Trofeo Princesa Sofía Mallorca – Day 1
We have 3 of the 14 Aussie ILCA 7s in the top 6 after Day 1. With gusts to over 30kts at times and a big, untidy swell which has been built up by nearly two weeks of strong winds…
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Geotherm successfully defends 12ft Skiff Australian Championship
Defending champions Brett Hobson and Peter Nicholson (Geotherm), won the last race of the 12ft Skiff Australian Championship sponsored by Your Move Conveyancing, to clinch the title and the Norman Booth Trophy again, in an event that came down to…
Big numbers set for Palma en route to Paris 2024
Huge numbers are gathering on the island of Palma off Spain, with a staggering 46 Australian entries among the 1,100 athletes on over 850 boats and boards set to start racing at the 53rd Trofeo S.A.R. Princesa Sofía Regatta tonight. Australia…
Geotherm extends 12ft Skiff Australian Championship lead
Defending champions, Brett Hobson and Peter Nicholson (Geotherm) have extend their lead on Day 2 of the 87th 12ft Skiff Australian Championship at Lane Cove, sponsored by Your Move Conveyancing. A further two races were sailed today, with Geotherm (Sydney Flying…
Geotherm strikes first blow at 12ft Skiff Australian Championship
With two races away on Day 1 of the 87th 12ft Skiff Australian Championship at Lane Cove, sponsored by Your Move Conveyancing, reigning champions, Brett Hobson and Peter Nicholson (Geotherm) own the top of the leaderboard after winning the opening race…
Two horse race as the IMA’s Caribbean Maxi Multihull Series heads for BVI conclusion
Next week the International Maxi Association’s inaugural Caribbean Maxi Multihull Series (CMMS) has its deciding event in the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival, taking place out of Nanny Cay, Tortola over 2-7 April. Open to yachts of 60+ft the…
Australian Olympic Committee announces Paris Olympics skiff selections
London silver medallist Olivia Price will return to the Olympic stage after being selected to the Australian Olympic Team by the Australian Olympic Committee for this year’s Paris Games, 12 years after becoming the youngest female sailor to win an Olympic medal….
ETNZ Women & Youth sailors begin on water AC40 training
Emirates Team New Zealand’s Women and Youth sailors have begun their on water training onboard the one design AC40 ‘Te Kākahi’ in fresh conditions on Auckland’s Waitemata Harbour this week in preparation for the Puig Women’s America’s Cup and Unicredit…
SailGP – Relive all the drama from Christchurch
If you can face watching the highlights from the SailGP at the weekend, here they are. Personally, I find it hard to watch.! SailGP’s second visit to New Zealand was packed with drama from the beginning, with Emirates GBR crashing…
SWAP DAY – The Best Day of the Year
Former Manly 16ft skiff sailing champion Joe Turner thought he had his day all mapped out when he woke Saturday morning. Breakfast at his cousin’s place – the Clancys – was to be followed by a trip to Warringah Mall…
WASZP Class and Hawaii form the perfect pair!
The 2024 US National Championships and the WASZP Americas are unfolding under the radiant skies of Hawaii, setting the stage for a showcase of some of the best WASZP sailors in the world in an amazing venue. This year’s event…
Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week 2024 goes green
As entries continue to flow in, it is with great pride Whitsunday Sailing Club (WSC) announces that Ocean Dynamics and Mount Gay Airlie Beach Race Week is going off the grid and green, courtesy of event support sponsor, Mobile Power Trailers. Proudly…
The I’s Have it
Words: Liz Rountree Intrigue, IYKYK and Innovator finish as season Champions, but not without a final fight. The RYCT Race Management spun magic in the tricky conditions setting two courses that gave the competitors a tough final bout. “The starts…
2024 Formula Kite European Championship – Day 6
Nolot & Maeder win Europeans in high-wind crescendo HIGHLIGHTS – Small kites required for strong winds gusting close to 30 knots– Some hard-fought Semi Finals in a tense Medal Series climax– Singapore’s Max Maeder wins men’s gold in a single race– Lauriane Nolot not the fastest, but smart sailing…
Black Foils win New Zealand SailGP
New Zealand overtakes Australia as overall season leaders. Three fleet races and a winner-takes-all final sees a high octane afternoon of racing on Lyttelton Harbour. CHRISTCHURCH – March 24, 2024 – New Zealand’s ‘Black Foils’ – driven by Peter Burling…
SailGP – Australia sustains major damage in dramatic collision on Lyttelton Harbour
It was a devastating day for the Aussies today in Christchurch, as Driver Tom Slingsby and the team collided with a course marker during the first fleet race, forcing them to retire from the New Zealand Sail Grand Prix altogether….
