WMRT – Santa Maria Cup Day 3
Annapolis, USA (3 May 2023) – Brisk conditions greeted competitors on Day 3 of the Santa Maria Cup in Annapolis as teams fought for a final-four place in the semi-finals. In a repeat of last week’s opening stage of the…
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Maxi Inshore Challenge to kick off in PalmaVela
Diverse PalmaVela fleet to kick off 2023 IMA Mediterranean Maxi Inshore Challenge Nine maxis will open the racing tomorrow at the Real Club Náutico de Palma’s Mediterranean season opener, PalmaVela. This is appropriate given PalmaVela originated solely for maxis: Palma…
52 Super Series – Saint Tropez
Double bullet day is perfect start for Fragomens’ Interlodge team in Saint Tropez Austin and Gwen Fragomen’s US flagged Interlodge which has Cameron Appleton as tactician and 2020 Olympian Stephanie Roble debuting as strategist made their best possible start to…
WMRT – Waiting game at Santa Maria Cup
Annapolis, USA (2 May 2023) – Sweden’s Anna Östling and her WINGS Team ended the second day of the 2023 Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Santa Maria Cup leading the first Round Robin stage with equal points to USA’s…
Antigua Sailing Week – Day 3
Antigua, Tuesday 2 May: Solid trade winds over 15 knots blessed the third day of Antigua Sailing Week. With racing now past the halfway stage, the action was as hot as the air temperature, with teams pulling out all the…
Antigua Sailing Week – Day 2
Check out the highlights video from the Axxess Marine Y2K Race Day at Antigua Sailing Week. The second day of racing at Antigua Sailing Week was blessed with fabulous sailing conditions. The trade winds were in, gusting up to 17…
2nd stage of the 2023 Women’s World Match Racing Tour
Annapolis, USA (1 May 2023) – A fresh breeze greeted the opening race day of the 22nd Visit Annapolis & Anne Arundel County Santa Maria Cup today, the second stage of the 2023 Women’s World Match Racing Tour from 30…
2024 Fireball Worlds – Notice of Race released
It has been a while coming with a two year postponement due to a Global Pandemic, but finally the Notice of Race for the 2024 Fireball Worlds has been released. The 2024 Fireball Worlds will be sailed on the waters…
Can the Parada factor elevate Gladiator on to the podium?
Argentinian ace Guillermo Parada was undoubtedly the architect behind the successes of Azzurra when the Roemmers family’s team – which raced under the colours of the Yacht Club Costa Smeralda – won the 52 SUPER SERIES title four times. He…
M32 European Series Opener
RIVA DEL GARDA, ITALY (April 30, 2023) — Andrea LaCorte and his Vitamina Cetilar team (ITA) were crowned champions of the M32 European Series opener. They kept the pedal down all weekend long and posted a perfect scorecard here in…
Antigua Sailing Week – English Harbour Rum Race
Antigua, Sunday 30 April: Day 1 of racing completed! We were blessed with beautiful sailing conditions today. Check out what Richard Moxey from El Ocaso has to say about today’s close racing, and Tahvorn George’s experience of Chase the Race…
18ft Skiffs – Team Barnabas
Father & son, champions together For the past 45 years in Australia, the name Barnabas has been at, or near, the top of 18ft skiff championship point scores and has produced a total of eleven World, six Australian and five…
Sail Port Stephens 2023 Passage Series final wrap
By Sail Port Stephens Media Team Visitors take the spoils at Sail Port Stephens The Sail Port Stephens Passage Series came to an early conclusion on Saturday with the fleet poised to start Race 5 until racing was abandoned due…
Celia Willison and the Edge Women’s Match Team win Casa Vela Cup
San Francisco, USA (28 April 2023) – Celia Willison and the Edge Women’s Match Team from New Zealand secured a hard-fought victory today at the inaugural all-women Casa Vela Cup hosted by the St. Francis Yacht Club in San Francisco,…
Aspire wins 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup at Torbole
Aspire (POL 17, Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Przemysław Gacek, Ed Wright) has won the 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup at Circolo Vela Torbole after two more races were held on Saturday in light winds. Artemis (NOR 57, Kristian Nergaard, Johan Barne, Trond Solli-Sæther)…
Hyeres Regatta – Silver and bronze medals for Australia
Australia has come away from the 2023 Hyeres Regatta in France with a silver medal in the 49er and Bronze in the ILCA 6 from the eight Australian athletes in the Australian Sailing Team (AST), Australian Sailing Squad (ASS) and…
Sail Port Stephens Race 4
Day 4 at Sail Port Stephens saw crews on the 107 boats enjoy flawless conditions perfectly aligned to the scenic offshore courses set by Principal Race Officer Denis Thompson. A squeeze at the pin end of the start line in…
Hyeres Regatta – Eight Australians through to Medal stage
Day 5 at the 2023 Hyeres Regatta in France decided who would make the cut into tomorrow’s Medal Race stage. The light and shifty conditions did not make it easy, however eight Australian athletes in five classes from the Australian…
Aspire extends on second day of 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup
Aspire (POL 17, Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Przemysław Gacek, Ed Wright) extended their lead on the second day of 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup at Torbole. Artemis (NOR 57, Kristian Nergaard, Johan Barne, Trond Solli-Sæther) moved up to second after winning the final…
Beneteau Pittwater Regatta
2023 PITTWATER REGATTA 13 MAYGet out on the water with your crew! We are delighted to present this year’s Beneteau Pittwater Regatta on Saturday, May 13th, 2023, as part of the Lion Island series hosted by RPAYC Newport. Join fellow…
