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A near gale-force sou’-wester came roaring up the River Derwent at more than 30 knots this afternoon, playing havoc with the Combined Clubs Summer Pennant race, with a man overboard (MOB) situation, a dismasting and other gear damage that forced…
Australia’s Martin Hill and his crew of Julian Plante, Sean O’Rourke and Mat Belcher have out-sailed a class international fleet to win the Etchells Worlds on Moreton Bay in Brisbane, holding on to their overnight lead and maintaining composure in…
Nick Press and Andrew Hay (Sydney Sailmakers) have made it two in a row, backing up to win the 12ft skiff Parramatta River Championship for the Len Postill Memorial Trophy late this afternoon, after taking out the Upper Harbour Championship…
James Dorron and his Asko Appliances team of Paul Montague and Harry Bethwaite were Australia's top team going into the 2018 JJ Giltinan 18ft Skiff Championship last March, but the trio are determined to turn that performance into victory on…
A new event will be added to the Women’s International Match Racing Series next year – a Chinese event will take place in the fall of 2019. After a deal made between the WIM Series and the event organizer FarEast Boats, a new…
The Spring dates for the World Cup Series Genoa and the Hyéres Regatta, which will follow the Trofeo Princesa Sofia have been revised and are now confirmed for 2019 and 2020. The events will be held on the following dates: 2019…
Four-time world champion and 2016 Olympian Billy Besson has been announced as the helmsman for the France SailGP Team, which also features Marie Riou, SailGP’s first female onboard crew member. The full team was revealed on Marseille Harbor, which will…
Celebrating the Gold Coast’s 10th Anniversary Sail Paradise Series, preparation for 2016 series champion Ocean Gem are well underway to win back their title this coming January. After being crowned the series overall champion following the 2016 Coffs to Paradise…
Judging by her double win overnight in the Isle of Caves race. Shaun Tiedemann’s Philosopher is already showing the right form to successfully defend her Australian Yachting Championship IRC division title on Melbourne’s Port Phillip next January. Owner/skipper Shaun Tiedemann’s…
October 23, 2018 – 109 photographers representing 25 nationalities took part in the 9th edition of the Mirabaud Yacht Racing Image photo competition. The photos submitted, of great quality, illustrate the 2018 sailing season and highlight the extraordinary diversity of…
The Asko Appliances 18ft Skiff team of James Dorron, Harry Bethwaite and Paul Montague brilliantly won the start in today's Race 2 of the Spring Championship then dominated the race with a faultless exhibition to win by 1m15s on Sydney…
CAGLIARI, Italy (October 20, 2018) – On a very intense, final day of racing in Cagliari at the 2018 Melges 32 World Championship hosted by Yacht Club Cagliari, defending 2017 Champion Pavel Kuznetsov at the helm of TAVATUY with tactician…
It was a long day for the Extreme Sailing Series fleet as light winds teased the teams on the penultimate day of racing in San Diego. Despite the challenging forecasts for the afternoon, Race Director John Craig remained optimistic as…
Tight, tense racing thrilled the Californian crowds that gathered on Harbor Island, as Team Oman Air topped the US Act podium on day four of Extreme Sailing Series San Diego – thwarting Alinghi in the final races of the day….
Paul and Michelle Boutchard today returned to yacht racing on the River Derwent on their J35, Mem, after a break of more than a year, and scored four Division 1 wins. Today was the first day of the Combined Clubs…
Wendy Tuck, who this year became the first female skipper to ever win a round the world yacht race, has scooped the pool at the 2018 Australian Sailing Awards in held in Sydney tonight. Tuck took out the top honour…
A total of more than 50 Tasmanian yachts now have IRC certificates, near 30 for the first time, thanks to the combined efforts of Tasmanian IRC measurer Fred Barrett, Australian Sailing and the Royal Ocean Racing Club (RORC) in the…
Cagliari, Italy: After only one race at the Melges 32 World Championship in Cagliari today, the final day of competition on Saturday local time is guaranteed to be intense and pressure driven. As Matteo Balestrero at the helm of Giogi…
San Diego Bay and its banks were buzzing with activity today as the Extreme Sailing Series came to town for the penultimate stop on its 2018 global tour. The Californian crowds swarmed to Harbor Island as the world-class international fleet…
The hunters became the hunted as Team Oman Air closed the gap on Extreme Sailing Series frontrunners, Alinghi, on the second day of racing in San Diego. Having seen some strong results on the opening day of the Act, Oman…
Nick Press and Andrew ‘Noddy’ Hay (Sydney Sailmakers) have taken out the first major 12ft skiff regatta for 2018-2019, the Upper Harbour Championship, hosted by Lane Cove 12 Foot Sailing Skiff Club (LC 12ft SSC) this afternoon. It means the…
In June 2019, a new international match racing event will take place on the Swedish west coast. Midsummer Match Cup in Skärhamn on the island of Tjörn will not only introduce a new fantastic venue for professional match racing, the…
The second FAREAST 28R World Championship came to an end after four days of racing at the beautiful venue of Fuxian Lake, Yunnan, China. Located at 1750m above sea level, this fresh water lake provided some challenging conditions during the 11 races….