Updates to 2024 Women’s World Match Racing Tour Schedule
London (22 March 2024) – The Women’s World Match Racing Tour today announced changes to the 2024 Tour schedule after the unfortunate cancellation of the opening season events in Annapolis and San Francisco due to a shortage of registered teams….
2024 Formula Kite European Championship – Day 5
HIGHLIGHTS– Moderate breeze between 14 to 17knots– Maeder turns on another display of invincibility in the men’s fleet– Nolot almost as dominant in the women– With only the MedalSeries remaining, some riders get closer to Olympicselection– Oh, so THAT’s TheStig! On dayfive of the 2024 Formula Kite European Championship in Mar Menor, Spain, Max Maeder and Lauriane Nolot took…
Racing cancelled on Day 1 of the New Zealand SailGP
In case you missed it, racing was cancelled on the opening day of the ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix in Christchurch, due to prolonged mammal activity on the racecourse for the duration of the race window. As racing was due…
Pickles & Clockwork
The final Harbour Pennant is today (Saturday), with the first gun at 1330hrs. The Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania’s Race Management Team will be busy setting up the buoys for the Division one Triangle/Sausage combinations, as well as picking the…
2024 Formula Kite European Championship – Day 4
Friday, 22nd March – Why Max makes Mazella mad HIGHLIGHTS– Moderate breeze between 10 to 15 knots– Maeder continues to set the standard in the men– Mazella and Bainbridge on the rebound– So too is Jessie Kampman, women’s winner of the day– Just who exactly is The Stig? No matter how…
2024 Etchells World Championships – Day 5
Magpie soars like an eagle to claim 2024 Etchells World Championships James Mayo (1999) and Richard Allanson (2019) have previously won the Etchells World Championships, but this is the first time in 20 years that Graeme Taylor can claim the…
SailGP’s Trans-Tasman rivalry heats up ahead of race weekend in Christchurch
Beating New Zealand on home turf a “bucket list item” for Tom Slingsby’s Australian crew SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – 22 March 2024 – The historic Trans-Tasman sporting rivalry has reached fever pitch, as Tom Slingsby’s Australia SailGP Team prepares to battle it…
2024 Formula Kite European Championship – Day 3
A Rare Day for the 9s HIGHLIGHTS– Wind gusting between 22 to 28 knots, so a day for the small kites– French women continue to hold top 3 overall, with Nolot on top– Switzerland’s Lengwiler enjoys a breakthrough race win– World Champion Max Maeder leads the men’s standings– Friday is…
2024 Etchells World Championships – Day 4
Magpie’s Graeme Taylor, James Mayo, and Richard Allanson spread their wings and launched themselves into an 11-point lead after Race 7 and Race 8 of the 2024 Etchells World Championships in Fremantle, Western Australia. With the drop now coming into…
2024 NSW O’pen Skiff Championships
By Avalon Sailing Club BYRA proudly hosted the 2024 NSW Open Skiff (previously known as the BIC) state titles over the weekend of 16th and 17th March 2024 in Pittwater with Avalon contributing the second largest team only one boat less than…
2024 Formula Kite European Championship – Day 2
Incroyable Performance of Les Femmes Fatales HIGHLIGHTS– Wind varying between 8 and 20 knots makes for tough kite decisions– Dominant French women hold top 3 overall– Strong GBR female performance too– Brazil’s Bruno Lobo wins 3 heats to jump to 5th in the men– World Champion Max Maeder leads the…
Best of the best to contest national yachting title in Newcastle