WMRT Semi Final cut
San Francisco, USA (27 April 2023) – Day 3 of the all-women Casa Vela Cup at the St Francis Yacht Club today finished the double round robin qualifiers and advanced the top four teams to the semi-finals: Nicole Breault (USA)/Vela…
International WASZP Games 2023 – Enter Now – Pay Later
The 2023 International WASZP Games are coming with a rush and there is no better time than now to Enter Now – Pay Later and begin your campaign towards Sorrento 2023!ENTER NOW – PAY LATERACCOMMODATIONThere are plenty of accommodation options…
Queensland Ready For The Hobie State Champs
The tension is building and the stakes are higher than ever for the highly anticipated Queensland Hobie Cat State Championships this weekend. Coordinated by the Queensland Hobie Cat Association in conjunction with the ever consistent Royal Queensland Yacht Squadron, the…
Dramatic opening day at 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup
Aspire (POL 17, Mateusz Kusznierewicz, Przemysław Gacek, Ed Wright) has the early lead after an action packed opening day on Thursday at the 2023 5.5 Metre Alpen Cup at Circolo Vela Torbole on Lake Garda. Shaolin (SUI 226, Flavio Marazzi,…
Hyeres Regatta – Aussies tackle light and shifty conditions
Day 4, the first two days of Final’s racing at the 2023 Hyeres Regatta in France, was a test of light and shifty breeze skills and make or break time in a lot of respects, as Australian athletes worked hard…
WMRT Day 2
San Francisco, USA (26 April 2023) – Day 2 of the Casa Vela Cup at the St. Francis Yacht Club finished with the ten competing all-women’s teams all vying for a valued spot in the semi-finals. Local sailor Nicole Breault…
WMRT – Breault undefeated on Day 1 of Casa Vela Cup
San Francisco, USA (25 April 2023) – Nicole Breault (USA) and her Vela Racing team of Molly O’Bryan Vandemoer, Dana Riley Hayes, and Maggie Bacon are undefeated on Day 1 of the 2023 Casa Vela Cup, the opening stage of…
Day 3 at Sail Port Stephens is a sailor’s delight
An enticing combination of sunshine, steady breeze and some fast sailing between Port Stephens’s magnificent offshore islands made for a banner Day 3 of the Sail Port Stephens Passage Series. The wind gods bestowed their fickle favours upon the race…
Hyeres – Light air spawns more wins for Australia
More wins and other top placings for Australian athletes competing on Day 3 of the 2023 Hyeres Regatta in France, this time in light and shifty airs that did not faze the athletes in the Australian Sailing Team (AST), Australian…
Antigua Classic – Gigs, Cakes and Prize-giving
This afternoon, to great acclaim, the traditional Gig Racing and Cream Teas returned to the Admiral’s Inn once again. These events are unique to the Antigua Classics, with its unparalleled historic backdrop of Nelson’s Dockyard, the UNESCO World Heritage Site,…
Quality comes to Airlie Beach Race Week
Two past Sydney Hobart winners, a record-breaking Kiwi yacht, a Fast 40 and a new kid on the block are among the quality IRC/ORC entries ready for action stations when the 35th running of Airlie Beach Race Week, organised by…
Light winds and close contests for ANZAC Day racing at Sail Port Stephens
Sailors were prominent among the big crowd that turned out for the traditional ANZAC Day dawn service at Nelson Bay. More than 500 people bowed their heads in respect for the ANZAC tradition and Australians who’ve served and died, as…
Hyeres Regatta – Aussies excel in Mistral wind
Australian Sailing Team (AST), Australian Sailing Squad (ASS) and Australian Sailing Futures (ASF) athletes again took advantage of a Mistral wind on Day 2 of the 2023 Hyeres Regatta in France, with wins and top three places aplenty in the…
Batemans Bay Marina Regatta
It was a great weekend for sailing at the Batemans Bay Marina Regatta held on April 22nd and 23rd. Batemans Bay Sailing Club has been running this event for over 40 years, the largest annual sailing regatta on the NSW…
Hyeres – Mistral on opening day
Mistral makes for fast, fun (and sometimes furious) Semaine Olympique Française opener Race Results Competitor lists by class Hyères has hosted over half a century of elite racing but rarely has the pressure been so high for some, on and…
Stunning start to Sail Port Stephens 2023 Passage Series
Perfect sailing conditions under clear autumn skies set the tone for a glamour opening day of Sail Port Stephens with crews aboard the record fleet of 108 yachts enjoying some of the best and most scenic in-harbour racing on offer…
Comfort and Joy
Today’s final race of the 2023 Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta was held with the sun beating down on a slight swell of deep blue Caribbean sea. The trade winds, which typically blow out of the east, swung to the southwest…
Ginan wins all in 3rd Coastal Sprint
Nigel Jones and Cam McKenzies J111, Ginan has taken Line Honours and won AMS, ORC and PHS divisions of the 3rd and final West Offshore Product Coastal Sprint race of the season in fickle light winds. With a shortened course…
Record fleet to usher new era for Sail Port Stephens
As a record for the opening days of Sail Port Stephens, a bumper fleet of 108 yachts will greet the starter at midday tomorrow in Race 1 of the new six-day Passage Series, comprising the Pantaenius Commodores Cup and Port…
Chris Poole wins Congressional Cup
LONG BEACH, CA 22 April 2023 – Invincible! Chris Poole (USA) and Riptide Racing have swept the Long Beach Yacht Club Congressional Cup, sailing undefeated in five days of thrilling competition. Jeppe Borch (DEN) finished second, Nick Egnot-Johnson (NZL) third….