A charitable trust has announced plans to build a replica of the 19th century racing yacht Britannia. The K1 Britannia Trust says that construction is due to begin next year and the finished yacht will be unveiled at the 2021…
Geelong’s Festival of Sails is on track for another spectacular event. Today marks 100 days until the 2019 Festival of Sails kicks off on Australia Day, January 26, 2019. In a positive sign for the event, entries for the 2019…
CAGLIARI, Italy (October 16, 2018) – For a third and final week in a row, Melges mania will storm the shores of Cagliari, Italy for the 2018 Melges 32 World Championship hosted by Yacht Club Cagliari. After last weekend's crowning…
There may not be many of them but the quality is certainly not lacking in the Multi50 class that will start the 2018 Route du Rhum-Destination Guadeloupe solo transatlantic race from Saint Malo on November 4th. Sailing their 15-metre foiling…
World Sailing, the world governing body of the sport, and Rolex, the leading name in prestige watches that includes watches engineered specifically for sailing, are now inviting the public to vote for one male and one female who they think…
Large seas rolling into the Rade de Toulon’s open southeasterly side prevented racing on the final day of the 2018 GC32 TPM Med Cup, last event of the GC32 Racing Tour. The eight foiling catamarans ventured out on to the…
SYDNEY – Tom Slingsby – Olympic gold medalist, America’s Cup winner, eight-time world champion and member of the Order of Australia – was today tabbed to lead the Australia SailGP Team in the global racing league’s inaugural season. The full…
The Australian 18 Footers League's 2018-2019 Season got off to a great start on Sydney Harbout today when the Sean Langman led Noakesailing team took out Race 1 of the Spring Championship, which was sailed in a 14-17 knot North…
Optimist sailor Matty Goss has been crowned the champion boat across all classes for this year's Sail Sandy regatta after consistent sailing on both days of the event. Based on a customised points system, Goss was the champion of the…
Dante Cittadini and Teresa Romairone (ARG) won gold in the Mixed Nacra 15 fleet in front of a packed Club Nautico San Isidro at the Youth Olympic Sailing Competition, Buenos Aires, Argentina. On home waters, and in a variety of…
The Time Lord of Hobart yachting, Roger Jackman’s Doctor Who, on Saturday sailed to a double handicap victory in the opening race of the Combined Clubs Summer Pennant on the River Derwent. Flying her new masthead spinnaker, the Davidson 52…
After an epic final battle, the Sharp Australian Youth Match Racing Championship came down to one race – a rematch of the Finals from 2017, with James Hodgson/Harry Hall/Ryan Wilmot/John Cooley/Charlie Gundy looking for revenge 12 months later. After taking…
Jordan Girdis and Lachlan Doyle, two of last year’s Spring 18ft Skiff Championship-winning team, return today to defend their title when the Australian 18 Footers League conducts Race 1 of the 2018-2019 Championship on Sydney Harbour. Girdis (skipper) and Doyle…
There were a few challenging moments in the early stages of the first day at this year's Sail Sandy Regatta, but it was the Port Phillip Bay sea breeze that saved the day in the end. Sail Sandy, the Sandringham…
Cagliari, Italy: All it took was one last, wild ride on Saturday, the final day of competition at the 2018 Melges 20 World Championship hosted by Yacht Club Cagliari, to give class its second-ever, double, back-to-back world champion – Drew…
On the penultimate day of the GC32 TPM Med Cup, Franck Cammas’ Norauto powered by Team France fought back to second place overall after a disappointing Friday when the crew was crippled by a broken foil. Today was supposed to…
When Yvette Heritage, Richard Heritage and Daniel McLachlan line up for Race 1 of the Australian 18 Footers League’s Spring Championship next Sunday (14 October), Yvette and Richard Heritage will create history in the 125-year-old 18ft skiff racing class. It…
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