Australia’s fastest and foremost racing yachts will arrive in Newcastle early next month to contest one of the premier prizes in offshore yachting, the Australian Yachting Championships, from April 5-7. Newcastle Cruising Yacht Club (NCYC) is hosting the prestigious event…
2024 Etchells World Championships – Day 3
Day 3 of the 2024 Etchells World Championships brought a new level of frustration for the 40 competing boats, with light and shifty conditions across the race course all afternoon. Tensions were as high as the thermometer as the fleet…
2024 Formula Kite European Championship – Day 1
HIGHLIGHTS– Wind from 3 to 15 knots in Mar Menor– Gomez port-tack starts his way to a first race bullet– Two race wins for Valentin Bontus, Max Maeder and Riccardo Pianosi– Poema Newland leads the women, chased by Gal Zukerman Day 1 of the 2024 Formula Kite European Championship was a critical day…
2024 Etchells World Championships – Day 2
The second day of racing at the 2024 Etchells World Championships saw a big change in conditions and bigger gains across the scoreboard. Two more races were completed, this time in a 15-20 knot easterly with flatter water and slightly…
Final Club Championship results at Manly 16ft Skiff Sailing Club
New Club Champions decided at Manly 16s The initial signs didn’t look great when Heidi Bates and Orlando Sadlik first joined forces on Harken 13ft Skiff Team ahead of Manly’s 2023/24 13ft season. The teenage pair spent just as much time in…
The hidden world of Hydro
There are many hidden parts to an America’s Cup campaign where innovation, performance and talent remain unseen. Hydraulics is one such area, so much so, that when Emirates Team New Zealand’s new race boat is launched next month, there will…
Fourth Year of GWA at Mondial Du Vent
The season-opener of the GWA Wingfoil World Tour in the Surf-Freestyle and FreeFly-Slalom disciplines is set to kick off in Leucate, France. Mondial du Vent hosts the GWA for the fourth successive year. Mondial du Vent is France’s largest wind-sports…
2024 Etchells World Championships – Day 1
Sendy first day of the 2024 Etchells World Championships, just what the Doctor ordered When Race Officer Ross Wilson called for an early start, the competitors knew they were in for an exciting first day of racing for the 2024…
Outteridge takes the wheel as Schneiter steps back for remainder of Season 4
SailGP News: Ahead of the upcoming ITM New Zealand Sail Grand Prix next week in Christchurch, Switzerland SailGP Team has announced a major crew change onboard F50 Eiger; Sebastien Schneiter will step back as driver, to focus on his Paris…
Tasmanian Sailing – Weekend Wrap
Words: Liz RountreeThe last of the Combined Clubs Long Race Pennant was true to the name, with most competitors describing the day as just that, “Long”, made longer by the possibility of a Seabreeze that never came. “Sitting off Little…
12ft Skiff – Father and son finish top two in NSW Sprint Championship
Twelve days out from the start of the 12ft Skiff Australian Championship, a father and son have finished top two at the 2024 NSW Sprint Championship on the Harbour today; Red Energy (Murray Press/Mark Muirhead) taking the title from Sail…
BYS Women’s Sportsboat Regatta – Day 2
17 March 2024 – Laura Harding clinches Women’s Sportsboat Regatta during whirlwind trip back to home club Blairgowrie Yacht Squadron’s Laura Harding has clinched the 2024 BYS Women’s Sportsboat Regatta during a whirlwind trip back to her home club. After…
Matador charges to win first Act of TP52 Gold Cup
David Doherty’s Matador took the win in a closely fought Act 1 of the Pallas Capital Gold Cup over the ten boat fleet this weekend, sailed from the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia. The tight racing, mini-battles throughout the fleet,…
