing League Oceania event, earning the honour of 'best club' plus awildcard entry to the Sailing Champions League Final in St Moritz in August. At the completion of…
The Cruising Yacht Club of Australia was the big mover on day two of the National Sailing League Final on Sydney Harbour, the Sydney club’s open and junior teams leapfrogging into the top three standings after 18 races back-to-back. At…
Stuff.co.nz. By Duncan Johnstone Kiwi yachting great Sir Russell Coutts hopes to add a New Zealand team to his ambitious SailGP series. The series, featuring modified foiling catamarans used in the 2017 America's Cup in Bermuda in fleet and match-racing,…
Day one of Australia’s first-ever league style sailing event on Sydney Harbour brought 14 teams from clubs spanning Perth to Auckland, New Zealand, together for a brilliant hit-out of 15 races in a mix of autumn conditions. Highlights from day…
Austin, Texas, USA (25 April 2019) – In the wake of last month’s termination of its contract with its European builder, the International Laser Class Association (ILCA) announced today that, from 25 April 2019, all new, class-approved boats will be sold and raced under…
Antigua Sailing Week is considered one of the world's most prestigious regattas, and the 52nd edition will commence with the Round Antigua Race on Saturday April 27, ahead of five days of racing off the rugged south coast of Antigua…
SAN FRANCISCO – April 23, 2019 – With two weeks until SailGP’s inaugural stateside racing, the U.S. SailGP team made a splash when its F50 racing catamaran was hoisted into the waters of San Francisco Bay for the very first…
At least 27 maxi yachts will take to the Bay of Naples and its surrounding waters over 10-18 May for Rolex Capri Sailing Week. Maxi yachts this year representing such a significant percentage of the 150 boat fleet is partly…
London (24 April, 2019) Former Match Racing World Champion and co-founder of the ‘Stars & Stripes Team USA’ America’s Cup team, Taylor Canfield, has been confirmed as the twelfth and final skipper for the World Match Racing Tour championship final…
Antigua, WI (April 21, 2019) – Race Day Three of Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, sponsored by LOCMAN, was the Cannon Course, a memorial to the 'father of Classics' Kenny Coombs, who was in the heart and soul of the hundreds…
NZ Herald Team New Zealand could call on another Olympian as they prepare for their America's Cup defence. Former kayaker Steven Ferguson has been working out as a grinder for the Cup holders and looks a strong candidate to be…
Antigua, WI (April 22, 2019) – The final race for the 32nd edition of Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, sponsored by LOCMAN, was held off the stunning south coast of Antigua in relatively moderate conditions of 15 knots south of east….
In one of those aberrations that occasionally afflicts our weather-dependent sport, beautiful summery conditions and record temperatures blessed the Solent, but sadly denied the race committee of holding racing for the entire three days of the RORC Easter Challenge. “Normally…
Young Tasmanian sailor Jock Calvert won the Finn Medal Race to finish sixth overall on the final day of the Hempel World Cup Series in Genoa, while a second young Australian, Mara Stransky, finished eighth in the Laser Radial Medal…
Brazil snapped up two gold medals on the final day of the Hempel World Cup Series event in Genoa, Italy, with Hungarian, Danish and Kiwi sailors claiming the remaining gold medals. Fernanda Oliveira and Ana Luiza Barbachan clinched the Women’s…
Odile van Aanholt and Marieke Jongens (NED) won the 49erFX Medal Race, moving up two places to win gold before Australian brothers David and Lachy Gilmour sealed the deal in the 49er. A second in the Nacra 17 Medal Race…
West Australian brothers David and Lachy Gilmour have won the 49er gold medal on Day 6 of the Hempel World Cup Series – Round 3, Genoa, after finishing fourth in the double points Medal Race. In a fleet of the…
Day 2 of Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, sponsored by Locman was once again blessed with vibrant sailing conditions on the beautiful southern coast of Antigua and the Race Committee, led by Stephen Parry, set the Butterfly course, with the Common…
Sadly conditions on the opening day of the RORC Easter Challenge were better suited to improving competitors' suntans than their sailing skills and as such, there was no racing. At this event, which annually doubles as the Royal Ocean Racing…
The scene has been set for the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 Medal Races at Hempel World Cup Series Genoa following the conclusion of fleet racing in the Italian city. On the fifth day of competition in Genoa, a long…
Day 5 at the Hempel World Cup Series – Round 3, Genoa provided the best conditions to-date, but the Australian Sailing Team had its struggles, including David and Lachy Gilmour who bounced back to claim the top of the 49er…
The 32nd edition of Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, sponsored by Locman, is underway and the fleet enjoyed lavish trade wind racing along the beautiful south coast of Antigua. A common course of 21 nautical miles and a long course of…
West Australia has joined the multi-state line-up for the National Sailing League Final, fielding a women’s team of high-level sailors formed especially for the event’s debut in Sydney next week, April 25 -28, 2019. A week out from the start…
Odile van Aanholt and Marieke Jongens (NED) snapped up a hat trick of race wins in the 49erFX to propel themselves into pole position at the Hempel World Cup Series event in Genoa, Italy. Hitting the top of the 49-boat…
West Australian brothers David and Lachy Gilmour have maintained third place in the 49er class at the Hempel World Cup Series – Round 3, on a day that produced a little more breeze and diverse results for the Australian Sailing…
The 20th edition of the Single-Handed Race took place on the eve of Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, sponsored by Locman, while four days of fleet racing at Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta will start April 19. Eleven stunning examples of classic…
The CHS, as it is widely known, is an institution on the east coast for Aussie sailors and Will Divola/Alastair Hunter/Alex Hart (The Forest High School) on the16ft skiff, Ross Bell Electrical, have taken out this year’s title. Divola’s crew…
London, UK (17 April, 2019) The World Match Racing Tour has announced the skipper line-up for the 2018-2019 WMRT Championship Final from 3-7 July in Marstrand, Sweden hosted by the GKSS Match Cup Sweden. The list of world class sailors…
Another poor day weather-wise at the Hempel World Cup Series – Round 3, with race officials forced to cancel all racing in the Laser and for the 470s, which are yet to race, while the Laser Radial sailors started their…
The 2019 fleet is in for the 2019 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta, representing thirteen nations with oceans of blue water between them. Every boat making its way to the contest has a story, some of which we’ve yet to hear….
Laser Radial racing commenced on the third day of competition at Hempel World Cup Series Genoa and Line Flem Høst (NOR) and Switzerland’s Maud Jayet took the first race wins of the series to share an early lead. The 67-boat…
Norway’s Hermann Tomasgaard and Croatia’s Tonci Stipanovic picked up the first Laser wins on the second day of racing at Hempel World Cup Series Genoa. Tomasgaard, winner at Hempel World Cup Series Miami, and Stipanovic, Rio 2016 silver medallist, took…
A difficult day for sailors and race officials alike at the Hempel World Cup Series – Round 3, Genoa, as the wind gods offered up the minimum breeze, meaning very few races were held and racing cancelled for the day…
Germany’s Tim Fischer and Fabian Graf got off to a perfect start in the Men’s Skiff – 49er as the first ever Hempel World Cup Series event in Italy commenced in Genoa with racing in the 49er, 49erFX and Nacra…
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